🌼🐝 Introducing the DES Pollinator Patio & Flyway! 🐦🌿
We’re thrilled to share that Phase 1 of the Pollinator Patio & Flyway at DeWitt Elementary School is officially complete! 💚
Thanks to our amazing community, students, staff, and volunteers, this new outdoor classroom is now buzzing with life — from beautiful plants and bird baths to hummingbird feeders, bat boxes, and more!
This space is designed to support wildlife 🦋 and inspire young minds 🌱. And we’re just getting started! Future plans include adding toad abodes, native plants, and even MORE ways to support pollinators.
🌍 Our goal? To have the space recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the Nature Conservancy.
📸 Come check it out and watch as we grow a better world — one plant, one pollinator, one student at a time.
We are especially thankful for donations from Arkansas County Farm Bureau, Lauren's Garden, Mrs. Gayle Womack, Mrs. Linda Gunnell and Mrs. Amanda West! Thank you for supporting our students!
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Thank you Stone Bank - DeWitt, for working our final Dragon Store of the 2024-2025 school year!
A big THANK YOU to the DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home, they not only made sure that all kids were able to have a treat from the concession stand during Field Day but they also surprised Mrs. Lindsay with a Turtle Box speaker to use in PE!
We have the absolute best community!
First Electric Cooperative recently hosted an art contest for third grade students at DeWitt Elementary School. To reward the young artists for their work, linemen brought pizza, drinks, and hats for the entire third grade. Students were surprised with a visit from "Willy", the First Electric mascot, who was greeted with hugs and high-fives. Madison Jones was awarded as the contest winner and given a Kindle Fire tablet as her prize. Linemen served and ate lunch with the students on the blacktop during DES Field Day. First Electric Representative Emily Belcher said she hoped to make the third grade art contest an annual event in Arkansas County.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We couldn't have PICKED better Teachers & Staff at DES!
Because we were not able to test on Tuesday, tomorrow, May 2nd , is Atlas Testing Day 4 - Writing.
On these days, you can help your student succeed by having them eat a healthy & filling breakfast and making sure they arrive to school on time. These things will help to assure that they have the best start to their day and can perform up to their full potential on the test!
Because we were not able to test on Tuesday, tomorrow is Atlas Testing Day 3 - Science
On these days, you can help your student succeed by having them eat a healthy & filling breakfast and making sure they arrive to school on time. These things will help to assure that they have the best start to their day and can perform up to their full potential on the test!
Atlas Testing at DeWitt Elementary School begins tomorrow, Monday, April 28th and goes through Thursday May 1st , for DES Students in grades 3rd - 5th. On these days, you can help your student succeed by having them eat a healthy & filling breakfast and making sure they arrive to school on time. These things will help to assure that they have the best start to their day and can perform up to their full potential on the test!
May Events at DeWitt Elementary School
April 28th - May 1st - ATLAS Summative Testing grades 3rd - 5th
April 28th - Reading
April 29th - Math
April 30th - Science
May 1st - Writing
May 1st - Kinderlympics - 1:30 - Dragon Stadium - entrance fee $1 - gate opens at 1:00 - Please enter by the MAIN GATE ONLY
May 5th - 9th - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7th - Preschool Field Trip
May 9th - DES Field Day
May 9th - ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE
May 15th - Kindergarten Field Trip
May 19th - Kindergarten Graduation - 8:30 - DES Cafeteria
May 19th - 5th Grade Awards - 10:00 - DES Gym
May 20th - Awards Grades 1st - 4th in the DES Gym
8:15 am - 4th Grade
9:00 am - 3rd Grade
9:45 am - 2nd Grade
10:15 am - 1st Grade
May 21st - PreSchool Graduation - 8:30
May 21st - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR K-5 Students
May 22nd - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
Tomorrow, Wednesday April 23rd, is the last day to turn in DES Field Day Shirt Orders. We have extra forms in the office if your students form that was sent home has been misplaced.
Field Day has been rescheduled to Friday May 9th, 2025. Information about volunteering will come home soon!
Field Day & Field Day T-Shirts
Order forms for Field Day T-Shirts went home LAST week with DES Students. Orders were originally due by the end of this week, but we are extending the deadline to Wednesday April 23, 2025.
Field Day is being moved from Friday May 2nd to Friday May 9th. We will be sending volunteer forms home at the beginning of next week.
If your Field Day T-shirt order form has gone missing, you may pick up a new one in the DES office.
A BIG thank you to 1st Graders Aubrey Cate B. and Madison W., as well as Mrs Lindsay Beaton (DES PE) and parent volunteer Heather Wade for pruning and cleaning up our front Pollinator Flower Beds! They are looking beautiful and ready for hosting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds all spring and summer!
Mrs. Stephanie’s homeroom class got to eat their lunch with Mrs. Mandy in the classroom for showing the most growth on their STAR Reading assessment for 4th 9 weeks.
Mrs. Sammie’s STEM Classes are learning about plants and how they grow. 2nd graders are propagating flowers for the DES pollinator patio and flyway flower garden.
Happy Paraprofessional Day!
The DeWitt School District will be back on regular schedule tomorrow, Friday, April 4, 2025.
The only change to bus routes at this time is for bus riders in Almyra. Students who ride the Almyra bus will need to meet at the Community Center at 7:10 AM to be picked up by the bus!
These DES 5th grade science students recently conducted an investigation to determine whether the mixing of 2 or more substance results in new substances. During the experiment , the students made observations to identify materials based on their properties.
Our safe room will be available to any community members after school hours in the event of a tornado warning. Stay safe!
Congratulations to our MARCH 2025 Dragons of Greatness at DES!
The students selected each month for Dragons of Greatness exhibit these characteristics:
D - Dependable
R - Responsible
A - Acts of Kindness
G - Good Friend
O - Outstanding Work
N - Nice to Others
S - Star Student
Congratulations to our MARCH Dragons of Greatness!
We can't wait to see everyone tonight at Conservation STEM Night! Come and Go from 5:30 - 7:00.
We have amazing student work, hands on activity, and lots of door prizes!
The back drive and blacktop will be closed for parking because we have exhibits set up outside.
