UPCOMING EVENTS

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SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
A Title 1 School Judy Center Partner APRIL 2014
Our Mission The mission of Sudlersville
Elementary School is to educate and enlighten
each of our students through an engaging
curriculum and high expectations (for behavior
and achievement) by dedicated teachers and staff
with support of parents and the extended
community. Our Vision A graduate of Queen
Anne's County Public Schools will be
well-educated, globally competitive and prepared
to become a caring, productive citizen of the
21st Century
UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 3/31 4/1 PARCC
Administration      Mrs. Settelmaier's 4th grade
class 4/2 BOE Meeting _at_ 600
pm 4/3 and 4/4 School Closed         Reporting
to Parents         Climate Survey 4/3 PreK K
Registration 1030-530pm 4/4 PreK K
Registration 730-200pm 4/7 Book
Fair Begins 4/8 Eagle Squad Field Trip 4/9
Arbor Day Poster deadline 4/9 Book Fair Night
for Parents 530 pm 4/10 QAC Gala at Prospect
Bay         honoring QAC employees 4/11 Mary
Kay mother/daughter evening Free
Facials- 5pm 7pm sessions 4/12 Easter Egg
Hunt/PTA 8-11am 4/14 STEM/Science Fair 4/16
Chinese Acrobats _at_ 130pm 4/16 Title I Site
Review 4/18 and 4/21 Schools Closed
Spring Break Begins 4/22 Schools
Open 4/23 Earth Day Celebration 4/25
Dad/Daughter Dance        _at_ 700pm 4/25
Yearbook sales end 4/28 SIT _at_ 245 4/30 Food
Lion Math Night 600pm 4/30 Assembly PreK thru
2nd Grade Week of May 4th Teacher Appreciation
Principals News
Andrew Jackson won a special "heart" award at the
4-H banquet on Sunday, March 23rd, 2014. He is a
S.O.A.R ing Eagle! Congratulations Andrew!
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AUTHORS OF THE MONTH! CONGRATULATIONS TO
Keegan Cardoza Carmen Elizondo
Kylie Charles Avery
Elborn
Mrs. Thren's class shares their completed
February book reports on African Americans.
Cultural Competence Committee at SES and SMS I am
happy to inform you that our schools and
community members have joined together to form
the Cultural Proficiency Committee.  We have met
twice and plan to meet monthly.  We are
committing to cultural competence as an integral
component of all activities in our organization. 
There is no one method of getting started, but
our committee has planned some activities with
the support of our PTA's, and we are currently
working to establish a mission statement to
articulate principles, rationale and values for
our organizations.  Currently, our committee is
represented by parents, teachers, community
members, QAC employees, and PTA.
Food Lion Math Night will be April 30th from
6-730pm in Millington.
Sudlersville Elementary School Students Celebrate
African American History Month      Students at
Sudlersville Elementary School celebrated African
American History Month in February.  They
researched influential African Americans who made
significant contributions to our country. 
Students completed their book reports and
displayed them on a cereal box.      Pictured
are the following second grade students. Andrew
Alexander researched Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Kyayri Brown researched President Barrack Obama. 
Jazmyn Cooper researched Gabby Douglas, gymnast.
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BOOK FAIR! BUY ONE GET ONE FREE! April 7-11th
Fiesta Family Night Wednesday, April 9th
500-700pm Food Games Prizes Shop the book
fair for a chance to hit the piñata!
Principal Gets "Pied" on Pi Day On March 14,
2014, the principal at Sudlersville Elementary
School, Mrs. Michele Hampton, got "pied" five
times by students at each grade level.  Pi Day
was celebrated on March 14th.  The SES math
enthusiasts realize that Pi is an irrational
number, 3.14.  This activity gave the SES
students an opportunity to be creative with math.
Partnering for Youth after school program
initiated this activity as a Service Learning
Project.  Students donated 759 non-perishable
foods to the local food pantry at the
Sudlersville Methodist Church.  As an incentive,
students were able to "pie" their principal. 
