Great Neighbor Newsletter
December 2021
Event Information
Great Neighbor Meeting
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When?
Thursday, Jan 27, 2022, 09:00 AM
Where?
Mountain Christian Church Aberdeen Campus Aberdeen, MD, USA
Ms. Angelica Taylor has resigned as the Community School Specialist and will be staying at home with her new baby. Effective January 3, 2022, Ms. Melissa Stout has accepted the new role of Community School Specialist.
Math Night 2021
We had a blast at our Carnival Style Tailgate Math Night on October 27, 2021! Thank you to all of the staff and families who came out and to the following community partners who participated:
- Office Drug Control Policy-Charlie Robbins and Simon Ballard
- Healthy Harford-Maame Darko
- HCPL-Kate Waldt
- Harford Community Action Agency
- Judy Center-Michelle Bowditch and Melanie Feathers
- MPC Medicaid-Daryl Gray
Winter Parent/Guardian Workshops
We are looking to fill our calendar for December-March with parent/guardian workshops. Topics may include but are not limited to social/emotional learning, parenting skills, community resources, nutrition, etc. If you would like to provide our families with an informational session, please contact Melissa.Stout@hcps.org. Thank you to Courtney Tramontana of Harford Community Action Agency, Natashalee Wong of Empowering Minds, and Sonya Pietrogiacomo of APGFCU for scheduling workshops!
Baby Bundle Blessings Donation
Michelle Bowditch, our Judy Center Program Manager, is continuing with "Baby Bundle Blessings" to have on hand and ready to give to expectant mothers in our community and school. Inside the basket will be an introduction to the programs and services we offer through our early childhood and community schools initiative, as well as information for parents on developmental milestones and things they can do with their baby to foster language and skill development from birth. We are looking for donations to assist with beginning this initiative to include:
- Newborn diapers and wipes
- New baby board books
- Gift cards to assist with purchasing items
- Any additional items that would be beneficial to an expecting mother
If you would like to donate or assist with this initiative in any way, please email Michelle Bowditch at Michelle.Bowditch@hcps.org.
Raffle Items
We are looking for ways to show our thanks to our families for attending HXES virtual parent/guardian workshops. We are looking for donations for the following items: • Gift baskets/gift bowls • Clear basket wrap/ribbon • Small dollar amount ($10, $15, $20, $25) gift cards to Walmart, Target, Amazon, Shoprite, Aldi, etc. • Other small gift ideas that would be appropriate for a gift basket. If you would like to donate any items, please email Melissa.Stout@hcps.org
Hall's Little Library
Our Little Library has been in use for one full year thanks to Habitat for Humanity! This is a wonderful resource for free books for our students and families. If you have books to donate, please contact Melissa.Stout@hcps.org. A special thank you to Ben Marsh who made some repairs.
We are in need of the following items:
- Mittens/gloves
- Winter hats
- Reusable water bottles
- Face Masks
- Sweatpants (unisex) sizes 5, 6, 7, 8,10
- Underwear girls and boys sizes 5, 6, 7, 8,10
- $10.00 WalMart Giftcards
We want to sincerely thank all of our community partnerships who support us with school supplies, garden help and advice, workshops, gift card donations, hand sanitizer, face masks, repairing the Little Library, Thanksgiving meals, and so much more! A special thank you to the following:
- Greg Murray, Harford County Master Gardener
- Holy Trinity Church
- Grove Church
- Aberdeen First Baptist Church
- Ben Marsh, Habitat for Humanity
Can we help your organization?
If there is a way that HXES can support your organization, please email Melissa.Stout@hcps.org to discuss how we can help.
Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School
Email: Christina.Douglas@hcps.org
Website: https://hxes.ss18.sharpschool.com/
Location: 203 East Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, MD, USA
Phone: 410.273.5524
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/203hallscrossroads
Twitter: @HallsCrossRoads