Lisbon Elementary

Mrs. Debra Anoff, Principal
Mr. Bradley Scobie, Assistant Principal

15901 Frederick Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

(410) 313-5506
(410) 313-5508 - Fax

les.hcpss.org

End of 1st Quarter

Tuesday, October 31st, marked the end of the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Schools closed 3 hours early on Tuesday so teachers could work on report cards. Report cards will be available in Family File on November 8th.

Fall Festival

We had an amazing turn out on Friday evening for our PTA sponsored Fall Festival. A great big THANK YOU to Elizabeth Dudley, her committee, and the many volunteers for all the hard work they put into making this event so successful and engaging.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 20th -22nd. Conferences with ELA teachers and 4th grade GT math teachers will take place during this window.

Parents have the option to meet either in-person on Monday, November 20th or virtually on Tuesday, November 21st and Wednesday, November 22nd.

Please make note of the designated days below for in-person and virtual conferences below:

• In- person ONLY conferences will be held on Monday, November 20th
  
• Virtual conferences ONLY will be held on Tuesday, November 21st and/or 22nd
  

Families can sign up for conferences November 6th starting at 8:00 a.m. through Synergy. Details and directions on how to register are available online.

For a complete list of dates and events visit les.hcpss.org/calendar

November

• 6 - Conference Window Opens for Parents, 8:00 a.m.
  
• 8 - Report Cards Available
• 13-17 - American Education Week

Kindergarten: Tuesday, November 14th - 11:55 - 12:25

1st Grade: Thursday, November 16th - 10:30 - 11:25

2nd Grade: Wednesday, November 15th - 10:25 - 11:25

3rd Grade: Friday, November 17th - 1:00 - 1:55

4th Grade: Friday, November 17th - 10:40 - 11:40

5th Grade: Tuesday, November 14th - 2:00 - 3:30

• 16 - Conference Window Closes for Parents, 4:00 p.m.
  
• 17 - Fall Picture Re-Takes
• 17 - PTA Community Night (6:30 p.m.)
  
• 20 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 20 - Joe Corbi's Fundraiser Pick-up, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
  
• 21 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools closed for students
• 23 - Thanksgiving Holiday - Schools and Offices closed
• 24 - Thanksgiving Holiday - Schools and Offices closed

December

• 1 - Movie Night (more info. to come)
• 1 - Evening Book Fair, 4:15-6:30 p.m.
• 7 - Evening Book Fair, 4:15-6:30 p.m.
  

• 7 - Strings Concert, 6:45 p.m.
  

• 13 - Professional Work and Wellness Day - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 14 - Chorus/Band/Handbells Concert, 6:15 p.m.
  
• 25-31 - Winter Break - Schools closed
  

January

• 1 - New Year's Day - Schools and Offices closed
• 2 - Schools reopen
• 15 - Martin Luther King Day - Schools and Offices closed
• 17 - Professional Work and Wellness Day - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 22 - Professional Work Day - Schools closed for students
  

There will be no printed 2021-2022 calendars. Staff, students, and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)

You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Calendars in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean

Calendario en español

西班牙语日历

스페인어로 된 달력

Lisbon's Annual Salute to Veterans!

Our annual Salute to Veterans event will take place Friday, November 10th beginning with an assembly in their honor at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria followed by a breakfast in the Media Center. This is our school's way of honoring the Maryland Patriot Guard and the other brave veterans in our community. There will be honored guests in attendance from the MD Patriot Guard and our school community. We would like to honor any of our families with members currently serving or who have previously served in the armed forces.

If you will be participating in our school Veterans Day celebration, please complete the Veterans Day Survey and click the SUBMIT button when finished.

Together for Safe, Just & Equitable Schools.

What is American Education Week?

During American Education Week, November 13—17, 2023, Americans nationwide will join the National Education Association (NEA) in raising awareness about the need to provide every child with a quality public education. The celebration highlights the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools. It also reflects NEA's vision of calling upon America to provide public school students with quality schools so that they can grow and achieve in the 21st century.

Invitation to Visit Your Child's Class During American Education Week

As part of the celebration, we provide parents and guardians the opportunity to visit their child’s classroom during this week. Please see below the designated days and times for each grade level's visitation day. If you cannot make it to visit on the particular day your child's grade level event is, you are welcome to visit your child's classroom any day during the week. Please refer to the LES Master Schedule below to help you guide your visitation.

Kindergarten: Tuesday, November 14th - 11:55 - 12:25

1st Grade: Thursday, November 16th - 10:30 - 11:25

2nd Grade: Wednesday, November 15th - 10:25 - 11:25

3rd Grade: Friday, November 17th - 1:00 - 1:55

4th Grade: Friday, November 17th - 10:40 - 11:40

5th Grade: Tuesday, November 14th - 2:00 - 3:30

What to Expect When You Arrive

When you visit, please be prepared to sign in through the Lobby Guard kiosk in the office. You will need your driver's license to sign in with Lobby Guard. You also need to complete the volunteer and visitation training and show the certificate when you arrive. We do not allow younger children or siblings in the classrooms when parents visit. Additionally, we ask visitors to refrain from using their phones in the classroom. Please put your phone on silence or vibrate. If you need to use your phone or device for any reason, please go to the front lobby or outside the building.