They enjoyed that!!
Students thank Mrs. Hampton for her willingness
to have some fun.  Cara Fellows, Kindergarten
John Connolly, 1st grade  Sara Reny, 2nd
grade Teresa Blanco, 3rd grade  Kylie Price,
4th grade.
Cara Fellows, Kindergarten student  Mrs. Carol
Byerly, PFY Coordinator  Mrs. Michele Hampton,
Principal
Carol Byerly, PFY Coordinator  John Connolly,
1st grade student, Mrs. Michele Hampton,
Principal
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Sudlersville Elementary School Students Utilize
Technology The fourth grade students at
Sudlersville Elementary School are utilizing
Netbooks during math instruction.  Since
Sudlersville Elementary School is a school-wide
Title I school, Title I funding supported this
initiative.  "Students find  the use of
technology is a learning experience and an
adventure," said Mrs. Michele Hampton,
principal.  Students are viewed adding and
subtracting fractions during their math class in
Mrs. Settelmaier's class.  "We enjoy seeing the 
influence of technology  throughout the school. 
Many of the programs students are using are web
based and can be accessed at home, as well as,
school," said Mrs. Hampton.  "I learned how to
add and subtract fractions," said Nathan Crabill,
fourth grade student.
Pictured left to right Gracelyn Luongo, Nathan
Crabill, Dylan Bell
Pictured left to right Emily Kolanda, Faith
Corder, Gracelyn Luongo, Dylan Bell
Sudlersville Elementary School Student Received
Statewide Recognition Conner Lancaster, fourth
grade student at Sudlersville Elementary School, 
was selected as the State of Maryland winner in
Bonnie Plants' 3rd Grade Cabbage Program.  Conner
received a 1,000 scholarship for growing a 12
pound cabbage.  Conner is pictured receiving his
award.
Pictured left to right Xander Clawson, friend 
Conner Lancaster, award recipient  Mr. David
Drury, representative from Bonnie Plants
Sybil Lancaster, grandmother  Jay Lancaster,
grandfather, Conner Lancaster, award recipient 
Sharon Lancaster, mother
Second Graders Enjoy Writing The second graders
in Ms. Eber's class wrote about  "Small Moment in
Their Lives".  Mackenzie Ebling wrote about the
time that she got a kitten.  Emily Marvel wrote
about the time she went to riding lessons. 
Student writing will be showcased on the bulletin
board.  Keep up the good writing SES Eagles!!
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Pre-K News
Grade 2 News
Kindergarten News
We are looking forward to sharing your child's
progress at the upcoming parent conference time. 
One of the topics to be discussed will be
"polishing" your child's reading skills as he/she
prepares for first grade.  It is important that
your child recognize simple words.  It is also
important that your child understands what he/she
is reading.  We will be discussing strategies to
improve your child's comprehension.  If you have
any questions that come to mind, about any
topic,  after our conference, please contact your
child's teacher.
A happy spring to everyone! We hope the weather
will finally begin to cooperate! It seems that
our students are suffering from cabin fever and
it will be nice when they finally get outside to
play for recess. Please dress children
appropriately depending on the forecast. Parent -
Teacher conferences will be held only on
Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4. Please
make every effort to attend. If you need to
change the time, contact your childs
teacher. Reading, writing and math continue to be
our fundamental priorities. This month we will
continue learning reading strategies and
practicing fluency in literacy block, concentrate
on improving our writing skills, work and adding
and subtracting 3 digit numbers and begin
geometry. We will also finish our science unit on
Earth and Space. In the next few weeks or so,
permission slips for our field trip will be going
home. We will visit The Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum in St. Michaels, MD on Thursday, May
29th. This will be an extended day trip. All
parents are welcome. Please look for information
to come home.  Lets remember to read, read,
read!!!
It is hard to believe it is April. We will be
having our Easter celebration including an Easter
egg hunt and yummy snack on Thursday, April 17th.
