WESTBROOK EAGLE NEWS
Principal Jennifer Lane
May 2016
Email address
[email protected]
Westbrook Elementary School
5110 Allan Terrace
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
301-320-6506
School Web Site
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
schools/westbrookes/
CALENDAR UPDATES
PRINCIPAL TOWN HALL MEETING
Please join me for a Principal Town Hall Meeting. The meeting
will take place at 7:00pm prior to the PTA meeting on Tuesday,
May 3rd. Topics for consideration are how classes are formed
at Westbrook and other topics of interest to parents who attend. Come learn about how we use your input as a parent, report card grades, reading levels and other data points in order
to form classes for the following year, or share other questions of interest regarding our school.
FAMILY INFORMATION CHECKLIST
Family Information Checklist sheets have already gone home
via backpack. If you missed the BRIGHTLY colored hard copy,
an electronic copy is included with this month’s newsletter. An
important note: I do not take requests for specific teachers.
Please trust that we will consider all aspects of a child (both
personal and academic) when creating our classes. Please attend the Principal Town Hall meeting if you have questions
about this process. If your child will not return to Westbrook
next year please contact Ms. Kahn, or Mrs. McCool in the main
office so that we have this information officially, and we are
able to plan appropriately for next year’s classes.
WESTBROOK ART SHOW!
Join us on Thursday
to 8pm. Come see your
art work displayed
school! Please come anwindow. The Art Show
ously with the 4th Cho-
May 5th from 6pm
children’s amazing
throughout the
ytime during this
will run simultaneral Program.
Our final FULL day of school will
take place on Friday, June 17th.
Our plan is to hold the “Bridge of
Years” on Friday, but later in the
day since it is now a full day. Monday, June 20th will be an early
release day and the last day of
school for students.
KINDERGARTEN
ORIENTATION
Thank you to all parents for your
assistance at Kindergarten Orientation. We look forward to welcoming our newest students and
their families as our incoming kindergarten students join our Westbrook Community of Caring. It is
not too late to enroll your child, so
if you have friends or neighbors
who missed the Orientation dates,
have them call the main office to
enroll.
FIELD DAYS
Under the direction of PE Teacher
extraordinaire, Ms. Jen Thai,
Field Days are coming. Please sign
up to be a volunteer. Thursday
June 2nd from 9-11am Kindergarten through Grade 2 will enjoy
these special events.
On Friday, June 3rd grades 35 will
par-
ticipate in field day in the morn-
WESTBROOK EAGLE NEWS
May 2015
Westbrook Elementary School
5110 Allan Terrace
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
301-320-6506
PARCC TESTING FOR GRADES 3-5
GRADES 3-5 will be participating in Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) testing during the month of May. All grades are scheduled for 4 days of
reading testing and 4 days of math testing. Teachers have already sent out grade level testing calendars. We ask that you
send your child to school on time, and provide a healthy breakfast on testing dates just as you do each and every day. In
addition, please avoid non-emergency medical or dental appointments or other planned absences on those dates. Thanks
in advance for your support and cooperation. Please see the
attached flyer for general tips on how you can help your child
prepare for testing. For specific information about PARCC
testing see the MCPS website:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/parcc/
Principal Jennifer Lane
Email address
[email protected]
School Web Site
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
schools/westbrookes/
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
Please check the attached calendar for upcoming SPECIAL events.
Events are also posted on the
Westbrook website and reminders
come through the Listserv as well.
We are VERY BUSY during the
last weeks of school. In spite of
all the special events we continue
to focus on student learning
through the end of the school
year. Please help your child to
continue to be successful at
school by keeping a regular schedule as much as possible and getting to bed on time. As the days
grow longer it is more difficult for
many of us to get to bed on time,
FINAL REPORT CARDS
The final report cards of the year are mailed from
MCPS Central Office after the last day of school.
If you do not receive your child’s report card by June 30th,
you may call us at school, and we will ensure you get a copy.
RECESS SAFETY
We will be outside every day for recess; weather permitting.
An enjoyable recess
includes running, jumping and
climbing.
Please monitor the
footwear your
child wears to school.
Flip flops and
sandals without
backs are the
cause of many playground injuries. If your child
loves wearing
sandals, consider
sending in a
and that makes it harder to get to
school on time. A regular schedule
ALL during the school year benefits your child by helping them to
stay focused and healthy at
school.
PEP PILOT
We still have openings for neighborhood peers in our Afternoon
PEP PILOT program. Classes are
two days a week: Tuesday and
Thursday or Wednesday and Friday and are held from 12:55-3:25
May 2016
Monday
Sun
1
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Gr. 5 Walk to
Westland
PTA Meeting
7:00 pm
Media Center
Friday
7
6
Aqua Eagles
Trout Release
Sat
CARNIVAL
Gr. 4
Choral Revue
Art Show
8
PARCC Testing 10
Gr. 4 AM
PARCC Testing
Gr. 3 PM
Gr. 5 AM
11
15
W
E
L
L
N
E
S
16
18
W
E
E
K
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
Gr. 3 PM
22
23
29
30
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
Gr. 3 PM
NO SCHOOL
Memorial Day
17
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
Gr. 3 PM
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
Gr. 3 PM
24
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
31
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
25
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
Gr. 3 PM
1
12
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
13
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
Gr. 3 PM
14
19
20
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
Gr. 3 PM
21
26
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
27
PARCC Testing
Gr. 5 AM
28
2
3
4
PARCC Testing
Gr. 4 AM
June 2016
Monday
Sun
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Friday
3
Field Day 3-5
4
Field Day K-2
9
5th Grade Musical
10
3-5 Author’s
Celebration
11
16
17
18
2
BCC
Graduation
10:00
5
6
Volunteer Tea
7
8
PTA Meeting
5th Grade Musical
Sat
Community of
Caring Day
12
13
K-2 Author’s
Celebration
2:45
14
15
5th Grade Farewell
Bridge of
Years
Last Day for PEP
Kindergarten
Celebration
19
20
21
22
23
29
30
Last Day of
School
Early Release
26
27
28
Report Cards
Mailed
24
25