Cedar Grove Friday Flash

Dear Cedar Grove Families:

Welcome to our new and returning students to the 2026-2027 school year! We have had a wonderful first week and a great start to this new year. Staff worked hard to prepare for your children, and they came into the building with lots of smiles and excitement. We are looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning here at Cedar Grove!

A huge thank you to all of our families for attending movie night last Friday. It was a nice time to come together, see old friends, and meet new friends before the school year started. We appreciate the PTA for kicking off the year with this fun evening, and these events are only possible through your partnership with our school. We hope you will consider joining the PTA, as your membership and support makes events such as this possible. In the PTA section near the end of this newsletter, you will find membership information and some of the events that are planned so far. We look forward to working together to benefit our kids.

Students will continue to use their Chromebooks during the school day. Please click HERE and take a few minutes to review the expectations for student use with your child/children. Also, please note the costs to repair or replace the Chromebook if damage occurs. Thank you.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Wynne and Mrs. Roberts

Parents, please click on your child's grade level to view class weekly newsletters. Any questions regarding the content of the newsletters should be directed to your child's teacher. Thank you.

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First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

MCPS sends out weekly communication which can be found HERE.

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Schools provide directory information for public listings such as honor roll, awards, and other notices in the newspaper or on the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) website. A student’s name, address, and telephone number may also be released to organizations of any combination of parents, teachers, and students of a school. Unless you tell them not to, schools can release the information without your prior consent. Directory Information includes the following items: student’s and/or parent’s name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number; student’s date of birth; major field of study; grade level; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; degrees and awards received (including honor roll); most recent school attended; dates of attendance; photograph, or other likeness; the weight and height of members of athletic teams; and other similar information.

If you do not want the school to release your directory information, complete the information and return this notice to your child's homeroom teacher by September 11, 2026. Additional copies of this notice can be found on the MCPS website, and are available in Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Amharic, and Portuguese. This form must be completed every year.

Welcome everyone! I've missed you! The books have missed you! This week has been busy with Kindergarten transition day, open house, and media orientation classes. I've been delighted to see everyone again! Here is this month's Media Monthly. Please bookmark it as it is updated every Friday with lesson information, new books, Daily News information, as well as any special events that are sponsored by the media center. Your child's media schedule is also listed. If your child does not have access to the Virtual Media Center, please have them log into their student account and accept the invitation to be part of this site or contact me and I will send out the invitation for your student. I use it throughout the year during my media lessons, to send out links or share resources. All fourth graders have received a Daily News Show participant application which is due Friday, September 4. The application is also online for you to print if the paper copy goes astray! Do not hesitate to get in touch - especially if you are interested in volunteering in the media center. We love our parent and grandparent volunteers - you get on the job training, you get to see what our students check out, and you get to observe our lessons! Have a wonderful long weekend!

Please click the link below for the September overview of what your students will be doing in Art, General Music, Instrumental Music, and Physical Education. We hope you will take a few moments to read what is happening during these instructional spaces.

Specialists' September Newsletter

WELCOME BACK, CEDAR GROVE FAMILIES!

We hope everyone had a wonderful summer! As we kick off a new school year, we have a few important announcements and save-the-dates to share with you.

💚JOIN THE PTA — WE NEED YOU!💚

Your PTA membership helps us provide wonderful experiences and opportunities for our Cedar Grove students throughout the year.

Join by September 11th and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win 4 day passes to Great Wolf Lodge!

Sign up HERE or scan the QR code on the attached flyer.

SCOOPS! AT GREY GOOSE

Sunday, August 30th | 12:00–9:00 PM
📍Grey Goose — 23000 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown

Grab some friends, enjoy a delicious ice cream, and support Cedar Grove at the same time! A portion of all sales will be donated back to Cedar Grove Elementary. We hope to see you there!

OUR SPIRIT STORE IS OPEN!

Now through September 7th at 11:55 PM

Show your Cedar Grove pride with some new spirit wear! Click HERE to start shopping.

Please note: The store will close at 11:55 PM on September 7th and we will not be able to reopen it.

SAVE THE DATE! BOOSTERTHON FUN RUN FUNDRAISER

September 16th–September 28th

Get ready to get moving! Our Boosterthon Fun Run fundraiser will bring our school community together while raising money to support grade-level field trips and cultural arts assemblies at Cedar Grove Elementary.

Students will participate through character lessons, school-wide incentives, and a FUN RUN Event Day! Be on the lookout for more information coming soon!

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PTA MEETING

Please join us for our first PTA meeting of the school year!

Tuesday, September 1st at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Please register in advance:

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/meeting/register/2bl1Cgv8TZif8qFGCROW-Q

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the meeting.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic school year and can’t wait to see what we can accomplish together for our Cedar Grove students!

Thank you for supporting the Cedar Grove PTA!

• September 1 - PTA Meeting 7:00 p.m.

• September 7 - Holiday (schools and offices closed)

• September 10 - Back-to-School Night, Grades 1-5 6:30-8:00 p.m.

• September 25- Individual Student School Picture Day