LPES Monthly Newsletter

As the school year draws to a close, let me take a minute to thank each of you for working hand-in-hand with us to make sure our Panda Nation students soared to new and greater heights this year!🐼❤

These last two weeks are packed with lots of exciting events, including our Rita's Spirit Night, Field Day, SOAR into Summer Family Event, and all of our exciting grade level celebrations! Be sure to reivew the Important June Dates listed below so you don't miss out on anything

We are grateful for every minute we've had working with your PAWSitively Amazing children! They light up our world & we love their kindness, tenacity, and generosity!

Have a wonderful summer, keep learning, and know that we are already making plans and looking forward to seeing all of you in August!

Panda Love to all!

Mrs. Schou

"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world."

-Nelson Mandella

Please take a few minutes to check out our PAWSitively Peaceful Pandas Brag Board! We are so proud of all the sutdents who were selected by their teachers for this honor!

Peace and Love to all!!

May 30: 4-8: PTO's Rita's Spirit Night!

June 1: 9:15: 3rd Gr. Sneak a Peek Actitivity

June 2: 9:00: Volunteer Breakfast

Kindergarten goes to ELMS

June 6: FIELD DAY!!

June 7: 4:30-6:00: SOAR Into Summer Family Event

June 8: Last day for PreK Students

9:00: Kindergarten End of Year Celebration

10:15: PreK End of Year Celebration

1:15: 1st Gr. Awards

1:30: 3r Gr, Awards

2:00: 4th Gr. Awards

2:15: 2nd Gr. Awards

June 9: 2-hr Early Dismissal-Last day for students

9:00: 5th Gr. End of Year Celebration

Have a wonderful summer vacation! See you in August

Schoology is the SMCPS Learning Management System (LMS).

SMCPS Schoology Google Site

Schoology has a Mobile App!

Directions to Log Into the Schoology Mobile App.

Any new families that did not receive the notification about their Schoology Parent Account should email schoology@smcps.org so we can have our SMCPS Schoology Team investigate and provide answers.

New for 22-23: Volunteers must apply annually for approval.

Applications are accepted until May 1st. There is no application fee.

Vetting of applications can take several weeks. Field trip chaperones must have successfully completed the volunteer application process before they can be considered.

Select the link apply: School Volunteer Portal.

Join our team! Select this link for more information.

• SMCPS has multiple positions available to support our students and staff, including full-time and part-time positions in various areas. Employment opportunities can be found on the SMCPS website: https://www.smcps.org/hr/employment-opportunities

• The Abacus Corporation provides part-time/temporary positions to support SMCPS as well. Various positions are also available through the Abacus Corporation and can be found on their website: https://www.abacuscorporation.com/find-jobs

Please update your contact information with the office. It is critical that we have the most recent information for contacting our families.

UPDATE MY INFORMATION

To help you navigate all the new elements of the school year and keep you informed about upcoming programs & events, we will communicate information frequently and in several ways. They are listed below for your reference.

• Weekly Phone Message & Email: At 6:00 on Sunday you will receive a phone message & email from us sharing information about the upcoming week.
• Class DoJo: Very soon your child’s teacher will invite you to join Class DoJo. We use this platform because it is secure/members only and allows us to share a wide variety of information with you. Please join our DoJo family!
• Our LPES Website and Twitter feed: The LPES website has a wide variety of information for you and is updated regularly. We love to share all the wonderful things our students & teachers are doing, so we tweet just about every day. Follow us on Twitter @lpes_smcps
• Technology Needs: if you are new to the school or need a device from SMCPS please complete the survey here.

Email: raschou@smcps.org
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/lpes/
Location: 46763 South Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653
Phone: (301) 863-4085
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smcps.org/posts/971720426301468
Twitter: @lpes_smcps