Osprey Newsletter
November 4, 2017
Events Coming Up
November
- 3 - Fall Carnival 6-8 p.m.
- 4- Maryland STEM Expo and Festival 10-2 p.m
- 5- Daylight Saving Time Ends-set your clocks back 1 hour
- 6- School Picture Retake Day
- 9- Two Hour Early Dismissal Day; Students dismissed @ 1:45 p.m.
- 9- Veteran's Day Float Build @ 2-5 p.m.
- 9- PTA Spirit Night at Urban Barbecue
- 10- Veteran's Day Observed- all schools closed
- 11- Veteran's Day Parade
- 13-17- American Education Week
- 21- Report Card Distribution
- 21- 1st Quarter L.E.S. S.O.A.R.R. Assembly Grades 3-5 9:30-10:30 a.m.; K-2 10:30-11:10
- 21- Outreach Pick up 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- 22-24 No School Thanksgiving Break
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test will be administered to all 3rd grade students in SMCPS during the month of November. It is one of many pieces of information to help us understand your child and identify areas for differentiated instruction. Also, it will be used as one of the components considered in identifying students for gifted programming. The results of the assessment will be sent home in December.
American Education Week
The National Education Association was one of the creators and original sponsors of American Education Week. Distressed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the NEA and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education. In its resolution, the NEA called for: "An educational week ... observed in all communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and support of the public in meeting those needs." The first observance of American Education Week occurred December 4-10, 1921, with the NEA and American Legion as the cosponsors. A year later, the then U.S. Office of Education joined the effort as a cosponsor, and the PTA followed in 1938. American Education Week is always celebrated the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving.
This year, American Education Week is being held from November 13-17 and we hope you will be able to join us at some point throughout the week. We invite our families (adults only) to support education by joining us at school to see all the spectacular learning taking place at Leonardtown Elementary.
PTA News
- Please support LES PTA on November 9 at our Urban BBQ Spirit Night from 4-9pm. Additionally, LES PTA will receive $1 for every reusable cup purchased at Urban BBQ during the entire month of November.
- Watch for more information about our upcoming Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe Fundraiser, scheduled for December 4-8.
Veteran's Day
Wear red, white, and blue on Thursday, November 9th in honor of our service men and women and their families. Our theme this year is "Your Service Is Not Forgotten".
In order to participate in the parade, students will need to catch the shuttle from Leonardtown Middle School beginning at 8:00 a.m. Note: Students cannot be dropped off at Ryken. There will not be any parking available at Ryken. The parade will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Staff Spotlight
Mrs. Guy is our L.E.S. Staff Member of the month. Mrs. Guy has been teaching for 27 years in St. Mary's County Public Schools and at Leonardtown Elementary.
Mrs. Guy loves the Leonardtown Elementary school community and each and every student she supports. For the past five years, during the summer months she works with Summer Stock Theater through Parks and Recreation.
In her spare time she loves to read, she spend a lot of time with family, she loves to watch baseball, and she loves crafting. She has a husband, Mike and three wonderful children, Matthew, Eric, and Allison who all attended Leonardtown Elementary. She has a cat named Oreo. Oreo was a stray who found the Guy family.
Thank you for all you do, Mrs. Guy!
An Attitude of Gratitude
On the calendar. Brainstorm categories of things to be grateful for, such as people and nature. On a calendar, list one category per day for a week. Then each day, have family members name something they’re grateful for in that category (a healthy grandparent, a beautiful fall day).
Behind the gift. When your child receives a gift, ask them to think about what the giver put into it. For instance, if his aunt sends him a sweater that he doesn’t like, he might say it was nice that she took the time to find out what style is popular with kids his age.