Meadow Hall Staff Newsletter

A reminder that April 22nd is a professional day for MCEA members (may telework) and no school for students.

Wednesday, April 24th is Administrative Professionals day! Get ready to shower Renifer and Megan with all the LOVE and appreciation. They truly keep our school running.

Thursday, April 25th is Take Your Child to Work Day. Staff are permitted to bring their school-aged child with them to work if they are able to be independent and it won't disrupt staff's responsibilities and duties for all our students here at Meadow Hall.

Thursday, April 25th is also the Growth and Achievement Awards assemblies. See details below in this newsletter.

Sadie Mae Binder was born on on Tuesday, April 16 at 8:30am!

20in long

Congratulations to Jen Binder and her family!

Attached are the directions to access the MCEA Professional Development. Although the professional development “day” is April 22nd, MCEA staff has from today, April 10th to May 10th to complete the professional development.

Growth and Achievement Award Assemblies will be held on Thursday, April 25th in the APR. Similar to last quarter, we will have families in attendance and offer a zoom link to watch the awards.

- Grades K/1 @ 9:05-9:40

- Grades 2/3 @ 9:50-10:30

- Grades 4/5 @ 2:30-3:10

As you know the MP 3 Growth and Achievement Awards Ceremony is quickly approaching. Here are the action items for you:

• Classroom Teachers: Choose students that have earned non-academic awards and add their name, along with what award they have earned on this spreadsheet.
• Classroom Teachers: Send home family invitations to student’s that have earned awards by 4/22
• Classroom Teachers: Have awards signed and ready to present for the Ceremony on the 25th.
• Specialists: Choose students that have earned a high-5 award (One per grade level) and add their name, along with the award they have earned on this spreadsheet.
• Specialists: Have awards signed, filled out, and placed back into Mr. Mizelle’s box by 4/23

Mizelle will place awards and invitations into your boxes as soon as they arrive from Copy Plus. The ceremony will run very similar to the MP 2 Ceremony. We are asking for one small change. If you have any students receiving more than one award, we ask that you annonce/call them up and give all of their awards at one time. This may also include the High-5 award from specials. I will give the specialists High-5 awards to you by 4/24.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let Mr. Mizelle know.

Move Up Morning is an opportunity for grade-level teams to share expectations with students as they prepare for the next school year. It is a chance for students to ask questions about the next grade level. Each grade level will visit the next year's teachers.

Save the Date: Friday, May 3rd - 9-10:30am

New Reading Curriculum Demo Account Information

MCPS is excited to adopt Amplify CKLA across PreK-5 ELA classrooms and Amplify Boost Reading K-5 for the 2024-2025 SY. Click here if you would like an opportunity to explore curriculum pacing, assessments, scope and sequence and more by setting up a Demo account.

Please make sure you have signed up for ELA required summer training.

PDO #92428 REQ: New Elementary English Language Arts Curriculum Implementation for Educators (In-person)

IT'S CONCERT SEASON!

Meadow Hall 4th and 5th graders in instrumental music and chorus are excited to show off what they have learned at the spring concert on Monday, May 13th. We will have an in-school concert for students during the day, and then will have our evening concert for families, staff, and community members at 7:00pm in the Rockville High School auditorium.

Please remind your students of proper audience etiquette for the in-school concert (quiet and listening while students are playing, clapping at the end of songs, and congratulating performers on a job well done), and come support our students for a musical evening! If you are available to help out with shuffling groups of kids and supervising those waiting to play during the day or at RHS in the evening, please let myself (Isabela Rey) and Maestro (EJ Wogaman) know. We appreciate your support of the arts here at Meadow Hall!

We learned about Title I for next year at our last staff meeting. See the linked slideshow if you weren't at the meeting to learn about what this means for our school.

Title I Slideshow

The Minority Scholars Program (MSP) hosted its first Youth Anti-Racist Film Festival on February 24 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. The goal was "to encourage, harness the energy of, and give voice to other students as a creative means to push for positive change in our school system". Twelve films produced by MCPS students were presented. The following films won first, second, and third prizes.

This film provide opportunities to bring in voices that may not always be heard. Rockville High School won an award for their video!!

See this Equity Matters issue for the full story.

Career day is scheduled for Monday, June 10th. If you know anyone that would be willing to be part of Career day, please let Ayoka know. Here is the sign up link for volunteers, please share:

https://forms.gle/cpNdKTbvhVCMETDJ8

Please send out the permission slip and payment information on Tuesday, 4/23. Extra copies can be found in the workroom.

We are encouraging all families to pay online- the directions are attached to the permission slip- if they need support, they can contact the office.

When students bring back the permission slip, please indicate it somehow (placing an X or Y) in the “permission slip” column next to their name with the date returned on this sheet. Ms. Ainsworth will reconcile the list of those who paid online before the workshops. If students bring in cash or check, teachers need to fill out this form AND record the amount/date on the sheet under the correct heading (“cash amt” or “check amt”) All money must be brought to Renifer by 1:30pm on the day they bring it in.

The cost of the workshop is $9.

Please participate in the Autism Spirit Week - April 23rd to April 26! Then come to the Autism Carnival on April 26th:)

The School Nutrition Association has announced April 29–May 3, 2024, as the Annual School Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has an outstanding food and nutrition program. Last school year, more than 16 million meals were served to Montgomery County school students participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the After-School Snack, At-risk Supper, and the Summer Meals programs. During the last year, school food and nutrition services personnel have relentlessly navigated unprecedented food shortages and supply chain disruptions to serve meals while creating menus and new recipes that honor the diversity and cultures of our students and families. This school year, more than 11.7 million meals have been served as of February 29, 2024. This commitment to MCPS students is a testimony of the valuable contribution made by school food and nutrition services personnel each year.

See the attached memo about Remind. We will be trained at our May staff meeting!

April 26th. : Last day to submit 5th grade photos for yearbook and slideshow (information below)

May 14th : Election Day Bake Sale

May 21st 5pm - 9pm: Giuseppi's fundraiser

May 23rd: 5th grade students visit Wood MS

May 30th : 5th grade field trip to Washington D.C.

June 11th 6pm - 7pm: 5th grade promotion at RHS

June 12th : 5th grade celebration at Meadow Hall (during the school day)

It's that time of year! MCAP testing begins April 8th and MAP testing begins May 6.

FY24 Spring Testing Dates – check to see the dates for each test

Teacher/Locations for MCAP – check to see who is testing and which locations are being used

Next PTA meeting will be on Tuesday, May 7th at 7pm

Send home Growth and Achievement Invitations

Send home Mad Science information on April 23

Complete April 22nd PD for MCEA members

Monday, April 22

- Professional Day

- Students engage in Asynchronous learning

Tuesday, April 23

- Equity PLC @ 3:45

Wednesday, April 24

- Administrative Professionals Day

Thursday, April 25

- Growth and Achievement Assemblies

Friday, April 26

- Autism Awareness Carnival

Monday, May 6

- Patrol Picnic

May 6 -10

- Staff Appreciation Week

Monday, May 13

- Instrumental Music and Chorus Concert @ 7pm at Rockville HS

May 15-17

- mini-Scholastic Book Fair

Thursday, May 16

- Family Culture Night

Wednesday, May 22

- Field Day

Thursday, May 30

- Grade 3 Field Trip

- Grade 5 Field Trip

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