24-25 MWES Newsletter

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 10:24am

 

The Weekly Duck - 8-13-24

 

Welcome From School Administration

It is hard to believe in less than two weeks we will be welcoming our students for the 2024-2025 school year. We cannot wait to see our students back at school! Our staff have been working incredibly hard to prepare for the first day and the school year overall. We are ready for an amazing school year!

We want to remind you that our Kindergarten Orientation, New Student Orientation (Grades 1-5) and Open House for returning students is Friday, August 23rd during the times shared below. Open House is a time for students to meet their teachers, classmates, and to drop off school supplies.

  • Kindergarten Bus Ride & Meet the Teacher - 9:30-10:30 am  

  • New Student Orientation Grades 1-5 - 2:00-2:30  pm

  • Open House for Returning Students Grades 1-5  - 2:45-3:30 pm

In addition, our Back-to-School Nights will take place the first week of school for students. This is a time for parents/guardians only to meet teachers, learn about grade level curriculum and receive class specific information. We look forward to seeing parents/guardians on Back-to-School Nights:

  • Tuesday, August 27th at 4:45 pm for our GT Overview

  • Tuesday, August 27th at 5:30-6:15 pm for Kindergarten

  • Tuesday August 27th at 6:30-7:15 pm for Grades 1 & 2

  • Wednesday, August 28th at 4:45 pm for our GT Overview

  • Wednesday,  August 28th at 5:30-6:15 pm for Grade 3 & GT Math

  • Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30-7:15 pm for Grades 4 & 5

As the proud administrators of Manor Woods ES, we are looking forward to an exceptional school year. We welcome and value your positive energy and support in making this the best school year possible. It is an honor and privilege to serve as your administrators. Together, we know this school year will be a shared success of growth and achievement for all of our students.

LET’S GO MIGHTY DUCKS! 

Kelli Jenkins, Principal

Jennifer Zinn, Assistant Principal

 

2024-2025 BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS

AUGUST 

  • 21 - Homeroom classes will be available in HCPSS Connect at 8 am for families who have completed/updated their 2024-2025 Family File emergency contact information. 

  • 22 - Marriott Ridge HS Back to School Night, 6:00-8:00 pm

  • 23 - Kindergarten Students and Parents/Guardians ~ Visit and Bus Ride, 9:30-10:30 am

  • 23 - New Students and Parents/Guardians Grades 1-5 ~ New Student Orientation, 2:00-2:30 pm

  • 23 - Returning Students and Parents/Guardians Grades 1-5 ~ Open House, 2:45-3:30 pm

  • 26 - School Opens for Students 

  • 27 - GT Program Overview, 4:45-5:15 pm

  • 27 - Kindergarten Parents/Guardians ~ Back to School Night, 5:30-6:15 pm

  • 27 - Grade 1 & 2 Parents/Guardians ~ Back to School Night, 6:30-7:15 pm

  • 28 - GT Program Overview, 4:45-5:15 pm

  • 28 - Grade 3 Parents/Guardians and GT Math ~ Back to School Night, 5:30-6:15 pm

  • 28 - Grade 4 and 5 Parents/Guardians ~ Back to School Night, 6:30-7:15 pm

SEPTEMBER

  • 2 - Labor Day - Schools & Offices Closed

  • 5 - Burleigh Manor MS Back-to-School Night, 6:00 pm

  • 5 - Mount View MS Back to School Night,  6:00 pm

  • 10 - Individual Student Pictures

  • 18 - Schools Close 3 Hours Early (Professional Work/Wellness Day), 12:15 PM

                                         

 

HCPSS Calendars

There will be no printed 2024-2025 calendars. Staff, students, and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

  1. Going to School System Calendar – HCPSS

  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)

2024-2025 Academic Calendar Monthly Format

Please Complete Family File Information

Each year, families update/complete their child's Family File with all emergency information. We need to reach 100% compete!  Please complete this info ASAP so that we have this information prior to school starting. This is required EACH year.  Homeroom classes will be available in HCPSS Connect at 8 am on August 21st for families who have completed/updated their 2024-2025 Family File emergency contact information. We appreciate your assistance!

HCPSS Connect

Family File Directions 

Change of Address

HCPSS parents/guardians are required by Board of Education Policy 9000 Student Residency, Eligibility, Enrollment and Assignment to notify HCPSS if they move to a new home address by submitting residency documentation to their student’s current school. Students who have a change of residence on or after the first day of the 2024-2025 school year must request a student reassignment in order to complete the school year at their previous school.

