4th Early Dismissal – School Closes at 12:50 pm
5th 5th Grade Simulated Congressional Hearings
3rd Grade Field Trip to Baltimore Museum of Industry
7th Field Day
Coffee and Conversation
8:45 am – Staying Sharp in the Summertime
11th 2:15 pm – RBES Talent Show
13th 10:00 – Volunteer Celebration
14th 4th Quarter Awards Assemblies
5th Grade Field Trip to Brunswick Bowling
17th 6:00 pm – 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony at Centennial HS
18th 9:45 am - Kindergarten Closing Ceremony
1:30 pm - 5th Grade Family Picnic
19th Early Dismissal – School Closes at 12:50 pm
9:30 am – Prekindergarten Closing Ceremony
20th Early Dismissal – School Closes at 12:50 pm
21st Early Dismissal – School Closes at 12:50 pm
4th Quarter Report Cards Mailed Home
Last Day of School for Students
Yearbook Sale Extended!!
Yearbooks may still be purchased online through June 3rd using the following link:
https://rbes.picaboo.com/
The prices of yearbooks (to include shipping) are as follows:
Hardcover: $30
Softcover: $20
All books will be delivered to the school and delivered before the last day of school on June 21st.
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony
The Promotion Ceremony for our fifth graders will be held on Monday, June 17th at Centennial High School, 4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Students should arrive by 5:30 pm and the ceremony will begin at 6:00 pm.
Kindergarten Korner
Our Kindergarten closing ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 18th at 9:45 am.
Learning Together Program – Accepting Students for 2019-2020
We are still in search of peers to participate in are preschool program for the 2019-2020 school year. If you have a child that will be 3 or 4 years old by September 1, 2019, please contact Mrs. Kwon at 410-313-6893 for more information.
Staying Sharp in the Summertime
Please join us on Friday, June 7th at 9:00 a.m. for Staying Sharp in the Summertime. Donuts will be served from 8:459:05, so feel free to bring your student before school! This is also Field Day at RBES!
Mrs. Mulroe and Mrs. Shaffer, Running Brook’s Math and Reading Support Teachers, will provide resources, websites and activities to keep your student’s academic skills sharp in the summertime. Mrs. Palin, our media specialist, will share summer reading lists and information about programs at the Howard County Library. Details about community events and summer programs from Howard County Recreation and Parks will also be available. Please RSVP by June 4th.
For more information contact: Jane Hartlove, Family Involvement Contact jane_hartlove@hcpss.org or Andrea Frank, BSAP Achievement Liaison andrea_frank@hcpss.org
Spotlight Mathematician
This week’s Spotlight Mathematician is Tiffany Dorsey, mother of Matthew in kindergarten. Mrs. Dorsey is a molecular biologist! She was on the math team in high school and thinks that students may be surprised to know that math can be a team competition.
She uses basic math, ratios, dilutions, concentrations, statistics and graphs every day to run experiments and interpret the data. She also thinks mathematics is a powerful subject because there are generally different correct ways to figure out a solution. This means that you can double-check your own work by trying a problem in two different ways and coming up with the same answer.
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/
Lost & Found
This is the absolute last chance to claim lost & found items. There are several unclaimed nice jackets and coats in the bin. Please visit the school to check the lost & found for missing items. All items that are not claimed by Friday, June 7th will be donated.
Volunteer Celebration
Our volunteer celebration will be held on Thursday, June 13th from 10-11:15 am. Invitations will be sent home soon!
New Bedding Drive
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a 501c3 charity that uses donations and volunteers to build and deliver beds to kids that don’t have their own bed, and are usually sleeping on floors, sofas, or in beds with other family members. The local Howard County chapter (www.facebook.com/shphowardcounty) is building 25 bunkbeds on June 15th, getting 50 more kids into their own beds. Several of our RBES families will be receiving a beds!
Our school is helping by conducting a bedding drive! All beds are delivered with new sheets and comforters. Can you help with a donation of a sheet set, comforter or both? All bedding MUST be NEW and TWIN size, and should be targeted towards ages 3 to 17. Please drop off new bedding in the large plastic bin in the foyer in front of the office. Please help if you can. Collected bedding frees up donated funds for more lumber and mattresses, helping get more kids off the floor! If you don’t have time to shop, but would like to help, you can make a monetary donation at weblink.donorperfect.com/md-howardco.
If your kid doesn't have a bed go to www.shpbeds.org/request-bed, and fill out the form
Looking for Great Summer Camps? Looking for a way to pay for them?
The following camps offer scholarships for income qualified families:
Howard Community College's Kids On Campus has scholarships that will fully fund a week of camp for income qualified students. They do not provide transportation and students must meet behavioral expectations. These are terrific camps. I would treat my kids to one week cause they are $$$$. If you can qualify and they fit your schedule I would encourage you to do so. They have quite a bit of money set aside for these scholarships, take advantage! Below are the links to the program information and the scholarship forms.
https://www.howardcc.edu/programs-courses/continuing-education/courses/kids-on-campus/
Camp IO - Yoga.Art.Science
Scholarships are also available. Check it out.
https://ioworkshop.org/
https://ioworkshop.org/camp-flyer
https://youtu.be/9uoLfuiuysU
https://youtu.be/Ls9ngwjV5r4
Slayton House Theatre Camp of the Arts. We are a musical theatre summer camp, and our goals are to provide access to theatre arts and create an environment where campers can take risks while building meaningful relationships.
Each year we are able to offer 2 or 3 families reduced tuition to our program based on income. This summer we have availability in the first session of our Rising Stars session (http://campofthearts.com/product/rising-stars-session-1/) contact Rachael Strube at camp@wildelake.org and let her know that you are from Running Brook.
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.