Important News

Winter MAP Reports will be sent home with students in grades 1-5 this Friday, February 26th. Please check your child's take home folder for the report on Friday. Fifth Grade Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Reports and GT Placement Letters will be mailed to families on Friday, February 26th. Third Grade CogAT Reports and GT Placement Letters will be mailed to…

Parent Conferences will be held as planned. Please sign up for a conference in Synergy if you have not already done so. The directions for signing up are below or feel free to call the office on Monday for assistance. Parent Conf Scheduling Directions.docx Report Cards will be sent home on 2/9. Because of the blizzard, they will be sent…

Feb. 1: End of Second Quarter Feb. 1: String Fling Field Trip to WLHS (Rescheduled from 1/27) Feb. 2: String Fling - Jim Rouse Theater @ 7 PM (Rescheduled from 1/28) Feb. 3: Incoming 6th grade Parent Orientation @ 6:30 pm in the HCMS cafeteria for parents of current 5th graders (Rescheduled from 2/2) Feb. 4: Early Dismissal for students…

We hope all of our LoES families have dug out from the storm and have enjoyed spending time together during these days off. We are looking forward to welcoming our students back on Monday! We would like to thank our custodial staff for the amazing job that they have done in preparing for our students' return. However, we are sure…

The decision to go out, or stay in for recess, is made daily considering the following weather conditions: Temperature and humidity Wind chill Heat index and air quality Age of students Length of time outdoors Adequacy of the children’s clothing Condition of the playground Falling precipitation (more than a sprinkle or mist) Thunder and lightning Generally, it is assumed that…

We will be administering our second of three MAP assessments in reading and mathematics to all LoES students in grades 1-5 starting next week. A score report will be sent home to our families a few weeks after the Winter administration of the assessment. This report shares your child’s overall score in reading and math, as well as scores in…

Our Gifted & Talented (GT) School-wide Enrichment Program offers Instructional Seminars to ALL 2nd - 5th graders throughout the school year and there is still time for your student to sign up for one or more of our upcoming seminars! Instructional Seminars are designed to extend student interests beyond general exploratory experiences. Students develop a broad range of advanced-level skills…

The Black Eyed Susan Award is an annual book award chosen by Maryland students. This year LoES students have the opportunity to serve as judges. This is a voluntary reading program, done mostly at home. Students will learn about the nominated books and how the program works in their Library Media classes the week of January 4-10th. Then they can…

All HCPSS schools and offices will be closed December 24, 2015–January 1, 2016. We will reopen on our normal schedule on Monday, January 4, 2016.

The LoES FluMist clinic is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, December 16 th , 2015. Students who previously signed up for the FluMist received a letter in last week's Wednesday folder. Please indicate on this letter whether you would like for your student to receive the FluMist vaccine and return this information to the Health Room as soon as…