Friday, September 22

PTO Bing Night @ American Legion 6:30PM

Monday, September 25

Volunteer Orientation 8:15

Tuesday, September 26

Volunteer Orientation 2:30

Wednesday, September 27

Open House 5:30-6:30

Friday, October 6

Early Dismissal 1:30

Friday, October 20

School Closed for Students - Professional Day

Friday, October 27

PTO Trick or Treat Night

The PTO is accepting donations of prepackaged, individually wrapped baked good donations for this even.

For the safety of our students, staff, and families, we ask that all students either ride the bus, or be dropped off in the car rider loop. The fencing on the sidewalk, partial use of the original front door, and construction dumpsters, create a safety concern. We have witnessed parents parking in the front lot during arrival and walking children across the bus loop, between buses, and between the curb and buses. If you are dropping your child off in the morning you must come through the car loop. You do not need to register as a car rider to drop off your student in the morning. Car rider registrations is only needed for pick-up in the car loop at dismissal.

We understand waiting in the car loop can be inconvenient at times, but is necessary to keep your children safe. We remind you all other CCPS elementary schools begin car loop unloaded at 8:45. We begin our arrival at 8:35 for car riders in an effort to get you out earlier.

Additionally, in an effort to speed up the unloading and loading process in the car loop, please remember that Drivers are to remain in their cars unless you have a child in a 5-point car seat. If your child is in a seat belt and needs help opening the door or unbuckling, please motion to a car loop staff member for assistance. Be sure students have their bookbag, lunchboxes, water bottles, etc. While you wait in the line, have your car unlocked, say your goodbyes, and prepare students to unbuckle to make getting out faster.

If you have any questions, or are in need of accommodations for arrival or dismissal, and do not already have a safety plan in place, please contact Mrs. Isaac (Principal), Mrs. Martino (Assistant Principal), or Mrs. White (Special Education Building Coordinator) at 410-378-4493.

We appreciate your assistance in providing a safe arrival and dismissal for our students, staff, and families.

• Parents wishing to utilize the car rider loop for dismissal must fill out the Car Rider Loop Sign-up Form. This form will be available during the back to school social.
• Students are not permitted to be picked up in the car rider loop unless a legal guardian has filled out the proper form.

• Students may be signed out from our office until 3:15pm (1:35 on Wednesday) for early dismissal. After 3:15pm we ask you to return to your car, we will notify teachers that those students should not be dismissed to their bus. After all buses have been dismissed, those students will be called to the office. You may re-enter the building after bus dismissal to pick up your child at that point. This is for the safety of our students, staff, and you. With construction fencing, temporary walls limiting hallway movement, we do not have the space in the office or hallways to accommodate waiting parents.
• Sending in a note with your student regarding early dismissal is recommended as this helps the teachers with relaying homework and other classroom news before the student leaves for the day.

This year, we are asking families to fill out student directory information electronically. If you would like your contact information added to a family directory, please complete the form below. Families typically complete this form if they would like their contact information shared with other families in their child's class for the purpose of scheduling play dates, invites to birthday parties, etc. The only information that will be shared is the information that you add to the form. So, if you only want your email address shared, only fill in that piece of information after the required questions. Your information will only be shared with the families in your child's class. Additionally, if you choose not to share your information for the directory, we will not be able to share the class directory with you. **If you have multiple children, please complete a form for each child. This will allow us to efficiently sort the information for distribution. ***

Click HERE to complete the form. The form will remain open until Friday, September 22, 2023.

The PowerSchool Parent Portal and App will re-open on the first day of school, September 5. Starting this year, parents will be required to change their account password when first logging in for the school year. To do so, parents must visit the PowerSchool Parent Portal login page (https://cecilcountysis.powerschool.com/public/) and log in using their current account credentials. If the user is unsure of those credentials, a Forgot Username and Forgot Password link is available to complete the initial login process. Upon logging in, they will be sent to the password reset page to complete the password change process. Passwords must be at least 12 characters in length and must contain at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 special character, and 1 numeric character.

App users must complete the process using the online portal and after successfully changing their password, users can log into the app to resume using this tool.

Revised Virtual Instructional Day Plan:

First TWO inclement weather days, CCPS will be CLOSED.

Inclement Weather Virtual Days

● TWO inclement weather days, Asynchronous Instruction

● FOUR inclement weather days, Synchronous Instruction

Scheduled Virtual Days

● ONE Asynchronous Day, HIGH SCHOOL ONLY ○ March 21, 2024 -- (PSAT/SAT Day)

● ONE Synchronous Day, ALL SCHOOLS ○ May 14, 2024 -- (Election Day)

• Medications must be brought to school with a completed authorization form by an adult. Authorization forms are available in the school office at any time. Students may not keep medications in their backpacks. This includes Tylenol, Motrin, allergy medication, and cough drops.
• All immunization records are due to school by the first day. If you have questions or have misplaced any form, please contact our office or stop in so that we may replace it
• It is very important to notify our School Nurse of any known allergies so that information can be shared, confidentially, with your child's teacher.

RSES School Nurse - Mrs. Sarah Blake, smblake@ccps.org

We are so excited to have Ms. Krams, from the University of Delaware, interning for the Fall 2023 semester. Beginning 9/11/23, Ms. Krams and I will be hosting small group lunches with each class to introduce ourselves and play a get to know you game. We will also begin classroom lessons on 9/11/23. We will be visiting each classroom to review the role of the school counselor, how students are able to access us, and complete an activity together. If you have any questions or need to reach me, please feel free to email me at krragan@ccps.org or call the school at 410-658-5925. We are looking forward to a great school year!