Recently, Ms Lisa's 1st Grade class had the opportunity to go outside and work with a partner for a science lesson! The partners traced each others shadows and 2 hours later they went back out to observe what happened to their shadows. This activity led to lessons on light and shadows, translucent, transparent and opaque , and discussions about the Earth's rotation and orbit and also moon phases.
DeWitt Schools will return to regular hours on Friday, February 21, 2025. We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow morning!
The DeWitt School District will be closed again on Thursday, February 20th. Although roads have improved today, we still have roads in town and outside of town that are unsafe (especially with tonight’s low temperature). We are hopeful to be back on regular schedule Friday, February 21, 2025.
DeWitt School District will be closed tomorrow, February 19, 2025. This snow day was built into the 24-25 calendar and will not be required to be made up.
Last week students in K, 1st, 2nd & 3rd created Arkansas Wildflower Pollinator Seed Bombs during kindness week. They were learning to be kind to each other and to be kind to the earth.
Today some of our 5th Grade students helped package up all of the seed bombs and distribute them to the classes.
This spring the students and their parents will be able to plant the seed bombs and start their very own pollinator wildflower patches!
Thank you to Adam Davis and BG Calls for providing Duck Calls for the Outdoor Education Program in DES PE! With these calls, students will get to practice assembling Duck Calls.
Ms. Leslie's class had a chance to "Glow" Crazy to celebrate the 100th Day of school. They spelled sight words with glow sticks, stacked cups in the STEM center, used glow paint to make 100 dots, and ended the day with glow in the dark tattoos!
Mrs. Kylee’s Kinders kicked off Super Bowl weekend last Friday, with an afternoon of learning stations! 🏈❤️💚
Mrs. Alli’s class worked on the the word “is” and then used it in a sentence to describe friends in the classroom. Each student drew a name & then wrote a sentence about who they drew. They did such a great job, and each student loved seeing what was written about them!😊
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
