Mrs. Megan’s Kindergarten class had the best time doing learning station Super Bowl Style! The best part was the “trophy” celebration at the end!
Congratulations to Adelynn Boothe for earning 1st Place in the Arkansas County Spelling Bee and John Winn Smith for earning 2nd!
DES artists have been busy working on a variety of different projects this week. Third, fourth, and fifth grade students have been studying ceramics and sculpting with clay. They are learning about the kiln and the firing process. They have also been creating a collaborative piece of artwork to be displayed during our upcoming STEM night. Using the aerial photography of Noah Ruffin as inspiration, students are painting the Arkansas River on a large canvas.
Kindergarten, first, and second grade artists have been studying pollinators and wildflowers. They have drawn bees, created butterfly collages, and painted specific Arkansas wildflowers.
Our goal is to learn conservation through art and earn the title of School of Conservation Leadership with Arkansas Game and Fish.
Parent Teacher Conferences are THIS Thursday, February 13th, from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
This past week in PE, all students participated in an agility and climbing wall obstacle course!
Help out our Backpack Program at DES this week by participating in the Kindness Week Food Drive!
Atlas Interim Testing at DeWitt Elementary School begins tomorrow, Monday,February 10th and go through Wednesday, February 12th , 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!
Mark you calendars, February 28th is the PTO Decades Dance at DES! More information will be coming home very soon with your students!
This past September, as part of our Outdoor Education Unit in PE, our 4th Graders spent a day at the AGFC Potlatch Nature Center at Cook's Lake in Casscoe, AR!
We will have a full length video later, but enjoy these photos from our amazing adventures!
Parent Teacher Conferences at DES will be Thursday February 13th, 2025, from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
February Events at DES
February 4th - DES Spring Class Pictures
February 10th - 3rd - 5th ATLAS Reading Interim Test
February 11th - 3rd - 5th ATLAS Math Interim Test
February 12th - 3rd - 5th ATLAS Science Interim Test
February 13th - Valentine's Day Parties
Pre-K - 11:15 am in the classrooms
K - 11:30 am in the classrooms
1st - 12:15 pm in the classrooms
2nd - 11:00 am in the classrooms
3rd - 10:45 am in the classrooms
4th - 11:00 at Pavillion (weather permitting)
5th - 11:30 at Pavillion (weather permitting)
February 13th - early Dismissal
Pre-K - 12:30 pm
Car RIders - 1:07 pm
Bus Riders - 1:22 pm
February 13th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
February 14th - NO SCHOOL
February 17th - NO SCHOOL
February 27th - 2nd Grade Musical
Thank you Arkansas County Sheriff Johnny Cheek and DeWitt Chief of Police Steven Bobo for eating with our Dragons of Greatness at lunch today!
Congratulations to our December 2024/January2025 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 December/January Dragons of Greatness!
DES Class Picture Day is Monday,February 4th, 2025! Information sheets have been sent home with students.
If you have any questions contact the DES office at 870-946-4651
A small art contest was held during the 81st annual Coon Supper in Gillett. Thirty pieces of artwork from DeWitt Elementary's third, fourth, and fifth grade artists were on display as over 600 guests filed into the Gillett gym for the event which is held each January as a fundraiser for the Farmers and Businessmen's Club.
Guests scanned a QR code using their mobile phones and voted for their favorite and most creative "coon". Fourth grader Amelia Richter's artwork was chosen as the winning piece. Richter received a prize of art supplies and will be recognized at next year's Coon Supper.
No school today at DES in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
School will not be in session at DES on Monday January 20th, 2025, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Update: report cards will go home with students when we are back in session.
Enjoy your snow day!
Report Cards are being sent home with students today, so make sure to check their backpacks!
Dewitt School District will be closed tomorrow, January 10th. This snow day was built into the 24-25 calendar and will not be required to be made up. Enjoy the SNOW DAY!
Mrs. Sammie’s 4th & 5th grade STEM classes are planning, designing, and building snowman traps this week!
