DES Family News
April 30th, 2023
Dear DES Families,
As we come to a close on April, I want to thank you for your involvement and engagement in so many of our DES adventures. Your partnership continues to be a top priority. We have more adventures coming in May! Please take a moment to carefully read school and county-related updates, policies, and information.
Sincerely,
Sarah Crebs
Principal of Denton Elementary School
Student Lunch Accounts
We greatly appreciate parents/guardians reviewing their child’s lunch account balance frequently and making payments ahead of time as necessary to keep the account current. If your child’s account currently has a balance, please make a payment as soon as possible so we may operate our cafeteria budget in a responsible manner. If you need assistance with a payment plan, please call Food Services at 410.479.3261.
SAFETY IN OUR BUS LANE
Parents/Guardians should utilize the car-rider line as the primary drop-off. If for some reason you are unable to use the car-rider line, you should park in the middle parking spaces-NOT THE BUS LANE parking spaces. Students should not be allowed to walk or run across the bus lane, parents/guardians must accompany them for safety reasons.
Thank you for your support in keeping our dolphins safe!
Important Updates/Events
DES Office HOURS: 8:00 am-4:15 pm
Coming Soon in May...
May 1st-May 5th, Staff Appreciation Week
May 3rd, PreK Field Trip to Adkins Arboretum- 9:45-11:45- DES
May 4th, DES Spring Concert @ NCHS 6:30pm
May 4th, STAR WARS Day! May the 4th be with you! (school appropriate)
May 5th, School Lunch Hero Day
May 10, School Nurse's Day
May 12th, CCPS Early Dismissal Day, DES begins dismissal at 12:40 pm
May 18th & 19th, NO PREK
May 25th, Career Day
May 26th, GrandFriends Day
May 29th, No School, Memorial Day
June
6/2/23, Field Day-More information to come.
6/2/23, 5th Grade Awards Night/5th Grade Dance 5:30-8:30 pm (5th grade only)
6/8/23, 5th Grade Celebration Day
6/9/23, Last day of school -Early Dismissal @ 12:40pm
As changes and or more updates arise we will keep families informed on Apptegy.
MCAP Testing Information
Here are the dates for MCAP testing (both ELA and Math). All testing will begin at 9:30 am.
3rd Grade ELA: 4/17, 4/19, 4/20, 4/21
4th Grade ELA: 4/24, 4/26, 4/27, 4/28
5th Grade ELA: 5/1, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5
3rd Grade Math: 5/8 (Units 1&2), 5/10 (Units 3&4)
4th Grade Math: 5/11 (Units 1&2), 5/15 (Units 3&4)
5th Grade Math: 5/17 (Units 1&2), 5/18 (Units 3&4)
The Panoramic Photo is for 5th Grade students ONLY
Look for information on Grand-Friends Day to come home with your student this week!
23-24 Calendar
Communication Update
Classroom-Home Feature Launching Soon in the Caroline App
Say hello to parent-teacher chat and classroom announcements in the Caroline app with a new app feature called Rooms! Rooms is a parent-teacher chat feature on the Caroline mobile app. Unlike the general information on the app, Rooms is a password-protected way for you to safely and securely communicate with your child’s teachers.
On Jan. 31, parents and guardians received instructions via email to create their Rooms login within the district app. The email will came from Apptegy, so please check your spam, just in case.
If you do not already have the district app on your phone, please download it today so you’ll be ready to login to Rooms next week. Search Caroline Schools, MD, in the App Store (iPhone) or on Google Play (Android).
Rooms Video: https://youtu.be/eULjjBn_F2o
IMPORTANT LINKS AND UPDATES
DES Title I
DES is a Title I School receiving federal funds to improve instruction in math and reading.
Parents of students attending Title 1 schools may request information about the professional qualifications of their child's teachers. Parents of elementary students may request in writing to the school principal information about their child's teacher including:
* Any college or university degree or certification held.
* The subject area of the teacher's degree or certification.
* Whether the teacher is certified by the State of Maryland to teach a grade level or subject area.
* Whether the teacher holds a provisional certificate.
* Whether the child is served by paraprofessionals and, if so, parents may request their professional qualifications.
DISMISSAL CHANGES
NON DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Principal Crebs
Email: crebs.sarah@ccpsstaff.org
Location: 303 Sharp Road, Denton, MD, USA
Phone: 410-479-1660