Thank you for a great return! We were so happy to have students back at EMS. Students have started to settle into the school year routines. All SMCPS schools and offices will be closed, Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day. Tuesday, September 3rd will be an A day.

Monday - None

Tuesday - Symphonic Band Auditions: Only students not already in symphonic band (ends at 3:00 p.m.)

Wednesday - Symphonic Band Auditions: Only students not already in symphonic band (ends at 3:00 p.m.)

Thursday - Symphonic Band (ends at 3:30 p.m.)

Friday - None

THANK YOU for a great first three days. We had a minimal number of cell phone issues! Keep up the good work. For the entire school year, students will not be permitted to use their cell phones/personal electronics at all during the school day. All cell phones/personal electronics are expected to be off and out of site at all times. Please also review the SMCPS cell phone policy. Students who have their cell phones/personal electronics out or are using them will receive consequences in accordance with the SMCPS Code of Conduct. More detailed information is outlined below.

Picking students up early from the main office - We cannot call down children for early sign-out before your arrival. We do not have the front office space to house students as they wait for parents to arrive and sign them out early. Also, we will not be able to sign students out at the office starting at 1:55 p.m. because we are in the process of making end-of-the-day announcements and calling for bus riders. If you need to sign out your student early from the office, you must do so before 1:55 p.m. After that time, they will have to be a car rider.

For students arriving late - Parents do not need to enter the building. Students will sign themself in if they arrive late. Parents can wait and ensure their child enters the building from the parking lot.

Bus passes are only written for emergencies. We do not write bus passes so students can go home with their friends. Additionally, all emergency bus pass requests must be submitted to the main office no later than 11:00 a.m. to ensure we have time to complete the bus pass.

Appointments Required - If you need to speak with an Assistant Principal or Guidance Counselor, it is required that you call before to schedule an appointment. Assistant Principals and Guidance Counselors have a full schedule of working with students, lunch duties, and other tasks. We cannot accommodate walk-in parents. Please call to schedule a time. Thank you!

All students in K-12 have been issued a SMCPS laptop and charger. The laptops and chargers are the property of SMCPS and come with the same responsibility as any other school-issued resource. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and students should visit the SMCPS Website to review the SMCPS Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, and the device accountability resource document, which all outline information in regards to reporting damage, costs incurred for damage or loss, and the consequences for damage to school issued property. Current pricing can be found here.

There are changes to the Acceptable Use Policy this school year. For students under 18, Google requires parental consent to access non-core services (these include YouTube, Maps, Translate, etc.). All students will be able to use Gmail, Calendar, Drive, etc. (core services). Because of these changes, we will only require a signed AUP form from the parents who want to allow their child to access Google's Additional Services. The parent consent form can be found here. There is also more information in the links below.

The top parking lot of EMS is utilized for parent drop-off. Please stay in the appropriate lane for student drop-off, as staff members are coming and parking. Students are to go to the corner of the parking lot, closest to the field, to drop off and walk across the crosswalk and down the sidewalk to enter the doors closest to the gym. Students should not be dropped off before 6:55 am since we do not have staff on duty before that time. Students will wait at the gym entrance until 7:05 am when students can enter the building. In the afternoon, the bus loop will be utilized after buses are gone for parent pickup. Starting this week staff will track attendance pickup in the cafeteria and dismiss students to the parking lot once all cars are parked. Please complete this Every Day Car Rider or Walker Form if your child will be a regular car rider or walker.

Fall intramurals will begin the week of September 23rd. We will offer Wiffle Ball, Running Club, Field Hockey, and Tennis. The permission slips will be in the September 8th SMORE and will also be available in the cafeteria during lunches during the week of September 9th.

Website: https://schools.smcps.org/ems/
Location: 22790 Maple Road, Lexington Park, MD, USA
Phone: 301(863)4016
Twitter: @ems_smcps