Cedar Grove Friday Flash

Dear Cedar Grove Families:

Conference time is HERE! Parent Teacher conferences will take place on November 23 and 24, which are early release days for students. These conferences are a great opportunity to strengthen the home/school partnership through two- way communication about academic progress and work habits as well as personal and social growth. Since time for conferences is limited, we encourage parents to review the MCPS conference resources to maximize this opportunity to work together for the benefit of our children. If you have not yet scheduled a conference, please work with your child's teacher to schedule it.

Each year, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is eligible to apply for Federal Impact Aid,

a federal grant program that provides funding to school districts serving federally connected students. If you believe your child(ren) qualify as federally connected, please complete one of the Federal Impact Aid Survey listed options. For more information, click HERE.

Finally, every school day matters, including the days before holidays and school breaks! Meaningful learning continues, so please help your child arrive on time and stay for the full day whenever they are healthy and able to attend. When possible, plan travel during scheduled breaks so students don’t miss valuable instruction. If your child is sick or you know of a planned absence, please use this link to report the absence to our attendance secretary. Thank you for helping our Cedar Grove Bears finish strong!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Wynne and Mrs. Roberts

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The second community engagement meeting was held on Wednesday, October 28, at Damascus High School for the upcoming Major Capital Improvement Project. For this meeting, we incorporated community and staff feedback we received during and after our first community engagement meeting, and presented preliminary design options developed by our design team.

Below you will find a link to the presentation shared during the October 28 meeting, along with a QR code (both will take you to the same survey site). We encourage you review the presentation and provide feedback. The link and/or QR code will also be posted to the Damascus High School construction website found using this link https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/construction/project/damascushs/

LINK TO PRESENTATION

Upcoming Community Engagement Meetings

• Meeting #3: Monday, November 9 | 6:00 p.m. (DHS Cafeteria)- LAST ONE!

• HERE you will find a link to the presentation shared during Monday evening’s meeting as well as well as a Mentimeter Survey to give input

  
  

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I hope you've taken a look at the November Media Monthly. Our Pink Out video is now linked on one of the slides. You'll also see that we will have started the Remembrance and Reconciliation lessons. I've added a new slide "column" thanks to the Brookings Institute's research into A.I. and how it affects the academic and social development of Kindergarten through high school students. The Institute has created amazing parent help sheets that will benefit our community. The progress on our Honoring the First Peoples bulletin board is phenomenal. In addition, our first crew is coming to the end of its rotations, and we will be welcoming a new crew to the Daily news soon — always very exciting. As we head into our winter months, please remember that you are always welcome to request a home use device for your child. You just need to fill out this form for each child who needs a device, keeping in mind that the process can take up to two weeks before the device is available for your student. We wish those of you who celebrate a very happy Diwali.

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.

Counseling with Mrs. Spoales started this week! If you have a specific child or family need to share with Mrs. Spoales, please use the link to access her Parent Input form. This form is confidential and will only be seen by Mrs. Spoales.

https://forms.gle/q8Y9QzyWFvG5pDfx7

PTA Paint Night- Friday, November 20 at 6:30pm

Get ready for a fun evening! Paint Night with Mrs. Kim is coming up. Come ready to create, relax, and enjoy some colorful fun! Space is limited, click HERE for more information and to save your seat.

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

Cedar Grove Care Closet

Our Care Closet helps CGES students access essential clothing and hygiene items so they can feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn! We are collecting:

• kid-sized pants, shirts, & shoes
• new underwear & socks
• toothbrushes & toothpaste
• menstrual products
• deodorant & more...

Sign up HERE

• Tuesday, November 10: PTA Meeting

• Friday, November 13: Individual School Picture Make-up and Sibling Photos

• Friday, November 20: PTA Family Paint Night

• November 23- 25: Early Release for Students 1:20 p.m.; Parent Teacher Conferences

• November 26- 27: No School for Students and Staff