Parents Encouraged to Complete School Survey
Parents are encouraged to help improve services to students and families by telling MCPS what they think about their children's schools. The information will be collected and shared with principals, central office staff and school improvement teams. Parents’ answers are completely confidential. A few minutes of your time will help improve services for all families. Click on the link below to fill out the online survey.
Photo: A Forest Knolls Elementary School parent visits her child's classroom during the systemwide Columbus Day open house.
Get Weather Updates with QuickNotes E-mail News Service
It’s that time of year when winter weather may cause schools to close, dismiss early or delay opening. Be the first to know about changes in school operations by subscribing to the MCPS QuickNotes e-mail news service. When you sign up, be sure to select the school your child attends.
Watch MCPS Game of the Week
Check out MCPS sports on MCPS Instructional TV. Athletic events will include boys’ football and basketball, girls’ soccer, field hockey, volleyball and lacrosse, as well as the cheerleading and pompon competition this winter. A boys’ game, followed by a girls’ game, will be aired on Comcast Channel 33, Verizon Channel 35 and RCN Channel 88 at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Watch Video
Creating a Publication Together at West Middle School
Students at Julius West Middle School are learning how to put together a magazine with the help of Richard Montgomery High School students. Daniel Raeder, an editor for Richard Montgomery’s literacy magazine, forged a partnership with Julius West to help the students there develop their own literary and arts magazine. The middle schoolers are learning how to solicit and critique submissions, along with other skills involved in publications.
Photo: Sixth grader Allison Nadler gets some help from Daniel Raeder and Megan Callanan in working with photos for Julius West’s literary magazine.