🌴 Dress Down for a Cause – Supporting Our Teachers’ Families 🌴
This Thursday, November 6, 2025, we’re coming together as a school community to make a difference! 💚💛🖤
Our amazing teachers have families in Jamaica who were impacted by the recent Category 5 hurricane, and we want to show our support and love.
👕 How to Participate:
Bring a donation of any size! All students can dress down. Students are encouraged to wear yellow, green, and black (the colors of the Jamaican flag).
🎁 Bonus:
Every donation will receive a bracelet honoring Jamaica 🇯🇲
Let’s come together to lift up our extended school family. Your generosity will make a real difference for those rebuilding after this devastating storm. 💚
This Thursday, November 6, 2025, we’re coming together as a school community to make a difference! 💚💛🖤
Our amazing teachers have families in Jamaica who were impacted by the recent Category 5 hurricane, and we want to show our support and love.
👕 How to Participate:
Bring a donation of any size! All students can dress down. Students are encouraged to wear yellow, green, and black (the colors of the Jamaican flag).
🎁 Bonus:
Every donation will receive a bracelet honoring Jamaica 🇯🇲
Let’s come together to lift up our extended school family. Your generosity will make a real difference for those rebuilding after this devastating storm. 💚
Join us for the 2025 Family Involvement Conference, Saturday, November 8, 9am - 1:30pm at Anne Arundel Community College for a keynote presentation, breakout sessions, resources, and more! Lunch provided with preregistration: Register today at www.aacps.org/familyconference!
View our November 2025 Family Link Newsletter:
🔗 https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/anne-arundel-county-public-schools/newsletters/family-link-november-2025
‣Family Involvement Conference
‣Dates to Remember
‣You Belong Here! Family Forum
‣Family Engagement Tip of the Month
‣Family Academy
...and more
This is the final week of National Principal Month. Drop a quick note to thank Dr. C. for her commitment to our learning community! https://padlet.com/sschlegel3/celebrating-dr-c-r5tj6pt97oztqs9p
CSPES has its very own FreeCycle group — a space just for our school families to share, swap, and pass on items they no longer need. ♻️
It’s a simple way to help each other out, reduce waste, and support our amazing Tiger community! 🐯💛🖤
👉 Join here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1LgFfvcauf/
It’s a simple way to help each other out, reduce waste, and support our amazing Tiger community! 🐯💛🖤
👉 Join here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1LgFfvcauf/
🍽️ It’s Family Dinner Night at CSPES! 🍽️
Join us on Thursday, November 14th at 5:30 PM for an evening of good food, laughter, and community connection. ❤️
All CSPES families are welcome — bring a dish, bring your family, and come enjoy a night together!
As part of our CSPES Gives Back initiative, we’re also collecting small stocking stuffer donations to support families in need this holiday season. 🎁
If you’d like to contribute, simply bring an item to dinner or check out our sign-up link below.
👉 Sign up to bring a dish or item here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C44A9AF2FA5FD0-51290062-cspes
#CSPESFamily #TigerPride #CSPESGivesBack #CommunityStrong #Unstoppable
Join us on Thursday, November 14th at 5:30 PM for an evening of good food, laughter, and community connection. ❤️
All CSPES families are welcome — bring a dish, bring your family, and come enjoy a night together!
As part of our CSPES Gives Back initiative, we’re also collecting small stocking stuffer donations to support families in need this holiday season. 🎁
If you’d like to contribute, simply bring an item to dinner or check out our sign-up link below.
👉 Sign up to bring a dish or item here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C44A9AF2FA5FD0-51290062-cspes
#CSPESFamily #TigerPride #CSPESGivesBack #CommunityStrong #Unstoppable
It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-friday-10-24-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses revisions to the current school year calendar that eliminate most of the remaining early dismissal days. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
English: https://youtu.be/RXTb7Io_5CE
Spanish: https://youtu.be/i0tIre8yBfQ
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses revisions to the current school year calendar that eliminate most of the remaining early dismissal days. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
English: https://youtu.be/RXTb7Io_5CE
Spanish: https://youtu.be/i0tIre8yBfQ
Update 2: (2:50) Bus C has arrived and is loading kids. It will be on its way shortly.
Update 1: (2:32) We have just been made aware that Bus C is running approximately 15 minutes behind. Students will be supervised until the bus arrives and the bus will make all stops.
AACPS 10/22/25: Traffic accidents in the western portion of the county this morning are causing some significant delays for buses. All buses will make all stops but may be delayed in getting to those stops. Buses in the Arundel, Broadneck, Crofton, and Meade clusters may be particularly impacted.
Know a member of our CSPES family who deserves a shoutout? Give them one on our shoutout board.... https://padlet.com/tcamacho5/cspes-shoutouts-3rzejuq85vp303kf
The Board of Education today announced logistics for a public briefing and two public hearings related to Phase 2 of the school district’s comprehensive redistricting process. There are currently six plans under consideration, four of which the Board put forward at its September 17, 2025, meeting and two of which it added at its October 15, 2025, meeting.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2498763.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2498763.
Last call for data meetings! Sign up at the following link… https://calendar.app.google/VJg3CfvJTjaYievJ6
Don’t need a meeting, but just want to pick up your data, sign up here…https://calendar.app.google/rDPpHQQW89f6Cb3i8
Don’t need a meeting, but just want to pick up your data, sign up here…https://calendar.app.google/rDPpHQQW89f6Cb3i8
5th and 6th grade exclusive! Join us tomorrow morning for a special Saturday academy focused on reading comprehension. Sign up at the following link... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLJLFWl_uoMfg5JbLgHgNLILlU9CWwOJvGbNwvRhtdY0Ji1g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116172018048146097517
Utilizing flexibility provided in a new law, the Board of Education has altered the current school year calendar by removing six early dismissal days and creating in their place three full school days for students followed by three non-student days in which teachers can complete grading and other staff can engage in professional learning. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2490677.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2490677.
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the ongoing Phase 2 redistricting process. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
English: https://youtu.be/-KbI4X48oCY
Spanish: https://youtu.be/jYJRivm8LhY
English: https://youtu.be/-KbI4X48oCY
Spanish: https://youtu.be/jYJRivm8LhY
Acting on newly released unofficial enrollment counts for the current school year provided to it last night, the Board of Education has moved two additional redistricting proposals to public hearing. With last night’s action, the Board has now moved six proposals forward to public hearing.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2489634.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2489634.
Over the weekend, after sharing our survey, I’ve had so many people reach out asking how they can support — and I’m so grateful for this incredible community! 💛
If you’d like to help, there are two ways you can do so:
🧺 Sign up to send in an item here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hl-wTdW_p7FqiqZs81l5n2G1uSprEY-1j4qNcd9vMxw/edit?usp=sharing
🥧 Contribute to our Thanksgiving baskets for families in need:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C44A9AF2FA5FD0-52903354-cspes
Every bit of support makes a difference — thank you for showing what it truly means to be a CSPES Tiger family! 🐯🧡
🎁 Winter holiday gift support will follow soon — stay tuned for ways to spread even more cheer in our community!