MARCH 2018

At a Glance

March 1st

Wear your Marley Spirit Day

(wear red & white)

March 2nd

Parent/Teacher conferences

School Closed for all students

March 5th

“Pennies for Patients” start

March 6th

Spring Picture Day –

THERE IS NO MAKE UP DAY

March 9th

Wacky Hair Day

March 15th

Chick-fil-A fundraiser day—All Day

March 16th

Wear your green for St. Patrick’s Day

March 19th

Science Fair Projects due

March 22nd

Science Fair – 6:30pm

March 29-30

Spring Break – School Closed

UPCOMING

April 2nd

SPRING BREAK – School Closed

April 3rd

School resumes

April 4th

Talent Show Auditions 4:15pm

Marley Elementary School

715 Cooper Road

Glen Burnie, MD 21060

410-222-6414

Dear Parents,

We are thrilled that the month of March is here and spring

is right around the corner! We are all ready for sunshine,

warm days, and outdoor recess!

It’s Science Fair time! I encourage your child to participate

if they have an interest in science or simply how things

work. I also encourage them to spend some time each week

working on the project. This is an opportunity for you to

help your child learn not only about science, but to learn

some valuable organizational skills. I know a science project

can be a daunting task, especially when the work load is not

spread out over time. If you have any questions, please do

not hesitate to ask. We are here to help. Think science!

We will be focusing on attendance for the month of March.

We will be having a “March Madness” attendance competi-

tion between classrooms. Come to school and join in the fun!

Think warm thoughts and have a great March!

Kristie Battista,

Principal

Rebecca Williams,

Assistant Principal

First Grade News

March 2018

Math facts should be practiced each night

Ask your child about his/her school day

Read, read, read!

Check your child’s Take-Home Folder daily

Help your child with his/her homework each night

Ms. Harrison, Ms. Lemaster, Ms. Grau, Ms. Eckert, Ms. Kvech, Ms. Hurley

SECOND GRADE NEWS

Language Arts

This month, we will continue to focus

on words with long vowel sounds with irreg-

ular spelling patterns. We will also work

with digraphs (th/wh/sh/ph/ch) and diph-

thongs (au/aw, ou/ow, oi/oy).

We will continue looking at informa-

tional texts and the non-fiction text features

that help us read these texts. Students will

also be looking for context clues in order to

identify the author’s message in a text.

Ideas to discuss at home:

Recount a story or fable and discuss the

meaning or lesson taught in the story.

How can we compare two different versions

of the same story?

How can we identify the author’s message

or overall theme of a text?

What connections can you make to a text

personally or in history?

In writing, students will continue

forming opinions and giving reasons to sup-

port their thoughts and feelings. They will

also be writing to persuade and working

through the entire writing process during

this quarter!

Coming Up

3/2: SCHOOL CLOSED for Students- Parent/Teacher Conferences 3/6: Spring Class Picture Day 3/29 & 3/30 & 4/2: SCHOOL CLOSED for Spring Break

Math

As we finish out the third quarter, students

will be jumping back into place value and

then telling time.

Students will be working on the following

standards in class;

2.NBT.B.6 Add up to four two-digit numbers

using strategies based on place value and

properties of operations.

2.NBT.B.7 Add and subtract within 1000,

using concrete models or drawings and strat-

egies based on place value, properties of oper-

ations, and/or the relationship between addi-

tion and subtraction; relate the strategy to a

written method. Understand that in adding

or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds

or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens

and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is

necessary to compose or decompose tens or

hundreds.

2.NBT.B.9 Explain why addition and sub-

traction strategies work, using place value

and the properties of operations.

2.MD.C.7 Tell and write time from analog

and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes,

using a.m. and p.m.

*Please continue to work with math facts

and practicing telling time on digital and

analog clocks.

March 2018

Time is flying by in second grade! We have a lot of fun events

coming up! Read on to find out what’s coming up this month.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Be on the lookout for information about

our spring field trip to the B.S.O. It will be

on Friday, April 13th.

As spring gets closer, we will be spending

as much time outside as we can! Please

send your child dressed for the weather

and prepared for outdoor recess!

Third Grade News

Ms. Montgomery, Ms. Witmer, Ms. Shultz, Ms. Plunkett, Ms. Colebrook

Reading is Fun!

This month, we are half-way finished

with the 3rd marking period. We will

be learning all about natural disas-

ters like earthquakes, volcanoes, tsu-

namis and tornadoes in reading. This is a very

exciting topic for students. Try checking out

books on these topics at your local library. 3rd

grade teachers highly recommend Storm Run-

ner!

At this point in the school year, third graders

are expected to answer higher level questions.

Try asking your child these questions after

reading at night?

What is the moral of the story?

What message is the author trying to

portray to the reader?

What would be another good title for

this book?

How and why did the character

change in the story?

Third graders are text detectives! While dis-

cussing the story, please ask your child to look

back in the text to prove his/her answer!

