Lisbon Elementary
April 29, 2022
Lisbon Elementary School
Ms. LaShonne Wright, Assistant Principal
15901 Frederick Road
Woodbine, MD 21797
(410) 313-5506
(410) 313-5508 - Fax
les.hcpss.org
FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Teacher Appreciation Week
Next week is teacher & staff appreciation week, and I would encourage you and/or your child to use this opportunity to thank the educators at Lisbon with whom you are grateful. Think about the staff that had a positive impact on your child this year. From the classroom to the reading group, recess to the lunchroom, specialist, and support staff, we are fortunate to have such a caring, hard-working and experienced team of educators and staff!
You can use this link to view our staff list of email to have your child write a note or have them verbalize their appreciation. The PTA organized an exciting week for our staff and we are very grateful to them, our students and the entire Lisbon community for all you do and all you give to us!
Please feel free to have your student write a Thank You note to his/her teacher or any staff member. Here are some wonderful templates to print out and have your child work his/her magic.
Mrs. Anoff, Principal
Important Upcoming Dates and Events
For a complete list of dates and events visit les.hcpss.org/calendar
April
- 30 - International Fair, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
- 30 - Lisbon Lions Pride (Lisbon Fun Run), 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
May
- 2 - Schools Closed for Students - Professional Learning Day
- 4 - PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
- 4 - PTA Plant Sale Pick Up Day
- 6 - 5th Grade Virtual Simulated Congressional Hearings
- 11 - Spring Concert (Orchestra)
- 12 - Spring Concert (Band/Chorus/Handbells)
- 12 - Rising 6th Grade School Visits to Glenwood Middle School
- 13 - PTA Lisbon Ball (previously known as "Father/Daughter Dance")
- 18 - Schools Closes 3 hours early, 12:10 p.m.
- 20 - PTA Lions Ball
- 26 - Field Day
- 30 - Schools & Offices Closed - Memorial Day
June
- 3 - Field Day - Rain Date
- 8 - Schools Closes 3 hours early, 12:10 p.m.
- 15 - Schools Closes 3 hours early, 12:10 p.m.
- 15 - 5th Grade Promotion and Celebration
- 16 - Schools Closes 3 hours early, 12:10 p.m.
- 17 - Last Day of School, Schools Closes 3 hours early, 12:10 p.m.
Monday, May 2nd: No School for Students
Tuesday, May 3rd: RED DayNEW INFORMATION
MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MCAP) – SPRING ASSESSMENTS FOR 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GRADE
MSDE will administer MCAP assessments in the Spring for English Language Arts/Literacy & Mathematics. MCAP is the overarching term used for all state assessments.
Students in grades three, four and five will be participating in the MCAP Assessment starting on April 25th. There are four units of the Math test and four units of the English Language Arts (ELA) test for each grade. Students will take one test unit a day for ELA and two test units per day for Math.
Below are the assessment dates/times for each grade level.
5th Grade MCAP Dates/Time:
10:00 a.m. - 5/17, 5/19 (Math assessment)
11:30 a.m. – 5/23, 5/24, 5/25, 5/31 (ELA assessment)
4th Grade MCAP Dates/Time:
8:45 a.m. – 5/24, 5/25 (Math assessment)
- 1:00 p.m. – 5/16, 5/17, 5/19, 5/20 (ELA assessment)
3rd Grade MCAP Dates/Time:
- 11:00 a.m. - 5/24, 5/25 (Math assessment)
11:00 a.m. - 5/16, 5/17, 5/19, 5/20 (ELA assessment)
Please make every effort to have your child in school on time for the listed assessment dates.
Make up testing will be provided throughout the month of May but are not currently scheduled. All testing will be completed by June 3rd.
Students need to bring their HCPSS issued laptop (fully charged) and corded headphones. Any student without headphones will be issued a pair to use for the assessments. Please contact LaShonne Wright, lashonne_wright@hcpss.org, with any questions about the MCAP assessment.
GOOGLE TRANSLATE
Google Translate is now available in Google’s menu of additional services on HCPSS-issued Chromebooks for students in grades 4-12. Parent or guardian consent is required for students to access the tool/application.
