December 6, 2016 Calendar of Events

DATE EVENT TIME

Dec. 6 PTA Meeting 7:30 pm

Dec. 9 SCHOOL CLOSE 3 HOURS EARLY – Professional Development Elementary and Middle School only

12:10 pm dismissal

Dec. 13 Winter Concert 5th Grade 9:30 am and 7:00 pm

Dec. 14 PTA Spirit Night at Noodles & Co.

Dec. 16 Ballroom Dance Program for 5th grade students and their parents - Gym

12:20 pm

Dec. 20 Winter Concert 4th Grade 9:30 am and 7:00 pm

Dec. 22 Christmas Holiday/Winter Break Begins at the End of School Day

Jan. 3 Schools Reopen

Jan 10 PTA Meeting 7:30 pm

Jan. 11 Sky Zone Fund Raiser 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Jan. 13 Hawaii Day

Jan. 13 SCHOOL CLOSE 3 HOURS EARLY - Second

Marking Period Ends includes all schools 12:10 pm dismissal

Jan. 16 SCHOOLS CLOSED - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Birthday

Jan. 17 SCHOOL CLOSED – Professional Development, includes all schools

Jan. 18 PTA Spirit Night at Coal Fire – Hunt Valley

Jan. 26 Distribution of Report Cards

Jan. 27 Pizza Bingo – Snow Date Feb. 3rd 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Jan. 30 Baltimore Cnty Library Visits Warren Kindergarten-Rec Room

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Feb. 1 thru Feb. 7 Vision and Hearing Screening

Feb. 7 Lyric Opera Assembly Grade KG thru Grade 02 - Cafe 9:00 am to 9:30 am

Feb. 14 PTA meeting 7:30 pm

Feb. 17 Pajama Day

Feb. 17 SCHOOLS CLOSE 3 Hours Early for Students– Teachers on Duty; High Schools in Session Full Day

12:10 pm dismissal

Feb. 20 SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED ALL DAY FOR PRESIDENTS DAY

December 6, 2016

eason’s Greetings and Happy Holidays!

May the spirit of the season bring peace and

happiness to all of our Warren families! We are

so fortunate to be a part of a community that celebrates

and values many different cultures and customs.

It was wonderful to see so many parents, guardians, and

grandparents during American Education Week and

during parent conferences. We are very appreciative that

the PTA provided refreshments every morning for

visiting parents and for our Grandparents’ Breakfast on

Friday. Now that conferences have been held and report

cards distributed, this is a great time to set goals and

focus efforts for this second marking period.

The weather has turned colder, so it is important to

remind all families to listen to the news each morning to

learn whether school is opening on time. Most television

news programs run information along the bottom of the

television screen throughout the broadcast. You may call

410-887-5555 for information or check the BCPS website

(www.bcps.org). If you have not yet registered, please

consider enrolling in the School’s Out Alert system. You

can go to their website (www.schoolsout.com) and

receive free email notifications anytime there is an

unexpected change in the Baltimore County Public

School System schedule. Or, download the free app

“BCPS Now” to be informed of the latest operating status

of schools in Baltimore County. It is important that we

keep the school phone lines open for communication, so

please do not call school. This is also a good time to

review procedures with your child in case schools close

early.

This is a very busy time of year, but I hope you are able

to enjoy the spirit of the season.

Jason Barnett

Principal

Inclement Weather Policies

e ask that parents review the following

information in the event of inclement

weather.

All schools - closed for the Entire Day In the event of bad weather and very hazardous road

conditions throughout the county, all schools may be

closed for the entire day. Every effort will be made to

have such an announcement given over the radio and

television, Twitter, Facebook and the BCPS phone app by

5:30 am. (If on an inclement morning no announcement

is made over local stations or social media, it is to be

assumed that schools will be open as usual.)

All Schools – Late Opening When weather conditions are such that it appears

extremely hazardous to operate schools at the regular

early morning hours but that traveling conditions will

improve later in the morning, the opening of schools

may be delayed one or two hours. In addition to

delaying bus schedules, it may be necessary to

temporarily alter certain bus routes. If school opens

later than usual, please make sure that your child does

not arrive before the announced opening time. We are

unable to provide supervision prior to 15 minutes before

the adjusted starting time.

