DES Family News

We are certainly ready for warm weather! May is moving fast and we have so much to look forward to. Please take a moment to carefully read school and county-related updates, policies, and information.

Sincerely,

Sarah Crebs

Principal of Denton Elementary School

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.

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

Coming Soon in May...

May 7th-May 13th- Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

May 9th, BOE Meeting

May 10, School Nurse's Day

May 11th, Wear Green to Support Children's Mental Health Awareness

May 11th, Unity Ride by DES

May 12th, CCPS Early Dismissal Day, DES begins dismissal at 12:40 pm

May 17th, Q4 Interims go home (Grades 3-5)

May 18th & 19th, NO PREK

May 25th, Career Day

May 26th, GrandFriends Day

May 26th, NO Prek

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 @ 12:40 pm

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

Here are the dates for MCAP testing (both ELA and Math). All testing will begin at 9:30 am.

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)

We are so excited for our Grand Friends day event on 5/26/23, from 9:30-3:00pm. We want our guests to enjoy the school day with their students. In order to make the day run smoothly, please be aware of the following guidelines.

• ALL visitors arriving between 9:30-10:30 will sign in at the Cafeteria. Please use the cafeteria doors to enter the building and get checked in during this time frame.
  
  

• IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 10:30 AM YOU WILL SIGN IN AT THE FRONT LOBBY WINDOW. Be prepared to show your i.d if you have not already done so.
  
  

• Pre-school/infant and/or school-aged siblings are not to attend the event as we have limited room.
  
  

• Grand-Friends will sit in a designated area in the classroom that the teacher has arranged.
  
  

• Confidentiality is important and the privacy of all students must be respected. Please do not discuss students or take photographs/videos of other students.
  
  

• Visitors should only attend in classrooms where they have a student.
  
  

• Maps will be provided if needed and we will have 5th-grade tour guides to support Grand-Friends in finding the important areas (classroom, VIP room, lunch, photo-opportunities area and bathrooms).
  
  

• Lunch is provided for GRAND-FRIENDS by our PTA.
  
  

• Student schedules, agendas, and maps will also be available upon arrival.
  
  

AGENDA

9:30-ARRIVAL OF GRAND-FRIENDS BEGINS, 5TH GRADE TOUR GUIDES WILL ESCORT GUESTS TO THE CLASSROOMS.

9:30-3:00 REGULAR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND DAILY SCHEDULE.

10:45-1:00 GRADE-LEVEL LUNCHES IN THE CAFETERIA

3:00- ANNOUNCEMENT TO DISMISS ALL GRAND-FRIENDS BEFORE OUR BUSES ARRIVE.

*IF YOU PLAN ON TAKING YOUR STUDENT WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE, IT WILL NOT COUNT AGAINST THEM (3:00 pm or later), however, a NOTE or Phone call from the parent/guardian is mandatory.

*Don’t forget to complete the attached survey and leave it with the classroom teacher prior to leaving.

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