Related Arts

Related Arts and the Color Calendar Schedule

Students participate in Related Arts daily for one hour. There are five related arts classes: Art, Media, Music, Physical Education, and Technology. Related arts classes are scheduled on a color rotation in order to optimize the number of minutes in each related arts class. The rotating schedule is called the Related Arts Color Day Calendar. We rotate days using the color calendar because there are a disproportionate number of days off on Mondays and Fridays. This used to mean students would have up to 6 fewer Monday or Friday related arts versus the other classes and days of the week. Your child's teacher will share their specific color calendar schedule with you and your child. You can refer to the color calendar below. It is very important to make sure your child dresses appropriately for the classes he/she has for related arts, especially for physical education.

The 2024-2025 Color Day Calendar is included here for your reference. 

 

STAFFING ~ MWES SY24-25

Kindergarten
Christa Jacobson, ITL
Lisa Chun
Kristen Erbe
Deb Mathews
Kelly Shealer
Kristen Trainer

Grade One
Heather Golden, ITL
Megan Celi
Stephanie Cornett
Ashley Croughn
Julie Kastner

Grade Two
Lee Ann Tanis, ITL
Stacey Lyons
Melissa Martin
Maria Moy

Grade Three
Linda Wilson, ITL
Rachael Downes 
Margaret Lewis
Debbie Livak
Christine Machado 

Grade Four
Bailey Forbes, ITL
Lauren Collins
Michelle Lynch
Kristen Robey
Emily Sachetti

Grade Five
Alison Sorkin, ITL
Kiah Chatt
Lauri Hornicek
Al Packan
Brad Weaver 

Please join us in welcoming the following new to Manor Woods staff members:

Heather Graham ~ Pupil Personnel Worker
Tyris White ~ Health Assistant
Talia Skyles ~ 0.6 Art Teacher
April Shawyer ~ General Music Teacher 
Kristen Trainer ~ Kindergarten Teacher
Ivie Shin ~ Kindergarten Paraeducator 
Kiah Chatt ~ 5th Grade Teacher 
Emily Francavilla ~ 0.4 ELD (English Language Development) Teacher
Victoria Daugherty ~ Special Education Teacher
Alison Jones ~ Special Education Teacher
Hyun Song ~ Special Education Paraeducator
Nisreen Al-Asadi ~ Daily Building Substitute
Kara Miller ~ 0.6 Speech Language Pathologist 
Lori Custer ~ Physical Therapist 
Jennifer Morgan ~ Infants & Toddlers Speech Language Pathologist

MWES Visitors and Volunteers

All visitors and volunteers must check in at the front office.  Please present your driver’s license to complete the check-in process. Volunteers must complete two training sessions. Please follow the steps below to complete and submit the training certificates.

  1. Complete the short volunteer confidentiality training here and then fill out the form linked below and bring it to school. We also have some you can complete during your first visit if you don't have access to a printer. https://www.hcpss.org/f/parents/volunteer-confidentiality-certificate.pdf

  2. Complete this short child abuse training here and complete the certificate linked below and bring to school (we have copies of this if needed) https://www.hcpss.org/f/parents/abuse_certificate.pdf

HCPSS Credentials for New Manor Woods Students

Beginning Friday, August. 9, families with students new to HCPSS and whose registration has been finalized will begin to receive emails from security_notifications@hcpss.org with the subject “Technology account information for new HCPSS student.” The communication was sent to the parent/guardian email address used during the student registration process and contains personalized and important information regarding new students’ technology accounts.

Families with a child new to HCPSS that do not receive the email and/or cannot locate the email in the junk/spam folder of the email account they used during registration can use the Forgot Password or Username button on the hcpss.me student landing page to retrieve both their child’s username and password.

Direct questions to TechSupport@hcpss.org with any questions.

​​​​​Food Services Information
Apply for Free and Reduced Meals. An application is required to qualify.  If your family does not qualify for Free or Reduced meals, breakfast will be $2.00, and lunch will be $2.80. Apply Here
 

HCPSS Credentials for New Manor Woods Students

Families with students new to HCPSS and whose registration has been finalized will receive an email from noreply@hcpss.org with the subject “Technology account information for new HCPSS student.” The email will be sent to the email address used during the student registration process. The email contains personalized and important information regarding new students’ technology accounts. If you have a child new to HCPSS and do not receive the email and/or cannot locate the email in the junk/spam folder of the email account you used during registration, you can use the Forgot Password button on the hcpss.me student landing page to retrieve both your child’s username and password. Directions for Account Self Service directions are posted online.

Here are some translated messages for new Synergy families:

English

Chinese

Korean

Spanish

Supply List for 2024-25

The supply list for the 2024-25 school year can be found on the main page of our school's website using the following link 24-25-MWES School Supply List.  We encourage you to drop off your school supplies during Open House on August 23rd. Please be sure to clearly label your child's supplies with his/her name.