Wednesday, September 4th
Workout Wednesday: Students/Staff are wearing school appropriate athletic gear as we focus on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle while taking a mid-week motor break to focus!
9:30am - 10:00am Kindergarten Counseling Lesson: Mrs. Miller's Homeroom
3:00pm - 3:30pm 2nd Grade Counseling Lesson: Mrs. Reynolds'' Homeroom
In addition to our monthly character trait and mindset, our RES students, families and staff will continue to practice acts of kindness all year long. Click here to view and print the kindness calendar for September. Paper copies of the kindness calendar have been sent home.
Students: For every kindness task our students complete, they will check it off their calendars. Students may return their calendar to their homeroom teacher, or to Mrs. Britt, on Tuesday, October 2nd.
Students with 20 or more completed tasks will join Mrs. Britt at lunch to paint kindness rocks for our RES Rock Gardens in the front of the school!
St. Mary’s County Public School System Staff, to include our School Nurses, are prohibited from providing or administering medication to any student attending St. Mary’s County Public Schools except in accordance with the Maryland State School Health Services Guidelines and the School Health Services Manual.
St. Mary’s County Public School System encourages the administration of medication at home.
- Timing of medication doses should be adjusted to occur either before or after school hours if medically appropriate.
- When there is medical necessity for a student to receive medication in school, safe and proper administration is essential.
Medication (to include OTC), with the exception of stock naloxone and auto-injector epinephrine, will not be kept or administered by school health services personnel without the receipt of a St. Mary’s County Public School’s Prescriber’s Medication Order Form or a Maryland State School Medication Administration Authorization Form (collectively referred to as Medication Order Form through this regulation).
- The form must be completed and signed by an authorized prescriber, as well as a parent/legal guardian, without deletion or alteration and must accompany medication to be administered.
- A stamp with the prescriber's signature is permitted; a printed name stamp alone is not acceptable.
- Please be sure to have a completed medication form and the prescribed medication in the original pharmacy packing to be delivered to the school by an adult.
For the full policy see
Board Docs JHCD-R Administration of Medication to Students, Revised August 6, 2024
Mrs. Batelka met with all students this past week to discuss the SMCPS Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
A major focus of the presentation and discussion was that everyone has a "job" in our school. We discussed that our students' job is to "learn," and what it looks like when our students do their job.
- Students need to be responsible and attend school.
- Students need to be responsible and keep cell phones "off and away" in their backpacks.
- Students need to be responsible and help keep our school safe.
- Students need to be respectful and wear clothing and shoes that are not distracting and are safe.
- Students need to be respectful and follow our school-wide routines.
- Students need to be ready to learn when it's time to work.
Families are encouraged to review and discuss the presentation with their child(ren).
In order to participate in after-school activities or events a student must be in attendance for a half day of school.
A student is considered truant if a student is unlawfully absent from school for more than:
- 8 days in any marking period
- 15 days in any semester
- 20 days in a school year
A FULL DAY of attendance is defined as present for at least four hours of the school day whether it be a full day, an early dismissal day, or a late arrival day.
A HALF DAY of attendance is defined as present for at least two hours of the school day, but less than four hours.
Click here for our SMCPS Attendance Brochure!
Families can do one of two things:
1. Reach out to Mrs. Deeney in the Media Center. She can assess a fine that can be paid using My School Bucks.
OR
2. Preferably, go directly to the DELL store. A charger can be purchased directly from their website and shipped to your home.
Ensure one of these links are being used:
- www.dell.com/mpp/smcps (click Shop Recommended Solutions to get to the discounted power cords)
- www.dell.com/mpp/smcps-chargers (leads directly to the purchasing portal)
Join us at Leonardtown High School for a "String" and "Band" Information evening!
- Hear advanced high school band and strings students perform.
- Hear about the benefits of playing an instrument.
- Learn how participating in an instrumental program does not take away from other opportunities for your child.
- September 4th, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm
- September 5th, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm
Please reach out to Mrs. Fielder if you have any questions or would like additional information.
Volunteers must apply annually for approval.
- Applications are accepted only until May 1st.
- There is no application fee.
- Vetting of applications can take several weeks.
- Field trip chaperones and classroom volunteers must have successfully completed the volunteer application process before they can be considered.
Apply to be a volunteer!
PLEASE NOTE: The Raptor Volunteer Application Portal has been down. Please continue to check back periodically to register as a volunteer until the system is fully back on-line. Thank you for your patience and our apologies for any inconvenience.
