Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School

Parent Newsletter
MVMPCS CALENDAR:
Thurs., 2/285th Graders to Outdoor School, 9:00 a.m.3:15 p.m. Fri., 3/1Community Coffee, 9:1510:15 a.m., Multi-Purpose Rm. 5th Graders to Outdoor School, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m. Mon., 3/4Wed., 3/13MSA Testing (Schedule on page 2) Mon., 3/4GC Voting Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wed., 3/13Classroom Pictures, 9:15 a.m., P.E. Room Thurs., 3/144 Hour Late Arrival, Parent Teacher Conferences, No Before Care, No lunch service, School Begins at 1:00 p.m. Fri., 3/153 1/2 Hour Early DismissalMVMPCS dismissing at 12:15 p.m., Lunches served on an early schedule, No Aftercare Tues., 3/19GC Work Session, 6:308:30 p.m. Wed., 3/20First Day of Spring! 5th Grade Family Life, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Thurs., 3/22MVMPCS Drama Club (6th, 7th, 8th Grade) PresentFlapper, 6:00 p.m., tickets on sale beginning March 5th! MVMPCS ART NEWS: Dear Families Are we ready? Yes, we are ready to do our best on the MSA testing for 2013. Maryland State Assessments (MSA) will begin on March 4th through the 11th for all students in grades 3rd to 8th. We are asking all students to arrive at school on time during this week. Testing will begin at 9:15AM until 12:00PM daily. During testing time, parent volunteers will not be allowed in the building to volunteer. Yet, will be welcomed after testing is completed at 12:00PM. Students that arrive late to school will remain in the front office until their groups testing session is completed. In previous years, our schools attendance and late arrivals have been low during MSA week. Lets continue this trend. Students are encouraged to bring a nutritious snack and water during testing. Parents, please encourage your child to get a restful night sleep and to eat a well-balanced breakfast in the morning. On Monday, I met with a Frederick City police officer about neighborhood complaints. He expressed that property owners have reported trash being thrown from cars in our carline. In addition, those making right turns into the alleyway and blocking Elm Street. Please be mindful and respectful of our surrounding community. Have a wonderful weekend. Cita

February 28, 2013

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Congratulations to the following students whose artwork will be on display at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center: Savanah Bridges, AJ Johnson, Lily Tate, Cecilia Rosas, Sara Dickerson, Penelope Grenning, Gabe Najera, Alicia FlowersCarver, and Sophie Griffiths.
Frederick All-County Student Art Exhibit! The Youth Art Month Show is held every March at The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in historic downtown Frederick. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 2nd from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display for the remainder of the month and is open to the public during the Delaplaines usual gallery hours, 9:00-5:00 on MondaySaturday and 11:00-5:00 on Sunday. Our own MVMPCS Student Art Show will be on display March 3-29 in the PE room and will include a wide variety of artwork from students 1-8th Grade. Students have self selected their favorite work to display from art class this year. Kindergarten students have collaborated to create a special Eric Carle inspired mural.

MVMPCS MSA TESTING SCHEDULE:

Monday March 4th 3rd: Reading Day 1 4th: Reading Day 1 5th: NO TESTING 6th: Math Day 1 7th: Math Day 1 8th: Math Day 1
Thursday March 7th 3rd: Math Day 1 4th: Math Day 1 5th: NO TESTING 6th: Reading Day 1 7th: Reading Day 1 8th: Reading Day 1

Tuesday March 5th 3rd: Reading Day 2 4th: NO TESTING 5th: Reading Day 1 6th: Math Day 2 7th: Math Day 2 8th: Math Day 2
Friday March 8th 3rd: Math Day 2 4th: NO TESTING 5th: Math Day 1 6th: Reading Day 2 7th: Reading Day 2 8th: Reading Day 2

Wednesday March 6th rd 3 : NO TESTING 4th: Reading Day 2 5th: Reading Day 2 6th: NO TESTING 7th: NO TESTING 8th: NO TESTING
Monday March 11th 3rd: NO TESTING 4th: Math Day 2 5th: Math Day 2 6th: NO TESTING 7th: NO TESTING 8th: NO TESTING

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE SCHEDULING NOW ONLINE! New this year to MVMPCS, parents can sign up for March Parent/Teacher Conferences online from the convenience of their own computers! March 14 and March 15 teacher conference schedules are available through PickATime website. See page 2 for instructions!

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULING DIRECTIONS

MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH ROOM

Parents, enter the following url address in your web browser to access the MVMPCS Conference Schedule: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11607738
You will then need to Register to SIGN IN. Enter your email address and push "Login/Create Account". Fill in the required fields and register. SIGN INIf you've previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can select the Forgot Password button and a new password will be emailed to you. SCHEDULING-You will see a list of teachers. Select the box next to the teacher name(s) that you would like to schedule a conference with. You will then see the schedule of available times for those teachers. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color and the times increase as you go down the page. Click on a square to schedule that time.

In order for a student to receive medication during the school day you are required to follow the FCPS Medication Administration Policy. (reg 400-23) The following checklist will assure the policy requirements are met:
The appropriate Medication Authorization form, must be completed by the students health care provide for the 2012-13 school year. Both parent/guardian and the health care provider must sign this form. The medication must be in the original unopened container and/or be properly labeled by the pharmacy. The medication label must match the health care providers authorization form. An adult must transport any medications to and from school.

You will optionally have the choice of setting a time when you would like an email reminder to be delivered, and you will be prompted to enter in the name of your student. Click on Create Appointment.Repeat until you have a time with each teacher youd like to visit with.
You can click on the Printable Schedule link located on the top right corner and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule. You will also have the option to email the schedule to yourself. If you want to make changes to your schedule you can click on the Your Schedule link, OR you can login at any other time with your email and password. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Debbie at 301-6685013. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have two or more children at the school with the SAME teacher: Register / Sign In with one parents name and email address and register. Schedule the first students conference time, and log out of scheduler. Register / Sign In with the second parents name and email address and register. If you do not have a second email address you would like to use, simply use the following format: yourfirstname.yourlastname@noemail.com.

The first full days dosage of ANY new medication must be given at home.

Please be aware of the expiration date on the pharmacy label when bringing the medication to the health room with the new authorization form. School health staff will determine medication expiration by the date printed on the pharmacy label. Please note Epinephrine, Diastat, Glucagon and inhalers have an expiration date printed on the container in addition to the pharmacy label. Therefore the container expiration date must be equal to or exceed the expiration date on the pharmacy label. Please make sure the expiration date on the individual medication container exceeds the expiration date on the label before leaving the pharmacy. All of the appropriate forms can be obtained from the health room or by going to http://wwww.fcps.org/dept/health/ index.htm and clicking on the form you need. For further questions, you may contact the Health Rom at 301-6680667.

PROJECT EARTH NEWS Project Earth is a group of MVMPCS students and parents working to promote awareness about environmental sustainability and developing habits that are in line with that awareness. Our focus is on how small personal actions can affect the larger community. Project Earth hosts community excursions with environmental and nature-based themes. These events are open to the entire MVMPCS community. A parent (or other adult designee) will need to be present for all children who attend. Our first excursion of 2013 will be a hike at Gambrill State Park on Friday, March 8th, weather permitting. We will meet at the trailhead on Gambrill Park Road at 3:45 PM for a 1-mile hike. If you would like to join us, please contact Jenny Woodall at: jennywoodall@gmail.com.

Be watching for future event details such as the Annual Earth Day Fair, April 19.