Bushy Bear Tales
Volume 7- December 15, 2017
Bushy Park Elementary
Terri Via, Assistant Principal
Email: molly_ketterer@hcpss.org
Website: bpes.hcpss.org
Location: 14601 Carrs Mill Road, Glenwood, MD, United States
Phone: (410) 313-5500
Twitter: @hcpss_bpes
From Mrs. Ketterer:
The valuable information you provided on your Family File forms helped us to respond to and support students for early closing! I am proud to say that we have 99% of our Family File information completed!
An Early Closing is an excellent test of the emergency information parents provided for their Family File Form. Please review your form to re-familiarize yourself with the transportation choice you made for your child for an emergency closing. Remember you can always make changes, we will review them each time we need to. Chances are another one will come along during this winter!
Your child will bring home their second quarter Interim Reports next Wednesday, December 20th. Thank you for reflecting with them and facilitating goal setting with their input!
December
- 19 PTA Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center
- 20 1st Grade Gingerbread House Making
- 22 SPIRIT DAY- Pajama Day
January
- 9 Chorus & 4th-5th Strings Concert @ GHS 7:00 p.m.
- 9 PTA Meeting (will ask to reschedule)
- 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School
- 18 Leo Club Meeting @ 8:30 a.m. / Hearing & Vision Screening
- 19 PTA Bingo Night @ 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Cafetorium
- 25 International Night @ 6:00-8:00 p.m. throughout the school
- 26 SPIRIT DAY- Jersey Day
Bear Hug Winners - December 15th
- Kindergarten - Bella DiLiello, Rowen Simpson
- 1st Grade - Myah Dutton, Aiden Kwok
- 2nd Grade - Cayden Tran
- 3rd Grade - Chelsea Jensen, Leah Shapley
- 4th Grade - Miriam Girguis, Nathan Witt
- 5th Grade - Ava Baer, Colin Park
Parents/Guardians of 4th and 5th Graders:
The Carson Scholars Program recognizes and rewards academic excellence in young students (4-11 grade) who also have strong humanitarian qualities. Schools may nominate ONE student who demonstrates both of these criteria.
Fourth and fifth graders who meet the criteria are invited to apply to be Bushy Park’s Carson Scholarship nominee. Your response is needed by Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Please look at your child’s 2017-2018 Quarter 1 Report Card to see if he or she achieved the academic criteria by earning at least a 3.75 grade point average. Please visit http://carsonscholars.org/gpa-calculation-rules-and-policies/ to see how they calculate the GPA. The GPA is calculated using the following courses: English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Calculate the average of ELA and Math independently before calculating the GPA of all four classes together.
If your child qualifies based on his or her GPA, we also need a summary of your child’s community contributions. Carson Scholars are role models in school and out of school. All nominees must demonstrate humanitarian qualities in their schools and communities through volunteer work and/or community service above and beyond what is required.
Please submit your child’s GPA and summary to Beth Bengermino by Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Remember, we may only nominate ONE child. This is sure to be a difficult decision.
If your child is chosen by Bushy Park, we will contact you.
WEATHER GUIDELINES FOR OUTDOOR RECESS
Exercise outdoors is healthy and is strongly encouraged. It provides a break from the regular school routine, a chance to get some outside air, and an opportunity to run off excess energy.
If conditions preclude the full recess time, even a five-minute break can revitalize children and prepare them for more sitting and academic learning. Children are expected to wear warm clothing to protect them during cold weather when participating in recess or outside activities.
The decision to go out or stay in for recess is the decision of the Administrator at individual schools. However, the following are to be considered in determining if recess is to be held outside:
- Temperature and Windchill
- Age of students
- Length of time outdoors
- Adequacy of the children’s clothing
- Condition of the playground
- Falling precipitation (more than a sprinkle or mist)
Generally, it is assumed that students will be outside for recess when the temperature combined with the wind chill is not less than 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Children with certain health conditions may need special accommodations during extremely cold weather. Parents of those children should provide medical documentation and may be consulted to determine if other arrangements are necessary.
Parent Volunteers Needed
The Carson Reading Room sign up is now available for December and January. We encourage you to sign up for consecutive times with different grade levels. Thank you for your support!
Our website has a new Highlight Section on Curriculum Support for Parents. This section offers QR codes and links to the Parent Pages on CANVAS. There are also brochures to offer examples of Computational Fluency and information on the Standards for Mathematical Practices.
Standards for Mathematical Practices- page 1
The 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice describe the behaviors of mathematically proficient students.