Leonardtown Elementary

The Great Kindness Challenge Spirit Week

• Monday: Hat Day
• Tuesday: Animal Print
• Wednesday: Dress for a Tropical Vacation
• Thursday: Twin Day

Also this week:

Wednesday: PTA General Membership Meeting 6 pm

Thursday: : Club Osprey (modified schedule followed by Community Gathering and Clubs)

Friday: Professional Day: No School for Students

Jan 30: Yearbook Group and Candid Photos

Jan 31: Kids Heart Challenge Kickoff

St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) will offer a series of Conscious

Discipline workshops to families and local childcare providers. Conscious Discipline Master Instructors, Amy Speidel and Lety Valero, are returning to SMCPS to provide multiple parent and family learning opportunities in both English and Spanish. Below are just a few of the offered sessions:

• Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Bedtime Battles
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, I Love You Rituals
• Tuesday, March 5, 2024, From Chaos to Calm: Managing Temper Tantrums

Participants will learn how to implement effective routines that utilize strategies based on brain

science to foster self-regulation skills. These live virtual evening sessions will allow you to

interact with a Conscious Discipline Master Instructor from the comfort of your home from

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Please complete the English registration or the Spanish registration here to receive the

Zoom link to participate. You may contact Ms. Lynn Trehern, SMCPS Early Childhood

Instructional Teacher/Coach at pltrehern@smcps.org or Charlottis Woodley at

cmwoodley@smcps.org if you have any questions.

The topic will be a continuation of the discussion about the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The specific pillar being examined at the February Meeting is "College and Career Readiness".

Each Town Hall meeting begins with a whole-group presentation followed by panel discussion and break-out sessions. The meetings are held at the Forrest Tech Center from 6 - 730 pm.

Details are in the flyer linked here.

General Membership Meeting: January 24th : 6 pm : LES STEM Lab

All parents are invited to participate to learn more about what the PTA is doing for our school, to share new ideas and consider being part of the fun! We are always looking for new members.

Mark your calendar for a fun Valentine MVP Dance on Friday, Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m. Dance the night away at Leonardtown Elementary School with friends and family. Students are welcome to bring up to two guests, one of which must be an adult who will supervise any accompanying children (this is not a drop-off event).

To help us with our planning purposes, registration is encouraged. Sign up at https://les-pta.ticketleap.com/2024dance/.

If you are a military family, and have not done so already, please consider signing your student up for the MFLC (military family life counselor) program at LES. Your student will take part in lunch bunches, where they will participate in various activities weekly with other students and the MFLC counselor, Anni Christensen. The focus will be on the military child experience such as a parent deployment, change of schools and friendships. The student can also attend individual sessions if appropriate.

The parental consent form is attached, and it can be forwarded to the student’s teacher or the MFLC counselor, Anni Christensen, at abchristensen@contracted.smcps.org.