August 27, 2026

We are excited to welcome all ABS families tomorrow, August 28th, for our New Family Orientation and Supply drop-off. You may enter the gym through the white doors in the parking lot or the Highland Avenue entrance.

New Families Orientation & Pre-K and Kinder: 12:00 pm

Returning Families Supply Drop-off: 12:30 pm

Ice Cream Social: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Quick Reminders:

• Parent/Student Handbook: Handbook Acknowledgments will be available for you to sign tomorrow, confirming that you have read and understood the contents.
• Trimester One Clubs start September 8th, 2026. Registration opened yesterday.
• Health Forms: Please bring in your health forms tomorrow if you have them filled out. Please continue to upload them as you receive them or email them to Nurse Grace at gvukcevich@abbschool.com.
• Aftercare: If you plan to use our Aftercare program this year(BFA), you must register your child.
• School supply lists for 2026-2027 are here.
• School Calendar: Add our school calendar to be informed of events during the school year.

• Pre-K Families: You are welcome to walk your child to their classroom for the first week of school. This is not required but may help some children with the transition. Please exit the building by 8:00 a.m., when our school day begins.

• ClassDojo: Please connect to ClassDojo if you haven't already.

• Family Income Survey: Every year, each school can participate in federal and state programs that benefit our students with a variety of materials and services. Examples include the Maryland Textbook & Technology Funding Program, the Nonpublic Aging School Program, and Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV services under the Every Child Succeeds Act. To determine the funding available for these programs, we need an accurate record of family income information. You will be asked to complete a survey. Please take two minutes to complete it when you receive the secure link via ClassDojo. We will share more information tomorrow.

President: Elizabeth Funsch (Bilingual English and Spanish)

Members: Tiera Chin (Bilingual English and Spanish), Liz Obara Piedramartel (Bilingual English and Spanish)

Email: pto@abbschool.com

Facebook: ABS Parent Teacher Organization

If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to Elizabeth (Text or WhatsApp: 706-814-3351)

If you would like to sign up to help out during lunch or recess, please sign up using the link below. If you have not taken the VIRTUS please talk to Julia in the Office because you are ineligible to volunteer until you have done this training. Mondays and Fridays need the most help. PreK, 6th, 7th and 8th are not listed because the most help is needed for K-5th grades.

Three slots available daily: K, 1, 2 Recess (10:40 am - 11:20am); K, 1, 2 Lunch ( 11:00 am - 11:45am) and 3,4,5 Lunch/Recess (11:25 am -12:10 pm).

Sign up by clicking here:

• Aug 31 - Sept 14
• Sept 14 - Sept 25

Join us on the Second Tuesday of each month to take a moment to pray for the school, administration, teachers, and students. Our first one for this school year will be Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 7:40 am (doors will open at 7:30am). It is expected to be about 10 minutes so that we can get to work. We will meet in the cafeteria, accessible through the doors on Foster and Highland. If you have any questions, please email pto@abbschool.com--

• Sign up to lead an ABS Parents Pray session here.
• Submit prayer requests here.

The PTO holds a general meeting on the third Thursday of each month that is open to all ABS Families. The meetings generally last about a half hour and start promptly at 5:30 PM. The first and last meetings are in Person at the ABS Gym and all the other ones are virtual.

Join us on September 17 for the first general PTO meeting of the year.

Email: archbishopborders@abbschool.com
Website: www.abbschool.com
Location: 3500 Foster Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone: 410-276-6534
Facebook: facebook.com/abbschoolmd
Instagram: @abbschoolmd