RES Family Update

March

24 - R&P Summer Camp Parent Orientation/6:15 - 7:00 PM

27 - Grade 2 Field Trip - Chesapeake Maritime Museum 9:15 - 2:00

April

1- FULL Day of School For STUDENTS

- Joe Corbi Fund Raiser Pickup - 4:30 - 6:00 PM in cafeteria

2 - 1 PM Dismissal for students

3 - 6 - SPRING BREAK

7 - Board of Education Meeting - 6 PM

10 - 1 PM Dismissal Day for Students

13 - Quarter 3 Ends

15 - Smencil Cart Day

17 - Q3 Report Cards Distributed - Electronically

21 - PTO Meeting - 6 PM

22 - Grade 3 Field Trip/Ches Bay Environmental Center - Frantum/Armiger 9:15 - 1:45

23 - Grade 3 Field Trip/Ches Bay Environmental Center - Brian - 9:15 - 1:45

27 - 30 - 3rd grade ELA MCAP Assessment

28 - Grade 4 Sultana/9 - 2 - Bledsoe & Mitchell

29 - Grade 4 Sultana/9 - 2 - Parks & Hart

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 4 - 7 - 4th & 5th Grade ELA MCAP Assessment

May 8 - Career Day

May 11 & 12 - 3rd grade MATH MCAP Assessment

May 11 - 15 - Buy One/Get One Book Fair

May 11 - Grade 5 Field Trip/Manship & Gieraltowski - Ches Bay Environmental Center - 9:30 - 2

May 12 - Grade 5 Field Trip/McMahon & Baughman - Ches Bay Environmental Center - 9:30 - 2

May 14 - RES SPRING CONCERT @ North Caroline High School - 6:30 PM

May 15 - Grandparents' Day

May 18 & 19 - 4th & 5th Grade MATH MCAP Assessment

May 22 - Field Day (Rain date May 29)

May 25 - No School - Memorial Day

Pre-K 3

Water-Travel-Family-Letter.pdf

Pre-K 4

Weekly Theme: “My Art is Me”

ELA:

Letters: Ee, Oo, Xx

Print has meaning and can be used to write stories, create an invitation, and write a recipe.

MATH:

Different strategies can be used to make (count out) sets of objects.

Q3 Specials

Monday- HEALTH

(In the GYM-Wear tennis shoes)

Tuesday- ART

Wednesday- MUSIC

Thursday- MEDIA

Friday- P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)

Kindergarten

ELA:

Character, setting and events

What kinds of things grow on a farm?

Vv and Zz

Math:

Making numbers up to 20

Science/Social Studies

Plants and what they need to grow

Q3 Specials

Dress for your PE day!

Dennis- Thursday

Pearson- Tuesday

Valliant- Wednesday

Return your library book!

Dennis- Wednesday

Pearson- Monday

Valliant- Tuesday

1st Grade

ELA

Writing informational

Reading and spelling words with -ild, -old, -ind, -olt, and -ost endings

Grapheme - Y spells long /i/ at the end of one-syllable words.

Math

Length Measurements within 120

Compare lengths

Write equations for story problems

Science/Social Studies

Writing: We are writing a book about animal body coverings and adaptations.

Dress for your PE day!

Combs: Thursday

Fox: Friday

Brown: Tuesday

Shirkey: Wednesday

Return Your Library Book:

Brown: Monday

Shirkey: Tuesday

Combs: Wednesday

Fox: Thursday

2nd Grade

Wonders:

Essential Question- What do heroes do?

Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

Identify the main purpose of text.

Math:

Continue Unit 7: Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. Use composing and decomposing when adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers.

UFLI-

Words with prefixes: pre-(means before), re-(means again or back), and dis- (means not or apart)

Dress for your PE day!

Clarke: Wednesday

Dickinson: Thursday

Walls: Tuesday

Cava: Friday/Monday HEALTH

Media:

Monday- Walls

Tuesday- Clarke

Wednesday- Dickinson

Thursday- Cava

3rd Grade

ELA-

-Reading Expository NonFiction

-Writing/ Creating a Timeline

-Review Punctuation Marks

Math-

Creating equivalent fractions with like and unlike Numerators and or denominators

Science

Plant and Animal Adapations

Q3 Specials:

Dress for your PE Day

Tuesday-Armiger

Wednesday-Brian

Thursday-Frantum

Media- Return Media Book

Monday-Armiger

Tuesday-Brian

Wednesday-Frantum

4th Grade

ELA

Argumentative text

“In what ways can advances in science be helpful or harmful?”

Unit 4 Lesson 3- Prefixes il-, im-, in-, de-

Math

Divide numbers up to four digits by a one-digit whole number

Science/Social Studies

Scope 3: Plate Tectonics: Patterns of Earth’s features investigation 1 and 2

Q3 Specials

Dress for your PE Day

Bledsoe: Tuesday

Hart: Thursday

Mitchell: Wednesday

Parks: Friday

*No pajama pants or slippers please

5th Grade

ELA:

Identifying the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Identifying elements of a play

Math

Unit 6: More Decimal and Fraction Operations

Science/Social Studies

Major battles and outcomes of the French & Indian War

Q3 SPECIALS:

Dress for your PE Day:

Manship: Tuesday

Gieraltowski: Wednesday

McMahon: Friday

Baughman: Thursday

To enroll under COSSA, families are required to submit a new application annually between March 1 and June 1.

The 2026-2027 COSSA application will be available online only. As

part of the application process, you must upload current proof of residency. Applications submitted without the required documentation will be denied.

A list of acceptable proof of residency documents is provided within the application.

If a COSSA application is not received by June 1, your child will be expected to return to the school serving your residence for the 2026-2027 school year.

Appeals will not be granted for applications submitted outside of the required timeframe.

Students approved for COSSA are expected to maintain compliance with attendance, behavior, and academic progression requirements as outlined in the application. Specifically, students must

maintain:

Regular attendance (no more than five unlawful absences per semester),

Appropriate behavior (no more than two suspension incidents or a long-term removal), and

Satisfactory academic progression.

Failure to meet these requirements may result in a return to the student’s home school at the next natural break (quarter or semester).

For additional information regarding Change of Student School Assignments and to access the COSSA application, please visit: carolineschools.org/page/student-services#assignment

All COSSA applications will be submitted to Mr. Kirk Howie, Director of Student Services, for review and approval. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Services at 410-

479-3253.

Parents, please do NOT park/wait (between the posted) signs on Central Avenue near the right hand turn on to Seward Road while waiting in the car rider line. Also, avoid waiting at the end of Seward Road. This makes it difficult for cars trying to turn back on to Central Avenue at the stop sign after dropping off students.

Also, do not pull into the side parking lot until 8:30 AM. This allows staff to access all of the parking spots as they arrive.

Thank you.

Choptank Community Health: School Based Health Care

Ridgely Elementary School: Tues/Thurs 8-4

Denton Elementary School

303 Sharp Road, Denton | 667-248-8020

Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Federalsburg Elementary School

302 South University Avenue, Federalsburg | 410-754-5857

Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Greensboro Elementary School

627 N. Main Street, Greensboro | 410-482-9148

Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Colonel Richardson Middle School

25390 Richardson Road, Federalsburg | 410-754-9580

Monday and Wednesday, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Colonel Richardson High School

25320 Richardson Road, Federalsburg | 410-754-0750

Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

The School Based Health Centers are a partnership between the school system and Choptank Community Health System. School Based Health Centers deliver quality, age-appropriate health care so children are ready to learn. Services provided include: sick care, follow-up for acute or chronic health care needs, prescriptions, oral health programs, health risk assessments, behavioral health services. Whenever a student is seen in the School Based Health Center, a report is shared with his/her primary care physician or dentist.

