Lisbon Elementary
December 19, 2019
Lisbon Elementary School
Ms. LaShonne Wright, Assistant Principal
15901 Frederick Road
Woodbine, MD 21797
(410) 313-5506
(410) 313-5508 - Fax
les.hcpss.org
Important Dates to Remember
January
- 2 - School Reopens
- 10 - School-wide Spirit Day, College & Career Day
- 10 - Club pictures, 9:00 a.m.
- 17 - PTA Winter Bash, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- 20 - Schools & Offices Closed, Martin Luther King Day, Jr. Day
- 23 - Vision & Hearing Screening
- 24 - Spelling Bee, 9:00 a.m.
- 27 - Schools Closed, Professional Work Day
- 27 - Snow Tubing (more info. to come)
- 29 - Spelling Bee - Inclement Weather Day
- 30 - Vision & Hearing Re-screening
From the Desk of the Principal
School Report Card
Congratulations to our Lisbon Elementary students for once again earning FIVE STARS this year on the Maryland Report Card (ESSA). Our score was over the 75 points needed to score a 5. This year, Lisbon Elementary School scored 76.6. % and remains a 5 Star School!
This incredible success is due to your child’s effort, your family and PTA support of our programs, and our staff that is working hard each day to help your child succeed. We are so proud of our FIVE STAR success!
The latest federal legislation about school accountability is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law in 2015. Under ESSA, each state is required to submit a plan detailing how the law will be implemented, including how it will hold schools accountable for student performance. Some parts of the accountability system are required by law - for example, all high schools, nationwide, are accountable for the graduation rate.
You can see our Lisbon Elementary School Report Card at:
https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/ReportCards/ReportCardSchool/1/E/1/13/0407/
HCPSS Calendar Update
Schools Closed on February 4, 2019: This is a reminder that all schools and offices will be closed. Tusday, February 4, 2020, due to the special primary election to fill the 7th congressional district seat vacated following the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings. Please continue to communicate this with your families in your weekly communications.
The Council of Elders Celebration of Academic Achievement
On December 2, we were honored to recognize four of our 4th and 5th grade students at the annual Celebration of Academic Achievement, sponsored by The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County. This annual event publicly acknowledges and honors students of African and African American heritage who are currently in grades 4-6 and have earned a grade of "A" or "B" in all areas under mathematics and language arts in each of the four marking periods.
Congratulations to:
Elijah Stewart
Ashton Shelton
Bradley Burckhardt
Jaden Bradford
Alexander Berson
Updated Safety Protocols for Visitors
We recently received a new Lobby Guard electronic sign-in system. In order to ensure that our front office procedures are consistent with those of all HCPSS schools, we began implementing the following changes, this past week:
· All adult visitors will be asked to sign in and out using the Lobby Guard system.
· Student late arrivals and early dismissals will be processed through Lobby Guard. We will no longer have paper sign in/sign out sheets.
Please ensure that you have your driver’s license on you when you come into the office, as Lobby Guard requires a scan of your driver’s license. We will not be able to release students for early dismissals without your driver’s license. As a reminder, any adults who pick up children for early dismissals should be listed in your Family File account.
We understand that these procedures will be different and will take some time to get used to for our community. We appreciate your cooperation as we move to a more consistent procedure to ensure the safety of our students. For more information on HCPSS School Safety Protocols, please visit https://www.hcpss.org/safety/protocols/.
Young Authors’ Contest Winners
2nd Grade Short Story
1st Place:
“A Very Special Christmas Tree” by Riley Pereira
2nd Place:
“Doggie Lost His Special Bone” by Cora Long
3rd Grade Short Story
1st Place:
“The Dragon’s Magic Dream” by Valentina Conte
2nd Place:
“Big Foot” by Maria Bonner
4th Grade Short Story
1st Place:
“The Wild Ride” by Kaden Pereira
2nd Place:
“Ollie’s Exciting Day” by Cate Lapato
4th Grade Poem
1st Place:
“Kindness is Contagious” by Katherine Dangel
2nd Place:
“My Little Brother” by Maverick Baker
5th Grade Short Story
1st Place:
“A Place Among the Stars” by Juliana Roussillon
2nd Place:
“The Mysterious Cyawk” by Raegan Hahn
Art Room Donations
Attention 5th Grade Parents
New Parent Orientation
GMS School Cafeteria
Thursday, January 16th from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
opportunity to ask questions regarding this benchmark in your child’s educational journey.
Community News and Programs
The link below will take you to community notices are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Howard County Public School System.
http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/