Dent Dolphin Details

All St. Mary’s County Public Schools and Offices will be closed to the public from Monday, December 23, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025. All schools and offices will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2025.

Hello Dent Dolphin Families,

It is a joy to work with your children each day. We hope you have many opportunities to pause and enjoy the blessings of laughter and wonder that young children can bring to a family during this holiday season.

Friday is our last day together until schools reopen on Monday, January 6. The next issue of The Dent Dolphin Details will be shared on Sunday, January 5.

Please accept our heartfelt wishes for a happy, healthy winter break. We look forward to seeing you all in 2025!

All the best,

Mrs. Lindsay G. Brenfleck, Principal

Mr. Joseph D. Farrell, Assistant Principal

• Attendance Matters!
• Notable Dates
• 12 Days of December - Winter Spirit Days
• Holiday Harmony Night
• Scholastic Book Fair
• LMDES TOY & ESPY Winners
• PTA News & Information

Food Services Info

• Weekly School Menu
• Meal Benefit Application - more than a meal application!
• My School Bucks

Helpful Links & Info Worth Repeating

• December News from Nurse Hutchinson
• Spotlight on Special Education
  
• LMDES Schoolwide Expectations
• Bus Safety & Expectations
  
• SMCPS Policies and Guidelines
• LMDES Birthday Celebration Policy
• Dolphin Reader Program & Forms
• Technology Info

Thank you for making regular school attendance a priority.

When you're well, be here before the bell!

• Dec 5-20 - 12 Days of December: Winter Spirit Days
• Dec 9-17 - Scholastic Book Fair
• Fri, Dec 20 - Two Hour Early Release
• Dec 21-Jan 5 - Winter Break
• Mon, Jan 6 - Schools Reopen
• Jan 16-27 - PTA Boosterthon

Movement Mondays:

Wear athletic gear!

Fridays are School Spirit Days:

Wear Red & Gray or an LMDES Shirt!

Thank you to all who joined us for Holiday Harmony Night! The event was a huge success and a reminder of what a wonderful school community we have at LMDES.

Many thanks to all who donated to the silent auction and to Mrs. Kim Edwards for coordinating the event. Special thanks to our PTA for running our Secret Santa Shop and to all of our volunteers. We couldn't do it without you!

Mrs. Alderson & Mrs. Koerper's kindergarteners measured Mrs. Brenfleck.

Mrs. Brenfleck is 11 sticks tall!

Many families are taking advantage of the free, easy eWallet option for spending this year. You can access that information by selecting this link and loading funds. Your student has to bring nothing to the fair and gets to focus his/her energy on selecting desired items from the fair, not carrying a check or cash. It really is that easy.

Students have been learning about weathering and erosion and how environmental factors impact our geographic location including the Chesapeake Bay watershed. To further explore these processes, students created a watershed model to develop an understanding of what a watershed is and gain information about impacts of natural Earth processes and impacts humans have on the watershed.

Special thanks to our parent volunteers; Mrs. Mileto; Mr. Jason Hayes, Science Supervisor; and Ms. Margarita Rochow, Elms Environmental Educator for planning and executing this experience for students.

The LMDES PTA Boosterthon runs from Thursday, January 16 - Monday, January 27, 2023.

The Fun Run is Monday, January 27.

Look for more information in early January!

Check our Nutrislice Webpage to:

• View Helpful nutrition info
• Download our FREE mobile app!
• Print menus

Food Service Award Nomination Form: Silver Spatula

Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary is a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) School.

We encourage you to ask your child about "Dolphin Dollars" and our LMDES Schoolwide Expectations!

Please take a few moments to view the video below and review the Student Rules for Transportation with your student(s). Student safety on the bus is the shared responsibility of students, parents, bus drivers, and the school.

Regularly reviewing bus expectations with your student will help ensure a safe ride to and from school each day. Riding the bus is a privilege; it takes all of us to safely transport our students each day. Thank you for your support!

• SMCPS Student Handbook
• SMCPS Code of Conduct
• SMCPS Cell Phone Policy

Download the Box Tops for Education app, scan your receipts, and earn cash for our school!

Thank you for your support!

Join us in promoting a healthy, positive approach to technology use!

• Supporting Your Child's Online Safety & Growth
• For Families & Parental Controls

Please consider sharing these social emotional learning and digital citizenship conversation starters in the car, at the table or at another time you can have a connection to learn more about your child and guide them to the best version of themselves:

• Resource for Pre-K - 2nd grade
• Resource for 3rd - 5th grade

Mrs. Lindsay G. Brenfleck, Principal

Mr. Joseph D. Farrell, Assistant Principal

We welcome your questions and inquiries. Please call 301-472-4500, refer to the SMCPS Website, or our LMDES website for additional information.

Website: https://lmdes.smcps.org/

Twitter X: @lmdes_smcps

Phone: 301-472-4500