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Perry Hall Elementary School
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Greetings from the Administrative Team
Contact Us
Perry Hall Elementary
9021 Belair Rd.
Nottingham, MD 21236
Office: (410) 887-5105
Fax: (410) 887-5106
Connect with Us
Visit our website: http://
perryhalles.bcps.org
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@PerryHallES
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Perry Hall Elementary PTA
Our Vision
Perry Hall Elementary
School is committed to creating a safe and structured
learning environment
where students, staff,
parents, and community
members work cooperatively to develop 21
Sincerely,
Donna Bergin, Principal
Jamie Basignani, Assistant Principal
Important Dates:
March 2-16: PARCC testing, grades 3-5
March 23: Picture Day
March 24, 5-8 p.m.: PTA McDonald’s Night
March 31, 6:30 p.m.,: PTA Meeting, library. All welcome!
st
century life-long learners
and leaders.
Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students are in the process of
taking PARCC and are working very hard to make us proud! PARCC is
an assessment of reading and math achievement that is scored for each
child. The intent of the test is to provide educators, parents, and the
public with valuable information about the student, school, school
system and state performance with regards to learning standards
established by the Maryland State Department of Education. Parents
will receive test score information regarding their child(ren) once
available. We are thankful for the opportunity to work with your
children every day. Like you, we are committed to helping your child
achieve academic success. Together, we can help each child to be
successful.
This school year is passing by so quickly, but we want to take the
time to wish all of you a very happy spring. Spring cannot come soon
enough with all the snow and missed school days we’ve experienced.
We appreciate all you do to ensure your child’s daily success. Instilling
consistent routines and the importance of coming to school each day
and on time are skills that will serve your children well their entire
lives.
Next month:
Spring Break Friday, April 3—Sunday, April 12
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Special Education Liaison
The Special Education Resource Center and the PTA Council of Baltimore County announce a joint
effort to encourage greater parent involvement in your children’s education. Parent representatives are volunteering to inform, support, and assist other parents in their school communities whose
children are receiving special education services.
Perry Hall Elementary School’s PTA representative for special education is Milena Kumcheva. If
your child is currently receiving special education services at PHES or you would like to learn more
about special education programs and resources in your community, please email Milena at
mimikum@gmail.com. Thank you to Mrs. Kumcheva for volunteering her time!!
Kindergarten Registration 2015-2016
Perry Hall Elementary School will hold its Kindergarten Registration for the 2015-16 school year on
April 16, 2015. Pre-K registration will be on April 23. Contact Mrs. Bragg at 410-887-5105 for more
information. We will send out registration materials in March. Please pass this information on to any
neighbors who may be attending Pre-K or kindergarten next school year.
Parent University
The goal of this Parent University is to provide centralized access to resources that support parents
in guiding their children to academic success and enhancing personal growth and family
wellness. Below are upcoming Parent University events.
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Destination Imagination
On March 28th, Perry Hall Elementary was
represented in the Destination Imagination
Creature Feature Tournament at Towson
University. The team used technology, problem
solving techniques, creativity, and teamwork to
create a solution to their unique Creature
Feature challenge. Thank you to the following
students for showing their Gator pride!!
24 Club Tournament
M&T Bank once again invited Baltimore County
students in Grades 5-8 to the daylong 24®
Games Challenge Tournaments. The annual
event pits school teams against one another in a
challenge of solving mathematical puzzles involving single-digit and double-digit numbers
and integers. PHES had 4 final participants at the
school level:
Allyson Rizzo, Drew Neff, Lily Deal, and
Jaclyn Johnstone.
Adrian Montoya, Fiona Jenkins, Grace Hill,
Congratulations to Jaclyn Johnstone on
becoming the winner of our school!!
Ariane Casas, Timothy Chang, Lily Dinh,
Erin Murphy
The county-wide tournament will be held at the
North Baltimore Plaza Hotel, on
Saturday, March 28. Go, Jaclyn!
State House Display
Congratulations to Zoie Bailey, whose artwork is displayed
in the State House Complex. Zoie even received a
signed letter from Delegate Pat McDonough!
Congratulations, Zoie!!!
Character Corner
The Values of the Month in March are Fitness and Skill! You can use the poems
below to help your child understand and demonstrate these values. Encourage your
child to represent these values at school and he/she could earn a Golden Gator!
Fitness
“When I am fit to run the race,
The other horses I can outpace.
Your fitness level must be great.
Success requires a healthy state.”
Skill
“To find success, you must have skill.
I learned my skill through hours of drill.”