In the next few weeks or so, permission slips
will be going home for our field trip to
Godfrey's Farm. Please be on the look out for
these slips. Parent-Teacher conferences will
begin on Wednesday, April 2nd for Pre-K. We look
forward to meeting with everyone for
Parent-Teacher conferences. We are beginning our
Dinosaur Unit. We will learn about what they
looked like, how they moved, and what they ate.
I am sure the children will enjoy all the
activities that are planned for this unit.
Please continue to practice counting, identifying
numbers, as well as identifying uppercase and
lowercase letters. Thanks again for your
continued support. The Pre-K Team
Grade 1 News
Welcome to April.  Hopefully warmer weather
will follow.  In math we are moving our focus
from addition to subtraction.  Please continue to
practice the basic facts with your child.  In
social studies we are learning about different
cultures.  I am sure your child would be
interested to find out where your family came
from.  In science we have begun a chapter on
matter.  Look around for examples of solids,
liquids and gases.  As always, remember to read,
read, read and complete the reading logs.  We
look forward to meeting with everyone at
conferences.   First Grade Team
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Grade 3 News
Grade 4 News

• Week of April 7th, 2014- Book Fair Buy one Get
  one Free
• Saturday, April 12th, 2014 S.E.S. Easter egg
  Hunt- 800- 1100 a.m.
• Monday, April 14th, 2014Student Showcase/
  S.T.E.M. Science Fair- 600- 800 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 Chinese Acrobat
  assembly- 130 p.m.
• Friday, April 18th, 2014- Monday, April 21st,
  2014- Spring Break
• Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014- Earth Day
• For SES 2014 Earth Day on Wednesday, April 23,
  we welcome parents and grandparents to join third
  graders in their day of environmental science
  workshops.  Stop by any time between 8 am and 2
  pm to spend as much or as little time as you
  like.  We would love to have you join in our
  learning activities.
• Thank you for your continued support!
• Have a spectacular spring!

AWESOME APRIL!     Happy spring! The
students worked very hard last month on the Math
and Reading MSA tests. Results should be arriving
in the mail sometime in the summer. We look
forward to discussing your childs progress
during the parent conferences on April 3rd and
4th, 2014. Please contact your childs teacher if
you do not have a scheduled conference. In Math,
we completed Topic 9 Understanding Fractions
and just began Topic 10 Fraction Comparison and
Equivalence. Topic 10 focuses on expressing
whole numbers as fractions, and recognizing
fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers.
Please continue to read with your child and
complete the weekly reading logs. A few important
dates are listed below for the month
Field trips Thank you for the parents that have
already sent in payments for the May and June
field trips.  The trips will cost 20 each and we
have provided you with an option to pre-pay. 
Field trip forms will be sent home about a month
prior to the trip. Content Math- We are still
emerged in fractions.  Students should be able to
compare fractions, add and subtract numbers with
common denominators, and find the unit
fractions.  Social Studies-  We are in the
middle of two units.  Students are learning about
Maryland as a new state and how Marylanders were
impacted by the Civil War. Writing-  Students
are learning about building paragraphs, creating
thesis statements, and support their opinions
through writing.  Literacy Block- varies based
on classroom Please continue working with your
students on Reading and Math homework.  These
skills will help them to be successful when they
move onto 5th grade.
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Health Room
April is Sports Eye Safety Month   Each year
there are about 40,000 sports related eye
injuries in this country. More than one third of
these cases are children. Ninety percent of these
injuries could be prevented if children wore
proper protective eyewear made from polycarbonate
plastic. Many sports, such as basketball,
baseball, football, soccer, hockey, golf,
lacrosse, racquet sports and water sports have
the potential of causing serious eye injuries.
Whatever sport you participate in call your eye
care professional for recommendations of
appropriate protective eyewear. Prescription
eyeglasses do not offer protection. Summer is
right around the corner. Did you know that
children should not play with sparklers? These
sticks of fire can burn as hot as 1800 degrees
and children find them irresistible. They can
cause permanent eye damage such as vision loss
and blindness. Save your sight. Protect your
eyes!

