Important News

MCAP Reports Are Coming Home Students who participated in the 2023 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) for grades 3-8, English 10, Algebra I and II, and Geometry in the 2022-2023 school year will be hand carrying individual score reports home on 9/28/23. For additional information on how to interpret the reports, please visit https://support.mdassessments.com/reporting/ and click on the Parent Score…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, We have had yet another great week at Patuxent Valley and I’m thankful for all the ways that students, staff and families have contributed to our transition to our new school start times. All of our buses have been in before 7:42 am Wednesday through Friday and we have begun home room on time…

Vision and Hearing Screening Information - October 16th, 2023: The Howard County Health Department and HCPSS School Health Services support your student's academic success by providing vision and hearing screenings at your child's school . Howard County screens children new to the Maryland school system and those in eighth grade. Please see the attached Vision and Hearing Screening Flier for…

Students Taking High School Credit Courses Please note, if your student is currently taking a high school credited course, you should review important information about the withdrawal date of October 4th. Please find the letter for families linked here for further information.

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, We had a great week at Patuxent Valley this week and it could not have been more typified than in seeing the energy of our students beginning preparations for the Fall Play; make sure you have it on your calendar for October 27 and 28 in the evening and October 29 for the matinee…

Saturday, September 9, a Chipotle restaurant night is scheduled to support the PVMS chapter of the International Thespian Society and PVMS’ after school productions. Just show the flyer when you purchase food between 4 and 8 pm that day (or use the code when you order online) from the Chipotle in Laurel Lakes to support PVMS Theatre. Please pick up…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Thank you so much to all the families who came out to Back to School Night yesterday. The sense of community was palpable in the school building. A special thank you to all the staff members who shared their care with our community, and to the community partners like PTA, HC Library and other…

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Attendance Procedures Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success at each grade level. By the 6th grade, absenteeism is…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, This week was a great week, from seeing our young people meeting old friends on Monday, students playing Gaga Ball at recess, to visiting classrooms, it's hard to pick just one highlight! Suffice to say that I'm so glad that your young people are at our school, and that we have the amazing, skillful…