Greenview Knolls Elementary
Weekly Update#3 - September 15, 2023
Greetings GKES Families,
Thank you for all your support reinforcing school expectations with our children at home. It makes a difference when our children can make the connection with expectations between home and school. We thank you for the partnership. Keep up the great work!! GO OWLS!!
Wednesday, September 20th is our Back to School Night Bash at 6:00 p.m.(see below for the session schedule for the evening to visit your child's classroom). There will be food trucks on campus to include Salted Scoop, Chaptico Market and more!
Please join us Wednesday, September 20th at 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center for our GKES Parent Teacher Organization General Membership Meeting to learn about our new PTO and how you can volunteer to make it a great year for our children. We hope to see here! WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Visit the link here to become a registered volunteer for school events, field trips etc. Thank you.
Thursday, September 21, 2023 is an early dismissal day at 12:45 p.m.- Pre-K students will attend on this day. See the changes to the SMCPS calendar here.
Friday, September 22, 2023 is no school for children. Staff will be in professional development. Thank you.
The 2023-2024 Amended SMCPS Calendar is posted at www.smcps.org/calendar. The amended calendar, approved by the Board of Education on September 13, 2023, notes that Pre-K students will attend on two-hour early dismissal days. Please see the calendar for details.
Our Greenview Knolls Elementary Fun Run fundraiser is kicking off soon! Lookout for more information in the coming weeks. For now, mark your calendars with these key dates!
● REGISTRATION OPENS - 09/21/2023
Register on MYBOOSTER.COM
● Greenview Knolls Elementary Fun Run Kickoff - 10/05/2023
● Event Day - 10/13/2023
Thanks for your support, Greenview Knolls Elementary families!
Have a TERRIFIC weekend and week ahead!!
GO OWLS!!!
Wishing You Well,
Contina Quick-McQueen
Principal
Upcoming School Events🎯
The following events are coming up. Please mark on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Wednesday, September 20th @ 5:30 PTO General Membership Meeting- We need volunteers and your support, please join our new GKES PTO!
Wednesday, September 20th @ 6:00 p.m. Back to School Night Bash (food trucks will be on campus for your enjoyment)
Back to School Night Schedule:
Session 1: 6:00 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Session 2: 6:25 p.m.- 6:45 p.m.
Session 3: 6:50 p.m.- 7:10 p.m.
Session 4: 7:15 p.m.-7:35 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26th @ 9:00 a.m. Coffee, Pastries, and Conversation with the Principal (come Q&A session with the principal, learn about GKES as a Title 1 school, and learn more about the standards based report card). We hope to see you here! Please RSVP below or with the flyer in your chid's take home folder.
Mark Your Calendar for October 5th Picture Day! More information to follow.
Coffee, Pastries, and Conversation with the Principal
Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023, 09:00 AM
Greenview Knolls Elementary: 457711 Military Lane, Great Mills, MD, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Unity Day 2023- October 18, 2023
Greenview Knolls ES will again recognize Unity Day on October 18, 2023. If you would like to order a t-shirt to wear on Unity Day 2023 to bring attention to Kindness, Acceptance, and Inclusion, place your oder here.
School Happenings📖
Mrs. Gardner's Class
Pre-K students having group time on the carpet with Mrs. Gardner building their stamina to focus on directions and expectations.
Ms. Bledsoe's PE Class
Students getting in some movement and teamwork.
Mrs. Stark's Kindergarten Class
Students working collaboratively building community. Way to go!
Community Drive Thru Flu Vaccination Clinics 2023
Click here to review information about upcoming Flu Clinics for this year. There will not be any school based flu clinics this school year.
School Attendance🏫
School attendance is critical to the success of our children. We love to see them in school everyday and they make so much progress when teachers can maximize their learning opportunities consistently.
We understand that illnesses do happen and we ask that you work with the school nurse if your child will be absent from school more than 2 to 3 days. This way the nurse is aware of the illness and can assist in transitioning the student back to school along with the teacher.
Learn more about school attendance resources, reporting an absence, and how missing school impacts school success why clicking on the Greenview Knolls Family HUB button below.
How to Support Our School As A Substitute🧑🏫
If you are available throughout the week, not necessarily everyday and you would like to be a substitute to assist us when teachers and staff are on leave, please see the link here for more information on how you can apply and complete the substitute class.
The current application due date is September 15th and the class begins September 22nd. The next application due date is September 29th and the class begins October 6th.
To Do Items-Please Complete
Acceptable Use Policy for Technology- Must be completed for each child in a family ASAP. Thank you.