Shady Grove Matters

Dear Shady Grove Families,

We are very excited to begin After-School Activities this week. After-school activities will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons, and Activity Buses will be available for student transportation afterward. Students should sign-up weekly during their lunch period if they are interested in attending an activity. Please see below for the list of available activities and bus routes.

Activities

Bus Routes

We are also very excited for the Magruder High School Field Hockey Cluster Night. See the ads below for more information!

Thanks in advance for your support and willingness to participate in the Shady Grove After-School Activities!

~Dr. Bangerd

October - November 2025

October Upcoming Events:

Hispanic Heritage Month (2nd Half)

Filipino American Heritage Month

National Principal Appreciation Month

Friday, October 17th - No School for Student (Professional Development Day for Staff)

Monday, October 20th - No School for Students or Teachers

Monday, October 20th - Friday, October 24th - National School Bus Safety Week

Tuesday, October 21st - Friday, October 24th - Book Fair

November Upcoming Events:

Native American/Alaska Native Month

Mental Health Awareness Week (11/3-11/8)

National School Psychologist Week (11/3-11/7)

Monday, November 3rd - No School for Students (Grading & Planning Day for Teachers)

Monday, November 24th - Early Release Day for Students

Tuesday, November 25th - Early Release Day for Students

Wednesday, November 26th - Schools and Offices Closed

Thursday, November 27th - Schools and Offices Closed

Friday, November 28th - Schools and Offices Closed

Outdoor Education is around the corner! Permission forms are due OCTOBER 3! Packets have been sent home with your student and are posted on the SGMS website. If you have any questions please contact Maria_M_Tannous@mcpsmd.org or Emily_W_Matusek@mcpsmd.org.

Attention 8th Grade Families!

We will be going to Top Golf on November 14, 2025. We will leave school around 10:00 am and return at 1:00 pm. The cost of the field trip is $25.00. This includes two hours of golf time, lunch, and your bus ride. Permission slips for Top Golf were passed out on Friday, October 3, 2025. Please make sure that permission slip and payment is completed by October 24, 2025. Payment can be made at schoolcashonline.com, cash, or check to SGMS. If you have any questions, please email Courtney_E_Jones@mcpsmd.org.

Permission Slips: English or Spanish

Extracurricular activities (ECA) will begin on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, and conclude for the year on Thursday, May 14, 2025. The sign up sheets for the first week of activities will be up on Monday September 29 until Monday October 06!

Signups are weekly during lunch, and you can sign up the week before the activity meets. An after-school snack is complementary to everyone staying after school for an activity. The list and description of the activities offered in the fall session (both in English and Spanish), instructions on how to sign up, and bus routes was presented to students during Homeroom tomorrow, Monday September 29, 2025. Only students who are staying after school in a supervised activity from 3:00 – 4:15 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays may ride an activity bus. Activity buses depart from SGMS at approximately 4:30pm.

All students should ride the activity bus, get picked up, or walk home by 4:30 pm each day. Staff supervision can NOT be guaranteed past 5pm. Our ECA sponsors look forward to engaging, enriching, and having fun with you!

Here is the list of clubs we are offering.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) offers enriched and accelerated programming in local middle schools and regional middle school magnet programs (Grades 6–8).

The Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC) is composed of three magnet themed middle schools. The MSMC is interest based, Grade 5 and 6 students are eligible to apply beginning this fall on the MSMC website, and placement is by a lottery. The MSMC schools include Argyle, A. Mario Loiederman, and Parkland middle schools.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Carla D. Malozowski, instructional specialist, Department of Consortia and Application Program Services, email.