Upcoming Events

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SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
A Title 1 School Judy Center Partner MARCH 2015
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
Principals News
MARCH 3/2...Dr. Seuss's Birthday Read
Across America 3/3...Group Pictures 3/4...Board
of Education _at_ 600 Student
Recognition 3/5...PAC Mtg _at_ 8am 3/6..Jump Rope
for Heart Day Money Due - During
Specials  3/6...Movie Night _at_ 645 3/9, 3/10,
3/11...PARCC    Assessment for 3rd and 4th
grades (reading) 3/10...PTA _at_
600 3/11...Food Lion Math Night 3/12...QACHS
Musical Field     Trip for grades 2, 3, 4 3/16,
3/17...PARCC     Assessment for 3rd and 4th
grades(math) 3/23...SIT Mtg _at_ 245 3/24...Blue
Sky Puppets     Prek K _at_ 900
130 3/24...Parent Math Night Fractions 3/27...Ea
ster Egg Hunt _at_ 600 APRIL 4/1...Early
Dismissal 4/1...End of Marking Period 4/1...Board
of Education Mtg _at_ 600 4/2, 4/3, 4/6,
4/7...Schools Closed
Spring Break 4/13, 4/14...Report to
Parents     PreK K
Registration  

• SES Has Teacher of the Year Nominations
• By  Michele Hampton
• This year Sudlersville Elementary School has
  twelve nominations for the Queen Anne's County
  Teacher of the Year program.  A Teacher of the
  Year  is an exceptionally dedicated,
  knowledgeable, and skilled teacher.  This is a
  most prestigious honor to be nominated for this
  excellence in teaching award. 
• The following teachers have been nominated
• Tracey Beres
• Deidre Bildstein
• Missy Darling
• Alma Davis
• Laura Dean
• Sarah Eber
• Chris Harrison
• Cassandra Hosler
• Mary Leventhal
• Mary Alice Munson
• Jeanette Settlemaier
• Amy Thren
• Additionally, Mr. Daniel Miller has been
  nominated for the New Teacher of the Year Award
  for Queen Anne's County.  What an honor!!
• Congratulations to teachers representing all of
  the fantastic teachers at Sudlersville Elementary
  School!!
•  