We look forward to our continued partnership in your child's education, and we are excited to see you in school during American Education Week.

The Book Fair will be here at school for parents and students to browse and purchase books right after Thanksgiving. Students will browse the book fair during their scheduled weekly Media class from November 27th through December 1st. Purchasing information will be shared in the coming weeks and will include submitting orders via paper wish lists with your child, adding funds to shop independently with a Scholastic eWallet, shopping online via the Book Fair online ordering system, and after school from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 1st before our PTA movie night and from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 7th before the Strings Concert. The last day to turn in orders will be the morning of Thursday, December 8th.

We are looking for volunteers who have completed volunteer training to help our primary students create their book wish lists. 6 to 7 volunteers for each primary specials class are needed for the following dates and times:

Ms. Rein’s Kindergarten Class on Monday, November 27th at 1:35 p.m.

Mrs. Corbin’s KIndergarten class on Monday, November 27th at 2:05 p.m.

Mrs. Thompson’s Second Grade Class on Tuesday, November 28th at 12:35 p.m.

Mrs. Sacks’ Second Grade Class on Wednesday, November 29th at 12:35 p.m.

Mrs. Rathmann’s First Grade Class on Wednesday, November 29th at 2:35 p.m.

Mrs. Smith’s First Grade Class on Thursday, November 30th at 2:35 p.m.

Ms. Hancock’s Second Grade Class on Friday, December 1st at 12:35 p.m.

Mrs. Nicol’s Kindergarten Class on Friday, December 1st at 1:35 p.m.

Mrs. Martin’s First Grade Class on Friday, December 1st at 2:35 p.m.

*Mrs. Keenan’s First Grade Class is sprinkled into the other 3 classes*

Please email Mrs. Hastings at slhastings@hcpss.org if you can help at any of these times, or sign up online through our Sign Up Genius link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EACAE2AAB9-45668902-help

Thank you for your willingness to contribute to our conference dinner on November 20th! We're seeking generous donations of soups, bread, and salads to make our event a delicious success. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.

**The Conference Dinner will be held on Monday, November 20th starting at 4pm. Please drop off your items and crockpots by 3:30pm for the PTA to set up.**

*Please label your crockpot so we can make sure your items are returned to their owners!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4FADAA2BA75-45385456-fall#/

Lisbon Lions! We are about to being our second annual Trash or Treasure recycling program! Last year, we kept 7.45 lbs. of candy wrappers out of the landfill! Can we make it 10 lbs. this year? We CAN, with your help! Just remember to add your used candy wrappers to the recycling box at the end of lunch each day for the month of November!

The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors Guideline for information about the rules and guidelines. All entries must have a completed Young Authors Cover letter sent as a PDF. Submissions may be emailed to your homeroom teacher by December 11, 2023. Contact jacqueline_meiklejohn@hcpss.org and alicia_hansen@hcpss.org with any questions. All Young Authors’ Contest information can be found on the HCLA website.

Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members. Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.

You can locate all of our events on the Lisbon PTA Website . Please take a moment to join the Lisbon PTA, look at our calendar of events, and find ways you can volunteer.

November 17th - Community Night Thanksgiving Baskets, 6:30 p.m.

November 20th - Parent Conference Staff Dinner

Are you ready to show your Lisbon Lion Pride? Join the PTA!

Benefits of Membership:

· *NEW* $5 discount on Fall Festival and Snow Ball wristbands

· Supporting your ROARsome Lisbon teachers, staff, and students

· Allows your PTA to host fun family events and activities

· Voting is permitted by members on PTA business

· Discounts from National PTA from businesses and services

· Member of Howard County, Maryland (FreeState PTA), and National PTA

Volunteering is not a requirement with membership; however, we would love to have you!

Paying by credit card - https://lisbonpta.memberhub.com/store

Paying by cash or check - return the membership flier with payment (made out to Lisbon PTA) by mail (15901 Frederick Rd, Woodbine, MD 21797, Attn: PTA) or drop it off at Lisbon Elementary School.

Lisbon parents who are HCPSS employees regardless of work location - membership is $10.00

A few committees and events need members, LisbonPTA.org has time information and what each committee or event entails.

If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Datz at Cathydatz@yahoo.com or the Activity Chair.

Reflections – Jade Blevins, Chair - Needs 3

Snowball – Cathy Datz, Co-chair- Needs Co-chair

Fundraising – Kate Weiss, Chair- Needs 3

Wizards Business Sponsors – Emily Metzler, Chair - Needs 1

Staff Appreciation – Caitie Miller, Chair- No limit

Nominating Committee – Needs 2 people

Community Night – Elizabeth Dudley - Needs Co-chair

Wizards Game – Elizabeth Hall/Cathy Datz, Co-chairs

School of Excellence – Jessica Jenkins, Chair - needs 1

We need 2 PTACHC representatives. This position is Lisbon’s PTA representation at the Howard County PTA and is a parent advocate at the County level. PTACHC Representatives are a great opportunity to advocate for your child and all children. Meetings are held once a month at Homewood Center in Columbia from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and often have Board of Education members or elected officials Q&A’s. Only one representative needs to attend, the representative will then report at our monthly meeting about PTACHC information. This is an elected executive position and attends Lisbon PTA's December and June Executive Meetings. Please Contact Cathy Datz if you would like to be the PTACHC representative to be nominated.

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