The Eagle’s Eye
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
5121 Russett Road, Rockville, MD
Catherine Ann Jasperse, Principal
(301) 460-2195 Fax (301)-460-2196
Julia Bialeski, Assistant Principal
Friday, August 30, 2013
Principal’s Message
No matter how many years I have been in
NO SCHOOL-Monday, September 2 in
education, I am always still excited with the
recognition of Labor Day.
start of a new school year! It’s wonderful to see
the positive energy throughout the building as
Curriculum 2.0: Building a Stronger
teachers meet new students, reconnect with
Foundation
colleagues after the summer break, work
MCPS is continuing to introduce its improved
together to plan lessons based in the new
curriculum for the elementary grades—
curriculum that integrate our new Promethean
Curriculum 2.0. It is designed to provide a strong
Boards into daily lessons, etc., etc., etc. For me,
foundation in the areas of reading, writing and
personally, I am very excited to be working with
mathematics, while placing a renewed emphasis
on other areas, such as social studies, the arts
Julia Bialeski, our new assistant principal, and
and physical education. Curriculum 2.0 also
look forward to building a great administrative
helps students develop the creative and critical
partnership with her here at RCV. Next
thinking skills that are important for success in
Tuesday, September 3rd at 6:30 p.m. we will be
the 21st century. This year, Curriculum 2.0 will
having our Back-To-School Night. This is a great
be implemented in grades K–5 in all schools.
time for you to meet your child’s teacher and
More information is available on the website at
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.
hear about the instructional program for the
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coming year. We do encourage parents to try
to make arrangements for child care (possibly
Currículum 2.0: Construyendo una Base Solida
with a neighbor, older sibling, or family friend);
MCPS continúa la introducción de su currículum
but for those parents who are not able to
mejorado para los grados de educación
arrange for child care, there will be limited
elemental—Currículum 2.0. Éste currículum está
babysitting available in the media center that
diseñado para proporcionar una base sólida en
las áreas de lectura, escritura y matemáticas,
evening. I hope to see many parents here on
mientras pone un enfoque renovado en otras
Tuesday evening and look forward to another
áreas de aprendizaje como los estudios sociales,
wonderful year together!
las artes y la educación física. El Currículum 2.0
también ayuda a los estudiantes a desarrollar las
Young Rembrants Drawing Class
destrezas de pensamiento crítico y creativo que
Young Rembrants Drawing Class
son tan importantes para tener éxito en el siglo
is a PTA-sponsored after school
XXI. Éste año, el Currículum 2.0 será
implementado en los grados K–5 en todas las
activity for grades K to 5.
escuelas. Más información se encuentra
Sessions will meet for 10 weeks on
disponible
en
el
sitio
de
internet
Mondays, 3:45 to 4:45 PM, starting on October
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.
7th. Look for the registration form in a future
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Friday folder. Cost for 10 sessions is $136. Sign
up soon. The class fills up fast.
MCPS Emergency Information
How to Receive Emergency Information
from MCPS:
MCPS parents can receive emergency
information from the school system in a
variety of ways including MCPS QuickNotes,
Alert MCPS, Twitter, the MCPS website,
MCPS TV, and a recorded telephone
information
line.
Please
visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergenc
y for more information on how to keep in
touch with Montgomery County Public
Schools and stay informed in times of
emergencies.
Cómo Recibir Información de
Emergencia de MCPS
Los padres de estudiantes de MCPS pueden
recibir información del sistema escolar en
casos de emergencia de varias maneras
incluyendo MCPS QuickNotes, Alert MCPS,
Twitter, el sitio de Internet de MCPS, MCPS
TV y la línea de información con mensajes
grabados. Para más información de cómo
mantenerse en contacto con Montgomery
County Public Schools y mantenerse
informado durante emergencias visite
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergenc
y.
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school closures and delays, and other
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MCPS QuickNotes será publicado más a
menudo, con una nueva edición que será
enviada a tu buzón de correo electronico,
cada dos semanas durante el año escolar.
MCPS continuará enviando mensajes de
emergencia, tales como cierres y retrasos, y
otro tipo de información a traves de MCPS
QuickNotes.
Para
suscribirse,
visite
www.mcpsquicknotes.org
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The annual community yard sale at RCV
will be held on Saturday, October 5 from
8:00 a.m-12:00 noon. As part of our
fundraiser, we rent tables out for $20.00.
A yard sale flyer will be sent home in
next week’s Friday Folder.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
09-02-2013
Labor Day Schools Closed
09-03-2013
Back to School Night 6:30-8:00 p.m.
09-05-2013
Rosh Hashanah Schools Closed
09-23 to 09-27
Fall Book Fair
09-24-2o13
Pizza Night at the Book Fair
09-27-2013
Early Dismissal Day 1:00 p.m
10-01-2013
PTA Meeting; 7:00 p.m.
10-11-2013
Family Fun Night; 6:30-8:30 p.m.