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Meet Your

From the Principal

Inside:

• Conferences

• Quarterly recognitions

• Art News

• PTA

• PHES October Calendar

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Wow, the month of September flew by! Our students and staff are off to a great

start. Thanks to everyone who supported the Book Fair and to those who

attended the first Spirit Night event. Please check our calendar on the last page

for upcoming events.

Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up on October 19th. See the information

on page two and expect a Connect Ed email message with more details soon.

Please make sure that we have your email address so that you receive important

notices and reminders. You may also want to make sure that your spam folder

isn’t blocking our emails 😊.

We will have a Halloween parade on October 31st at 1:30 p.m. Parents are

welcome to view the parade from the loop that circles our school.

Sincerely,

Christopher Wooleyhand, Ph.D.

Volume 1 Issue 2 October 2017 Pershing Hill Elementary 7600 29th Division Road Ft. Meade, MD 20755 410-222-6519 410-222-6527 (fax)

General News

Pershing Hill Elementary

Federal Impact Aid Survey

On Friday, September 29, 2017, your child brought home a Federal Impact Aid Survey

form. Please assist us by filling out the information requested on the form and

returning it to Pershing Hill Elementary. The U.S. Department of Education is now

allowing a multiple child form. Therefore, AACPS has designed a form that will allow

two children’s names for your convenience. Should you have more than two children,

please utilize a second form that you can either obtain from school or download from

the AACPS website at www.aacps.org/students. Also, please note that the complete

address of the parent/guardian’s employer if they work on Federal property, the

complete address of the Federal property on which they work, and each survey form

must be signed and dated by the parent/guardian.

We will also be using our Connect-Ed Automated Telephone Notification System to

remind you about the significance of completing and returning this survey. The school

system receives approximately $2 million in funding from the Federal government in

support of our children after the forms are processed. Thank you in advance for your

support and assistance. Should you have any questions regarding this information,

please call 410-222-5200.

Please visit our website

at:

https://www.aacps.org/Page

/4838

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 19th from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00

p.m. A link will be sent to parents through our Connect-Ed email system so that they can

schedule a conference through Sign-up Genius. Conferences will be scheduled on a first-come,

first-served basis. Teachers will not be able to meet with all parents on October 19th. If you are

unable to schedule a conference on that date, please contact your child’s teacher.

Quarterly Recognitions

There are four marking periods each school year. When report cards come out, there will be

four specific recognitions of students. Each recognition is explained below:

Principal’s Honor Roll

Students in grades two through five are eligible for the Principal’s Honor Roll recognition. In-

order to meet the criteria for Principal’s Honor Roll, students must:

• Have all A’s

• Can have no “Emerging” or “Needs Development” grades under “Expected Student

Behaviors” or in their cultural arts classes

Honor Roll

Students in grades two through five are eligible for the Honor Roll recognition. In-order to

meet the criteria for Honor Roll, students must:

• Have all A’s and B’s

• Students may have one (1) C as long it is offset by an A

• Students cannot have any “Emerging” or “Needs Development” grades under “Expected

Student Behaviors” or in their cultural arts classes

General of the Quarter

Students in grades 1 through 5 are eligible for this award. The General of the Quarter Award

recognizes students who receive “consistently demonstrating” grades in all of their cultural arts

classes and in the “expected student behaviors” categories of the report card. These students

will have demonstrated respect for themselves, others, learning, and property throughout the

school during the marking period.

Perfect Attendance

To receive a perfect attendance award, students cannot have any absences, tardies, or early

dismissals during the marking period.

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Art News…

Mrs. Long and Miss Morgan are looking forward to all the fun projects, activities, and field

trips we have planned for art students this year. Most art students are already so close to

completing their first art project. All completed artworks from Mrs. Long’s classes will be

hanging in the hallways once they have been graded. Keep your eyes peeled for amazing art on

your next visit.

Please check your child’s take home folders regularly for important information we will be

sending home at the end of month about our upcoming Square 1 Art Fundraiser. We are very

excited to bring Square 1 back to Pershing Hill for a second year. Also, a flyer titled, “Art

Supply Donation List” will be coming soon too. There are some super easy things that families

can do at home to help support Pershing Hill artists. Stay tuned for more info!

Thank you so much parents and students for your support of the arts! Please come see Mrs.

Long if you are interested in helping or volunteering in the art classroom in any way. We can

always use an extra hand. We have a wide variety of tasks that volunteers with or without art

experience can help with, everyone is welcome.

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Pershing Hill PTA

Important Dates

October 10/10—PTA General Membership Meeting (1645) 10/18- Spirit Night at Chipotle (1600-2000) 10/27-Fall Vendor Bazaar (1700-2000)

November 11/14—PTA General Membership Meeting (1645) 11/16—Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

December 12/2—ESC Children’s Holiday Party 12/15—Movie & Craft Night (Time TBD)

Pershing Hill Elementary School PTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phepta and https://www.facebook.com/groups/160225921146337

VOLUNTEER NEWS!!

Thank you to all the parents who attended volunteer orientation this month! We had a GREAT

turnout for our Volunteer Orientation Kick Off events in September! Thanks to new and

returning volunteers, our Volunteer Program at PHES is already over 100 members strong!!

If you were not able to attend a volunteer orientation yet, they are held every Monday morning

at 8:00 am when school is in session. Can't attend a morning meeting? Contact Ms. Parker

(rbparker@aacps.org) for a time that is good for you!!

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Pumpkin Smencil Grams $1.00 each!

Purchase a Smencil for a child, and the PTA will attach the tag you fill out below to the Smencil, and deliver it to his or her classroom on October 26th! Don’t know what a smencil is?….. Smencils are yummy gourmet scented pencils made from rolled newspapers and all aspects of the product are made from recycled or environmentally friendly substances. Smell+ Pencil= Smencil!!! It’s simple: ✓ Fill out the order form on the bottom (if you need more make a copy or visit our tables that will be

available before school).

✓ Attach your payment and send it into school, and mark PTA on the envelope.

✓ All orders must be in by Friday October 20th.

✓ Send them to friends, teachers, siblings, etc. (Deliveries can only be made to PHES students and

staff)

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PTA Smencil Gram To___________________________________

Homeroom teacher______________________ From__________________________________

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PTA Smencil Gram

To___________________________________ Homeroom teacher______________________ From_________________________________

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PHES October 2017 Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Fall clubs pm

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8 9 Interims

home

10 PTA meeting

4:45pm

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12 Fall clubs pm

13 Picture Day

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Two-hour early dismissal

12:55pm

Spirit Night at

Chipotle 4-8pm

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Schools Closed

Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Schools Closed

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23 Newsletter

items due

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26 Fall clubs pm

27 PTA Vendor

Event 5-8pm

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Halloween Parade

1:30pm

Important November Dates:

PTA Meeting 11/14 4:45 p.m.

Thanksgiving Break 11/22-11/24