| Friday, February 19 | Winter Concert at PLES, 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
| Monday, February 22 |
6th Grade GT Parent Orientation Meeting 6:00 7:00 pm, and Special Ed. Orientation 7:00-8:00 pm, Bonnie Branch MS |
| Monday, February 22 | PTA ESOL Science Fair Workshop, 6:00-8:00pm |
| Tuesday, February 23 |
PTA Science Fair Workshop, 6:00-8:0pm and 4th Grade Book Club, 6:00-7:00pm |
| Friday, February 26 | Spirit Day: Crazy Hat & Hair Day |
| Tuesday, March 1 | Parent Strengths Night for 4th and 5th Grade Parents, 6:00-7:30pm |
| Wednesday, March 2 | PTA Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm |
From the Principal. . .
Dear Parents,
We are so happy that our students are back in school! We look forward to consistent days of school. We had many families attend our first Family FIT Night last week! Thank you to the families and staff who participated. It was an amazing evening and we hope to continue this event next year!
We have many great events in the coming weeks. Please consider joining us!
Sincerely,
Michelle M. Leader
Principal
School News
Winter Concert Update From the Music Department
Winter concert will be this Friday, February 19 at Phelps Luck Elementary.
*Beginning orchestra concert is at 6:30p.m. Beginning orchestra students need to arrive by 6:15p.m.
*Concert orchestra, chorus and band concert will start at 7:30p.m. Concert orchestra, chorus and band students need to arrive by 7:15p.m. Thank you!
Young Authors’ Contest
Each year 2nd-5th grade students have the opportunity to submit a short story and/or poem for the Howard County Reading Council’s Young Authors’ Contest. Below are the entries that went on to the county-wide competition and a list of all participants by grade. Congratulations to each student for making a wonderful effort to write.
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” Louis L'Amour
School winners who competed at the county level:
Kendall Hall – 2nd Grade, Mrs. Barfield, Story: Maya’s New Favorite Hobby
Frank Petty – 3rd Grade, Mrs. Smith, Story: North Pole Investigation
Taylor Benefield – 4th Grade, Ms. Golibart, Poem: Friends
Keaton Hedrick – 5th Grade, Ms. Angle/Mrs. Barno, Story: Valley Forge
Sarah Churchill – 5th Grade, Ms. Angle/Mrs. Barno, Poem: The War
Grade level participants:
| Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
| Kendall Hall | Frank Petty | Taylor Benefield | Keaton Hedrick |
| Luke Combs | Mia Swen | Beverly Bofah | Sarah Churchill |
| Riley Hart | Maricarmen Perez | Andria Ruse | Cypress Booker |
| Hannah Hitt | Kaymani Smith | Lily Granai | Chris Maloy |
| Suzette Lewis | Violet Maccherone | Mariama Musa | |
| Brandon Ocampo | Jena Zabala | ||
| Jennifer Perdomo | |||
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Madeleine Winters |
Training for Parent Volunteers
In order to create a consistent process for training parent volunteers on issues of confidentiality, HCPSS has developed a brief training module and certificate of completion. Both the module and certificate are located at www.hcpss.org or by going to the Phelps Luck website at ples.hcpss.org. Once you have completed the training, please submit your certificate of completion to the front office before registering as a volunteer. Parents must also do this in order to chaperone field trips. Thank you for your assistance!
IMPORTANT REMINDER
If you have moved or plan on moving, please notify the office of your new address. You will need to bring your new lease/deed and a current utility bill to the office in order for you to receive mailing and for your child’s record to be changed.
From the Community
GUMC FOOD PANTRY
The Glenelg United Methodist Church (GUMC) Food Pantry is open every 3rd Saturday of the month, providing grocery assistance to those in need. This month the pantry is open on Saturday, February 20th from 9am-11am. As a partner of the Howard County Food Bank, we provide both county food as well as food/toiletries from individual donations. GUMC is located at 13900 Burntwoods Rd., Glenelg. You may contact us for pantry questions or to make a donation at 410-489-7260 or glenelgumcpantry@gmail.com.