Parent Bulletin
May 9, 2014
Celebrations!
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Teacher appreciation week ends tomorrow. It’s not too late to send your child’s teacher an email to thank them for all that
they do!
Congratulations to the Roland Park Middle School Chess Team for winning the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP at this past
weekend’s tournament in Atlanta. The Chess Team will be honored by the Baltimore City Council on Monday, May 12 th.
Congratulations to our Destination Imagination team who will be attending the Global Tournament to compete against
schools from all over the World
Congratulations to the four eighth graders who advanced to the National History Day final competition to compete against
students from all across the United States
Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of Hairspray Jr. for another amazing performance
Congratulations to the Career Day Committee for organizing another successful Career Day at Roland Park. Thank you to all
the parents that participated.
Congratulations to the many other students and teachers for all of the great things happening at Roland Park!
Traffic Update:
Please adhere to these traffic regulations to ensure a safe and organized drop-off and pick-up experience:
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Double parking is not allowed at any time on Roland Avenue.
Parking on Roland Avenue in front of school is prohibited during the hours indicated on the traffic signs. Drivers are not
permitted to park on Roland Avenue in front of school and leave their car unattended to walk students up to the school
doors.
Drivers dropping students off on Roland Avenue are expected to pull their vehicle as far north on Roland Avenue as possible
to allow others to pull close behind thus utilizing all available curb space.
Drop off should take no longer than 30 seconds. Please make sure your child or children exit the car on the right hand curb
side.
To avoid the most congested time of morning drop-off, consider sending your child to our free breakfast program.
Supervised breakfast is available starting at 7:30 am every morning in the cafeteria.
See below our parking lot policy
Parking Lot Policy:
This is to inform all staff, parents, and visitors that the Roland Park Elementary/Middle School parking lot is reserved for staff
members. All staff members must have a valid parking permit in order to enter the driveway and park in the rear lot. All visitors are
required to park on the street or in the local neighborhood. Parents are not permitted to use the school parking lot to drop students
off in the morning or pick up at the end of the day. Our school driveway and parking lot will be monitored daily during morning
drop-off and afternoon pick-up hours by school administration and school police. Thank you in advance for your understanding and
cooperation regarding this matter.
Fourth Quarter Progress Reports:
Fourth quarter progress reports will be distributed on Thursday, May 15 th. Please continue to monitor your child’s homework daily
and contact your child’s teacher with any questions or concerns. Please also be mindful to send your child to school daily and on
time. Students who are regularly absent or late to school have difficulty making adequate academic progress.
5 Year Strategic Planning:
Thanks again to all who signed up to participate on a committee dedicated to creating the action plans associated with meeting the
goals of our 5 Year Plan. If you are still interested in joining a committee please contact me ASAP. Committees will be holding their
first meeting sometime in May. A list of the newly formed committees are below:
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Diversity Committee
Facilities Committee
Technology Committee
Curriculum Committee
Elementary to Middle School Transition Committee
Middle School Schedule Changes:
Please join me at the next PTA meeting on Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm to hear about the exciting changes being made to our
middle school schedule. We have been working as a leadership team to create a schedule that will allow all academic programs to
improve through creating a schedule that allows for common grade level planning. The new schedule will also allow us to integrate
our classes across all academic programs during the SPAR class period to unify our students into grade level teams as opposed to
two separate teams within the same grade level. All students will continue to attend their core academic classes (Language Arts,
Math, Science, and Social Studies) with their homeroom cohort, which is decided by their academic program placement. Please join
me at the meeting for more detailed information.
Upcoming Events - May:
Thursday 1 – Sunday 4
Thursday 8
Saturday 10
Monday 12
Thursday 15
Monday 19
Thursday 22
Monday 26
Wednesday 28
Friday 30
Middle School Spring Musical Theater Production
Middle School Spring Concert at 6:30 PM
May Mart
Jazz Band Concert at 6:30 PM
Fourth Quarter Progress Reports sent home
School Family Council Meeting at 3:30PM; PTA Executive Board Meeting at 6:00 PM
PTA general membership meeting; Principal’s State of the School
Schools Closed for Memorial Day
Elementary Spring Concert at 6:30 PM
PTA Family Appreciation Night at 7:00 PM