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Dear Families, This week we are sending home the MAP reports for your child(ren). In an effort to help deepen your understanding of these assessments and answer any questions, we are providing the attached informational resources for your convenience. In addition to these resources, you can access additional information on the NWEA website https://www.nwea.org/assessments/map/. Please feel free to contact Administration…

HCPSS is upgrading its HCPSS News communication system. Using email and text alerts, this keeps parents/guardians, staff, and community members up to date on news and events, and delivers real-time information on bus schedule changes, weather-related closings and emergency information. The upgrade offers many exciting features, including: Increased speed for delivery of text message alerts that will support the needs…

Dear CLES Families, The last few weeks have brought an official end to our first quarter, and many wonderful community events that brought us together in positive ways. We had a smooth and happy Halloween, students and chaperones went on enriching field trips, and many of our families and all of our students joined together to celebrate one another during…

Dear Families, Below is a copy of the letter that went home via our news alert system as well as a hard copy to all of our families. I am including this information here for your convenience and as a resource. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Amanda Wadsworth Principal, CLES…

Dear CLES Families, This year, our school will be administering the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments in reading and mathematics in grades 1-5. These assessments will be given during the weeks of September 29 and October 6, respectively. Although the tests are not timed, the typical length of time for the MAP test is approximately one hour per content…

Dear CLES Families, We are very appreciative of the partnership we have with our families and the support that we receive through our volunteers. The volunteers' time and effort with field trips and their support of our classrooms allow CLES to enhance the opportunities for our students and ensure safety on our field trips. In order to meet Maryland law…

Dear CLES Families, The first day of school begins on August 25th for students. In order to prepare for this day, we are asking parents to complete their Emergency Procedures Card by August 25th. We use this information to contact families or designated contacts in case of an emergency (ex. early closing due to weather, clarification of dismissal). We appreciate…

HCPSS has created some wonderful video resources which help provide a general overview of curriculum areas at the elementary level. If you conduct a search of "HCPSS" on YouTube, you can access all of these resources elementary through high school. English/Language Arts Curriculum Math Curriculum Early Childhood

Dear Parents and Guardians, Please find the Welcome Back letter in the attachment below. You will find information on the first week back, important dates and staff updates. This information was also sent out in an HCPSS eNews Alert. Please remember to sign up for eNews at HCPSS.org. Important information is sent out to the community through our news alert…