Announcements
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 October was RESPONSIBILITY. The students of the month for October are: 6th 7th 8th Michael Cheruiyot
Jacob DeAnna Ben Acker Paige Eakes Star Fernandez Elizabeth Blandford Abbie Furman Justine Hurst Josiah Cabrera Jonathan Mbugua Colton Jones
Rebecca Posadas Tionna Thomas Mikayla Tucker Zoe Williams
The teachers of the month for October are: Mrs. Mahle, Mr. Hoke and Mr. Murdock. Congratulations to these students and teachers! Keep up the good work and thank you for building character here at ELMS! The character trait for November is HONESTY.
Math Festival Come and check out the first annual Howard County Math Festival on December 10th at Centennial High School (4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, Md 21042 ) from 6:30 - 9pm. The purpose of the festival is to get students and their parents excited about Math and careers involving Math. There will be many Math related discussions and hands-on activities. This will be a very special and unique event. There are many STEM, Science events, and math nights held by schools throughout the County but very few Math ONLY Festivals. Come out and get excited about Math!
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Giant A+ Bonus Card We only have 39 Giant cards designated to ELMS!!! You can help! Register your card online by logging on to www.giantfood.com/aplus and choose “Designate Your School” from the A+ menu on the left or call 1-877-366-2668 to designate ELMS.
Each time you shop at Giant using your Giant Card you will earn CASH for our school! ELMS will receive a check at the end of the program. The money can be used for any of our schoolís educational needs! Taking just a minute of your time to register can make a huge difference to our school.
We need your support! Please be sure to register ELKRIDGE LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL using ID# 00314 at www.giantfood.com/aplus. Also, donít forget to encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.~
Remember, even if you registered your card last year, you must re-register this year for our school to receive credit. Registration is easy and makes a HUGE difference to our school.
PLEASE NOTE: Phone numbers may not be used to designate cards. If you do not know your 12-digit Giant card number, call the Card Hotline at 1-877-366-2668 and select OPTION #2.
Safeway Shop at Safeway to earn money for Elkridge Landing Middle School. We need your help! Sign up with eScrip and ELMS can earn money for our school. It’s quick and easy to sign up online! eScrips works with Safeway to contribute to groups like ours each time you shop – at no cost to you! Just a reminder: you must renew your Safeway card EVERY YEAR for ELMS to receive Safeway contributions, so do it today!! 2. Click on “sign-up.” 3. Follow the instructions to register your grocery cards and your existing credit-debit cards.
Career Academies Information Sessions Thursday, January 9 from 7-9pm at the ARL (10920 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City) Learn how the Career Academies provide high school students with opportunites to earn college credit scholarships, and industry certifications; participate in worksite and mentorship experiences; and become creative problem solvers by participating in hands-on project based
learning.
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 November 25 & 26 School Closes 3 Hours Early - Parent/Teacher Conferences November 27 No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences November 28 & 29 No School – Thanksgiving Holiday December 9 Progress Reports Issued December 13 ELMS Band & Orchestra Winter Concert @HHS, 7PM December 16 PTSA Meeting, 7PM December 17 Jazz Band – Chorus Concert @HHS, 7PM December 19 8th Grade Field Trip – Medieval Times Dec 23 - Jan 2 No School - Winter Break January 3 School Reopens
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