Dear RBES Families,
RBES will be hosting mathematics student-led conferences for February. Student-led conferences are a wonderful way for your student to share their areas of expertise and goals for growth. During the conference your student will share these goals and successes as well as communicate the action steps they will take to meet their goals. Student-led conferences support motivating students toward new successes and develop a teamwork approach between home and school. The conference is 15 min long, this will be organized with the first 10 min devoted to student-led conversations and the final five with the parent and teacher only to debrief. If you are unable to bring your student to the conference you should still sign up for a conference time slot.
The grade level team with the greatest sign-up and attendance at parent teacher conferences wins a 45-minute extra recess time. The class with the greatest sign-up and attendance at parent teacher conferences wins an ice cream social or pizza party. For our 1st set of conferences the grade level winner was Kindergarten! The class that had the greatest sign up & attendance for K-5 was Mrs. Scible’s class and in our RECC program it was Mrs. Gilbert’s class! Who will be the winning grade level and class for our February conferences?!
Related Arts Open Offices Hours:
Media: 2/7 in the media center from 3:10-4:10 pm
Technology: 2/7 in the media center from 3:10-4:10 pm
Art: 2/7 in the art from 3:00-4:00 pm
Music: 2/7 in the media center from 3:10-4:10 pm
Band & Strings: 2/7 in the band & strings room from 3:00-4:00 pm
Physical Education: 2/7 in the gym from 3:00-4:00 pm
Student success will be celebrated in many ways at Running Brook this year!
Each grade level team will also be hosting an award celebration to celebrate learning behaviors in K-2 and learning behaviors and academic success in 3-5
RBES will host quarterly attendance breakfasts for students who have 95% attendance or above each quarter (thank you to the PTA for helping support this effort!)
Students will be celebrated on upcoming announcements and in newsletters for:
attendance
learning behaviors- interpersonal skills, responsibility, perseverance, collaboration and initiative
academic success
beginning 2nd quarter- academic growth
Parents/guardians can register via HCPSS Connect Synergy through 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. Directions on how to register are available online.
Thank you for your partnership,
Mrs. Spivey
A Message from Our Assistant Principal:
Over the course of 1/8-2/5 students in grades 1-5 will take the Measured Academic Progress (MAP) assessment. The data from the MAP assessment will help schools and teachers measure your student’s academic progress. The MAP test does not affect grades and the difficulty adjusts depending on how your child responds. It is normal for students to only answer about half the questions correctly. To learn more about the MAP assessment, please visit: https://www.nwea.org/the-map-suite/common-questions-families/
Your child's teacher will communicate specific dates and times as the dates become closer. If your child is unable to attend, makeup testing will be offered during school hours.
Culture Night
Running Brook Culture Night will take place on March 6th from 6:30pm-8:00pm in the school cafeteria. We are looking for Running Brook families to participate. There are several ways to participate.
1) Perform a song, dance or other cultural performance on stage. We will designate 10 minutes spots for these performances. Music must be provided ahead of time.
2) Contact a local cultural organization and request a performance. For example, if you know of a dance troupe that might be available to perform, we would alot them approximately 10 minutes to perform
3) Set up a table with artifacts from your culture. Food, household items, pictures, clothing, etc. You will have 1 5-6 foot table to display your items. You must be able to attend the entire event.
Use the following form to tell us how you would like to participate. We need lots of RBES participation to make this event successful. Please sign up today.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445ACAC23A7FF2-47319832-rbes
Second Half of the Year Reminders:
Now that we are moving into the 2nd half of the year, we would like to provide a few reminders:
- School starts @ 9:25. We encourage students to arrive at 9:10 so that they can eat Breakfast and prepare for the school day.
- Please make sure to wear the appropriate shoes to school. While Heely's are the current trend, we ask for students not use their wheels in school for safety reasons.
- Update your family file! This is needed for field trips, and emergency school closures.
Family Involvement Team
On Wednesday, February 14th from 8:40 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. we will host our monthly Family Involvement Team meeting.
Teachers, parents and family partners come together to build constant collaboration between home and school. We meet virtually via Google Meet.
Please use this link to join: https://meet.google.com/xax-rtgq-pfd
Recess & Cold Weather Reminders
Students will be outside for recess (30 minutes), physical education , or any other outdoor activity when the temperature combined with the wind chill is not less than 20 degrees fahrenheit. Please be sure to dress your student for cold weather. Contact Mrs. Hartlove, Family Liaison, at Jane_Hartlove@hcpss.org if you are in need of a coat or gloves for your student.
Winter 2024 Before & After School Classes at RBES
There are Winter 2024 Before/After School Classes Running Brook ES, provided by Howard County Recreation & Parks. These classes provide fun, structured, educational, and enriching activities for students, benefitting both the child(ren) and parents!
CLICK HERE the the link to view & register for the Running Brook ES Before/After School classes:
MD State Accredidation of our PreK Program
Let's keep cheering on our Pre-K team while they complete the Maryland State Accreditation process! This month they focused on the following standards.
- 2.3.2 & 2.3.7-Co-create classroom rules, referring to C4L expectation posters. These should be hung and available to reference daily with students. The team will also be addressing the difference between expectations and rules.
- 2.1.3(a)-Environment reflects students, families and staff (windows & mirrors): pictures of students, staff and families around the room, diversity/ability posters around the room (may need to take down other items on wall for space), puzzles of families/people groups, dolls of variety of skin tones, books around the room, skin tone materials around room (crayons, paper, etc.)
Keep up the hard work Pre-K!
Message from the President
We hope everyone enjoyed their snow days last week. The school year continues on and so does the PTA agenda. Don't forget to order your yearbooks. The deadline is March 15th which will sneak up on us quickly. Good luck to all the 4th and 5th graders who will be participating in the Spelling Bee this week.
We are still looking for PTA Officers for next year. Please contact us ASAP if you are interesting in learning more about the various positions.
2023-2024 PTA Meetings - All Meetings Start at 7pm
- February 12th - In person
- March 11th - Virtual
- April 15th - Virtual
- May 13th - In Person
Join the PTA
Why join the PTA? We strive to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and the community to advocate for ALL Running Brook Elementary School students. But we can't do it without YOU! Not sure you want to join? Come to a meeting to find out more about our organization and how best to participate. memberships available HERE