Meadow Hall Staff Newsletter

MP4 grades are due on Tuesday, June 20. Please see our end of marking period procedures. There are some changes from previous marking periods to accommodate end of the year deadlines.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d0dFQG3r_LMBlDQMFWuSPFKaaf4KzSZp_dhkfOeSAE4/edit?usp=sharing

Please welcome, Emily Rumbarger, our new school nurse! She will be joining us for the last few days of school and will start back with us at the end of August. Welcome, Emily!!

Tuesday, June 13th at 2:30pm, please join us outside on the front field (on the hill behind the softball fence) to get a good view of pie/silly string. Thank you to all the volunteers!

Thursday, June 15 is fifth grade's promotion ceremony will begin at 9:15am. As the fifth graders walk to their ceremony, the entire school will be invited to join us in a "clap out". Fifth grade will line up outside, at the end of the K/1 hallway. They will walk down the K/1 hallway and turn left at the media center towards the music room. They will then walk down the stairs by the music room and through the 4th grade hallway before entering the gym.

Starting at 9:05am, please have your class line up along the wall in the designated location:

K-1 - line up in the k/1 hallway

Autism - line up at the corner of the Media center and APR

2/3 - line up between the APR and the stairwell by the music room

4th - line up in the 4th grade hallway

The last day of school is an early release day; dismissal is at 12:55pm. There is no official recess and lunch times are altered:

Grade 4 - 10:55-11:25

Grade K - 11:00-11:30

Grades 2/3 - 11:35-12:05

Grade 1/5 - 12:10-12:40

Please join us on the last day of school at 1:15pm in the APR. We will have a good-bye lunch hosted by the PTA and say good-bye to staff members moving on to other schools and roles.

Please see the End-of-Year procedure memo linked below. You will also find the room assignments for next year and the end-of-year checklist.

End-of-Year Memo

June 12 - June 16, 2023 Secondary SS Weekly Update

Available Supporting Services Summer 2023 Trainings

Supporting services summer trainings have been released for registration in PDO. See attached flyer for detailed information.

This information is also available on the DPGS Supporting Services Training and Development website.

The Right to Read film shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.

For additional information on this film click here: https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/aboutIn

In celebration of Juneteenth, join us online to watch The Right to Read for free one day only.

Click the link below which will take you to the google registration form.

https://mailchi.mp/29f2e7d69715/thank-you-for-supporting-the-right-to-read-film-6232472?e=3142f5bb0a

In lieu of an in person meeting, please look through these 2 resources. No rush on this; just keep as a resource and review prior to the start of next school year.

1. Please sign up for the Elementary Online Course – this will take you to a self-paced Canvas class
1. PDO Course Number: 91112
2. PDO Course Name: Elementary Synergy 2022 Grade Book and TeacherVUE - [Online Course]
2. If you need more resources, this is a training that was shared. It is just a review of things in the canvas modules, but wanted to share it with you as another resource.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SIACwBqx8-otVXqI_PhSO3gkRaJ2DgU6kfbjTIZRSMk/mobilepresent?slide=id.g11e49e0e7f5_0_181

Here are the major changes:

• Overall look and feel of the gradebook grid view (Standards vs. MTs, colors, etc).
• Use of Grade Detail feature to enter scores
• Use of Standard and Assignment filters
• Additional grade book Options
• Auto-Save feature

Please find linked below our end of year technology package. Review it and pass along to your school staff. Topics included are:

• Summer technology professional development opportunities
• Report card processes
• Transition to the Synergy 2022 Grade Book exclusively beginning of 2023-2024 school year
• End of year Boxlight Tips
• Canvas sandbox course
• Info about esports in MCPS

If you have any questions, please reach out. Thanks.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GqAnVucDajNFOy8yKJxHTIRV41S-ALAh7lXi_NpyLNk/edit?usp=sharing

The first round of spending is due by June 14th. All team leaders will need to submit your team's order by that date. Desmond will be sending out the memo with specifics this week.

JUNE PTA MEETING DATE CHANGE - JUNE 13

Our June PTA meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 13. Please join us at 7pm that night either on zoom or in the Media Center! More details to come!

Complete columns on articulation google sheet

Complete the Meadow Hall School Culture and Climate Survey: https://forms.gle/h8N4Qi4urvsFNdnSA

End-of-Year Checklist

Monday, June 12 - Growth/Achievement Assemblies

• K-2 @ 2-2:30 in APR
• 3-4 @ 2:40-3:10 in APR

Tuesday, June 13

• Pie/Silly String on the front field @ 2:30pm
• PTA Meeting @ 7:00pm

Thursday, June 15

• Clap-Out for the 5th grade @ 9:05-9:10
• 5th grade promotion @ 9:15am

Friday, June 16 - Early Release day; Staff Lunch in APR @ 1:15pm

Email: Ilana_N_Simhon@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/meadowhalles/
Location: 951 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-740-5260