If you have previously provided consent for Google’s menu of additional services, your child will automatically be given access to Google Translate, and no further action is needed.
If you desire to provide consent for your child to access Google’s additional services which include Google Translate, YouTube (grades 6-12), and CS First (grades K-5), complete the following steps:
- Log in to HCPSS Connect.
- Select More Options from the left panel.
- Select HCPSS Google Menu from the middle of the page.
- Click the check box to provide consent. Changes are automatically saved.
The Google Additional services will include:
- CS First for grades 4 and 5 - This is an authorized Supplementary Digital Tool, for creating interactive stories, games, and animations using a programming language called Scratch during the Computational Thinker unit
- Google Translate grades 4-12 - This additional service or authorized Supplementary Digital Tool, offers free service to instantly translate words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. Students will be informed when this service is allowable for use during classwork, independent assignments, and/or World Language assessments.
Questions? Email- Kassidy_Sharp@hcpss.org
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Rainbow Updates
PRIDE week will be here soon! HCPSS is getting geared up for an excited week of PRIDE events the week of June 6th-12th, 2022. There is an event or program offered each day. Please view the events on the flyer below and considering attending. I am super excited to attend the Read the Rainbow event for the book Calvin with the authors JR and Vanessa Ford. You can view the information and register for any of the events at https://sites.google.com/hcpss.org/hcpssrainbowconference/home
ARE YOU MOVING?
If you have moved or are moving soon, please notify us as soon as possible.
We are available to assist you with transitioning to your child's new school. Whether it be another HCPSS school, private school, or a school outside of the HCPSS district, we are here to help.
If you have an address change, bring your new residency documents to the front office and we will update your address in the system. If you have any questions, contact Linda Drews, Registrar: linda_drews@hcpss.org
INFORMATION WORTH REPEATING
VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS
All volunteers and visitors must complete two trainings; HCPSS confidentiality training and child abuse and neglect training for parents. Upon completion, there are two forms to complete and turn in to the front office when you arrive.
Confidentiality Training - Certificate
Child Abuse and Neglect Training - Certificate
All visitors and volunteers need to sign in using the Lobby Guard kiosk in the front office. In order to do that, you need a government-issued identification (driver's license). The Lobby Guard program conducts a quick background check. Visitors and volunteers must wear the Lobby Guard issued visitor's badge in a prominent location while in the school building and on campus. When leaving, visitors and volunteers must sign out using the Lobby Guard badge.
Indicators of Educational Equity Survey
Prior to Spring Break, we sent a separate email to families asking everyone to complete this important survey. We have a good response rate so far with 29% of our families participating in the survey.
As part of our school improvement process, we are asking ALL families to provide input about their equity priorities for our school. Please use one of the links below to complete the survey if you have not completed the survey already. We will use your input, along with other school data, to refine our school improvement plan for the next school year.
The survey is anonymous and available in multiple languages. If you have children at more than one school, please complete one survey per school.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Anoff at debra_anoff@hcpss.org. Thank you for your time and insights!
Maryland Special Education Parent Involvement Survey
Reporting Absences
Absence Notes
All students are required to have a note explaining why they were absent. Please send an email to your child's teacher as well as lesabsence@hcpss.org.
PTA NEWS
Important Deadlines This Week
DEADLINE FOR YEARBOOKS 4/30 ONLINE SALES ONLY
4/30 – Lisbon PTA Run/Walk/Tour (see below)
4/30 – Free Family Fun Event International Fair (see below)
5/4 – Plant Sales Pick-up
5/4 – IN-PERSON PTA General Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
5/4 – PTA Elections, By-Laws, & Budget, 6:30 p.m.
