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Week of August 28

Weekly Tiger RoarWeek of August 28
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School Resource Officer's Letter Regarding Safety School Resource Officer's Letter Regarding Safety

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Important Dates Important Dates

Next Week:

Friday, September 4- No School!!!

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, September 7- Labor Day. No School!!!

Tuesday, September 8- PTO Meeting at 6:30pm in DES Library

Thursday, September 17- Early Release Day- Dismissal at 11:45AM

Thursday, September 17- Open House for DES 6:00-7:30PM

Friday, September 18- Picture Day

Monday, September 21- STAR Testing Window Opens

Friday, October 2- Tanglewood Marionettes

Friday, October 9- Professional Development Day- NO SCHOOL!!!

Monday, October 12- Indigenous Peoples Day- NO SCHOOL!!!

First day buses ready to unload eager students.

First day bus line
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Questions to Ask Your Student(s) Questions to Ask Your Student(s)

  • What is one rule your teacher said is most important?
  • Where is your your desk in the classroom?
  • Who did you sit with at lunch?
  • Were you a good friend this week?

Tiger Trait for the Month of September Tiger Trait for the Month of September

Building Relationships/Friendships

We encourage you to check in with your student on the start of the year, how their friendships are going, and remind them to be kind, especially to new students.

Breakfast Menu August and September Breakfast Menu August and September

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Lunch Menus Lunch Menus

August Menus August Menus

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August Gluten Free - District Wide (DW)
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September Menus September Menus

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September Lunch Menu
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2026-2027 School Calendar 2026-2027 School Calendar

Approved 2026-2027 School Year Calendar-Revised

Approved 2026-2027 School Year Calendar-Revised

Please note that the date of graduation 2027 has changed.

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Welcome Back Letter From Mr. Haynes Welcome Back Letter From Mr. Haynes

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Introduction Letter From Dr. Smolen Introduction Letter From Dr. Smolen

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DES Bus Routes DES Bus Routes

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As per District Live Feed:

PLEASE NOTE:

Students will be entitled to transportation to and from school at the expense of the public schools when such transportation conforms with applicable provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws.

Additionally, the Committee will provide transportation for students as follows:

Kindergarten: All students, except those living in immediate proximity to the school, as determined by the Superintendent.

Grades 1-8: Students living more than one mile from school.

No student in grads 1-12 will walk more than one mile to a bus stop.

No student in Kindergarten will walk more than 1/2 mile to a bus stop.

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Parent Drop off and Dismissal Information Parent Drop off and Dismissal Information

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Morning Parent Drop-Off

Please have your student exit from the passenger side of the vehicle to avoid passing traffic.

We are kindly and respectfully asking all parents who drop off their child in the morning to please avoid parking along the lower left side of the driveway as those spaces are reserved for staff and visitors. We greatly appreciate your help and cooperation with this! Do not double park as this blocks the flow of traffic and is a safety concern.

Your patience, cooperation and understanding regarding the need to prioritize student safety and have an orderly drop-off are greatly appreciated.

Dismissal Safety Reminders Dismissal Safety Reminders

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Changes in scheduled Dismissal:

To avoid any confusion and/or potential safety concerns at the end of the day, all dismissal changes should be provided in writing and signed by the parent/guardian. If a change is requested without a prior written notice, it must be made no later than 2 hours before the end of the day with the exception of an emergency/urgent situation. No late change requests other than emergency/urgent situations will be allowed. For safety reasons, once students have loaded the buses, students will not be removed from a bus.

Parent Pickup:

Please remember to bring your ID to parent pickup. If you have an authorized alternative person, please remind them to bring ID as well. As we get to know you the system will flow easier, but you should always have your ID available in case staff unfamiliar with you are covering Parent pickup.

Chromebook Device Protection Chromebook Device Protection

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DES PTO DES PTO

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The PTO is looking for parent volunteers to assist with PTO sponsored events! The PTO helps out our school TREMENDOUSLY by sponsoring activities, fun family nights, field day, in school enrichments and even helps fund student rewards and prizes throughout the year. They couldn't do all that they do without the help of parent volunteers. We also have a few parents whose children are aging out of the elementary school in the next year, so we need parents to fill their spots. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Katie Wall at DouglasSchoolsPTO@gmail.com.

The PTO serves both the Primary and Elementary school. Below is a link to their webpage.

Home - Douglas PTO

Home - Douglas PTO

Douglas PTO The Parent-Teacher Organization of Douglas Primary and Elementary Schools

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Reminder

Please don't forget to look through your child(ren)'s backpacks and folders for beginning of the year paperwork, and important information from your child(ren)'s teacher. We appreciate your cooperation with filling that paperwork out and getting it back to us, so we can update everything we need to in our systems.

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DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Email: khaynes@douglasps.net

Website: https://es.douglasps.net/
Location: 19 Davis Street, Douglas, MA 01516, USA
Phone: 508-476-4200

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