Weekly Message
January 12, 2020
Leonardtown Elementary School
Greg LaCount, Principal
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/les/
Location: 22885 Duke Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: 301-475-0250
Twitter: @les_smcps
Important Upcoming Dates and Events
-17th: End of Quarter 2
-17th: Early dismissal @ 1:45 p.m.; No School for Pre-K
-20th: No school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
-24th Compliment Day 2020
-28 YoJo Assembly: Treat Your Body Right, (primary students only) 9:30 a.m.
-29th: Quarter 2 report cards distributed PK-5
-30th: Yearbook Club/Group Photos
February
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 10th-14th
-10th: Spirit Day: Wear school colors of your school spirit shirt, hat, etc.
-11th: Spirit Day: Wear bright colors to shine like the sun
-12th: Spirit Day: Wear your favorite super hero shirt
-13th: Spirit Day: Wear your favorite TEAM shirt
-14th: Spirit Day: Wear red, pink and/or hearts
-17th: No school in observance of President's Day
-21st: End of Interim; Early dismissal @ 1:45 p.m.; No school for Pre-K students
New Information
Setting Goals for the New Year
The middle of the school year is a great time for families to check in with students on goals. Setting academic and personal goals helps motivate, energize, and focus students, and it is a valuable skill that will benefit learners throughout their lives. Parents can help students set and achieve these goals.
Goal-setting can be tedious, even intimidating, for some students. Parents can support
students in this process by following these steps: pick it, map it, do it, own it, and celebrate
it.
Pick it. Encourage your child to consider his or her dreams and passions and pick goals
that are important and meaningful. Guide your child to think about, “What motivates me? What would inspire me to give my best effort? What would make me feel good while I’m doing it? What achievement would make me feel proud?”
Map it. After your child picks a goal, help map the path from where he or she is now to
where the child wants to be. Offer the following analogy: If we want to drive across the
country from New York to California, we don’t just get in our car and start driving—we get a map, pick a route, and follow it until we get to California. With your child, analyze
different approaches and define clear steps to reach their goal. For instance, if the goal is
to get a higher rating in a tough subject, each quiz or project is a step on the path to
the higher goal.
Do it. Once you and your child have mapped a path to their goal, encourage him or her to take action, focus on the first step and give it his or her best effort. Remind your child that no goal is ever reached without focused action.
Own it. As your child makes progress toward their goal, help him or her to take
responsibility for making it happen. Teach the mantra, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!” Reflect with your child. Ask, “How are you doing? What’s working? What’s not working? What can you or your family change to get to this goal?” From there, analyze the map, and make changes to the plan if necessary. Help your child keep a positive attitude and own mistakes as well as successes. Remind your child that if something comes along that holds him or her back temporarily, to look at the experience as feedback. Failures, or bumps in the road, can provide us with information we need to succeed. Reinforce the message that we can learn from our mistakes and move on with new, valuable knowledge.
Celebrate it. Acknowledgment and celebration are huge parts of achieving goals.
Acknowledge every effort and celebrate your child’s mini-successes along the way to
achieving a goal. This builds his or her confidence and motivation. Your child will feel good and understand that perseverance will result in another mini-success and finally goal achievement. Try going through the goal-setting process as a family. Pick a family goal (perhaps a charitable activity) and work together to achieve it. After the family experience, have each family member pick a personal goal. Support and acknowledge one another as you move through the above steps. Success is assured when students believe in themselves and in their ability to achieve. Parents are key to helping them believe and succeed.
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Positive Office Referrals, "High Fliers"
When students are referred for being a "High Flier", they are recognized during the lunch period in front of their peers and cheered on. We hang up referrals on our S.O.A.R.R. Wall of Fame board for our entire school community to see.
The following students have received a positive office referrals so far this school year.
Lucas St. Peter
Aiden Barnes
Isabelle Hernandez-Toro
Jackson Marquez
Kevin Price
Derek Hernandez-Toro
Journeigh Berry
Caelee Wenger
Ian Jiang
Connor Cathey
Nathan Blake
Jazani Jefferson
Lily Marchelwicz
Jermarrio Robinson
Poppy Peacock
Malayah Young
Landon Shively
Nadia Byle
Camdyn Kiraly
Ja'Marcus Brown
Cohen Debbink
Jodi Hutchison
Josh Wright
Donovan Williams
Phillip Haycraft
Noble Goodman
Kayla Bogie
Kendall Ziemba
Kaleigh Carroll
Madelyn Martin
Lila Proulx
Andrew Kennedy
Ava Shriver
Genevieve Deal
Mahkenna Beall
Tyler Jameson
Eden Marquez
Amelia Traver
Max Tamminga
Collin Wilson
Eli Hall
Bridget George
Jamarah Gore
David Hayden
Taylor Larnerd
Random Acts of Kindness Week 2020
We are excited to announce that we are participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week 2020 where we will join thousands of schools across the country to create a culture of kindness.
Your child is part of a powerful and positive bullying prevention initiative that will lead to more kindness, unity, and respect at school and beyond. We will participate in the challenge between February 10th and February 14th.
As part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, we are going to have a fun-spirited week. Each day is designated as a Spirit Day with a theme (see below).
Random Acts of Kindness Week takes place for one week each year, always taking place in mid-February. It is a week dedicated to kindness and taking that extra, conscious step to brighten somebody’s day. It was originated by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, with the intention of encouraging more harmony and kindness between people by offering thoughtful gestures of kindness, no matter how big or small. It is closely linked to Random Acts of Kindness Day, which is usually during the same time period as Random Acts of Kindness Week.
To learn more and to read about the Counseling Program at Leonardtown Elementary School please contact Ms. Amanda Suomela.
LES Yearbook Sales 2020
L.E.S. Yearbook Sales
$20.00 each
Sale ends March 27, 2020
To order online:
- Go to: http://yearbooks.classic-photo.com/MD992017/home3/Bookstore.jsp
- Select blue Order button under book you want to order
- Shopping Cart openings then enter # of books
- Enter Student Name (for each book if more than 1 is ordered)
- Enter Teacher Last Name Only (for each book if more than 1 is ordered)
- Select Checkout
- Enter Billing Information (check box at bottom for shipping same as billing)
- Select Next
- Review Order then select continue
- Enter Payment Information then select Pay
To Order by cash or check:
- please use the attached flier to order by check or cash. Send your payment to school with your student. Be sure to mark the envelope with the word "yearbook."
- Fliers will be coming home with students soon.