Principal's Pride Thank you to all of our parents that attended Back to School Night! We are happy that so many of you

could attend and learn about your child’s class! We hope you will join us in November for American Edu-

cation Week (Nov. 14-18)!

Congratulations to our Bucket Fillers of the month: Chloe A., Owen C., Henry O. and Nimaje S.! Thank you

for filling the buckets of your classmates and teachers!

Congratulations to September’s Staff Member of the Month: Erin Ledford! She has been flexible in assisting

our teachers with all types of tasks: technology, planning and instructional techniques!

Dates For Your Calendar October

4 Bully Prevention Week: Word: Equity Color: Green

I nterim Reports Sent Home Grades 1-5

5 Bully Prevention Week: Word: Empathy Color: Yellow

PTA Meeting 7pm

6 Bully Prevention Week: Word: Respect Color: Red

BCPS Advanced Academics Meeting 7pm

7 Bully Prevention Week: Word: Positivity Color: Purple

9:45-1:00 Grade 2 to Benjamin Banneker Park & Museum

PTA Yankee Candle Fundraiser Ends

10 Columbus Day

11 3:30-4:30 Student Council Meeting

12 Schools & Offices Closed-Yom Kippur

13 3:30-4:30 Book Club

3:30-4:30 Do the Math Club

4:30-6:30 Kids Helping Hopkins Kickoff-Mays Chapel ES

14 Picture Day

18-21 Canned Food Drive

19 SWEAC Meeting-Pre-Budget Meeting 6:30pm

20 3:30-4:30 Do the Math Club

21 Schools Closed for Students-Professional Development Day

24 Hearing & Vision Screening

8:50-2:45 Grade 4 to Camp Pu’Tok

25 Hearing & Vision Screening

3:30-4:30 Student Council Meeting

26 9:45-12:15 Grade 3 to Western HS

27 Hearing & Vision Screening

3:30-4:30 Do the Math Club

28 First Marking Period Ends

Schools Close 3 Hours Early (12:10)

Questions, comments or concerns? Please call the school office at 410-887-0800 or email Michelle Antlitz, at mantlitz2@bcps.org.

The Cub Chronicles A Catonsville Elementary School Publication

October 2016

Linda Miller, Principal Danalee Potter, Asst. Principal

Notes from the Office

Medication

It is BCPS policy and rule (5540) that students may not carry medication (prescription or non-prescription) at any

time. A parent or adult must be the one to drop off or pick up medication to/from the school nurse. This also ap-

plies to students that may be visiting a parent or relative on weekends or holidays. A student carrying medication

may be subject to consequences per the BCPS Behavior Handbook as this creates a safety and health issue for all

students.

Hug & Go

Now that it is October, our students can easily find their classrooms. This includes our pre-k and kindergarten stu-

dents. Older students will no longer walk their siblings to their classrooms. We continue to have staff available dur-

ing arrival to assist any student in need.

Student Attendance and Absences

The Maryland State Department of Education standard for student attendance is 94%. Daily and on time attend-

ance is important to student learning. If your child is absent, please be sure to send in a note with the following in-

formation: Student name, date of absence, reason for absence, parent name and phone number. The note will

allow us to code the absence according to MSDE guidelines as well as contact you if needed. Many thanks for

your cooperation in this.

Early Dismissal

Should it be necessary for you to pick up your child prior to the end of the school day, please adhere to the follow-

ing policies/procedures:

A note should be sent to the main office which includes the date, the child’s first and last names and the name

of the child’s teacher. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE TEACHER!

Phone calls to request an early pick-up must be made directly to the office staff BEFORE 2:00pm. This infor-

mation should not be left as a voice mail or email message.

Do not request your child for early dismissal after 2:45pm. After this time, a student may be dismissed

as a walker to our doors near the gym at 3:10. This assists us with the busy end-of-day preparations in the

office. We thank you for your cooperation with this.

Interim Reports

Interim progress reports may be sent home with students during the week of October 4th. Please be sure to review

your child’s current grades, sign the cover letter and return it to school. If you want more specific information, you

can check your child’s grades in BCPS One. If you have additional questions about your child’s progress, do not

hesitate to contact your child’s teacher. Conference day is scheduled for Friday, November 11th.

More Notes from the Office

Resources for Parents-How to Help Your child

There are many resources available to parents for helping your child with learning and practice in specific subjects,

information on volunteering, information on grading and outside resources for parents. All of this information can

be found on the BCPS website: http://www.bcps.org/parents/ Be sure to check it out for all types of information!

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MRS. POTTER’S OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

September Bucket Fillers of the Month:

Congratulations to the following students, who demonstrated the character trait of

“friendliness” during the month of September:

September Attendance All Stars:

Congratulations to the following students, who met the MSDE/BCPS attendance

standard of 94% or better:

Community Bucket Fillers:

I would like to fill Paul I.’s bucket by saying, “Thank you for working so hard on

your homework even though I know it’s not your favorite!” ~ Mom

I would like to fill Brooks H.’s buckets by saying, “You have done a great job in

kindergarten.” ~ Love, Mommy

I would like to fill Abby H.’s bucket by saying, “I am proud of how hard you

work.” Love, Mommy

Chloe A. Nimaje S.

Henry O. Owen C.

Pre-K – Brendan M. 3rd – Dominic L.

K – Journey P. 4th – Kate P.

1st – Leah M. 5th – Trevon M.

2nd – Jack O.