1. College Gardens Elementary School Principal’s Chat Presentation 2011 - 2012

2. Talking Points Arrival & Dismissal Lunch & Recess Schedule Enrollment Dates to Remember Questions

3. Arrival & Dismissal Students Arrive – 9:00 a.m. Students Dismissed – 3:30 p.m.

4. Lunch & Recess Schedule Time PeriodRecess GradeTime PeriodLunch Grade 11:00 – 11:301 st 11:00 – 11:30Kindergarten 11:30 – 12:00Kindergarten11:30 – 12:001 st 12:00 – 12:302 nd 12:00 – 12:303 rd 12:30 – 1:003 rd 12:30 – 1:002 nd 1:00 – 1:304 th 1:00 – 1:305 th 1:30 – 2:005 th 1:30 – 2:004 th

5. Enrollment; Student Forecast GradeK12345 Enrollment136135146123150105 Sections666565 Students22-24 24-26 2521

6. Enrollment; Staffing Guidelines Class sizes will remain at FY11 guidelines. Kindergarten 26 : 1 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd Grades27 : 1 4 th & 5 th Grades29 : 1

7. Principal’s Communication Tools Arrival & Dismissal Open Door Policy Email Telephone Principal’s Updates from School Connect ED System PTA Meetings Principal’s Coffees Principal’s Chats Student Principal Pow Wows Town Hall Meetings College Gardens in the Community Community Dinners & Pot Lucks College Gardens ES Web Site MCPS Student, Staff & Parent Surveys Parent Advisory Committee

8. Dates to Remember Thursday, September 1 – PTA Back to School Picnic, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 5 – No School; Holiday, Labor Day Wednesday, September 7 – Back to School Night Thursday, September 8 – Back to School Night

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10. Recess - Lunch Grade Recess Lunch K 12:30-1:00 12:00-12:30 1 12:00-12:30 12:30-1:00 2 1:30-2:00 1:00-1:30 3 1:00-1:30 1:30-2:00 4 & 5 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00

11. Recess - Lunch Grade Recess Lunch K 12:30-1:00 12:00-12:30 1 12:00-12:30 12:30-1:00 2 1:30-2:00 1:00-1:30 3 1:00-1:30 1:30-2:00 4 & 5 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00