Countdown to Back-to-School
Watch the Summer Graduation
Annual Student Verification
Hazel Health services
Get your immunizations
Come to a City Schools baseball clinic
Good News
Local Updates
August 8, 2024
Overview
Watch the Summer Graduation
Don't miss City Schools' Summer Graduation for the Class of 2024! Join us virtually on August 14, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., to witness and celebrate our amazing graduates as they walk across the stage.
Watch the live stream on the City Schools YouTube channel!
Hazel Health Services
Many City Schools families are already benefiting from our partnership with Hazel Health. These virtual therapy services are available over the summer and next school year. With guardian consent, every student can access high-quality care from home at no cost.
Hazel Health’s therapists specialize in helping students with peer and family relationships, life transitions, grief, communication, and more.
Join in and learn more at getstarted.hazel.co/district/baltimorecityschools or call 1-800-76-HAZEL (42935).
Get your immunizations
Maryland law requires students to be fully immunized against certain infectious diseases to attend school. If you have questions about your child’s immunizations or they need updated immunizations, contact your child’s doctor, or you can visit the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) TIKE Immunization Clinic at 1200 E. Fayette Street on Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
You can also visit the Rales School-Based Health Clinic at KIPP Baltimore, located at 200 Edgewood Street. To schedule an appointment, call 410-241-2570. The Rales Clinic is open to all City Schools students.
Come to a City Schools Baseball Clinic
Students in kindergarten through grade 5 are invited to join the Roland Park Baseball League for a skills clinic on August 24 or 31 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The clinics will be held at the Poly/Western Softball Complex at 1400 W. Cold Spring Lane.
For more information, click here.
For the third year in a row, students from across the district joined the Spanish Immersion Theater Camp at Holabird Academy in July. The camp, led by new Assistant Principal Erwin Otero Santos, offers Spanish-speaking students a chance to practice their language skills, play games, and create art. This year’s play, “Let’s Save Our Planet,” focused on climate change, recycling, and teamwork.
Summer Arts for Learning (SALA) has joined forces with City Schools to revolutionize student learning in a new pilot program. The Extended School Year (ESY) initiative, a creation of the Office of Special Education, was developed some time ago to boost academic engagement with students during their time away from school, thereby increasing the likelihood of students reaching their learning milestones.
Come get free books on Sunday, August 11
The Abell neighborhood "bookstore," where all the books are free, is holding one of its monthly openings on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Teachers are particularly invited to collect books for their classrooms in preparation for going back to school in the fall. Please check event details on their website before attending: www.bookthing.org.
Fun for the Summer!
There are FREE events happening all over the city throughout the month of August! Can you hoop? Love to swim? Want to hang out with friends? Visit Recreation & Parks for all things summer and don’t forget to visit Bmorechildren.com for more information.
Summer Camps with Recreation & Parks
The Baltimore City Office of Recreation & Parks still has summer camps for students next week. To learn more and to view the camps they offer, visit https://bit.ly/bcrpsummercamps2024.
Helpful Numbers
Main: 443-984-2000
Enrollment: 410-396-8600
Transportation: 410-396-7440
Complaints/ Concerns: 410-545-1870
Special Education Parent Response Unit: 443-984-1561
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