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Character Pledge
I pledge to be trustworthy, respectful and responsible.
I pledge to be fair, caring and a good citizen.
I pledge to make the world a better place.
CHARACTER COUNTS!
This pledge will be recited daily on the morning announcements.
Dear Pointers Run Parents,
Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey. The STEM Leadership Team at Pointers Run is conducting this survey to gauge STEM awareness in our parent community. We will use the results of this survey to educate the Pointers Run community about STEM and plan STEM-related activities open to both parents and students. We would like to have all results by January 30th. Thank you for your time!
World Language Quest Information and Registration Form
Spring 2012 Session
WLQuest2012PRES.pdf
News for Redistricted Families from Fulton Elementary
We would like to extend a personal invitation to the parents of those students who will be redistricted to Pointers Run Elementary. We will have a meet and greet in the cafeteria followed by a tour of the building on January 27 at 10 am. Don't miss out on this chance to get a first look at your child's new and exciting school for 2012. If you have any questions, please contact Ro Pavlovsky at rpavlovsky@hcpss.org. Adults only please. Your child will have an opportunity to tour the school at a later date.
G. T. Testing
GT Mathematics Testing will be held the first week in February. Third grade students who turned in their permission slips by the December deadline will be tested on Wednesday February 1st, 2012. Fourth graders who turned in their permission slips by the December deadline will be tested on Thursday February 2, 2012. Students will be tested first thing in the morning. All materials will be provided. In order to prepare students for the test please make sure they have a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
Calling All Volunteers for STEM Day 2012!
Pointers Run is still in need of parent volunteers to run activities for STEM Day on April 12, 2012. There are openings in grades K through 4 for volunteers to run four to five 45 minutes sessions in a STEM-related area. If you work in a STEM-related field or are just interested in STEM, please consider volunteering. If interested please email Jessica Brown jessica_brown@hcpss.org before February. You can either design your own activity or an activity can be assigned to you. Thank you!
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16th School closed for Martin Luther King Jr. 20th School closed 3 hours early 20th Crazy Hair Day 23th School closed for students for Prof. Work Day 30th Report Cards issued |
8th School Sprit Day – Wear School Spirit wear 15th School closes 3 hours early at 12:55 for conferences 16th School closes 3 hours early at 12:55 for conferences 17th School Closed
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CONFERENCE NOTICE TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a child in grades 2 - 5 schedule your conference with your child's MATH teacher. If you have a child in grades PreK - 1 schedule your conference with your child's LANGUAGE ARTS teacher.
If you are scheduling sibling conferences, it is suggested that you leave a 15-minute block between conferences so that you will have time to transition from one place to another.
In order to schedule parent/teacher conferences in pickAtime, you will need to create a user account every school year. In order to do this you MUST have your childís Student ID number. This nine-digit ID number (000-000-000) does not change from year to year and can be found printed in several places,
1) On your child's report card that will come home on January 30, 2012
2) On your child's report card envelope.
3) Any Interim Report or Report Card from previous years
However, if you used pickAtime for fall conference scheduling, you WILL NOT NEED student ID numbers. You are already set up in the program and do not need your child's ID number. If you are new to conference scheduling you can find this nine-digit ID number printed on your childís report card. Unfortunately, a student ID number cannot be given over the telephone. Therefore, if you do not have your child's Student ID number, you will not be able to use the PickATime scheduling link.
To schedule your child's conference go to Howard County Public Schoolís main website, www.hcpss.org and click on the link for pickAtime. Select the school for which you need to create an account. If you have students in different schools, you will need to go to each school's link to schedule conferences. However, you will use the same pickAtime account for all school sites. Parents with Internet access will be able to schedule their parent/teacher conferences, print their schedule and have an email reminder of their
appointments sent to them. This program is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning January 31, 2012 at 12:01 am. You will be able to access this program to schedule or cancel your appointments until 11:59 pm on February 10, 2012. You may call the school at 410-313-7142 between January
31, 2012 and February 10, 2012 to cancel or schedule your appointments or if you do not have Internet access.
Directions on how to use this program can be found on our schoolís website by downloading the file “Parent Directions for Using PickATime.”
Photo Refusal Form |
Attached is the Student Photograph/Videotape refusal form in the event you do NOT want your child photographed or videotaped by the school system, local or national media. Please read the form carefully. photo refusal form.pdf
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Kindergarten Registration |
Registration for New Students and Students Entering Kindergarten for the 2012 - 2013 School Year
Registration for new students or students entering public school kindergarten in August 2012, will be held in all Howard County public elementary schools Monday through Friday, Feb. 27 – March 3, 2012. Pointers Run Elementary School will hold registration between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.
Kindergarten is mandatory in Maryland. State law requires that children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2012 must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2012. Children entering first grade in the fall of 2012 must be six (6) years old on or before September 1, 2012. Parents or legal guardians are to register students at the school currently serving the address at which the child’s parent or guardian resides. Parents of children born outside of the US, and/or for whom English is not the primary language spoken in the home, should contact the International Student Registration Center at 410-313-1525 (English/Korean) or 410-313-7102 (English/Spanish) for registration. Parents may call the Public Information Office at 410-313-6682, or they may check the “School and Bus Locator” via the school system website, www.hcpss.org for more information on which school serves their residence.
The parent or guardian must present the following information at the time of registration:
* The child’s proof of birth in the form of a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, hospital certificate, or passport. * An authorized record of immunizations. * Proof of residency in the form of a lease, a deed, or house contract and a utility bill. * Photo ID of the parent/guardian in the form of a driver's license with photo, passport, MotorVehicle Administration ID, or other legal form of photo identification. * Proof of parental relationship or custody - in cases of separation or divorce, documents regarding the bona fide residence must reflect that of the parent with primary physical custody; if custody is shared, the bona fide residence is considered that of the parent with whom the student lives regularly.
Driver’s licenses and voter registration cards will not be accepted as proof of residence. State law prohibits a child from attending school for even one day unless proof of immunization has been provided. Immunization and health forms will be available at each elementary school at the time of registration.
Related Links on HCPSS Web Site:
* School and Bus Locator * Kindergarten Information * Languages Information (Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Urdu)
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