School News
January is here!
Before we jump into January, please join me in reflecting on the delightful activities December brought to all of us. Some are pictured below, but there were so many more in this wonderfully magical month! Many thanks to all our staff & community partners who made all of this "wonderfulness" possible for all our students! 🐼❤
January's Wellness theme is EMPATHY. Throughout the month, we will engage our students in learning about and practicing empathy in their classroom, our school, and our community. You may wonder, why we need to teach and foster empathy to all the students in our school?
Here FOUR reasons!
- Empathy builds community in each classroom & throughout the school
- Empathy promotes considering others & taking selfless action
- Empathy helps children build resilience
- Emathy positively impacts student achievement
If you want to learn about how you can foster empathy in your child, visit this family-centered website, or this video. Thank you for joining us in our quest to create a kinder, more empathetic school and world!
Panda Love to all!
Mrs. Schou
"The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of all"
-Josiyah Martin
LPES Important January Dates
Jan. 3: Schools Reopen
Jan 4: Glee Club
Jan. 9: Guitar Ensemble & Drama Club
Jan. 11: Glee Club
Jan. 12: Steel Pan Band
Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Schools and Ofices closed
Jan. 18: Glee Club
Jan. 19: 6:30 Polar PANDAmonium Winter Concert & Celebration of Learning
Jan. 24: Ms. Colvin & Ms. Peck classes to ELMS
Jan. 25: Ms. Buckler's class to ELMS
Jan. 25: 3:30: Glee Club
Jan. 26: 5th Grade to Science Center
Jan. 26: 2:00-3:00: 3rd Grade Fossil Gallery
Jan. 26: Steel Pan Band
Jan. 27: Professional Day: No school for students
End of 2nd Marking Period
Jan. 31: 4:30: Literacy Tertulia
Feb. 7: Report Card Distribution
Remember, every Wednesday is Wellness Wednesday!
School Bus News - Bus Conduct Contest Winners!
Congratulations to our Bus of the week winners so far:
Week 1: Bus 589, Ms.Cathy and her safe riders!
Week 2: Bus 586, Ms. Biscoe and her safe riders!
Week 3: Bus 663, Ms. Bowman and her safe riders!
Week 4: Bus 663, Ms. Bowman and her safe riders!
Week 5: Bus 589, Ms. CAthy and her safe riders!
Here is a reminder of how you can help your bus be the next winner!
Here is a reminder of how you can help your bus be the next winner!
The rules for this contest are simple! They are all about staying safe!
Each bus driver has a copy of the 6 items listed below.
At the end of the week, the bus driver will submit a safe behavior ticket for the bus, if the rules are followed.
BUS SAFETY REMINDERS
Stay seated in your assigned seats and NEVER leave your seat while the bus is moving
Always face forward
Use indoor voices
Use appropriate language
Listen to your driver
Raise your hand if you need the driver’s attention
Lexington Park Elementary School Newsletters
Back to School Newsletter 2022-2023
PARENT COMMUNICATION:
To help you navigate all the new elements of the school year and keep you informed about upcoming programs & events, we will communicate information frequently and in several ways. They are listed below for your reference.
- Weekly Phone/Email & Schoology Message: At 6:00 on Sunday you will receive a phone message & email from us sharing information about the upcoming week.
- Class DoJo: Very soon your child’s teacher will invite you to join Class DoJo. We use this platform because it is secure/members only and allows us to share a wide variety of information with you. Please join our DoJo family!
- Our LPES Website and Twitter feed: The LPES website has a wide variety of information for you and is updated regularly. We love to share all the wonderful things our students & teachers are doing, so we tweet just about every day. Follow us on Twitter @lpes_smcps
- Technology Needs: if you are new to the school or need a device from SMCPS please complete the survey here.
PRE-K/HEAD START ONLINE APPLICATION
St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) will offer full-day Pre-Kindergarten for four-year-old students in elementary schools for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year for eligible students. There will be no half-day spaces in Pre-Kindergarten 4.
To enter a 4-year-old class for the 2022-2023 school year, a child must have a birthdate on or before September 1, 2022.
Please review the 2022 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Table. Students will be admitted in rank order beginning with those children whose families are at or below 185% and eligible for Free and Reduced Meals. After those students have been placed, full-day Pre-Kindergarten 4 spaces will be offered to students whose families’ incomes are up to 300% until spaces are filled.
Families exceeding an income of 300% of the FPL will not be offered a space in Pre-Kindergarten 4 for the 2022-2023 school year. If you need assistance locating childcare, please visit the child finder link from MSDE at https://www.checkccmd.org/ for assistance.
For more information about the full-day Pre-Kindergarten 4 program, visit www.smcps.org/ssp/early-childhood-education. Questions may also be submitted to Pre-K Questions or call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32136.