Greetings LMDES Families,
It’s a Dynamite Week to be a Dolphin, full of exciting opportunities to learn, support, and engage with our school community. This week, we’re highlighting and celebrating:
- Digital Citizenship Week
- National School Lunch Week
- The School Store Fundraiser Kick-Off
- Wednesday is Unity Day
- Friday is our PTA Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
- Pre-sale wristbands: $5 per child
- At the door: $8 per child
- Please sign up to volunteer: Fall Fest/Trunk or Treat Volunteer Sign-Up
Please read below for more details, and keep an eye out for Fall Festival Pre-Sale Wristband Order Forms coming home with your student this week.
Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting your child's education and our school community. We hope to see you at Friday's Fall Festival!
Kindly,
Mrs. Lindsay Brenfleck, Principal
Mr. Joseph Farrell, Assistant Principal
- Attendance Matters!
- Notable Dates
- Unity Day - United in Kindness
- Superintendent and Student Board Member Visit
- Digital Citizenship Week
- PTA News & Events
- School Store Fundraiser Kick-Off
- Red Ribbon Spirit Week
Food Services Info
- Weekly School Menu
- National School Lunch Week
- SMCPS Food Services is Hiring!
- Meal Benefit Application - more than a meal application!
- My School Bucks
Helpful Links & Info Worth Repeating
- Family/Teacher Conferences
- Parent and Childcare Provider Workshop - this Tuesday!
- Action Item: Online Emergency Information Update
- 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
Did You Know?
If you receive an automated attendance call from the school, your student has been marked unlawfully absent for the day. Please report the absence or email Mrs. Battenfield (ldbattenfield@smcps.org) and your child's teacher. Thank you!
- Mon, Oct 14 - Two Hour Early Release/Teacher/Family Conferences
- Wed, Oct 16 - Unity Day: Wear & Share Orange
- Oct 14-18 - Digital Citizenship Week & National School Lunch Week
- Fri, Oct 18 - Two Hour Early Release
- Fri, Oct 18 - PTA Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat
- Mon, Oct 21 - First Grade Field Trip
- Oct 21-25 - Red Ribbon Spirit Week
- Oct 21-25 - Bus Driver Appreciation & Transportation Safety Week
- Thurs, Oct 31 - Kindergarten Field Trip
- Tues, Nov 5 - No School, Election Day
- Wed, Nov 6 - Report Card Distribution
Fridays are School Spirit Days
Wear Red & Gray or an LMDES Shirt!
Dr. Smith, our dedicated superintendent, and Ms. Hannah Heisler, the esteemed Student-Member-of-the-Board, visited LMDES last Friday.
The focus of the visit was to engage with our 5th grade students in meaningful conversations about how SMCPS and LMDES HEAR by being Here, Engaged, Approachable, and Renewed. Our students had the opportunity to share their insights on what makes LMDES unique and how, as a school, we embody the principles of HEAR.
Thank you for visiting, Dr. Smith and Ms. Heisler! We enjoyed our time with you.
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
Monday, October 14, we start a SchoolStore program to help our school raise money toward our PBIS Dolphin Dollar incentives for students. Your student will view this video and wear a lanyard home, telling how the program works. Please read over the information describing how you can participate. Your students will earn a participation prize (see photo) when they return their lanyard to school with the prize code added, and they can earn more great prizes when your family and friends help our school raise money. So remember to send the lanyard with the prize code added back to school. Thank you for your support!
To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, St. Mary’s County Public Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 14-18, 2024. The fun and creative campaign theme, “School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom.
Research shows children are getting their healthiest meals at school. National School Lunch Week will highlight the nutritious foods available daily at St. Mary’s County Public Schools. This week, St. Mary’s County Public Schools Department of Food & Nutrition Services will bring back a kid-favorite, shrimp poppers, and have pirate-themed activities for students in the lunchroom.
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!
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
