December Events at DES
Monday December 4th - December 8th - Scholastic Book Fair
Monday December 18th - DES Spelling Bee - Participants Families may attend
Tuesday December 19th - Christmas Musicals - 2nd Grade - 9:00 am, 3rd Grade - 1:30 pm
Thursday December 21st - Kindergarten Christmas Caroling
Friday December 22nd - Winter Parties & Pajama Day
Pre-K - 9:30 (Cafeteria)
Kindergarten - 8:30
1st Grade - 8:30
2nd Grade - 8:30
3rd Grade - 9:00
4th Grade - 8:15 (Cafeteria)
5th Grade - 9:00 (Cafeteria)
Monday December 25th - Friday January5th - Winter Break
Monday January 8th, 2023 - Students Return to School
DES Lunch Menu for Monday December 4th and Tuesday December 5th:
Monday: Cheese pizza, corn, side salad and fruit.
Tuesday: Beef fingers, mac & cheese, green beans and fruit.
Come join the DES 5th Graders as they present "Rock Around the 50's" tomorrow, November 17th, 2023 at 1:30 pm in the DES Cafeteria.
We would like to bring attention to a remarkable accomplishment by one of our teachers within our school district. Our very own elementary music teacher, Mrs. Casi Smith, has recently written, illustrated, and published her own children's book!
Mrs. Casi has been a passionate and devoted music teacher going on six years now. She has helped to create a many of programs that have positively impacted students, teachers, and families alike.
We would like to celebrate Mrs. Casi's accomplishment as well as share the importance of supporting one another within the community.
If you would like more information about Mrs. Casi's book entitled, "Sneaky Slippery Snake & More...", please visit her website: S1-S0-S1-A8-M2-C3.MY.CANVA.SITE
DES Thanksgiving Food Drive!
November Events at DeWitt Elementary School
DES Lunch Menu for the rest of this week:
Wednesday, 11/1/23
Fried Rice, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Broccoli, Red Pepper Strips, Diced Pears, Fortune Cookie , Milk
Thursday, 11/4/23
Popcorn Chicken Bites, Hawaiian Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Beans, Diced Peaches, Milk
Friday, 11/5/23
Mozzarella Sticks, Marinara Sauce, Onion Rings, Baby Carrots w/Ranch, Fresh Grapes, Milk
Thank you to all of the Grandparents and Grandfriends that came to Lemonade on The Lawn today!
Thank you to our DES Cafeteria Staff for making the cookies and lemonade!
DES Menu Change for the week of October 24-October 28, 2023:
Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be Friday's menu: Hot Dog Sliders, Shoestring French Fries
Thursday- No mashed potatoes. But will have Shoestring French Fries
Friday- Taco Max Snax, Nacho Cheese Doritos
The DeWitt PTO will have Dragon Tattoos for sale tomorrow, Friday October 13th, 2023, from 7:40 am - 8:00 am. Tattoos will be 50 cents each in the 2/3 Hallway - Mrs. Meagan's Room.
Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days at DES
Hispanic Heritage Month DES Library Book Feature:
Abuela
Written by Arthur Dorros
Illustrated by Elisa Kleven
Running Club Registration is now open at DES.
Students in 2nd - 5th grade are eligible to participate in running club. For your student to join running club the following must be done:
1) Complete the ONLINE Parent Meeting & Questionnaire. You can find the link on the DES Website: https://www.dewittdragons.net/o/des
2) After completing the ONLINE Parent Meeting & Questionnaire you will need to fill out the Student Information Sheet sent home (If a student didn't bring one home today, it will be in their backpack on Monday).
3) Return the completed Student Information Sheet & the $15 Running Club fee to Mrs. Lindsay Beaton at DES by October 16th, 2023. If you have multiple runners in your household each child will need their own Student Information Sheet and $15 running club fee.
STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN RUNNING CLUB AFTER OCTOBER 16, 2023.
If you have any questions email Mrs. Lindsay Beaton - lbeaton@dewittdragons.net or Mrs. Alesha Jones - ajones@dewittdragons.net
October Events at DES
Grandparents & Friends, join us for Lemonade on the Lawn!
Just a reminder - School picture day for the DeWitt High School and DeWitt Middle School will be Wednesday, October 4th. School picture day for the DeWitt Elementary School will be Thursday, October 5th.
Hispanic Heritage Month DES Library Book Feature:
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist
Written by Sylvia Acevedo
There was a misprint on the October events sent home. Running Club WILL NOT START on October 3rd.
Running Club information WILL go home with students in 2nd - 5th grade THIS WEEK.
Running Club will not begin meeting until later in October.
PE Happenings at DES for the week of October 2nd - 6th, 2023.
Tomorrow, October 2nd is the LAST DAY for 4th & 5th graders to turn in Camp Dragon Applications. They will not be accepted after the end of school day tomorrow. Families will be notified by Friday October 6th if their student was selected to attend.
Family PE Week begins TOMORROW! Come and spend PE class with your student(s)! Information was sent home with all students last week.
Running club information will go home THIS WEEK. Running Club is open for students in 2nd - 5th grade at DES. Our start date will be later in October.
If you have questions about any of these activities or events email Mrs Lindsay Beaton - lbeaton@dewittdragons.net
The following DeWitt Elementary students were chosen as finalists in the Arkansas Peace Week Art Contest: Spencer Ward ("Put Peace Together", 5th grade), Bailey Hitchcock ("Grow Peace", 4th grade), Blake Briggs ("Peace in Many Places", 3rd grade), and Matthew Bautista ("Ride the Wave of Peace", 4th grade). Their artwork hung in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda during the week of September 17-24, 2023. The contest received over 2500 entries from all over the state, and eight students were chosen as finalists in each grade category.
"It is an honor for these students to get chosen as finalists in this art contest and have their artwork hang in the Capitol building. They are each very talented, and I am proud of them," said Art teacher Joli Holzhauer.
