School starts on Monday! Teachers have been engaged in meetings and preparing their classrooms all week to be ready. Students will be both nervous and excited as they come on Monday, and teachers will be feeling the same way. “Will I get to sit by my friend?” “I’m new here—will...
“Oops—We don’t have enough markers for this project.” “Our pencil sharpener is broken. You will need to use whatever you have until I can get to a sharpener during my lunchtime or after school to sharpen a batch.” “This has been such a tough week in my classroom. I’m wondering...
When school starts on August 8, Alan will be in fourth grade. He came to Maryland School last year, his third school in four years. With all the changes, Alan is way behind expectations for his grade level, has had difficulty making friends, and is not feeling successful at all....
Back-to-School Collection Through August 7 Maryland School is going to be up and running August 8 with a school full of students, ready for in-person learning and interacting with friends. Budgets continue to be stretched, so now is the time for us to help with supplies to outfit classrooms, and you...
It’s hard to believe we are almost at the end of this year’s third quarter. The school year continues to be a challenging one for students, parents and children, so with our faith-based partnership, we are glad to be able to provide assistance where we can. Classroom Volunteers Volunteers who...
Maryland School Holiday Gifts Several days before Christmas we visited the apartment of our Ugandan family, delivering a carload of gifts for the children, bags of new blankets, and grocery gift cards for the family. Their eyes were large as they helped carry the brightly wrapped packages upstairs, and excitement was...