Greetings TSES Families,
We had an amazing time during last Friday's Hispanic Heritage Celebration. It was great to see our families and staff together enjoying the food, music, and dancing! We are already looking forward to next year's event!
We have so much to celebrate and would like to highlight our talented students.
Congratulations to all of the TSES students who practiced hard and auditioned for the Howard County Lyric Chorus. We are so proud of all of you! Congratulations to Maeve C., Harley F., Gabby J., Dimitri P., Laila R., Zori S., Alayah T, and Savannah V. who were accepted into the Howard County Lyric Chorus. This is a year-long extracurricular chorus made up of 4th and 5th grade students from all of the elementary schools in the county.
Congratulations to Zoie C., Hadley R., Liya S., and Michael V. who are members of the Howard County Cantus Chorus. This is a year-long extracurricular chorus made up of 2nd and 3rd grade students from all of the elementary schools in the county.
We are so proud of all of our students!
This week’s newsletter includes the following:
Important Dates
October 10 - Hispanic Read Aloud Day
October 16 - Unity Day - Wear Orange!
October 16 - PTA Meeting @ 6:15pm
October 18 - HCPSS Schools Closed for Students - Professional Workday
October 26 - Green Apple Day of Service @ 10:00
October 30 - Flu Clinic
October 30 - PTA Trunk or Treat @ 6:00pm-7:00pm
October 31 - HCPSS Schools Closed for Students - Professional Workday
Message from the Health Room
Dear TSES Community:
Each year, the Howard County Public School System partners with the Maryland Partnership for Prevention to bring flu immunizations into our schools for students. This year, they will also be offering the latest Covid vaccine if it is available at the time of the clinics. The clinic at TSES will be held on October 30, 2024 during school hours. If you would like your child to be vaccinated against the flu and/or Covid at this clinic, please register at this link: https://www.marylandvax.org/appointment/en/reg/1252974605. You are not required to provide your child’s insurance information. If you have any concerns about the covid vaccine, you are advised to speak with your child’s pediatrician. All in-school clinics will be closed to registration one week before the clinic date to allow our health room staff time to review and prepare the consents and make sure enough vaccine is ordered. If you wish to cancel your child’s appointment after then, please call the nurse at your child’s school. If you have any questions, please call your school’s health room at 410-313-6918.
Cada año, el Sistema de Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Howard se asocia con la Asociación para la Prevención de Maryland (Maryland Partnership for Prevention) para llevar las vacunas contra la gripe a nuestras escuelas para los estudiantes. Este año, también ofrecerán la vacuna contra Covid más reciente de encontrarse disponible al momento de las clínicas. La clínica en TSES tendrá lugar el 10/30/2024 durante el horario escolar. Si desea que su estudiante se vacune contra la gripe y/o Covid en esta clínica, inscríbalo/a en este enlace: https://www.marylandvax.org/appointment/en/reg/1252974605. No está obligado a proporcionar la información sobre el seguro de su estudiante. Si tiene alguna inquietud sobre la vacuna contra Covid, se le recomienda que hable con el pediatra de su estudiante. La inscripción a todas las clínicas en las escuelas se cerrará una semana antes de la fecha de la clínica para permitir que nuestro personal de la sala de sanidad tenga tiempo para revisar y preparar los consentimientos y asegurarse de que se encarguen vacunas suficientes. Si desea cancelar la cita de su estudiante después de esa fecha, llame a la enfermera de la escuela de su estudiante. Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame a la sala de sanidad de su escuela al 410-313-6918.
Green Apple Day of Service
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 10:00 for our Annual Green Apple Day of Service. We will be getting the garden ready for winter, weeding the gardens in the front of the school and picking up trash.
Registration is not required, but it will help us to have an idea of how many people to expect if you complete this form.
Green Apple Day of Service Form
If you have any questions, contact Lois Bailey at Lois_bailey@hcpss.org
Free and Reduced Meals Application
We encourage all families to check their eligibility. HCPSS participates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, which provide families with significant benefits to help save money. Qualification is based on family size and income, and enrollment is confidential. All children in households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can get free meals regardless of income, and students from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. *The free AND reduced lunch price is $0!
Free and Reduced Meals eligibility provides discounts for summer programs, SAT, recreation programs, Maryland Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and internet programs. Other discounts are listed below. FARMs eligibility also may provide your school with much needed Federal funding.
Apply online now This helps TSES keep our funding as a Title I school. Thank you for taking the time to complete!
School Wide Title I Program
Talbott Springs Elementary is a Title I School wide Program school. Title I is a federally funded program designed to close achievement gaps and ensure all children have an opportunity to access a high-quality education by providing funding for supplemental academic services and supports. A Family-School Compact & Plan is an agreement between families, students, and teachers that is jointly developed and distributed to all families. It explains how families, students, and teachers will work as a team to make sure all students meet with success and get the support they need to achieve grade level goals.
The Talbott Springs Family School Compact and Plan & Calendar of Events for 2024-2025 will be coming soon! We collaborated with many families last week to get feedback and input on this year's Compact and Plan.
Please contact a Title I Staff member with any questions:
Katherine DiCarlo | Math Specialist & Title I Point of Contact
katherine_dicarlo@hcpss.org
410-313-6915
Rosheeda Brooks-Samuel | Math Specialist & Title I Point of Contact
Rosheeda_Brooks-Samuel@hcpss.org
410-313-6915
Jennifer Rothenberger | Family and Community Engagement Liaison
Jennifer_Rothenberger@hcpss.org
410-313-6915
Policy 10000 and Translations:
Unity Day
Wednesday, October 16- UNITY DAY and Optional Staff and Student Spirit Day
Every year on the third or fourth Wednesday in October, a very special event comes around — the Day of Unity, or Unity Day, as it is commonly called. This year Unity Day will be celebrated on October 16th. This is the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month, also in October. The key message of this month, and this day, is to unite for kindness, courage, and inclusion, to prevent students from being bullied. Here are the ways our school is going to celebrate Unity Day this year.
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Wear orange on Wednesday, 10/16 to show your active support for anti-bullying.
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Spend the day taking part in random acts of kindness. This could be smiling at a stranger or spending quality time with an old friend. The possibilities are endless!
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