Weekly Message
November 17, 2019
Leonardtown Elementary School
Greg LaCount, Assistant Principal
Location: 22885 Duke Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: 301-475-0250
Twitter: @les_smcps
Quarter 1 S.O.A.R.R. Award Recipients
A separate list will be sent out November 18th, which lists those students who will be recognized for receiving Perfect Attendance for Quarter 1.
Important Upcoming Events
18-LES Student Council Meets after school
18- American Education Week Begins
22- S.O.A.R.R. Assembly K-2 @ 9:30-10:15 AND 3-5 @ 10:25-11:25
26-Outreach Pick Up 9:30 a.m.
27-29- Thanksgiving Recess; No School for Students
December
4- Yearbook Cover Contest Ends
12-Family Holiday Brunch (during lunches); wear your PJs!
18- LES Winter Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
18- School Improvement Team Meeting @ 4-5 p.m.
From the Desk of Administration
Reach, Educate, Inspire
During American Education Week, November 18—22, 2019, Americans nationwide will join the National Education Association (NEA) in raising awareness about the need to provide every child with a quality public education. The celebration highlights the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools. It also reflects NEA's vision of calling upon America to provide public school students with quality schools so that they can grow and achieve in the 21st century. As part of the celebration, we provide parents and guardians the opportunity to visit their child’s classroom during the week. Feel free to visit your child's classroom any day during the week. Please refer to the LES Master Schedule button below to help you guide your visitation.
When you visit, please be prepared to sign-in through the Visitor Management System in the office. You will need your driver's license to sign-in. As a reminder, younger children are not allowed in the classrooms when parents visit. Additionally, we ask for visitors to refrain from using their phones in the classroom. Please put your phone on silence or vibrate. If you need to use your phone or devise for any reason, please go to the front lobby or outside the building.
We look forward to our continued partnership in your child's education, and we are excited to see you in school during American Education Week.
Holiday Tree Drive
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Information Worth Repeating
LES Food Drive
LES Food Drive!
Our LES Food Drive has begun! Thank you to our LES Student Council Members for their dedication to supporting our larger school community.
All donations will stay at LES and support our LES Outreach Program for the upcoming holidays! Below, you will find a list of items needed to support our Food Drive. You may send items in with students and have them place the items in any of the large turkeys sitting around the school (i.e., Main Lobby, 1st and 2nd grade hallway, 3,4,5 grade hallway). Thank you for your support!:)
This is our list of most needed/appreciated items: Items marked with an asterisk are those we are completely out of or have extremely low quantities....
*jelly/jam
*canned fruit
*cereal tea bags
Hot chocolate
- *Manwich or Sloppy Joe
- *Beefaroni, Ravioli, Spaghetti & Meatballs, etc.
- *Hamburger Helper
- *Complete meal kits including meat
Pork & Beans
Side dish packets of pasta or rice (Simply noodles, Knorr etc)
**dried beans rice
- *sweets (cookies, etc) * *pudding jello
- *canned meats (chicken, Tweet, Spam, potted meat, Vienna sausages, etc) * *canned soup
**canned vegetables (particularly green beans and peas)
- *dried or canned milk Jiffy muffin mixes instant potatoes Stuffing mixes
- *sugar * *flour cornmeal **salt/pepper
- *common spices
- *ketchup
*mustard
- *mayonnaise
- *toiletries (soap, toilet paper, paper towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine hygiene items, shampoo, conditioner, etc)
- *laundry soap (We get asked for this ALL the time!!)
Quart and gallon size Ziploc bags
Clorox wipes
Lost and Found
Weather Guidelines for Outdoor Recess
If conditions preclude the full recess time, even a five minute break can revitalize children and prepare them academic learning. Children are expected to wear warm clothing to protect them during cold weather when participating in recess or outside activities.
The decision to go out or stay in for recess is a school based decision. However, the following is considered in determining whether recess is to be held outside.
- Temperature and windchill
- Age of students
- Length of time outdoors
- Adequacy of the children's clothing
- Conditions of the playground
- Falling precipitation (more than a sprinkle or mist)
Generally, it is assumed that students will be outside for recess when the temperature combined with the wind chill is not less than 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Children with special health conditions may need special accommodations during extremely cold weather. Parents of these children should provide medical documentation and may be consulted to determine if other arrangements are necessary. If this is ever a concern, you may contact the school nurse.
Unscheduled Weather-Related Late Openings and Early Closings
It’s hard to believe that winter is upon us already. With the threat of inclement weather, there may be occasions when unscheduled closings or delays take place. You will receive official school system notifications of school closings, delayed openings, or early closings through School Messenger. Be sure to OPT IN to text messaging by providing your mobile phone number. You can opt in, and you have the option of declining or stop notifications at any time. Text the word “YES” to 67587 from your wireless device. For more information, click on this flyer. There is also an FAQ with additional information.
Our students’ safety is tremendously important. Although early dismissals rarely occur, it is important that plans for this type of dismissal be updated as they change. Please make sure that your child's Transportation Plan completed at the start of the school year is still accurate. If there is a change, please notify your child's teacher to receive a Transportation Plan to make updates. In addition to checking for updated unscheduled early dismissal plans, please be sure that phone numbers and emergency contacts are current in your child's eschool profile. This extra step on your part will provide assurance to us that we may follow your directives knowing that you will have discussed this with all parties involved. Please share these procedures with your child(ren) so that they are aware of the plans for unscheduled early dismissals.
Yearbook Cover Contest-Deadline December 4th
This form was also sent home last week in your child's take home folder. Please contact Mrs. Meyers, LES Art Teacher for more information. Good Luck!