PTA
News  and Updates

IN THIS ISSUE:
PTA Meeting
Winter Holiday Luncheon
MCCPTA Gifted Child Committee
GT Liaisons Needed
Special Education Advisory Committee
Fun Run Results
Yearbook Candid Photos
Required Volunteer Training
UPCOMING EVENTS:
 
December

12/6 - PTA meeting  7 p.m. media center

12/14 - Chick-fil-A spirit night

12/16 - Staff Winter Luncheon

12/16 - Spirit Day



CONTACT US:

Alida Kodjanian
President

Vineet Nigam
Vice President-Fundraising

Elissa Erhenstein
Vice President-Volunteers

Ann Gordon
Treasurer

 Helen Qiao
Corresponding Secretary

Carolina Drobenak
Recording Secretary

OPEN POSITION
Longview Representative

SCHOOL HOURS:

9:25 am - 3:50 pm

PTA Meeting 12/6 at 7 P.M. 
in the Media Center
Joint PTA logo 519wIf you would like to attend the PTA meeting and childcare is your concern? Bring your child to Bar-T for a fun time while you are getting involved with the school. The cost is: FREE. What do you need to do? Please Email [email protected] to confirm and let them know the names and ages of the children who will be coming. Thank you the Bar-T for proving this service.
Winter Holiday Luncheon - 12/16
We will again be asking for donations of your favorite desserts to share with staff. Sign-up link will be coming soon.
 
MCCPTA Gifted Child Committee
The Program Schedule for the December 11th   Educational Forum for Families is now finalized. We are very excited about the breadth and depth of the Presentations for parents and Student Sessions (for 4th  through 12th   grade students) that will be offered.

Thanks much for informing Montgomery County student families about this upcoming program. If you could share the attached Program Schedule with your families and also encourage them to sign up for specific Student Sessions by going to the DC Forum page on www.scholarsearchassoc.com, that would be great. Families can also access the Forum Schedule by gong to the DC Forum page and clicking "Program Schedule on the horizontal menu.
          
Spaces for the Student Sessions are limited and tend to fill quickly. To guarantee spots for any of the Sessions, parents should sign up for the Forum and Student Sessions (all on one form) via our site soon. To sign up, parent should check out the Schedule and then click on the "Sign-Ups & Directions" tab on the left side of the DC Forum page   on our site and select the Sessions in which their children have interest.
GT Liaisons Needed!
The MES/LV PTA is still in need of a GT Liaison for the 2016-2017 school year. The GT Liaison plays a vital role in advocating for the needs of highly able learners by providing a critical link among the school community, the MCCPTA GCC, and MCPS. The time commitment is rather minimal, and the role can be shared by more than one person at a school. If interested, please contact [email protected].
Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) will hold the next meeting  December 12, 2016, in the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.   
 
The meeting will be held in the Auditorium, from  7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
 
·          Child care is available 
·          Spanish interpretation is available
·          If you require other interpreting services, please call 301-279-3135
 
This meeting we will be an opportunity to hear from our Superintendent, Dr. Jack Smith.  
Scholastic Book Fair
Save the Date
January, 6 - January, 13

Coming Soon  - Bookaneer Bookfair - Where Books are the Treasure!
Fun Run Results
Thanks to all our families and staff for your support of the Fall Fun Run! Together we raised $23,000! THANK YOU!

 
Yearbook Candid Photos
camera.jpg Do you have a great picture from the first day of school, recent field trip, or the Fun Run stored on your phone or in your camera? Don't let that great shot go to waste. Share it!
Mrs. Dawson is already starting to collect photos to make this year's yearbook the best ever.
You can e-mail your photos to her at She is also seeking volunteers to assist with the preparation of the yearbook. If you are interested, please contact her via e-mail.
REQUIRED Volunteer Training
Referenced at Back to School Night
As part of this ongoing effort for the 2016-2017 school year, MCPS has developed training for all volunteers in the district to learn about recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect.  While we encourage all community members to engage in this important, informative training,  currently we only require individuals who regularly support schools as well as all field trip volunteers to complete the Child Abuse and Neglect training. 

The online training can be accessed through the MCPS website at:

Once completed, please forward the Confirmation of Completion email with your confirmation code to Mrs. Clark at [email protected] and Mrs. Salvino at  [email protected].
  
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