Principal Lima's Eagle News

We are so excited to welcome students back next Wednesday! The building is looking great and ready to welcome everyone.

This year, we’ve added some new features to our recess areas—including another basketball hoop and brand-new soccer nets. We know these updates will make many of our students very happy!

We also have some exciting news: this newsletter will now be available as a podcast for anyone who prefers listening to updates instead of reading them. You can click the link below to access the new DES Eagle News Podcast.

As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Katelyn Lima, Principal (klima@drregional.org)

Mr. Kenneth Girouard, Assistant Principal (kgirouard@drregional.org)

508-669-4245

We are excited to announce a special project to kick off the school year! On the first day of school, we invite each student to bring a rock they have painted to represent something they like or something that is important to them.

These unique rocks will come together to create our very own DES Rock Garden – a colorful display celebrating the individuality, creativity, and spirit of all our students.

We can’t wait to see your creations and watch our rock garden grow!

All 3rd and 4th grade students are invited to join the Dighton Elementary School Chorus. Rehearsals will be Wednesday mornings from 8:15-9:00 a.m. beginning on Wednesday, September 24th.

Those interested can sign up HERE

Parents should park and enter the building through the gymnasium doors. Doors will be opened at 3:10pm. Inside, locate the table marked with your student’s last name. Please have a photo ID ready, as it may be requested for verification. This process ensures that every student is released only to an approved adult and helps us maintain a safe, orderly dismissal.

Morning drop-off will remain the same.

We know this is a change, but our priority is the safety of every student. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we adjust to this new system over the first few weeks. Once you’ve signed your student out, they may leave with the designated adult.

Our student information system has a section called "Permissions" that needs to be completed by all new families, and reviewed by returning families. Please be sure to log into your Aspen account and select your "Permissions" for each of your children.

Dighton Elementary School's instructional day begins at 9:05 a.m. Students may enter the building starting at 8:55 a.m. The school day ends at 3:20 p.m., and dismissal will proceed according to prearranged locations.

For PreK Students:

The AM PreK session begins at 8:45am and ends at 11:15am.

The PM PreK session begins at 12:30pm and ends at 3:00pm.

Please inform the school office (kcaldeira@drregional.org & shanify@drregional.org) and your child's classroom teacher of any changes to dismissal plans before 2:45 p.m. each day.

Below is the district calendar for the 2025–2026 school year.

September

• September 2nd- Open House 5-7pm
• September 3rd- First Day Back Grades 1-4 and Kindergarten Open House
• September 4th- First Day for Kindergarten
• September 8th- First Day of PreK
• September 30th- Fall Picture Day

As Superintendent Runey shared in an email earlier, we’re excited about the October launch of ParentSquare, which will be our new tool for safe and simple school-to-home communication.

Families will get an email invite on Tuesday, September 2, 2025—be sure to activate your account to stay connected! Once staff members are trained throughout September, we will notify families of the official launch. Questions? Email ParentSquare@drregional.org. #WeAreDR #DT2030 #EIS

Dighton Elementary School

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District

#WeAreDR!

Website: https://des.drregional.org/

Location: 1250 Somerset Ave, Dighton MA 02715

Phone: 508 669-4245 FAX 508-669-4248

Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected group