Aviator Updates

Greetings Aviator Families,

As we embark on the final week of the school year, we want to extend heartfelt gratitude to all our families and community for teaming up with us to bring our SOAR Vision to life. Your support and collaboration have been invaluable throughout this journey.

As we reflect on the year's successes and areas for growth, we encourage you to share your feedback in this 4-Question Survey. Together, let's ensure that next year is even better, filled with continued learning and thriving community engagement. Thank you for being part of our Duke family!

With gratitude,

Katie Kortokrax, Principal

Zach Adams, Assistant Principal

• Wed, June 5 - Field Day
• Thurs, June 6 - 2-HR Early Dismissal and LAST DAY for PRE-K Students
• Fri, June 7 - 2-HR Early Dismissal and LAST DAY for Students
• Fri, June 7- Final day to pick up medications from the Health Office
• Thurs, June 13 - Tues, June 25 - Report Cards available on HAC

Important Announcements:

• Summer Reading Program: Summer Reading starts on June 8! Visit one of the St. Mary’s County Public Libraries to sign up for the Summer Adventure Reading program. You can also click here to sign up online.

• The public library summer reading program utilizes the Beanstack app to keep track of reading progress. If you do not have access to Beanstack, you can use a paper activity tracker provided by the library.

• Library Card Information: All SMCPS students have a public library card. Click here for directions on how to log in and explore the complete benefits SMCPS students enjoy from the public library.

Benefits of Summer Reading:

• Encourages reluctant readers

• Exercises the brain over the summer

• Increases a child’s knowledge base

• Prevents summer learning loss

• It provides a fun summer activity

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our families for their continued partnership. Your involvement and support greatly enrich our school community.

If you have any questions or need any more help, please feel free to reach out to us. Have a wonderful week ahead!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Owen

Marking Period 4 Standards-Based Report Cards will be available on the Home Access Center [HAC] from Thursday, June 13 - Tuesday, June 25.

• LINK: Directions for Accessing Report Cards from Home Access Center
• LINK: Elementary Standards Based Reporting

If you have questions or need your login information, please contact Stephanie Magill (samagill@smcps.org).

Teachers will email narrative reports directly to parents/guardians on Thursday, June 13.

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.

• Tuesday, May 28
• Wednesday, May 29
• Thursday, May 30
• Friday, May 31st

Please remember to pick up your child’s medication from the health office at the end of the school year. Medications cannot be stored in the health room over the summer. Any leftover medication must be discarded. Blank Emergency Action Plans and Medication Authorization forms have been sent home with your child to be completed by your medical provider over the summer for the next school year. The Over-the-Counter Medication Authorization Form has been discontinued so all medication including over-the-counter medications will need a doctor’s order.

Please see the attached flyer for a QR code link to SMCPS medical forms.

Medical Forms and Information with QR Code.pdf

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

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

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