THE CLARKSBURG CHEETAH
Week of
April 18, 2016
THIS WEEK:
Tues., April 19
STEM Fair
Wed., April 20
Black Eyed Susan Voting
Thurs., April 21
PTA Sponsored Staff Appreciation Luncheon Hosted by the Grade 3 Parents
Fri., April 22
Earth Day
Grade 3 Field Trip to Rose Hill Manor, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Spring Dance, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
A LOOK AHEAD:
Tues., April 26
Primary Election Day – No School for Students or Staff
Fri., April 29
All School Reading Event, 10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Spring Student Pictures
Dear Clarksburg Elementary School Parents/Guardians,
I hope that everybody had an opportunity to get outside and enjoy the fabulous weather this weekend. It was
almost perfect. We are looking forward to an exciting and busy week. We will have our STEM Fair on
Tuesday morning and our Spring Dance on Friday night. Although there is no cost to attend the dance, our fifth
grade students are conducting a fundraiser to defray some of the costs of the special end of the year activities
that we have planned for them.
Included in the newsletter are our preliminary dates for the PARCC assessments. If you have a third, fourth, or
fifth grade student, please look closely at the PARCC testing schedule. We ask that you do your best to
schedule your child’s appointments and any family trips/vacations around these testing dates.
Please see the additional information below to learn about more of the exciting things that we are doing and the
Montgomery County Public School system is offering. Contact the office if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Carl Bencal
Principal
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Golden PEM (Persistence, Effort and Motivation) Awards
This year, part of our School Improvement Plan focus is on helping students to increase their levels of
persistence, effort, and motivation in relation to their learning. To highlight students’ achievement in this area,
each week, two students from every class will be awarded The Golden PEM Award. Teachers will choose the
Golden PEM Award winners based on the students’ consistent performance throughout the week related to their
persistence, effort, and motivation in the classroom setting. Recipients of the award will take home a Golden
PEM Certificate as well as have their names listed in the Principal’s Weekly Parent Bulletin.
Teacher
Student
Student
Hammack
Ivan
Bella
Hillmuth
Alex
Hassan
St. Clair
Alex
Hassan
Hoilman
Victoria
William
Carpio
Brooke
Misbah
Chung
Arthur
Leah
Gamble
Suhaylah
Valentina
Ennis
Kyra
Bella
Walsh
Drew
Maddie
Howard
Alex
Christa
Moyer
Mauricio
Arfan
Dryman
Angela
Avery
Ouska
Joseph
Christian
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PARCC Schedule
Grade 3:
Reading – Monday, May 23 (AM), Wednesday, May 25 (AM), Friday, May 27 (AM)
Math – Monday, May 16 (PM), Tuesday, May 17 (PM), Wednesday, May 18 (PM), Thursday, May 19 (PM)
Grade 4:
Reading – Monday, May 16 (AM), Tuesday, May 17 (AM), Wednesday, May 18 (AM)
Math – Monday, May 9 (PM), Wednesday, May 11 (PM), Thursday, May 12 (PM), Monday, May 23 (PM)
Grade 5:
Reading – Monday, May 9 (AM), Wednesday, May 11 (AM), Thursday, May 12 (AM)
Math – Friday, May 27 (PM), Wednesday, June 1 (AM), Thursday, June 2 (AM), Friday, June 3 (AM)
Last Chance to Purchase Group or Class Pictures
For those of you who may have forgotten to purchase your child’s group or class picture you still have a chance
to do so. We have a few extras in the main office for the small price of $5.00 each.
All School Read
On Friday, April 29 from 10:45 to 11:15 AM, we will have a school wide reading event. The Damascus Lions
Club donated copies of the book What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada for this exciting activity.
Every fifth grade student will read this book to a small group of students in kindergarten through fourth
grade. The fifth grade students will lead a literature circle discussion based on questions that they develop.
If the weather is nice, we will be outside. If the weather is inclement, the groups will meet in the hallways and
around the building. We are asking each child to bring in a towel on which to sit, whether we are inside or
outside that day. Students can start bringing in their towels to school during the week of Monday, April 25.
We are deeply appreciative of the Damascus Lions Club for supporting this literary event that centers on our
school’s focus on persistence and the growth mindset!
Jump Rope For Heart
This year's Jump Rope for Heart event was a huge success! We raised a record total of $7,684 for the American
Heart Association. A big thank you goes out to all of our Clarksburg Elementary School students and families
who participated in our fight against heart disease!
Book Fair – Feelin’ Groovy!
Thanks to everyone for supporting our “Feelin’ Groovy” spring book fair. Our turnout for Donuts for Dads and
Granddads, in conjunction with book fair shopping, was fabulous! All proceeds from the book fair are put right
back into our library to benefit all of our students. If students placed paid orders or you placed on online order,
those items should be arriving in the next week or so. Thank you again for your investment in reading!
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Clarksburg Elementary PTA Presents
CES Family Night – Spring Dance
Theme: Earth Day
Pizza and baked goods will be sold by 5th GRADE to help raise
money for 5th Grade Picnic and Promotion
Where:
CES All Purpose Room
When:
Friday, April 22nd 2016
Time:
7 - 8:30 pm
--------------------------------------------------------Cut Here-------------------------------------------------------------Pre Order of Pizza (whole pie) encouraged by Wednesday, April 20th. Limited amount of Pizza is available for
purchase by the slice at the event. Juice/Soda and Baked goods also sold. Please pay/send in Cash
Student:______________________________ Grade: ________Teacher:_____________________
____Cheese Pizza ($10.00)
____ Pepperoni ($11.00)
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