Weekly Message
December 15, 2019
Leonardtown Elementary School
Greg LaCount, Assistant Principal
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/les/
Location: 22885 Duke Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: 301-475-0250
Twitter: @les_smpcps
Important Upcoming Events
16-SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY #1: Polar Express Day; Wear your Christmas/Holiday themed PJs
17- SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY #2: LES Holiday Sing-a-long @ 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. (Wear a Christmas/Holiday Sweater or
Shirt)
17- 5th Grade Interim Distribution
18- SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY #3: Christmas/Holiday Character Day! Dress as a Christmas/Holiday Character or theme
18- LES Winter Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
18- School Improvement Team Meeting @ 4-5 p.m.; Parents are invited to attend
19-SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY #4: Christmas/Holiday Hat Day! Wear a Christmas/Holiday Hat
20-SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY #5: Christmas/Holiday Explosion Day! Wear red, green and white from head to toe! ; Early Dismissal Day at 1:45 p.m.; No School for Pre-K
21- Hello Winter! ; Winter Break Begins
January
2- School reopens
From School Administration
As we write this message, more than 1/3 of the school year has been completed. The students and staff members at Leonardtown Elementary are working diligently toward their goals and are growing on a daily basis. It is a pleasure to work with your children daily and to see them grow in so many ways. Our Winter Break is right around the corner, and 2020 will be here before we know it. Our last day of classes will be Friday, December 20 (early dismissal at 1:45 p.m., No school for Pre-K), and students will report back to school on Thursday, January 2.
We would like to wish all of our families a safe and joyous Holiday Season! During the break, we hope that you experience a slower pace with some time to relax and build fond memories that will be treasured in the years ahead. It has been a wonderful year, and the students and staff at Leonardtown Elementary are looking forward to making 2020 even better.
Our Weekly Message will return in the new year on January 5, 2020.
Thank you for all of your involvement and your continued support.
Dr. Quick-McQueen and Mr. LaCount
New Information
Attendance Matters
Chronic School absenteeism is now a part of our school report card. Please make sure your child is in school every day. We love when they are here to learn with us!!:)
As of December 13, here is the breakdown of attendance for LES for the 2019-20 school year:
Schoolwide: YTD: 95.97%
Kindergarten: 94.82%
First Grade: 96.52%
Second Grade: 96.44%
Third Grade: 96.81%
Fourth Grade: 96.24%
Fifth Grade: 95.67%
Good attendance results in students having a better chance of reaching their full potential, according to the US Department of Education.
LES Outreach Volunteers Needed
Please click on the link below to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F49AEAD2EA4F58-lesoutreach
2020 SMCPS Award Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now being accepted until Jan 10, 2020 for:
- Education Support Professional of the Year (ESPY) - Nominees include non-certificated staff in support professional positions, including secretaries, paraeducators, building service workers, dedicated substitutes, food service, safety assistants, and many more! The SMCPS Education Support Professional Professional of the Year will be selected from all staff nominated in this category.
- Outstanding Educator - Nominees include certificated staff in roles such as classroom teachers, media specialists, counselors, and more! The Maryland Teacher of the Year and Washington Post Teacher of the Year will be selected from teachers nominated in this category.
- Leader of Excellence
- Nominees include administrative and supervisory staff in such roles as supervisor, principal, assistant principal and more! The Washington Post Principal of the Year will be selected from principals nominated in this category.
Information Worth Repeating
Keep Contact Information Up to Date
cently, we have had several incidents where we have been trying to reach parents and find that either their voice mailbox was full or not set-up to receive messages. We also have several situations where the emergency number(s) we have on file is/are no longer in service.
We would appreciate it if you could take a moment and make sure of the following:
- Please have a voice mailbox in place that can receive messages. If need be, please clear the messages currently in your mailbox so that your mailbox can receive new messages.
- Please take a moment and update any emergency numbers that may need to be updated.
This is very important especially if we have an unscheduled emergency closing. Thank you so much.