One-Hour Delayed Opening Student Arrival: Students in Grades PreK thru 5 should

arrive at school one hour later than normal. Buses will

run their regular routes one-hour later than normal.

Warren Elementary arrival time when

one hour late is 9:30 am.

Two-Hour Delayed Opening Student Arrival: Students in Grades KG thru 5 should

arrive at school two hours later than normal. AM PreK

students will not have school when there is a 2 hour

delay. Buses will run their regular routes two hours later

than normal.

Warren Elementary arrival time when

two hours later is 10:30 am.

Schools-Early Closings

When inclement weather develops throughout the

county while pupils are in school, it may be advisable to

close all schools early. In this event parents will be

notified by radio and television announcements, Twitter,

Facebook or the BCPS phone app.

In the event that only Warren Elementary is closed due

to some unforeseen condition that warrants an early

closing, we will refer to the Student Emergency

Information form to contact parents via a Connect Ed

phone call and/or e-mail.

Please make sure you have provided us with the most

updated information.

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Be sure your child knows what to do and where to go if

schools close early or opens late.

One-Hour Early Closing Student Dismissal: Students in Grades KG thru 5 will be

dismissed on hour earlier than normal. PreK students

will be dismissed at their usual time (11:10 am).

Warren Elementary Dismissal Time

When Leaving One Hour Early is 2:10

pm.

LUNCHES – Lunches will be served to students as usual.

Two-Hour Early Closing Student Dismissal: Students in Grades KG thru 5 will be

dismissed two hours earlier than normal. PreK students

will be dismissed at their usual time (11:10 am).

Warren Elementary Dismissal Time

When Leaving Two Hours Early is 1:10

pm.

LUNCHES – lunches will be served to students as usual.

Three-Hour Early Closing Student Dismissal: Students in Grades KG thru 5 and all-

day kindergarten programs will be dismissed three hours

earlier than normal. PreK will remain in elementary

schools until dismissal for students in kindergarten

through grade 5 and will travel home on the same buses

with these students. Of course, parents are welcome to

come and pick up PreK students at their dismissal time

(11:10 am).

Warren Elementary Dismissal Time

When Leaving Three Hours Early is

12:20 PM.

LUNCHES - Lunches will be served to students although

some adjustment to lunch shift schedules will be

necessary.

If school is delayed or closed, the updated information

also will be announced on The Education Channel

(Comcast Cable Channel 73, Verizon Channel 35 in

Baltimore County), on the BCPS web site at

www.bcps.org, and on a voice-weather telephone line at

410-887-5555. Please do not call schools or media

outlets for this information.

Media Organizations for Inclement Weather

Information

Television

WBAL (NBC, Channel 11), WMAR (ABC, Channel 2),

WJZ (CBS, Channel 13), WBFF (FOX, Channel 45)

The Education Channel (Comcast Cable Channel 73,

Verizon 35)

Radio

WBAL (1090 AM), WCBM (680 AM), WTTR (1470 AM),

WLIF (101.9 FM), WPOC (93.1 FM), WQSR (102.7 FM),

WRBS (95.1 FM), WRNR (103.1 FM), WWMX (106.5

FM), (WZBA (100.7 FM)

Internet

www.bcps.org

BCPS NOW App

www.schools-out.com

BCPS TWITTER @BaltCoPS

Facebook at the BCPS Facebook page

Sign up for Schools Out Alert at www.schoolsout.com

News from the PTA

Pizza Bingo

ave the Date!

Warren Elementary’s Annual Pizza Bingo

will be held on January 27, 2017 from 6:30 pm to

8:30 pm. $8.00 per person – more information to

follow!

Prizes, Pizza, Raffle, Fun!!

Please see the attached flyer for more PTA events and

news!

Jennifer Blake,

PTA President

Assistant Principal for the Day

lyssa Wright was the winner at the Fall Festival

for Assistant Principal for the Day. Miss Wright

enjoyed her day as Assistant Principal by

declaring a PJ Day at Warren. Miss Wright also visited

classes, spoke with teachers and students and enjoyed

having pizza for lunch in the office.

