Announcements
Schedule a Conference with pick-A-time Parents can schedule parent-teacher conferences online using pick-A-time. Parents can create a pick-A-time account before individual school scheduling begins. Please click on the pick-A-time logo above for more information and to schedule conferences.
Warm Hands, Warm Hearts Our Student Lifeguards will be collecting warm hats and gloves to give to the less fortunate this winter. If you would like to donate a hat or pair of gloves, please send them to Student Services. Thank you in advance for your generosity!!
Students of the Month for December: Kindness The following students were selected by their teachers as Students of the Month for December. These students were chosen because they consistently demonstrate Kindness. This means that these students show compassion, are sensitive to others’ feelings, and offer to help other students. The Students of the Month for December are: 6TH 7th 8TH Kendal Chalabi John Gao Izzy Gifford Ava Havrilko
Sydney Kempf Michael Heilman Morgan Liberto Zach Sauder Audrey McKay Jon Surratt Aaron Wales Zyaire Taylor Peter Walsh
Linda Wood Vanden Vale
Board Approves 2012-13 Academic Calendar The 2012-13 school year will begin on Aug. 20 for teachers and on Aug. 27 for students. The Board approved a recommendation to build in five inclement weather makeup days at the end of the year. As a result, the last day of school is scheduled for June 20. If fewer than five days are needed for inclement weather makeup, the school year will end earlier.
Science Fair ELMS needs judges for the Science Fair on February 1st from 8:30am to 1:30pm (you do not need to be present the entire time). Please email Ms. Bauer if you are interested or have questions tracey_bauer@hcpss.org .
Memory Book Memory Books are on sale for $25. Make checks payable to ELMS. Students are to return their order envelope to their child's homeroom teacher (make sure to print your child's name clearly on the envelope). Don't miss out! Reserve your copy today! Limited copies are available. First come, first served.
Pictures Needed!! The ELMS 8th grade team is looking for pictures of this year's 8th graders when they were at Outdoor Ed as sixth graders for the end-of-year 8th grade slideshow. If you have any outdoor ed pictures you can donate or share, please email them to Ms. Holy-Ilenda at philenda@hcpss.org, send them to her on a CD, or drop them off for her in the front office. Thank you so very much!
Changes to Middle School Reading and More on Parent Teacher Connection Watch on Comcast Channel 95 or Verizon Channel 42 on Wednesdays, 4, 7 and 10 pm; Saturdays, 3 pm; and Sundays, 12 and 5 pm or On-Demand at HCPSSTV.com under "Community Programs." HCPSS leaders Clarissa Evans and Bill Ryan explain the proposed changes for the middle school curriculum that would
integrate reading into content area courses starting next school year on the January edition of Parent Teacher Connection, now showing on HCPSS TV. Other features include a talk with Transportation Director David Ramsey about school bus driver training and the decision process behind delaying or closing schools due to bad weather, and an onsite report on the new solar panels at Worthington Elementary.
High School Career Academies Information Sessions Students and parents are invited to learn how the HCPSS Career Academies help high school students prepare for college and 21st century careers. Sessions held at Howard County Library feature demonstrations by current Academy students. Wednesday, January 4, 7-9 pm, Applications and Research Lab (ARL), 10920 Rt. 108, Ellicott City - All Academies Tuesday, January 17, 7-8 pm, Miller Library, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City - Human Resource Services - Consumer Services, Hospitality and Tourism - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology - Information Technology - Business, Management and Finance Thursday, January 26, 7-8 pm, East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way - Arts, Media & Communication - Career Research and Development - Construction and Development - Transportation Technologies - Health and Biosciences
Career Academies Videos
What's Happening Now? A Parent's Guide to Substances Teens May Be Using Thursday, January 26, from 7-8 pm in the Lime Kiln Middle Cafeteria, 11650 Scaggsville Rd., Fulton Angel Bivens of the Maryland Poison Center will share information about substances such as inhalants, medicines, alcohol, bath salts, marijuana, K2 and Spice in a free program for parents of students in grades 4-12. For more
information visit www.hcdrugfree.org. Co-sponsored by the Lime Kiln Middle School PTA and HC DrugFree.
