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5/3 - 5/7 |
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week |
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5/13 |
No School for students - Professional Learning Day |
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5/19 |
MAP Reading Testing, 8-11 AM (more information will be posted in May) |
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5/19 |
PTA Meeting, 7PM (socially distanced in the parking lot) |
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5/26 |
MAP Math Testing, 8-11 AM (more information will be posted in May) |
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5/31 |
No School - Memorial Day |
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6/10, 11, 14 and 15 |
3-Hour Early Dismissal Days |
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6/11 |
Last day of School for “B” day students |
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6/15 |
Last Day of School for In-Person “E” Students & “A” day students |
All students: 519
Principal's (All A’s): 287
Gold (A’s or B’s with 3.0 or higher): 177
Silver (A’s, B’s, and one C with 3.0 or higher): 55
Your child’s safety is our concern. In the case of an emergency while on a bus (ride to/from school), students need to know how to properly evacuate the bus. Thus, it is very important for students to practice how to evacuate a bus. At Patapsco Middle, our students will participate in a bus evacuation drill on May 4 (A day students) and May 7 (B day students). Car riders, we appreciate your patience while bus riders practice bus evacuation.
The drill will be implemented as follows:
To begin the drill, the driver will say "Evacuate by the rear door".
Students should leave all loose belongings such as books, backpacks, etc., on the bus.
Students will evacuate from the front of the bus toward the rear door while alternating rows.
Students should step down from the bus to the pavement. Jumping could cause a fall or serious injury. Students may sit on the floor at the rear exit and scoot out the door, if they prefer.
Upon leaving the bus, students will form a line at the front door to await further instructions.
Please, contact Mrs. Harmon at Andrea_Harmon@hcpss.org if you have any questions.
Due to the increase in car riders, please be sure to follow the arrows , closing any spaces between cars, during arrival and dismissal.
If your student arrives late to school, they will need to go to Student Services to obtain a late pass. If your student is late due to an appointment or illness, please send them in with a parent or doctor note or email pmsabsence@hcpss.org.
HCPSS is planning for a full-time online option for students entering grades K-12 who wish to learn virtually for the 2021-2022 school year. Once finalized, the Digital Education Center (DEC) program will give students the opportunity to take classes and earn credits virtually, while receiving support services from both the DEC and their assigned home school.
Parents/guardians who wish to commit to the DEC should log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy by Wednesday, May 5 at 4 p.m. (see directions below). Families must commit to the DEC for the full 2021-2022 school year. Click here for more information.
To access the commitment form:
Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy using parent/guardian credentials
Select More Options from the left panel
Select Digital Education Center Commitment from the middle of the page
Complete the questions in the form for each child and select “save”
The Patapsco school library will close for this school year on June 1st. All books must be returned to the Patapsco library by June 1st.
In a few weeks, a note will be sent to 6th and 7th grade students with directions for checking out books to borrow and keep at home over the summer. This opportunity will be available to rising 6th and 7th graders only. Students who want to participate in summer book checkout must have returned all Patapsco books borrowed during the 2020-2021 school year by June 1st.
If you have questions regarding the library, please email Suzanne McNabb, LMS at mmcnabb@hcpss.org
If you believe your child has symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or your child is a close contact with someone with COVID-19 symptoms, including anyone who lives in your home, please keep your child home from school and contact your Megan Blouse, School Nurse immediately. Megan_Blouse@hcpss.org
For more information on HCPSS Emergency Preparedness, please visit the HCPSS website.
Medication Drop Off
Medication Drop off for all students will be every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 8:30-2:00.
When you arrive at the building, please go to the door and ring the buzzer. Let the front office know that you are dropping off medication and the nurse will come get the medication from you.
Please make sure all medications have a physician order, and that both the physician and the parent have signed the medication order form. All prescription medications must have the pharmacy label on the bottle. All over the counter medications must be in a new unopened bottle. Be sure to check that the medications are not expired. Please have the medications and orders clearly labelled with the student’s name and grade in a zip lock bag.
If you are unable to drop off medications during these days and times please contact the nurse at Megan_Blouse@hcpss.org or 410-313-2848 to make other arrangements.
Here is the link to medications forms:
https://www.hcpss.org/health/medications/
Parents of 6thgrade students…
Reminder that all students entering 7th grade are required by the State of Maryland to have the MCV4 and Tdap vaccines prior to the first day of 7th grade. Many students may have already received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have the updated immunization record. Please contact your child’s doctor and email an updated copy of your child’s immunizations to Megan_Blouse@hcpss.org.
**Symptom Check Daily**
Parents/guardians, please remember to perform a symptom check daily, prior to your child’s departure from home. Please reference the Health Room Updates Google doc for details.
Please ensure your contact information is current and up to date so that we can contact you in the event of an illness or emergency. If possible, have a secondary emergency backup person identified who will be able to pick up your child if you are unable to. All ill students must be picked up from the health room.
All previous newsletters are posted under News at http://pms.hcpss.org/
In response to community requests for resources, HCPSS’ new Community News and Programs website makes it easy for families to find educational and recreational resources, events and after-school programs beyond the school day by non-profit organizations.”
Community organizations requesting their announcements be shared in school newsletters should visit community-programs.hcpss.org for more information. Questions should be directed to the Public Information Office at publicinfo@hcpss.org.