Parr's Ridge Elementary School
Maryland Green School
Mission
The mission of Parr's Ridge Elementary is to achieve academic success by working together in a safe and nurturing environment.
Our Vision
Parr's Ridge is a primary school where positive relationships, high expectations, and rigorous curriculum achieve a creative and motivating learning community. We value positive, independent thinking along with respectful and responsible behaviors. Our school is a place where everyone is eager to learn and grow. Parr's Ridge Elementary School opened its doors for the first time in August 2005 to serve the ever-growing Mt. Airy community and houses students in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade. Parr’s Ridge is the first, and only Primary School in Carroll County which shares a campus with Mt. Airy Elementary (3rd - 5th Grade) and Mt. Airy Middle School (6th-8th Grades). Parr's Ridge Elementary School and Mt. Airy Elementary School share one PTO, which provides continuity for students and parents alike.
Green School Committee
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•Principal: Craig Hastings - [email protected]
•Building Supervisor: Jim Thompson - [email protected] •Kindergarten Teacher: Allyson Sealfon - [email protected] •First Grade Teacher: Celeste Donoghue - [email protected] •Second Grade Teacher: Meghan Moore - [email protected] •Music Teacher: Lynne Hasenei - [email protected] •Parent Volunteer/Part Time Instructional Assistant: Amy Morrill - [email protected] •Carroll County Outdoor School Teacher: Carly Miller - [email protected] |
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Green School Culture
Parr’s Ridge Elementary School has a history of striving to “Live Green Every Day” since we opened our doors in 2005, as Carroll County’s first and only primary school. Parr’s Ridge serves between 450 and 475 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grades. Our school has been certified as a Maryland Green School in 2010 and again in 2014. Many green initiatives were put into place in the past and we have worked hard the past few years to re-focus our efforts on being Earth helpers. Staff members have worked hard to ensure our young students learn about how their actions can make a difference, and how they can make an impact to help to take care of our school, our community, and our Earth.
Cover Letter and Matrix
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As part of the Application Process, a Cover Letter and Matrix Survey were required.
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Top Five Accomplishments
- Accomplishment 1 - Waste Free Wednesday - We designated each Wednesday as “Waste Free Wednesday” and encouraged students and staff to pack lunches with as little waste as possible and challenged the school to a 10% reduction of lunch waste.
- Accomplishment 2 – After School Green Club - The after school “Green Club” of second grade students met monthly to work on our Green School initiatives.
- Accomplishment 3 - Green School Badges - To encourage teachers and students to participate in environmental activities, a “Green Badge Program” was re-implemented.
- Accomplishment 4 - Flip It off Friday - Our "Flip It Off Friday” campaign encourage students and staff to conserve electricity every day, but concentrating on turning off lights and electronics especially on Fridays.
- Accomplishment 5- Habitat Restoration - In addition to maintaining and rebuilding our Bluebird boxes, students also helped to maintain our grade level gardens on campus; The Kindergarten Monarch Nursery, the First Grade Pollinator Garden, and the Second Grade “Insectary Garden”.
