Highlighted Events This Week In Wicomico Schools: American Education Week

Sunday, Nov. 14-Saturday, Nov. 20
American Education Week
All Wicomico County Public Schools

Schools will welcome hundreds of parents, grandparents and other guests during this year's celebration of American Education Week. This annual spotlight on public education has as its theme "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility." Visitors must have been submitted in advance on the Approved Visitor Form sent home by each school. For more information about American Education Week, please check with your student's school.

Monday, Nov. 15
Report cards for 1st Marking Period sent home

Monday, Nov. 15
Family CSI Night
Salisbury Middle School

On Nov. 15, Salisbury Middle will have a PTA Visitation and Family CSI Night. PTA classroom visitation will occur from 4:30-5:30 p.m., with dinner being served by our PTA from 5:30-6 p.m. Our CSI activities will run from 6-7:30 p.m. These activities will consist of two crimes scenes that students and their families can take part in solving. We will have the local police department, archaeologists and representatives of other CSI-related careers discussing what they do in the field. Last year’s second CSI night brought out some 300 students, parents and guardians to investigate a crime scene. Students solve the CSI riddle using math, science, reading, writing, problem-solving, teamwork and lab analysis skills. 410-677-5149.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1:42 p.m.
“Let’s Move” Workout Event
Salisbury Middle School

At 1:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, students at Salisbury Middle School will join students around the country in “Let’s Move,” an event from First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to keep kids active. Students at SMS will do a choreographed flash workout routine that will be televised. 410-677-5149.

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night
Westside Intermediate School

The first Wicomico County Board of Education Awards & Recognitions Night of the 2010-11 school year will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Westside Intermediate School to honor outstanding students, teachers, administrators, schools, programs and community partners. 410-677-4561.

Recognitions on the program for Nov. 16 include:

Maryland PTA Awards
Maryland Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
National Open Door Award
2009 Milk Carton Coin Collection

WCPS Calendar Artists and Writers
Shore Transit Artist
Up with People Choir
Magi Children's Choir

Bayside Sportsmanship Award
Wendy's High School Heisman School Winners
President's Volunteer Service Award
Breast Cancer Awareness Events

Maryland Arts Education Association Recognition
Outstanding PDS Service
National Board Recertification

Healthy U Winners
Band Director Recognition
Maryland Character Education Schools
Recycling Winner

Wednesday, Nov. 17
Superintendent’s Open Door Session
Board of Education Office

A Superintendent’s Open Door Session will take place Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 4-6 p.m., in the Administrative Conference Room at the Board of Education Office. The Open Door Sessions are opportunities to meet one-on-one with Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen to discuss any issue, idea or concern. No appointments are made: Anyone interested in meeting with the superintendent should come to the Board office that day and sign in. Other Superintendent Open Door Sessions for this year are scheduled for: Dec. 15, Jan. 19, Feb. 23, March 23, April 27 and May 25. 410-677-4495.

Thursday, Nov. 18
3rd-Grade Business Expo
North Salisbury Elementary

The North Salisbury Elementary annual 3rd-Grade Business Expo will take place on Thursday, Nov. 18, with the first session at 9:30 a.m. and second session at 1 p.m. Students will be advertising and selling the goods or services they created and marketed during the Economy Unit. The children have gained background knowledge for their good or service by interviewing business people who have a business like theirs. They also surveyed potential customers to help fine tune their final good or service, learned about advertising best practices from Frank Hamilton of WBOC, and created a business plan to help find just the right price customers would be willing to pay. Students and visitors will buy with "Kinnamon Cash" (named for their Social Studies teacher) so that each student can calculate the net profit of the business after the Expo. 410-677-5807.