HAMMOND NEWS
HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8110 Aladdin Drive
Laurel, MD 20723
410-880-5890
Safe-to-School 301-725-9250

March 14, 2008

MARCH 17-24 SCHOOLS CLOSED  SPRING BREAK

April 1st ,2nd MSA Reading 3rd, 4th and 5th

APRIL 4 END OF THIRD QUARTER  3 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL

April 8th ,9th MSA Math 3rd, 4th and 5th

April 14 6:30 PTA Executive Board Meeting

April 15 Family Night @ New York J&P Pizza

April 16 Report Cards Issued

April 21, 22, 23 SAT 10 Testing  2nd grade

April 23 Lady Maryland 4th grade field trip

APRIL 24 SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY)

April 25 Lady Maryland - 4th grade field trip

SAT 10  2nd grade testing

May 8 5th grade field trip to Philadelphia

May 9 Lovely Ladies Day  grade 1, 1-2pm

May 15 Spring Chorus Concert 7pm

MAY 16 SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS  (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY)

May 19 Grade 1 field trip  College Park Aviation Museum

Band & Orchestra Concert

May 21 Middle School Orientation 6:30-7:30  Hammond Middle School Cafeteria

Field Day

TESTING SCHEDULE
Parents, if you have children in grades 3, 4 or 5 please note the dates for MSA testing in the newsletter calendar. Parents of students in the second grade please note the dates for SAT 10 testing. Please make every effort to have your child attend school on these dates and try not to schedule any appointments for your child. Please also make sure that your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a good breakfast the morning of testing. Thank you for your support!

FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
It's time for the 36th Annual Spring Student Art Exhibition at The Mall in Columbia! The exhibit opens on Tuesday, March 25th at 9am and will remain open to the public through Sunday, April 6th at 12 noon. There is an artists' reception to be held Wednesday, April 2nd at 6:45pm in the lower level Lord and Taylor court. Students from HES who have artwork on display are: Sophie Kohn, Ethan Dixon, Isabelle Choi, Katelyn Stephanos, Maria Perez, Ryder Neal, Miyah McClease, Caroline Stetser, Garrett Jacob, Desi Hatzakos, Joey Maruschuk, Erin Shugar, Danielle Kim, Leah Lodise, Jun Hyung Park, Karson Kinsey, Oma Oji, Pamela Chukwujekwu, Guy Filomena, Camryn Stanley, Mariah Lodise, Jack Lawrence, Joshua Krutz, Yousuf Shah, Madeline Winters, Brooke Powell, Eva Sauer, Dutch Schulden, Rachel Foster, Tommy Petty, Amanda O'Shaughnessy, Ryan Whalen, Rebecca Kaylie, Monae Rivers, Nicholas Osterman, Xiaolu Guo, Rachel Bowling, Ruxandra Danaila, Jun Hwan Park, Allison Petty, Sophie Bell, Yusra Khan and Karen Dang. Congratulations, students! Panels of artwork from each school will be placed throughout the Mall in alphabetical order by school name, and grouped by elementary, middle, and high schools. Locations for each of the panel groupings will be announced at the reception desk and are available at the Courtesy Desk at the Mall.

TALENT SHOW TENTATIVELY APRIL 25th!
Tentatively the Talent Show is coming Friday, April 25th! A really big thank you to those who made it loud and clear they could help put it on. Thank you!! Plan on Dress Rehearsal at 4:30 Wednesday, 4/23, and showtime at 6:30 on the 25th. Look for registration forms (including info on act reviews/auditions) in your Friday folders after spring break. (Beth will contact volunteers immediately following spring break). Questions contact Beth Weith, create.beth@verizon.net.

SPRING BREAK FOR SPRING CLEANING
We have begun collecting your Gently Used Stuffed Animals and Happy Meal Toys for the Spring Carnival. This is a great time to do some spring cleaning and donate some “old friends. Collection boxes located at the school entrance. If you have any questions please contact Pat Johnson at (301) 725-4954 or patjohnson1@comcast.net. View our recent 2008 HES Spring Carnival News flyer at www.hespta.org/springcarnival.html.

NEXT HAMMOND NEWSLETTER APRIL 4TH HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!

Emergency School Closing Information: https://www.eschoolnewsletter.com/emergency.asp