Hello Dolphin Families!
A huge thank you to our PTA and to everyone who came out to our Fall Festival! It was such an awesome event, filled with fun, laughter, and our amazing community coming together. We truly appreciate your support in making it a success!
This week is extra special for a couple of reasons. First, we’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week, where we focus on the importance of drug and alcohol prevention. Let’s work together to promote healthy, safe choices for our students!
We’re also giving a big shoutout to our wonderful bus drivers for National School Bus Safety
& Bus Driver Appreciation Week! These hardworking individuals help keep our kids safe every day, so be sure to show them some extra love and appreciation. Let’s also take this opportunity to remind our students about the importance of school bus safety.
Additionally, we’re excited to welcome the fire department to LMDES on Monday for fire prevention assemblies! This will be a great opportunity for our students to learn more about fire safety and prevention.
We’re looking forward to a fantastic week ahead!
All the best,
Mrs. Lindsay Brenfleck, Principal
Mr. Joseph Farrell, Assistant Principal
- Red Ribbon Spirit Week
- Attendance Matters!
- Notable Dates
- Primary Veterans Day Concert
- Bus Safety & Expectations
- Maryland STEAM Festival
- News from Nurse Hutchinson
- Trunk or Treat Winner
- SMCPS Special Education Newsletter
Food Services Info
- Weekly School Menu
- SMCPS Food Services is Hiring!
- Meal Benefit Application - more than a meal application!
- My School Bucks
Helpful Links & Info Worth Repeating
- Action Item: Online Emergency Information Update
- School Store Fundraiser
- Cooling to Heating
- Free Drive-Thru Flu Vaccines for Kids (6 Months-18 Years)
- MBMS Track or Treat Fall Fundraising Event
- Spotlight on Special Education
- LMDES Schoolwide Expectations
- SMCPS Policies and Guidelines
- LMDES Birthday Celebration Policy
- Dolphin Reader Program & Forms
- Technology Info
- Mon, Oct 21 - First Grade Field Trip
- Oct 21-25 - Red Ribbon Spirit Week
- Oct 21-25 - Bus Driver Appreciation & Transportation Safety Week
- Fri, Oct 25 - End of Marking Period 1
- Sat, Oct 26 - MD STE(A)M Festival
- Thurs, Oct 31 - Kindergarten Field Trip
- Thurs, Oct 31 - School Store Fundraiser Ends
- Mon, Nov 4 - PTA Fundraiser at Ledo Pizza
- Tues, Nov 5 - No School, Election Day
- Wed, Nov 6 - Picture Retake Day
- Wed, Nov 6 - Report Card Distribution
- Thurs, Nov 7 - Primary Veterans Day Concert @ 9:30am
- Fri, Nov 8 - Two Hour Early Release
Fridays are School Spirit Days
Wear Red & Gray or an LMDES Shirt!
Dear Primary Parents and Guardians,
Our Veterans Day Concert for primary students will take place on Thursday, November 7th at 9:30am. We cordially invite you to attend our public concert. The concert will be performed by our PreK, Kindergarten, First, and Second grade classes and is anticipated to conclude within 30 minutes. Students are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue for the performance. For your planning purposes, please plan on waiting to park in the bus loop until all buses have departed, at approximately 9:15am. If you require special accommodations for seating a member of your family, please contact us as soon as possible.
Over the next few weeks, please help your child practice and memorize the lyrics for their song. You can listen to their song through this Google Slidedeck. We want to have our best performance for our school community. We will have an in-school dress rehearsal the day before the concert for the intermediate students and staff.
Sincerely,
Paul Christian and Kate Holm
pmchristian@smcps.org kmholm@smcps.org
Music Specialists, LMDES
Please take a few moments to view the video below and review the Student Rules for Transportation with your student(s). Student safety on the bus is the shared responsibility of students, parents, bus drivers, and the school.
Regularly reviewing bus expectations with your student will help ensure a safe ride to and from school each day. Riding the bus is a privilege; it takes all of us to safely transport our students each day. Thank you for your support!
Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary is a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) School.
We encourage you to ask your child about "Dolphin Dollars" and our LMDES Schoolwide Expectations!
Download the Box Tops for Education app, scan your receipts, and earn cash for our school!
Thank you for your support!
Join us in promoting a healthy, positive approach to technology use!
Please consider sharing these social emotional learning and digital citizenship conversation starters in the car, at the table or at another time you can have a connection to learn more about your child and guide them to the best version of themselves:
- Resource for Pre-K - 2nd grade
- Resource for 3rd - 5th grade
Mrs. Lindsay G. Brenfleck, Principal
Mr. Joseph D. Farrell, Assistant Principal
We welcome your questions and inquiries. Please call 301-472-4500, refer to the SMCPS Website, or our LMDES website for additional information.
Website: https://lmdes.smcps.org/
Twitter X: @lmdes_smcps
Phone: 301-472-4500
