September 3rd, 2026
Happy fourth day of school!
As we come upon the Feast Day of Mother Theresa, we truly believe that 'some people come into our lives as blessings'. We at ABS are blessed to have your family as part of our school community and are excited to start the 2026-2027 school year off to a great start. Thank you for entrusting your child to our care.
Back to School Night: Next Thursday, 9/10, will be our Back to School Night event for families. This is an opportunity to hear about classroom procedures and expectations from your child's teacher team. The event will take place at 5:00 pm and is expected to conclude by 6:00 pm. Teacher teams will present twice, allowing individuals with multiple children to attend multiple sessions. Slideshows will be shared via Dojo after the event for you to view if you are unable to attend. You may enter the school only through the gym doors in the parking lot.
*Please note that this event is not the event to discuss individual student needs; please utilize Class Dojo or email to discuss the individual needs of your child with the teacher(s). Parent-teacher conferences will be in October, and sign-ups will go out at a later date.
Bobcat Faith & Adventure Aftercare: Our aftercare is up and running. If you are interested in registering your child. please email us at bfa.aftercare@abbschool.com.
Drop-Off: Thank you for following our drop-off protocol. We are off to a smooth start!
Reminder: students may NOT cross Highland Avenue in the middle of the road. They MUST walk to the crosswalk, where our crossing guards will help to escort them safely across the street. Highland Avenue is a busy road. Also, please do not stop in the middle of Highland Avenue.
Pick-Up: Thank you for your patience as we get to know the faces and cars of new families and the names of all of our new students. Once we know these better, the pick-up line will be much faster.
Family Income Survey: Every year, our school has an opportunity to participate in federal and state programs that benefit our students with a variety of materials and services. Some examples of available opportunities are:
The Maryland Textbook & Technology Funding Program
The Nonpublic Aging School Program
Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV services under the Every Child Succeeds Act.
To determine the funding available for these programs, we need an accurate record of family income information. To obtain this information, we are asking each family to complete our 2026 - 2027 Income Survey. Please click the link to complete it if you haven't already. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-Nxlu7LUpBdScHzhfK9AiJ6Ekf9dAamzy--hk1Rq57FjjhQ/viewform
PE Day Reminder: On the following days, your child should wear the PE uniform:
- Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grades: Mondays
- 3rd - 8th grades: Wednesdays
- Required Gym shoes are White or Black Athletic shoes
School Uniform: Students in grades K-8 must wear their dress school uniforms at all times except on gym days. Athletic shoes are not allowed with the dress school uniforms. Starting Tuesday, September 8, 2026, we will issue uniform notices to students who are not in the correct uniform. We appreciate your understanding.
Trimester One Clubs start Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.
Health Forms:
- Parents MUST log into School Admin to complete/update their child's emergency form no later than Monday, 9/7.
- Immunizations for NEW students and students entering Kindergarten and 7th grade (with documented proof of having received their recent vaccine updates required for entering those grades) MUST be turned in to Nurse Grace no later than Friday, 9/11.
Archbishop Borders is exploring opportunities to offer competitive sports for our students!
We are currently gathering interest in basketball, volleyball, futsal, and pickleball to see which sports our students would be most excited to participate in.
If your child would be interested in playing competitively, please take a few minutes to complete the survey below. Your responses will help us determine which teams and programs we can offer this school year.
Thank you for helping us create more opportunities for our students to play, compete, build confidence, and be part of a team!
Lantern Parade: Join Us for the Baltimore Great Halloween Lantern Día de Los Muertos Parade!
Archbishop Borders is marching as a school in this year's Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Día de Los Muertos Parade on Saturday, October 24th in Patterson Park — line-up starts at 6:30 pm. Our school's float theme: "Bobcats Light the Way"! Open to any student, PreK through 8th grade. Participation is optional!
HOW TO HELP — WE NEED MILK JUGS!
Please send your kids to school with empty, rinsed gallon milk jugs (opaque) through the end of September. We'll use them in Arts & Crafts Club (and possibly art class) to craft glowing lanterns for the parade.
More details on lineup and float plans to come.
Questions? Contact us:
Kristen Seal kristenkseal@gmail.com
Ms. Danica Ramirez dramirez@abbschool.com
Attendance: Attending school each day, for the entire school day, has been shown to have long-term benefits for children. At Archbishop Borders School, we expect students to be present each day for the full day. This means that students should be dropped off before 8:00 am and remain through the day until dismissal. If you know in advance that your child will be late or needs to leave early, please notify the office and your child's teacher. We want to avoid interrupting student learning due to tardiness and early dismissals; we understand this can happen from time to time. If your child is sick, please notify the office as soon as you are able.
We are here to support your family and your child as they grow academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Thank you for ensuring that your child is present.
Helping with Lunch and Recess:
If you would like to sign up to help out during lunch or recess, please sign up using the link below. If you have not taken the VIRTUS please talk to Julia in the Office because you are ineligible to volunteer until you have done this training. Mondays and Fridays need the most help. PreK, 6th, 7th and 8th are not listed because the most help is needed for K-5th grades.
Three slots available daily: K, 1, 2 Recess (10:40 am - 11:20am); K, 1, 2 Lunch ( 11:00 am - 11:45am) and 3,4,5 Lunch/Recess (11:25 am -12:10 pm).
Sign up by clicking here:
First ABS Parents Pray of the year-- Tuesday, September 8
Join us on the Second Tuesday of each month to take a moment to pray for the school, administration, teachers, and students. Our first one for this school year will be Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 7:40 am (doors will open at 7:30am). It is expected to be about 10 minutes so that we can get to work. We will meet in the cafeteria, accessible through the doors on Foster and Highland. If you have any questions, please email pto@abbschool.com--
FIRST General PTO Meeting of the School Year-- Thursday, September 17- In Person
The PTO holds a general meeting on the third Thursday of each month that is open to all ABS Families. The meetings generally last about a half hour and start promptly at 5:30 PM. The first and last meetings are in Person at the ABS Gym and all the other ones are virtual.
Join us on September 17 for the first general PTO meeting of the year.
Email: archbishopborders@abbschool.com
Website: www.abbschool.com
Location: 3500 Foster Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone: 410-276-6534
Facebook: facebook.com/abbschoolmd
Instagram: @abbschoolmd