MSA

It's MSA time again. Here is the testing schedule.

The MSA reading test will take place on:
Monday, March 16th and
Tuesday, March 17th

The MSA math test will take place on:
Friday, March 20th and
Monday, March 23rd

Testing takes approximatley 90 minutes to 2 hours and there are one to two short breaks in between.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Due to inclement weather, all Montgomery County Public Schools will operate on a two hour delay. This notice is for Thursday, January 29th, 2009.

Opening times are as follows:
Elementary Schools- 11:15
Middle Schools- 9:25
High Schools- 9:25

Important Reminders

Hello, I have a few announcements to make:

- If any of you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, it is in stores January 13
- There is no school on Monday January 19, due to Martin Luther King Day and January 20, due to the Barack Obama Innaugural
- There will be MAP-R testing on January 21

Thank you

Welcome Back!

Hello, I hope you had a wonderful Winter Break! Tell us what you did over break on the talk page!

EMERGENCY NOTICE!

A Water Main Break on River Road in Bethesda, Maryland has caused all Montgomery County Public Schools to close 2.5 hours early, on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008. All Athletic Activities scheduled for today will be cancelled. Day Care Providers will be open except in schools where no water is available. These schools will contact parents directly or indirectly. Bus Transportation is provided. I repeat: A Water Main Break on River Road in Bethesda, Maryland has caused all Montgomery County Public Schools to close 2.5 hours early, on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008. Thank you for your cooperation.

Contest!

Red alert! This is the start of our wild reading contest! Read, read, read. Record how many books you read and submit them to us. The winner will get their own article in the paper! The contest will end Friday, January 16th, 2009. So log on to the world of reading now! The contest will begin now!

Best wishes and happy reading,
The Monday

Social Studies is getting reviews!

Thinking about the Native American project in Social Studies? Many kids are showing good response to this assignment. It's creative and there's no written piece involved, one of the main reasons this project is a big hit with the kids. There's a canoe, dreamcatcher, travois, totem pole, loom and many other things to build. Or are you thinking about camouflage in Science? Here's an experiement to do. You'll need:

- A bush
- Some green clothes
- A friend, parent or someone

You'll do:

- Stand in front of the bush with the green clothes on, without the other person looking.
- Tell them to look.
- Ask them if they can see you.
- If they can, try again. If they can't, good job!

Here's a float and sink experiment:

You'll need:

-A tub of fizzy water like club soda
- Raisins
- Popcorn Kernels
- Sweet Tarts or Small Mints

You'll do:

- Fill the tub with fizzy water, like club soda.
- Put the raisins in, slowly, one at a time.
- Do they float or sink? What did they do?
- Put the popcorn kernels in, slowly, one at a time.
- Do they float or sink? What did they do?
- Put the sweet tarts or small mints in, slowly, one at a time.
- Do they float or sink? What did they do?

Whatever you're thinking about in Social Studies, we hope it's good, just like most everyone else.