Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School

Kids Heart Challenge

Information about the Kids Heart Challenge (formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart) will be coming home the week of January 7th. Our students will participate in heart healthy activities in PE class the week of February 11th. Last year we raised over $9600 for the American Heart Association and we would love to exceed that amount this year. Please consider helping the American Heart Association by asking for online donations. Donations can be made by following this link American Heart Association. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our PE teacher, Ms. Blakely at reblakely@smcps.org

St. Mary’s County Fair 2019 Catalog Cover Contest

Here’s your chance for the entire county to see your amazing artwork! Students can submit a drawing to be voted on by a panel of judges to be used as the cover for the 2019 St. Mary’s County Fair catalog cover. The fair catalog is important because it lists all the exhibit classes, the premiums awarded and a program of events. The catalog is also available online and in the county’s public libraries. In addition to the catalog cover, the winning student will work with designers to create a sign advertising the fair. The signs will be placed on roadsides throughout St. Mary’s County. The winning design will also be used on t-shirts given to fair volunteers and sold to visitors. Some people take great pride in collecting all the shirts that have been printed since 1985. The second prize drawing will decorate the program of events that is handed out at the fair.

In addition to the recognition, there are cash awards to be won!

1st - $100

2nd - $50

Honorable Mention - $25

The winning school will also receive $50 for art supplies

Contest guidelines: The drawing should be done in black on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of white paper (no color please). Color will be added once the design has been chosen. Entries should be submitted to Ms. Huff by January 28, 2019.

The committee of judges are looking for original ideas that best portray the character of the St. Mary’s County Fair. Students have been designing the fair catalog cover for over 40 years! We hope our Duke artists will take part in this wonderful tradition!

Duke Wishtree

Our hallway of wishes was inspired by Katherine Applegate's story "Wishtree" which carries the theme of acceptance and empathy for people of different backgrounds. The school read this book as a read-aloud within their classrooms and were then encouraged to work with their book buddies to create wishes for themselves, others or the world. Please visit our hallway of wishes next time you are at school and read some of the heart felt wishes our kind, caring students are hoping for!

Fundraising Fun Run!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who pledged our students in this year's fundraiser! We surpassed our goal and staff and students had an amazing time at theFun Run!

2018-2019 Duke School Supply List

Duke Spirit Wear for Sale!

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Hello Duke Families!

You may have noticed that the primary report card for grades Pre-K to 2 is designed to provide feedback on your child's progress toward the learning standards for the grade level. Our goal is to provide you with meaningful feedback to help your child learn and grow. To learn more about the standards-based report card, visit the website below. This site also has a link to a survey to give us feedback.

http://www.smcps.org/dci/elemreportcard

Standards Based Report Cards

St. Mary’s County Public Schools formed a report card committee in 2015 and included representation from every elementary school in the county. The committee revised the pre-K – grade 2 Standards Based Report Card to reflect recent curriculum changes, which was successfully implemented this school year.