Lyons Mill Elementary Explorer
November 2021
Report Cards
American Educator Week Begins this Week (November 15-19)
As shared by the Superintendent's communication, November 15th through the 19th, American Education Week, will not be celebrated in schools in the traditional ways of the past as BCPS is still ensuring the safety of students and staff to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19. Instead, activities for this year’s American BCPS will dedicate American Education Week 2021 (November 15 – 19) to celebrating Education Heroes – which includes everyone who supports students’ academic and social-emotional growth.
During the week, please share on social media favorite learning memories, messages of appreciation, and updates on what students are learning. The hashtag for the week will be #bcpsAEW.
Events during the week will include
Parent University workshops
- NAMI: Ending the Silence (mental health information), Monday, November 15, 2021, from 7 - 8 p.m.Register online.
- Virtual Lunch & Learn: Rising Up – Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences and Enhancing Resilience, Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. Register online.
- Virtual Lunch & Learn: Supporting the Social-Emotional Needs of Your Child and Yourself, Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 12:30 p.m.Register online.
- Virtual Lunch & Learn: Internet Crimes Against Children, Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 12:30 p.m.Register online.
- Review of Policy and Rule 1270: Parent and Family Engagement and Review of the Title I District Level Family Engagement Plan. Register online for one of following virtual meetings: Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. OR Friday, November 19, 2021, at 11:30 a.m.
INFORMATION ON PEDIATRIC COVID VACCINES
November 4, 2021
Where can I get COVID vaccine for my 5-11 year old child?
· Check with your child’s pediatrician. If they have COVID vaccine, please register for an appointment with their office.
· If your child’s pediatrician does not have COVID vaccine, please sign up for an appointment on the Baltimore County COVID Vaccine website.
What if I only see a few appointments on the website? Don’t worry. Additional clinics for the week of November 8 will be added to the website soon.
Where is Baltimore County offering COVID vaccines for 5-11 year olds? Baltimore County is holding clinics at the following locations in the next week:
· White Marsh Mall in the old Sears store;
· Sollers Point Community Center;
· Randallstown Community Center;
· Lansdowne Elementary School.
How can I get more information?
· Talk with your child’s pediatrician about COVID vaccine; both the risks and benefits as well as ways to get an appointment.
· Call the Baltimore County COVID Hotline at 410-887-3816.
BCPS School Calendars
In the month of November Lyons Mill ES will be closed on the following dates: 11/5 Half Day. 11/23 (Report Card Conference Day), 11/24, 11/25, and 11/26.
In the month of December the school will be closed 12/24 through 12/31.
PTA's Reflections Program
BCPS Practices Related to Quarantine, Isolation, Contact Tracing, and Continuity Instruction
Update on BCPS Practices Related to Quarantine, Isolation, Contact Tracing, and Continuity of Instruction
A new letter on the BCPS website provides information on our current practices related to quarantine, isolation, contact tracing, and continuity of instruction during periods of quarantine or isolation.
Out #1 priority is to keep all our students safe and healthy. If your child is not feeling well please keep them home.
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
If you are walking your child to school please make sure you are crossing at the crosswalks.
Arrival –
· Arrival begins at 8:30. All students will remain on the bus or in their car until 8:30.
· Staff are not on duty to supervise students prior to 8:30 a.m.
· When dropping students off, caregivers will need to remine in their cars at all times.
· Starting at 8:30 students will be dismissed from the bus by an administrator, they will be socially distanced when dismissed from the bus and will go directly to the door outside their pod and then to their classrooms.
· Starting at 8:30, car riders will arrive via Zone A, B, or C
· Walkers will enter the building by Zone C – Car Loop
Dismissal –
· Dismissal will begin at 3:30. All students will remain seated in their classrooms until they have been called to their dismissal location.
· When picking-up students, caregivers will need to remain in their cars at all times.
Bus Riders will be called first.
· Once the bus color is called students will walk out of their classrooms to and proceed to the pod stairwells and/or doors and exit their pod doors, and then walk around to the bus loop.
