The Seahawks Call
December 12 - January 2nd
A Message from Principal Taylor..........................................
Laptop Bags Shipping Delays
The CCPS Office of Technology is working with a vendor to secure a higher quality replacement laptop bag for all students. Originally, the office was informed this process may take up to six weeks. The vendor recently informed the office that the shipment has been delayed and the bag are expected to be delivered around Jan. 7.
Parents who decide to purchase a laptop sleeve for their child to use when carrying their device to and from school must select one that meets the below specifications.
- Designated for laptop-only use.
- Holds a laptop that is 16 inches or less.
- There are no additional pockets on the inside or outside of the laptop-only section.
- Designed with handles and/or a shoulder strap.
- Padded to provide some protection for the laptop and charger.
Dance Program Applications Open!
PITSOA Application Open
Important Dates to Remember!
Important Dates to Remember!
- Interims issued/posted to StudentVUE and ParentVUE
- Grade Recovery from 2-5 pm
- Educators Rising until 3 pm
- Debate Club until 3 pm
- Girls' Volleyball tryouts in the gym until 3:30 pm
- Yearbook Club until 3:30 pm in rm 218
- VEX IQ until 3:30 pm in room 108
- Board Meeting
- Band/Orchestra Concert for grades 7 and 8 in the gym starting at 6:30 pm
- FEV Tutoring until 3:30 pm
- Boys' Volleyball tryouts until 3:30 pm
- GSA club until 3:15 pm
- NJHS until 3:30 pm in rm 111
- Drama club until 3:30 in rm 305
- Choir concert for grades 7 and 8 in the gym starting at 6:30 pm
- FEV Tutoring until 3:30 pm
- ESOL Nest until 3:30 pm
- DI until 3 pm
- Math Counts until 3 pm
- Sea Perch until 3:30 pm
- Girls Volleyball tryouts for grades 7 & 8 until 3:30 pm in the gym
- 8th grade carol @ BOE holiday luncheon from 10:45 - 1:30 pm
- Student Council's Winter Spirit Day - Candy Cane Day (Dress in Red or White)
- Grade Recovery from 2-5 pm
- NJHS officer meeting until 3 pm
- Newspaper club until 3:30 pm
- Yearbook club until 3:30 pm
- 7th/8th Girls' Volleyball practice until 3:30 pm
- Student Council's Winter Spirit Day - Crocs with fuzzy socks Day
- Spelling Bee in the cafe'
- VEX IQ until 3:30 in room 108
- CoGAT post screener for all grades
- Student Council's Winter Spirit Day - Holigrade Color Day - 6th graders wear green; 7th graders wear red; and 8th graders wear white
- Drama club until 3:30 pm in room 305
- Student Council until 3:30 pm
- VEX IQ until 3:30 pm in room 108
- FEV Tutoring
(Monday) - December 12th
(Tuesday) - December 13th
(Wednesday) - December 14th
(Thursday) - December 15th
(Friday) - December 16th
(Monday) - December 19th
(Tuesday) - December 20th
(Wednesday) - December 21st
- Student Council's Winter Spirit Day - PJ Pants Day (No Sets, No Gowns, and No onesies.) Any student not adhering to these expectations will be placed in ISI while parents are called to bring a change of clothes.
- FEV Tutoring CANCELLED!
(Thursday) - December 22nd
(Friday) - December 23rd - Monday, January 2nd, 2023
WINTER BREAK - SCHOOLS CLOSED
Student Council's Winter Holiday Spirit Week
From the Circulation Desk of Ms. HJ.................
Library News:
Students have checked out over 3,000 books so far this year! Fifteen minutes of self-chosen reading daily has been shown to improve student success in school. Thank you for encouraging your students to read. And students can track their progress through the Beanstack app in Clever.
Thank you also for reminding your students to return their books to the library. Students who return their books Dec. 12-14 will receive a small treat.
Tech Tip:
Students should be putting their laptops to sleep, rather than just closing them between classes. They can find the sleep tab under the Windows icon or the Power icon on the sign in screen.
Congratulations to our December Seahawk Stars!
Ways to STAY CONNECTED
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SCHOOL SUPPORTS
Shaneha Harvard-Lamb - 6th Grade AP - sharvardlamb@ccboe.com
Nancy Hines - 7th Grade AP - nhines@ccboe.com
Marlon Walker - 8th Grade AP -mwalker@ccboe.com
Zachary Ortolano - Administrative Intern - zortolano@ccboe.com
COUNSELING SUPPORTS
Ken Tojek - 6th Grade Counselor - ktojek@ccboe.com
John Craddock- 7th Grade Counselor - jcraddock@ccboe.com
Maureen Toler - 8th Grade Counselor - mtoler@ccboe.com
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Linda Forrest - Reading Resource Teacher (Reading) - lforrest@ccboe.com
Jennifer Branham - Instructional Resource Teacher (Math) - jbranham@ccboe.com
Jasmine Proctor - Learning Resource Teacher (Gifted Education and Testing Coordinator) - jnproctor@ccboe.com
Email: somersms@ccboe.com
Website: https://www.ccboe.com/schools/somers/
Location: 300 Willow Lane, La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 301-934-4663
Twitter: @miltonsomersms