The Dolphin’s
Tale
The bi-weekly principal’s newsletter of Travilah Elementary School
Susan J. Shenk, Principal
April 29, 2016
Issue #15
May
1
2-6
2:30 – 4:30pm
3
4
7:00 – 8:00pm
4-5
6
9
11
13
17
18
19
23
24
26
27
30
31
2:30 – 3:30pm
Travilah Moves!
Staff Appreciation Week
School Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
PTA Meeting
Grade 3 Imagination Stage – Roberto Clemente
Grade 5 photo
Kindergarten Orientation – No School for current
Kindergartners
Grades 1 & 2 Imagination Stage Roberto Clemente
PARCC Assessments begin
Interims sent
Grade 1 Rose Hill Manor
Grades 1 and 2 concert
2:45pm for students
7:00pm for parents
Grade 3 Bread making
Patrol Picnic
Grade 2 Mad Science Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Grades 1-4 Field Day
Kdg. and Grade 5 Field Day
Grade 2 – Potomac Pizza
Grade 5 Racing West
Memorial Day
Wootton High School graduation
June
1
3
7
8
9
13
14
16
20
21
28
Beginning and Advanced Band & 5th Grade Chorus Concert
2:15pm students
7:00pm parents
5:00 – 8:00pm Travilahfest!
7:00 – 8:00pm PTA meeting – Media Center
4th Grade Musical
2:30pm students
7:00pm parents
Grade 1 Reading Celebration and picnic
5th Grade Bowling Party
9:45am
Awards Assembly – gym
9:45 – 11:15am 5th Grade Promotion
Last day for students – Early Release Day
Professional Day
Report Cards mailed
Visit our website! http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/travilahes/
School Phone: 301-840-7153
School Attendance Line: 301-670-8223
School Fax: 301-670-8230
Visit the PTA website! http://www.travilahpta.org
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PRINCIPAL’S WRITING WALL – Each week students’ writing is displayed on the Principal’s Writing Wall.
All students will be featured at least once during the year. The following students’ work was highlighted during the
week of, 2016.
Second Grade: Ms. Bock’s class - Kathleen Ren, Amy Sangborisut, Jack Yan, Jillian Nalibotsky, Caroline Min,
Andrew Zhao
Mrs. Facine’s class - Alex Grainger, Max Iano-Stockton, Joseph Ancheta, Nathan Monroe, Katya Mamoutkine,
Jihoo Park
Mrs. Newcomer’s class - Nandini Ranganathan, Roshali Abeywarna, Nelson Israfilbek, Karina Stepanova,
Sonia Rele, Michelle Liu
Fifth Grade: Ms. Clarke’s class – Tommy Arata, Molly Baer, Leah Pratt, Dhanya Philipose, Jelissa Ngako, Natalia
Millard, Dylan Zhang, Nicole Yu, Jessica Winson, Alicia Wang, Aidan Wang, Hope Safai
Mrs. Egan’s class - Katie Bowman, Max Choi, Adriana Cruz, Abigayle Dexter, Alec Fleischer, Selena He, Angelina
Helfman, Grace Liu, Zara Okudo, Ramya Shankar, Arjun Sofat, Daniel Sofer, Ivan Wang
Mrs. Singal’s class - Christina Cao, Lauren Meyer, Tiffany Ke, Dinaz Campbell, Esha Patel, Ashley Denner,
Roshan Khan, Saanvi Parepally, Nathanael Ma, Hailey Ahn, Abraham Labban, Bethany Vasquez, Will Greene,
Ishani Tyagi, Saatchi Barochia, Aydin Erkan, Ella Lizondo
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION - Our Kindergarten Orientation is scheduled for May 4th and 5th. Children
who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2016 will be eligible to enter Kindergarten in August 2016. If
you have a child who will be entering Kindergarten next fall, please complete the attached form and return it to the
school office. Please pass this information on to your neighbors and/or friends. Just a reminder, there will be no
Kindergarten classes for currently enrolled Kindergarten students for the two days of Kindergarten Orientation as
the teachers and classrooms will be involved in the orientation.
RAIN OR SHINE
FIFTH ANNUAL TRAVILAH MOVES - Mark your calendars! Sunday, May 1st 2:30-4:30
It is sure to be a great event for the entire family.
