M ar ch 2015
Pr incipal's Post
NCCECO- SCHOOLS
Highest Distinction Possible
Dear North Chevy Chase Elementary School Families,
Happy March! Thank you for coming to so many school
activities last month. As a member of our school
community, please let
us know if there is
anything you need
from us. On March
3rd, our third graders started PARCC testing. Fourth and fifth grades
began on Tuesday, March 10th. PARCC testing will continue through
March. The changed schedule is a result of the snow days. Our
student are doing an incredible job and we are very proud of their
hard work! The staff at NCC is dedicated to promoting positive
behavior in all school settings. We have three school-wide
expectations which are reinforced daily. These expectations are
simple and consistent for our students. At NCC we expect students to
be respectful, responsible, and ready to learn each day. Please help
us reinforce these expectations with your children at home. On
Friday, March 13th a special awards ceremony was held at NCC.
Ambassador Lyu-shun Shen from Taiwan, along with representatives
from the National Wildlife Federation, EPA, State Department,
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education,
were hosts to launch the National Wildlife Federation Eco-Schools
program. North Chevy Chase Elementary, a Maryland Green School,
Student Tr ansfer Pr ocess page 2
was given the prestigious distinction of receiving an International
Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. The flag was presented by the
STEM Day
page 3
Ambassador of Taiwan for successfully conserving natural resources,
Student Ser vice Lear ning page 4, 6 greening school grounds and integrating environmental education in
the curriculum. This is the highest distinction possible within the
Contingency Calendar
page 7
Eco-School Program. NCC, now a member of this new program, will
be working with a sister school, Nanhua Elementary School in Tainan,
Calendar
page 8
Taiwan, to promote environmental education. Please click on this
link from MCPS to learn more:
Student of the Week
page 8
LOOKINSIDE
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ mainstory/ story.aspx?id=416531
Student Tr ansfer Application Season
Scheduled fr om
Febr uar y 2 thr ough Apr il 1, 2015
ROCKVILLE, M ar yland? M ontgom er y County
par ents/guar dians w ho w ish to r equest a Change
of School Assignm ent (COSA) for their childr en
fr om their hom e school m ay begin the pr ocess
dur ing the upcom ing tr ansfer season? Febr uar y
2 thr ough Apr il 1, 2015.
Except for students in the Nor theast Consor tium
(NEC), Dow ncounty Consor tium (DCC), and
M iddle School M agnet Consor tium (M SM C)
ar eas, students in M ontgom er y County Public
Schools (M CPS) ar e assigned to a school on the
basis of their place of r esidence or their
Individualized Education Pr ogr am (IEP) and
ar e expected to attend their hom e school.
Assignm ent changes for students fr om one school
to another ar e per m itted under the follow ing
lim ited cir cum stances:
An older sibling attends the r equested school in
the r egular pr ogr am , absent a boundar y change;
A continuation in a feeder patter n fr om m iddle to
high school, except w hen affected by boundar y
change, application pr ogr am acceptance, or
consor tium choice guidelines;
A docum ented, unique har dship situation; or
the tr ansfer guidelines ar e listed in the
infor m ation booklet.
Ther e is a differ ent pr ocess to access elem entar y
language im m er sion pr ogr am s. Full infor m ation
and copies of the Elem entar y Im m er sion Inter est
For m s ar e available at all elem entar y schools and
online at
st udent
t r ansf er
season
w w w.montgomer yschoolsmd.or g/cur r iculum/specialpr ogr
Gr ade 5 students cur r ently enr olled in im m er sion
pr ogr am s should subm it a COSA if they w ish to
continue in the im m er sion pr ogr am at the
m iddle-school level.
For infor m ation about assignm ents for students
r esiding in the NEC, DCC, or M SM C ar eas, please
contact the Division of Consor tia Choice and
Application Pr ogr am Ser vices at 301-592-2040 or
visit the w ebsite at
A student selected for an exem pt pr ogr am
w w w.montgomer yschoolsmd.or g/depar tments/schoolchoice.
