The Dolphin’s Tale

The bi-weekly principal’s newsletter of

Travilah Elementary School

Susan J. Shenk, Principal

Issue #9

January 11, 2019

Upcoming Events

January

11 -

7:00pm

Read-A-Thon Kickoff

World Culture Night

15 7:30pm Wootton Cluster Wellness Presentation at Wootton

High School

16 - Author Visit – Kerry Sherry

17 -

6:30pm

Grade 4 to White House

Grade 5 Parent Orientation Meeting at Frost MS

21 Closed Holiday – Schools and Offices closed – MLK Jr.’s

Birthday

23 7-8:30pm Read-A-Thon Pajama Party

25 1:20pm

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Early Release Day

Read-A-Thon Ends

School Spirit Day! Wear Travilahwear or blue!

28 Closed Professional Day – No School for students

30 7:00pm Beginning Band Concert

February

1 - Club Pictures

5 7:00pm PTA Meeting – Media Center

6 -

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Grade 3 Mad Science – Dry Ice

Lunar New Year Celebration

Report Cards Distributed

14 - Valentine’s Day Parties

18 Closed Holiday – Schools and Offices closed – Presidents’

Day

20 -

2:00pm

Grade 1 to Imagination Stage – Anatole: Mouse

Magnifique

School Spelling Bee

22 - School Spirit Day! Wear Travilahwear or blue!

27 - Cultural Arts Assembly – Energized Guyz

28 7:00pm STEM Fair

School Contact

Phone: 240-740-4300 Attendance Line: 240-740-4290

School Fax: 240-740-4298

Visit the Travilah Elementary School website for additional information about the school. Visit the PTA website to get involved with the PTA and see all before and after school

activities!

Principal’s Writing Wall

Each week students’ writing is displayed on the Principal’s Writing Wall. All

students will be featured at least once during the year. The following students’

work will be highlighted during the week of January 14, 2019.

KINDERGARTEN

Ms. Clarke’s Class – Zara Sehbai, Ali Blonder, Max Basilio, Sophie Carroll, Camille Schelling, Madzi Booth, Ethan Bender, Joshua Wilson, Amiya Brunner, Abby Fisk, Logan Wolf-Cohen, Chris Wu Mrs. Tassiello’s Class – Maura Pollock, Enzo Shamounki, Hanna Tian, Harjan Paul, Daniel Ying, Ruiyi Zhang, Hunter Owen, Maya Guo, Nihaya Nayeem, Hansen Geeng, Emerson Mercado Benitez, Rithi Balkee

GRADE 5

Mrs. Hart’s Class – Caroline Min, Max Sun, Cameron Cowen, Valkyrie Ison, Nishikaa Poona, Aabha Sagare, Thomas Bergen, Rick Guo, Mackie Noble, Varun Rajesh, Sonia Rele, Sanjay Shah Ms. Herman’s Class – Ally Ahn, Maia Hendriksson, Eric Huang, Nathan Monroe, Alma Pratt, Roshali Abeywarna, Krish Balkee, Ava Smith, Joseph Ancheta, Anthony Hall, Amy Sangborisut Ms. White’s Class – Maryam Mohebi, Michele Liu, Elizabeth Wu, Katya Mamoutkine, Milan Lawrence, Angus He, Addison Purvis, Ethan Park, Kaysah Kusow, Ellery Kringel, Ahmed Ibrahim, Chloe Kim

School Closings/Late Openings/Early Dismissals For information as to whether the school will be closed, opened late, or closed

early, please sign up for Alert MCPS at

www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/alertmcps.aspx. You will

receive emergency information from the school system via SMS test, e-mail, or

pager. You may also listen to the radio/TV for information on school

closings/late openings and early dismissals. On early dismissal days all Recreation Department and

After-School Enrichment programs are cancelled. Be sure your child knows where to go when

school closes early. Please do not call the school for this information.

Delayed openings are always 2 hours late therefore students may begin to arrive at 11:05am and

will be considered tardy after 11:25am. Students are dismissed at 1:20pm when there is an Early

Dismissal.

ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) Testing ACCESS for ELLs is the state-mandated test of English language proficiency administered to ESOL

students annually. The test results are used to demonstrate the progress Maryland State ESOL students

are making in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

ESOL testing has begun! Due to the test administration responsibilities, ESOL classes are cancelled

during the testing period. All students currently enrolled in the ESOL program are taking the

assessment. Also, any student who was identified for ESOL service but did not participate in ESOL

classes are being assessed. The test results will be shared with the parents when they are available in

spring.

Read-A-Thon The Read-A-Thon is back!! The Read-A-Thon begins today and lasts for 2

weeks, January 11-January 25! It is our PTA Winter Fundraiser, but more

importantly, it encourages your child to read, read, read! Please look in

your child's backpack for a packet that is coming home today. Review the

packet, sign the participation slip, and gather pledges. Bring your

participation form back in on Monday to be entered for a raffle prize! Remember to record reading

minutes each day. This year our fundraiser has a special goal. Half of the money raised will go to

our new TV Studio! Let's try to get 100% of our students participating! Please send any questions

about the Read-A-Thon to Janine Hackett, janinehackett@verizon.net.

