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Important Dates to Remember May 27 School closed- Memorial Day May 29 4th Grade Field Trip- Myrtle Woods Farm May 30 Kindergarten Orientation for NEW 2019-20 students/parents 4:00-5:00pm May 31 Field Day: Grades 3-5 9:00-11:30am / Grades K-2 12:00-2:30pm June 3 Dine & Dance Family Event 5:00-7:00pm June 4 School closes at 12:20pm- Staff Professional Day June 5 Chorus Concert 6:00pm at DLES June 5 Beginner Concert (3rd Orch/ 4th Band) 7:15pm at DLES June 7 All Media books due back to DLES June 10 5th Grade Simulated Congressional Hearing June 13 Library Night 6:00pm June 14 1st Grade Author’s Tea 9:30-10:30am June 14 RECC/ PreK End of Year Activity 10:30am / 2:30pm June 14 2nd Grade Writing Showcase 2:00pm
ARE YOU MOVING? Please let us know as soon as possible if your child will not be attending Ducketts Lane next year. If your family is moving within the DLES attendance area, please bring your new residency documents into the front office so we can update your child’s records. If you are moving to another Howard County area, another MD school district or out of state, please notify the front office. It is extremely important that we have an enrollment number that is as accurate as possible. Enrollment affects the number of teachers assigned to our schools. You may call us at 410-313-5050 or stop in between the hours of 8:00am- 3:00pm during the summer.
PARCC AND MAP TESTING We would like to share the upcoming dates when the 2019 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) assessments will be administered at Ducketts Lane ES. Below are the assigned testing dates for students in grades 3 and 5. Testing for most students will occur between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm during each assigned day (listed below). Please carefully review the dates below for your students’ testing days and ensure that your student(s) get a good night’s rest and arrive on time at the start of school each day by 8:35 am.
Students in Grades 1 and 2 will be taking MAP testing on the following dates:
SPRING INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PORTRAITS Individual student photos were sent home in your child’s Thursday folder on May 16th. A price sheet was included in the photo package. If you would like to purchase any of the photos, please keep the photos you wish to purchase then return the payment and any unwanted photos to DLES. You may pay online or send a check payable to Strawbridge in the payment envelope to DLES. Please contact the DLES front office with any questions. Please return the pictures or payment by May 30th.
YEARBOOK ORDERS Yearbook order forms will come home in Kindergarten - 4th grade student's Thursday folders on May 23rd. The cost of each yearbook is $10.00. Yearbook orders must be placed by Monday, June 10th. Quantities are limited and orders will be filled on a first paid, first served basis. The yearbooks will be sent home on June 17th.
Instructions to order a Yearbook online are as follows: Go to www.strawbridge.net Click on the red box labeled "Pay or Order Online" Enter our Ducketts Lane code: 110501 Click View Gallery Click on Yearbook Enter your email address Then proceed with the checkout process
Or you may send the completed Yearbook envelope to the front office with a CHECK made payable to Strawbridge for the amount of $10.00. Please do not make the check payable to DLES. Please do not place an order for your 5th grade student. Our successful fundraising efforts and a planned donation from the PTA will cover the cost of a yearbook for each 5th grade student! If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Forman in the Front Office.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2019-20 The time to register your child is NOW! Registration for new students or students entering public school kindergarten in fall 2019 has begun in all Howard County public elementary schools. Children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2019 must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2019. Children entering first grade in the fall of 2019 must be 6 years old on or before September 1, 2019. For details about registration and enrollment, visit www.hcpss.org/enroll/. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a registration appointment, please call the DLES front office at 410-313-5050.
NEW KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION Incoming 2019-2020 Kindergarten parents and students are invited to join us from 4:00-5:00 pm on May 30th to meet the teachers, explore the kindergarten classrooms and enjoy a popsicle! Parents will receive information about the upcoming school year, and students will get to spend time in a kindergarten classroom! Please join us!