5/2 -5/6 – Staff Appreciation Week (see below)
5/6 – LAST DAY TO EARN LISBON RUN/WALK/TOUR PRIZES
5/6 - Virtual Talent Show Deadline (see below)
5/13 – Lisbon Ball, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
5/20 – Lions Ball, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
6/4-5 – Lisbon Yard Sale
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Our Lisbon PTA Fundraiser 2022 Business Sponsors
BCC Automotive
bccautomotive.com 410-489-21797
ResearchLearnExecute
DIYDanielle.com
YouTube/IG @doityourselfdanielle
Super Pawn Laurel
facebook.com/superpawnlaurel.pays
The Grill at Lisbon
thegrillatlisbon.com 410-489-5016
Lisbon Auto Repair
lisbonautorepaircenter.com 410-489-5400
Walkers Tap and Table
eatatwalkers.com 410-801-9400
West Howard Swim Club facebook.com/westhowardswimclub 410-489-7350
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Home Skincare and Wellness homeskincareandwellness.comLisbon Lions Pride Run/Walk/History Walking Tour – PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
A 1-mile run, walk, and historic walking tour in the town of Lisbon from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 30, 2022.
Join the fun and earn awesome Lisbon 2022 prizes!
A 1-mile run and walk through the town of Lisbon. Run starts at 9:30 a.m. the walk at 9:45 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. there will be a Historic Walking Tour of Lisbon. Register now and start earning pledges to earn prizes. Registration is $5 and when you reach $35 you will earn the Lisbon Lions 2022 Past, Present, & Future t-shirt. We also have a no pledge option. Follow this link to out Lisbon Lions Pride 2022 site to register and get information and see prizes. Prizes can be earned until May 6, 2022.
https://lisbonlionspride.memberhub.gives/lisbon2022
This event and all options are open to students, siblings, families, business members, and community members.
Under Navigation tab the Participants page registers anyone to earn prizes.
$35 – Wicking Lisbon 2022 t-shirt
$50 – Stuffed Lisbon 2022 Lion keychain
$100 – Lisbon 2022 Fidget
$150 – Lisbon 2022 Pedometer
$200 – Lisbon 2022 Umbrella
$250 – Lisbon Lions 2022 Beach towel
Tickets are Non-Pledge/Prizes entries, T-shirt, and Historic Walking tour booklet 2022 are optional.
Food trucks will be available starting at 9:30 a.m. and the International Fair starts at 11:00 a.m. the same day.
Not available to attend the event on Saturday, April 30th you can earn your mile at Walking Wednesday during the month of April.
Register by April 8th and your t-shirt will arrive before Lion’s pride. Registrations after April 8th t-shirts will arrive in early May with prizes earned.
International Fair – We need families to share their culture, heritage or favorite country
Please join us for The Lisbon Elementary Annual International Fair!
Saturday, April 30th from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
But we need you too! Please contact us if you have items to donate for our raffle. We already have some great items to win! Lisbon families are invited to share their traditions or favorite country in our Cultural Heritage Hall. Bring food, artifacts, traditional clothing, musical instruments and any other item that is representative of your family’s culture or favorite country. Please just remember little hands will want to touch these objects so please do not bring anything you are concerned could be damaged. Please use our signup genius link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084aafaa29a7f49-lisbon2
Lisbon PTA Community Yellow Pages
https://forms.gle/ZMGiDjVXc3qFKXTh8
Do you have a small or home business? Do you know of local services or community places? Lisbon PTA has started collecting businesses, services, and local attractions but we need you. You can submit multiple times. We want to give our current families as well as our future ones an easy, community yellow pages.
ISO Volunteer Families for our New Lisbon Liaisons Program!!!
Do you and your family:
· Like to attend our LES Events?
· Enjoy meeting and connecting with new people?
· Want to serve as a helpful point of contact for another family?
· Care about creating a community that is invested in celebrating our diversity?
If so, please consider joining our Lisbon Liaison Program. This program was developed to ensure that all families at Lisbon feel welcome in our community and to encourage engagement with our community. The focus is on supporting two primary populations:
· Families who have recently moved to the community and have a child(ren) in attendance at Lisbon Elementary School
· Families in which the adult caretakers are not conversant in English and have a child(ren) in attendance at Lisbon Elementary School
Liaison families serve as points of contact and are familiar faces for school events and for the day-to-day questions that may arise as these families move through Lisbon Elementary. The goal of the program is to ensure that all families understand that they are valuable members of our community and to close any gaps that may exist in a family’s ability to access the resources and opportunities provided by the Lisbon Elementary School Community. If you are interested, please look for our table at the International Fair, or contact either Liz Banach at lizbanach@gmail.com or Ellen Bockelman at meabbock@gmail.com.
