4/21-K Walking Field Trip to Bayfront Park

4/26-2 HOUR LATE ARRIVAL [10:45]

5/5-3rd Grade Field Trip-Skate Zone

Monday, April 24-E Day

Tuesday, April 25- A Day

Wednesday, April 26- B Day

Thursday, April 27- C Day

Friday, April 28- D Day

Tuesday, 4/25-Boys/Girls Chess, Grades 4 and 5. Children may come to this club for this session if they are not already signed up for the club. They MUST provide a note giving permission to stay, including the name of the person picking them up. Cost is $5.00 and club dismisses at 5:15. Pick up is at the back door.

Summer Arts Academy-Gr 3, 4, 5

Tennis Clinic

For information about family events and youth activities taking place in our community, click the Community Events button, below. Please note: These events and activities are not sponsored by the Calvert County Board of Education or Calvert County Public Schools. We provide equal opportunities to outside agencies to distribute materials that offer opportunities to students and/or their parents, but that permission should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by the school district.

Greetings Families,

As many of you know, we have experienced back-ups and delays with car rider drop off in the mornings here at Beach. We would like to remind you of the process and ask for your continued support in doing all that we can as a school community to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families. By following these guidelines, we can be assured that we will be making the best possible choices for everyone involved.

1. Plan to arrive no earlier than 8:28. Why? When families arrive at 8:15 it creates a pile-up of traffic on the main road as staff members are not available to receive students until 8:30 each morning. Why? The first bell rings at 8:35.
2. Be prepared to have your child or children exit the vehicle. Why? When you are not ready to unload it holds up the line. Parents behind you cannot exit and traffic builds up on the main road and in the parking lot. If you need more time pull up to the other far end of the parking lot. When it is time to exit, staff will help you get back into the loop to exit.
3. Do not drop off students in the staff parking lot. Why? There are no staff members available to receive students outside of the designated area. It is a huge safety concern to let students walk unsupervised to the gym door especially if staff enter the building without knowing. It is also an inconvenience to staff who may be moving in or out of the lot if spaces are blocked.
4. Do not arrive after the last bell at 8:45. Why? Staff are exiting the parking lot and entering the building at the sounding of the bell at 8:45 so they can begin working and providing service to students or staff inside of the building. They may not see your child exiting the vehicle and it is unsafe to leave them unsupervised. What can you do? Since students are considered late at 8:45. Drive to the front of the building and escort them to the main office.

For the afternoon:

1. If your child is a surprise car rider let us know in advance. Why? Sign out sheets are updated daily, and teachers can prepare students and car rider staff for changes to ensure children make it to the gym instead of the bus for dismissal. Students have gone on the bus accidentally or have gone to the gym accidentally because they have forgotten what to do.
2. Do not leave your car unattended if you are not in a parking space. Why? As cars continue to arrive, vehicles may need to move up. If you are not in your vehicle and cannot move, traffic will back up on the main road or in the parking lot.

Congratulations to our 4th grade students, Kingston Mccorkle and Carter Shuls, who were finalists in the Black History Month Poster Contest sponsored by Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. Kingston and Carter attended the awards ceremony at Calvert Cliffs to be recognized for their achievement.

Registration for Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year is now open and must be completed online. Please go to the CCPS website and choose the Parent tab. From there, follow the links to complete the online registration. You may upload required documents during the online registration process, or you may bring them in to the school. If you are going to bring documents in, please call ahead so we may assist you without you having to wait. Please note that once you complete and submit the registration online, you may not go back in to make changes. You would need to call or email the school with any changes or additional information.

If you want to enroll your child in the PreK program, you need to go online and under the Parent tab, complete the PreK application. This program has limited openings. If your child is accepted into the program, you will receive a letter explaining that the next step is to go back in and complete the registration online. Please do not register your child for PreK unless you receive a letter of acceptance from the Board of Ed.

If you have any questions, please call Ms. Francis, 443-550-9520.

May 31st-Grades K, 1, 2

June 2-Grades 3, 4, 5

Additional information will follow as we get closer to the dates!

Spring Bus Evacuation Drills will take place this week on Tuesday and Wednesday:

Tuesday, April 25th-Buses 2, 54, 70, 89, 90

Wednesday, April 26th-Buses 29, 45, 48, 81, 136

1. Parents are responsible for their child's safety and behavior from the time they leave home, until they board the bus, and after they disembark the bus.