Health Centers are located at all schools. Hours of operation are posted at each site. Parents/legal guardians may enroll their children in these programs by completing the SBHC enrollment form:

Student Enrollment Forms - English | Spanish | Haitian Creole

Please remember, for all notifications, parent/guardian numbers and emails are taken directly from information provided by the family in PowerSchool.

School delays and closings are shared via:

• a phone call, text, and email through our notification system

• a message on the CCPS Mobile App the district website (carolineschools.org)

• social media: Facebook (Caroline County Public Schools and all school pages), and Instagram (carolineschoolsmd)

• some local news and radio stations

The process for making weather-related decisions is outlined on carolineschools.org.

In collaboration with the Caroline County Health Department and Choptank Community Health, we are working to prevent the spread of colds and flu in our schools. Please review the following measures that will aid in keeping your family healthy.

• If your child is sick, especially with a fever*, keep him or her at home until he or she has been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

*Fever: oral temperature of 100° or more, or ear or forehead temperature of 100.4° or higher

• Follow up with your child’s health care provider if he/she becomes ill.

• Encourage your child to cover his/her mouth and nose with tissues when sneezing or coughing. If a tissue is not available, cough or sneeze into the bend of the elbow.

• Remind your child to wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.

• Remind your child to keep his or her hands away from the face.

• Avoid being around people who are sick.

• Make sure your child and family members receive a seasonal flu and COVID vaccine if recommended by their doctor.

• Make the school aware of new or changed contact numbers so that we may reach you promptly.

The staff at each school will be reinforcing these measures with the students. In addition, we are asking that if your child is at home sick with a fever and symptoms of an influenza-like illness (cough, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose), please let your child’s school nurse know. This will enable CCPS to track and identify patterns of illness more quickly.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school’s Health Room, or your school’s School Based Health Centers.

We understand many of our families are impacted by the suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. We want to reassure parents and guardians that free breakfast and lunch at every school will continue to be available for all students every day. These meals are funded through a separate program and are not affected by SNAP.

In addition to daily breakfast and lunch at school, all of our schools continue to offer

weekend food support through the Backpack Program, made possible by Food for Learning. This program provides shelf-stable food for students to take home on weekends. For more information and to request services, please complete a Backpack Program form.

Lastly, meals at participating afterschool programs will continue to be served.

Additional Resources for Families

• For a local listing of community resources, including food, please visit Caroline Better Together.

• For resources throughout the mid-shore, please visit the Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition.

• For resources through the state, please visit the 211Maryland website.

If you have any questions or need assistance connecting with these resources, please contact your school’s Community School Coordinator or school counselor.

This information may also be viewed on the CCPS website.

"Tis the Season" for hats, scarfs and coats. Head lice infestations are more common in certain seasons like winter, particularly when children are in close contact with one another. The primary reason for this seasonal occurrence is the increased physical proximity among children, or where they share personal items like hats, headbands, and scarves. Please remember to regularly inspect your child's scalp and hair for signs of lice, especially during peak seasons. Early detection can prevent the infestation from spreading to others. Have a Healthy Holiday Season!

Dismissal is a very busy time of day in the front office.

1. To ensure the safety of all students, we respectfully request that when necessary, parents that need to change the regular dismissal for their child/children to contact the main office before 12:00 PM. This will allow the office staff adequate time to coordinate the change with the classroom teacher.

2. Parents that come to the school to pick up their child/children after 3:30 PM, will be directed to the walker area/picnic table area to pick up their student(s). Students will be called from their classroom and be dismissed from the media center with the walkers.

Welcome back! We’re so glad to have your children with us for the 2025–2026 school year!

To keep you informed and involved, we’re continuing to use Rooms, our two-way communication tool that helps you stay connected with your child’s teachers and school staff.

And this year, Rooms has improved some of their features:

• SMS Text Notifications
  You’ll now receive text message notifications whenever a new message or announcement is sent in Rooms. Each text includes a direct link to view the content in your mobile browser or in the app.
  
  → Click here to learn how to set your notification preferences.

• One Messaging Inbox
  Our school app has been updated to give you one, single place to see all of your messages across all children. From this inbox, you can read, reply, or start new messages. This feature is available through the CCPS App, available in the App Store and Google Play.
  
  

• Upgraded Messaging Features
  Our messaging experience now lets you react to messages with emojis, respond in threads, send photos and videos, mute group messages, and more!

Check out this overview of the new experience, or watch this short video (video in Spanish or click on Haitian Creole) to learn more about what’s new for this year.

We’re here to help make communication simpler, more consistent, and easier to manage this year! Please let us know if you have any questions.

The 2025-26 Student Benefits Form (Household Income Data Collection) information is used to help provide school meals at no charge to all students, along with other districtwide services. It also provides individual benefits to students and families such as:

• discounts for summer and recreational programs
• internet access
• fee waivers for SAT and AP testing and college applications
• eligibility for Maryland Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

USE this link to complete the form.

25-26 Student Benefits Form-Household Income

Need to provide or update your student's information? Parent/Guardians should use the Year Round Form, also in the parent portal in PowerSchool.

Visit carolinecps.powerschool.com and log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. (You must log in via a browser, not the app.)

From the Parent Portal:

1. Select the student you wish to update along the top.

2. Select the Student Information Update form icon on the left side for the applicable school year.

3. Verify the student's date of birth.

4. Select ‘Begin Form’.

If you are unable to access either form, please contact the school to update your child's information. This information is also available on the district website.

Caroline County Public Schools prohibits discrimination in its educational programs, and in employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or disability.

Parents Right to Know:

The Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) contains several provisions that promote a parent/school partnership through communication. One such provision gives parents the right to ask for and receive information about the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers. A parent may request the following information:

• Any college or university degree, major or certification held by the teacher
• Whether the teacher is certified by the State of Maryland to teach a particular grade level or subject area
• Whether the teacher holds a conditional teaching certificate
• The qualifications of the paraprofessionals serving the student
  

If you would like to request the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers or paraprofessionals, please submit a written request to the principal. The principal will provide the information to you within 30 business days of the date of your request.

Parents may also request information on the level of achievement and academic growth of their child, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments.

Parents will receive timely notice if the student has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.

Parents May Request Teacher Information:

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 provides parents of students attending Title 1 schools the opportunity to request information about the professional qualifications of their child's teachers. Parents of elementary students may request in writing to the school principal information about their child's teacher including college/university degrees of certification held, subject area of the teacher's degree or certification, and Maryland certification status. Additionally, if your child is served by paraprofessionals, parents may request their professional qualifications.

Parent Information Resource Center:

Parents are encouraged to visit our Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) located in the lobby outside of the front office. The PIRC has a variety of parenting resources and informational brochures and flyers. These materials are all free. Parents can find the School Improvement Plan, RES School Family Engagement Compact, booklets from The Parent Institute on topics such as “Seven Habits of Highly Responsible Students; Help Your Child Balance School and Extracurricular Activities; and Helping Children Learn to Resolve Conflicts.” Parents can also find information regarding Caroline County Recreation and Parks, Caroline County Library, Imagination Library and Maryland Department of Health . Please be sure to check out our Parent Information Resource Center next time you come to the school.

Last year, our Title I Parent/Family Engagement funds provided important resources to our students and families, including family academic nights and engaging materials for all elementary schools. Each year we base our programs on your feedback. Please help us again this year by taking the Title I survey.

Current Family Engagement Plan: English | Espanol | Kreyòl ayisyen

OFFICE HOURS:

The RES front is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM.

Use this link to view the CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT:

https://www.carolineschools.org/documents/code-of-student-conduct/17009381

Use the link below to view the school calendar:

carolineschools.org/page/school-calendar

RES is a progressive community of learners collaboratively supporting each other through intentional planning in a risk-taking and trusting environment, leading to rigor, student autonomy, and mastery of content standards in all learning settings.

Email: sutton.lee@ccpsstaff.org
Website: ridgelyes.org
Location: 118 North Central Avenue, Ridgely, MD 21660
Phone: 410 479 3243