Transcript Welcome to Mechanicsville Elementary School

Welcome to Mechanicsville
Elementary School
Back to School Night
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
Grades 3-5
Schedule for Tonight
6:00-6:30 Introductions, Parent Guides, and PTA
Grade 3
6:30-6:55
Classroom Visits
Grade 4
6:30-6:55
Cafeteria
Grade 5
6:30-6:55
Gym
7:00-7:25
Gym
7:00-7:25
Classroom Visits
7:00-7:25
Classroom Visits
7:30-7:50 Volunteer Training (Gym)
Introductions
Administration:
 Steve Wernick, Principal
 Ms. Jensen, Assistant Principal
Office Staff:
 Ms. Halvorsen, Secretary
 Ms. Morelock, Secretary
 Ms. Scanlon, Secretary
 Ms. Parker, Nurse
 Ms. Preller, School Counselor
PTA:
 Ms. Sobieck, President
Third Grade Team
Ms. Davis
Ms. Gentile
Ms. Ridgely
Ms. Stauder (TL)
Fourth Grade Team
Ms. Batanglo (TL)
Ms. Darnley
Ms. Dorsey
Ms. Miksa
Ms. Oneda
Fifth Grade Team
Ms. Buchman
Ms. Gill
Ms. Houseal
Ms. Potter
Ms. Thurston (TL)
Resource and Special Areas
Teams
Specials Teachers:
 Ms. Anastassion (instr. & vocal)
 Ms. Dorsey (art)
 Ms. Frock (art)
 Ms. Haislip (vocal music)
 Ms. Kahler (media) (TL)
 Ms. Koslowski (health)
 Ms. Murphey (P.E./health)
 Ms. Schlipper (P.E.) (TL)
GT Teachers:
 Ms. Pelletier
 Ms. Walsh
Resource Teachers:
 Ms. Dorsey (TL)
 Ms. Milnes
 Ms. Morie
 Ms. Nott (TL)
 Ms. Wallace
Resource Specialists:
 Ms. Bailey (ILA) (TL)
 Ms. Chucko (Math)
Vision and Mission
Our Vision:
To become a model school of caring, sharing,
and high student achievement.
Our Mission:
To work together to promote high student
achievement and lifelong learning for all by
providing a quality education in a
safe learning environment.
Our Values and Beliefs
 Collaboration among and across all
stakeholders
 Positive learning environment for our
students
 Life-long learning for all
 The success of each individual student
Our Priorities
Continue “first-pass” Instruction and
student-centered teaching
Full implementation of the Common Core
Curriculum (K-5)
Additional support for all classrooms
New reading series (grades 3-5)
Continue to be “results-oriented” through
data utilization
CCPS Parent Guides
 Bob & Cindy Lord (410) 848-1802
[email protected]
 Parent Guides:
www.facebook.com/CCPSParentGuides
 Carroll Values Education:
www.facebook.com/CarrollValuesEducation
 Family Forum: Common Core State Standards and the
PARCC Assessment
 Thursday, September 19th
 7:00PM to 8:30PM
 Winters Mill High School (560 Gorsuch Road)
Attendance
Doors open for students at 9:00 AM.
Dismissal begins at 4:00 PM.
Students need to be in their seats by 9:30 AM
to avoid being marked tardy (late).
If your child is absent, please send a note
when your child returns. If a note is not
received, the absence will be marked as
UNVERIFIED.
Attendance (continued)
After a period of time, unverified absences are
coded as UNLAWFUL.
Students who leave prior to 4:00 PM will be
marked tardy for the afternoon.
Extended absences require prior approval.
Transportation
Bus transportation is available for every
student.
We have great bus drivers!
Riding the bus is statistically safer than
riding in a car.
We have a very small parking lot. Please
help us decrease the volume of traffic in our
loop.
Please adhere to the directions of our staff
members in the parking lot.
Lunch Prices
Student breakfast $1.25
Student lunch: $2.25
Milk: $0.60
Ice cream $0.75
Cafeteria
 Lunch Guests-Please wait at least 2 weeks.
 Lunch guests must sign in at the office and receive a
guest sticker. We must have a note in advance for
anyone other a parent or guardian requesting to
have lunch with a student (Grandparents, etc.).
 Please consider purchasing lunches through the
prepay lunch program. This can be done for a few
meals, the month, or the year.
 Pre-pay forms can be found in a link on the MES
website.
 Breakfast is available daily.
 Ms. Quinn, Awesome Cafeteria Manager!
