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📲Remind is now ParentSquare

📲Please take a moment to download the app and connect to your account

📲We are also learning and please reach out if you have questions or are not receiving notifications.

⌨️ Download the NEW ParentVue App

⌨️ Stay connected! Access student grades, student attendance data, student assignments and communicate with classroom teachers.

Don't Have a ParentVUE Account?

Parents and guardians should contact your child's school to request an activation code to create your account and associate your student(s) with your ParentVUE access.

💻This year there are important changes to the WCPS Device Policy for student issued Chromebook Devices.

💻While devices will not be assigned per student, there will continue to be access to devices throughout the school day.

💻Pre-K and Kindergarten - No student devices assigned.

💻Grade 1 -Six devices per classroom.

💻Grades 2–5 - One Chromebook cart per teacher with a 2:1 student-to-device ratio.

💻Media - One Chromebook cart with a 2:1 student-to-device ratio.

💻GATE: One Chromebook cart with a 2:1 student-to-device ratio.

💻Special Education Programs - Three devices per classroom/program.

What does this mean for students?

From the first bell of the school day through dismissal, students may not access or use personally owned electronic communication devices.

This includes:

• Cell phones

• Smart watches and smart glasses

• Wireless earbuds and headphones

• Personal tablets and laptops

• Handheld gaming devices

• Other personal devices that can send, receive or record messages, images, audio or video

Devices should be powered off or placed on silent mode and stored in the student's assigned locker or cubby.

These expectations apply throughout the entire academic school day, including:

• Classes

• Lunch

• Recess

• Passing periods

• Transitional periods

Students also may not access or use social media platforms during the academic school day.

📃 Students will receive the following grades on their report card and interim reports.

📃 This replaces the former numbered grading system that was in place for grades K - 5.

• Consistently Demonstrates (CD): Consistently demonstrates means the student exhibits the skills independently with minimal teacher intervention
• Progressing in the development of skill (PR): The student exhibits the skills with teacher guidance and support.
• Needs Development (ND): The student has exhibited the skills in isolated or rare instances or with a great deal of support. The performance is inconsistent and below the normal range of expectancy for a student in that grade level.

📃 Students will receive the following grades on their report card and interim reports.

📃 This replaces the former numbered grading system that was in place for grades K - 5.

A: Consistently exceeds WCPS standards and requirements (100-90)

B: Consistently meets and occasionally exceeds WCPS standards and requirements (89-80)

C: Meets WCPS standards and requirements (70-79)

D: Minimally meets WCPS standards and requirements (69 -60)

F: Failure to meet WCPS standards and requirements (59-below)

NE: Not evaluated at this time

Tuesday, August 25th - First day of school!

• Doors open to students at 7:55 am. School starts at 8:25 am
• There is a staggered start for Pre-K students

September 3rd - PTO Meeting, 5:30 pm - Media Center

September 4th - 2 hour early dismissal

• The school day ends at 12:55 pm
• Please remember to send a note if your student dismissal plan changes

September 7th - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

Week of September 14th - Book Fair

September 17th - Grandparent's Day 8:45 - 10:30 am

• Visitor forms MUST be completed and all visiting family members MUST be on file with the front office.

September 28th - 2 hour early dismissal

• The school day ends at 12:55 pm
• Please remember to send a note if your student dismissal plan changes

GrayAus@wcps.k12.md.us

📱301-766-8415

HeefnAll@wcps.k12.md.us

🏨Ms. Leah Mara - maralea@wcps.k12.md.us

301-766-8415 (phone)

🩺Ashley Franklin - frankash@wcps.k12.md.us

301-766-8416 (phone)

📒 Pam Dodd - doddpam@wcps.k12.md.us

301-766-8451 (phone)

🏡Lindsey Marin Meekins - marinlin@wcps.k12.md.us

301-766-2818 (Call/Text)

🌳Williamsport Elementary School has been a Green School since 2008.

🌳We are at sustainable status with our 5th award given in 2024.

🌳The Maryland Green School program was developed by a diverse team of educators representing the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE), Office of the Governor, the Maryland Association of Student Councils, Maryland Department of Education, Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Department of the Environment. The program is administered through the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education.

🌳The Maryland Green Schools Award Program recognizes Maryland schools that include environmental education in the curricula, model best management practices at the school and address community environmental issues.

What is PBIS?

PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. It's a framework used in schools to improve student behavior and create a positive school environment. The main goal of PBIS is to establish a social culture and the behavioral support needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.

September Celebration: Friday, September 4, 2026

Theme: Welcome Back, Wildcats!

• Wear Williamsport Wildcat gear/colors to celebrate the start of a great year!

• Celebrations will include Game Play, STEM Activity, Directed Drawing, and a craft that matches the theme of the month!

Remember our behavior expectations are: Respectful, Responsible, Fair, and Honest.