Tiger Families

Guilford Elementary families and friends, we need your help! We’re looking for volunteers to serve as judges for SCH. No experience is necessary—just a willingness to support our amazing students as they showcase their hard work. This is a great opportunity to be involved and make a difference!

5th Grade Parents & Guardians: We encourage you to come and watch your child in action, but we kindly ask that you do not volunteer as a judge this year. This way, you can fully enjoy the experience without any conflicts.

Interested in volunteering? Sign up today and help make this event a success! http://tinyurl.com/2025-SCH-RSVP

Staff Appreciation Week is coming soon and we need your support. The GES PTA supports this week. If you are able to support this week, please use the link to sign up. For questions, please contact Kimber Johnson, PTA president, at bamsmartialfitness@gmail.com

• Classes will meet 1 night a week for 8 weeks starting the week of April 22, 2025
• For parents/caregivers of children ages 5-18 yrs.
• Classes will meet online via Zoom, with a video presentation followed by a group discussion led by a PEP facilitator.
• Each participant who attends at least 5 sessions and the evaluation session (week 8) will receive a $50 gift card (limit one per family/household).
• Classes are offered in English, Spanish, and Amharic.
• Classes are limited to 25 participants each.

Please visit https://pep-frp.org/ for more information and to register. Contact is FRP@PEPparent.org or (301) 929-8824.

We will have a yearbook this year. We have not received the order forms yet, but they will be available. The cost is $25. You may have received an email to pre-order online via email from Lifetouch.

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) 2024-2025 school year calendar included five inclement weather days, June 12–13 and June 16–18. As of Feb. 28, HCPSS has used six days. In order to meet the State-mandated 180 days for students, HCPSS must add a day to the school year calendar.

At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Board of Education approved making Monday, March 31, a full day for students, shifting the scheduled Professional Work and Development Day for school staff to Monday, April 14, which is the first day of spring break. HPCSS did request a waiver for the sixth inclement weather day from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), but it was not approved.

The Board also approved moving the end of the third marking period from March 28 to April 4, which accounts for inclement weather days and better balances the number of days in each marking period.

Barring any additional inclement weather days, the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Updates to the June calendar include the following:

Friday, June 6: Schools dismiss three hours early; No half-day pre-K/RECC

Monday, June 9-Friday June 13: Full school day

Monday, June 16-Tuesday, June 17: Schools dismiss three hours early

Wednesday, June 18: Last day of school; schools dismiss three hours early

An updated HCPSS calendar can be found online.

Through the student reassignment process and based on a specific set of criteria, a parent/guardian can request enrollment at a school that is not located in their designated school attendance area. Details on categories of, and application windows for reassignment for the 2025-2026 school year are available online.

Free Parenting/Grandparenting Classes - Open to parents, guardians and grandparents residing in Howard County or with school-age children/grandchildren residing in the County. Evidence-based, interactive prevention program that provides families with the skills and knowledge to reduce the risk that their children will use drugs and alcohol or engage in other dangerous behaviors. The curriculum was written for families with children 9-14 years olds, but we believe it is appropriate for K-12 families. Class dates: March 18, 21, 25, 28 and April 1 from Noon to 1:30 p.m. on Zoom. Visit HC DrugFree’s website for more information and register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Spring2025GGC

Drive-Thru Medication and Sharps Disposal – Saturday, April 26 in the Wilde Lake Village Center Parking Lot near the Swim Center from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Safely dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medication, EpiPens and other sharps, vitamins, pet meds, vape devices, inhalers, and more! Need student, adult, and medically-trained adult volunteers. Giving away 100 medication lockboxes.

For more information: https://hcdrugfree.org/drug-take-back-day-1/

To sign up to volunteer: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/4-26-25TakeBack

Teen Advisory Council - Open to Howard County students in grades 8-12. Earn Community Service Hours and make meaningful contributions to the community. Next meeting: Monday May 19, 2025, from 5:30-7:00pm on Zoom. For more information, visit: https://hcdrugfree.org/teen-advisory-council/

Full day of school for students

Book Blast Kick Off

Career Day!

Mobile Dentist

Bingo

5th grade Panoramic Picture

Family Reading Night

5th grade SCH (Simulated Congressional Hearings)

Cultural Night

Spring Concert

Field Day!

To update your phone number or address, email: GESRegistrars@hcpss.org

To provide a note for an absence, email the child's name, homeroom teacher, and date of absence, along with any images of notes to: GESAbsence@hcpss.org