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Thank you Miss Wright for your service to our students

The Masons Warren Lodge 51

he wonderful Masons of Warren Lodge

51 have made a generous donation to

our school. This donation will help

promote a safe and orderly environment at

Warren and we wish to thank the lodge

members for being such a support for the

children of Warren!

News from the Phys Ed Department

or the past three weeks in physical education class

all students in grades K-5 have been participating

in the Movement Education Unit. In order to help

commemorate the 100th year of the National Park

Service, this year’s Movement Education theme was

United States National Parks. This unit provides

students with the opportunity to utilize muscles in their

upper and lower body, as they climb, swing, balance and

crawl through eight fun stations.

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ongratulations to Sophia Triantafilos who was our

physical education teacher for the day on

November 29th! Sophia won this prize earlier this

year at the Warren PTA Fall Festival Silent Auction.

Miss Triantafilos was an outstanding Phys Ed Teacher

and a great help to Mr. Dyke!

he Ballroom Dance Program for our fifth grade

students will be from 12/12 – 12/16. Parents are

invited to attend on 12/16 at 12:20 for a final

performance.

Thank you,

Mr. Dyke

Physical Education Teacher

Cockeysville Baptist Church

Jason Robbins, Joe Turner and Brenda Johnson

he congregation of Cockeysville Baptist Church

has donated snack and food items as well as

stuffed back packs for our children in need. The

generosity and kindness of this wonderful congregation

has touched all of us. Thank you again to this lovely

congregation that continue to support our Warren

Elementary students!

Character Trait of the Month – Compassion

ompassion Counts

It’s the time of year when most people think about

giving to others, and many of us are aware of people who

are less fortunate and in need. Our own students, led by

the Student Leadership team, collected canned and non-

perishable food items last month to go to needy families

in Maryland. Through our Outreach Committee we

distributed 12 Thanksgiving baskets to families in our

community. As a result, it is ideal to have ‘Compassion’

as our value of the month for December.

We define ‘Compassion’ as caring for the needs of others.

Through stories, DVD presentations, and cooperative

classroom games, teachers and support staff will be

emphasizing the value of compassion, modeling it and

encouraging our students to demonstrate this character

trait. At home you can encourage your child to be

compassionate by pointing out that there are those who

are not as fortunate as we are. And then you can involve

them in any charitable acts of giving that you may do

around the holiday season. Keep in mind that giving of

your time to help Grandma clean and decorate for the

holidays is sometimes even better than monetary

donations.

Thank you as always for your support of our programs at

Warren Elementary. I am excited to be working on and

helping to implement our Character Education Program.

Look for more values of the month to come…

Thank you very much,

Laura Sherline, School Counselor

And the Student Leadership Team

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Musical Notes

ongratulations to Ms. Offidani’s first grade

class! They did a beautiful job singing for our

Superintendent and visitors on November 2nd and

3rd. They were accompanied by students from Mrs.

Well’s class who played Latin instruments to celebrate

the occasion! Muy Bien!!

Mrs. Marziale’s 2nd graders sang beautifully for a large

crowd of Grandparents who came for American

Education Week. They sang and danced a musical

“Thank you” to our appreciative visitors!

On Thursday, December 1st Mrs. Reighart’s class

performed during the Veteran’s Day assembly.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Winter

Concerts. Fifth Graders will be performing on Tuesday,

December 13th and Fourth Graders will be singing on

Tuesday, December 20th. All concerts will be performed

for the school at 9:30 am and for parents and guests that

evening at 7pm. Students should see Ms. Anderson for

specific directions on arrival times.

ur after-school ukulele club is going well as

students from the 4th and 5th grades are learning

chords and strumming techniques to accompany

recorded songs as well as their own singing! There will

be another sign-up for this club in January.

Art News: Studio 19

he first session of Young Rembrandts has ended and the second session has now started. Our Warren students are really enjoying

this drawing club! There will be several more

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sessions available throughout the school year. Look for details for the next session which will begin in late January.