The Travilah PTA is happy to announce that TRAVILAH MOVES - our fifth annual Fun Run and Wellness Day -will be held at the school on Sunday, May 1 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. TRAVILAH MOVES will once again be a
major community event, and we expect over 400 children and adults to participate and enjoy the festivities.
TRAVILAH MOVES will include a one-mile Fun Run and a shorter Dolphin Dash for younger children. In
addition, health and fitness organizations from our surrounding community will hold demonstrations, offer classes,
provide information, and distribute promotional items. The primary goal of TRAVILAH MOVES is FUN! Each
child who registers for the event and participates on May 1st will receive the free event t-shirt and will be eligible to
for a wide variety of raffle prizes.
The Travilah Moves committee of volunteers is currently gathering corporate sponsors to cover the cost of the event
so that it will be completely free to all who participate. We are also gathering demonstrators, food and drink
donations. If you have interest in helping with the preparation in advance or helping on the day of the event, please
feel free to contact Sue Potts at [email protected].
BIKES FOR THE WORLD - Attention Travilah Elementary Community:
We need your used bikes to aid developing counties!!!
On Sunday, May 1st during our Travilah Moves Day from 1:00 – 4:30, Bikes for the World is teaming up with
Travilah ES to hold a one-day collection of used bicycles at our school. The donated bikes will be distributed
overseas, where they will be reconditioned by community organizations to improve the lives of impoverished people
by helping them get to work, school and health clinics. A $10 donation is suggested to help defray the cost of
shipping. All donations are tax deductible. Visit www.bikesfortheworld.org to see how donated bikes are helping
change the world!
PARCC ASSESSMENTS - Many of you are aware, the state mandated assessments for Grades 3 – 5 begin next
month. This test, PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is based on the
Common Core standards. Students will be taking this assessment on our Chromebooks (small personal computers).
Please make sure your children are present, if possible and are well rested and given a good breakfast. For more
information, you can go to the PARCC website at: http://www.parcconline.org Also, attached to this Dolphin’s
Tale is a calendar that shows the seven specific testing dates for each grade.
PREKINDERGARTEN AND HEAD START - Important information for parents of four year olds or soon to be
four year olds: Montgomery County Public Schools offers free Prekindergarten and Head Start programs for
families whose child would be eligible for free or reduced lunch (FARMS). If your child will be 4 years old on or
before September 1, 2016, you may be eligible! After March 14, applications for fall 2016 will be accepted. You
may apply at Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4
pm. Additional registration events are offered at community locations and there are evening and Saturday
registrations scheduled. Please call 301-230-0676 or check www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org for more information
about where to apply and what to bring with you.
CONGRATULATIONS – We are excited to announce that David Wang (Grade 3 – Mrs. Perel) and Sherry Lin
(Grade 2 – Mrs. Newcomer) have been selected to perform in the Strathmore Children’s Chorus. They will sing at
the Meet the Beatles concert on June 8th at 7:30pm. Good luck!
PLAYGROUND SUPERSTARS – Week of April 11-15, 2016 are:
Grade 5: Hope Safai, Liam Graham, Michelle Hsiung, Christian Vande Krol, Calvin Hanway
Grade 4: Omid Motamedi
Grade 3: Bethany Vande Krol, Alex Foster, Kelly Wang, A.J. Shiflett, David Wang, Nate Dates, Naomi Negussie
Grade 2: Roshali Abeywarna, Ellery Kringel
Grade 1: Elena Katz, Lizzy Blonder, Alex Yang, Erin Eo, Sophie Greenwald, Erin Shiflett, Skye Cushing,
Linda Wang, Nathan Leitan
Kindergarten: Audrey Caulder, Menna Negussie, Ben Nosal, Chris Ngako
P.E. CLASS OF THE WEEK – Week of April 18, 2016 Congratulations to Mrs. Knight’s class!
P.E. STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Week of April 18, 2016 Congratulations to Ryan Wagner in
Mrs. Egan’s class!
SPECIAL DOLPHIN TALES THANK YOU TO:
 Mr. Ricketts and crew, Dusti and Carolyn Conner, Lisa Fox, Nadia Lee, Ellie Lee,
Konstantin Tomashevsky, Saketh and Suved Pantula, Felix and Joseph Ancheta, Eric Huang,
Maura, Bill, Leah, Luke, Alma, Lily, and Havi Pratt, Alex Grainger, Andrew Potts, Sam and
Alex Foster, Erin Foster, chair, for the Beautification Day last Saturday. The grounds look terrific!!!
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