CEDARMERE SCENE FAMILY NEWSLETTER
October Newsletter 2025
The Cedarmere Scene Family Newsletter
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Cedarmere ES Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
🎉 Cedarmere Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!
Throughout the month, students at Cedarmere Elementary have been learning about the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. From classroom activities to schoolwide displays, we’re proud to honor and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and kindness as part of our learning community. ¡Juntos celebramos!
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
October 13 - PTO Meeting @6pm (Please join us)
October 17 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!
October 20 - No School for Students Systemwide Professional Development Day
October 23 - Hispanic Families Information Session (Flyer Below)
October 24 - Trunk or Treat Sponsored by our PTO (Please see flyers below)
October 31 - 1st Marking Period Ends (Schools Close 3 Hours Early)
HERE FOR IT! MONTHLY ATTENDANCE FOR CEDARMERE ES!
CES Attendance Rate is 94.96%
Chronic Absenteeism: 17.56%
📚 Attendance Matters at Cedarmere!
For your child to have the best learning experience, daily attendance and arriving on time are essential. Chronic absences, tardiness, and early dismissals impact valuable instructional time. We will be holding required parent conferences for students who are frequently absent or late. Let's work together in partnership to support your child’s success. Our schoolwide attendance goal is 96%—with your help, we can reach it!
Honor Roll Assembly is Back This Year!
🏅 Honor Roll Assembly – Coming Soon!
Cedarmere Elementary will proudly celebrate our 4th and 5th grade students for their hard work and achievements at this year’s Honor Roll Assembly. Awards will include Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, and Principal’s Honor Roll. If your child is being recognized, they will receive an invitation. Please stay tuned for upcoming dates and details!
Trunk or Treat at Cedarmere ES, Friday October 24, 2025
Estas Invitado A Una Celebracion
From Nurse Turner
🏥 Health Suite Reminders
💊 Medications at School
- Students may not bring any medications (including cough drops or cough syrup) to school.
- If your child has a health condition (such as asthma or severe allergies) that requires medication during the school day:
✅ Ask your doctor for a school medication order.
✅ Provide the medication to the Health Suite so it’s available if needed.
💉 Flu Season is Here
- Protect your family by getting your annual flu shot.
- Vaccines help prevent illness, keep students in school, and protect our community.
🤒 Illness & Injuries During the Day
- If your child becomes sick or injured at school, they may need to go home.
- Please make sure you have a back-up plan for pick-up if you are at work or unavailable.
🖐️👣 Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
- HFMD has been circulating in our community this summer and fall.
- Common symptoms include:
• Fever
• Sore throat
• Rash or blisters on hands, feet, or mouth - People infected with HFMD often develop tiny blisters in the mouth, on the palms of the hands, and on the bottoms of the feet. These usually last 7–10 days.
- Most people have mild symptoms, but some may develop a fever.
- HFMD is most common in young children and is easily spread through saliva, feces, and the fluid from broken blisters.
- People are most contagious early in the illness, but in some cases can spread the virus for several weeks.
- Fortunately, HFMD is usually mild. Children may attend school unless:
• They have a fever of 100ºF or greater (must be fever-free for 24 hours without medication).
• They are drooling, have uncontrollable hand-to-mouth behaviors, or have draining sores that cannot be covered. - To reduce the spread, families and staff should:
✅ Wash hands often with soap and water, especially after bathroom use, diaper changes, or before eating.
✅ Wash contaminated objects and surfaces with soapy water.
✅ Cover coughs and sneezes.
✅ Keep children home and consult a healthcare provider if they develop fever (100ºF+), unexplained blisters, or other concerning symptoms.
💚 Thank you for helping us keep all students safe and healthy this school year!
Maryland Center for School Safety Adult Firearm Safe Storage Guide
Parent Teacher Organization
We’re excited to share that Cedarmere Elementary School has officially launched a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)! Our first meeting took place this past Wednesday and was a great success—thank you to all who attended and contributed to the conversation.
We understand that life is busy—between work, family, and extracurriculars, time is limited. But now, more than ever, we need your support. Together, we can build a stronger school community and create enriching experiences for our children.
Unlike a PTA, a PTO offers greater flexibility with fewer restrictions, allowing us to focus more directly on the unique needs of Cedarmere.
Let’s work together to make a difference for our kids, our school, and our community.
We also just launched our spirit wear fundraiser! All orders will ship directly to the home and proceeds benefit programs for our school. https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMkO2hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnZNnJpBRQStkp9rycFaCSndW-_d_S02svYOccWzbB6QNNwMEVPZEb3ddfC7_aem_k2LjMpdecVZUOz2bcHR6DQ#/lockers/cedarmere-elementary-2653239
In case your child needs to be absent, kindly provide a note—whether handwritten or through email. Submitting written documentation helps us keep accurate records. Remember, not all absences are considered lawful. Let's make every school day count!
Our current percentage for our school is 94%!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!
CES Is a Community School!
If you need support, food, clothing, or school supplies for your child, please reach out! We can help.
BCPS Parent University
Parent/Family Volunteer Training
Please click links below for the application and training information.
BCPS Volunteer Application
Families please make sure to complete your volunteer training now. All training must be done 2 weeks prior to any event you would like to participate in with your child. Per BCPS policy this training must be completed and you must be an approved volunteer to partake in any school activities, including field trip, classroom support or helping out in the school for PTA events. Please do not delay do your training today! You can drop off your application or email it to sgrosscassell@bcps.org. Please click the above link to complete application.
Thank you.
Please download the FOCUS APP and create a PARENT FOCUS ACCOUNT
Early Dismissal for Students
Parents please be advised that early dismissal ends at 2:45! We need to ensure that our dismissal process is safe and uninterrupted. If you would like to pick up your child early please send a note to your child's teacher or call the office. If you arrive after the 2:45 time we kindly ask that you wait in your vehicle until 3:30 pm to pick up your child, and if you have sent a note or called the office we will have them waiting for you in the office.
Please remember when you are picking up your child you must show a picture identification to the office staff prior to receiving them.
Please remember to have your child check the lost and found.
Cedarmere ES - "Achieving Greatness Together"
Location: 17 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD, USA
Phone: 443-809-1100