IMPORTANT DATES

MAY

7th         7 pm - BSAP Community Meeting

8th         Kindergarten Field Trip to Howard County Conservancy

9th         4th Grade Field Trip to St. Mary’s

10th        RBES PTA Little Gents Dance

13th        Dental Clinic

15th        4th Grade Field Trip to Living Farm Heritage Museum

16th        6 pm – Middle School Transition Night
               4th Quarter Progress Reports Issued

17th        Early Dismissal – School Closes at 12:50 pm

22nd       6 pm - Red Carpet Gala & Art Show

27th        Schools Closed – Memorial Day

28th        7 pm - Band, Strings & Chorus Concert at WLHS

29th        4:30 pm - Get Ready for Kindergarten

 

NEWS & EVENTS

Black Student Achievement Program Community Meeting

Because With You, We can Make a Difference

As a valued member of the RBES community we cordially invite you to attend a Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) Community Meeting to review achievement and behavior data, existing programs and services and the opportunity to provide input and discuss next steps.

Pizza will be served from 6:00 - 6:20 pm. CLICK HERE TO RSVP or BSAP Parent meeting invite.docx.pdf

If you are unable to attend but would like more information or to stay involved please contact Andrea Frank at andrea_frank@hcpss.org

 

Kindergarten Korner

Kindergarten will be taking a field trip to the Howard County Conservancy on Thursday, May 9th. Please send in your child's permission slip by Wednesday May 8th and remember to pack them a bag lunch. This field trip is free! Looking forward to a great learning experience! ~The Kindergarten Team

 

Spring Concert

The Band, Strings and Chorus Spring Concert will be on Tuesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm at Wilde Lake High School. We hope to see you there!

 

Kindergarten Registration 2019-2020

Spread the word! We are now registering students who are eligible to attend Kindergarten this fall. For more information about enrollment in HCPSS and to enroll your child, visit https://www.hcpss.org/enroll/

Dental Clinic Coming to RBES

The Smile Dental Program will be holding their 6 month dental service for all interested students at Running Brook Elementary School on Monday, May 13, 2019 and Tuesday May 14, 2019. Flyers for the Smile Dental Program were distributed and sent home with all students in March. Please return completed and signed forms to the health room for student participation in the program. Contact the health room at (410) 313-7442 with any questions or concerns.

 

Attention Prekindergarten Families

We invite you to attend a special Kindergarten information session on Wednesday, May 29th. We will provide you with some summer resources and information to help prepare your child for school in the fall.

 

Would You Be a Spotlighted Mathematician at RBES?

Help our students see how math is relevant in our community.

This week’s Parent Spotlight Mathematician is Glen Smith, father of Luke in first grade.  Mr. Smith teaches high school math, so he uses and explains math every day.  He currently teaches Calculus 1 and 2 and loves showing students how math connects to so many things in the real world.  Mr. Smith also coaches the math team and gets to show students how to problem solve when faced with complicated math situations.  Mr. Smith believes that math is a powerful subject because it helps us understand the world around us.  From medicine, to technology, to sports - math is used to make things more efficient, more powerful, and more useful.
Do you have a job that involves a lot of math?  Please complete the survey link and send a recent picture of yourself to our math support teacher.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BKWQ6PX

We want our students to see themselves as part of our community and to understand that math is a powerful subject from parents’ perspectives.  Should you have any questions, please contact our math support teacher at Sorsha_Mulroe@hcpss.org

Have you seen our Spotlight Mathematician board lately?  
This week’s spotlight mathematician is Patrick Martin, father of Peighton in Kindergarten.
Mr. Martin is a firefighter/EMT in Prince George’s county.  There is a good bit of math associated with getting the appropriate amount of water from the fire hydrant to the fire engine and into the firefighter’s water hose.  These calculations have to be done in a timely fashion to ensure that his co-workers are not attempting to fight a fire without water.
Mr. Martin believes mathematics is a powerful subject because it helps us understand our world.  It also opens up many career opportunities if you can become proficient.

Tune in next week, when we feature another mathematician in our community!

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

Blessings in a Backpack

RBES’s Blessing in a Backpack Program has some open slots available. The program is designed to provide non-perishable food every Friday for our students who depend on eating breakfast and lunch at school during the week. Items can include cereal, fruit cups, ravioli and snacks. Bags are placed in the student’s backpack in a discreet and caring manner. There is no cost to participants.

The Blessings in a Backpack Program is funded entirely through private and community donations. If you would like more information on becoming a donor, please check out the information on Running Brook’s web page
http://rbes.hcpss.org/news/2017/09/blessings-backpack
Another way to donate is to buy raffle tickets for our Spring Bike Raffle! We are raffling off 4 bikes of various sizes at the Red Carpet Gala. Tickets may be preordered or purchased at the Red Carpet Gala, May 22, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The winning tickets will be drawn at the Red Carpet Gala. You do not need to be present to win. 100 % of the proceeds will go to the Blessings in a Backpack Program.

Free & Discounted Benefits for Qualifying HCPSS Families

Did you know FARMs is much more than just breakfast and lunch: The Free and Reduced-Priced Meals (FARMs) program provides access to an array of services for qualified families including free and reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches, free SAT and ACT registration, free tuition to take college courses at Howard Community College while still enrolled in high school, free college applications, reduced AP exam fees, reduced costs for a number of services provided by Howard County Rec and Parks, Columbia Association and Comcast, and much more.

Visit the https://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/ for more information and to apply.