Next Week In Wicomico County Schools

Friday, Feb. 24
Mid-term progress reports sent home

Sunday, Feb. 26, from 4-5:30 p.m.
Meeting with Haitian Families
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School

A meeting has been scheduled with the Haitian families in our community to share information about how to help their children in school. School system staff members will discuss school achievement, safety issues and information concerning the MSA and HSA tests.

Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m.
Parent Information Meeting and Fashion Show on Consistent Attire
Prince Street Elementary

A parent information meeting and fashion show on consistent attire will be held for all interested parents at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Prince Street Elementary School. The meeting will be an opportunity to hear more about the proposed Consistent Attire Program that is being considered for 11 elementary schools, and to ask questions and give input. The evening will include a fashion show with students modeling consistent attire. The Board is scheduled to vote on the consistent attire proposal on second and final reading at its March 13 Board meeting. Letters home, a phone survey and this public information meeting are all part of the effort to ensure that parents are aware of the proposal and have had a chance to give input. Comments may also be made at comments@wcboe.org or 410-677-5251.

Friday, March 2
Maryland Astronaut Richard R. Arnold II Talks with Wicomico Students
Salisbury Middle School, Pinehurst Elementary

Students at two Wicomico schools will have the opportunity hear about careers in space and science on March 2 during a visit by Richard R. Arnold II, a former Maryland science teacher and a NASA astronaut with mission experience in the Aquarius undersea laboratory and on the International Space Station. Arnold blasted off on STS-119 Discovery in March 2009, accumulating 12 hours and 34 minutes in spacewalks and having traveled 202 orbits and 5.3 million miles. The astronaut’s visit is part of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education in Wicomico schools. Arnold will meet with students in assemblies at Salisbury Middle (8:30 a.m. grade 6, 9:30 a.m. grade 8) and Pinehurst Elementary (1 p.m. kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, 2 p.m. grades 3, 4 and 5). The visit has been made possible by STEM at Salisbury University, which is having Arnold on campus on Saturday, March 3, for its Science Olympiad.

Friday, March 2
Countywide Casual Day for Read across America, organized by the Wicomico County Education Association
Staff throughout Wicomico County Public Schools

Saturday, March 3
CANival – A Carnival of Cans
Executive Club, Arthur W. Perdue Stadium

The Uncommon DI-nominators, a Destination ImagiNation (DI) team from North Salisbury Elementary School, will put on CANival – A Carnival of Cans from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in the Executive Club at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The CANival is being held to bring in canned good donations for the Maryland Food Bank. The team’s goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of food to fight hunger. For each can donated, the giver will receive two tickets to play the carnival games created by the students on the DI team. For three cans, the giver can play all six games. Find out more from the team’s video on PAC 14 and on YouTube (search for “canival carnival of cans”). 410-713-0477 or carnivalofcans@gmail.com.