Book Fair Love Books? Volunteer to help at the Fall Book Fair. The dates are October 19 through October 23. Days and hours are flexible! Contact Aricka Hawkins 301 466 4304 or Kathy Yorkshire 301 254 1443. Thanks to those who have already responded with their availability.
PTA Pot Luck Dinner – The PTA is sponsoring a Pot Luck Dinner on Wednesday, 9/30/09 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Bring your favorite dish (don’t forget a serving spoon) and enjoy dinner with your neighbors. You will learn about the PTA, activities planned for the year and committees that you may want to join. This will be a wonderful opportunity to join the PTA for $7.00 for the year.
Sally Foster Fundraiser - The Fundraiser ends on Tuesday, 9/22. We hope you have contacted your friends, coworkers and family and invited them to purchase wrapping paper, gift bags, sweet treats, cookies and magazines. It is our hope that every student will sell at least $20.00 worth of products. Budget cuts have required schools to purchase reading workbooks, test preparation supplemental materials and other instructional tools. The money is also used for technology (printer cartridges, LCD projector light bulbs). The profit from the fundraiser will help defray the costs. Thank you for your participation.
Swine Flu H1N1 – The school system has established a set of procedures for all schools to follow to prevent and/or reduce the occurrence of the H1N1 virus. Students will review sneezing and coughing covering techniques as well as appropriate disposal of tissues. Door knobs, sinks and water fountains will be disinfected daily. A clean hands poster will be affixed next to all sink areas. Hand sanitizer dispensers will be installed in various rooms in the building. An isolation area will be identified for students with flu like symptoms. Parents of students presenting flu like symptoms will be notified to pick the student up from school and to remain home until the student is fever free for twenty-four hours without the use of fever reducing medication. We ask that parents also review sneezing/coughing covering techniques and the importance of thorough hand washing.
Parent Portal Workshop –The parent liaisons from our area are sponsoring a workshop, Navigating the Parent Portal, at Arrowhead Elementary School (230 Sansbury Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD on Thursday, 9/24/09, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Once you have mastered the parent portal you can stay current with your child’s progress throughout the school year! For more information, contact Donna Jackson, parent liaison at Marlton, 301-952-7780.
School Play – This year, our school play will be the musical Annie. Students in grades three through six are invited to audition on Monday, 9/14/09. A special flyer accompanies this newsletter. If selected to participate, the student will attend rehearsals afterschool on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 – 4:00. Parents or designee must pick up their child from rehearsal at 4:00. (Carpools should be arranged to help parents.) The play will be performed on Friday, 12/11/09 during the school day and in the evening at 7:00 p.m.
Summer Reading – Ms. Reed, reading specialist, celebrated with 79 students in the school courtyard. They completed and returned their summer reading log by the due date. Congratulations!
Building Bridges – The Blue Sky Puppet Theater will perform Building Bridges for the students on Monday, 9/21/09, in the morning. This program encourages building positive relationships and discourages bullying. The Marlton PTA and school will share the cost of the program.
Donuts for Dad – We are excited to invite our fathers to Donuts for Dad on Tuesday, 9/22/09, from 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Fathers can join their children for a continental breakfast and enjoy the company of their neighboring dads and children. All dads are encouraged to attend this special event.
Student Interns – Marlton Elementary School continues its partnership with Bowie State University as a Professional Development School. Five student interns are learning at Marlton Elementary. Their participating teacher is noted in parenthesis. Harold Tolbert (Ms. Sollers), Nicole Herron (Ms. Wilson-Smith) and Ashley Baker (Ms. Soufiane) join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Valerie Ball (Ms. Vereen) and Brittany Stewart (Ms. Guartico) are with us Monday through Friday until December. We believe their time at Marlton will be a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
National Book Festival – The Library of Congress, 2009 National Book Festival is scheduled for 9/26/09 from 10:00 – 5:30 p.m. on the National Mall in Washington DC. There will be presentations and book signings by more than 70 popular authors including authors of children and teen books. More information www.loc.gov.bookfest