18820 Strawberry Knoll Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
E. Frank Kaplan, Principal
Rosemary Ford, Assistant Principal
Web Site Address—http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/
February 17, 2012
Students Strive for Knowledge, Excellence and Success!
We are pleased to announce 154 of our third, fourth and fifth grade students made the Honor Roll this past
marking period. Clearly, these students worked hard for this esteemed recognition. Congratulations to our third,
fourth, and fifth grade honor roll students for the second marking period.
FIFTH GRADE
Strawberry Knoll News
STRAWBERRY KNOLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIRD GRADE
Mia
Geancarlo
Luqman
Patrick
Todd
Makala
Carla
Morgan
Xaven
Jason
Linares
Elissa
Roberto
Teddy
Owen
Sarah
Rachel
Kaley
Mason
Genesis
Maria
Caden
Karen
Rabiah
Udodi
Mary
Antonio
Nuelle
Gelber
Benita
Jaida
Aaliyah
Anna
Gabriel
Jacquelyn
Collin
Bryan
Immanuel
Anieska
Samatrai
Ana
Geffrey
Richard
Sierra
Patricia
Hope
Savannah
Jordan
Aguiar
Alvarez
Arifi-Osman
Bennett
Benowitz
Blackwell
Bolanos
Brogden
Burnell
Carcamo-
Srinithi
Srinivas
Corinne Tampil
Jamila
Thomas
Johannes Tsigea
Vannistelrooy Twum Barimah
Jotrina
Vamboi
Angie
Zavaleta
Charles
Chavarria
Chavez
Cochran
Cooper
Franklin
Hamilton
Hardy
Hernandez
Hernandezlac
Higgins
Holbert
Hydara
Ifeanyi-Agboifo
James
Johnson
Johnson
Lemus
Manga
Medina
Mejia
Melgarejo
Merilos
Nguyen
Northrop
Ortiz
Page
Perez-Ruiz
Piam
Rapalo
Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Romero
Rosemond
Rwaga
Sill
Smith
Audrey
Agbodjan
Jasmin
Baker
Honorio Barcia
Christian Baula
Ashna
Bhatia
Coronado Bolanos
Paris
Bowers
Eric
Brodie
Brian
Burstein
Bethany Cameron
Camila
Castro
Nataliya Chepurnova
Angel
Cyrus
Karl
Didavi
Leslie
Espinoza
Francis
Feliciano
Marcus Gainer
Grace
Harvey
Aurora
Holbert
Quran
Hyman
Alexandra Lam
Karina
Loc
Thanh
Mac
Jaya
Marshall
Zhory
May
Brooke
Nduka-Anya
Katie
Nguyen
Shakeela Nyakoojo
Natasha Oberoi
Adriana Ortiz Valle
William Patasse
Andrew Pauly
Ethan
Pena
Christopher Reba
Adrian
Redwan
Mahelate Solomon
Fatihah Ullah
Leyli
Valladares
FOURTH GRADE
Nicole
Aguilar
Nana-Afua Agyepong
Kevin
Allison
Fiorella
Alvarez
Tatiana Antezana
Julio
Ayamel
Chynna Brodie
Isabel
Camacho
Steven
Camacho
Kayla
Currie
Christian Del Cid
Kimberly Dixon
Daniel
Feliciano
Melanie Firestone
Timothy Franklin
Jaitlyn
Frazier
Richard Garcia
Erick
Garciamejia
Nikole
Grandez
Alex
Guevara
Tracy
Haddad
Ali
Haider
Reid
Halling
Briana
Harmell
Mara
Higgins
Eric
Hoang
Aiman
Hydara
Marcus Jefferson
Yasmine Jemli
Tamir
Johnson
David
Jordan
Nathan
Karter
Beza
Ketema
Theresa Kumazah
Trenton Le
Erika
Loc
Regina
Malakar
Tana
Martin
Gustavo Martinez
Duare
Valerie
Martinez
Ramos
Gerardo Melendez
Sibani
Nachadalingam
Alyssa
Nieves
Logan
Nocket
Shamim Nyakoojo
Christian Olaya
John
Padilla
Isabella
Emily
Shawn
Dixon
Chloe
Rukhsana
Armando
Chamila
Fatima
Alexander
Deja
Marcell
Jehlani
Bryan
Fanay
Pocasangre
Powell
Powell
Red Elk
Rubin
Salam
Sanchez
Sedara
Shabbir
Sheidu
Snowden
Spencer
Thomas
Williams
Worku
Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart
Our physical education department is pleased to announce its hosting of the ever-popular Jump Rope for
Heart and Hoops for Heart event. The money our students raise will go to the American Heart Association
and will be used to fund life-saving research. Heart disease and stroke remain our nation’s number one and
number three killers. Needless to say, we need to teach our children the importance of heart health and staying fit.
