Panda Nation News

Congratulations, Panda Nation! What a fabulous first week of school we all had! Our classrooms & hallways were filled with smiling & excited students & staff. During this short, but busy week students practiced routines and procedures and earned about the exciting, rigorous year ahead of them. Be sure to check out Class DoJo to see the pictures of all the fun & learning!

If you haven't already, please be sure your child brings their laptop & charger back to school this week so they can successfully complete assignment in Schoology.

Thank you for being our partners in making sure this year is the very best year Panda Nation has ever had!

Panda Love to All!!🐼❤

Mrs. Schou, Principal

Mrs. Mashburn, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Bean, Academic Dean

Bus Routes are now available through the SMCPS online look-up feature. These routes and stops will be constantly updated between now and the start of school.

Select this link to learn how to view the real-time location of your child's bus. We highly recommend signing up for this helpful app!

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

Please use this link to learn all you need to know about successfully dropping off and picking up your child if you plan for them to be a car rider! Thank you!

As we get ready for the 24-25 school year, make sure you find your laptop and charger. Please run all of the updates and make sure that it is working order.

All SMCPS laptops come with the same responsibility of care and upkeep as any other loaned resources. Textbooks, novels, laptops and chargers can incur a debt if lost or damaged. Please refer to the student accountability newsletter that has been added to our weekly school newsletters

Select this link for SMCPS Technology Support information.

Please see this document for information about the care and liability of your SMCPS devices and other school resources.

Students new to Panda Nation will receive devices during the first few weeks of school.

• 9/2: Labor Day-Schools are closed!
• 9/3: Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser!
• 9/9: 6:00: PTO Mtg-In Person
• 9/19: 2-hr Early Dismissal
• 9/20: School closed for students/Professional Day for Staff
• 9/26: 5-6:30: Back to School Night

Join our team! Select this link for more information.

• SMCPS has multiple positions available to support our students and staff, including full-time and part-time positions in various areas. Employment opportunities can be found on the SMCPS website: https://www.smcps.org/hr/employment-opportunities

• The Abacus Corporation provides part-time/temporary positions to support SMCPS as well. Various positions are also available through the Abacus Corporation and can be found on their website: https://www.abacuscorporation.com/find-jobs

Please update your contact information with the office by clicking on the link below. It is critical that we have the most recent information for contacting our families.

UPDATE MY INFORMATION

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.

Email: raschou@smcps.org
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/lpes/
Location: 46763 South Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653
Phone: (301) 863-4085
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smcps.org/posts/971720426301468
Twitter: @lpes_smcps