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Greetings SJLES Families,
Today’s Update reaches many of our new SJLES families, so if this is your first SJLES Update we want to welcome you to our school family! Included in our Update today are new Summer Stories for our Jaguars, PTA Meeting information, Lunch Bunch details, and important information regarding Family File and our Free and Reduced Meals Program. Please continue to spread the word about new kindergarten and new student registration to your neighbors and friends. We will keep you posted with all the information you need to know as we approach Back to School time. We hope the summer break continues to treat you and your family well and look forward to an outstanding 2022-2023 together!
Sincerely,
Dan Notari
SJLES Principal
NEW NEWS
Jaguar Summer Stories
Our world-famous SJLES staff will continue sharing their favorite read-alouds throughout the summer with our Jaguars! This week, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. DeBoy, and Mrs. Carter joined in on the fun. Enjoy!
Please visit our SJLES Website and click on Summer Engagement to access all our Jaguar Summer Stories!
PTA Planning Meeting TONIGHT @ 8:00 PM
Tonight, our PTA will hold its second summer planning session so we’ll be ready for next school year. Just like our regular PTA meetings, these sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. Hope to see you there!
Virtual Lunch Bunches are THIS Thursday!
We are excited to offer our final Virtual Lunch Bunches of the summer tomorrow! We look forward to seeing many of our Jaguars at our lunch bunches tomorrow!
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PRIMARY Grades (Rising Kindergarten - 2nd graders) Virtual Lunch Bunch Thursday, 8/4 @ 11:00-11:30
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INTERMEDIATE Grades (Rising 3rd graders - 5th graders) Virtual Lunch Bunch Thursday, 8/4 @ 11:45-12:15
Complete Your Student’s Family FIle TODAY!
The 2022-2023 Family File is now available to parents. HCPSS requires that your Family File is completed BEFORE you can see your child’s teacher in Canvas during orientation week.
Only families who have completed the Family File will be able to see their student(s) home room teacher during orientation week.
Every year HCPSS parents must complete a Family File for each child. HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child, and can do so by logging in to HCPSS Connect PARENT ACCOUNT and selecting the MORE OPTIONS tab on the left and then clicking on Family File.
Once logged in, you will be asked to update or provide the following information:
Again, it is imperative that you complete the Family File in order to receive the name of your child's teacher for the upcoming school year.
Please Note: New HCPSS Families will receive login credentials within the first few weeks of August.
2022-2023 HCPSS School Calendar
Please click here to access the HCPSS 2022-2023 calendar which details dates/holidays for HCPSS this coming year, including Winter break, Spring break, and professional learning days.
SJLES School Supply List
As we inch closer to Back to School time we want to remind our families that our school supply list can be found on our SJLES website or by clicking here.
We Want Kindergarteners! Spread the word!
August has arrived and there is no better time to register our kindergarteners than right now! We want to ensure that all incoming kindergarten students are registered for the 2022-2023 school year as soon as possible. Please encourage any friends and neighbors you know who will have kindergarten students with us in 2022-2023 to begin the kindergarten registration process today. It is important to have all of our kindergarteners registered to ensure we have the appropriate number of teachers for our little Jaguars. Thanks for spreading the word to any neighbors and friends who may have not registered yet. Families looking for assistance can call 410-313-2813 or email dnotari@hcpss.org and robin_wolfrey@hcpss.org.
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program
As HCPSS recently shared, the federal government has NOT extended waivers allowing free meals for all students. As a result, students whose families do not qualify for free or reduced lunch will be required to pay the daily meal price for the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, all qualifying families must apply for our FARM's program as soon as possible in order to receive free or reduced meals for the 22-23 school year.
Many HCPSS families are eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced Price Meals (FARMs) program, which provides children with a wide range of benefits including free or discounted college tuition, testing and application fees, academic and athletic program fees and many others in addition to free or discounted meals.
Families are urged to check their eligibility and complete a FARMs application as soon as possible. Families must submit a new application every school year.
Details on the Free and Reduced Meals program are available online. Use the link below to apply.
Participation in the Free and Reduced-Price Meal program qualifies students for the following opportunities:
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Access to free HCPSS Pre-K program
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Up to four free college applications
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Reduced tuition for HCPSS Summer Programs (High School, G/T Summer Institute, CTE, Summer Institute)
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Reduced tuition for HCPSS Innovative Pathways Program which offers an evening and summer program
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Reduced tuition for HCPSS Digital Education Program which promotes anywhere, anytime learning
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Free or reduced JumpStart tuition offered through our dual enrollment partnership with Howard Community College
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Free access to participate in the Outdoor Education Program for 6th graders. Contact the sixth-grade team leader at your child’s school for more information.
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Free registration for the NCAA Clearinghouse for DI or DII athletics
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Discounted internet through Comcast Internet Essentials program
Students may also be eligible for these additional opportunities:
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