Aviator Updates

Good evening Duke families.

As we round out the Month of the Military Child, I have a couple of exciting notes to share. CWFDES was recognized at the SMCPS Board of Education Meeting for receiving the Purple Star School Designation this past week. Please see the video below to see how and why we earned this distinction. Our school is also being highlighted at the Maryland State Board of of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 25. I also included (below) the video that we shared at the last community gathering that features photos of Duke Military Children and their families.

Respectfully,

Katie Kortokrax, Principal

Zach Adams, Assistant Principal

• Fri, May 3 - Optional SY25 Learning Environment Input Due
• Mon, May 6 - Pre-K Parent and Family Engagement Event (see below)
• May 6-10 - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week (Nominate a staff member for an Awesome Aviator Recognition)
• Fri, May 10- Two-Hour Early Release Day
  
• Tues, May 14- Primary Election Day; No School for Students

• Wed, May 29 - Spring Concert Performance
• Wed, June 5 - Field Day

Pre-K Parent & Family Engagement Event Pre-K students, their families, and local private providers are invited to attend a Transition to Kindergarten night scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center in the Dohrman rooms. Please refer to the flyer here to register and learn more about fun learning stations, icy treats, door prizes, goodie bags, and more!

The SMCPS Food & Nutrition Services Department will be providing a 5-day pickup for summer meals. These meal bags will include five breakfasts, five lunches, a half-gallon of white milk, and two cartons of chocolate milk for each child.

Meal pickups will be on Mondays and we are offering two pickup times for your convenience. 11 am - 1pm or 4pm - 6pm. The schools offering pickup are:

• Chopticon HS
• Leonardtown HS
• Oakville ES
• Spring Ridge MS

Parents/Caregivers must either have signed up ahead of time using this form with their children's information or have the children in-person for meal pickup.

Contact the Food Services Office with any questions at foodservice@smcps.org or 301-475-4256 x5

Last Thursday's All-County Jazz Band performance was fantastic! "Enter the Sandman" brought the house down.

Finnley Burch and Jacob Kidd were phenomenal, and we are so proud of them! Kudos to their band teacher, Mr. Romano, for teaching and encouraging our students on their musical journeys!

Next week (May 6-10) is Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! Our teachers and staff do amazing work each and every day. They teach with joy and foster a love of learning in our students.

You can be part of celebrating our amazing teachers and staff! All are welcome to nominate an CWFDES Staff Member for our Awesome Aviator Recognition.

3rd Grade

MCAP Math: April 29, April 30, May 1, May 2

***These dates have been updated. See email from classroom teacher.***

4th Grade

MCAP Math: April 30, May 2, 7, 9

5th Grade

MCAP Math: April 30, May 2, 7, 9

Please click the button below to review the available slots and sign-up. Thank you!

Click here for the Menu. Due to supply chain issues, menu changes occur. We recognize that the decision to bring lunch from home or purchase lunch from school is often dependent on the menu.

• Monday, April 22
• Tuesday, April 23
• Wednesday, April 24
• Thursday, April 25
• Friday, April 26

Above Par Golf and Entertainment wants our kids to SOAR and they want to reward them for doing so! Your family can trade in SOAR tickets for FREE time on their virtual simulators. For every 10 SOAR tickets your child collects, Above Par will give your family 30 minutes of free simulator rental time. They've asked they we limit each visit to a max of 20 SOAR tickets per family, but that's a whole hour of fun for the family, just for your kid SOAR'ing high! Above Par offers much more than golf and they are located right here in Leonardtown. Check their website (www.abovepar.golf) to plan your visit!"

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/recreate/camps

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/docs/thescoop.pdf

The Board approved calendar updates that include moving the last day of school for students to Friday, June 7, 2024.

• For more information visit http://smcps.org/calendar.

• Applications for STEM 6 will open on April 2 and close on April 30, 2024. No late applications will be accepted. The online application will be found on the Academies page of the SMCPS website.

• The annual Academy Open House will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 10th starting at 5:30 pm. More information is available via the Academy Open House Google Site.

We welcome your questions and inquiries. Please call 240-309-4658, refer to the SMCPS Back to School website, or our CWFDES website for additional information.

Katie Kortokrax, Principal

Zach Adams, Assistant Principal

Email: klkortokrax@smcps.org
Website: https://cwfdes.smcps.org/
Location: 23595 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Phone: (240) 309-4658
Twitter: @CWFDES_SMCPS