• ATTENTION PARENTS
• In Maryland, new immunization requirements will
  begin this September in the new 2014/2015 school
  year which will affect students entering
  Kindergarten and 7th grades.
•  
• New Requirements for the 2014/2015 school year
  are as follows
• 2 doses of Varicella vaccine (chickenpox) to
  enter Kindergarten
• 1 dose of Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria,
  pertussis) to enter 7th grade
• 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) to enter
  7th grade
•  
• Please check with your doctor to see if your
  child has already received these vaccines. Our
  records may just need to be updated. You may
  receive these vaccinations from your childs
  doctor.
•  
• Please do not hesitate to take care of this
  matter because there will be a 20 day cut off
  once school resumes next year and any child who
  is not up to date will have an automatic
  suspension until the requirements are met.
•  
• Please contact us at school if you have any
  questions.

The new Sudlersville Elementary School website is
up and running.  It is a great resource to find
up-to-date information and review the amazing
things that are happening here at SES.  Please
visit qacps.schoolwires.net/ses frequently.  We
would love to hear your feedback.  Let us know
what you would like to see on the website and we
will work diligently to provide important
information to you.

• Yearbooks are on sale now through
  April 25.  The cost is 17.  Make
  checks payable to SES.  Books will arrive in
  early June.
• Buy one to capture the memories of this
• school year!

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Parent Involvement
Parent/Teacher conferences should be an
informative and rewarding experience. Below are
five tips that can help you have a more
successful Parent/Teacher conference 1) Plan
for it. Before you come to your conference,
write out questions you would like to ask. What
are my childs strengths and weaknesses? 2) Keep
an open mind. Your goal is to work for
cooperation between you and your childs teacher.
Even if the teacher says something you disagree
with, try to listen to what he or she has to
say. 3) Ask to see your childs work. Here is no
better way to see how your child is progressing
than to look at his or her school work. 4) Ask
for suggestions. If your child is doing well,
ask what you can do to keep things on a positive
track. If there are problems, ask what you can
do to help. 5) Clarify and summarize as you go.
Teachers sometimes use educational buzzwords. If
you dont understand something the teacher says,
just ask! Computer Lab availability for parents
during Parent/Teacher conferences Thursday,
April 3rd 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Friday, April 4th 9
a.m. 1 p.m. This is an opportunity for parents
to use the computers for internet access for
school related activities. Feel free to stop in
the Computer Lab during these times. The Parent
Resource Center is open anytime, but be sure to
stop by during the conferences. Check out the
many items available such as We Both Read
series books available in both English and
Spanish, along with a CD of Reading Comprehension
Quizzes to use at home. We also have We Read
Phonics books (K-2), You Read to Me, Ill Read
to You books (K-2), Half and Half books with a
great story and cool facts, Green Light Readers
books for beginning readers that includes fun
age-appropriate activities for each story and a
book and CD entitled Involving Parents in Their
Childrens Reading Development. Mark your
calendars for the popular annual Food Lion Math
Night. Note the date has been changed to
Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Invitations will be
sent home soon! Elaine Butler, Parent Coordinator
x234 Karla Altamirano, BiLingual Parent
Coordinator x234
MATH
W I N N E R
Guidance
Abigail Voshell is the winner of the "Math
Problem of the Month!"
OLWEUS has begun!  You may hear your children
talking about classroom meetings.  The month of
April teachers will be discussing the first two
rules of OLWEUS 1.  We will not bully others. 2.
We will try to help student who are
bullied. Please help us to reinforce this
information at home.   4th grade will be
participating in the Think First Stay Safe
program during the month of April.  Children will
be receiving a booklet from QAC Social Services.
 We will be discussing personal safety issues.  
Due to time constraints, not all lessons will be
covered but please sit down with your fourth
grade students and discuss this important safety
information with them.  They often have many
questions that we just don't have enough time to
answer.   If you haven't registered your new
student for Pre-K or K, please make an
appointment as soon as possible so we can plan
for next year. Career Fair, Friday, May 9  We
will need parent volunteers!  Come spend the day
sharing your special skills with our students.