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SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School
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Sudlersville Elementary School Celebrates African
American History Month On Monday, February 2,
2015, community members arrived at Sudlersville
Elementary School and participated in a Read-In.
The readers read a variety of books about African
Americans, or read books that were written by
African American authors. The week's activities
were planned by the multicultural committee.
Both SES and SMS worked together to plan
meaningful activities for students.
Mr. James Saunders is reading with
pre-kindergarten students.
Dr. Paulette Anderson is reading with first
grade students.
Jazelle Torres has been recognized for her art
work. Her art work will be displayed outside
Comptroller Franchot's office in Annapolis, MD.
SES students enjoyed the musical and dance
entertainment by Sankofu during the celebration
of Black History Month.
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Pre-K News
Kindergarten News
Grade 1 News
We are working on counting and recognizing
numbers to 100.  You can help your child by
helping him/her practice counting in many
situations.  For example, how many steps from the
porch to the mailbox, from the car to the store,
etc.  Remember that many times it is a number
that ends with 9 that can be difficult for a
child.  They may not recognize that, for
example,  after 39 comes 40.  That is where the
regular, fun practice is very helpful.    
Looking ahead to spring, we are planning on
taking two field trips.  On April 23rd, we will
be visiting the Delaware Museum of Natural
History.  On May 19, we will be seeing a play at
Chesapeake College.  Information for both
of these trips will be sent home at the same time
within the next few weeks.    Remember to
complete the reading logs for this marking
period.  Thank you, The Kindergarten Team
March is here and we are happy!   We are hoping
spring weather appears and that we will get a lot
of instruction in this month along with some
outside recess days!  In the first week of March,
we will be enjoying books by Dr. Seuss.  We will
continue to write opinion and narrative pieces in
Language Arts.  In Math we will be working on
adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers.  In
Social Studies we will start a Unit around mid
March on the Land and Water features of our
country.  We will be working with identifying
some of these features on maps.  Our class books
are back from the publishers and we will be
having a book unveiling on the morning of Friday,
March 27th.  We will be having breakfast
refreshments for this celebration, please look
for a note home from your teacher around
mid-March giving details about this exciting
event.  Thank you for your continued support!    
Your First Grade Team
Is spring really around the corner?  Let's hope
so.  We just completed Theme 6 Construction
Zone.  The students loved learning about
construction sites, tools and building things. 
This month, we will be starting Theme 7  In the
City, In the Country. We will be learning the
differences between the city and the country.  In
addition, we are at the end of our Shape Days and
are now moving on to Letter Days.  We look
forward to seeing what interesting things your
child will bring into the class for the different
letters.  Please continue to work on identifying
numbers, letters, colors and shapes at home.  We
thank you for your continued support!   The Pre-K
Team
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Grade 3 News
Grade 4 News
Grade 2 News
Marvelous March!
Wow!! February was quite a month for 4th grade.
We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude
and appreciation to our students and parents
during these eventful few weeks. The students
were so flexible and well-behaved during our
frequent changes due to weather and classroom
shifts. Additionally, so many parents reached out
to help us in our time of need. Sudlersville is
definitely an amazing community to teach
in.  Second only to safety is the academic
success of our students. They have been making
huge progress in all areas. We have been studying
fractions, the American Revolution, life cycles,
and paragraph formation in various types of
writing.   We are looking forward to warmer and
drier days ahead. As the weather clears up we
will be going back outside for recess, please
make sure students are wearing appropriate shoes,
pants, and coats for the weather. Field trip
forms went home last week for our field trip to
QACHS to see the spring musical, "Honk," on March
12th. There is no cost for this trip and
chaperones are welcome. Thank you again for your
support!!
March is here already? Wow, this year is moving
quickly! Happy St. Patricks Day on the 17th!   A
special thank you to our parents who helped their
children complete their cereal box reports for
Black History Month. They were fantastic! We
enjoyed learning about these special folks!
  Remember to check your childs homework folder
each night for assignments and important
information. Please have your child complete
his/her homework and return promptly. As always,
keep reading and returning those reading logs!
Remember, questions should be answered in
complete sentences.   Count on us to continue
working super hard this month. Our Literacy Block
time seems to be having a positive impact on our
students reading abilities. We are very proud of
their progress! In math we are working on
regrouping and representing numbers to 1,000. The
students have been working hard on their writing
as well. Ask them about it! In science we are
learning about Physics! Have a wonderful March!
We are looking forward to spring and the warm
weather it brings!
Greetings! We are hoping that spring is right
around the corner! March will be a solid block of
instruction with students being in school the
full month. The PARCC Reading testing will take
place on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March
10th 2015. The PARCC Math assessment will be on
Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th, 2015.
Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest
in order to prepare for testing. On Thursday,
March 12th,2015 we will enjoy a field trip to
QACHS and watch a play performed by the QACHS
students entitled, Honk. The students will have
the opportunity to see a show, eat lunch in the
cafeteria as well as get acclimated to their alma
mater. In Math, we are beginning a study of
fractions and this will be our focus for the next
couple of months. Please continue to practice
multiplication/division facts at home with your
child as well as read, read, read! Thank you for
your continued support and have a magnificent
March!
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• Since the disease can cause cysts in infected
  animals one should not eat under cooked pork or
  venison.
• Toxoplasmosis can cause serious complications
  especially to the unborn child.
• Toxocariasis is an intestinal roundworm found in
  infected dogs, especially puppies. These eggs
  can hatch in a human stomach and scatter to
  surrounding tissues and organs. These infections
  can be troublesome to children under 5 years of
  age, to the immunocompromised individual, and to
  older adults.
• Pet owners and parents can take the following
  precautions to decrease risks to others by
• Schedule routine veterinary care for your pet
  including vaccinations and deworming.
• Wash your hands after handling your pet and
  coming in contact with their body fluids.
• Clean the cat litter box daily. Pregnant women
  should have someone else do this job.
• Cover the sandbox when not in use.
• Avoid unnecessary bites and scratches by avoiding
  rough play with your pets.
• Do not kiss your pet.
• Wear gloves when handling soil where pet feces
  may be present.
• Following these measures will help make time
  spent with our furry friends safer for our
  families.

Math Matters

• store, driving down the street counting
  mailboxes, reading recipes, calculating coupons,
  or even measuring food or drink at the dinner
  table.
• Just as you encourage your early reader to look
  for familiar letters, ask your child to watch for
  math, regarding math as highly as you do reading.
  Every parent knows that its a good idea to read
  to your child every night, but they should also
  realize the importance of talking about
  mathematical situations with children every day
•  
• So What if its Hard?
• Encourage your children as much as possible even
  if you think youre not a math person
• Avoid talking negatively about math (When a
  parent does that in front of a child, it suggests
  that maths not important.)
• If you are stuck on how to foster math
  enthusiasm, talk to your childs teacher about
  some ways to support math learning at home.
• Stay tuned for more great tips from this article
  coming up in the next newsletter!!!

