DES Family News

I hope you are doing well and ready for Spring. There are so many great things happening at DES and more to come! Please take a moment to carefully read school and county-related updates, policies and information.

Sincerely,

Sarah Crebs

Principal of Denton Elementary School

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

Coming Soon in March.....

Thursday, March 9th, Quarter 3 Interims Issued

Thursday, March 9th, Hear the Crunch!

Friday, March 10th, No School for students

Sunday, March 12th, SPRING AHEAD (set your clocks ahead 1 hour)

Monday, March 20th, DES Family Engagement Night 5:00-6:30 pm, (more info. to come.)

Friday, March 24th, Early Dismissal Day

Tuesday, March 28th, Spring Picture Day

Friday, March 31st, Early Dismissal, Grades Day

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

March is...

Disabilities Awareness Month

Irish American Heritage Month

Music in Our Schools Month

Women's History Month

Youth Art Month

MAR 6 - MAR 10 National School Breakfast Week/National School Social Work Week

MAR 16-Special Ed. Citizens Advisory Cmte. (SECAC) Meeting 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

MAR 21 World Down Syndrome Day

Grandparents Day is 5/12/23 (Working with PTA) More information to come.

5th Grade Celebration information TBD (Working with PTA)

Career Day is 5/25/23 More information to come

Field Day is tentatively set for 6/5/23. More information to come.

Spring Morning Rehearsal Schedule:

March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April: 13, 20, 27

Spring Concert: Thursday, May 4th at 6:30 pm in the North Caroline High School auditorium.

*The band students will also be REQUIRED to attend a rehearsal in the North Caroline

High School Auditorium on Monday, May 1st. The rehearsal will also take place at 6:30 pm. This

rehearsal is similar to the rehearsal we did for our winter concert. Further details regarding the rehearsal will be sent home closer to the concert date.

Next week, our 5th grade students will begin taking the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment. We will conduct 5th grade MISA testing on Monday (3/6), Wednesday (3/8), and Thursday (3/9) next week. We will finish testing on the following Monday (3/13). Any students who are absent on a testing day will be scheduled for makeup testing on a later date.

This assessment is aligned to the Maryland Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS integrates three dimensions necessary to understand science. The dimensions are "The Science and Engineering Practices", "The Crosscutting Concepts", and "The Disciplinary Core Ideas". The NGSS standards, sample test questions, and practice tests are available at any time using the following link:

https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/Assessment/MISA/index.aspx

Please encourage your 5th grade students to rest well this weekend so they can do their best!

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

Inclement Weather Day Plan for Students

The Maryland Department of Education is allowing districts to use three (3) asynchronous inclement weather days as virtual learning days. This limits the number of days that would normally have to be added on to the end of the school year.

Elementary: Folders with brief Math and/or English Language Arts assignments will be sent home in preparation for an inclement weather day. Internet/Wi-Fi will not be required to complete assignments. Assignments will be due shortly after school is back in session and will count as attendance for the virtual day.

Secondary: Students will be able to access their assignments offline without the need for Internet/Wi-Fi access using their school-issued device. Assignments will be brief and a review of material already covered in the classroom. Work will be due shortly after school is back in session and will count as attendance for the virtual day.

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