The tr ansfer pr ocess begins in the hom e school,
w her e par ents/guar dians m ay r equest the Change
of School Assignment Infor mation Booklet that
contains the COSA for m , descr ibes the pr ocess,
and pr ovides useful infor m ation. Beginning the
fir st w eek of Febr uar y 2015, the COSA booklet
w ill be available in schools and online at
w w w.montgomer yschoolsmd.or g/info/tr ansfer s.
The booklet w ill be available in both English and
Spanish. Exem pt pr ogr am s that do not fall under
For m or e infor m ation about the tr ansfer pr ocess,
par ents/guar dians ar e encour aged to contact the
pr incipal at their hom e school.
Non-English-speaking students and
par ents/guar dians w ho m ay r equir e assistance
m ay contact ASK M CPS to get the infor m ation
they need by telephone at 301-309-M CPS (6277).
Telephone oper ator s w ho speak English and
Spanish ar e available fr om 7:30 a.m . to 5:30 p.m .,
Dear Parents,
T he N ational Science Foundation developed
several ST EM programs (Science Technology
Engineering M athematics) initiatives for
students K-12 in an effort to increase student
interest and provide an integrated curriculum in
these areas that would advance ST EM education
in the 21st century and solidify American
competitiveness worldwide.
In an effort to provide an opportunity for our
students to participate in this movement, this
year, N CC will host its first ever ST EM
(Science Technology Engineering M athematics)
Day. T his event is scheduled to take place on
Earth Day, April 22, 2015.
As a part of our planning process, we are
looking to our ST EM parent community to
Volunteer. If you are in the Science,
Technology, Engineering or M athematics field
or you use these expertise in your career, we are
looking for you!!
As a ST EM day volunteers, they were asked to
create a presentation about your area of
expertise (career) along with a hands on
component. Your presentations and diverse
ST EM backgrounds will pique the students
natural interest in science! Please consider
volunteering for this important event that will
demonstrate to kids the wonders of ST EM and
the endless possibilities it provides throughout
every aspect of our daily lives.
T hank you for helping make N CC a great
place to learn and grow!
All parents who have volunteered, in ANY
capacity at NCC, are invited to attend the
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (consider
this your invitation).
Each year, NCC staff hosts a bountiful
breakfast for all parent volunteers. This is
the same day as NCC?s 8th Annual Career
Day so all Career Day speakers (also parent
Volunteers) will be in attendance. This is a
great way for you parents to be recognized
for all you do to make NCC run so smoothly!
Some possible ways you might have
volunteered include:
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
· Book Fair
Time: 8:15-9:00am
· International Night
Place: Media Center
· Field Trips
For: ALL VOLUNTEERS who helped out this
school year
· Help out in the classroom
Hosted by: NCC Staff
· Guest Speakers
No rsvp needed
· Outdoor Ed
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
BREAKFAST
(from Ms. Leahy-Jones, counselor):
· Help out at home
· Field Day
· DEAR with Dads
· Career Day
· Silent Auction
· STEM speakers
Student Service Learning Notes
March 2015
Reminders for Students/ Parents:
Spring Break is a good time to ?Give a Little
Time? and Make a Big Difference? AND earn
SSL hours. Be sure to look for the graduation
cap icon on the website www.mcpsssl.org in
the SSL Community Opportunities section to
ensure the organization is MCPS SSL
Approved.
With an approved MCPS Form 560-50,
students may earn SSL hours with for-profit
travel companies that provide service
opportunities in addition to the travel. In
order for the preapproval to be considered,
the 560-50 form must identify the types of
planned service activities and the estimated
number of SSL hours. Remember: a
maximum of 8 SSL hours may earned in a 24
hour period and only the service activity
portion of the trip is eligible to earn SSL
hours.
All organizations and opportunities not
identified with the graduation cap icon on
the website require advanced approval of
MCPS Form 560-50 Individual SSL Request by
the SSL coordinator.
All documentation for 2015 MCPS SSL
Awards is due to the SSL coordinator no later
than Thursday, March 26, 2015. Reflections
written by students on MCPS Form 560-51
become part of the student?s permanent
record. Students are encouraged to take the
necessary time to write a legible and
comprehensive paragraph regarding their
SSL experience.