Birthday Celebrations/
Special Activities
Please do not bring in food for Birthdays.
Special activities involving food items must be preapproved by the teacher.
A good alternative: consider purchasing ice cream
in the cafeteria for the class at $0.75 per child.
Other ideas:
Pencils and/or stickers for each student in the class or
A book donated to the teacher w/child’s name and
birthdate in it as a keepsake for the class.
Student Dress
 Please make sure students are dressed
appropriately and comfortably for learning and
the environment.
 Student dress should not be a distraction to the
student or other students.
 Appropriate shoes should be worn daily
 Students will be going outside daily for recess and PE.
 Coats/sweatshirts
Involvement/Activities
PTA meetings, activities, and events
PTA committee chairs
Classroom volunteers
Help at home
Field trips
Guest speakers
Volunteer training (7:30 this evening)
We need your help!
We are a Green School!
REDUCE/REUSE/RECYCLE
Recycling projects
Conservation projects
Rain garden, butterfly garden, song bird garden,
nature trail, and outdoor classroom
Curricular connections
PLEASE:
Send lunch items in plastic containers instead of
baggies
Have your children ride the bus to conserve fuel and
help reduce emissions!
Partnerships
Professional Development School w/
Stevenson University
5 Senior Interns
8 Sophomore Student Field Experiences
2 Carroll County Career and Tech Center
Students
CHANGE Volunteers
Lions Club
DARE Officers
MES Website: www.carrollk12.org/mes
 School information
 Calendar
 Staff contact information
 Newsletters
 PTA website link
 Student handbook
 Menus and meal plans
 Supply lists
 School improvement plan
 Media links
PBIS & Behavioral Rewards
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
CARE (Cooperation, Attitude, Responsibility, Effort)
CARE tickets
Over 52,000 CARE tickets awarded last year
Student incentives and recognition
Communication
Misc. Information
Alert Now email system
Update contact information when
changes occur
E-School Plus (Home Access Center)
Field trips
 Chaperones (volunteer training)
 Volunteer - Please no “shadowing”
Our PTA is Awesome!
Ms. Sobieck, President
www.mespta.org
 Fun family events
 Digi-blocks
 Computer carts
 Carpets for classrooms
 Funds for classroom teachers
 LCD projectors/document Cameras
Outdoor classroom
Flip cameras
Recess equipment
Field trip funds
New playground
Bird box camera
Mechanicsville Elementary
School
Parent Teacher Association
(PTA)
Welcome Back to School!
 PTA Officers for 2013-2014
 Stacy Sobieck, President
 Dawn Bainbridge, Vice President
 Carolyn Boggs, Treasurer
 Colleen Kelly, Secretary
 PTA Membership Drive underway now.
 PTA Meetings will continue to be bi-monthly on
the third Wednesday from 7 to 8pm. Free
childcare is provided. The first meeting is
September 18th.
What’s New for 2013-2014
 Family Fun Night
 Spring Spruce Up Day
Upcoming Events for 2013-2014
 Ice Cream Social on September 12th
 MES Fun Run
 Parent/Grandparent Breakfasts
 Book Fair, November
 Mardi Gras, March 29th
 Play Day
 Secure Online School Directory
 Contains contact information for all participating families
 PTA Supported and Driven
 100% Parent control over what information is shared
 Communication tool-parent to parent and PTA to parents
 More information will be sent home detailing how you can
participate
A Few Good Volunteers
Volunteer – A Little or
A Lot
 Homeroom Parent
 Choose your committee or event (all need help!)
 Need Mardi Gras co-chair
 Need Parent/Grandparent Breakfast co-chair
 Tell us about your skills and talents
 At home volunteer opportunities are available too!
Raising Money = Necessary Evil
Activities and Events help us have fun while raising money
needed to fund programs.
 Restaurant/Shopping Nights scheduled monthly
 Redemption Programs (Grocery Stores, Target, BOX
TOPS)
 Mardi Gras Spring Carnival and Auction
 Fall Fundraiser (The MES Fun Run)
Join us
 Complete Simple Membership Form
 $6 Membership Fee
Learn More
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Come to a meeting
www.mespta.org
PTA Newsletters
Find us on Facebook!
Thank You!
We are looking forward to a wonderful year!
Please feel free to contact us at school if you
have any questions.
Circle of Friends
(author unknown)
We've joined together as classmates
as the new year begins...
A year full of learning
while we become friends.
We'll share and be kind
as we work and we play.
And our friendship will grow
with each passing day.