Purplelicious Newsletter
The Purpleicious Newsletter is your monthly scoop on all the wonderful things happening at City Springs! Inside, you’ll find classroom spotlights, important news for families, helpful resources, and upcoming events—all in one colorful, community-filled place.
Archived Newsletters from SY 24-25
September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, February 2025, March 2025, April 2025, May 2025, June 2025
- City Springs and Hampstead Hill Students View Restorative Practices Documentary
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on October 15, 2025 at 7:59 pmHHA Leaders Go Places (LGP) meeting in HHA’s Newstead Gym viewed the new short documentary, “Restorative Practices Make Strong Schools."
- BCP Premieres New Documentary on Restorative Practices
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on October 15, 2025 at 7:23 pmBaltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) kicked off its 30th year celebration with another “first”—its first-ever film premiere.
- Remembering Bernice Whelchel, Former City Springs Principal
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on September 12, 2025 at 7:01 pmBernice E. Whelchel, former principal of City Springs passed away on September 5, 2025 at the age of 77.
- Meet Mr. Trumino, City Springs’ Community School Coordinator
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on August 19, 2025 at 2:45 pmAt Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) charter schools, the role of Community School Coordinator is essential.
- BCP Grads Going Places: Paige Golden, RN, City Springs Alumna
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on July 3, 2025 at 2:29 pmPaige Golden is living her dream job. She’s a pediatric travel nurse currently on an assignment in Kansas at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
- Celebrating Student Success: Where BCP Students Go Next
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on June 23, 2025 at 2:28 pm8th graders from BCP’s City Springs, Hampstead Hill, and Pimlico are moving on to a wide range of high schools throughout Baltimore.
- T. Rowe Price Teaches City Springs’ 6th Grade to be Money Confident
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on June 23, 2025 at 1:52 pmT. Rowe Price’s Money Confident Kids Financial Literacy Curriculum is a financial literacy program geared for middle school students.
- All BCP Pre-Ks Are Now MSDE-Accredited
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on June 12, 2025 at 6:32 pmThe Pre-Kindergarten programs at City Springs Elementary / Middle and Hampstead Hill Academy received MSDE accreditation.
- BCP Community Spotlight: St. Vincent de Paul Church
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on May 28, 2025 at 1:41 pmThe St. Vincent de Paul Church has a deep history of serving the Perkins Square community and City Springs Elementary / Middle School.
- Strong Schools = Strong Neighborhoods: City Springs Elementary/Middle School
by Baltimore Curriculum Project on May 19, 2025 at 2:48 pmThe impact BCP charter schools are having on the redevelopment and regrowth of underserved neighborhoods across Baltimore
Important Information
Title I School
City Springs receives funding from the Federal Government that is meant to support the academic performance of our students.
One of the requirements of receiving this money is the communication of how these funds will be used by the school to parents and the community at large.
Ready to Read Act
We identify and address each student’s needs. Using theMAP Reading Fluency with Dyslexia Screener as a literacy diagnostic tool in Kindergarten,we can determine foundational reading skills and identify appropriate early interventions.
- We screen any student in grades 1-3 who show some level of risk on their MAP Growth assessment.
- We screen all new students not previously screened.
- Assessments are completed three times/year (beginning, middle, and end of school year)
- Parents are notified of their students’ results and any additional intervention support that is recommended.
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