Important Dates
| Friday, February 5 | Schools Closed – Parent Conferences |
| Monday, February 8 | Schools Closed for Students – Professional Learning Day |
| Tuesday, February 9 | Grade 4 Book Club Night, 6:00-7:00 PM |
| Thursday, Feburary 11 |
100th Day of School PLES Family FIT Night, 6:00-8:00 PM |
| Monday, Feburary 15 | President’s Day – Schools Closed |
| Tuesday, February 16 | Vision and Hearing Rescreening |
| Friday, February 19 | Winter Concert at PLES, 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
| Monday,February 22 |
6th Grade Parent Orientaiton Meeting, 6:00 7:00 pm , G/T Special Ed. Orientation, 7:00-8:00 pm, Bonnie Branch MS |
From the Principal. . .
Dear Parents,
We were thrilled to welcome our students back this week! It has been great to see them engaged in rigorous instruction and back into the routine!
As you know, we are holding Parent/Teacher Conferences today and tomorrow. Please sign up through HCPSS Connect or by calling the front office. We look forward to continuing to partner with you for your child’s success.
Please join us next Thursday, February 11th for our first PLES FIT Night! The registration form is in today’s Thursday folder! It will be a fun night of fitness!
Sincerely,
Michelle M. Leader
Principal
School News
Winter Concert Update From the Music Department
Winter concert will be on 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!
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. Next 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.
STEM Opportunity
The STEM Mentoring Café is a speed-mentoring program aimed at inspiring underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by meeting federal role models and engaging in conversations about STEM careers. At this STEM Mentoring Café event, 5th through 8th grade students will engage in show-and-tell chats with federal employees in STEM careers. We are especially interested in reaching girls, a historically under-represented group in STEM, to connect them to female STEM professionals. However, this program is available to all interested students and STEM professionals.
The federal STEM professionals will move from table to table to share how they got their start in STEM, what interests them the most about their job, what exciting projects they are undertaking, and why STEM matters to our society. Note that all federal employees are strongly encouraged to commit to serving an additional 20 hours annually as a mentor to students in their community.
To find out more, email us at STEMED@energy.gov
Date and Time:
Monday, February 8, 2016 from 3:30-6:00 PM EST
Location:
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
RSVP:
Monday, February 1, 2016