RES Family Update

March 27

NO SCHOOL for Students - Professional Development Day for Teachers

March 28 - April 1

No School - Spring Break

April 2

Board of Ed Meeting - 6 PM

April 4

Grandparents' Day - 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

April 5

1 PM Dismissal for students

PTA Joe Corbi Fund Raiser Pick-up 4 - 6:30 PM

April 8

Sultana Field Trip Gr 4 - Mitchell/Bledsoe - 9:45 - 2:00 PM

MCAP Assessment - Gr 3 ELA

April 9

MCAP Assessment - Gr 3 ELA

Sultana - Grade 4 - Parks/Morris - 9:45 - 2:00 PM

April 10

MCAP Assessment - Gr 3 ELA

April 11

Spring Picture Day/5th grade panoramic

April 16

Q3 Report Cards Distributed

Board of Ed Work Session - 6 PM

April 17

MCAP - gr 4 - ELA

Grade 3 - Frantum/Brian Field Trip - 9:20 - 2PM Chesapeake Environmental Center

Summer Program 2nd Parent Night 6 - 7 PM

April 18

MCAP - gr 4 - ELA

Grade 3 - Brown/Fox - 9:20 - 2 PM - Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

April 19

1 PM DISMISSAL for Students

This page is designed to keep staff, families and community aware of the latest information regarding COVID-19 protocols and procedures at CCPS. For the latest information about COVID-19 in Caroline, please visit the Caroline COVID-19 website.

https://www.carolineschools.org/page/covid-19-info-dashboard

March 2024 Updated Guidance

Preventing The Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You’re Sick

Using precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses when you are sick is a core prevention strategy to lower risk from respiratory viruses. Updated CDC guidance when people may have a respiratory virus is as follows:

●Stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) if you have respiratory virus symptoms that aren't better explained by another cause.

● You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:

○ Your symptoms are getting better overall, and

○ You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

● When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. These additional precautions are especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses.

Caroline County Public Schools has once again teamed up with our good partners at Caroline County Recreation & Parks to provide free summer day camp for all elementary school students!

FYI: Parents must attend an orientation meeting to confirm their child’s enrollment.

For complete information visit bit.ly/CCRPcamp2024. That page will have a direct link to online registration or printable forms in English, Spanish & Haitian Creole.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Summer Career Enrichment Program (SCEP).

This is a 4-week program for middle school students to engage in hands-on activities where they gain skills in delivering presentations, gathering requirements, problem solving, and working on teams.

Students can enroll in Animation, App Development, Careers in Healthcare, Chess, Cyber Security, Drones, Media Arts, Presentation/Video Design, and Robotics.

This program is in partnership with the People for Change Coalition, Mid-Shore Regional Council, Rural Maryland Council, and 3 County school systems: Dorchester, Talbot, and Caroline.

Here is link to register.

View highlight video here.

Career Day at RES is scheduled for Friday, May 3rd. If you or someone you know is interested in presenting to our students, please fill out the form located at the link below. Mrs. Buffenmyer will reach out to interested presenters to share more details and confirm participation. Please contact Mrs. Buffenmyer at buffenmyer.anna@ccpsstaff.org with any questions.

Career Day Interest Form

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. All RES students are invited to participate in the 2024 Pinwheels For Prevention by simply coloring a Pinwheel. This will be CASA of Caroline's 4th Annual Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign. The Pinwheels For Prevention will run until March 29, 2024. All pinwheels (with parent consent) will be displayed in storefronts on Market Street in Denton throughout the month of April.

All students should be bringing home a pinwheel to color. If you would like your child to participate, please return colored pinwheels (with parent consent signed on the back) to your child's teacher on or before March 29th for Mrs. Buffenmyer to hand in for display.

Parents: Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Please take advantage of this FREE resource that connects you with a parenting coach and content created by therapists to improve your connection with those you love.

Click here to register for on-going support from a coach: cookcenter.info/coaching

Beginning with Quarter 3, CCPS will no longer be sending home printed report cards. Grade Reports (interim and quarterly) will be sent by email to parent/guardians, using PowerSchool’s digital document delivery.