As in previous years, our school’s participation in the Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart will help us earn gift certificates
for physical education equipment. Our annual participation in this fund-raiser always promotes school spirit and helps the Knoll
connect with its community! Event days for our students are as follows:
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Fifth Grade- 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Second and Third Grade- 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Pre-K and PEP- Regular PEP schedule
Friday, March 2, 2012
Fourth Grade- 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Kindergarten and First Grade- 10:10 a.m. to 11:00
Please remember the Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart pledge envelopes and money must be returned by event day. Children are not to go door-to-door or ask strangers for donations. Let’s make sure all permission slips are signed and placed
inside envelopes. Cash and check contributions are welcome. Checks should be made payable to the American Heart Association. Parents/Guardians can also raise money online by creating a website for their children by visiting www.americanheart.org/
hoops or www.americanheart.org/jump.
If you have any questions about next month’s event or willing to volunteer, please contact
Mr. Matesa, Mr. Palmer, or Mrs. Ludwig, our physical education teachers at 301-840-7112.
Your help is certainly appreciated!
We’re Ready for the Maryland School Assessment!
Our school will join other public schools in the state as our third, fourth, and fifth grade students take next month’s Maryland School Assessment, commonly called, the MSA. Earlier this week our test takers assembled into groups for a simulation
of the MSA . The benefit of engaging students in this experience was to familiarize our third grade students and refamiliarize our fourth and fifth grade students with the MSA testing format and time constraints. More importantly, we
wanted our students to apply their test-taking skills and demonstrate their mastery of subject matter. Sample MSA tasks
are available for your review at http://mdk12.org/assessments/k_8/index_c.html.
An important measure the state considers in determining whether or not a school meets Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is
student attendance, not just for those that take the MSA, but for all students! If you are the parent/guardian of a third,
fourth, and/or fifth grade student, please do not schedule vacations or doctors’ appointments during our MSA dates. Our
testing dates are as follows:
March 12 & 13
March 14 & 15
March 16 & 19
March 20 & 21
May 1
Grades 3 & 4
Grade 5
Grades 3 & 4
Grade 5
Grade 5
Reading
Reading
Math
Math
Science
We’re ready for the MSA!
2/20/12
2/21/12
2/20/12
2/23/12
2/21/12
2/28/12
2/23/12
2/29/12
2/28/12
2/29/12
IMPORTANT DATES
IMPORTANT
DATES
HOLIDAY—President’s
Day
7:00—8:30 p.m. Feasibility Study —Media Center
HOLIDAY—President’s
DayScience Fair—All-Purpose Room
7:00—8:30 p.m. P.T.A
7:00—8:30 p.m. Feasibility Study —Media Center
Class Pictures
7:00—8:30 p.m. P.T.A Science Fair—All-Purpose Room
9:00
a.m. 4th Grade Wax Museum—All-Purpose Room
Class Pictures—Media Center
9:00 a.m. 4th Grade Wax Museum—All-Purpose Room
Kindergarten Orientation
Kindergarten Orientation is in the planning stages. Please help us
estimate the number of students who will attend kindergarten at
Strawberry Knoll during the 2012- 2013 school year.
According to the Maryland State Law, a child must be five years
old by September 1, 2012 in order to enter kindergarten for the
2012- 2013 school year. Kindergarten attendance is compulsory. Parents who do not plan
for their children to attend kindergarten at the Knoll will need to contact Mr. Kaplan after May 1, 2012 and complete an enrollment waiver.
If you have a child who will be entering kindergarten this fall, please complete the form
below, and return it to the school office by March 19, 2012. Also, if you have a neighbor
or friend who has a child of kindergarten age for fall 2010, please pass this information
sheet to them.
Kindergarten Orientation is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 and Friday, May
11, 2012. Additional information will be provided in upcoming newsletters.
Please return the bottom portion to the Strawberry Knoll Elementary School office by
Friday, March 19, 2012.
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Strawberry Knoll Elementary School Kindergarten Survey
2012 - 2013
The following child will be five years old by September 1, 2012.
Child's Name: ______________________________________
Child's Date of Birth: ___________________
Parent's/Guardian’s Name: ___________________________________________
Home Address: ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Home Phone: ____________________________
In order to expedite your receiving forms for Kindergarten Orientation, can the
orientation packet be sent home with an older child in your family?
Yes
Name of student: ______________________________
No
Please mail the packet to my home address.