Congratulations to Tai’ja Diggs and Rian Morales! Their Cactus art projects will be on display over the next few months at the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson. Nice job!

Clay Club for Cubs …all sessions are

now full. You may add your child’s name to our waiting

list. If a spot should become available Mrs. Seitz will

contact you. Please e-mail Mrs. Seitz at aseitz@bcps.org

Allison Seitz

Art Educator/Studio 19

School Store

oliday Shopping

Don’t forget the school store when you are

looking for stocking stuffers or other

inexpensive small items for gifts.

Our holiday merchandise will be available starting

December 5. We will have Snowbird & Tinsel Tim pens

($2.50), Snowflake pop point pencil ($.50) and holiday

jigsaw puzzles ($1.00). We also have holiday pencils

($.15) and Bookmarks ($.25) as well as many other

holiday items. Last year’s hot seller, Elf on a Shelf little

notebooks, are back for $.75. Our regular merchandise

will include Zoo Keeper Pencil Pouches ($3.50), erasers,

key chains, memo books and so much more starting at

$.10.

Why not come in yourself to see what we have? Parents

can shop too. We are open every day from 8:30 to 8:45.

Everyone who shops from 12/05 to 12/22 will receive a

free thank you holiday eraser.

Come to look or come to shop but be sure and come!

Ruth Spivak

Store Manager

Library News

ll students used library class time to visit and

participate in The Mobile Innovation Lab which

came to Warren Elementary School 11/21-11/23.

Sydney Healthington

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Dvij Raicha

Sydney Healthington and Dvij Raicha were among the

students who used Wixie to express their ideas during

the election process.

Mrs. Foltz

Media Specialist

No Shave November

Mr. Barnett,

Anita from Anita’s Classic Barbershop and Mr. Culp

hank you to all of the fathers and teachers of

Warren including Mr. Dyke, Mr. Dager, Mr.

Mueller, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shelley, Mr. Barnett, Mr.

Stone, Mr. Culp, Mr. Henigan, Mr. Koch, Mr. Erdman,

and all parents and guardians of Warren Elementary

School who participated in No Shave November. A

special congratulations to Mr. Culp who won the title of

“Best Beard”.

This unique program is designed to raise cancer

awareness. We would like to thank Anita's Classic

Barbershop on York Road in Cockeysville for partnering

with us.

The Aftermath So, what do you do after you grow your beard for a

month then shave to a mustache? Well…

Your students grow mustaches in support!

Veteran’s Day Assembly

n Thursday December 1, 2016, Warren

Elementary students participated in a belated

Veteran’s Day Assembly to honor the men and

women from the armed forces who have protected our

country so valiantly throughout the years. At our

assembly, we showed our respect for our veterans by

flying American flags, wearing red, white, and blue, and

engaging in special performances by different grade

levels. Our assembly was led by 5th grade emcees Jalynn

Dickens, Nathan Maforo, and Ryan McNamee. Third

graders, Max Cooper, Grady Fowler, Gabe Goicochea,

and Raquel Mwelwa, read thank you letters to our

veterans. Mrs. Anderson led Mrs. Reighart’s third grade

class in singing ‘Thank you, Veterans.’ Mrs. Wells’

third/fourth grade split performed a ‘Thank you,

Veterans’ acrostic salute. Our Warren teachers and

students are extremely proud of our Warren family

members that have served and are currently serving our

country today. Thank you, Veterans and Current

Servicemen and Women, for your selfless service to our

great country!

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Stacy Argiriadi

Reading Specialist

League of Innovative Schools

n November 2 and 3rd representatives from all

over the United States including School

Superintendent’s and business leaders visited

Warren Elementary as part of the League of Innovative

Schools initiative. Our wonderful Warren students made

us so proud!

Dr. Dance visits Warren Elementary

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AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK PICTURES

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November was an exciting month for the

newly opened Warren Maker Space. The

beginning of the month brought many

League of Innovative School guests to

observe our creative grade 2 students

designing ways to keep sea turtles safe in

their habitats. Items needed for the

Warren Maker Space:

Tape

Popsicle Sticks/Tongue

Depressors

Pool Noodles

Plastic cups

Fishing line

Rubber bands

Tinsel

Ornament hooks

Feel free to drop off in the Office

or room 21. Thanks! Mrs. Harmon

Can you help?

