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Greetings LMDES Families!
This week is National School Bus Safety Week & Bus Driver Appreciation Week! We are incredibly fortunate to have sixteen amazing drivers who safely transport our students to and from school each day.
Consider viewing the SMCPS Bus Safety video, review the bus expectations, and encourage your student to thank their bus driver this week!
Kindly,
Mrs. Lindsay G. Brenfleck, Principal
Mr. Joseph D. Farrell, Assistant Principal
- Notable Dates
- Past Due ACTION ITEM: AUP Forms
- LMDES is United in Kindness
- Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days
- Opportunity to Support Our School
- Fire Prevention Week
- SMCHD Flu Shot Clinics
- School Lunch Highlights
Helpful Resources & Info Worth Repeating
- Action Items
- Online Impact Aid
- HAC Login Info
- Online Emergency Forms
- PTA News and Events
- SMCPS STEAM Festival
- Box Tops for Education
- Here Comes the Bus App
- Cafeteria Food Services Info
- Technology Info
- Schoology
- Report an Absence
- SMCPS Volunteer Application
- Oct 16-17 - Grade 4 Elms Field Trips
- Oct 16 - Deighan & Killion
- Oct 17 - Mileto
- Oct 16-20 - School Bus Safety & Driver Appreciation Week
- Wed, Oct 18 - Unity Day, Wear Orange
- Fri, Oct 20 - Two Hour Early Release
- Fri, Oct 20 - PTA Fall Fest Trunk or Treat
- Oct 23-24 - Grade 1 Elms Field Trips
- Oct 23 - Dixon & Brinsky
- Oct 24 - Deibert
- Oct 23-Oct 27 - Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days
- Fri, Oct 27 - Two Hour Early Release; End of Marking Period 1
- Sat, Oct 28 - SMCPS STEAM Festival
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) SMCPS 2023-2024
All students are REQUIRED to have an acceptable use policy agreement (AUP) on file.
As of today, only 40% of our LMDES have this form on file. If you have not done so already, complete this form today!
PARENTs/GUARDIANs of each student were asked to complete this form by October 1st. Many thanks to all who have already completed this form!
Students are bringing home a Parent Information Envelope letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed.
The SchoolStore fundraiser is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.
Here is all you need to do to participate:
- Visit https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000152030 to sign up.
- Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.
- Return the Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.
Be sure to ask your child for the Parent Envelope. We appreciate your participation!
Complete the form here: SMCPS Acceptable Use Policy
This form is past due and each student must have it on file to use Google & Schoology!
Email Mrs. Linda Battenfield, attendance secretary, if you need your Home Access Center login information:
Select the link to join the LMDES PTA: 23/24 PTA Fam Membership Form - Google Forms.
Why join the PTA? With your help, we will make a big impact this year by advocating for our students, teachers/staff, and school! Your membership helps support a variety of school activities and programs while creating a fun, engaging, and positive community.
MEMBERSHIP DUES: $7.00 Single Person Membership // $12.00 Family Membership
By becoming a member, there is no obligation to volunteer but if you would like to do so, please be sure to check "YES" & complete the volunteer registration at the link provided.
Download the Box Tops for Education app, scan your receipts, and earn cash for our school!
For over 25 years, Box Tops for Education has given families an easy way to earn for schools with products they already buy. Today, you can find thousands of participating products throughout the store — and all you need is the Box Tops app.
Thank you for your support!
Meal Benefit Application
Children need healthy meals to learn. SMCPS offers healthy meals every school day.
Breakfast costs $1.75; lunch costs $3.00.
Your student may qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Please complete the meal benefit application.
My School Bucks
SMCPS families may pay for school meals with MySchoolBucks! View balances and purchases, schedule automatic payments, receive notifications when your student's meal balance is low, and make payments on the go with the mobile app.
School Menus
Check our Nutrislice Webpage to:
- View Helpful nutrition info
- Download our FREE mobile app!
- Print menus
Student Laptops
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 will be included in each weekly school newsletter.
Schoology is the SMCPS Learning Management System (LMS).
Schoology has a Mobile App!
Directions to Log Into the Schoology Mobile App.
New families that did not receive the notification about their Schoology Parent Account should email schoology@smcps.org to inquire about their account.
Home of the Dolphins
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: @lmdes_smcps
Phone: 301-472-4500
