Baking & Pastry instructor, Angle Cassano and Level II stu-

dents work through a Baking & Pastry “crime scene” lesson.

In This Issue

Program Spotlight

Upcoming Events

American Education

Week Activities

Family Resources

Sollers Activities and

Recognitions

Principal’s Message

News from the

School Nurse &

School Counseling

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Spotlight on Baking & Pastry The Sollers Point Baking and Pastry Arts program is a career-focused program that aims to provide students with not only the basics of baking, but also builds kitchen management skills, focuses on team-work and acquaints students with an industry certification in Servsafe: food safety and sanitation. This program provides students with instruction in advanced bakery production of breads and desserts, basic food and bakeshop production, service skills, and human relations skills. Students in the baking and pastry arts classes also work to develop knife cutting skills and creativity while they explore new tends within the baking and pastry world. This programs al-lows them to develop hands-on experience and real world application.

Students in this program plan, prepare and serve their creations to students, staff and the greater community in a variety of events attended by community leaders and dig-nitaries. Students compete in several baking competitions, and teams of individuals are chosen to represent Sollers Point at Skills USA regional and state competitions. Sollers Point baking students enjoy a program that culminates with putting them on the path to quickly move up the career ladder or eventually open their own business. After completing the program students will be prepared to eventually be leaders in an exciting and rewarding career.

Sollers Point Technical High School November, 2017

Upcoming Events

American Education Week— November 13th-17th

School Closings Thanksgiving Holiday Week-end—November 23rd and 24th.

Upcoming Magnet Infor-mation Applications for the 2018-2019 school year will be available on the Office of Mag-net Programs web-site at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Vist the OMP website for more information: http://www.bcps.org/offices/omp/ Applications must be submitted by noon on Friday, November 17, 2017

Principal’s Message for October

Dear Sollers Point Technical Families,

Grade Reporting:

We have completed the first quarter of instruction and are eagerly looking

forward to what our students will learn, produce and achieve during the sec-

ond quarter. BCPS will distribute report cards on Thursday, November 16.

As I shared in August, our goal is to provide students with multiple opportu-

nities to demonstrate mastery of grade –level or course standards during

each quarter of instruction. We believe that every student who attends Sol-

lers Point can be successful in their academic and technical program clas-

ses.

American Education Week:

November is a great month to visit Sollers Point Technical High School.

American Education Week is our annual opportunity to celebrate public ed-

ucation and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that

every child receives a quality education. I encourage each of you to visit a

9th grade classroom or CTE magnet program in order to get a glimpse of

what happens at Sollers Point on a regular basis. Program details and

dates are listed inside this edition of the newsletter.

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School Improvement Process:

Each year, we revisit our mission and vision to ensure we are on the path of continuous improvement. This sum-

mer we examined our Vision & Mission statements to ensure faculty, staff, and administration were doing every-

thing in our power to improve instruction, assessment and learning at Sollers Point. Our school is proud to share

that 66% of our eligible students achieved at least 1 certification or license last year and 93.2% of our students

completed their CTE program of study with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.

You can help us achieve our mission and vision by ensuring that your son or daughter is meeting or exceeding

the state-mandated 94% attendance standard. This works out to less than 3 absences per quarter.

VISION:

Sollers Point will provide authentic and rigorous instruction in order to develop students who are career and col-

lege ready.

MISSION:

Every Sollers Point Technical high school student will complete a career and technical program and earn an in-

dustry certification or license.

KUDOS:

Congratulations to the following programs, instructors, and students who either represented or participated in co-

curricular events supporting Sollers Point Technical High.

Cosmetology: Sponsored “A Day in the Salon” for CCBC students

Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry: Catered the Southeast Area Advisory Council dinner

Automotive Tech, Culinary, & Baking: Held the 2nd Annual Car Show for the Dundalk community.

Building & Construction: Represented Sollers Point at the

ABC Craft Competition in Timonium.

Academy of Health Professions: Sponsored the 1st Annual

Trunk or Treat community event in the bus loop.

Biomedical Science: Presented at the 10th annual PLTW

MSDE Conference in Timonium.

Culinary Arts: Sponsored and catered the Dundalk Optimist

Club Membership and Jr. Optimist Induction ceremony.

Skills USA: Mr. Rowlands & Ms. Cassano sponsored an over-

night (Ocean City) student leadership conference event for

our Skills USA student officers from Sollers Point.