• Hello Sudlersville friends! I am thrilled to be
  the new Math Specialist at SES. Id like to take
  a minute to thank everyone for your support and
  encouragement while transitioning into my new
  position. Leaving my second grade class mid-way
  through the year was very difficult for me, but
  my amazing students are in very capable hands
  with their new teacher Mrs. Boulay. I am so proud
  of how they have handled this transition and I am
  confident that they will have a great school
  year. Now on to some MATH
• The following information and tips are taken
  from an article entitled
• Instill a Love of Math
• By Laura Lewis Brown
• Parents are bombarded with messages to read with
  their children, but its rare to hear about the
  importance of doing math with them. Here are some
  helpful tips on why and how to instill a love of
  math in your children.
• Early Math Matters
• Early elementary mathematics lays the foundation
  for what students will learn beyond the
  elementary setting
• Its important to help children love math while
  they are still young
• Parents can build on those first preschool
  lessons by counting with their children, asking
  them to look for patterns and recognize shapes,
  then moving on to numbers
• The goal should be to make math real and
  meaningful by pointing it out in the world around
  you. That could include checking and comparing
  prices at the grocery

Health Room
Most people who own pets can tell you the many
joys of ownership. Did you know each year humans
acquire infections from their beloved cats and
dogs? These infections can occur from scratches,
bites, breathing in dust, or by ingesting a
microscopic amount of fecal material. Toxoplasmosi
s is a common disease caused by a parasite in
cats. One can become infected by handling cat
feces or contaminated vegetables.
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Music
Counselors Corner
Many young people will say that they have
issues with anger, when in reality what they
struggle with is how to interpret, communicate
and respond to the wide range of normal feelings
that children experience many of which can be
uncomfortable. Helping your child to develop a
feelings vocabulary is a great way to help them
develop these skills. For example, the feeling of
Anger can be described using many different
levels of feeling words such as irritated,
annoyed, mad, frustrated, etc. Other difficult
feelings, like sadness, can be explored with
feeling words like lonely, blue, bored, and
worried. Helping kids to more accurately identify
with words how they are feeling creates a
conversation about why they might be feeling that
way and what steps they can take to feel better.
If you are looking for ways to better understand
and respond to your childs expressions of anger,
here is a great FREE opportunity taking place in
our local community Understanding and Managing
Anger in Young People will take place at Kent
County Middle School 402 East Campus Ave. in
Chestertown on Thursday, March 5th at 530pm.
Pizza and Childcare will be provided!!
Participants will learn how to understand the
function of emotions, strategies to help your
child manage their anger, and how to relieve
stressful situations. No registration is
required, but you are asked to RSVP to
410-778-5708.
MARVELOUS MUSIC MEMO Here are a few musical
reminders for the month March. Upcoming
Performance Spring Concert Wednesday, May
20th, 630 pm  Spring Concert performers include
the 1st grade classes, the Spring Chorus (3rd
4th grade students), and the Spring Recorder Club
(4th grade students). Spring Chorus (3rd 4th
Grades) Letters will be going home near the end
of March regarding the Spring Chorus. The Spring
Chorus is open to all 3rd 4th grade students
who would like to sing and perform in the Spring
Concert. The concert is on Wednesday, May 20th,
at 630 pm. The permission form must be returned
in order to participate. Spring Recorder
Club Letters will be going home near the end of
March regarding the Spring Recorder Club. The
Spring Recorder Club is open to all 4th grade
students who would like to demonstrate the
recorder skills we have learned by performing in
the Spring Concert. The concert is on
Wednesday, May 20th, at 630 pm. All students in
recorder club should have his or her own
recorder. The permission form must be returned
in order to participate.
Authors of the Week
Mark Jordan Grace Howard
Artists of the Week
The following SES students will be recognized at
the Board of Education meeting on March 4, 2015.
Alex Figueroa
Kaleb Tribbett
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Upcoming Events Dates and Times Adult Education
Hours Monday and Wednesday from 600 pm 900
pm Computer Literacy Education Nights March
10th--SMS from 530 pm 830 pm, March 17th-SES
from 530pm 830pm Judy Center Playgroup
Schedule Tuesday from 830 am 1000 am,
Wednesday from 900 am 1030 am, and Thursday
from 1000 am 1130 am. Kindermusik
Every other Thursday during Playgroup hours
during the months of February and March Dr.
Seuss Dinner at SES Check out the Judy Center
and Family Center sponsored booth on March 3rd
where we will lead parents and children in
creating a hat to wear in a photo.
