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Text Box: Principal’s Penguin Post    Welcome to March—March is National Women’s History Month. It is recognized by the MCPS Board of Education as a way to honor the countless contributions that American women have made throughout our history. As I have indicated to you before, MCPS supports education that is multicultural and believes that the history of all people should be incorporated in the curriculum throughout the year. We will be using Women's History Month to emphasize the historic and current impact of women in creating our uniquely diverse nation. Last week, our students had the opportunity to hear author and former Page parent, Barry Louis Polisar, during as assembly provided by our PTA and cultural arts chair, Mrs. Sharon King.  His presentation was an absolute success and enjoyed by staff and students alike!  Students who earn the February 100 minutes reading party this Thursday, March 5th, will get the chance to win one of his autographed books in our drawing. Black History night was also a success—standing room only!  I want to thank the many parents who came out last Thursday night to enjoy the many displays done by our students and the presentations students and staff made that evening.  Our guest speaker, Mr. Vernon Ricks and step team from Argyle Middle School, rounded out the evening with wonderful words and a great performance.  A big thanks once again to Mrs. Sheila Holmes for overseeing this celebration of history and heritage and to our staff for working so hard with the students to recognize diversity in our school. Quick notes: In conjunction with the School Nutrition Association, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has declared March 2-March 6, 2009, as National School Breakfast Week.  During our morning announcements this week we will be highlighting the benefits of eating a good breakfast.  Research shows a positive correlation between eating a good breakfast and school attendance---it provides a child with alertness, good health, positive behavior and academic success. So, please ensure that your child is getting something nutritious either before leaving home or at school. Attention parents who have NOT completed the race and ethnicity identification form: be on the look out for another form that came home yesterday (Monday). These are required by Maryland law and we need these completed and returned by Friday, March 6th. Parents, please discuss the school rule of taking care of our school with your child, especially restroom etiquette.  We are finding that the children are not respecting our restrooms!  Mr. Johnson and Mr. Keng, building services staff, are working hard to maintain these areas per our School Improvement Plan and are seeing that overall, students are working hard to keep trash off the floor and faucets turned off. But recently, they have been finding that someone in the upper grade boys' bathroom is urinating on the floor and walls!  Please help us to keep our school clean!  Quote of the Week:  212° Believe, Achieve, and Succeed: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”…Eleanor Roosevelt Self Esteem

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Text Box:  ESOL testing April 1 30— Grades PreK--5th   This testing is also on the general testing calendar and is mandated state testing. Maggie Jehn and the ELL Team

 

Text Box: Pennies for Peace is part of a larger charity which builds schools, especially for girls, in Afghanistan and Pakistan and runs women's health and work programs.  $600 pays a teacher's salary for one year!  Maybe we can add a few teachers to their workforce.  You can learn more about these charities at www.penniesforpeace.org (children's) or www.ikat.org (adult).  Adults can learn more about this charity by reading Three Cups of Tea, which is a New York Times bestseller and a great book about the power of education.  Check out the bulletin board outside of the Media Center to learn more. Students are invited to bring in any spare change or cash donations and drop them off in front of the media center any morning on their way in to school.  Text Box: EDITOR’S NOTE The Ice Page is distributed every Tuesday. Deadline: Thursday at 3:00 PM   Anyone can submit items: teachers, staff, parents, students, etc.  To have an item included: Leave typewritten info in The Ice Page mailbox in the school office OR send by e-mail to: Robert.Paulsen@verizon.net And acmcghee@verizon.net    Editors: Rob Paulsen, (301) 351-7139 Amelia Mcghee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: 2009 TESTING SCHEDULE  March 16th and 17th:      Reading MSA for 3rd and 4th Grade March 18th and 19th:      Reading MSA for 5th Grade March 20th and 23rd:      Math MSA for 3rd and 4th Grade March 24th and 25th:      Math MSA for 5th Grade April 27th – May 1st:      TN/2 for 2nd Grade May 4th – 8th:                Science MSA for 5th Grade (specific date to be determined) 

 

Text Box: Important Dates March 2nd thru 5th:               Book Fair open for purchase from 3pm to 6pm Friday, March 6th:                Book Fair open for purchase from 9am to 6pm Upcoming Spirit Days/ SGA Friday, March 13: Favorite Team/ Sport Day   Text Box: Homework Hotline Returns!  For 23 years now, the Montgomery County Public Schools Instructional Television (MCPS-ITV) program Homework Hotline Live! (HHL) has provided homework help to thousands of students.  HHL offers one-on-one homework help in most academic subjects from kindergarten to 12th grade.  MCPS teachers take calls from students live on-the-air and assist them with homework problems.  HHL, will resume its season this Tuesday, January 6, 2009 from 5:00 to 6:00pm on Comcast Ch. 33, Verizon Ch. 35, and RCN Ch.

Text Box: Need Help for Gifted & Talented & Learning Disabled Students? See link above Text Box: The media tells girls how they have to look and act in order to be beautiful, accepted and successful. Boys are told how they should act in order to be men. The pressure to meet these expectations has produced harmful consequences—from low self-esteem and body issues in girls to damaging interactions between boys and girls.  Come to this FREE one-day conference! Workshops will provide interactive opportunities for girls, boys, parents and community members to define their voice, and identify next steps See Link above