A rundown of what MCPS is serving to students this week.
What's for lunch? This week's menu for Montgomery County Public Schools' elementary school cafeterias is listed below. Montgomery County Public Schools celebrates P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) Week in elementary schools this week. "This program was created by Welch’s and Produce for Better Health Foundation in order to encourage children to eat a variety of colors of fruits and vegetables at school and at home. ... During this week, the cafeteria will be offering ... colorful fruits and vegetables with lunch or as an a la carte option," according to the menu. See the menu below for the additional options for elementary school students each day. Visit the full menu for calorie information. The menu for Head Start and pre-…
Family's lawyer tells local news outlets the school overreacted.
A 6-year-old boy was suspended from Roscoe Nix Elementary in Silver Spring for one day for making a hand gesture in the shape of a gun, aiming it at another student and saying "pow," local news outlets have reported. A Jan. 2 meeting on the suspension was scheduled, the Washington Examiner reports. "What they're doing is looking at the worst possible interpretation of a young, naive 6-year-old," Robin Ficker, the family's attorney, told the Examiner. "This is a little child who can't form the intent to do anything like that." Ficker told NBC4 the school overreacted because of the killing of 20 children and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. The school cited a previous incident where it alleged the boy threatened …
The Montgomery County Council of PTAs will host a school safety forum later this month.
The shock of December’s tragic shootings in Newtown, CT, has caused some parents in Montgomery County to speak out about school safety in their elementary schools. Parents and family members of students at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda have written to county leaders, including county council members, the Montgomery County school board and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr asking for security improvements at the elementary school’s temporary location, according to a Wednesday Gazette report. Students and teachers at Bradley Hills are currently housed at the Radnor Center, while the schools undergoes modernization, scheduled for completion in August. “Our school has no security system in place and our …
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It may be August but you'll still want to pay attention to all that's been happening in Montgomery County.
With the Montgomery County Fair, Shark Week and tax-free shopping over, it can only mean one thing: It's the end of August in Montgomery County. But for those of us who are still in town, there's a lot to lord over our vacationing friends and coworkers. For example, did you know that Gov. Martin O'Malley got involved in a Montgomery County dispute last week? Or that police are looking for a serial hugger/groper in Bethesda? Also, school superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr is reportedly shaking things up in MCPS as we countdown to the start of school. But first, a proper farewell to the county's paean to all things homegrown, local, fried, churned and bovine. Check out Gaithersburg local editor Greg Cohen's Man-vs.-AgFair food challenge at …
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School news from across Montgomery County Patches.
With nearly 200 public schools and scores of private schools in Montgomery County, there's bound to be plenty of news. Here are the top school headlines from across Montgomery County's Patch sites from Friday, May 11 through Wednesday, May 16. Student's Election to County PTAs Post Draws Ire, Defenders ROCKVILLE—The election of 15-year-old Richard Montgomery High School freshman Richie Yarrow as recording secretary of the 48,000-member organization that represents PTAs from schools around Montgomery County yields controversy. Read the full story on Rockville Patch. Reports: MCPS Rolls Out New Curriculum COLESVILLE—A new curriculum that focuses on critical thinking skills is now in more classrooms throughout Montgomery County Public Schools…
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@MCPSEspanol allows schools to reach out to Spanish-speaking families.
Montgomery County Public Schools launched a new Twitter account this month, aiming to reach the county's growing Spanish-speaking population. You can follow @MCPSEspanol for school news and information in Spanish. The number of MCPS students in English as a second language programs has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the schools. Superintendent Joshua Starr said the new Twitter account allows MCPS to communicate with an increasing number of families. "Twitter has been a very effective way for the school district to engage our community and keep people informed about what is going on at MCPS," Starr said in a statement. "MCPSEspanol will allow us to better engage our Spanish-speaking families as we seek to improve community …
Theresa Defino
2:01 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
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