10/31: Flu Vaccine Clinic at Patapsco Middle
PINKtober Breast Cancer Awareness Month- Wear Pink
11/2: 3hr. Early Dismissal (11:50 AM) - End of first Marking Period
Knight Time Schedule - Club Day
11/6: Daylight Saving Time Ends - clocks are turned back 1 hour
11/8: Schools and Offices Closed - Election Day
11/15: Music Boosters Meeting, 6:30PM
11/11: Reports Cards available to view through HCPSS Connect, 4PM
11/21: 3hr. Early Dismissal (11:50AM), Turkey Trot, Parent Teacher Conferences
11/21-23: Parent Teacher conferences
11/22: 3hr. Early Dismissal (11:50AM), Parent Teacher Conferences
Knight Time Schedule- Club Day
11/23-25: Schools closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Refer to the Patapsco Calendar to stay up to date with all the events at Patapsco Middle School.
Important Phone Numbers
School Office: 410-313-2848
Student Services: 410-313-2850
Health Room: 410-313-2574
Patapsco- a place where everyone is valued and important!
Inclement Weather Asynchronous Days, 2022-23
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) now allows local school systems to repurpose inclement weather days as asynchronous school days. At the discretion of the superintendent, HCPSS will use up to three inclement weather asynchronous days during the 2022-2023 school year. One of two additional codes will be instituted to reflect the decision to transition to an asynchronous instruction day:
On these Code Purple and Code Pink days, HCPSS curriculum resources for secondary students will be delivered within the Canvas learning management system. Resources will be available for all subjects and courses two hours after the start of the regular school day.
Secondary Students are expected to:
Students will receive grades for assignments in accordance with teacher parameters for the assignments. In accordance with Policy 8020: Secondary Grading and Reporting, all asynchronous day assignments must be completed within 10 days.
For more information, please visit HCPSS Inclement Weather Asynchronous Instruction Plan.
Students, families, staff and community members will be notified about synchronous instruction days in the same manner as all other inclement weather notifications.
Outdoor Education
I want to thank our parents and staff chaperones who went on the 6th grade Outdoor Ed trip this past week. This would not have been possible without our parent volunteers, our staff chaperones, and the 6th grade team. It was an incredible day and I am so proud of our students who spent the day building relationships with one another.
Halloween Costumes
Halloween is Monday. Parents/guardians, please be aware that students are not allowed to come to school in any type of costumes and bring toy weapons. We are encouraging students to wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness. Please also leave the Halloween Candy at home.
Quarter 2 Classes
Students will begin to follow their Quarter 2 schedules on Thursday, November 3rd. Students and parents/guardians can view Quarter 2 schedules now by following these steps:
Canvas pages for Quarter 2 classes will appear in Canvas on Monday, October 31st..
Parent/Teacher Conferences- SAVE THE DATES!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 21-23, 2022 and will be held in-person on Monday, November 21st and virtually on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22nd-23rd.
From Monday, November 7th at 8:00am, through Thursday, November 17th at 4:00pm, parents/guardians can log into HCPSS Connect to view and select available time slots to register for conferences with teachers.
More information will be sent out to families next week.
Patapsco PTA
There's still time to join the Patapsco PTA! We still need your support! https://patapscomiddle.memberhub.com/store
Save the date for the next PTA meeting - November 16th in the Media Center or via Zoom. Details to come!
Volunteers needed for the Patapsco Turkey Trot. This event is not possible without our parents' support. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f45abaf29a46-patapsco4
Counselor Corner
Current 8-11 grade students and their parents/guardians are invited to attend in-person information sessions on HCPSS career academies on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Applications and Research Laboratory, 10920 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City. Each evening will include two 15-minute information sessions and a visit to a third academy.
Mt. Hebron Dance Classes
All Patapsco Middle School students welcome. See flyer for more information
Howard Lions' Pride Second Annual Craft Fair
Sunday, November 6th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Howard High School. Our 100+ vendors will be selling crafts, books, candles, kitchen goods, jewelry, home decor, clothing, accessories, and much more! General Info link: https://tinyurl.com/3tzxuhme.
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Music Boosters ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
If you are still in need of a polo shirt please contact your music teacher. If you are a returning Band, Orchestra or Chorus Family and have found that you’ve outgrown or no longer need your concert attire, we would gladly take them off your hands. All donations of polos, black pants, black skirts, and black dress shoes can be dropped off with anyone in the music department.
Don't feel like cooking the Monday before Thanksgiving? Order from LEDO's Monday, November 21st in Ellicott City and help support our club! We'll get 20% of the proceeds if you mention Patapsico Music Boosters when making your order.
Our next Music Boosters meeting will be on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held virtually using the Google Meet code PMS-MUSICBOOSTERS. You will need to login with your student’s HCPSS credentials. We will be discussing event dates for this year, volunteer needs, fundraising, and more. Everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there!
CARSON SCHOLARSHIP
The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4-11 who excel academically and are dedicated to serving their communities. An interested student must be nominated by the principal at his/her/their school to be able to compete for a Carson Scholarship. Only one student from each school is able to apply, ensuring that each nominee epitomizes academic excellence. Carson Scholars must have a GPA of 3.75 and display humanitarian qualities through community service. Scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement and humanitarian qualities, without regard to financial need, ethnicity, creed or religion.
If you are interested in being considered for nomination, please complete the Carson Scholarship Nomination Form and send it to Mrs. Shurtleff at erin_shurtleff@hcpss.org.
All nomination forms will be due to Mrs. Shurtleff no later than Friday, December 2, 2022.
Yearbooks
Yearbooks are on sale for $25. Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school. Purchases can be made now through March (personalization is only available through October 28th). To order online, please visit: www.jostensyearbooks.com
From the Health Room
2022-2023 Health & Safety – HCPSS
Anyone that tests positive on an at home rapid should complete this form for the Maryland Department of health
All previous newsletters are posted under News at http://pms.hcpss.org/
Community Notices
HCPSS’ Community News and Programs website makes it easy for families to find educational and recreational resources, events and after-school programs beyond the school day by non-profit organizations.”
Community organizations requesting their announcements be shared in school newsletters should visit community-programs.hcpss.org for more information. Questions should be directed to the Public Information Office at publicinfo@hcpss