Please check out our Facebook page at
https//www.facebook.com/pages/The-Judy-Center-Par
tnership-of-Queen-Annes-County/155699664524881 to
see other happenings at the Judy Center
Partnership of QAC. We sponsor adult education
through a partnership with Chesapeake College,
local childcare providers, Queen Annes County
Board of Education, and Sudlersville Elementary
School. We also sponsor weekly playgroup
opportunities, field trips, and a new Dolly
Parton Imagination Library Initiative.
Judy Center News The Judy Center Partnership
of QAC celebrated Dr. Seuss week during
Chesapeake College sponsored adult education
classes by enlisting Jason Blandon-Lopez,
Sudlersville Elementary School student in reading
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Children were
in attendance to enjoy a center-based learning
environment while their parents attended Queen
Annes County Board of Education sponsored adult
education classes held in the evening at
Sudlersville Elementary School. The Judy
Centers primary mission is to help all parents
support their children in becoming prepared for
school success. We achieve this mission by
working in partnership with agencies and
organizations in the area such as, but not
limited to Sudlersville Elementary School, the
Family Center, Healthy Families Mid-Shore,
Infants and Toddlers Program, Queen Annes County
Board of Education, Chesapeake College,
Chesapeake Childcare Resource Center, the
Department of Social Services of Queen Annes
County, the Department of Health of Queen Annes
County, Calvary Asbury Methodist Church, Queen
Annes County Migrant Recruitment and Education
Division, and local childcare providers.
Jason Blandon-Lopez reads Green Eggs and Ham to
the group.
Judy Center sponsored Kindermusik with Rebecca
Bryson
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Sudlersville Elementary Participates in STEM Fair
Crazy Hair Day at SES
Students at Sudlersville Elementary School chose
to participate in the STEM (Science Technology
Engineering and Math) Fair.  Pictured below are
the winners at each grade level. 1st grade-Hannah
Conner  Project  What toy does my cat like
best? 2nd grade-Jesse Truitt  Project  Which
type of potato makes the most electricity? 3rd
grade-Cameron Murray  Project  Which substance,
soluble or insoluble melts ice faster? 4th
grade-Abigail Voshell  Project  Which soil
settles in water faster?
PBIS incentive dance
This is our third grade monthly book report
depicting famous African Americans to honor
black history month.
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Parent Involvement
Family Center of QAC News The Family Center
participants and staff recently traveled to
Annapolis, Maryland to take part in the statewide
Maryland Family Network Advocacy Day. Parents
were able to share their experiences and
accomplishments with Delegate Jay Jacobs, who
graciously posed for a photo with our group. A
great time was had by all.
Over the next three months I will be providing
Practical Tools for Positive Parenting as
requested in our parent survey.   The Search
Institute has identified the following building
blocks of healthy development that help young
people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible
and also help them to be successful in
school. These are 16 of 40 the remaining to be
provided in April and May.   SUPPORT Family
support, Positive family communication, Other
adult relationship, Caring neighborhood, Caring
school climate, Parent involvement in
schooling EMPOWERMENT Community values youth,
Youth as resources, Service to others,
Safety BOUNDARIES AND EXPECTATIONS Family
boundaries, School boundaries, Neighborhood
boundaries, Adult role models, Positive peer
influence, High expectations   A list of these
building blocks along with other valuable parent
information are available in the Parent Resource
Room B3. Please stop by to visit and take some
information home.
  SAVE THE DATE! Food Lion Family Math Night
- March 27, 2014 530 7 p.m. Invitations will
be sent home soon!   Elaine Butler, Parent
Coordinator x234
Pictured in the photo, back row from left to
right-Elizabeth Miller, Interim Coordinator of
the Family Support Center (FSC)/Judy Center
Partnership of QAC Coordinator, Sharay Butler,
FSC participant, Leslie Rucker, FSC Home Visitor
holding Camron Browne, Jenny Crossley, FSC
Service Coordinator, Delegate Jay Jacobs, Angie
Soto, Judy Center Bilingual Admin. Assistant, and
Maria Lopez, FSC participant and Wilson Lopez. 
Front row from left to right-Deanna Tobin,
Chesapeake Childcare Resource Center, and Lori
O'Connell, FSC participant and Duncan OConnell.
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SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School
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Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Students of the Month for
the month of January! A big cheer for these
students who were recognized for their
outstanding behavior!!!
AM Pre-K Mrs. Dean
PM Pre-K Mrs. Dean
K Mrs. Beres
K Ms. Landgraf
K Mrs. Munson
1 Mrs. Bennett
1 Mrs. Chance
1 Mrs. Darling
1 Ms. Davis
2 Ms. Eber
2 Ms. Kane
2 Mrs. Troyer
3 Mrs. Bildstein
3 Mrs. Leventhal
3 Mrs. Thren
4 Mrs. Embert
4 Mrs. Rosendale
4 Mrs. Settelmaier