The Apple Tree Book Club is a program to encourage reading through in-school recognition. Here’s how it works:
Your Summer reading and school year reading count toward your total.
Give your Reading Log to your Teacher when you have read at least 10 books.
You MUST have your whole name (first & last) Teacher, grade, book title and number of pages for each book on your Reading Log.
Everyone who reads 10 books receives a pink blossom.
Pre-K and Kindergarten:
Parents may read to their children.
- 25 books=green apple
- 50 books=yellow apple
- 75 books=red apple
- 100 books=gold apple
1st and 2nd Graders:
Twenty-five pages of a chapter book or magazine are considered 1 book.
A 50 page book is considered 2 books.
- 25 books=green apple
- 50 books=yellow apple
- 75 books=red apple
- 100 books=gold apple
3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders:
Books or magazines should be at least 50 pages.
A 100 page chapter book will be considered 2 books.
- 25 books=green apple
- 50 books=yellow apple
- 75 books=red apple
- 100 books=gold apple
Every Gold Apple Reader gets ONE book donated to the school library in his/her name. A child receiving 2 or more Gold Apples will be acknowledged, but only 1 book is donated in their name per school year. You can watch our tree in the hallway grow and grow! You can also follow the progress of each class by looking at the branches outside each of the classroom doors.
MySchoolBucks will allow you to pay student fees and monitor cafeteria purchases from your computer or phone! You can monitor cafeteria purchases and submit funds electronically to your child's account.
We respect the many different ways that families like to recognize their child’s birthday. In addition to class recognitions of birthdays, our entire school community recognizes birthdays at our monthly Community Gatherings.
Some families choose to provide a small trinket to mark their child’s birthday. Edible treats are not distributed for student birthdays. If you are planning on providing something for the class on your child’s birthday, we ask that you follow these guidelines:
Inform your child’s teacher if you intend to provide something for the class.
Trinkets/non-food items will be passed out by the child and his/her teacher near the end of the school day. This helps to minimize distractions to instruction and ensure that items are not lost or broken during the course of the school day.
Flowers, balloons and other celebratory deliveries will not be taken to the classroom and cannot be sent home on buses.
Email, Phone and Emergency Contacts
At registration, you provided contact information that is linked in your student's record. This includes parent name(s), email and phone contact information. Our communication systems are designed to gather this information for message distributions. If you are not receiving email or phone communications from Leonardtown Elementary School, please contact our main office.
Email Communications from the Main Office will be sent on a weekly basis, beginning Aug.25 , 2024.
Phone Communications from the Main Office will be sent on a monthly basis, beginning Sept. 1, 2024.
Emergency Contacts are utilized when a parent cannot be reached. Emergency Contacts will not be included in all-school email or phone communications.
Text Messenging
You can OPT IN to receive text messages from SMCPS and LES.
SchoolMessenger does not charge recipients for the text messages that they receive; however, wireless providers may charge for individual text messages depending on the plan associated with the wireless device.
Text “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587.
After you text the key word, YES, to the short code (67587), the system will respond back:
Opt-in Response: You are now registered to receive approx 5 msgs/mo. Txt STOP to quit, HELP for help. Msg&data rates may apply. schoolmessenger.com/tm
If you do not receive this automated response, contact the school to make sure SMCPS has the correct number on file. If not, your child’s school will be able to change it. Once it’s changed, you can text YES to 67587 the next business day.