Thirty-two Anne Arundel County Public Schools secondary students won their respective categories, 25 more finished second, and 24 others placed third at the recent SkillsUSA Maryland Leadership and Skills Conference. The student winners represent both Centers of Applied Technology as well as all 14 AACPS comprehensive high schools. For complete details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2133913. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

We have some wonderful clubs with openings for your children to join: Primary Cooking Club (Wednesdays) Intermediate Cooking Club (Mondays & Wednesdays) Violin Club for 1st and 2nd grade (Mondays & Wednesdays) Tap Dance for Kindergarten to 2nd grade (Mondays & Wednesdays) Anime Club for 3rd-5th grade (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Comic Book Club for K-2nd (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Spanish Club for K-2nd (Tuesdays) and 3rd-5th (Thursdays) Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLYDcgeuqNiNHocSAiMXDuUw8pIrl36RkrTliCW-nQl_WAJQ/viewform?usp=header

Drawn to the Library Celebrating National Library Week April 6-12, 2025 #NationalLibraryWeek

Hello Park Elementary Families! We have some wonderful clubs with openings for your children to join: Primary Cooking Club (Wednesdays) Intermediate Cooking Club (Mondays & Wednesdays) Violin Club for 1st and 2nd grade (Mondays & Wednesdays) Tap Dance for Kindergarten to 2nd grade (Mondays & Wednesdays) Anime Club for 3rd-5th grade (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Comic Book Club for K-2nd (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Spanish Club for K-2nd (Tuesdays) and 3rd-5th (Thursdays) A google form will be emailed to you at noon for registration.

Celebrating National Assistant Principals Week! #APWeek25

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.