The Glade Gazette
March 15, 2024
SCHOOL CALENDAR
March 19: Field Trip - Gr. 2 (Defibaugh/S.Little) ESSL, 11:45-1:30
March 20: Field Trip - Gr. 2 (Fisher/Young) ESSL, 11:45-1:30
March 26: Spring pictures, class pictures & 5th grade panoramic
April 8-12: Spring Book Fair
April 12: School Spirit Day - Mismatch Day
April 12: Field Trip - Gr. 1 to ESSL, 9:15-12:15
April 12: Last day to order Yearbooks
Principal's Message
Dear Glade Families,
We are already planning for the 2024-2025 school year and Glade needs your help! Two important planning components can be supported through your actions.
- Glade has been working to begin to establish the amount of classes, and therefore class-sizes, for each grade. At this point, our planning is based on our student enrollment. You can help by spreading the word in the community that if there are new students that should go to Glade next school year, their online enrollment forms should be started today. Additional forms for enrollment can be added later. The initial form supports our understanding of upcoming enrollment and whether we meet requirements to advocate for additional staffing.
- The other way you can help is to look carefully at the PTA nomination information link further down in the Gazette. There are varied styles and ways to lead within the PTA Board and we need your direct help or encouragement for another to step into a position.
Please don't hesitate to call the office with any questions and thank you for rallying as a community to help Glade!
Gladefully,
Steve Raff
YEARBOOK - RESERVE YOUR COPY
To order your yearbook, please visit: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/gladeelementary
Price: Soft Cover $16 or Hard Cover $21
Last day to order is April 12, 2024
EARLY DISMISSAL & ABSENCE NOTES
If your student is leaving early or has an appointment, a written note to the office is appreciated. This not only lets the teacher know to have them ready, but assists the office with identifying the parent/guardian of the student and prevents delays.
Any changes in your child's transportation home needs to be shared with the front office. Please CALL the office for dismissal changes before 2:30. If you email the teacher only and they are absent, nobody will get that information. Thank you.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- Address change: Please provide a new proof of residency (a copy of a property tax bill, gas bill, electric bill, water/sewer, cable bill or a signed current lease/rental agreement; NO phone bill or mortgage statements).
- Custody change: If there is a change in child custody, please make sure you share that information with your child’s teacher and the office. It is extremely important that a copy of the court document be delivered to the school and placed in the child’s permanent record folder. Should the school not have this documentation, we have no recourse but to release your child to either parent upon request.
- Weapons: Possession of any firearm or other weapon by a student on school property is strictly forbidden. This also includes look-alike weapons. The penalties for violation are detailed in the Discipline section of the FCPS handbook. Please remember it is a serious offense to possess a weapon of any kind on school property.
Stay Connected
The Glade Gazette will continue to be available first via Find Out First. Links to the Gazette can also be found through:
- Twitter: Steve Raff @FCPS_GES
- Facebook: Principal Raff, as part of the Glade Elementary Community group
Email: stephen.raff@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/ges/
Location: Glade Elementary School, Glade Road, Walkersville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-236-2100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GladePTA
Twitter: @FCPS_GES