View our February 2025 Family Link Newsletter: https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/anne-arundel-county-public-schools/newsletters/family-link-february-2025
#UnityDay is coming!
Don't forget to wear orange on Tuesday, February 4 to show your support and celebration of Unity Day #UnityDay #UnityDay2025 #ProjectUnity
#BelongGrowSucceed
Attention Families,
+Tuesday, February 4th is a 2-hour early dismissal. Arrangements should be made to pick up students 2 hours earlier than typical.
+The Variety Show Auditions are coming up on Monday, February 3rd, 2025 from 2:45-4:45 p.m. All students planning to audition must turn in their permission slip by Friday, 01/31/2025 or they will not be permitted to stay. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Link to Permission slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dz-WLELwe34necj6okqQSLMIyW6glTRF/edit
Paper copies have been sent home with students in their take-home folders.
Families had SO much fun at the AACPS Community Schools Virtual Cook Along on 01/29/2025! The food looks good enough to eat! Thank you Ms. Shandrowsky for supporting this initiative! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed #aacpscommunityschools
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the launch of Phase 2 of the school system’s comprehensive redistricting effort. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/ZkHZjue779M
What: SOARING to Success Summit
When: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 @ 8:30-1:30 p.m.
Where: Rippling Woods Elementary School, 530 Nolfield Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Join us for a powerhouse morning filled with literacy, math, and social-emotional strategies that will help your child's learning at home. Together, you and your child will work through strategies and receive materials to support learning at home, such as books, math tools, and so much more.
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ9az3nlN2vkgh3eggfiiU2KId44gRT6SYdzvFRkjZWYZ1IQ/viewform
We are excited to invite you to the next session of the Family Wellness Forum – an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! Register today: https://forms.gle/wUjjckKArtGM6yCM8 📆 Wednesday, February 5th, 5:30pm📍Meade High School #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Hello Marley!
Please join us for a night of Bingo on Friday, February 7 from 6-7:30pm. There will be lots of prizes to win! There will also be snacks and drinks for sale. All proceeds benefit the 5th grade field trip and promotion ceremony fund. Tickets are $5 per child, parents come in free.
Visit this link to buy your ticket!
https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/A1162-11
Send any questions to Mrs. Gregson at egregson@aacps.org
Celebrating Mo Gaba Day
#MoStrong
Families,
Please join the District Title 1 Office for an exciting virtual math event! You must register below using the link.
Does your child have trouble making sense of numbers or solving math problems?
Join us virtually to learn how number sense allows us to think about numbers in a flexible and fun way!
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsbC6YKYJERcMUS74lJMudJdpyUeTbzK6VDHKsA9e_aAwbZw/viewform
When: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 @ 6-7 p.m.
Where [Virtual]: https://meet.google.com/yea-qcvz-avb
We hope to see you there!
Today, Anne Arundel County Public Schools celebrates Mo Gaba Day, honoring the legacy of a young man who physically left us too soon but whose positivity and perseverance continues to remind us all to "make every day a win." #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #MoStrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nX-b2DKKms&t=11s
We are excited to invite you to the next session of the Family Wellness Forum – an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! Register today: https://forms.gle/wUjjckKArtGM6yCM8 📆 Wednesday, February 5th, 5:30pm📍Meade High School #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-1-24-25. 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 the upcoming Cool Schools Plunge, through which AACPS students and staff raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Maryland. You can support the cause by going to www.plungemd.com.
https://youtu.be/elp0YypqabA
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Today over 500 teaching assistants gathered virtually for AACPS' first Paraeducator Symposium, Empowering Paraeducators for Student Independence, organized by the Division of Specialized Instruction & Early Intervention Services. This professional development provided our valuable teaching assistants, from early childhood through high school, with sessions on a variety of topics including enhancing inclusive learning environments for all students. Seeing families as valuable members of our students' teams, the latest edition of the Family Academy features a session entitled, Inclusion: What is it and Why is it so Important? available to watch on the Family Academy YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/iFNZlPKmG24 (English), https://youtu.be/HNv-TpYadzc (Spanish)
4:15 p.m., 1/21/25: Anne Arundel County Public Schools will operate on a normal schedule for all students and staff on Wednesday, January 22.
Families are encouraged to take steps to ensure students are appropriately dressed for the extremely cold temperatures that are forecast for Wednesday morning. Information from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health related to handling the cold temperatures appropriately can be found through this link or at www.aacps.org. Those precautions include layered clothing and appropriate attire to ensure that hands, faces, and skin are covered.
Families of students who walk to school should consider making arrangements to drive or have their students driven to school.
Thank you.
Families,
Schools are closed for students on Tuesday, 01/21/2025, due to the Quarter 2 Semester Break. School Offices will open 2 hours late due to inclement weather. The front office will be open between 10 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. Thank yo,u and stay warm.
Best,
Erin Brady, Principal & Shawn McCoy, Assistant Principal
5:30 p.m., 1/20/25: Out of an abundance of caution, AACPS employees will report to their work locations two hours later than normal on Tuesday, January 21. Employees scheduled to take part in professional development meetings should contact the organizer of their meeting for updated information.
Unit III employees will receive reporting requirements for Tuesday, January 21, in a separate message.
No decision has been made on the status of school system operations for Wednesday, January 22.
Have you registered for the Family Wellness Forum? The Family Wellness Forum is an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. Register today: https://forms.gle/3BQ98gEneWmRVEr78. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! 📆 Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30pm 📍Marley Middle School
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of School and Family Partnerships is seeking applicants for its tenth International Parent and Community Leadership Academy (IPCLA). The deadline to apply is January 19, 2025. English application link: https://forms.gle/fZ9Q2SkShPKcAxcKA. More information, including the application form in multiple languages, is available at www.aacps.org/ipcla. #AACPSFamily #AACPSAwesome #BelongGrowSucceed
