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Get ready. . . This will be a busy & exciting week in Panda Nation! Read on so you don't miss anything and be sure to check out the "Upcoming Important Dates" for EVERYTHING happening!🐼❤
- Scholastic Book Fair: The fabulous book fair is open all week AND on Friday, during Santa's Workshop, it's even open until 6:30.
- Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night: Head on over to Texas Roadhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd from 4-8 to enjoy a delicious dinner & benefit our school!
- Fall Pictures Retakes: If your child was absent or you weren't pleased with their fall picture-don't worry! On Wednesday, December 4th, Classic Photography will be at school for picture retakes!
- PTO's SANTA'S WORKSHOP: Don't forget to join us on Friday, Dec, 6th from 5:00-7:00 for our PTO's annual Santa's Workshop.
Our Wellness Theme for December is "Family". Connecting, celebrating with and supporting family is ALWAYS crucial to our wellbeing, but it is especially important this month. All of the holiday's celebrated in December-Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa have at their core family celebration & love.
Our Panda Nation family will connect, celebrate & support each other thoughtout this month of joy & light. Please join us every chance you can!
Panda Love to all!🐼❤
Mrs. Schou, Principal
Mrs. Allison Mashburn, Assistant Principal
Ms. Melissa Bean, Academic Dean
Panda Nation Important Dates
- 12/2-12/6: Panda Nation Book Fair
- 12/6: 4:30-6:30 Book Fair open for families
- 12/2: 6:00 pm: PTO Meeting
- 12/3: 4:00-8:00 pm: LPES Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser
- 12/6: 5:00-7:00 pm: PTO Santa's Workshop
- 12/19: 2:00 pm: Holiday Sing-Along
- 12/20: 2-hr. Early Dismissal
- 12/23-1/3: Winter Break- No School
- 1/6: School reopens
ATTENDANCE CELEBRATIONS!
Regular school attendance is crucial to school success! The classes listed below had the highest number of days in November with Perfect Attendance! Bravo!! Each of these classes gets to "host" a very special Panda guest for the entire month!🐼🧡
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OCTOBER CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE WINNERS!
PreK: Ms. Long
Kindergarten: Ms. Sather
First Grade: Ms. O'Roark
Second Grade: Ms. Selby
Third Grade: Ms. Strayer
Fourth Grade: Ms. Colvin & Ms. Peck
Fifth Grade: Ms. Hoke
AND 122 STUDENTS HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN NOVEMBER!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM!
PARENT COMMUNICATION:
Update Your Contact Information
Please update your contact information with the office by clicking on the link below. It is critical that we have the most recent information for contacting our families.
Lexington Park Elementary School
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/Email & Schoology Message: 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
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About Our School
Lexington Park Elementary is one of five Title I schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools and serves a diverse population of over 500 students. We believe that every child can learn and perform at the highest academic levels when surrounded by caring and supportive adults in a safe and supportive environment that provides them with a variety of rich experiences and equitable supports.We are committed to making sure that external factors will not derail our students' quest to reach their fullest potential.
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