Piney Point Weekly
Week of September 26 - 30, 2022
Important Dates
Wednesday, September 28 - Fifth grade Information Night 5:30-6:15pm
Friday, September 30 - PTA Movie Night at 6:00pm
Counselor's Corner
Health Office: Vision and Hearing Screenings
My School Bucks
All students in SMCPS have been issued classroom and technology resources.* These resources may include:
Textbooks
Novels
Library Books
Laptops
Chargers
Consumables
Content/Class specific resources not mentioned above
When an SMCPS resource is lost, the student is charged the replacement cost specific to that item. When a laptop is damaged (either partially or completely), the repair or replacement cost is as shown in the SMCPS Student Device and Resource Accountability document. If a student is charged for any reason, payments can now be made through MySchoolBucks. As soon as a fee is assessed in Destiny, a REAL TIME FEE will show in the parent/guardian My School Bucks account. If your family does not already have an account with MySchoolBucks, it is not difficult to create one. Simply go to the MySchoolBucks Help page and click on the “How do I get started” option. Answers to many of your other questions can also be found there. *Please note, you can also still pay with cash or check at your school.
Ready to sign up? Visit this link.
*If you would like to see what your student currently has checked out or any fines that have been assessed, the student can login to their Destiny account.
Cafeteria
PTA Updates
- September 26th - Mum order forms due (Locally grown mums are $10.00/each) : https://forms.gle/Z7khjVJNsXLsZvn59
- September 26th - Outdoor Movie Night Chick-fil-a orders are due : https://forms.gle/qzcTmD4VnMtPRxMv6
- September 30th - Come join us on the lawn for an Outdoor Movie Night featuring Encanto at 6:00p.m.
- September 30th - SPIRIT wear orders are due
- October 8th - Bag Bingo - Registration is open for our Annual Bag Bingo! PPES families get first chance at reserving seats. To reserve a seat, you must purchase a game book for $30. Additional game books are $5 each, and will be available at the door. The Bingo is on October 8th at the Valley Lee Firehouse. Please arrive by 4:30 PM to claim your reserved seats. Bingo starts at 5 PM. Walk-ins are welcome but we are limited to 200 seats. https://forms.gle/vqaSPUT2qCDUkq3k7
Technology acceptable usage policy
Elementary Link: https://bit.ly/22022-2023_Elementary_AUPForm
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
School Volunteers
School Nurse Updates
The health and safety of our students and staff remain a top priority of St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS). We continue to work collaboratively with the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and we follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to protect our school community.
Preventing the Spread of Infection
Health Room
Medication Administration
Medications occasionally need to be administered to students by our nurse during the school day. Students can not transport medication of any kind to school including over the counter medications. All medication must be brought to school by a parent, guardian, or other authorized adult. Please call the school nurse if you have any questions.
School Meals
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture waivers that permitted distribution of free meals in school and via take-home meals have not been extended into School Year 2022-2023.
While meals are not free for all students, we are still offering the free and reduced meal program based on the status determined from the meal benefit application. Students who qualify based on income or direct certification will still receive free or reduced meals this school year. A new application must be submitted for this school year to qualify.
Elementary School Prices:
$1.45 breakfast
$2.75 lunch
- If you completed a meal benefit form last year and qualified for free or reduced meals, your child will continue to receive a free or reduced meal until October 6th. You must complete a new meal benefit form to receive a free or reduced meal for the remainder of the school year.
- For those families that did not complete a meal benefit last year, your child will need to purchase their meals. You can put money on the meal account by visiting myschoolbucks.com.
Schoology App
Bus Stop Locator/Here Comes the Bus app
Students are assigned a bus based on their physical address. If your child is coming to school or going home to another address (like a daycare), it is the parent's responsibility to communicate that information with the office. Please contact Jayne Worch at jdworch@smcps.org. If your child is a returning PPES student, you only need to communicate with the office if the transportation to or from school has changed from last school year.