CAPTAIN JAMES E. DALY JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2015
The Principal’s Corner
Welcome back after a long holiday weekend. I
hope you were able to spend special time with
family or friends.
Daly will be offering a FLU Clinic on Thursday,
December 16. Parents will not need to be present;
however, we will need a consent form signed by
the parents before that date. Please see the
attached letter for more information.
Parents, as a reminder, if your child is late coming
to school, please walk your child into the building.
You will need to sign in your child in the main
office. Please do not drop your child off at the
entrance.
We have a lot of students arriving to school early,
so I would like to remind you that children are not
entering the building before 9:05 a.m. With the
colder or rainy weather, children are waiting
outside without supervision. Please do not drop
your child off early. Thank you.
The holiday season is upon us, and since we have
many thoughtful generous parents, we wanted to
note the ethics policy for the county regarding gift
giving. Teachers are not supposed to accept gifts
from individuals valuing over $20.00. Please
know that gifts are not expected and staff
appreciates your cards and good wishes.
Upcoming Events
December
December 2-4
December 9
December 10
December 16
December 24January 3
January
January 18
January 19
January 22
January 25
January 26
Grade 2 students taking
InView test
3:00-8:00 p.m. – Daly Red
Cross Blood Drive (AllPurpose room)
Make-up student fall pictures
All Day Fundraiser at Café
Rio
FLU Clinic
PTA meeting – PAX
presentation and parent social
No School – Winter break
No School
8:45-9:45 – Grade 1 Morning
Math with Muffins, room 143
2nd Marking Period Ends
No School for Students –
Professional Day
3rd Marking Period Begins
As a reminder, please make sure your child is
dressed warmly for the colder weather, as the
children will be going outside in weather above 32
degrees. If there is a family hardship, and your
child is in need of a warm coat, please contact Mrs.
Borchardt at 301-353-0939.
On behalf of the entire Daly staff, we wish you a
safe, happy, and healthy holiday season, and we
will see you and your children in the New Year.
Mrs. Nora Dietz, Principal
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PTA News:
Dear Daly Families,
We hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving break with friends and family. The PTA would like to thank
everyone who came out to the Scholastic Book Fair and purchased books in support of the teachers and students
of Daly. We would also like to thank everyone who came out to our first ever Sprit Breakfast at Dunkin
Doughnuts on Saturday, November 21st. Thanks again to everyone that came out in support of these events.
With your support, we are able to give back to our kids by providing free soccer lessons during recess to Daly
student from Advanti Soccer.
At this time, we would like to inform everyone about our December 17th meeting from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the
school library. It will be a social event, so come out and meet and get to know other Daly Families. There will
also be a special guest speaker, so we look forward to seeing you there. Also, December 16th is our next Spirit
night, which will be held at Café Rio. This fundraiser will be all day - not just for dinner!
Do you have any time to spare? We have other upcoming events such as Bingo Night and movie night. We
welcome anyone that would like to volunteer or co-coordinate these events. If you are interested, please let me
know by emailing me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Denise Franklin
President
For Your Child’s Safety
Parents, if your child is a car rider, please pick him or her up in the car rider circle. Please do
not park and leave your car in the car rider circle. You will need a new car rider number
to do this, as the numbers from last year are no longer valid. As you pick up your child in the
circle, please pull up as far as possible so that the car line does not back up. Please do not
park on the street and ask children to cross the bus lane to meet you on the hill or near
the street. Some of our children have crossed in areas without a crossing guard or in front of
buses, and this has been very unsafe.
If you do not wish to wait in the car pick-up area, please walk to the main entrance to meet
your child. If you meet your child at the main entrance, your child is considered a walker.
Please be sure to let your child’s teacher or the school office know if there are any changes
with how your child is to leave school. We will not accept a child’s verbal notification of any
change.
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Winter Weather
Winter Weather: Stay in Touch with MCPS
Winter weather is here. MCPS offers numerous ways for parents to learn about school
closures, delayed openings, and early dismissals due to inclement weather.
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AlertMCPS
Receive text messages or emails from MCPS during weather-related emergencies
and other major events that impact school system operations. Parents can also
sign up to receive alerts specific to their child’s school. Subscribe to AlertMCPS
at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/alertmcps.aspx.
 MCPS homepage
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
 QuickNotes email news service
Subscribe at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/quicknotes/subscribe/
 MCPS cable channel
Comcast 34, Verizon 36 or RCN 89
 Recorded information (English and Spanish)
301-279-3673
 Ask MCPS
301-309-6277. Staff take calls from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays, in English and Spanish.
 Twitter
http://twitter.com/mcps
 Local radio and TV stations
Visit http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/ for more information.
Clima Invernal: Manténgase en Contacto con MCPS
El clima invernal ya está aquí. MCPS ofrece muchas formas en que los padres pueden
informarse sobre los cierres de escuelas, demoras en el comienzo de la jornada escolar, o
cuando los estudiantes se deben retirar antes del horario habitual por causa de tiempo
inclemente.
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AlertMCPS
Reciba mensajes de texto o por correo electrónico de MCPS durante emergencias
relacionadas con tiempo inclemente y otros sucesos importantes que afectan las
operaciones del sistema escolar. Los padres pueden anotarse también para recibir
alertas que tienen que ver específicamente con la escuela de sus hijos.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/alertmcps.aspx
Portal de MCPS
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
Servicio electrónico de noticias QuickNotes
Suscríbase en http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/quicknotes/subscribe/
Canales de MCPS por cable
Comcast 34, Verizon 36, o RCN 89
Información grabada
301-279-3673
Pregunte a MCPS (Ask MCPS)
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301-309-6277. El personal atiende llamadas en inglés y en español, de lunes a
viernes, de 7:30 a.m. a 5:30 p.m.
 Twitter
http://twitter.com/mcps
 Emisoras locales de radio y televisión
Visite montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/.
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