Y-Fi Challenge Middle and high school students and their parents are invited to take part in a "real life" financial decision simulation on Saturday, January 28, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Kittleman Room of Duncan Hall at Howard Community College. Participants receive a career, find out how much the job pays, and stick to a budget while making choices about transportation, housing, utilities, food, clothing and more. Grand prize is a laptop computer.
Sponsored by makingCHANGE and Junior Achievement in partnership with the HCPSS.
Parent 2 Parent Teens and their parents are invited to a free session co-sponsored by the Oakland Mills High School PTSA and HC DrugFree on Tuesaday, January 31, 7-8 pm at Oakland Mills High Media Center (9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia). Parents will describe their children's substance abuse and how they dealt with the challenges this caused in their families. Counselors Erica Martin and Maureen Gray will lead a discussion and answer questions about what parents should look for and what they can do.
Saturday Math Academy Spring registration: Sat., Feb. 11, 9-11 a.m. Oakland Mills High Cafeteria, 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd., Columbia The Saturday Math Academy (SMA),
sponsored by the BSAP (Black Student Achievement Program), offers mentoring and tutoring in mathematics by HCPSS certified teachers and is open to all Howard County students from grades 4 to 12 who are above, below or on grade level in math. Spring session dates are February 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; and April 14, 21, 28.
Space is limited; the $35 registration fee is non-refundable. Parents should bring the 2nd quarter report card, latest IEP, and/or any other pertinent information to the registration to help teachers identify specific skills their child may need.
Military Information Night Wednesday, March 7, 7-9 pm. River Hill High Media Center and Cafeteria, 12101 Rt. 108, Clarksville Students of all ages and parents are invited to an information
session featuring representatives from the five military academies, college ROTC programs, the JROTC programs at Atholton, Howard and Oakland Mills high schools, and military enlistment recruiters. Representatives from local congressional offices and the U.S. military academies will provide information about academy nomination and application processes.
Career Opportunities for the Women of Tomorrow in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory presens: Girl Power - Reach for the Sky on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 3-5pm at the Kossiakoff Center of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723).
Talk to Professional Women in STEM Careers: Computer Science, Engineering, Biomedical, Information Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Space Science. There will be hands-on activities, demonstrations, and displays. Parents are invited to accompany their daughters. Directions are available at www.jhuapl.edu. There is no admission fee. Registration not required.
New NarATeen Chapter in Ellicott City A new NarAteen chapter, an organization for teenagers affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use, meets every Monday from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at Sheppard Pratt, 4100 College Avenue, Ellicott City, in the Rotunda.
Meetings are free and anonymous and open to any teenager troubled by the drug or alcohol use of a family member or friend. The meetings follow an open discussion format, and every attendee has the opportunity to speak if he/she wishes. Meetings are supervised by adult volunteers who are members of Nar-Anon (a world-wide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction to drugs/alcohol); parents and adult caregivers are not allowed to attend. For more information and directions, call David at 410-218-0358.
HCPSS Family Portal The Family Portal allows parents of middle and high school students to monitor their child's school progress, including grades, attendance and homework assignments.
If you have not yet activated your account, please click on the Family Portal image below.
The Bright Minds Foundation works with HCPSS to identify students from middle schools around the county who do not have access to computers in their homes. The Foundation then purchases refurbished, Internet ready, desktop computers from the Lazarus Foundation to give to these students. Included in each student’s package are also brand new printers, flash drives, security software, and Microsoft office software. Students and a parent attend a two and one half hour training session conducted by the Lazarus Foundation to learn how to set up and use their equipment, and at the end of the session, they take the computer home with them. We have given out just under 200 computers through 2009.
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DATES TO REMEMBER January 2 Return to School January 3 PTSA Meeting, 7pm January 12 Jazz Band/Winter Choral Concert at ELMS, 7pm January 16 No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20 3 Hour Early Dismissal – End of 2nd marking period January 23 No School – Professional Work Day January 30 Reports cards issued February 1 Science Fair February 3 School Social, 12:50PM-2:50PM
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