Celebrating National Assistant Principals Week! #APWeek25

Hello Park Elementary Families! We have an exciting week ahead before the break, filled with fun and educational activities for our students: Wednesday: Our 5th graders will enjoy a trip to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream." 🎭 Thursday: Students in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades will head to Bowie Baysox's field for STEM Day. ⚾🔬 Saturday: Some of our 5th graders will go on a special field trip. 🚌 Don't forget to mark your calendars and prepare for these wonderful experiences. We hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Enrollment for the new AACPS Learning Together Peer Program for 3 & 4-year-olds opens Monday, April 7, 2025. The Learning Together Peer (LTP) Program offers an inclusive preschool experience where all young children can learn, play, develop friendships, and thrive in a diverse and engaging environment. This program provides specially designed instruction/special education services for preschoolers with disabilities in classrooms that also include children without disabilities. The program is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with classes for 3-year-olds in the AM and 4-year-olds in the PM. Apply at https://forms.office.com/r/c1vaUATHMy. **This program and application are NOT for AACPS Prekindergarten.** For more information, contact the Birth to Five Office at 410-424-3260.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year will get under way next week, and parents and guardians can reserve their child’s seat by enrolling online beginning at noon on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. For more details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2129293.

Don't forget today is the Birth-to-5 event at the Library for children between the ages of 0-5. Don't miss the fun. Lunch will be provided!!!! It starts at 10:15AM

Celebrating National School Librarian Day! #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay ❤️👓📚 #BelongGrowSucceed

The latest episode of “The Next Level” premieres NOW on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/rcebVDyTB4I. This episode features two athletes from Crofton High School.

To accommodate another event in the Parham Building later that evening, the start of the debate between finalists for 2025-26 Student Member of the Board of Education on April 9, 2025, has been moved to 4:30 p.m. For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2126807.

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell and Board Member Dawn Pulliam discuss the Board’s Military Service Award in honor of Candace C.W. Antwine. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily https://youtu.be/rDgbNfBaDTk

🌟 Club Registration Night Success! 🌟 Dear Families, We are thrilled to announce that our Club Registration Night was a huge success, with 109 students joining us! 🎉 With such an amazing turnout, we will need a few days to get everything organized. Please keep an eye out for a message scheduled to go out on April 7th at 7 AM. This message will provide information on open club spaces. Parents will be able to sign up for these vacancies via text and Google links on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support! We can't wait to see your children thrive in their chosen clubs. Warm regards, Ms. Batteast

SMOB Minute –Quarter 3 recap with Hafsa Hamdaoui, Student Member of the Board https://youtu.be/uPt0CyEppdo

Celebrating Paraprofessional Appreciation Day Thank you to all of our #AACPSAwesome Paraprofessionals supporting our classrooms. #BelongGrowSucceed

Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School! This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music, and dancing from around the world! Register to attend this event or to host a cultural table: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform

Join us now for the latest episode of “School Sounds” This episode features “Here Lies” from Crofton High School “School Sounds” is produced and directed by student intern Kailyn Beath https://youtu.be/yOl9Cj8O4_o

April is... Month of the Military Child PURPLE UP for military kids! Wear purple to support our Military students! Our Purple Up day is Wednesday, April 9.

🎉📚 Hey Park Parents! 📚🎉 Join us this Wednesday for our Club Showcase & Registration Night! 🌟 Come see what your kids have learned during Session 2 clubs and sign them up for Session 3! 🗓️ Date: April 2nd ⏰ Showcase: 5 PM - 6 PM ⏰ Registration: 6 PM - 7 PM 📍 Location: Park School Enjoy dinner with us and explore clubs like Minecraft, Soccer, Dance, and more! 🍽️⚽💃 Don't miss out on the fun and learning! See you there! 😊👧👦

: 🌟🎉 Hey Parents! 🎉🌟 Join us this Friday for a fun-filled Birth-to-5 program at the Brooklyn Park Library! 🏫✨ Bring your little ones for an exciting morning of exploration and learning with Mad Science. 📚🔬 🗓️ Date: Friday, April 4th ⏰ Time: 10:30 AM 📍 Location: Brooklyn Park Library, E 11th Ave, Baltimore, MD 21225 Don't miss out on this great opportunity to connect with other families in our community! See you there! 😊👶👧👦💕

Good Morning Park Families, Remember there are no clubs this week. Please be sure to attend registration night (4/2) to sign your child up for Session 3 Clubs. Another Birth-to-5 event is this Friday at the Brooklyn Park Library from 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM. Come out with your little ones for some science fun! There are a lot of field trips occurring this month. Still accepting permission slips for MoMath and all trips occurring on 4/23/25.

Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School! This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music, and dancing from around the world! Register to attend this event or to host a cultural table: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the ongoing construction at the Old Mill complex. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory https://youtu.be/9QTwjZ2DV9c