Yearbook Cover Contest

ATTENTION STUDENT ARTISTS! All students in grades K-5 are

invited to submit a drawing for the 2018-2019 yearbook! A green

flyer with all the details went home earlier this week and is also

attached to this Dolphin’s Tale. Please sign and have your child return

this flyer with their drawing entry. The deadline for submissions Is Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

Grade 3-5 Winner: Yearbook’s Front Cover

Grade K-2 Winner: Yearbook’s Back Cover

We will also be choosing an additional winner from each grade that will be used as the introductory

page for that grade’s section of the yearbook. All winners will receive a special prize with their

drawing printed on it!

Entries will be judged by Travilah staff on creativity, relevance, and craftsmanship of image. Entries

must be original student work. Questions?? Please contact Mrs. Barrett

(sarah_barrett@mcpsmd.org). See the flyer for tips on creating your most successful entry!

Cold and Flu Season

As you are aware, the cold and flu season has begun. Please keep your

children home from school if they are sick. The county’s policy is that a

student must be fever free, without fever reducing medication, for 24

hours before they can return to school. Additionally, a student who is

on an antibiotic must be on the antibiotic for 24 hours prior to

returning to school. If your child has been vomiting, please keep

him/her home so we can control the spread of these germs. Please see the attached sheet from the

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Feel free to call the health room if

you have further questions. Thank you for helping us keep everyone healthy.

Staff Cookie Exchange

The annual Staff Cookie Exchange was a huge hit! There were many

delicious cookies in the staff lounge curtesy of our wonderful PTA bakers.

We have many empty containers left in the office so please stop by and

collect your container.

Don’t Be Distracted Creative Contest Attention Montgomery County Public School

Students! Don't Be Distracted Creative Contest Deadline is

Monday, March 4, 2019 - Enter Now! Create a 30-60 second public

service announcement (PSA) video or artwork about one or both of

the following topics:

Tell your peers the importance of not walking or driving distracted.

Tell adults the importance of not being distracted while driving, especially in school zones.

By entering, you could win $500 for college tuition or a $100 Chick-Fil-A or Chipotle gift card! Also, the

first 20 entries that meet the requirements will be awarded one free movie ticket! So don’t wait. Submit

your video or art piece today! Enter today on the Montgomery County Safe Routes to School

website: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SRTS/creative-contest.html or go

to https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/srts and click on the box that say Don't Be Distracted

Contest! If you have any questions, contact Nadji Kirby at nadji.kirby@montgomerycountymd.gov

or 240-777-7169.

P.E. CLASS OF THE WEEK

Week of January 7, 2019 Congratulations to Mrs. Singal’s class!

P.E. LEADER OF THE WEEK

Week of January 7, 2019 Congratulations to Karen Pan in Mrs. Perel ’s class!

Playground Superstars

WEEKS OF JANUARY 2 - 7, 2019

Grade 5: Anthony Hall, Jillian Nalibotsky, Maryam Mohebi,

Amad Sangare, Ahmed Ibrahim, Christina Chow,

Addison Purvis, Mackie Noble, Nicole Khizder, Maryam Mohebi

Grade 4: Quinn Lam-Vu, Lucas Kim, Dave Oberst, Gleb Godynskiy, Michael Klimantov

Grade 3: Alisia Yan, Alize Voyles, Gabriel Perez, Ayanna Lee, T.J. Saavedra, Shafi Bhulyan,

Shahwaar Rajput, Audrey Caulder, Neela Krishnan, Brianna Yan, A.J. Monarez, Hasti Sobhani,

Arya Subramanian, Alisha Reza, Sarah Gao, Noelle Davis-Astrada, Karen Pan, Sarayu Penchala,

Mahita Dheenadhayalan

Grade 2: Brandon Hermosilla-Roman, Vincent Geeng, Sean Zhang, Victor Dvorson, Lexie Lucchese,

A.J. Kessler, Jennah Nayeem, Jackson Jeffries

Grade 1: Yesutor Agbelie, Franklin Fuentes Abrego, Shiloh Rubinstein, Ben Becker, Norah Shakarji,

Evan Zhang, Tristan Davis-Astrada, Emily Lucchese, Aiden Zhao, Cindy Zhang

Kindergarten: Carmelo Encarnacion, Hanna Tian, Amiya Brunner

Special Dolphin Tales Thank You to Kathy Pamir for organizing the World Culture Night!

Adela Firoozfar for keeping our Principal’s Writing Wall up to date!

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If you have any comments or questions, please email Mrs. Shenk at

Susan_Shenk@mcpsmd.org