Parent Resources

For a list of summer camp options for your kid please visit

Parents and PGCPS at: http://parentsandpgcps.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Side by Side

Web site:        http://sidebysidelaurel.org/
E-mail:           SidebySideLaurel@verizon.net
Phone:           (301) 725-8179

The first Side by Side Family Academy on Sept. 24 received very positive reviews, drawing 180 parents and students from seven local elementary schools. Counting volunteers, media representatives and school and public officials, the number swelled to more than 250.
Among those in attendance were Laurel Mayor Craig Moe, Prince George’s County Council member Tom Dernoga, Prince George’s Deputy Superintendent of Schools Bonita Coleman-Potter, Prince George’s Board of Education member Rosalind Johnson and a number of other school officials. Four newspapers and two TV stations covered the event.
We fed everyone pizza, presented a wildlife program for children and led the parents in a discussion of what issues they were experiencing with their children and their children’s schools. Virtually all the parents said that they wanted to come back for our next Family Academy Night on Oct. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Deerfield Run Elementary School, when we will provide:
  • a free supper from 6 to 6:30 p.m.
  • a show for students by the acclaimed Blue Sky Puppet Theatre
  • child care for preschoolers
  • instructors from Anne Arundel Community College’s Parenting Center discussing with parents: child behavior management — “So Why Do Children Do the Things They Do?”
We are grateful for our partnership with Prince George’s Public Schools, which views our Family Academy as a pilot project for the entire county. School board member Rosalind Johnson said after the Family Academy, “I cannot tell you what a fabulous event it was last night. … It was great, it was great, and it really is going to put us on the map.”
To see what newspapers said about the first Family Academy Night, see:
Joe Murchison

President, Side by Side, Inc.

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LES Music and Chorus

Here is a new website that is being used for Laurel ES Music and Chorus.  Parents can login and check for announcements, activities, homework, updates etc…
2.  Login for parents/students
3.  Username:  LaurelESMusic
4.  Password:  20092010

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