The Paw Print

We hope that each family had an enjoyable long weekend spent with family and friends. It is hard to believe that December is quickly approaching.

As we get closer to the holidays, we want to remind our families that our school gift policy is aligned with the Montgomery County Public Schools Ethics Policy (can be accessed through the MCPS website). Staff members may receive unsolicited gifts from students and families, and a gift from an individual student or one family can be received with a value of $20 or less. A series of unsolicited gifts to a staff member from one student/family cannot exceed $100 for the school year.

As the weather gets colder, please remind children to bring coats, gloves, hats, and scarves to school for outdoor recess time. We have outdoor recess if the temperature is 25 degrees or above, with the wind chill factored in. Also, if your child comes home missing some of these items, please feel free to stop by the school and check in our lost and found, as our lost and found inventory is already growing at an exponential rate!

Thank you to all our generous donors. We exceeded our $18,000 goal for the SLES Educational Foundation's Wildcat Walk. Tomorrow my hair will be dyed blue and will remain blue for the entire day! The students will also receive a treat at their lunch. The Educational Foundation has selected a treat that should be safe for students with allergies. Information about the treat can be found on the link below. If you would like your child to NOT receive this treat please contact the main office via phone (240-740-0940) or email -Linda_N_Kurinsky@mcpsmd.org.

You do not need to do anything if you are okay with your child having the treat provided by the Educational Foundation.

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Freed Photography has notified us that Fall Portraits are now online! To view and order, visit their ordering site at www.freedpics.com. The password is 7LOCKS18FZ.

The event is sponsored and organized by the Latino Student Achievement Action Group (LSAAG), the Montgomery County Latino Advocacy Coalition (MCLAC), and MCPS. RSVP your attendance on the Google Form. RSVP Google Form

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation launched the Dine with Dignity Campaign October 29, 2018 to raise awareness and funds in support of preserving student dignity in the lunchroom.

Last year in MCPS, 34,000 traditional school lunches were exchanged for alternative meals and provided to students who did not qualify for the free lunch program and whose lunch account balances were negative $10 or more. The alternative meal identified the students to their peers as not having money to buy lunch, increasing the potential for the students’ embarrassment.

In response, the Foundation created a fund to help the district settle unpaid lunch balances and to allow students with negative account balances to enjoy traditional lunch choices. Families are still asked to pay off, or to contribute within their means, toward the outstanding balance on their student's lunch account; the Dine with Dignity Fund pays the remainder.

To raise awareness about this special childhood hunger issue and awareness about the campaign, The Foundation enlisted help from Starbucks, and now through December 2, messages about the Dine with Dignity campaign will be on coffeehouse tables and condiment bars in 46 Montgomery County Starbucks’ locations. Learn more and donate today at www.mcpsfoundation.org/dine206.

The Prekindergarten/Head Start Programs is seeking donations to provide students with new winter coats. They are collecting coats for boys and girls in sizes 5, 6, and 7, along with other winter wear, such as hats and gloves. Monetary donations are welcome. Donations can be sent to Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Room 141, Rockville, Maryland 20852. For more information, contact Lisa Conlon at 240-740-4530.

11/26 - Assembly - Mrs. Murphy gets her hair dyed blue!, 9:45 a.m. in the APR

11/26 - Students will be given a frozen treat at lunchtime.

11/28 - Grade 2 Field Trip to Strathmore Music Hall, 9:40 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.

12/3 - InView Testing in the morning

12/4 - InView Testing in the morning

12/4 - PTA Meeting - Reflections Awards

12/5 - InView Testing in the morning

12/6 - Rescheduled Grade 4 Audubon Society In-School Field Trip in the morning

12/11 - Grade 5 Field Trip to KID Museum, 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.

12/13 - Grade 5 Chorus performs at Pageant of Peace, 7:00 p.m.

12/14 - Grade 4 Field Trip to National Museum of American Indian, 9:40 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.

12/14 - Grade 5 STEM In-School Field Trip

12/24 - 1/1 - Winter Break

Email: Megan_H_Murphy@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/sevenlockses/
Location: 9500 Seven Locks Road, Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone: 240-740-0940
Twitter: @SLESPrincipal