Denton Dolphin News
September 5, 2021
Thank you to our DES Families!
Thank you for your continued support as students returned to the building this week. We did have a few hiccups but as a team, we are working on making each day better. With PreK beginning this week, we will continue to stay on schedule.
Technology is being distributed as device agreements are returned. If you have not returned your child's agreement, please get them in this week. If your child owes an obligation from the 2021 school year, please take care of that as soon as possible.
iReady testing begins this week. For these county placement assessments, students will need headphones. While we have some at school, some students perfer to use their own. Feel free to send in a pair of headphones with your child this week; it should not be a blue-tooth pair as these are not allowed with the program.
Thank you again for all your support and encouragement as we welcomed all our Dolphins to the buiding!
Susan R. McCandless
Proud Principal of Denton Elementary School
Upcoming Dates
September 9: PreK students' First Day!
September 21: Picture DaySeptember 27: No school for students
October 4: Mid-term of Q1
October 13: Interims home
November 4: End of Q1
Welcome, PreK Families!
• Tuesday, September 7: Drive Through to see your teachers, 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Pull in to the bus loop around to the PreK doors to greet your teachers.
• Wednesday, September 8: Virtual PreK Orientation: please check your folder for individual teacher times.
• Thursday, September 9: PreK begins!
Welcome to our families who are new to Denton Elementary! And welcome back to our families who have experience with PreK!
DES Parent/Teacher Association: Up and Running Again!
Dues are only $10 for the year. Funds are used to support classrooms, provide student incentives at the Book Fair, and many more things to make DES a special place to learn.
The PTA Officers have some great ideas for family events, so please plan to attend this meeting to give input. Thank you for your support!
Cafeteria Update
This year, students are able to purchase snacks each day; choices include chips, cookies and gummy snacks. On Friday, ice cream is available for $1.00. Please use MySchoolBucks to put funds on your child's account if you will allow him/her to purchase snacks.
Breakfast continues in the classroom each day as before. Both breakfast and lunch are free again this year; however, we do ask that you still submit a Meal Benefit form as this impacts school funding.
Denton Elementary is a Title I School
Vision of Excellence
The Denton Elementary School Family will promote our core values of S.W.I.M. by supporting a challenging curriculum, honoring individuality, and working collaboratively.
S: Stay Safe
W: Work Hard
I: Include Others
M: Make Responsible Choices
Email: mccandless.susan@ccpsstaff.org
Website: dentones.org
Location: 303 Sharp Road, Denton, MD, USA
Phone: 410-479-1660
Facebook: facebook.com/dentondolphins
Twitter: @SusMcCand