Mrs. O’s Spotlight — Week of October 1

Below please find text of Mrs. O’s Spotlight for the week of October 1st. Click here for a printable PDF.

This Week:

 

Mon., Oct. 1               Lacrosse, 3:30-4:30

                                       Language Stars, 3:30-4:30, rm. 121

                                      Cub Scouts, 3:30-4:30 pm, rm. 155

                                      Art, 3:30-4:30, rm. 163

                                     Hoop Stars, 3:30-4:30, gym

                                     MSI Girls Soccer, 3:30-5:00 pm     

 

Tues., Oct. 2            Rock Guitar, 3:30-4:30, rm. 125

                                     Voice class, 3:30-4:30, rm. 163

                                     K Daisies, 3:30-4:30 pm, rm. 129

                                     Drama, 3:30-4:30 pm, rm. 219

                                     Basketball, 3:30-4:30 pm, gym

                                     Room Parent Orientation, 6:30-7:00 pm, Media Center

                                     PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm, APR

                                     Potomac Pizza Night, 6:00-8:00 pm

                            

Wed., Oct. 3           Walk to School Day (meet at CJMS bus lot and walk together)

                                    Gr. 3 Brownies, 3:30-4:30 pm, rm. 128

                                    Gr. 1 Daisies, 3:30-4:30 pm (field trip)

                                    Gr. 4 Juniors, 3:30-4:30 pm, rm. 212

                                    Gr. 2 Brownies, 3:30-4:30 pm, 154   

                         

Thur., Oct. 4            Kung Fu, 3:30-4:30, rm. 164

                                     Hip Hop, 3:30-4:30, gym

                                     Beginner Guitar, rm. 148

                                     Soccer, 3:30-4:30 pm

                       

Fri., Oct. 5               Odyssey of the Mind, 3:30-4:30, Media Center

                                    Violin, 3:30-4:30, rm. 120

                                    Street Hockey, 3:30-4:30 pm                        

            Have a great weekend!             

A Look Ahead

Oct. 8         Open House for Parents, 9:15-11:45 am

Oct. 8-11    Book Fair

      

  • Innisbrook      money is due no later than Monday, October 1.       Please have all checks made out to Bells Mill PTA.  In order      for your order to be processed, we MUST have all money by Monday.       There is still time for your friends and relatives to order online.       Please have them go to www.Innisbrook.com      and click on EZ order.  Our school number is 103353.  Thanks for      helping the PTA raise money for all the wonderful things they do!

 

  • By now every 3rd Grade parent/guardian should have received an application form for the Elementary Centers for the Highly Gifted (HCG).  These forms were mailed directly to homes from MCPS.   The application deadline is November 2, 2012.  Please follow the instructions for mailing the form to MCPS.  Do not return the form to school, as this will only delay the process.  Applications can also be found at:  www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/admissions/applications.aspx .  There will be two Parent Information Meetings:  October 3 at Wheaton HS and Oct. 10 at Quince Orchard HS.  Both meetings will take place at 7:00 pm in the auditorium.  Interested parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to attend.   

 

  • If you have volunteered to be a room parent, please plan on attending an orientation on Tuesday, October 2, 6:30-7:00 pm, in the Media Center.  The first PTA meeting of year will immediately follow at 7:00 in the APR. 

 

  • On Wednesday, October 3,      we will participate in the county-wide Walk to School Day.  This event is part of Safe Routes to School, a program to create safer walking and biking routes so      parents are comfortable allowing their children to walk and bike to      school. To ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate in      this event, we are asking parents who normally drive their child to school      to have their children walk to school on October 3.  If you must drive your child to school      on that day, please drop your child off at Cabin John MS. Bells Mill      teachers and patrols will be onsite to escort students as we walk to      school together.  Please drop off your child by 8:50      a.m.  We will begin our walk at 8:55      a.m.

 

  • Please      plan on visiting your child’s classroom on Monday, October 8, for our      annual Open House.  Parents      are invited to observe a typical school day for your child.  We welcome parents from 9:15 – 11:45      am.  All parents are expected to      enter through the main doors and sign in.       We request that younger      siblings not attend.  It      will be necessary for you to park on the street that day. We look forward      to having you join us for the morning instructional period.

 

  • The Book Fair is coming      Monday, October 8, through Thursday, October 11.   All proceeds from      sales go to the PTA to purchase books for our media center and for      classroom teachers.  During the      school day students will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair and      make purchases. We encourage parents to stop by on Monday, October 8, when      you attend Open House.  On      Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10 and 11, the Book Fair will be open in      the evening, 6:30-8:30 pm (students must be accompanied by an adult). 

 

  • Registration      is now under way for the fall 2012 MCPS Parent Academy.       Parents      can choose from a lineup of workshops that includes Curriculum 2.0,      anxiety in children and adolescents,      and helping students develop organizational skills. A series of workshops for beginning computer      users and another series on special education also are offered. Additionally, the Division of English for Speakers      of Other Languages (ES0L) Bilingual Programs staff in collaboration with      the Division of Family and Community Partnerships (DFCP) will present      workshops on preparing for parent-teacher conferences in six languages.  Parent Academy      workshops are taught by MCPS staff members and representatives      from community organizations.       Interpretation and childcare are free.  For information/registration      visit the Parent Academy website at www.mcpsparentacademy.org .

 

Thank you for being partners in your child’s education.

 

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