Galway Chronicle Lions Roar!
Parent Newsletter January 5, 2024 Vol 14 Issue 8
PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING
Administrative Team
Nathaniel Hamilton, Assistant Principal
Latina Bobo, Assistant School Administrator
240-740-0140 Fax 301-902-1230
PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING on KID MUSEUM
KID MUSEUM OPPORTUNITY
Galway is again partnering with KID Museum to bring high-impact maker learning to students. Through KID Museum’s unique approach, students explore STEM and interdisciplinary content while developing creative problem-solving skills and social-emotional learning. Most importantly, they develop agency and confidence as learners.
KID Inventors is a comprehensive student program for entire grade levels of 2nd-4th Graders. It includes 4 field trips to KID Museum, 5 teacher delivered in-class lessons, and teacher professional development. Students engage in a robust engineering design process, where they build technical skills, practice creative problem solving, and invent solutions to personally meaningful problems. Teachers accompany students on field trips, deliver in-class lessons, and plan a school showcase.
Celebrate Engineering and Earth Day on February 23 by buying a tee shirt!
SPELLING BEE
Spelling Bee
Students in grades 3-5 are eligible to move on to the regional Spelling Bee. We want to celebrate all students who took academic risks to participate in the grade-level spelling bees. The school spelling Bee is January 31 in the APR 6:00-7:30 pm.
3rd Grade Spelling Bee Winners
4th Grade Spelling Bee Winners
5th Grade Spelling Bee Winners
Kindergarten Spelling Bee Winners
1st Grade Spelling Bee Winners
2nd Grade Spelling Bee Winners
SHOUT OUT!
Shout out to Rachel Watson who sent 21 messages and Lauren Ramsden who awarded 627 points! 🎉
JANUARY CALENDAR
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, January 15
School Closed-Day of Service for Martin Luther King Holiday
Tuesday, January 16
Vision & Hearing Re-Screening
Wednesday, January 17
3rd Grade FT-Kid Mus
Thursday, January 18
Grab & Go Food Distribution 5:30 pm
Friday, January 19
Assembly-NED Show
Tuesday, January 23
Christian Roberts Foundation Coat Give-Away 5:30-6:30 Gym
Winter Music Concert (Chorus & Instrumental Music) 6:30 APR
Wednesday, January 24
4th Grade FT-Kid Museum
HardWork Cafe'
Thursday, January 25
2nd Grade Ft-Kid Museum
NEC Music Concert 7:00 pm Springbrook High School
Monday, January 29
School Closed-Grading & Reporting
Wednesday, January 31
Spelling Bee 6:00-7:30 APR
Yearbook Groups & Candids
PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE/SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM/PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
We welcome the valuable input we receive from the parents who participate on this committee. We meet to review progress toward improving student achievement and recommend budget considerations and parent activities. Please call the office at 240-740-0149 or send a note if interested.
Damos la bienvenida a los valiosos aportes que recibimos de los padres que participan en este comité. Nos reunimos para revisar el progreso hacia la mejora del rendimiento estudiantil y recomendar consideraciones presupuestarias y actividades para los padres. Llame a la oficina al 240-740-0149 o envÃe una nota si está interesado.
Keeping Healthy During Flu and Cold Season
Developing Healthy Habits-English
Cover Your Cough
Developing Healthy Habits-Spanish
ELEMENTARY PATHWAYS
MCPS PATHWAYS for ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
MCPS created a new guide to help families, students, and teachers work together to ensure student success. Learn about the new academic benchmarks for kindergarten, grade 3, grade 4, and grade 5.
PARENT VUE
PARENT VUE QUICK GUIDES
The Office of Technology Innovation has one-pagers to help families with ParentVUE available in all the MCPS language links.
ParentVUE Quick Guides English / español / ä¸æ–‡ / français / Português / í•œêµì–´ / tiếng Việt / አማáˆáŠ›
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET
Clothes for Cash is a fundraiser that supports classroom libraries. Support the school by bringing your discarded clothes to the white clothes bin. Donate your clothes to the school by placing them in the white bin near the soccer field when you clean out your closets.