Weekly Message
March 17, 2019
Leonardtown Elementary School
Mr.G. LaCount, Assistant Principal
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/les/
Location: 22885 Duke Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: 301-475-0250
Twitter: @les_smcps
From the Desk of Administration
Congratulations to L.E.S. Destination Imagination Team Ice Ice Baby (Cameron Hersch, Clara Hammett, Fiona Gill, Nick Hutchison, Madison Toma, Ruby Kersch) for their 1st place win in the Escape Artist Challenge at the Maryland Destination Imagination Regional Tournament in Edgewater, Maryland on Saturday, March 16th. The Team is on to the State Tournament on March 30th! Wish them luck!!
Additionally, Team Ice Ice Baby raised over $1,000.00 in hot chocolate and baked goods sales as part of the challenge Community Service Learning Project. With the funds raised, the team decided they would donate hygiene bags to those in need in our larger school community.
Please click on the video below to view Ice Ice Baby's Skit ! Enjoy!!:))
Upcoming Events
- LES Spring Fun Run is coming during the school day on Friday, April 12th. Please check your child's folder for more information sent home on Friday about when to start making pledges. We are in need of volunteers, please see below.
- Mark your calendars for Family Fitness Night on Wednesday, March 20th from 6-7:30 p.m. Please join us for family fitness and fun.
- STEM Open House will be on March 20th at Lexington Park Elementary School from 6:00-7:00 and 5:00 pm at Spring Ridge Middle School
- Spirit Day! Mark your calendars for Maryland Day on Monday, March 25th. Help us celebrate Maryland's 385th Anniversary by wearing Maryland colors!
- Yearbooks are now on sale until March 29th. Please click here LES Yearbook Flyer 2019.pdf for more information.
- Spring Picture Day is March 29th. Stay tuned for fliers to come home with more information.
- Students in Grades K-2 will be presenting an Earth Day presentation on Tuesday, April 9th. The Earth Day presentation schedule will include two show times:
1st and 2nd grade: 10-10:45 a.m.
Kindergarten and 2nd grade: 2:15-3:00 p.m.
Reminder: Emergency Contact Information
Recently, 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:
1. 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.
2. Please take a moment and update any emergency numbers that may need to be updated by contacting Mrs. Simmerman in the Main Office.
Thank you!
LES Spring Fun Run Information
- Mark your calendars for Friday, April 12th for our LES Spring Fun Run! If it rains, the date will remain the same and activities will be moved to the Gym). Date and times below:
***All students will receive a FREE t-shirt to wear on the day of the Fun Run!
April 1st: Fun Run Pep Rally (Gym), 2:45 p.m.
April 11th: Fun Run for AM/PM Pre-K: Time TBD, stay tuned (Gym)
April 12th: Fun Run: 9:15 -10:15: Grades K, 1, and 3 AND
10:15-11:15: Grades 2, 4, and 5
We need a total of 38 volunteers (28 volunteers for lap marking and 10 volunteers for the water station, if moved to the gym due to rain, we will not need a water station). Please stay tuned for more information for volunteer Sign Up! “Volunteers Are Love In Motion”
All proceeds for the FUN RUN will go towards purchase for technology for student use! Our success of the school fundraiser will depend on pledges students receive. This will mean reaching out to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers all over the U.S. and in some cases, Internationally to help us reach our goal. For example, if each student were to receive $100 in pledges, we will be well on our way to meeting our goal (more information to follow as to how students can receive pledges).
Please remember that all students will participate NO matter their financial pledges received. There will be a school-wide incentive which includes Dr. Quick-McQueen being slimed if we can receive pledges from all 50 states. There will be class competitions as well as individual prizes based on pledges received. We want this to be a fun event where students commit not only to raising money for their school community, but also commit to being healthy through participating in the Fun Run. With your help, this will be an exciting, yet successful event for our school!
Thank you!
Lost and Found
Outreach Donations Needed
- Thank you for all your support of our LES Outreach Program: Below are a list of items we can use to support families on a monthly basis. Thank you
cereal
snacks for school
canned chicken
canned tuna
canned fruit
canned vegetables
Chef Boyardee
pasta and sauce
laundry detergent
dish soap
shampoo/conditioner
deodorant
feminine products