Bob Geiger—Principal
Thomas Ryan—Acting Assistant Principal
May 2016
ATTENTION SECOND GRADE PARENTS!
We have a wonderful opportunity this Thursday for second-grade parents interested in learning more about
Oak View, where their students will be attending third grade next year. We will have a parent field trip to Oak
View! We will provide bus transportation from NHE to Oak View. Parents will meet at NHE 9:30 a.m. and
leave for Oak View shortly thereafter. Parents who wish to obtain their own transportation can meet at Oak
View at 9:45. Victor Santiago, our parent community coordinator, and I will be accompanying parents on the
field trip. At Oak View, parents will meet Principal Jeff Cline, Assistant Principal Vernon Jones, and other
members of the Oak View Staff. Parents will receive information about programs and instruction at Oak View.
They will be able to visit third grade classes and tour the school. The program at Oak View will conclude at
11:30 a.m., and the bus will bring parents back to New Hampshire Estates. NHE and Oak View are working
together to build a strong partnership and this is the first year that we have offered a parent field trip to
Oak View for parents of second graders!
IMPORTANT DATES—MARK YOUR CALENDAR
5/5 Parent Field Trip to Oak View ES @ 9:30 am
5/20 2nd Grade Mobile Planetarium / Salad Party
5/6 Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip
5/30 No school—Memorial Day
5/18 Spring Concert and Art Show @ 6:30 pm
DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL BY MAY 13!
Bob Geiger—Principal
Parent Advocacy Forms
Thomas Ryan—Acting Assistant Principal
May 2016
ELO SUMMER SCHOOL
If your child is entering kindergarten, first grade, or second
Our second grade parents deserve congratulations!
grade next school year, please make sure to sign them up for
Every year, MCPS sends parent advocacy forms to the
ELO summer school. Studies show that students can lose
parents of second graders as part of the process of
learning over the summer. It is important that your student
identifying students as gifted and talented. The parent
attends summer school to make sure that they are ready for
information is one source of information that is
the next grade. Please make sure that you sign your student
considered, along with test scores, students’ reading
up for summer school by May 13. Summer school includes
and math levels, and teacher input. Ms. Bourne, our
free breakfast and lunch, as well as instruction in reading and
math content coach and Gifted and Talented Liaison,
math. Because of facilities improvement work at New
worked hard encouraging parents to complete their
Hampshire Estates, our summer school program this year will
parent advocacy forms. Ninety-six second grade parents
be at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres. Bus
completed these forms to tell us about their children! In transportation will be provided. ELO summer school runs from
July 5 to July 29. As of today, we have 138 children enrolled
my 18 year in MCPS schools, this is by far the most
for summer school. Thank you to all parents who have
parent advocacy forms I have ever seen turned in. Thank
enrolled their children. Let’s make sure we work together to
you to our parents for being involved in their children’s
enroll at least 200 students!
education.
School Improvement Plan for 2016-2017 School Year
We are looking for parent input as we design our School Improvement Plan for the next school year. Our School Improvement Plan
sets goals and priorities for our work, and outlines the steps we will take to help us reach our goals. The School Improvement Team
meets monthly and for three days over the summer to work on this plan. It is important that we hear from all stakeholders as we
develop this plan. Please let me know if you would be interested in being part of this work.