The Dolphin Whistle

What is a Disability?

Kids Meet a Deaf Person

Kids Meet a Man in a Wheelchair

Kids Meet a Woman with Alzheimer's

Desmond and Georgia Meet a Woman with Tourette's

Be an Upstander - Prevent Bullying

Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully

Bullying Reporting Forms

Into the Wild Reading Night has been rescheduled to March 11, 2027.

See the MCPS School Year calendar online here, or download the family-friendly calendar here.

Sign up to donate candy or decorate your trunk here.

We hope you can join us for our first Parent & Principal Coffee Break, a time to connect with Mrs. Hammond and other WLES parents. You will also have the opportunity to interact with our Community School Liaison, Mrs. Creef, our Wellness Trainer, Mr. Newland, and our Title I Specialist, Mr. Freiss. Let us know if you can come by clicking here: https://forms.gle/vrrrAftJPpFUKigA7

Winter is Coming! MCPS is asking us to all prepare in case we need to have a virtual day of school due to snow, or other inclement weather. In order to be prepared, every family should be sure that you have a device at home that your child can access Zoom on. If you need an MCPS chromebook to use at home, you must fill out this online form to request one. It can take time (around 2 weeks), so please put in your requests as soon as possible. If we are having a virtual day of school they will call it a code purple day.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDNdqO31soXKLffjcEzgVQ9C2Z2koPm6ifKm7-K77e44ZhAg/viewform

Here are some directions for families that already have a device for your child to use at home, but are unsure of how to access your child's account. The first two slides have step by step directions, and the third page will include a video to illustrate those directions.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19bNy_LaGN77KToW5bDXuP-PVEcLJrh6lu9jBXTYWIdk/edit?usp=sharing

IXL is an online, subscription-based learning platform designed for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The platform offers a standards-aligned library of practice skills in math. English Language Arts, science, social studies and Spanish. If your family would be interested in having access to this platform for your student(s) to practice at home. please let us know by clicking here: https://forms.gle/45HZDU8C4oQUFyqk7

ParentVUE: it’s one of the easiest ways to stay connected to your student’s school experience. Families can monitor grades and assignments, check attendance, find bus information, access report cards and assessment results, complete online registrations and communicate directly with teachers.

Download the new ParentVue app, customize your Gradebook and favorite shortcuts, and check ParentVUE regularly. You can even schedule parent-teacher conferences directly through the app. And remember: each parent or guardian should use their own ParentVUE account and password.

Our school is fortunate to receive supplemental funding through Title I, a federal grant program for schools that serve communities with high numbers of students who are directly certified for free meals. The federal legislation that establishes Title I regulations is known as the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). ESSA requires Montgomery County Public Schools to inform you that you have the right to request information about the professional licensure qualifications of your child’s teacher, long-term substitute teacher, or paraeducator.

If you wish to request licensure information about your child’s teacher, paraeducator, or
long-term substitute teacher, please submit a written request to the principal at your school. Your written inquiry may include information about the following qualifications:

• Degree status and subject area of licensure.

• State of Maryland licensure status.

• Qualifications of paraeducators or long-term substitute teachers who may be working with your student.

Your request will be forwarded to the Department of Talent Acquisition, and you will receive a written response from that office within thirty (30) business days.

Please contact the Mrs. Hammond if you have any questions.

Leaking roofs. Failing heating and cooling systems. Aging buildings. Rising construction costs. The hard truth is that MCPS has significant facility needs, and waiting to address them only makes the problems more expensive.

As MCPS continues to develop the 2027-2028 school calendar, the district is seeking more input from you! Complete this second survey to share input on the proposed draft calendar for the 2027-2028 school year. The survey will close on Friday, Nov. 6. Take the survey.

Why is MCPS studying school closures and consolidations? What does the data tell us? How will decisions be made? These are important questions, and they're exactly why we're bringing our community together. Our engagement sessions are underway, providing families, staff and community members opportunities to learn about the challenges facing our schools, ask questions and share what matters most to them. No schools have been selected for closure, no recommendations have been made and no decisions have been predetermined. You don't need to have all the answers, or even know all the questions, to participate. This is a process of learning, listening and planning together, and there's still time to be involved. Read the full story here.

Also visit MCPSStudy.org

English = https://youtu.be/vtn_QeqKZ2Q

Spanish = https://youtu.be/h2PJYSelS1c

Does your child believe vegetables “come from the store?” Does your child love growing plants? Then they will be among friends in the Waters Landing Garden Club! The purpose of the WLES Garden Club is to build community by planting and maintaining vegetables, flowers, and herbs in our newly built community garden at the back of our school. We want every child to know how food gets from farm to table! Selected activities for our club include: planting seeds, taking care of seedlings, transplanting plants outside, and harvesting any vegetables that grow. If you think your child would be interested in becoming a member of our Garden Club, please fill out this Google form by Friday, October 23rd.

*Added this week

https://mcpsmd.info/ParentHubEnglish https://mcpsmd.info/ParentHubEspañol

Father FIgure Friday SIgn Up

Mother FIgure Monday Sign Up

ParentSquare Quick Guides*

English Spanish

ParentVue Quick Guides*

English Spanish

Parent resource page

Previous editions of The Dolphin Whistle

Refrigerator Curriculum (overview of what students are learning)

Report a Student Absence

Saturday School information

Waters Landing Elementary School Bus Routes:

Morning Bus Routes Afternoon Bus Routes

Mrs. Cynthia Alvarado, Registrar

Cynthia_Alvarado@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Evelyn Campos, Attendance Secretary

Evelyn_R_Campos@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. M. Deneise Hammond, Principal

MDeneise_Hammond@mcpsmd.org

(240) 753-9472

Mr. David Kim, Assistant Principal

David_K_Kim@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. L. Orinda Nelson, Assistant Principal

L.Orinda_Nelson@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Padma Radhakrishnan, Administrative Secretary

Padma_Radhakrishnan@mcpsmd.org