Shady Grove Matters
September 3, 2023
From the Principal's Desk
Good evening Shady Grove Parents: Thank you for participating in an AMAZING Back to School Day. We appreciated getting to know each other in our new format. We will be processing our “glows” and “grows” from this experience in order to ensure that this program remains an effective format for our families. In addition, we want to compliment students on having a well executed First week fire Drill.
Daily Homerooms
We will be starting a series of lessons in the homeroom to support students’ social emotional well-being and academic development. The lessons will follow a similar schedule:
Mindfulness Mondays (Journaling, Circles). In October this will change to Mathtastic Mondays in order to improve students skills in Mathematics.
Terrific Tuesday (Grade Checks and Study Hall)
Wellness Wednesdays (Social Emotional Wellbeing)
Thoughtful Thursdays (Celebrating Heritage Months)
Fabulous Fridays (TNN, Study Halls)
We will NOT be in school on Monday, September 4, 2023 in celebration of Labor Day. Please enjoy the long weekend to connect with families and friends. We will see on Tuesday!
Dr. Alana Murray, PhD
PROUD Principal
September - October 2023
September Upcoming Events:
Monday, September 4th - Holiday - (School System Closed)
Wednesday, September 6th - Drill Day
Friday, September 8th - Magruder HS Cluster Night
Friday, September 15th - Hispanic Heritage Month begins
Wednesday, September 20 - FLHS Committee Meeting
Friday, September 22nd - Early Release Day
Monday, September 25th - Non-Instructional Day
Wednesday, September 27th - FLHS Family Meeting
Friday, September 29th - Back to School Dance (3:00-4:15pm)
October Upcoming Events:
Filipino American Heritage Month
Monday, October 2nd - Picture Day
Thursday, October 5th - Q1 Interims Available in StudentVue/ParentVue
Friday, October 6th - Pride Time
Monday, October 9th - Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Thursday, October 19th - Family Dinner Night (6:00pm-8:00pm)
Tuesday, October 31st - End of Quarter 1
Drill Day - Wednesday, September 6th
Each year, MCPS requires all schools to complete a series of specific drills with our students within the first month of school. In an effort to ensure the safety of our students at Shady Grove, we will hold a Drill Day where we will review the following drills: Severe Weather, Lockdown, Shelter in Place, Fire Drill Evacuation, and Reverse Evacuation. For more information, please find the MCPS Emergency Preparedness Quick Guide that lists a description of all of the mandated drills here in English or in Spanish. These drills will only occur during 3 periods of the school day as to not interrupt or interfere with instruction. Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our On-Site Emergency Team commander, Ms. Elizabeth Merino at Elizabeth_J_Merino@mcpsmd.org.
Our PTSA is Looking For Volunteers!☺️
PTSA is looking for volunteers who are available during the school day to support the Book Fair and School Store. The Book Fair runs one week during the fall and the PTSA hopes to open the School Store once a week during lunch throughout the school year. These important fundraisers allow the PTSA to provide financial support for school support, field trips, the music and drama programs, staff appreciation and more. You can also join the PTSA at https://shadygrovemsptsa.memberhub.com/. You can contact us at sgmsptapresident@gmail.com.