DES Family News

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful Memorial Weekend! Please take a moment to carefully read school and county-related updates, policies, and information.

Sincerely,

Sarah Crebs

Principal of Denton Elementary School

Friday, June 2nd:

9:20-11:40 K-2 field day

12:30-2:50 3-5 field day

• Please remember to have your student wear sneakers/tennis shoes.
• Spectator Areas will be available to keep everyone safe and organized.
• Only teacher-selected approved Tier 1 volunteers are able to support activities on this day. If parents want to sign their students out they will need to enter through the front of the building and sign them out with Mrs. Barnes at the front window.
  
• Please put sunscreen on your student at home. We are not able to apply it at school.

Student medications need to be picked up by 4 pm on June 9th or they will be safely disposed of. This does NOT include those students participating in our summer camp. Please call the health room number with questions or concerns.

410-479-2619

Please remember that the DES bus lane is closed from 8:45-9:05 am and 3:40-4:05 pm every day.

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!

DES Office HOURS: 8:00 am-4:15 pm

May

May 29th, No School, Memorial Day

June

6/2/23, Field Day

6/2/23, 5th Grade Awards Night/5th Grade Dance 5:30-8:30 pm (5th grade only)-DES 5th grade families only.

6/8/23, 5th Grade Celebration Day-This event is for DES 5th grade students and teacher-selected parent volunteers only.

6/8/23-Last Day of school for PREK

6/9/23-Last day of school, 12:40 pm dismissal. NO PREK

6/23/23-7/27/23 Summer Camp Program

As changes and or more updates arise we will keep families informed on Apptegy.

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.

All summer Camps being run by Caroline County Recreation and Parks and Caroline County Public Schools will be free meal sites. No application is needed.

Locations & Schedules:

Monday through Thursday, June 26 through July 27:

1. Denton Elementary – 303 Sharp Road, Denton

2. Greensboro Elementary – 627 N. Main Street, Greensboro

3. Ridgely Elementary – 118 N. Central Avenue, Ridgely

• Breakfast 8:45 - 9:15am

• Lunch 11:00am – 12:30pm
  4. Preston Elementary – 225 Main Street, Preston

• Breakfast 8:45 – 9:15 am

• Lunch 11:00 – 1:00 pm

Other Free Meal Sites

Other free meal sites for children 18 and under in Caroline County will be open from June 26 through August 17, 2023.

• Text FOOD to 304-304 or go to MDsummerMeals.org. (No application is needed).

• Please check daily because sites may change frequently based on use.

• No application is needed.

Delivery Available Based on Need
If it is not possible to get to a meal site, fill out this form and you will be notified if you qualify for home delivery.

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

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.

All DES dismissal changes must be made by 12:00pm each day. This allows time to ensure that the teacher, student, and dismissal staff are all aware of the changes.

Caroline County Public Schools prohibits discrimination in its educational programs, and in employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or disability.

Email: crebs.sarah@ccpsstaff.org
Location: 303 Sharp Road, Denton, MD, USA
Phone: 410-479-1660