Writing Your third grader is learning about how to

state an opinion with various audiences. Try

asking your child his/her opinion on topics that

they are interested in. Try these:

Iphone or Android

Instagram or Snapchat

Playstation or Xbox

Math

This month, we will continue learning about

fractions! Fractions are everywhere. What frac-

tion of people in your house are girls? What

fraction of days begin with a T. Ask your child

to tell you all that they know about fractions.

Please continue practicing multiplication facts

with your child daily! We still have 1 more

drawing where your child has the opportunity

to win a Kindle Fire!

Science Projects

Please continue working with your child on

their science fair project. We look forward to

seeing their creativity hard at work.

March 2018

Arlington Echo Reminder

As a reminder, 4th graders at Marley Elementary have a wonderful opportunity to attend an

overnight field trip to Arlington Echo.

The fourth grade team has met with the Arlington Echo coordinates and we have received 2

separate dates, due to our large grade level size.

• May 2 - 3— Mr. Dickson's, Ms. Pedri, and Ms. Haynie's classes will participate

• May 3 - 4— Mrs. White's and Ms. Wood's classes will participate.

We need a great deal of volunteers who are willing to chaperone or teach outdoor education

lessons (lessons are easy and fun to learn and teach).

We also need parents who are willing to spend the night. All overnight chaperones must be

fingerprinted in order to attend the trip. This information can be found on the website and fin-

gerprinting occurs at the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.

Annapolis Field Trip - Monday April, 16 2018

The 4th grade will be taking a field trip to Annapolis for a walking tour of Historic Annapolis

and Naval Academy, along with a boat ride on the Chesapeake Bay. Forms have been sent

home and we look forward to a great day of learning about Maryland's State Capital.

Thank you!

The Fourth Grade Team

Mr. Dickson, Ms. Haynie, Ms. Pedri, Ms. White, Ms. Wood

FOURTH GRADE NEWS

March 2018

5th Grade News

DROWNPROOFING

Parents the time for drown proofing is coming

soon. If you think you would like to partici-

pate and help as a chaperone, please make sure you go to the AACPS website to

submit a background check. Again the drown proofing dates are May 10th, 11th,

14th and 15th.

MATH

Please continue to encourage your child to practice math facts

on the daily basis.

MISA TESTING

5th grade will be testing on March 12th and 13th

PARCC Testing

5th grade will be the week of April 30th

As always, please contact us if you have any questions or concerns!

Ms. Hagans, Ms. Greenstein, Ms. Lynch, Ms. Comstock, Ms. Rode

MARCH 2018

General Music

March 2018

Late PVA Auditions:

Our 5th Grade chorus students have a wonderful opportunity to apply for the music magnet program. Late applications for PVA are open 2/1/18-4/9/18 and 5th grade chorus students can access information via the AACPS website.

Once you are on the AACPS website, click on “Academics” near the top of the page.

Under “Programs,” scroll down and use the drop down arrow under “Magnet Programs” so that you can click on “Performing and Visual Arts (PVA).

Then on the left side, scroll down to click on “Auditions.”

If you need help, please contact jlcunningham@aacps.org (Mrs. Cunningham). Students must audition on Monday, April 16th at Bates Middle School to be considered for eligibility.

4th and 5th Chorus:

The Spring Concert is scheduled for June 6, 2018 with the morning concert at Marley Elementary for students only. The evening concert will be held on the same day and will start at 6:30 PM. If your child is in strings, band or chorus, please remember that the appropriate concert dress for the day is as follows: White dress shirt or dressy blouse Black pants or ankle-length skirt Black socks and dress shoes

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Cunningham at

jlcunningham@aacps.org.

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February is here, and the cold and flu season continues. Please remem-

ber how important rest and good nutrition are to fight off and prevent illness.

If your child is having flu or cold symptoms associated with

a fever, they must be kept home from school a full 24 hours

after the fever subsides. They may return to school only after

they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing

medication. If your child is sick with a fever, it is also very important

to increase their fluid intake to prevent dehydration.

To prevent the spread of germs, always encourage your child to

cover their mouth or nose with their sleeve when coughing or

sneezing. Frequent hand washing is also the best way to spread

and prevent infection.

These simple health habits go a long way in helping to keep your family

healthy!!!

THE HEALTH ROOM

Suzie Barnhouse, R.N.

Tammy Beatty, L.P.N.

...HEALTHROOM NEWS...

PARENTS

PLEASE READ

REGARDING ALL

BIRTHDAYS

In regards to all birthdays—we here at Marley Elementary ask

that if you wish to supply cupcakes for your child on his or her

birthday that you only bring in the very small bite size ones.

We also ask that be the only thing you supply as far as food and

drinks go. With our school size and limited time for lunch we

feel this is all we can accommodate. You are welcome to sup-

ply pencils or a small like object instead if you like.

Thank you for all your understanding and if you

have questions please feel free to contact the office

PARENTS—PLEASE READ!!