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August 26, 2024

Dear Parent/Guardian

Happy New School Year! What a magical first day of school! Today we welcomed Pre-K through fifth-grade students and they were so excited to meet their teachers. There’s nothing like a new school year with new teachers, new classmates, and a new mindset. We are ready for an exciting school year. This year, we will continue with our theme “Let the magic begin! Transforming the ordinary to the extraordinary.” We will go above and beyond our daily expectations to reach our goals as we fully implement PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) into our day.PBIS is a framework for supporting schoolwide practices to promote a safe school setting by supporting social, learning, behavioral, and emotional needs of all students.

Morning Arrival

The school doors open at 7:15 for students to enter the building, walk to class, and have the option to eat breakfast served in the classroom. The morning announcements begin at 7:30 am. Instruction begins after the morning announcements. If you are transporting your scholar to school, please drive to the lower parking lot, kiss them goodbye, and drive off. For your safety and the safety of the children, please do not stop on Old Colony Drive to drop off your student. Take the time to drop off at the lower parking lot where our Magical Mustang Staff will receive them.

Dismissal

If your child is a bus rider, please ensure they have the bus number written on a card inside their bookbag and know their bus number. During the first 2-3 weeks of school. please be patient with transportation. The drivers are learning the routes; therefore, the pick-up and drop-off times may be later. Please ensure your scholars are at the bus stop at least 15 minutes early. At dismissal, allow for traffic as the times are approximate.

If your child is a car rider, this means your child will walk down the steps on the side of the building, stand and line and enter your vehicle once you pull up to the front of the car rider line. Please do not park in the parking lot and walk up to pick up your child. Drivers are to remain in their cars.

If your car is a walker, your child will leave the front door to their designation.

If your child goes to a daycare, they will be dismissed once the daycare arrives.

Please be patient the first few weeks as we perfect our dismissal routine. Thank you for being so cooperative.

Synergy

Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Synergy will replace SchoolMAX as the student information system for Prince George's County Public Schools. Families will now use ParentVUE, in place of Family Portal, to access important information about your students.

A PGCPS ParentVUE account is needed to complete the required Online Registration (OLR) Application to register your student in PGCPS. This application is completed for students new to PGCPS, transferring within the county, or returning to PGCPS.

A PGCPS ParentVUE account is used to view student information such as attendance, class schedule(s), and grades. Parents/Guardians can also update their phone numbers and/or emergency contacts within ParentVUE. Please click on the link to obtain additional information. ParentVUE

All Parents need to create a ParentVUE account. If your child is a bus rider, once you create your account, activate your stop finder account. Then create geo alerts for bus notifications. Parent Quick Start Guide: Stopfinder Video and Stopfinder Help/FAQs

Volunteer/Fingerprinting

PGCPS Volunteer Program provides the opportunity for parents, businesses, and the community to enrich the education of students. Volunteers extend teachers' and staff's professional skills and assist in meeting every student's unique needs. As a volunteer, you will join thousands of caring people from all walks of life who willingly share their time and talents in our schools in various ways. Volunteers play an essential role and are indeed making a difference for students. The complete application and approval process may take up to three weeks to complete.

Volunteer/Fingerprinting

Safety Vest for PreK and Kindergarten Bus Riders

All PreK and Kindergarten students that ride the bus are required to wear a safety vest to and from school to assist the drivers and bus attendants with student identification. This is to ensure all PreK and Kindergarten students are at the correct bus stop and to verify that there is an authorized adult or family member there to receive them. If the vest is misplaced, the replacement cost ranges from $5.00- $7.00 per student. Vests will be collected on the last day of school.

Back to School Night

Back to School Night for ALL students will be held on Thursday, September 12, at 6:00 p.m. This is a time for parents to meet the classroom teacher and obtain information about the curriculum and grade level/school expectations.

Free and Reduced Meals

Breakfast and Lunch is offered in all schools.All students are eligible to receive breakfast each morning at no cost through the Meals are no cost to students who are eligible for free or reduced priced meals. Parents are encouraged to complete the lunch application to determine eligibility for meal benefits. Households can complete an application at Free and reduced meals information line applications are processed within 24-48 hours. Students who are not eligible for free or reduced-priced meals must pay for their meals.

Meal Prices

Stay in Touch

Keep up to date on activities and events by visiting our website at https://schools.pgcps.org/marlton/, and Class Dojo. Teachers will be inviting you to join ClassDojo as an additional source of information.

We look forward to a magical school year as we “Transform the ordinary to the extraordinary!”

Educationally yours,
Roxanne Brooks, Principal

Let the Magic Begin: Transforming the Ordinary into the Extraordinary!