Four Seasons Newsletter
June 2016
Sharon Ferralli, Principal
Principal’s Message…
June:
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Thu
Boosterthon Fun Run Day! Wear T-Shirts!
9-10:15 Grades K, 1st & 2nd
10:45—12 Grades 3rd, 4th & 5th
Fri
Last Day Pre-K and ECI!
Field Day! AM: K, 1st, 2nd
PM: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Mon—16th Thu S H A R K W E E K !
2 Hour Early Dismissal at 1:15 PM
Mon Kindergarten Program 9:30 AM
Tues 5th Grade Picnic
Thur Last Day for Students!!!!
5th Grade Promotion 9:30 AM
August:
17 Wed Class Lists Posted on Front Door
18 Thu Sneak-a-Peek 2:30—3:30 PM
22 Mon School Begins for Grades 1-5 at 8:45 AM
22—23
Conferences for Kindergarten
22—24
Conferences for Pre-K and ECI
24—26
Staggered Entrance for Kindergarten
25,26 & 29 Staggered Entrance for Pre-K
25 Thu First Day of School for all ECI Students
29 Mon First Day of School for all Kindergarten Students
30 Tues First Day of School for all Pre-K Students
PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
Back to School Night 6:30 PM
September:
5 Mon Labor Day - Schools and Offices Closed
21 Wed 2 Hour Early Dismissal at 1:15 PM
Summer Office Hours
7:00 AM—3:00 PM
Offices closed on Fridays
New Student Registration
9:00 AM—2:00 PM
Happy Summer!
We are proud of the hard work
done by our students this year. Our
Accelerated Reader program
recorded almost 19,000 book
quizzes taken for reading with an
average score of 88.9%. Karate
Math ensured that all students improved their math fact
fluency raising problem solving grades across the board.
Our implementation of Lucy Calkins reading and writing
programs raised the rigor in our literacy instruction. Thank
you, parents, for supporting our initiatives and being
present for your child. You made a difference!
As we look ahead to next year we will make a few
changes. Homerooms for grades 3- 5 will be continue to be
assigned alphabetically and grade two will now align with
heterogeneous grouping like grade one. Agenda books will
return as reinforcement that students are expected to
read and practice math on a daily basis. Students will track
their individual progress on AR reading and grade level
math fact goals. Unfinished classwork and “re-do” papers
will continue as part of homework and research/enrichment
projects appealing to individual children’s interests will be
offered as additional learning opportunities. Individualized
support is always offered as needed to ensure that a child
makes growth. We are excited to have college interns
return to our school. At this time we are working with
placements from Salisbury University, Notre Dame of
Things to practice over
the summer…
Math Facts,
Keyboarding &
Reading !!!
Meal Prices for School year 2016-2017
Students:
Breakfast, (Full Price, All Schools)
Breakfast, (Reduced-Price, All Schools)
$ 1.50
$ .00
Lunch, (Full Price, Elementary Schools)
Lunch, (Reduced-Price, All Schools)
$ 2.75
$ .40
Milk—1/2 pint, (A La Carte, All Schools)
$ .55
Art Supply Donations Requested
2016-2017
Art Donations
If you have any questions, please contact Jodi Risse, Supervisor
of Food & Nutrition Services at 410-222-5900 or
[email protected].
Ms. Schultz would
greatly appreciate
donations of the
following items:
 Baby Wipes
 Elmer’s Glue
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Pencils
Thick Colored Markers
Egg Cartons
Boxes of Tissue
Hand Soap
Plastic Ziploc Bags
Paper Towel Tubes
Principal’s Message Continued...
Maryland and Grand Canyon
University.
Sadly, we are losing several
staff members this year. Mrs. Marsha
Parrott, our Media Specialist, is
retiring. She will keep herself quite
busy in the fall as she makes final plans
for Kate’s wedding and awaits the arrival of Megan’s first
child. Mrs. Amy Gore (gr. 4) and Mrs. Brenna Wojno (gr. 1)
have been approved to take a leave of absence. Ms. Rachelle
Wiltrout leaves kindergarten to
return to her hometown in PA. Other teacher news includes
Ms. Chelsea Seyster, ECI teaching assistant, who is getting
married in a matter of days! All of our teachers on
maternity leave will return including Mrs. KC Rellihan (gr. 4),
Mrs. Kelly Bressler (gr.5), Mrs. Shanon Snyder (gr. 5), and
Mrs. Hannah Zampelli (gr. 5).
The staff joins me in wishing everyone a safe and
sunburn-free summer!
Sharon Ferralli, Principal
Summer Reading Club Through AAC Public Library
Sign up between June 6 & August 13 at any AACPL branch, online, or on any
mobile device. When registered you become eligible for some great prizes.
Keep your child reading this summer! See flyer on Four Seasons website.
P r e v e n t
S u m m e r
S l i d e
Please check your
Lunch Accounts...Reminder
child’s lunch account and make any necessary payments.
OUR MISSION
Fostering a life long love of learning in a
Safe and orderly environment with
Excellent teachers facilitating
Students' active learning.
Green Club News!
Green Club has wrapped up a very busy year. In
May, Youth Summit had over 80% attendance of
club members. We learned of many fresh ideas for
next year! We started our storm drain stenciling to
remind everyone not to pollute the Chesapeake Bay Watershed;
remember "Only Rain Down the Storm Drain". Check them out
on the side parking lot. Our tree watering brigade is forming
and working out details. All students are welcome to join us
when you see us watering at recess. We need everyone to keep
Four Seasons Green! THANK YOU to all who have helped our
efforts in all the big and little ways! A huge thank you to all
the teachers and parents who take on environmental stewardship with enthusiasm on top of all they do already. Together
we make the difference!
PTA Officers for 2016-2017
FOUR SEASONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PTA Officers for 2016-2017
We are proud to announce the new PTA
Officers for 2016-2017. They take
office on July 1st:
President: Shelli Stanley
1st Vice President: Meredith Long
2nd Vice President: Rachel Rogers
Secretary: Joanna Goodwin
Treasurer: MaryAnn Landin
Many thanks to 2015-2016 PTA officers who
dedicated many hours of service to our school.
They always had children at the heart of their
actions. Outgoing Officers:
President: Renee Gaboury
1st Vice President: Carlos Arbelo
Special thanks to our Committee Chairs:
Rachel Rogers, Christine Williams, Marian
Newell, Jamie Landis.
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Please go to Four Seasons’ website to see our full newsletter including:
 “Parent Link” published by the Office of School and Family Partnership
 Application and flier for summer Language Camp
PTA BOOSTERTHON UPDATE!
As of Monday, June 6th, we had 74% of students
registered with pledges totaling over $28,000 from a
total of 36 states!
Four Seasons
Please join us for the Fun Run on
Thursday, June 9th
9 AM: Grades K, 1st & 2nd
10:45 AM: Grades 3rd, 4th & 5th
Students have had so much fun with this event including:
exciting Pep Rallies, lining up pledges, and talking about how
many laps they plan to run. The goal of achieving pledges
from all 50 states is especially exciting as Mrs. Ferralli and
Mr. Schmid have agreed to have water balloons tossed at
them by the teachers!
School Play
The school play, Mother Goosed, was such a success this year!
Students and parent volunteers worked really hard for several
months on the play. Many parents collaborated on the set design.
Some parents made costumes and other costumes were borrowed
from WACA along with sound system equipment and lights. Thank
you WACA!
The night of the performance everything went smoothly and the
children were so cute! The performance actually consisted of
several plays: Mother Goosed, Piglet’s Rehearsal, Boy Who Cried
Wolf, Mary’s Forgotten Lamb, and The Little Red Hen. Over 50
students participated in the production.
Special thanks to Director Rebecca Kotraba and Producer
Marian Newell for all of their hard work!
I will miss you
this summer
fellow Sharks!
Lost & Found
Special thanks to our parents who spent many hours planning and assisting with the roll-out of the PTA Boosterthon
Fun Run fundraiser.
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Please take a moment on Boosterthon Fun Run
Day, Thursday, June 9th or Field Day, Friday,
June 10th to check lost and found. Items
left after the last day will be donated.
Don’t Forget!
Health Room Reminder
The end of the year has arrived ! We thank you for
allowing us to care for your children this year ! If your
child has medication in the health room, please pick it up
by June 16th at 3 PM. After this time, it will be
discarded. Have a great summer !
AACPS Homework Expectations:
Prekindergarten and Kindergarten - approximately 20
minutes per night on homework, two to three times per
week. (Maximum time recommended = 40 minutes to 1 hr.
per week)
Grades 1 and 2 - approximately 30 minutes per night on
homework, three to four times per week. (Maximum time
recommended = 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. per week)
Grades 3, 4 and 5 - approximately 45 minutes per night
on homework, three to four times per week. (Maximum
time recommended = 2 - 3 hrs. per week)
Four Seasons Elementary School Supply List
2016-2017 School Year
Due to safety concerns with stairs, NO rolling backpacks/book bags.
ALL Students Need:
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$10 for VIP folder, Time for Kids, National Geographic, replacement whiteboards, etc.
2 pkg, 3x3 Post It notes for reading Hot Spots (none for K)
3 large boxes of tissues
1 pkg. Expo markers for student whiteboards
1 pr. school scissors (blunt tip for 1 & 2)
1 box crayons (24 count) - grades K,1,2,3
1 box colored pencils - grades 4,5
Continuous supply of 12 pencils, 2 wedge erasers, 12 glue sticks
1 extra outfit to store in locker
Additional Kindergarten Supplies:
Additional 1st Grade Supplies:
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BOYS - 1 box of thin washable markers
GIRLS - 1 box thick washable markers
1 PLASTIC POCKET FOLDER WITH PRONGS
1 yellow highlighter
GIRLS – 1 pkg. of disinfecting wipes, 1 box quart size
Ziploc bags
BOYS – 1 bottle pump hand sanitizer, 1 box gallon
size Ziploc bags
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2 red pens
2 yellow highlighters
1 additional box of crayons
4 composition notebooks
1 plastic school box – standard size
2 plastic pocket folders
1 box thick washable markers
1 package 3 ½ x 5 index cards
GIRLS – 1 pkg. disinfecting wipes & 1 box sandwich
size Ziploc bags
BOYS – 1 bottle pump hand sanitizer & 1 box gallon
size Ziploc bags
Additional 2nd Grade Supplies:
Additional 3rd Grade Supplies:
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5 pocket folders (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Orange)
5 composition notebooks (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow,
Orange)
2 highlighters
2 red pens
1 pkg. loose-leaf, wide-ruled paper
1 pencil pouch – standard size w/zipper
GIRLS – 1 box gallon size Ziploc bags, 1 pkg.
disinfecting wipes, 1 pkg. thick washable markers,
1 pkg. colored pencils
BOYS - 1 box quart size Ziploc bags, 1 pkg. baby
wipes, 1 pkg. 3 X 5 index cards, 1 pkg. thin washable
markers
4 marbled composition notebooks
1 pencil box, standard size (hard plastic)
3 pocket folders – different colors
1 bottle pump hand sanitizer
1 pkg. disinfecting wipes
1 package of 3 X 5 index cards
Additional 4th Grade Supplies:
Additional 5th Grade Supplies:
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3 marbled composition books
1 zippered pencil case
1 highlighter
1 pkg. wide- ruled, loose-leaf paper
1 pkg. of 3 x 5 index cards with lines
4 pocket folders
1 folder with prongs
Optional-flash drive for computer lab work
GIRLS - 1 pkg. disinfecting wipes
BOYS - 1 bottle of pump hand sanitizer
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4 pkgs. wide ruled loose-leaf paper
1 binder (3”)
1 zippered pencil case with holes
3 - 1 subject spiral notebook with holes (red, blue, green)
5 pocket folders with holes (red, blue, green, yellow, purple)
1 marbled composition notebook
1 pkg. lined 3x5 index cards
Protractor and ruler to keep at home for homework
Optional-flash drive for computer lab work
GIRLS- 1 box of thick, washable markers and 1 pkg.
disinfecting wipes
BOYS- 1 box of Ziploc bags (quart or gallon) and 1
bottle of pump hand sanitizer
Donations of kitchen size trash bag liners for our custodians to use in
classroom trash cans are greatly appreciated!
Parent Link
Connecting You and Your Child to Information on Our Journey to Greatness
The evidence is consistent, positive, and convincing: families have a major influence on
their children’s achievement. When schools, families, and community groups work
together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer,
and like school more.” Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp
June 2016
Beat the
Summer Learning Gap!
FAMILIES:
KNOW THE
ALCOHOL LAW!
You may not allow
your teen's friends
under the age of 21,
to have alcohol, even
in your own home.
FACT:
Alcohol consumption by adolescents results in brain
damage - possibly permanent - and impairs
intellectual development.
Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer & Pat Brady
Kids who don't have educationally rich
summers will be nearly three years behind
their peers by the time they reach the end of
the fifth grade… Just as athletes and musicians
must practice, young people must regularly
practice reading to maintain their skills and
performance. Ron Fairchild, Founding CEO,
National Summer Learning Association
 Read to and with your children daily.
 Visit your public library weekly.
 Find book lists, tips for reading aloud
and summer time ideas:
• PBS.org/Parents/
• Reading Rockets Book Lists
• AACo Public Library
• Read-Write-Think
Have Fun!
PARTY TIPS:
• Refuse to supply alcohol to anyone under 21.
• Welcome your teen’s friends to alcohol-free
parties and remain at home.
• Talk to other parents about not serving alcohol.
• Report underage drinking to police.
www.DrugFreeActionAlliance.org
Volunteer of the Month
May 2016
Sandy Vogel
Arundel Middle School
For enthusiastically dedicating her time and talents to
promote a welcoming school environment for students, staff
and families.
To nominate outstanding volunteers for the AACPS
Volunteer of the Month Award, email [email protected]
Office of School & Family Partnerships
410-222-5414 | [email protected]
Watch the OSFP on AACPS TV:
Comcast and Broadstripe Channel 96 & Verizon Channel 36
Parent Connection, Parents’ Corner, World View
Nuestra Comunidad (Our Community), and
¡Charlemos Juntos! (Let’s Chat)
Parent Link
Conectándolo a Ud. y a su Hijo a la Información en Nuestro Camino a la Grandeza
“La evidencia es consistente, positiva y convincente: las familias tienen una gran
influencia en el rendimiento de sus hijos. Cuando las escuelas, las familias y los grupos
de la comunidad trabajan juntos para apoyar el aprendizaje, los niños tienden a mejorar
en la escuela, permanecer en la escuela por más tiempo y les gusta más la escuela.”
Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp
¡Vencer a la Brecha de
Aprendizaje de Verano!
Enriquece tu
experiencia en la
excursión trayendo
un vagón bien
equipado con
diveros libros.
Rose is Rose por Don Wimmer y Pat Brady
Los niños que no tienen veranos
educacionalmente ricos estarán casi tres anos
detrás de sus compañeros en el momento en
que llegan al final de Quinto grado… Así como
los atletas y los músicos deben practicar,
jóvenes regularmente deben practicar la lectura
para mantener sus habilidades y desempeño.
Ron Fairchild, CEO Fundador, Asociación Nacional de
Aprendizaje de Verano
Leerle A y Con sus hijos diariamente.
Visite su biblioteca publica seminal
Encuentran las listas de libros, consejos para leer en voz
alta y ideas de verano
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PBS.org/Parents/
Reading Rockets Book Lists
AACo Public Library
Read-Write-Think
junio 2016
¡FAMILIAS:
CONOZCAN
LA LEY DE
ALCOHOL!
No puede permitir que los amigos de su hijo
menor de 21 años tener alcohol, incluso en su
propia casa.
Esto es mas INFORMACION:
El consumo de alcohol por los adolescentes resulta
en daño cerebral – posiblemente permanente- y
perjudica el desarrollo intelectual.
CONSEJOS DURANTE FIESTAS:
• Niéguese a suministrar a cualquier persona
menor de 21 anos.
• Deles la bienvenida a los amigos de sus
adolescentes a una fiesta sin alcohol y quédese
en su casa.
• Hable con otros padres de no server alcohol.
• Reporte menores de edad que estén bebiendo a
la policía.
www.DrugFreeActionAlliance.org
Voluntario del Mes
Mayo 2016
Sandy Vogel
Escuela Intermedia Arundel
Por su entusiasmo, dedicando su tiempo y talentos
para promover un ambiente escolar acogedor para
los estudiantes, personal y familias.
Para nominar voluntarios excepcionales al Premio Voluntario
de Mes de AACPS escriba a [email protected]
Office of School & Family Partnerships
410-222-5414 | [email protected]
Programas en AACPS TV de la Oficina de Relaciones
entre la Escuela y la Familia por Comcast y Broadstripe
Canal 96 & Verizon Canal 36:
Parent Connection, Parents’ Corner, World View
Nuestra Comunidad, y ¡Charlemos Juntos!