Cora L. Rice ES Family Newsletter
Home of the Mighty Raptors - September 18, 2022
From the Principal's Desk
I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for another great week at CLRES.
This week, September 22 is the first day of fall. Before we know it, we will be deep into the holiday season. This is also the 4th week of school, which means progress reports will be coming out soon. If you haven't already, please get connected on SchoolMax Family portal so you can monitor your child's grades. The expectation is that teachers enter 2 grades per week per subject in grades 1-5. If you have a question or concern, please reach out to your child's teacher.
This week the PTO will be holding the first meeting for this school year. This will be an in person meeting on September 21st at 6:00pm in the media center.
Let's make it a great week on purpose.
Principal Dunn,
Mark your Calendar
September 15 - October 15 - Hispanic Heritage Month
September 20 - National IT Professionals Day
September 21 - Systemic Lockdown Drill
September 21 - PTO Meeting @6:00pm
September 30th - Systemic Professional Learning - Schools closed for Students
October 5th - Yom Kippur (starts at sunset 10/4) - Schools and Offices Closed
October 6 - Capital Food Bank
October 10th - Indigenous Peoples Day
October 10th - Parent-Teacher Conferences - Schools Closed for Students
Community Schools Needs Assessment
All Community Schools staff, families and community partners are required to take this survey. At your earliest convenience, please take a few minutes and complete this one for our school. Must be completed by October 14th.
English version
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5LPB78
Spanish version
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQ939TW
French version
Cellphones
Student Uniforms
Crocs, slides, open-toed shoes are NOT allowed. Please reinforce to your student they are not allowed to wear crocs to school. Students have recess daily and crocs are a tripping hazard.
Student Publicity Release Form
At Cora L. Rice ES we like to share the great things happening on ClassDojo and Twitter. Please complete the public release form so we know if we need to exclude your student from any pictures we plan on posting.
Communication is Key
- Teachers can be reached via ClassDojo or email.
- Teachers have 48 hours to respond to family communication.
- During the instructional day, teachers and instructional staff are focused on students. Therefore, teachers will not receive parent calls, unless scheduled, during the instructional day.
If the concern cannot be resolved after speaking with the teacher, then contact the grade level administrator.
- Mrs. Johnson - PreK to 2nd
- Dr. Dunn - 3rd - 5th
Code of Conduct for Families, Volunteers, and Visitors
In order to maintain an orderly, respectful and secure educational environment for students and staff, it is essential that families and visitors are aware of their responsibilities and understand that adherence to these guidelines is essential for each school and office.
Code of Conduct for Families, Volunteers, and Visitors
Student Attendance
We understand that illness and emergencies occur. In the event of an excused absence, students will either be permitted to make up the work or they will receive an exemption for the assignment. Students have a limited time to make up missed work due to an excused absence,
“Lawful absences” mean a student’s absence, for any portion of the school day, only under the following conditions as defined in COMAR 13A.08.01.03:
- Death in the immediate family.
- Illness of the student. The principal or a pupil personnel worker shall require a physician's certificate from the parent or guardians of a student reported continuously absent for illness.
- Pregnancy and parenting related conditions as determined by the local school system, including absences due to: (a) Labor, delivery, recovery, and prenatal and postnatal medical appointments; 2 (b) Illness or a medical appointment of the student’s child; and (c) A legal appointment involving the pregnant or parenting student related to family law proceedings, including adoption, custody, and visitation.
- Court summons.
- Hazardous weather conditions. Hazardous weather conditions shall be interpreted to mean weather conditions which would endanger the health or safety of the student when in transit to and from school.
- Work approved or sponsored by the school, the local school system, or the State Department of Education, accepted by the local superintendent of schools or the school principal, or their designees as reason for excusing the students.
- Observance of a religious holiday.
- State emergency.
- Suspension.
- Lack of authorized transportation. This does not include students denied authorized transportation for disciplinary reasons.
- Other emergency or set of circumstances which, in the judgment of the superintendent or designee, constitutes a good and sufficient cause for absence from school.
International Dot Day
Arrival and Dismissal
Drop-Off Time
Students do not begin entering the building until 7:30. Please do not drop your students off before 7:30. Staff are not on duty to monitor students until 7:30.
Early Dismissal
Early dismissal ends at 1:30. Students will not be released after this time. In order to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal process, we need all students in place.
Dismissal Changes
If you need to make changes to how your student will be going home on a given day please contact the school prior to 1:30. Once we start the dismissal process, we will follow the established plan. There is a lot going on at dismissal time and we cannot have last minute changes to how a student is to go home.
Why Self-Care Is Important For Everyone, Including (and Especially) Parents
If you broke your leg or came down with the flu, would you try to brush it off and deny yourself treatment? Of course not! Most of us would go to the doctor or treat minor injuries as they happen. Emotional and mental health, as well as everyday physical health practices, are just as important.[6] Self-care is a great way for caregivers to make sure their own needs are being met.
Any type of illness—physical or psychological—inhibits not only our well-being, but also the ability to take care of our responsibilities. That’s why practicing self-care techniques is as important to family’s needs as it is to your own. By eating well, sleeping enough, and find ways to meet your personal needs, you’ll be better able to care for your children and fulfill other personal duties.[5]
Because self-care and mental health are connected, neglecting one can have a negative impact on the other. Sometimes, parental stress or burnout may become severe enough that you can’t overcome it on your own.[1] In this case, one of the best self-care steps you can take is seek counseling or another form of professional help.[4] A professional can help you figure out how to practice self-care in manageable ways.
Class Dojo
SchoolMax Family Portal
Questions, Concerns, Comments
Home of the Fearless and Focused Mighty Raptors
Email: mickelli.dunn@pgcps.org
Website: https://offices.pgcps.org/coralrice/
Location: 950 Nalley Road, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Phone: 301-636-6340
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoraLRicePGCPS
Twitter: @CoraLRiceES2