2. An adult or family member must be present at the bus stop for students in Pre-K thru 2nd grade. Students will be returned to school when no one is present at drop-off.

3. The lack of sidewalks, streetlights, or shelters are not reasons for adjustments to bus routes/bus stops.

4. Parents must have children standing at the bus stop where they are visible to the bus driver 5 minutes before the typical pick‐up time (not inside a car, inside the doorway of a home, or on the front porch).

5. Do not move towards the bus until it comes to a complete stop.

6. If you must cross a road, make eye contact with the driver, and follow their direction.

7. Wait until all traffic has stopped in both directions before crossing the road. Look left, look right, then look left, again.

8. Do not use a cell phone or wear earphones when approaching or walking away from a bus.

9. If you drop something near a bus, do not go get it. Tell the bus driver. Wait until your driver tells you it is safe to get it.

10. Always go straight home. Do not interact with strangers.

11. If you “See something, Say something.”

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. ENTER an ART CONTEST!

Design the official T-shirt for Calvert Health. All ages are welcome to enter.

Official instructions for entering go to https://www.calverthealthfoundation.org/rising-star-tshirt-contest

It's only March, but we're planning ahead for the end of the year! It's time to start looking through your old files and albums because Mrs. Grenier is collecting photos for our 5th grade recognition slideshow. We're especially looking for school related photos: kindergarten graduation, first days, field trips, friends at the bus stop, virtual learning, friend groups, photos with teachers, etc. Please send your 5th grade photos to Mrs. Grenier at this special email address: Beach5thGrade@gmail.com. We may not be able to use all of the photos that we receive, but we'll do our best to make sure that all of our 5th graders are represented! Remember, this is just for this year's 5th graders! Please include your student's full name as the subject of your email. Remember that any pictures that are sent may be used in our slideshow which will be shared with all BES 5th grade families.

Our spring Scholastic book fair will take place during the week of May 1st through the 5th. As we'll be starting our big packing project to move to our new building, we'd like to keep the book fair as simple as possible. This book fair will be CASH FREE. All families will need to set up a Scholastic E-Wallet for student purchases.

The E-Wallet works much like a gift card; you set the amount with your credit or debit card on our Scholastic site, give your student their Scholastic E-Wallet print out, and then we do the rest. You can also share your student's E-Wallet with family and friends who might like to add more funds for your student to shop. Any leftover E-Wallet funds stay on your student's account for future book fairs or online Scholastic shopping.

We've been using E-Wallets for a few years now and they really are helpful. No need to worry about your student forgetting or losing book fair cash when it's already taken care of online!

Regular credit card and check purchases will be available on our after-school family night. More information about the fair will come home over the next few weeks. We'll be needing lots of volunteers!

Visit our book fair site here to learn more or to set up your account. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/beachelementaryschoolMD

Thank you!

Staff Appreciation week is just around the corner. In preparation, we are selling spring bulbs through Three Rivers Wreath & Plant Company. The link below will allow you to view and purchase any items you are interested in. Items will be shipped to you in May by the company. This sale is going on now until April 24th. Our group code is 27C388. See our flyer and the brochure in the wave attachments and on our Facebook page.

https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/bespto-s23

If you can help provide items to stock the staff lounge for appreciation week please use the sign up link below.

https://m.signupgenius.com/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ#!/showSignUp/10c0a4badaf28a4fb6-teacher

Our April virtual PTO meeting date will be Friday April 21st at 6pm. At this meeting we will discuss our board positions. If you are interested in joining the PTO as a board member for the 2023-2024 school year, please use this google form to be put on the ballot. We will hold the vote at our final virtual meeting in early June:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeosqA5T4sberfjFh7xazc3MqQY0B4e1suTWfO86-CVVKgPNw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Please use this link to attend the meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmQ0ODNlN2QtZjk1ZS00ZTNkLWI4N2EtZTYzMDNiZWJhZmZj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22022d9fca-60a3-4aac-9a90-c18e51ac527e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229cdfcbf8-6b4b-43e9-9ad1-b5631aaf4b8c%22%7d

Friday May 5th will be our Spring Family Dance. It will be held outside at the tennis court from 5:30pm to 7pm. All families are welcome to join us, there is no admission fee. Relay for Life will be there selling food and drinks, and Rita’s Italian Ice will be there selling tasty treats.