MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL



MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

9200 Muirkirk Road

Laurel, Maryland 20708

~mtpelier

Mrs. Carla Furlow, Principal Telephone: 301-497-3670

Ms. Denise Mahdi, Assistant Principal Fax: 301-497-5431 PARENT BULLETIN

May 10, 2013

THE LAST DAY OF THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WILL BE A HALF DAY ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH – DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 12:10 PM

LAST DAY OF THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR FOR PREKINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WILL BE THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH.

FIFTH GRADE PROMOTION

The end-of-year promotion ceremony for the fifth grade students is scheduled for June 6th from 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM. Students and their two (2) ticketed guests will enjoy light refreshments and an academic awards assembly in the Multi-purpose room at Montpelier Elementary. Invitations and tickets will be mailed to the students’ addresses on record on May 17th if there are no outstanding debts (such as overdue or lost library books, damaged or lost textbooks, and/or returned checks). Once all financial obligations are met, the tickets will be released.

ESTIMATION JARS

Who said math couldn’t be fun? Each grade level created a jar containing a quantity of items and displayed them in our lobby display case. Students from each class submitted their estimations of just how many items were in those jars. The student whose estimate was the closest, won the jar! Winners were: Sydney Alexander, Kevin Ha, Braxton Onya, Aliette Johnson, Kymoni Willis, Destiny Fowobaje, Kayla Brown, and Wale Aderojou. Congratulations!

UPDATE - FIELD DAY TEE SHIRTS (AND SPECIAL TEE’S)

Thank you for your amazing response to our annual Field Day Tee Shirt sale! All orders have been placed and we expect delivery in the next few weeks. As soon as they are received, the shirts will be delivered to your students’ classroom and sent home. Field day is scheduled for June 4th (rain date is June 5th)

PREKINDERGARTEN & KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – Began April 15th

Applications are now being accepted for the 2013-2014 school year for children residing in the Montpelier Elementary service area.  Registration is open from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, daily.

          Prekindergarten registrants must:

• Be 4 years old by September 1, 2013

• Be income eligible (proof of income required)

• Reside within Montpelier Elementary’s attendance are

Our Pre-K program is a half day program, only.

      Present your child’s birth certificate, immunization records, photo ID, and proof of residency to register along with your proof of income. Go to www1. and follow the links to the Parents’ Page and Registration Information or Parents’ Page and Early Childhood Programs for more information.

If your child is 5 years old by September 1, 2013, then your child is eligible for KINDERGARTEN and must be enrolled prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school year. Please present your child’s birth certificate, current immunization records, photo ID, and proof of residency to register. For more information, contact our Main Office (301-497-3670) or the Office of Early Childhood Education (301-808-2707).

CAREER DAY

This was probably one of our most successful Career Days ever! Thanks so much to our guests who presented at our annual Career Day Celebration on Monday, April 29th. Our students really enjoyed the variety of presentations and demonstrations. And, we would like to thank Dr. Conn for putting this together for us. Great job!

BEHAVIOR INCENTIVE

Today’s Behavior Incentive of “Behavior Relay” was for over 380 students who were identified as having good character during the month of April. Congratulations to all participants! Special thanks to Coach Mitsak, Coach Wade and our specialists for making this a wonderful event!

INTERNATIONAL DAY WAS AMAZING!

More than 100 tourists (visitors) traveled around the world during our International Day which was held on May 3rd. All visitors learned about the customs, culture and foods of many parts of our world. Part of International Day is the door competition. We are proud to announce the following winners:

|Grade |1st Place |2nd Place |3rd Place |Honorable Mention |

|Kindergarten |Ms. Davis |Ms. Wiehl |Ms. Little |Ms. Seay |

|1st Grade |Ms. Cathell |Ms. Corddry |Ms. Stepp |Ms. Fominaya |

|2nd Grade |Ms. Campbell |Ms. Young |Ms. Bourne |Ms. Burgess |

|3rd Grade |Ms. Clamage |Ms. Cherowitzo |Ms. Willis-Reid | |

|4th Grade |Ms. Dolan |Ms. Patel |Ms. Sliko |Ms. Manthei |

|5th Grade |Mr. Putiri |Ms. Haney |Ms. Cuthbertson | |

Congratulations for an exciting day and a job well done!

JUMP-ROPE-FOR-HEART

Jump-Rope-For-Heart was held on April 19th. What a wonderful opportunity this was to participate in a worthy cause of saving lives while having fun and being fit! Our totals were just over $3,000.00! Thank you, Montpelier for your support and special thanks to Coach Mitsak and Coach Wade for coordinating this worthy event.

ATTENTION 5TH GRADE FAMILIES

Recently, blue registration forms (PA-14) were sent home with all fifth grade students along with a letter explaining the need to provide current proof of residency (deed, current lease, property tax bill, mortgage statement) and updated registration information. This is required prior to the students advancing to middle school at the end of this school year. It is especially important for those students who have been enrolled at Montpelier since kindergarten…but is required of ALL fifth graders. If you just returned the blue form without current proof of residency, your child’s folder is incomplete and will not be processed for middle school. The middle school will not accept incomplete files and will require paperwork completion prior to starting school in the fall.

REQUIREMENT FOR “SHARED HOUSING” FAMILIES

“Shared Housing” is when the registering parent/guardian is NEITHER the lease holder nor the property owner. When this occurs, the lease holder/property owner AND the registering parent/guardian provide the school with a notarized “Shared Housing Disclosure” and the deed, lease, property tax bill or mortgage statement of the lease holder/property owner. (Two pieces of mail showing the date, name of parent/guardian and address will be requested.) PGCPS now requires that these documents be updated and resubmitted each year.

DATES TO REMEMBER

May

10 Behavior Incentive for April – Behavior Relay (schedule in mailboxes)

13 Reading FAST 3 – Day 1

14 Reading FAST 3 - Day 2

16 Gr 1 Watkins Park Nature Center visit

Math FAST 3 – Day 1

17 Math FAST 3 – Day 2

20 Science FAST 3 Day 1 (Gr 5)

21 Science FAST 3 – Day 2 (Gr 5)

22 Gr 4 Watkins Park Nature Center visit

23 5th Grade to DDE for tour (9:30 – 11:00)

27 Memorial Day Holiday – Schools & offices closed

28 Instrumental Spring Concert (9:30 AM)

June

3 Grade 2 year-end picnic (9:30 – 11:30)

Grade 5 Spirit Cruise – Baltimore Harbor

4 Field Day (Rain date June 5)

5 Pre K celebration (AM & PM Classes)

Grade 5 year-end picnic (12:00 – 1:30)

Kindergarten picnic (10:30 – 1:30)

6 Grade 5 Promotion Ceremony (9:45 – 10:45)

Grade 1 year-end picnic (11:00 – 1:00)

Grade 3 year-end picnic (9:30 – 11:00)

Grade 2 year end picnic (12:15 – 2:00)

Grade 4 year end picnic (12:15 – 2:15)

Last day for PREKINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

7 Last day (1/2 day) for K – 5 students – Dismissal @ 12:10

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR IS

AUGUST 19, 2013

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