Is Social Networking Actually Anti-Social?

by Sasha Mazikins   The initial purpose of social networking was to quickly contact friends, family, and co-workers. But is that really what it is used for now?   It is only human to judge one another, but I have witnessed a cruel kind of judgment happening within our school. Twitter is one of the […]

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SPOT ON Behavior at Glade Elementary

Glade has a school-wide behavior system which is a process for creating a safer and more effective school. It is an approach to enhance the capacity of our school to educate all children by developing school-wide and classroom discipline systems. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. At our school everyone is working hard to display SPOT ON Behaviors. Our behaviors are SPOT ON when we: Show Respect for ourselves, others and property. Prepare to attend school every day with…

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Vaccination Deadline for Students

Frederick County Public Schools want parents to be reminded that students without proof of required immunizations or proof of an appointment to get immunized before October 1, 2014 will not be admitted to classes beginning Tuesday, September 16, 2014.  Maryland requires certain immunizations for students in kindergarten and seventh grades. All seventh grade students must be vaccinated for diptheria, tetanus, pertusis, and meningitis.  The vaccinations require two different shots; Tdap provides immunization for tetanus, diptheria, and pertusis.  The meningoccal vaccine is a separate immunization. All kindergarten students must be immunized for…

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