Shady Side Friends,

We are celebrating student success on our most recent iReady assessments today with a pizza party. This is part of a concerted effort to deliberately focus on perseverance and student academic growth!

Are you looking for ways to engage with your child at home? One fun activity I recall from my childhood was working on math fact flashcards with my mom. We did this in a relaxed, stress-free way that allowed me to sharpen my math fluency while spending quality time with mom!

There are countless resources available online for your child to do this or you can do it the old fashion way using index cards and a pencil or marker! I recommend the old fashion way!

This is our first newsletter in our new bi-weekly format! We discovered that important information was getting lost in the larger, weekly publication! As important information arises, we will send that out in the form of emails and / or text messages. Hopefully, this will be a productive and efficient way to communicate!

Your feedback is always welcomed!

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

John Barzal

Principal

Shady Side Elementary School

Scroll to the bottom for important dates!

Shady Side All Stars

We value perseverance and hard work at Shady Side Elementary School! We strive to do our best and recognize hard work as being an incredible, admirable character trait! Congratulations to the following Shady Side students who were recognized for displaying incredible character during our recent iReady assessments! They did their best and that is always good enough! I'm proud of their hard work!

Mrs. True

Ben Hogan, Ben Sanchez, Teagan Baker, Jahla Black, Wesley Hall 

Mrs. Sturgell

Maverick Darbro, Grant Langley, Victoria Smith, Mary DiFiore, Taylor Cherba

Mr. Witmer

Remi Durkin, Teddy Nilsson, Olivia Young, Jaxson Sellars, Owen Tang

Mrs. Beukers

Brooklyn Brown, Trevor Kress, Fiona Walsh, Anthony Schutte, Dylan Plude

Mrs. Fladung

Eleanor Giffith, Graeme Hutcheson, Coen Rogers, Cole McLaughlin, Savannah Blanton

Mrs. Duval

Sofia Sanchez, Theresa Golden, Javon Matthews, Chloe Fornari-Varady, Marleigh Marsters

Ms. Pitts

Josie Huston, Noah Dustin, Cole Miller, Ivan Mendez

Mrs. Mitchell

Kaydence Severn, Rilynn Welch, Kylie Burcham, Chase Price, Jaclyn Sweeney

Mrs. Dustin

Stephen Fletcher, Gianna Rothenberger, Julianna Baum, Aubrey Cuciniello, Mack Golden

Mr. Tuttle

Hunter Hardy, Jaxson Gray, Olivia Kidd, Raegan Crutchfield, Wyatt Rose

Mrs. McLaughlin

Austin Dohne, Henry Duval, Lydia Hall, Ava Moulden, Roman Ochoa

Mrs. Moses

Brian Jones, Brooklan Meade, Harper Nagel, Maren Parnell, Maddy DiMarco 

Mrs. Niederhauser

Charlotte Dohne, Demian Garnica-Damian, Terrence Harrison, Dorothy Moses 

Mrs. Weckel

Jermell Butler, Harper Leach, Teagan McLaughlin, Sadie Paddy, Tyler Piche, Baylie Redmond

Innovators of Science & Engineering Challenge

We are pleased to announce that Shady Side Elementary will be having an Innovators of Science and Engineering Challenge, April 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. We encourage all students from grades Pre-K through 5 to participate. The challenge presents an excellent opportunity for students to be recognized for their scientific discoveries and explorations. Science allows children to challenge their minds and engage in higher level, critical thinking skills. For this reason we hope you will encourage your child to participate in this unique learning experience.

Helpful Links

Shady Side will now offer Online School Payments for field trips, lost or damaged library books, and other upcoming school events - https://osp.osmsinc.com/annearundel/

Free and Reduced Meals Application - https://www.aacps.org/page/apply-for-free-or-reduced-price-meals

Parent Portal - https://www.aacps.org/page/studentparent-portal

Attendance - https://www.aacps.org/page/attendance