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We are a family.
We are capable.
We are caring.
We all belong!
 ESSER funds continue to support our staff by allowing us to have substitutes cover classrooms so that we can learn together around best practices in literacy instruction as part of the shift to the Science of Reading.
Thursday, March 2nd is a 2 hour early release for students. The school day ends at 2:00 p.m.
There is no school on Friday, March 3rd. It is a professional workday for staff.
Read Across America week is here! We invite families to celebrate with us:
- Monday – Nurturing Nature – wear something with an animal or nature print
- Tuesday – Hats Off to Reading – wear your favorite hat to school today
- Wednesday – Wordy Wednesday – wear a shirt with words on it
- Thursday – Get Cozy With a Book – wear your pajamas to school today
- Friday (no school for kids)– Read Online at Home – read on MyON, Tumblebooks, or other sites
We are looking forward to seeing you at the first annual Pancake and Pajamas Event! RSVP below and be on the lookout for the flyer in the Thursday folder.
RSVP Pancake & Pajama's
BMP is hosting a Career Day on June 9th from 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. and we are looking for presenters! On Career Day, we will have presenters share information to our grades 3-5 students about their careers. This can be Bren Mar Park parents/guardians or businesses with family connections. Our goal is to have a variety of fields represented in order to give students an opportunity to envision themselves in different careers.
Presenters will share in three, 20-minute rotations:
- training requirements of their occupation
- satisfactions and frustrations of their job
- which school skills are used in their job
- what a typical day might include
- related jobs in their career field
- and anything else that they feel students might be interested in!
If you are interested in presenting, please fill out this google form or email Kristin Feathers at kmfeathers@fcps.edu.
Do you know of a staff member who has gone above-and-beyond for others? Or someone who you really appreciate? We invite you to take a few minutes to submit your story or share your thank you through FCPS Cares. The FCPS CARES Program is an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to recognize FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care.
In classroom counseling lessons, students have been learning about empathy, which is being able to share and understand the feelings of another person. It can also be described as “walking in someone else's shoes” or take another's perspective. We teach concepts like identifying others’ feelings, listening to others, and offer a helping hand. It is important to practice showing empathy to improve our friendships and feel happier.
Many grades have explored a concept from the book Taste Your Words, about thinking about the effect of our words before we say them. Students reflect on how positive, helpful language can make us feel and how unkind and negative language can make us feel. Finally, students have been learning about positive self-talk and the power of giving yourself affirmations. Older students have been practicing writing their own affirmations and motivational quotes, but this is a great activity to reinforce for all ages!
 
March 2 2 Hour Early Release, School Ends at 2:00 p.m.
March 3 No School: Professional Workday
PTA Fundraiser at Chuck E. Cheese
March PTA Sponsored Read-A-Thon
March 9 Family Market, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
March 10 BMP Coffee & Conversation, 9:30 a.m.
March 16 PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
March 18 PTA Pancakes & Pajamas Event, 10:00 a.m.
April 3 - 7 No School: Spring Break
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