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DeWitt Elementary School will be closed on Monday September 7, 2020 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Classes will resume as normal on Tuesday September 8, 2020.
DeWitt School District will dismiss at 1:00pm today at our elementary schools and at 1:15pm at DMS and DHS due to the possibility of damaging winds and heavy rain during our normal dismissal times.
Starting tomorrow, Tuesday August 25, 2020, 4th and 5th grade car riders will be dropped off and picked up in the back car line. An updated map is being posted as well to show the newest updates.
Please be patient with us as we work out the kinks of the new year. Starting tomorrow morning the 4th & 5th Grade Car Riders will be dropped off in the back car line instead of the front car line. This should help ease the morning congestion of the drop off line. Please remember to not pass any busses in the line, as this is their drop of area as well.
DES Staff would like to send a BIG Thank You to Unity Baptist Church for providing a wonderful meal to our staff this week! We are so grateful for the ongoing support you show our teachers, staff and students!
On Monday, we ask that you please send a note with your child to inform their homeroom teacher how they will be riding home this year. For example: Johnny will be a car rider or Sally will be a bus rider on bus T. If you do not know which bus your child will ride, please call the office today or Monday to find out their bus letter. Thank you for your time and help and we look forward to a great school year!
Dragon Academy Students, please visit our Dragon Academy Page on our website for information about school meal pick up. https://www.dewittdragons.net/o/des/page/dragon-academy
On the first day of school for Kindergarten Students, 1 parent can walk their kindergarten child into the building and to their class. If you would like to walk your child into school, you will need to come at 8:30. Masks are required for the parents who chose to walk their child into the school on the first day.
All other students in grades 1-5 will need to be at school by our normal times: arrival no earlier than 7:40 with the tardy bell ringing at 8:05.
On Tuesday, Kindergarten students will follow the same morning arrival procedures as all other students at DES.
Just a reminder that technology pick up for Virtual Dragon Academy K-5 Students is Thursday from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm at DES. You will come through the back car rider line to get your device and paperwork. If you follow the link below you will learn more information about what the school day will look like for a student enrolled in our Virtual Dragon Academy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0AXu8jI4U
Thank you DeWitt First United Methodist Church and Mission Meathead for providing our amazing lunch today! Your ongoing support of our school and district is greatly appreciated!
5th Grade Virtual Open House - click on the link to meet our 5th Grade Teachers! https://youtu.be/OPCnGc5PPso
4th Grade Virtual Open House - Click on the link to meet our 4th Grade Teachers! https://youtu.be/PfnfaN4Aw-0
3rd Grade Virtual Open House - Click on the link to meet our 3rd Grade Teachers!https://youtu.be/j7BGszvlS8E
2nd Grade Virtual Open House - click on the link to meet our 2nd Grade Teachers!https://youtu.be/1Tl0ug-89kA
1st Grade Virtual Open House - Click on the link to meet our 1st Grade Teachers!
https://youtu.be/-Z5MKNfPuzA
DES Dragon Academy Virtual students will pick up their devices on Thursday, August 20th from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm in the back car line. This will be a drive through pick up. We ask that you stay inside your vehicle and someone will help you. When you pull up please call the DES office at 946-4651 and someone will come out to help you. Please remember to wear your masks. Each parent will sign a tech agreement and can take their student's device at this time. Parents/Students will be given login information during the pickup as well. There will be tutorial videos posted on our website: www.dewittdragons.net, that will show students how to login and access their coursework. If you have any questions please contact the DES office at 870-946-4651.
Just a reminder that Kindergarten Open House will be held on August 18th from 5:00-6:30. Only one parent/guardian can come with each student. Please remember to wear a mask and come at your designated time.
Students with LAST NAMES starting with:
A-H- will attend 5:00-5:30
I-Q- will attend 5:30-6:00
R-Z will attend 6:00-6:30
You will enter through the front doors. See you then!
DES Faculty & Staff would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to First Baptist Church of DeWitt for the wonderful meal that was provided today! We truly appreciate the support you give us year after year.
DES Parents, this is a reminder that immunizations and immunization exemption forms are still required upon the start of the school year. Both students attending in person and enrolled in our virtual Dragon Academy will need to have immunizations up to date. If you are uncertain whether your child needs an updated immunization, please call your local health department or you can call Haley at DES. Kindergartners are also required to turn in a physical as well.
If you have any questions you can call the DES office at 870-946-4651.
Back-to-School Information packets are available for pickup Monday-Friday from 8:00-3:30 in the DES office. These packets need to be filled out and returned by the start of school (August 24th). The packets are for both virtual and non-virtual students. If you have any questions, please call the DES office 946-4651. Thank you