DES Winter Parties - Friday, December 20th, 2024
PreK - 11:15 am - Classrooms
Kindergarten - 8:30 am - Classrooms
1st - 9:00 am - Calassrooms
2nd - 8:30 am - Classrooms
3rd - 10:00 am - Classrooms
4th - 8:15 - 8:45 am - Cafeteria
5th - 9:00 - 9:30 am - Cafeteria
The DES School Spelling Bee will be Friday December 13th, 2024 at 9:00 am in the DES Cafeteria. Participants families are welcome to attend.
The 4th Grade Musical is today, December 6th, at 1:30 pm in the DES Cafeteria!
Book Fair starts Monday! Don't forget to setup your student's eWallets for this years book fair. To setup, please visit the book fair website at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desdragons. Also if you would like to make a donation to help other students purchase books, please check out the share the fair option at the end of your eWallet set up. These funds are spent directly on students in our school. Thank you so much for your support! eWallets can be setup now through December 13th
Mrs. Lori Bailey, an educator with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, was the first speaker in our Conservation Education Guest Lecture series at DES.
She talked to the students about alligators, turtles and their habitats. She also talked about how important conservation education is for not only students, but adults as well!
The high light of her visit was when she brought out the baby alligator and turtle! The students loved learning and visiting with Mrs. Lori!
Congratulations to our 4th and 5th Grade Spelling Bee Finalists!
Book Fair Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desdragons
Donation Link: https://s1-s0-s1-a8-m2-c3.my.canva.site/book-fair-donations
Once you click on the link, click on a specific grade to make a donation.
If you would like to donate to the book fair this year, please click the following link. All funds will be spent directly on DES students. Once you click on the link, click on a specific grade to make a donation. https://s1-s0-s1-a8-m2-c3.my.canva.site/book-fair-donations
Our 4th Grade Musical, "The Movies, The Music, Celebrating 75 Years of Disney Magic!" will be held on Friday December 6th, 2024 at 1:30 pm in the DES Cafeteria.
December Events at DeWitt Elementary School December 2nd - Students return to school after Thanksgiving Break December 6th - 4th Grade Musical - 1:30 PM - DES Cafeteria December 9th - December 13th - DES Bookfair in the Gymnasium December 13th - DES School Spelling Bee - 9:00 am - DES Cafeteria December 20th - DES Winter Parties - Times TBA December 23rd - January 3rd - Winter Break
Happy Thanksgiving from DES!
Congratulations to our November 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 November Dragons of Greatness!
The 5th Grade Musical is today, November 22nd, at 1:30 pm in the DES Cafeteria!
DeWitt Elementary School will be out next week for Thanksgiving Break. Classes will resume as regularly scheduled on Monday December 2nd, 2024.
Don't forget to setup your student's eWallets for this years book fair. To setup, please visit the book fair website at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desdragons. Also if you would like to make a donation to help other students purchase books, please check out the share the fair option at the end of your eWallet set up. These funds are spent directly on students in our school. Thank you so much for your support!
eWallets can be setup now through December 13th
Volunteers Needed! Please click on the following link for information and to sign up. https://www.dewittdragons.net/o/des/page/book-fair-volunteer-information
DeWitt School District art teachers Terran Henderson and Joli Holzhauer received grants from Thea Foundation’s Art Closet to purchase supplies for their classrooms. Terran Henderson, DeWitt High School, received $2,442 worth of ceramic supplies including sculpting and pottery tools, banding wheels, paintbrushes, and a large variety of glazes and underglazes that will be used towards ceramic making and glaze experimentation. Joli Holzhauer, DeWitt Elementary, received $649 worth of clay, glazes, and tools for fifth grade artists to learn basic ceramics.
Henderson and Holzhauer attended the Arkansas Art Educators Fall Conference in November where they earned professional development hours in the field, mingled with fellow art teachers from around the state, and participated in many hands-on art-making workshops. During the conference, the teachers made contact with Thea Foundation’s executive director, Nick Leopoulos, who encouraged them to apply for grant monies.
“It is very encouraging to spend time with people who value arts education,” said Holzhauer. “This gift from Thea Foundation will help us get ceramics going again at DeWitt Elementary, and our students are the ones who benefit.”
“I am overwhelmed by the generosity of the Thea Foundation. These supplies are much needed in the high school art room. Our students are already so excited to create clay objects and experiment with finishes,” Henderson said. “Every time I attend the Arkansas Art Educators’ Conference, I leave with more invaluable information and experiences that are so beneficial to me and my students, and I am so thankful.”
Thea Foundation was established over twenty years ago in memory of Thea Leopoulos by her family to give scholarships and supplies to students who are positively impacted through the arts. For more information, visit theafoundation.org.
Our 5th Grade Musical, "The Movies, The Music, Celebrating 75 Years of Disney Magic!" will be held on Friday November 22, 2024 at 1:30 pm in the DES Cafeteria.
Atlas Interim Testing at DeWitt Elementary School begins tomorrow, November 18th , 2024 and goes through Friday, November 22nd, 2024 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 interim test!
DES Lunch Menu Change for Monday November 18th & Tuesday November 19th, 2024:
Monday - Chicken/Cheese Crispitos, Cheese Sauce, Refried Beans, Sugar Cookie, and Pineapples
Tuesday - Pizza Crunchers, Shoestring Fries, Broccoli/Carrots w/ ranch, and Diced Peaches
