AACPS Employee of the Month

Kindergarten Teacher Assistant Honored

Sharon Shadle was recently named the Employee of the Month for February by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) recognizes educators, employees and volunteers each month from September to June during the school year. Awards are presented at Board of Education meetings and Patch is pleased to announce the honorees. The February "Employee of the Month" is Sharon Shadle, a kindergarten teacher assistant at Richard Henry Lee Elementary in Glen Burnie. According to the AACPS website, the Employee of the Month is chosen by a committee made up of members of the Anne Arundel County Retired School Personnel Association (AARSPA). Here is the text of the speech presented at the Feb. 6 meeting in honor of Shadle: Oftentimes the most effective way to describe an Employee of the Month is to quote directly from the …

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Richard Henry Lee, Marley Glen Earn Green School Designation

The schools were two of 11 county schools to get the designation. Four others earned recertification.

Richard Henry Lee Elementary and Marley Glen School earned official Maryland Green School certifications this year for their conservation efforts. The schools were two of 11 to earn the designation this year from the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE). There are now 52 education facilities in the county with the designation. Four other schools also earned recertification, according to a press release from Anne Arundel County Public Schools.  To earn Green School status, a school must go through a two-year process of establishing a program for environmental awareness. Efforts often include recycling, conservation programs and other activities designed to encourage "green" thinking. This is the third year in…

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Five Questions With ...

Q&A: Richard Henry Lee Elementary Teacher Laura Senchak

Laura Senchak, who teaches fourth grade, is in her eighth year in education—all of them at Richard Henry Lee.

Patch caught up with fourth-grade teacher Laura Senchak in January at Richard Henry Lee. I stopped her to ask Five Questions. Glen Burnie Patch: How long have you been in education? Laura Senchak: This is my eighth year that I've been down here teaching in Maryland. In Pennsylvania I substituted for, like, two years. I had long-term sub jobs and went in on a daily basis to substitute. Glen Burnie Patch: What made you decide to become a teacher? Senchak: I just always liked working with kids. Just liking to teach them and just to see that they learn something, it just really motivated me to want to help them and to be a teacher. Glen Burnie Patch: Did you substitute at all grade levels? How did you decide to teach at the elementary school …

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Q&A: Richard Henry Lee Elementary Student Sarah Naples

Sarah Naples, 9, is a fourth-grader at Richard Henry Lee.

Patch caught up with fourth-grader Sarah Naples, 9, during her lunch break in January at Richard Henry Lee Elementary School. I stopped her to ask Five Questions. Glen Burnie Patch: What is your favorite thing about school? Sarah Naples: My favorite part about school is learning math because when I'm around math I just get so happy. I love multiplication. That's my favorite thing in the world. Glen Burnie Patch: What's something that you learned recently? Sarah: Well, I thought learning fractions was pretty cool because you get to add the numerators. And it's actually kind of fun just adding fractions. Glen Burnie Patch: What do you like about this school? Sarah: Something I like about going to Richard Henry Lee is that I think it's a good…

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