Thank you!
Announcing Lisbon Elementary's 2022 Virtual Talent Show!!!
What is your (child's) talent?
Tap Dancing ~ Yodeling ~ Dressage
Playing Bagpipes ~ Ice Skating ~ Sculpting
No matter the skill or the setting, now is your chance
to show off for all your family and friends!
Submit a video to our Virtual Talent Show page in FlipGrid!
Performances may be individual or group.
Video submissions are DUE by FRIDAY, MAY 6.
Your PTA Needs You!!
Executive Board Positions
- 1st Vice President (prepare agenda, oversee committee chairs, manage vacancies) (time commitment - low to moderate, consistent throughout the year)
- 2nd Vice President (reserve room and building space for PTA events and activities, arrange for After School Activities) (time commitment - moderate, mostly around beginning of each semester)
Event/Committee Chair Positions
- Back to School Picnic and Snowball Social (Co-Chair)
(Time commitment - low, September)
- Fall Festival (Co-Chair) (time commitment - high, October)
- Reflections (time commitment - low, Fall)
- Hospitality/Teacher Appreciation (time commitment – moderate)
- Community Basket Night (Co-Chair) (Time commitment –high, in October and November)
- Movie Night (time commitment - low, November to early December)
- Winter Bash (Co-Chair) (low to moderate, November –January)
- Snow Tubing - TBD (time commitment - low, December to January)
- International Fair (time commitment - moderate to high, spring)
- STEM Night (time commitment - moderate to high, spring, begin planning in fall)
- Talent Show (time commitment - high, spring)
- Fun Run/Walk (time commitment - high, spring)
- Lisbon/Lions Ball (time commitment - moderate to heavy, late spring)
All positions have information binders and support from previous person. Most General Membership meetings are virtual.
PTA Elections - May 4, 2022
Every 2 years most of our executive committee positions are up for Election. These positions are especially important because without a President, Treasurer, and Recording Secretary our PTA is not able to function under national PTA requirements.
Positions up for election on May 4, 2022, are
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Elections will be held In-Person at the May 4th General Membership Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Lisbon Elementary. If you are interested in any of these positions please contact Ellen Bockelman at 1stvp@LisbonPTA.org
We will also be voting on By-Laws and Budget
Lisbon Ball & Lion Ball
Lisbon Ball - May 13, 2022
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Lion Ball - May 20, 2022
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $15 for Lisbon students - Adults are free!
Join us as we dance “Under the Stars” at Lisbon
Why are there 2 dances this year? Are they different? What happened to the Father/Daughter Dance?
Back in 2018 the PTA general membership decided to rename the Father/Daughter Dance. We realized families look different and we wanted all our students to feel included. The Lisbon Ball was the new name we chose. At the same time, we were looking for a “Son and Their Special Adult” activity. Members thought that they would like it to be a dance, but we were not sure this is what the “sons” wanted. During an after-school activity the idea of a dance was brought up and a 4th grade young man really wanted to know why the boys didn’t get a dance like the girls. He then wrote a letter to our PTA asking for a boys dance. In 2020 the PTA sent out a survey asking what our parents wanted, 1 dance for everyone or 2 dances, one for boys and girls. The results were the same as we had at our meetings, 48% wanted 1 dance and 48% wanted 2 dances and 4% wanted it to be left alone. The PTA decided in 2022 we would hold 2 dances open to everyone and see if we should continue 2 or go back to 1. The dances were moved to May to eliminate a “snow day”. Both dances will have the same theme, DJ, photographer, refreshments, and party favor. Our students and their special adult can attend either dance. Photographs will be sent home with your child in late May.
Take away:
1. Students can suggest changes to the PTA, and we listen.
2. Our PTA surveys are very important and help us meet the needs of our families.
3. Lisbon PTA values your input, suggestions, and idea.
Order Your Yearbook Online
Membership
Your membership helps fund our free family fun events, scholarships for PTA activities, 5th grade Celebration and many other Lisbon PTA initiatives.
www.lisbonpta.memberhub.com/store?category=Memberships
Community News and Programs
The link below will take you to community notices are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Howard County Public School System.
http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/