FIELD DAY May 31st Grades 3-5 9:00-11:30pm / Grades K-2 12:00-2:30pm Field Day is a fun, school-wide event where your students will participate in fun activities to celebrate and showcase their sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership skills learned in PE this year. Please check your child’s Thursday folder for more information on Field Day and a parent volunteer form. If you can volunteer, please return the form to Ms. Borth by May 24th.
Please dress your child in the following colored t-shirt for Field Day activities: Kindergarten-Red Third Grade- Black First Grade- Green Fourth Grade- Orange Second Grade- Gray Fifth Grade- 5th Grade Class of 2019 t-shirt
DINE AND DANCE FAMILY EVENT Monday, June 3rd 5:00-7:00pm Join us for our DLES End of the Year Celebration for the whole family! Fun activities include dancing with Bristol Sounds DJ’s, face painting, tattoos and our always popular cake walk! Everyone is invited to bring their own picnic dinner or pre-order pizza & 4 bottles of water ($10). Pizza pre-order forms were sent home in your child’s Thursday folder yesterday and are due by Friday, May 24th. Payment by cash or check only. Pizza must be pre-ordered- no extra pizzas will be available for sale that night.
MEDIA CENTER INFORMATION The end of the school year is fast approaching. The last day for students to check out library books will be Friday, May 24, 2019. All DLES library books will be due back no later than Friday, June 7, 2019. Current overdue book notices are in the Thursday folders. Please locate and return all overdue books as soon as possible. For books that are lost or damaged, we accept cash or check made payable to DLES for the replacement cost indicated on the overdue notices. Any questions-email Cathy_Hastings@hcpss.org. Thank you so much for all your continued support!!
KINDERGARTEN END OF YEAR CELEBRATION Parents are invited to join us in their child's classroom from 2:00-3:00 pm on June 18th to celebrate all we have accomplished this school year! Mark your calendars! More information will be coming home soon!
UPDATE ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL The Maryland State Department of Education has approved HCPSS’ request for a waiver of one school day. As a result, the last day of school for students is Friday, June 21. The final, updated calendar for the 2018-2019 school year includes:
SOLVED! After School Transportation/Childcare and Year-Round Camps - Wow! The Okinawan Karate Dojo, business partner of Ducketts Lane, will be providing after school transportation (and more!) at their new facility on 4900 Waterloo Rd in Ellicott City (Rte 103/Montgomery Rd)! Ready for the 2019-20 school year and fully-licensed by Howard County and MD State, the Okinawan Karate Dojo has your solution! Services include: transportation from school after dismissal to the dojo, homework assistance, game and snack time, recreational activity (traditional karate, tumbling, etc!), a Fitness Ninja Obstacle Course, and so much more! For information on this and their 9-weeks of summer Fitness Ninja Camp...visit OKDkarate.com or call (443) 574-8999.
BEFORE AND AFTER CARE Registration is now open for the Howard County Recreation and Parks Before and After Care program at Ducketts Lane for the 2019-2020 school year. For more information please call 410-313-7275 or visit https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Recreation-and-Parks/Child-Care/Elementary-School
COMMUNITY NEWS AND PROGRAMS SOLVED! After School Transportation/Childcare and Year-Round Camps - Wow!! The Okinawan Karate Dojo, business partner of Ducketts Lane, will be providing after school transportation (and more!) at their new facility on 4900 Waterloo Rd in Ellicott City (Rte 103/Montgomery Rd)!! Ready for the 2019-20 school year and fully-licensed by Howard County and MD State, the Okinawan Karate Dojo has your solution! Services include: transportation from school after dismissal to the dojo, homework assistance, game and snack time, recreational activity (traditional karate, tumbling, etc!), a Fitness Ninja Obstacle Course, and so much more! For information on this and their 9-weeks of summer Fitness Ninja Camp...visit OKDkarate.com or call (443) 574-8999. |