CONTINGENCY
CALENDAR
SCHOOLYEAR2014- 2015
If MCPS has to make up
instructional days in the
2014?2015 school year due to
emergency closings, MCPS will
follow the already approved
contingency calendar for the
2014?2015 school year. MCPS
will add days onto the end of
the school year, unless a
waiver is granted by the
Maryland State Department of
Education. MCPS will not open
on holidays, reduce spring
break or cancel negotiated
professional days.
Cont ingency
Cal endar f or
2014?2015
School Year
The contingency plan,
indicating when days will be
made up if the number of
emergency closings exceeds
four days, is as follows. If the
school year is disrupted by
emergencies and schools are
closed:
5 days? the school year
will be extended by one
day to Monday, June 15,
2015;
6 days? the school year
will be extended by two
days to June 15 and June
16, 2015;
7 days? the school year
will be extended by three
days to June 15, 16 and 17,
2015; 8 days? the school
year will be extended by
four days to June 15, 16, 17
and 18, 2015; and,
9 days? the school year
will be extended by five
days to June 15, 16, 17, 18
and 19, 2015. You can find
the school contingency
calendar online at
http:/ / montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
info/ calendars/ .
Plan Ahead for the 2015?2016
School Year
The Board of Education has set
the calendar for the
2015-2016 school year.
Classes will begin on Monday,
August 31, 2015, and are
scheduled to end on Friday,
June 17, 2016. Spring Break
will run from March 25 to April
1.
The calendar is available in
seven languages?Amharic,
Chinese, English, French,
Korean, Spanish and
Vietnamese? and can be
printed or downloaded to a
computer or mobile device. To
see the calendar, visit
http:/ / www.montgomery
schoolsmd.org/ info/ calendars/ future/
Cal endar
Mar ch
May
2 ? Interims Due
1 ? Field Day
2 ? 10 ? PARCC Testing
4 ? 8 - Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week
4 ? PTA Board Meeting
6 ? PTA Board Meeting
5 ? Debut Concert in gym 10:00 a.m & 7:00 pm.
7 ? Grade 6 Panoramic Picture
18 ? Side door bus evacuation Drill
14- 15 ? Williamsburg field trip 5th grade
19 - Group and Club Pictures
27 ? RHPS rising third graders visit NCC
21- PTA Silent Auction
25 ? Memorial Day - No school
25 ? Volunteer Breakfast/ Career Day
26 ? End of third marking period
June
27 ? No school Professional Day
3 ? PTA Board Meeting
30 - Severe Weather Drill 2:00 p.m.
4 ? Fifth Grade Author?s Tea
31 ? April 2 ? Outdoor Education (sixth Grade)
5 ? Fourth Grade field Trip- Annapolis
10 ? Sixth Grade Trout Release ? Great Seneca Park
Apr il
11 ? 6th Grade promotion
1 - PTA Board Meeting
12 - Last day for students Early Release Day
3 ? 10 ? Spring Break
14 ? Report Cards distributed
15 ? Spring Class and Personality photos taken
22 ? STEM Day- Earth Day
23 ? Mad Science In school field trip (4th grade)
STUDENTOFTHEWEEK
3rd Gr 4th Gr
5th Gr
6th Gr
Specialists
Staff
1/ 5
Adam Niman
Sam Moffitt
Rogan Gregonis
Edowerd Bandicto
Logan Davis
Ms. Kimbrue
1/ 12
Sydney Seiler
Lexi Blank
Gavin Lopez
Yiannis Halkiotis
Frahanco Yazachew
Ms. Mancuso
1/ 26
Sofia Cubillan-Bravo
Elvin Guzman Anariba
Charlotte Smith Bella Cichy
Gabe Loebig
Ms. Avenesyan
2/ 2
Sam Moffitt
Stella Koch
Agelina Vasquez Felipe Pinzon Vasquez
Enrique Rivera
Ms. Ogburn
2/ 9
Katherine Jones Obse Abebe
Jax Khademi
Mia Poulsen
Laure Barnhard
Mr. Chappell
2/ 23
Bobby Coates
Jacob Kaster
Maggie Paterson
Mr. Melgar
Alana Parchment Nikki Kohli