Summer Engagement Overview

We hope you and your family are well and enjoying summer break. Although it is fairly quiet here at The Lane, the business of preparing for the 2021-2022 school year is in high gear. We are working to finalize our staffing, transitioning our administrative team as we officially welcome Ms. Coleman, collaborating with our new PTA president and executive board, finalizing our school improvement plans, deep cleaning the building, and finalizing some new touches for 2021-2022. 

Today we are excited to share our summer engagement plans with you all. Our goal is to stay connected with our students and families throughout summer by providing multiple and differentiated opportunities to engage with us. These opportunities are optional and simply a means to bring our school community together during the busy summer break. Please check out our MARK YOUR CALENDAR section below for the dates and times of our August back to school events which will provide our families with all the information, details, and logistics you need to begin another successful school year here at SJLES. As always, if Ms. Coleman (erin_coleman@hcpss.org) and/or I (dnotari@hcpss.org) can be of service to your family please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Have a great Independence Day Weekend, stay tuned, and hope to see you all soon!

Sincerely,

Dan Notari

SJLES Principal

 

NEW NEWS / SUMMER ENGAGEMENT 

Virtual Summer Lunch Bunches

Mr. Notari and Ms. Coleman are excited to offer virtual lunch bunches to our Jaguars throughout summer break. These virtual lunch bunches provide a great opportunity for our Jaguars to engage with their administrators, friends, and special surprise guests.  Hope to see many of our new and returning Jaguars on Google Meet!  

• Virtual Lunch Bunch Details & Logistics:
• Dates: Wednesday 7/7 (Ms. Coleman Meet & Greet), 7/21, 8/4, and 8/18
• Primary Grades (Rising K-2): Wednesdays at 11:00 - 11:30 
• Intermediate Grades (Rising 3-5): Wednesdays at 12:00 - 12:30
• Links to Google Meets for all Virtual Summer Lunch Bunches will be sent via email Wednesday mornings by 10:00 AM. 
• Returning students should login using their HCPSS credentials. 
• Kindergarten families with older siblings may log in with a current HCPSS student login. 
• Kindergarten & new families with an email on file through the registration process will be admitted into our virtual lunch bunches. 

Jaguar Summer Stories  

Our world famous SJLES staff will be sharing pre-recorded weekly read alouds with our Jaguars on Wednesdays throughout summer break. Starting on 7/7, we will share links every Wednesday to our latest Jaguar Summer Stories and post them on our website so you can access them whenever you can and wherever you are.    

• JSS #1: Ms. Coleman - The 3 Little Pigs & The Somewhat Bad Wolf

• JSS #2: Mrs. Harkness - Tech the Modern Cave Boy

• JSS #3 Mrs. Peddicord Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing

• JSS #4 - Mrs. Capecci: Alexander & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

• JSS #5 - Mrs. Larner: The Seven Chinese Sisters

• JSS #6 - Ms. Coffey: The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend

• JSS #7 - Mrs. Fredriksson: Swimmy

• JSS #8 - Mrs. Pauller: Cecily Cicada

• JSS #9: Mrs. Byle - Go Back to Sleep

• JSS #10: Mrs. Foster - Sing
  

   

Jaguar Summer Stories: Kindergarten Edition 

Our new kindergarteners will have their very own special story each Wednesday beginning on 7/7 where they will get to know their SJLES teachers, administrators, and support staff while engaging with our Kindergarten Edition of Jaguar Summer Stories. Keep an eye out for these read-alouds from our outstanding staff each Wednesday leading up to our students returning on 8/30.  

• Kindergarten JSS #1: Mr. Notari - The Night Before Kindergarten 

• Kindergarten JSS #2: Mrs. Shoff - Should I Share My Ice Cream? 

• Kindergarten JSS #3: Mrs. Meiklejohn - Pete at the Beach 

• Kindergarten JSS #4 - Mrs. Kirby: Dragons Eat Tacos

• Kindergarten JSS #5 - Mrs. Derro: Daisy and the Egg

• Kindergarten JSS #6: Mr. Kollosch - The Pigeon Has To Go To School 

• Kindergarten JSS #7: Mrs. Carter - A Camping Spree

• Kindergarten JSS #8 - Mrs. Robinson: The Kissing Hand

• Kindergarten JSS #9 - Ms. Fauver: Giraffes Can’t Dance

• Kindergarten JSS #10: Mrs. DeBoy - Scribbly

Kindergarten Readiness Resources 

As our families prepare for kindergarten, we know you want resources to help with the transition for your Jaguar. HCPSS and the Howard County Library System have an abundance of resources available. Check them out...

• Getting Ready for Kindergarten  

• I’m Off to Kindergarten: A Guide for Kids and Their Families 

• Howard County Library System’s Road to Kindergarten Book List.

• Howard County Library System’s Summer Book List 

• Howard County Library System’s (HCLS) Virtual Children’s Classes

• Howard County Library System’s Kindergarten Readiness options  

• Howard County Library System’s Kindergarten Here We Come classes

• Howard County Library System’s On-Demand Read Alouds, Activities, and Classes 

Connect with our SJLES PTA 

Check out our outstandingly supportive PTA...

• Check out our outstandingly supportive PTA...

  • Visit our website

  • Like our Facebook page

  • Share feedback at sjlesptamail@gmail.com

• Join our Zoom PTA Summer Planning Sessions 

  • July 7th & August 4th @ 8:00 PM

  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86002169552?pwd=RXpWR1poTFRPS0x0V2RmNzZZTFh0Zz09

    • Meeting ID: 860 0216 955 / Passcode: 160560

REPEATED NEWS 

Virtual School Tour 

We know many of our new students are excited to tour their school. While there will be opportunities for our newest Jaguars to visit and tour the school in August we wanted to share this video Mrs. Shoff and Mr. Kollosch created in March to welcome our students back to in-person learning. Hope it helps! 

• SJLES School Tour - March 2021

2021-2022 Part-time & Full-time SJLES Positions 

SJLES has part-time and full-time positions available for this upcoming school year.  There are lunch and recess monitor positions available and positions to help support our students receiving special education services.  Please contact Mr. Notari at dnotari@hcpss.org to learn more about these positions. 

2021-2022 Kindergarten & New Student Registration

Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is ongoing for new K through 5th grade students. To register a new student, log into the HCPSS Connect  parent portal, and choose Online Registration in the upper right hand corner. Be certain to choose the 2021-2022 packet to register for next year.  If you need assistance please contact Mrs. Wolfrey at robin_wolfrey@hcpss.org. 

Notification of Enrollment Changes for 2021-2022

If you have moved or are moving soon, please notify us as soon as possible. We are available to assist you with transitioning to your child's new school. Whether it be another HCPSS school, a private school, or a school out of the HCPSS district, we are here to help. If you need assistance please contact Mrs. Wolfrey at robin_wolfrey@hcpss.org. 

Summer Reading Opportunities 

• Howard County Summer Reading​-  Beginning June 1, Students will track their reading, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities and earn points and unlock badges! Students can earn up to 10 points by either logging their books online or in a paper reading log. If students earn 10 points, they will receive a free book! Visit the Howard County Summer Reading​ program online to register.

• Start With a Book.org - Start with a Book offers lots of engaging ideas for getting our children hooked on reading, exploring, and learning all summer long. To access specific reading material suggestions, be sure to visit the reading section of this site.