Warren was thrilled to

have the NEW Mobile

Innovation Lab visit!

Students learned to code

using Ozobots and the

Blue Bot. Lego stories

depicting story mood

were also created.

Fourth grade students used the maker lab to design tools to help Native

American thrive in their environment.

In the maker lab grade 3 & 5 students designed pumpkin catapults. Teams

improved their designs to reach a target and competed against other teams

for longest recorded launch.

Fifth grade students Mia Cooper, Faith Dore, Vinny Martillini and Kennedy

Tilghman entered the BCPS Inaugural Makes Challenge. Their cutting tool

was voted on by their peers and submitted along with many other schools in

the county.

In kindergarten, students

visited the maker lab to build

pumpkin number structures

using the engineer design

process.

Katie Harmon S.T.A.T. Teacher Warren ES

¡Hola estudiantes, familias y amigos de Warren!

¡Buenos días! Es invierno y hace frío .

My name is Señora Solakian, and I am your child’s 5th grade Spanish teacher. The students

are starting their second “mission”. Each unit ends with a “mission” which is a project allowing

students to apply what they have learned. Together the 4 missions form a year-long project.

Grade 5 students will be creating their dream school. The mission must be completed in

complete sentences IN SPANISH. All directions are in their cuaderno (notebook), which stays at

school. There are also websites for references they can use as well as reviewing their notes.

There are a lot of ways you can help your child at home to be as successful as possible

throughout the year and even into next year.

* Ask each week (on their Spanish class day) what they learned in class.

* Ask what they are working on in Middlebury and ask them to show you. (It’s self-paced.)

* Get some Spanish books out of the library.

* Remind your child to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in class at all times. (This includes

repeating the words/phrases, acting out the vocabulary, and following directions.)

Hasta pronto, Señora Solakian

Here are the vocabulary concepts that we are learning

in the 2nd quarter:

¡Hola estudiantes, familias y amigos de Warren!

¡Buenos días! Es invierno y hace frío .

My name is Señora Solakian, and I am your child’s 4th grade Spanish teacher. The students

are beginning their second “mission”. Each unit ends with a “mission” which is a project allowing

students to apply what they have learned. Together the 4 missions form a year-long project.

Grade 4 students will build a zoo. The mission must be completed in complete sentences IN

SPANISH. All directions are in their cuaderno (notebook), which stays at school.

There are a lot of ways you can help your child at home to be as successful as possible throughout the year and even into next year.

* Ask each week (on their Spanish class day) what they learned in class.

* Ask what they are working on in Middlebury and ask them to show you. (It’s self-paced.)

* Get some Spanish books out of the library.

* Remind your child to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in class at all times. (This includes repeating the words/phrases, acting out the vocabulary, and following directions.)

Hasta pronto, Señora Solakian

Here are the vocabulary concepts that we are learning

in the 2nd quarter:

¡Hola estudiantes, familias y amigos de Warren!

¡Buenos días! Es invierno y hace frío .

My name is Señora Solakian, and I am your child’s 4th grade Spanish teacher. The students

are beginning their second “mission”. Each unit ends with a “mission” which is a project allowing

students to apply what they have learned. Together the 4 missions form a year-long project.

Grade 4 students will build a zoo. The mission must be completed in complete sentences IN

SPANISH. All directions are in their cuaderno (notebook), which stays at school.

There are a lot of ways you can help your child at home to be as successful as possible throughout the year and even into next year.

* Ask each week (on their Spanish class day) what they learned in class.

* Ask what they are working on in Middlebury and ask them to show you. (It’s self-paced.)

* Get some Spanish books out of the library.

* Remind your child to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in class at all times. (This includes repeating the words/phrases, acting out the vocabulary, and following directions.)

Hasta pronto, Señora Solakian

Here are the vocabulary concepts that we are learning

in the 2nd quarter: