Announcements
Last Day of School Five inclement weather make up days were built into the 2013-2014 school calendar. As of March 4, all five of those days have been used, plus three additional inclement weather days. Maryland law requires a minimum of 180 school days each year. Once the winter season has ended, the Board of Education will make a decision regarding the makeup of the additional missed days.
Spirit Wear Check out this year's spirit wear!! Choose from solid (black, navy, purple, pink) and camouflage (green, pink, purple). All shirts have ELMS on the front. For our 8th graders, choose to get "Class of 2014" on the back! All orders are due on Friday, March 14th. Send completed order form and check or cash in an envelope marked ELMS Spirit Wear Order to your child's homeroom teacher or to the front office.
Counselor's Corner The student services department at ELMS likes to recognize students for showing strong character. Each month we look at a different character trait and nominate those students who demonstrate each trait in a positive way. The character trait for January was PERSEVERANCE. The students of the month for January are: 6th 7th 8th Amaya Bloomfield Hannah Bockin Alec Behan Billy Dorsey Kayla Hall Hyeon Cho Curtis Schlauch Aaron Leeong James Conway Kayla Stewart Filbert Sandoval Trish Tu Malek Willis Khushali Trivedi Genesis Valdez
The teachers of the month for January are: Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Owens and Mr. Pekofsky. Congratulations to these students and teachers! Keep up the good work and thank you for building character here at ELMS! The character trait for February is OPTIMISM.
Attention All 8th Graders!! Baby pictures of 8th graders are needed by March 7th! Between now and March 7th ONLY, please email a clearly scanned baby photo of your child to elmsmemorybook@gmail.com to be used for the 2014 ELMS Memory Book. MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD'S FIRST AND LAST NAMES ARE IN THE SUBJECT HEADER. Please do NOT scan paper images, as they will not transfer well. Do NOT send in baby pics for us to scan, either. We do NOT have a good working scanner to do this for you.
Memory Book Sales REMINDER: This year memory books will be sold ONLINE ONLY!! Once you receive your sale flyer, please take the time to visit the Lifetouch memory book sales site at http://ybpay.lifetouch.com Do not include a www. when accessing the Lifetouch sales site. Enter a Yearbook ID code 6625414. When finished ordering your memory book, print out a receipt for yourself and SAVE it. Should a discrepancy arise, you will need your receipt to show that you bought a book. Memory books will be distributed the last week of school in June.
Sales may be entered into the online system up until March 28th, 2014, at NOON, when the online system will close automatically for EVERYONE. If you cannot order online because of computer issues, please contact Ms. Holy-Ilenda by email at philenda@hcpss.orgby March 21st by Noon.
Click here to download a "How To" sheet in both English and Spanish: Memory Book 2014
Military Information Night Any HCPSS students in grades 7-12 who are interested in collegiate and U.S. military programs and their parents are invited to a countywide military information session on Thursday, March 13 from 6-9pm at the River Hill High School Media Center and Cafeteria (12101 Clarksville Pk., Clarksville).
Attendees will hear from representatives from the five military academies; college ROTC programs; JROTC programs at Atholton, Howard and Oakland Mills high schools; and military enlistment recruiters. Representatives from local congressional offices and theU.S. military academies will provide information about academy nomination and application processes.
Girls Journey Camp 2014 Where do you want to go in life? Itís your journey, so enjoy the adventure! Journey is a week-long summer camp for rising 8th and 9th grade girls where you live on the Washington College campus in Chestertown,MD, make new friends, learn leadership and interpersonal skills, and have FUN!
The camp is from July 13-19, 2014. Application deadline is March 22, 2014. Cost of the camp is $700. Scholarships and financial assistance is available. The camp is sponsored by The Womenís Giving Circle of Howard County and operated by Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc.
RHHStival Come on out to the RHHStival, a youth music festival featuring local rock bands, acoustic acts, and music performances of all types!! Hosted by the River Hill High School Bands, the RHHSival is on Friday, March 28 at 7pm at River Hill High School (12101 Clarksville Pk., Clarksville). Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults at the door. Click here to check out the website:
Saturday Math Academy The Saturday Math Academy (SMA), sponsored by the Black Student Achievement Program, offers mentoring and tutoring in mathematics by HCPSS certified teachers and is open to all Howard County students from Grades 3-12. Spring session dates are February 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29; and April 5. Registration is on Saturday, February 8, from 9-11 am at Oakland Mills High School (9410 Kilimanjaro Rd., Columbia).
There is a non-refundable $40 registration fee (checks payable to HCPSS-BSAP Saturday Math Academy). Parents should bring their child’s 2nd quarter report card, latest IEP, and/or any other relevant documents to help teachers identify specific skills their child may need.
Howard County Association of Student Council All middle and high school students are welcome to attend the monthly meeting of the Howard County Association of Student Council the second Wednesday of every month. Meetings are from 7 - 8:30 pm at the Board of Education building.
The HCASC brings together middle and high school students from all over the county on the second Wednesday of every month to: • Develop leadership skills. • Network with student leaders from across the county. • Learn how to work with adult leaders. • Find out about opportunities to serve on school system committees and county boards.
DATES TO REMEMBER February 25 PTA Meeting: 7pm in ELMS Media Center February 27 Parent Orientation for Incoming 6th graders: 7pm in ELMS Cafeteria March 4 & 5 MSA Testing March 10 Interim Progress Reports Issued Elkridge Furnace Inn Instrumental Night, 7PM March 11 &12 MSA Testing March 13 Orchestra Festival Concert @Howard High, 5-9pm March 28 3 Hour Early Dismissal: Professional Work Day April 8 Report Cards Issued April 14-18 No School: Spring Break April 21 No School: Spring Break April 24 No School: Professional Development Day May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week May 16 No School: Professional Development
and Articulation Day May 26 No School: Memorial Day
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