IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Aug 29 TVMS Orientation for incoming 6th grade students 1:15-2:15pm
Aug 29 TVMS Wolfpack Rally 2:15-3:15pm
Aug 29 RECC and PreK Back to School Night 5:00pm
Aug 29 Kindergarten Back to School Night 6:00pm
Aug 30 RECC and PreK Open House 10:00-11:00am
Aug 30 Grades K-5 Open House 2:00-3:00pm
Sept 2 Schools & Offices closed- Labor Day
Sept 3 School begins for Grades K-5
Sept 5 School begins for RECC and PreK
Sept 12 TVMS Back to School Night 6:00pm
Sept 16 DLES Back to School Night- Grades 1 and 2
Sept 18 DLES Back to School Night –Grades 3,4 and 5
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 HCPSS 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.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM 2019-20
Enroll now for our half day Pre-K program at DLES for the 2019-20 school year. The Maryland State Department of Education requires that the Pre-K program be made available to students who meet priority criteria. Parents of children who will be 4 bySeptember 1, 2019 may contact the DLES front office for an application package. All application information will be kept confidential and reviewed only by school staff. The school will review applications and supporting documentation and then invite students to enroll according to the criteria described above.
HCPSS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
The Howard County Public School System is pleased to announce its participation in the 2019 Summer Food Service Program. Summer meals will be provided to all children ages 18 years and under without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the Program are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Parents or guardians do not need to apply to get free summer meals for their children. They can simply bring their child to the safe summer meal site(s). There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Summer meals are avaiLable at DLES every day through August 16th from 12:30-1:30 pm. Please take advantage of this opportunity and bring your children to DLES for lunch.
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, notify the front office. It is important that we have an enrollment number that is accurate. Enrollment affects the number of teachers assigned to our school. Call us at 410-313-5050 or stop in between the hours of 8:00am- 3:00pm during the summer.
SUMMER READING ACTIVITY
As the school year comes to a close, we would like to share a summer reading initiative new to DLES this year. In your child’s folder, you will find summer reading post cards. As students read books over the summer that they enjoy, please encourage them to write the title and why they liked it on one of the post cards. There will be a drop box located at DLES in the front entryway this summer. Please drop the postcards off at your convenience so the staff can hang the suggestions around the school for the opening of the 2019-2020 school year. There will also be extra blank postcards available at the same location.
Please visit the Elkridge Library this summer as all HCPSS students have a library account in place. The students have been creating a list of books in their classrooms they would like to check out and read this summer! Enjoy your summer reading and please share your favorite selections with us and the other students at DLES.
CAPSTONE eBOOKS - free access for summer!
Dear Families: We’re excited to announce a great resource for reading this summer: Capstone Interactive eBooks! This summer, Capstone is providing free access to thousands of ebooks that can be read from school, home, or on-the-go. These eBooks can be used with a laptop or desktop computer or an iPad. Best of all, Capstone Interactive eBooks provide critical supports like text-highlighting and read-aloud audio, recorded by professional voice-over artists. Plus, the easy navigation makes it inviting for your student to find their Capstone favorites: like the spunky Katie Woo, stunning photography from PebblePlus books, and thrilling reads like Library of Doom from Michael Dahl. And you can feel comfortable knowing your student is exploring an ad-free website bursting with resources to help them read this summer!
All students have free access to Capstone eBooks through August 31, 2019.
Access thousands of books right now by going to MyCapstoneLibrary.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.and entering:
Username: capstonesummer
Password: interactive19
THOMAS VIADUCT MIDDLE SCHOOL
TVMS has scheduled several important dates in August and September:
Aug 29 Rising 6th grade & New 7/8th grade Student Orientation 1:15-2:15 pm
Aug 29 Wolf Pack Rally for students & families in all grades 2:15-3:15 pm
Sept 12 Back to School Night - all grades 6:00 pm
COMMUNITY NEWS AND PROGRAMS
Please visit the Community News and Programs page at
http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/ for announcements of upcoming events and programs sponsored by non-profit organizations.