Dear Bren Mar Park families,
Many thanks to our fabulous Student Council Association (SCA) student leadership who have planned for this week's Spirit Week! Students worked alongside our school counselor to brainstorm, decide and plan for each theme day. We will be ending the week with a virtual competition between classrooms for the most "Festive Classroom," with each student encouraged to showcase and highlight their family's cultural traditions in a way that can be captured on camera in an online "class picture."
During the winter break, we will be pausing our weekly school newsletter. It will resume again on Sunday, January 3. We look forward to seeing your child online again on Monday, January 4, 2021!
We hope that you have a wonderful winter break!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Williams
Principal
FCPS schools, including Bren Mar Park ES, continue to seek qualified staff for hourly positions to provide additional supports for in-person return to school. These positions include:
Classroom Monitor - Provides materials preparation, cleaning and supervision; Tuesdays through Fridays; training is provided; apply at the link
Substitute Teacher- Provides in-person or virtual instruction when a classroom teacher or instructional assistant is absent; flexible schedule; training is provided; apply at the link
Dining room Hostess - Provides supervision and help during lunch and/or recess; Tuesdays through Fridays, approximately 3 hours per day; at Bren Mar Park; apply by emailing your resume/work experience to Elizabeth Williams
For the health and wellness of our staff, the Bren Mar Park front office will be closed to in-person appointments during Winter Break. Front office staff will be available to answer questions/concerns via email on December 21 - 23 and on December 28 - 30.
The Cultural Stories Family Event has been cancelled. Sadly, we weren't able to get enough volunteers to share stories for the event. We will look for an opportunity to have this event after the new year.
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Mary-Colleen Howell (yes she goes by the full name) is from Damascus, Maryland. She is a graduate of James Madison University, where she received both her undergrad and masters. She is coming from Freedom Hill Elementary where she taught 2nd grade for 6 years and 1st for 4 years. In her free time she likes to hang out with her husband and one year old daughter. She also loves to hike, take pictures and bake.
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We remind families that there are a variety of resources available for you to use to support you in fixing technology issues that do not require you to make an appointment to come into the school. First, we have the technology support for families website available through FCPS which has video tutorials to help fix problems such as mics or cameras not working. Second, our School Based Technology Specialist, Mrs. Jess Russell, has put together a technology assistance flowchart that walks you through step-by-step guides. As you move through the flowchart, you will also communicate everything that you have already done so that our technology team can better support you should you need to make an appointment.
We are so thrilled to congratulate the following employees on their nominations for
Bren Mar Park Outstanding Employee!
Katie Ambrosio
Emily Baer
Ellen Cosier
Karen Duncan
Erin Lear
Sarah Maro
Jen McGough
Houria Rayasse
Josh Ruccio
Dawn Shaw
Carly Voeller
Monday: Game Day: Play a game during Morning Meeting.
Tuesday: Holiday Hat/Sweater Day: Dress in your festive clothes.
Wednesday: Positive Day: Compliment 3 people today.
Thursday: Pajama Day: Wear your PJs to virtual school.
Friday: Tradition Day: Share your favorite cultural tradition.
Spotlight on P.E.
We have continued to have fun and get the students up and moving during PE. Our goal is to maximize activity time and have the kids dancing/exercising 25 minutes each class. We have continued to do Zumba style dances and Tabata workouts. During breaks from activities we are discussing the importance of daily physical activity and the cardiorespiratory system. On our google classroom, we have posted all the activities. Students are encouraged to do the dances/workouts 3 to 4 times a week. The variety of activities we offer have been positive for students as they get to try a lot of fun new ways to be active! During our clubs on Mondays we are doing yoga stories with the younger grades and kick boxing workouts with the upper grades. We are looking forward to keeping the kids active in a safe and fun way during virtual learning!
The BMP PTA will be holding a food and coat drive, and we need your help! You can help by:
Donating items. Here is a list of needed food items.
cooking oil
bags of rice/beans
flour
sugar
pancake mix
mac n cheese
cans of soup
jelly or peanut butter
pasta
pasta sauce
fruit cups/cans of fruit
canned veggies
cookie/brownie prepackaged mix
We are also collection coats size 7/8 and 8/10 YOUTH for our BMP community. You can bring them to the bin at the BMP front office or to any of the other addresses shared in the recent PTA messages. If your child is in need of a winter coat, contact BMP Parent Liaison, Sandra Chetelat.
Volunteer. You can volunteer to distribute food at the school the week before Winter Break. To sign up, please click volunteersignup.org/RP7MM.
Help get the word out to our community! Families can pick up items Wednesday, December 16th – Friday, December 18th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the school. To make sure everyone stays safe, we are reminding everyone to only touch what they plan to take!
It's been a challenging year but we can continue to get through it together, as a strong community!
Thank you in advance for all of your support!
Food Drive Items Needed
December 14 Virtual Winter-Sing-A-Long, 9:45 a.m.
December 14 - 18 SCA Spirit Week
December 17 (Cancelled) Celebrating Cultural Stories Family Event
December 21 - January 1 Holiday: Winter Break
January 4 Return to Instruction
January 18 Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 25 Student Holiday: Teacher Workday
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