DeWitt Elementary School

DES 5th Grade has been learning about Weather and the Water Cycle in science class. One portion of the unit was to research how to build a homemade water filter, design a filter, choose a design to build in teams, and work together to build them. Students then poured dirty water through their filters. Later, they will compare the results and discuss how they might redesign their filter to make improvements.

Parents and Guardians: As always the District will be monitoring the weather tomorrow (4/13/22) in order to ensure the safety of our students and staff. We will be ready to implement our severe weather procedures and transition students to our tornado safe rooms if necessary.

Join us for Kindergarten Registration on Tuesday May 17th, 2022, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at DeWitt Elementary School. What to bring: Official Birth Certificate Current immunization/shot records Official copy of child's social security number Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)/Well Child Check-up Proof of Residence *Children entering Kindergarten MUST be five (5) years old on or before August 1, 2022. For more information, please call the school or visit our website at, www.dewittdragons.net. Please bring your child with you. Your child will be given a quick skills checklist and then will receive a gift.

Acompańenos para el registro de Kindergarten, Martes 17 de Mayo de 2022, de 10:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m. en la escuela primaria DeWitt. Que traer: -Acta de Nacimiento Oficial -Registros actuales de inmunización/vacunas -Copia oficial del número de seguro social del niño -Detección, diagnóstico y tratamiento tempranos y periódicos (EPSDT)/Chequeo de niño sano -Prueba de residencia *Los niños que entren al Kindergarten DEBEN tener cinco (5) años de edad el 1 de Agosto de 2022 o antes. Para obtener más información, llame a la escuela o visite nuestro sitio web en www.dewittdragons.net. Por favor traiga a su hijo con usted. Su hijo recibirá una lista rápida de verificación de habilidades y luego recibirá un regalo.

April Events at DES April 14th - Spring Parties April 15th - No School April 20th - Progress Reports sent home with students April 22nd - 5th Grade Musical - 1:30 - DES Cafeteria April 29th - Kinderlympics - 1:30 - DHS Football Field

Mrs. Traci's First Grade class recently enjoyed reading "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. Their vocabulary word was experimenting. They had fun experimenting painting dots just like the main character Vashti did.

DeWitt Elementary Art students participated in the Eastern Regional Youth Art Show and Contest sponsored by the Arkansas Art Educators. The contest was open to K-12 students in Arkansas, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis, White, and Woodruff counties. DES Art teacher, Mrs. Joli Holzhauer, sent in the maximum of ten entries from DES. Out of those ten submissions, eight students placed in their grade categories. Miles Hill (kindergarten) received first place for his artwork “Hot Cocoa”. Nolan Manley (first grade) received first place for his “Creature Collage”. Jack Fisher’s (first grade) “Pumpkin Patch” artwork received a second place ribbon. Annabell Lawson (second grade) received first place for “Mouse Collage”. Carter Stovesand (third grade) received a second place award for his artwork “Candle and Flame”. Barrett Johnson’s (third grade) “Dino Collage” received a fourth place ribbon. Kent Craig (fourth grade) received first place for his piece “Chicken Collage”. Mary Grace Aufderheide (fifth grade) received a third place award for her artwork “Bird Collage”. The first place winners from each category will go on to the State Art Show and Contest at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Learning Center in Little Rock. The student artwork will be on display at East Arkansas Community College in Forest City, Arkansas, until April 28, 2022.

The 2022-2023 School District Calendar can be found on our webpage, www.dewittdragons.net. Click on menu, then district.

Parents: Bus 43T will be 20 minutes late this afternoon. This is the bus Mrs. Becca drives.

Thank you to Mrs Alta Lockley for coordinating the Food, Fun and Reading program for our preschool program and a big shout out to Mrs. Ana Hollis, Mrs. Vickie McLain and Mrs. Betty Ann Vansandt for presenting a great program on grains. The children learned about different grains, listened to a reading of the Little Red Hen , worked on some fun exercises and sampled a delicious healthy snack. We can't wait for our next visit!

We hope you have had a wonderful Spring Break! This is just a quick reminder to charge your Chromebook this evening so it is ready for school in the morning!

Just a quick reminder, no school this week! Have a great Spring Break and we will see everyone back at DES on Monday March 28th, 2022!

We hope you all have a Happy Spring Break! We will see you back at DES on Monday March 28th, 2022!

Don't forget, 2nd & 3rd Grade Musicals are tomorrow! Join us for a musical entitled "Music All Year Round" 3rd Grade Performance- 9:00 A.M. 2nd Grade Performance- 1:30 P.M.

It’s so sweet to be a student at DES! *Paper mâché donuts created by 3rd - 5th Grade DES Students .

Kindergarten Round-Up 2022 IS TODAY! Join us for Kindergarten Registration on Thursday, March 17th, 2022, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at DeWitt Elementary School. What to bring: Official Birth Certificate Current immunization/shot records Official copy of child's social security number Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)/Well Child Check-up Proof of Residence *Children entering Kindergarten MUST be five (5) years old on or before August 1, 2022. For more information, please call the school or visit our website at, www.dewittdragons.net. Please bring your child with you. Your child will be given a quick skills checklist and then will receive a gift.

Come join us for our 2nd and 3rd Grade Musicals this Friday! The 3rd Grade Musical will be at 9:00 am, the 2nd Grade Musical will be at 1:30 pm. Both will be held in the DES Cafeteria.

Kindergarten Round-Up 2022 is TOMORROW Join us for Kindergarten Registration on Thursday, March 17th, 2022, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at DeWitt Elementary School. What to bring: Official Birth Certificate Current immunization/shot records Official copy of child's social security number Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)/Well Child Check-up Proof of Residence *Children entering Kindergarten MUST be five (5) years old on or before August 1, 2022. For more information, please call the school or visit our website at, www.dewittdragons.net. Please bring your child with you. Your child will be given a quick skills checklist and then will receive a gift.

Last month, the Pre-K students at DeWitt Elementary made cards for the residents of Crestpark Nursing Home in DeWitt and delivered them just in time for Valentine's Day!

Kindergarten Round-Up 2022 is THIS WEEK! Join us for Kindergarten Registration on Thursday, March 17th, 2022, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at DeWitt Elementary School. What to bring: Official Birth Certificate Current immunization/shot records Official copy of child's social security number Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)/Well Child Check-up Proof of Residence *Children entering Kindergarten MUST be five (5) years old on or before August 1, 2022. For more information, please call the school or visit our website at, www.dewittdragons.net. Please bring your child with you. Your child will be given a quick skills checklist and then will receive a gift.