· There will be a staff member at the bottom of the stairs to monitor students on their way to the bus.
Next, car and daycare van riders will be called to their dismissal locations – A. B or C.
· Students will be socially distance in the gym, the library, and in the front entrance.
· Van riders will dismiss with car riders. Daycare vans will pick students in Zone B.
Lyons Mill Road Walkers – All walkers live within a one mile radius of school and are able to walk to and from school independently or with a parent/caregiver.
· Students will exit from the second grade pod doors and walk to the sidewalk and down to the intersection at Lyons Mill Road.
· A staff member will walk the Lyons Mill Road walkers to the crosswalk.
- The crossing guard will be there to make sure students can safely cross Lyons Mill Road.
Ballard Green Walkers – All walkers live within a one mile radius of school and are able to walk to and from school independently or with a parent/caregiver.
· Once the Ballard Green Walkers are called, they will walk to the exit near the music rooms
· A staff member will walk the Ballard Green walkers to the crosswalk at the circle.
Car Rider Drop-off and Pick-up Zones (A, B, or C)
As we prepare for all students to return to school, we will need to know how your child will arrive to and depart from school each day. Your child's teacher will confirm that you have selected one of the following:
· My child will ride a BCPS school bus to and from school each day.
· My child will be a walker. (Students must live within the “walking zone” to be considered a walker.) Please do not park your car in the community and walk up to the school to pick up your child.
· My child will be a car rider. To ensure social distancing we will have three different locations for parents to drop off and pick up. Please contact your child's teacher if you are interested in switching your child to a car rider or if you are interested in switching car rider zones.
All car riders have been assigned a zone and a car rider number. You should have received an email with your Pick-up Zone A, B, or C and your child will receive a backpack tag with their zone & number. You should have also received a a rearview mirror hang tag, so you are able to display the same number in your car. If you forget your hang tag or if you are driving a different car you can simply write the Zone letter followed by your child's number on a large piece of paper and display it in your car window.
When picking up your child from school please remain in your car at all times. Please do not park in the neighborhood and walk up to school.
- Zone A - The main entrance. Enter the main parking lot from Lyons Mill Road, travel around the parking lot loop and turn right to exit on Lyons Mill Road.
- Zone B – Ballard Green Drive. Travel west on Ballard Green Drive. The pickup zone is located on Ballard Green Drive. Students will dismiss from the back of the gym and they will meet you in the car lane on Ballard Green Drive.
- Zone C - Wilson Shannon Drive. From Lyons Mill Road turn on to Wilson Shannon Drive and proceed to the student pick up loop on the left. You will exit back on to Wilson Shannon Drive where you can turn left on to Lyons Mill Road.
Any changes to the transportation will need to be confirmed by the main office by 2:00 each day.
How do I access my child's information?
Focus Access for Parents
This was published last week in the BCPS tech highlights but wanted to make sure all parents are aware of this information. Starting on August 23, 2021, parents should have been able to log in to focus (BCPS’s Student Information System) and Schoology (BCPS’s Learning Management System). These systems have not been accessible for parents since the malware attack and are important as they are two crucial tools that allow parents to monitor their children’s academic progress.
To sign up, parents will need to create a parent account with the same email address that they have provided to their school and as long as the parent in marked in FOCUS as having educational access, they will be given access to their student’s information (the system takes up to 30 minutes to process these accounts). Then, within 48 hours, their parent connection to Schoology will be established. There is a link within FOCUS that will take parents directly to Schoology. If a parent clicks the Schoology link before the connection is established, the parent will receive an error message. Parents can their students' teacher to resolve any issues with this process.
Student Schedules & Teachers
To view your child's schedule please sign in using the following link:
Email Mr. Menikheim, School Counselor to Sign Up to Volunteer bmenikheim@bcps.org
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Website: https://lyonsmilles.bcps.org/
Location: 9435 Lyons Mill Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117, USA
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