Aviator Updates

Good evening Duke families.

Last week, we had a great time with our 1st Grade Earth Day Performance, our Military-Child Luncheon, our second Community Gathering and our Duke's-Got-Talent Show. This week our school will get recognized at the Board of Education Meeting on Wednesday for being named a Purple Star School by the Maryland State Department of Education. It's another great week to be an Aviator!

Katie Kortokrax, Principal

Zach Adams, Assistant Principal

• Fri, May 3 - Optional SY25 Learning Environment Input Due
• May 6-10 - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
• Fri, May 10- Two Hour Early Release
  
• Tues, May 14- Primary Election Day; No School for Students

Save the Dates:

• Wed, May 29 - Spring Concert Performance
• Wed, June 5 - Field Day

3rd Grade

MCAP ELA: April 22, 24

MCAP Math: April 29, May 1, 6, 8

4th Grade

MCAP ELA: April 23, 25

MCAP Math: April 30, May 2, 7, 9

5th Grade

MCAP ELA: April 23, 25

MCAP Math: April 30, May 2, 7, 9

Please join me in congratulation the following 5th graders for their hard work and dedication in preparing for this year's SMECO Math Challenge. They showed incredible teamwork and represented Duke well!

• Lawson Bauer
• Bruce Howell
• Ivan Huang
• Colin Medic
• Elliot Meek
• Millie Winings
• Devon Wolcott

A special thank you to Ms. Morrison and Mr. Boas for their excellence in coaching! Please click this link to see the results for the SMECO Elementary Math Challenge. To see pictures of the events at all of the schools who participated click here: SMECO Elementary Math Challenge 2024 Public Site.

Please click the button below to review the available slots and sign-up. 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.

• Monday, April 15
• Tuesday, April 16
• Wednesday, April 17
• Thursday, April 18
• Friday, April 19

St. Mary’s County Public Schools, in collaboration with Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, is hosting a Surf the Mental Health & Wellness Wave: A Resource & Education Fair on May 18, 2024, from 10 AM-3 PM, at the James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center. Come interact with and gather information from over 35 Mental Health & Wellness vendors. There will be numerous guest speakers and presentations on several different mental health and wellness topics. Use the QR code in the health fair flyer to view the schedule of events. In addition, there will be food trucks, door prizes, and lots of fun! Please join us!!

Pre-K Parent & Family Engagement Event Pre-K students, their families, and local private providers are invited to attend a Transition to Kindergarten night scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center in the Dohrman rooms. Please refer to the flyer here to register and learn more about fun learning stations, icy treats, door prizes, goodie bags, and more!

Above Par Golf and Entertainment wants our kids to SOAR and they want to reward them for doing so! Your family can trade in SOAR tickets for FREE time on their virtual simulators. For every 10 SOAR tickets your child collects, Above Par will give your family 30 minutes of free simulator rental time. They've asked they we limit each visit to a max of 20 SOAR tickets per family, but that's a whole hour of fun for the family, just for your kid SOAR'ing high! Above Par offers much more than golf and they are located right here in Leonardtown. Check their website (www.abovepar.golf) to plan your visit!"

SMCPS and SMC R&P have partnered to offer the new Summer Sports Academies. Campers will be instructed by area high school coaches. Camps are held Monday -Thursday. Click below for more information. Registration begins March 1st. Don't miss this opportunity.

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/recreate/camps

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/docs/thescoop.pdf

The Board approved calendar updates that include moving the last day of school for students to Friday, June 7, 2024.

• For more information visit http://smcps.org/calendar.

• Applications for STEM 6 will open on April 2 and close on April 30, 2024. No late applications will be accepted. The online application will be found on the Academies page of the SMCPS website.

• The annual Academy Open House will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 10th starting at 5:30 pm. More information is available via the Academy Open House Google Site.

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