Nurse Dana will be starting vision and hearing screenings on Pre-K students, Kindergarten students that were not screened last year, all 1st grade students, and any new students to SMCPS. Screenings will be conducted over the next few months as time permits.
Vision and hearing screening is a relatively short process. Screenings are not diagnostic, but instead are used to identify a child at risk for vision and/or hearing problems. Regular examinations are recommended by a health or eye care professional as needed. Vision/hearing problems that go undetected can interfere with learning and impact the health and well-being of children into adulthood.
The results of your child's screening will be sent home after all screenings are completed. A student whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) objects in writing to hearing and vision screening, on the basis of the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the student is an adherent or member, may not be required to take these screenings. Please contact Nurse Dana if you have any questions (dmlowien@smcps.org).
Also, please report communicable diseases when you submit absence reporting! Thank you!
Click here for the Menu. Due to supply chain issues, menu changes occur. We recognize that the decision to bring lunch from home or purchase lunch from school is often dependent on the menu.
[Current] Menu Changes for this week:
- 9/5 ~9/8 Cheese Pizza Lunchable will be available
- 9/5 Apple sauce (sub for Peach cup)
Max Cheese sticks & Breakfast Pizza ( sub for Britto)
Snacks ($1.00-$1.50) will be available for students in grades 3-5 starting on Tuesday September 5th. Ice cream will be sold on Thursdays this year.
We are happy to have the opportunity to offer Chorus, Band, and Strings music instruction to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at Duke.
- Chorus (singing/voice) is open to all interested 4th and 5th grade students. Chorus singers will meet once a week for 45 minutes. (DUKE Chorus program info)
- Band instruction begins in 4th and 5th grades and is offered for the following instruments: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone, and percussion/bells. Band will meet twice a week for 45 minutes. (DUKE Strings program info)
- Strings instruction begins in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, and is offered for the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, string bass. Strings will meet twice a week for 45 minutes. (DUKE Band program info and enrollment form)
Students may participate in either band or strings, but not both. However, Band and Strings students can also participate in the elementary school Chorus program.
We hope that you will take time to seriously consider this matter. Participating in a musical ensemble and/or learning to play a musical instrument can be one of your child's most cherished learning experiences.
Band and Strings instruction will begin during the third week of September. The online enrollment form is due by Friday, September 8th.
If you have any questions, contact Dr. Alvey (Chorus & Strings) at blalvey@smcps.org, or Mr. Romano (Band) at ppromano@smcps.org .
First Night for Strings 6-8 p.m., September 6, 2023 - Leonardtown High School
First Night for Band 6-8 p.m., September 7, 2023 - Leonardtown High School"
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
We welcome your questions and inquiries. Please call 240-309-4658, refer to the SMCPS Back to School website, or our CWFDES website for additional information.
Katie Kortokrax, Principal
Zach Adams, Assistant Principal
Email: klkortokrax@smcps.org
Website: https://cwfdes.smcps.org/
Location: 23595 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Phone: (240) 309-4658
Twitter: @CWFDES_SMCPS