Leonardtown Elementary

Monday - Thursday: MCAP Testing Grades 4 and 5 (ELA sections)

Wednesday: Report Card Distribution

Volleyball Club (registered participants)

Friday: Breakfast with Our Biggest Fans (Day 1)

Osprey of the Month Celebration (February Honorees)

• 11:15 - 11:45 Grades K, 1, 2
• 11:45 - 12:15 Grades 3, 4, 5

April 8 - 15: Environment Request Letter Submissions Accepted

April 11: Pre-Kindergarten Application for '24-25 Opens

April 12, 19, 26: PTA Breakfast with Our Biggest Fans

April 12: Osprey of Month Celebration (February Honorees)

April 15: Yearbook Orders Due

April 19: 2-Hour Early Dismissal

Purple-Up for Military Kids (wear purple!)

April 26: Osprey of Month Celebration (March Honorees)

Community Gathering/Club Osprey #4 (Modified Schedule)

What we are doing:

• Reminding students of the dangers of looking directly at the sun. This is ALWAYS dangerous without the correct protective equipment.
• Accessing grade/age-appropriate SMCPS resources for learning about the phenomenon, which may include viewing the live stream provided by NASA.

What we are NOT doing:

• Altering dismissal procedures
• Directed viewing with students

There was a press release from SMCPS on March 27th. I've included that below for your reference. As always, please contact someone at school if you have any questions.

All students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be assessed in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) provides information to educators, families and the public on student progress towards proficiency on the Maryland state content standards.

We encourage students to come on-time and remain all day. Students who arrive once a testing session has begun cannot enter class until the session has ended. The schedule for each grade level is pictured below.

Do you want to know what taking the English Language Arts/Literacy portion of the MCAP assessment is like? Practice tests for each grade level of the assessment are available.

Practice Tests

Breakfast with our Biggest Fans:

Your LES PTA is excited to offer THREE opportunities for students to bring up to two of their BIGGEST FANS for breakfast at our school!

• Friday, April 12 or
• Friday, April 19 or
• Friday, April 26

Breakfast will be served 8:00-8:45 a.m. Please be prepared to exit the school by 8:45, prior to the start of the school day. Register Here

To allow us to serve as many fans as possible, please select only one week to attend, up to two fans per student, at least one adult.

The LES PTA is looking for volunteers to make this event possible. Sign Up to Volunteer

Parking is available on Duke Street and the Leonardtown Rescue Squad parking lot, but please do NOT block the Rescue Squad entrances. Please do NOT park in the staff parking lot or the bus loop.

Reach out to the Student Activities & Community Programs committee through studentactivities@lesospreys.com

This is a great time for your child to view the "Lost and Found" for items they may have left over the winter months. We will have a "Parade of the Lost and Found" at the Community Gathering on Thursday to help students locate items they may have left behind.

The application for Pre-Kindergarten for the 2024-25 School Year is expected to open on April 11th. Please encourage anyone you know to investigate this full-time schooling option. Program acceptance is based on income factors, but anyone with a child who turns 4 on or before September 1, 2024 may apply! Look on the SMCPS website for more details.

2 Locations (Margaret Brent Middle School and Spring Ridge Middle School)

Easy Appointment Scheduling

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Each year, the SMCPS Board of Education must present a proposed budget to the Commissioners of St. Mary's County (CSMC) in an attempt to secure funding for the operational budget. You can follow along with what is being proposed by watching the BOE meetings that are streamed live on YouTube.

There will be a public hearing at 6:30 pm on April 23, 2024 at Great Mills High School, prior to the final decisions made by the CSMC about how much funding will be allocated to the public school system. All are encouraged to participate.

As the 2023-2024 school year winds down, we are preparing the PTA for the next school year. Events like this school year's Holiday Movie Night, the Valentine MVP Dance, support for school clubs and much more all depend on the PTA, but we won't exist if we don't have board members.

If you are interested in serving on the PTA, please contact the nominating committee at teachersgrants@lesospreys.org for more information. Training is available, and you'll have support from past leaders and PTA members. We’d love to have you lead us into the 2024-2025 school year!