Please check PowerSchool to verify that your email is correct, or contact the school to provide them with your email address. Parents/guardians who have not provided their email will be contacted by the school to help ensure they are not missing important information.

In addition to receiving grade reports by email, the information will also be available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal at carolineschools.org/page/powerschool.

If you need any further information or assistance, please contact the school office.

An important message about attendance:

Good attendance for your student begins on the first day of the school year. Consider the following facts:

• Chronic absenteeism may prevent children from reaching early milestones.

• Chronically absent students have difficulty keeping up with the pace at which they are expected to learn and grow.

• Students who are absent even a day or two every few weeks fall behind their peers.

• Irregular attendance can be a better predictor of whether students will drop out before graduation than test scores.

• Consistent, on-time attendance is a habit that lasts into adulthood.

In addition to wanting the best possible education for your child, we also closely monitor absences because Maryland law requires that children ages 5-18 attend school. Students may be withdrawn if not attending school regularly; students not enrolled or attending will be considered truant.

How Can Parents Encourage Good Attendance?

• Build good attendance habits early so children know that getting to school on time every day is important!

• Set a regular bedtime & morning routine, laying out clothes and backpacks the night before.

• Avoid scheduling appointments & trips when school is in session.

• Don't let your child stay home unless he/she is truly sick.

• Consider that sometimes a stomach ache or headache is a sign of anxiety. If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to the school about helpful resources.

Updating student and family information is easy through PowerSchool. Families are able to update basic contact information through the PowerSchool Parent Portal Account which provides an easy online way to notify the school of a change to their email, phone number, or the student’s home address. Changes may be made at any time during the school year and as often as needed.

Why is this important? In addition to storing student information such as attendance, grades and schedules, PowerSchool is also used to store family contact information. Without accurate contact information, schools and teachers will not be able to contact the proper person in the event of a sudden illness or concern. In addition, parents will not receive the district and school calls or emails regarding inclement weather, student absence or other critical communication.

Please note:

• The form can only be accessed through the PowerSchool Parent Portal Account.

• The form cannot be submitted unless all required fields are complete.

• Parents can update the student’s address, not the parent address. By default, the parents address will update if it is indicated they live with the student.

• A Proof of Residency cannot be uploaded. Documentation must be provided to the school.

• This does not replace the Student Information Form, which provides more detailed information required for the start of the school year.

For more information about the process, please visit the PowerSchool page of the Caroline website.

Spam filters are designed to identify emails that attackers or marketers use to send unwanted or dangerous content. They also throw out malware, malicious, and virus-infested emails and protect user security. Unfortunately, spam filtering is an inexact science that at times blocks legitimate messages.

Should you send an email to a staff member and not receive a reply within a reasonable amount of time (no more than 48 hours), please call the office.

Caroline Mobile App

Caroline has a free mobile app to help families and community members keep up with school delay and closing alerts, the school calendar, menus, news and more. Search Caroline Schools, MD in the App Store or on Google Play. The app also has a feature called Rooms. Once a parent/guardian uses their specific information to login to Rooms, direct messaging with your child's teachers is enabled.

Notifications from the school or district

Communication from the district or the school is based on contact information provided by the family in PowerSchool. Please make sure your information is verified and updated each year in order to receive alerts, emails, and phone calls regarding inclement weather, events, calendar reminders and more.

PowerSchool
CCPS provides access to student information for parents through PowerSchool Parent Single Sign On. Students' attendance, grades, and schedules can be viewed either online or through a Mobile App. For complete information, please visit our PowerSchool page.

All Caroline County Public School students may eat breakfast and lunch free of charge this year, with no application needed. CCPS now participates in the Community Eligibility Provision, which allows free meals for all students in schools in low-income areas. There will still be a charge for extra items such as snacks. School menus may be found on the Caroline Schools, MD free mobile app and on all CCPS websites.

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Caroline County Public Schools prohibits discrimination in its educational programs, and in employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or disability.

OFFICE HOURS:

The RES front office will be open Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM.

Email: sutton.lee@ccpsstaff.org
Website: ridgelyes.org
Location: 118 North Central Avenue, Ridgely, MD 21660
Phone: 410 479 3243