CALLING ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND FRIENDS OF
SES! Wednesday, April 23, is Earth Day for SES!
Please mark your calendars and join our students
for a day of fun and learning. You can stop by
and stay as long as you want. We welcome you to
participate in environmental workshops with us.
And thank you to those of you who volunteered to
be workshop presenters for 2014 SES Earth Day!
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Sudlersville Elementary Schools
Daddy-Daughter Dance
Spring Chorus Calling all 3rd and 4th Grade
students! Mr. Harrison will soon be accepting
members into the Spring Chorus. The Spring
Chorus is made up of 3rd and 4th grade students.
This is a come one, come all performing group
(anyone in 3rd or 4th grade may join!) Letters
will be going out to all students. Complete and
return the parental consent form. Rehearsals
will be starting in April. Spring Concert! Mark
your calendars if you havent already! The
Spring Concert is scheduled for Wednesday, May
21st. The performance will begin at 630 pm.
Music groups will include the 1st grade classes,
3rd and 4th grade Winter Chorus, and 4th grade
Recorder Club.
When Friday, April 25th
630-800 Where Sudlersville Elementary School
Gym What A night out on the town for
daughters and their dad or
positive male role model Cost 10.00
admission or 15.00 for admission with
photo Music, dancing, punch, cookies, and a
photo booth will be available for the night!  
Benefits Sudlersville Elementary Schools
Relay for Life Team
In collaboration with the Judy Center Partnership
Music
Spring Chorus Calling all 3rd and 4th Grade
students! Mr. Harrison will soon be accepting
members into the Spring Chorus. The Spring
Chorus is made up of 3rd and 4th grade students.
This is a come one, come all performing group
(anyone in 3rd or 4th grade may join!) Letters
will be going out to all students. Complete and
return the parental consent form. Rehearsals
will be starting in April. Spring Concert! Mark
your calendars if you havent already! The
Spring Concert is scheduled for Wednesday, May
21st. The performance will begin at 630 pm.
Music groups will include the 1st grade classes,
3rd and 4th grade Winter Chorus, and 4th grade
Recorder Club.
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Third grade inside recess fun!
Ms. Dawn chose Mouse's First Spring for parent
and child story time at the Family Center.
Caleb created his own art form with nutritious
edibles at the Welcome Spring parent and child
playgroup at The Family Center.
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Special Fundraising 2014
Fundraiser Quarter Auction Sunday April 6, 2014
Doors Open at 100pm Games Start at 200pm. Queen
Annes County High School Vendors include Avon,
Mary Kay, Celebrating Homes, Pampered Chef,
Paparazzi, Thirty-one and many many
more.Refreshments available for
purchase.Pre-Sale tickets 5.00 per paddle.
Tickets at the Door 8.00 per paddle. Extra
paddles are 3.00 per paddle.Contact Jenny
Crossley 410-438-3182 for more details.




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Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Students of the Month for
the month of March! A big cheer for these
outstanding students who were recognized for
their outstanding behavior!!!
Colton Ervin AM Pre-K Mrs. Dean
Dylan Timms PM Pre-K Mrs. Dean
Cara Fellows K Mrs. Beres
Jennifer Rosa K Mrs. Chance
Ashley Gabriel Morales K Ms. Landgraf
Nathan Cunningham K Mrs. Munson
Dalana Skinner 1 Mrs. Bennett
John Connolly 1 Mrs. Darling
Eli Navarro 1 Mrs. Davis
Mackenzie Ebling 2 Ms. Eber
Jaidin Downes 2 Ms. Kane
Nathan Johnston 2 Mrs. Troyer
Teresa Blanco 3 Mrs. Bildstein
Harley Martin 3 Mrs. Leventhal
Mason Sherwood 3 Mrs. Thren
Sanaa Taylor 4 Mrs. Embert
Aaron Buellis 4 Mrs. Rosendale
Grace Loungo 4 Mrs. Settelmaier