Thank you for choosing Sollers Point Technical High as your mag-

net high school! I hope to see many of you during American Education Week, Nov. 13-17.

Sincerely,

Program Details for American Education Week

Academy of Health Professions—Pharmacy Tech : counting, filling, labeling prescriptions lab & Allied health: Muscular System (Muscle coloring book, Work those muscles Lab, Muscle Movements Dance)

Auto—performing oil changes

Baking & Pastry

Level One pd. 1 and 2

Tuesday November 14: Baguettes, Wednesday November 15: Biscuits, Muffins and Scones

Thursday November 16: Pies (lattice and pumpkin)

Friday November 17: Thanksgiving Treats and Rolls

Level Two pd. 5/6/7

Tuesday November 15: Baguettes and Dinner Rolls

Wednesday November 16: Pumpkin Rolls

Thursday November 17: Fall-Themed Showdown (baking competition in-cluding parents) Friday November 18: Thanksgiving Treats and Pies

Biomedical Science

Science Earth Systems: Earth’s Complex Crust, Plate Tectonics, and Radioactive Decay Chemistry: PLTW Biomedical Sciences PBS: Diabetes, Biochemistry, and Calorimetry HBS/HA&P: Physiological Mechanisms of Reaction Time and Neurological Diseases/ Disorder Earth Systems: Earth’s Complex Crust, Plate Tectonics, and Radioactive Decay Chemistry: Chemical Bonding PLTW Biomedical Sciences PBS: Diabetes, Biochemistry, and Calorimetry

HBS/HA&P: Physiological Mechanisms of Reaction Time and Neurological Diseases/ Disorders MI: Genetic Screening and Testing BI: Continued work on Independent Project

Construction—”Have a Seat” camp chair give-a –way for Construction parents

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American Education Week, cont’d

Cosmetology Level 1- A.M. November 14. 16, 17 Level II- A.M. November 13, 15, 17 Level III- P.M. November 14,15, 17 Ser-vices for all levels include: Manicures, hand massages, paraffin treatments, pedicures, shampoo & conditioning, thermal de-signs, waves, & braids Level III added services: Facials & haircuts

Culinary Arts— Level I (AM) Family soups & Level II (PM) Thanksgiving dishes and prep for the Superintendent’s lunch

Diesel—performing oil changes

IT Computer Science -Foundations of Computer Science

Monday – students will practice loops, and will write code to generate coin change returned from a transaction. This code have some if-stmts, loops, and general programing

logic Tuesday – Technical writing Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - generating coin change, expla-

nation of our “find the cat program”, flow charting AP Computer Science A – Java, Linux

Monday through Thursday – students will learn to use Java Ar-rayLists to solve computational problems

Friday – Students work together to set up out Linux sand box lab (Raspberry Pi’s and Linux servers.)

IT Networking— Monday through Wednesday: Network Troubleshooting practices Thursday & Friday: Create a small home network! How to better setup your home network! Parent Activities: Students will teach visitors how to change settings on their home router. Visitors are welcome to bring in any computers or related devices with issues for the students to troubleshoot and discuss any technical recommendations and answer any questions!

News from the Health Suite

A reminder: Our phone lines have changed in the school as well as in the health suite. The Sollers Point Technical High School phone number is now 443-809-7075 and our direct line into the health suite is 443-809-7074. You now have the ability to leave a message for the nurse which will be answered within one business day. If you choose to leave a message please in-clude your name, your child’s name, and the reason for your call and a good time to reach you. If you would like to reach the nurse directly you may call the health suite between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm. If you have any medical questions or concerns for your child please call. The following is a sample list of reasons to speak to the nurse:

You’re in need of checklists for ADHD and ADD. You’re child needs medicine given in school. You have questions concerning medications. You need to discuss any child related medical issues. Your child has a broken a bone. Problems with ambulation. Health problems in general. Questions on when to keep a child home.

If you’re not sure about medical issues or you have any questions please call the health suite.

Southeast Area Education Advisory Council Meeting

Please join us on

Monday, November 27, 2017 in the

Battle Monument Cafeteria.

Everyone is welcome.

Topic:

Special Education

Presented by:

Dr. Whisted and Ms. Rider

Please arrive early.

Presentation begins promptly at 7 pm.

Parents, students, guardians as well as community members are welcome to attend.

If you are interested in learning more about our topic or have any questions regarding Baltimore County Public Schools,

please plan on attending.