Doby's Bridge Elementary News

August 15, 2025

Greetings Dragon Families!

What a wonderful second week! Our students spent time making new friends and mastering classroom routines and school-wide expectations. We're looking forward to an amazing year of learning.

Building the Bridge Together,

Amanda Kubbs

Principal

Kindergarten learning to use Technology

4th Grade Error Analysis in Math

2nd Grade Book Tasting

Great news! We’ve sent home new and improved car rider tags in your child’s backpack. We've made the student numbers larger and easier for our staff to read, which will help us make the pickup process even faster and smoother for everyone.

Please replace your old tag with this new one immediately. Your support helps us continue to improve our car rider system.

If you need additional tags, please email our Receptionist, Mrs. Crider at criders@fortmillschools.org and additional car rider tags will be sent home in your student’s backpack.

Please note that Friday August 29, 2025 is a 2-hour early release day and we will dismiss students at 12 pm. Students will eat lunch at school. If you have changes for Friday, please complete this form by Thursday August 28, 2025.

DBES Daily Transportation Change

We are excited to have our WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program again this year! Watch D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer for at least one day each year as an official WATCH D.O.G.S. ® If you are interested in learning more about the program, we invite you to attend the information and launch event on Wednesday, August 20th from 6-7 PM in our school cafeteria. Please email Paul Miller plm2044@gmail.com to RSVP by Monday August 18 at noon if you plan to attend the event, so we can have an accurate headcount to provide pizza.

Volunteers: Classrooms will have several opportunities throughout the year to welcome families to see all the wonderful learning occurring. To minimize classroom disruptions, volunteers assisting teachers with tasks like copying and laminating will continue to pick up materials in the office rather than going directly to classrooms.

Thank you for your interest in helping our Classroom Teachers--your help is invaluable to them! Please see the sign-up genius link to volunteer in our school!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BA4A82CA4FD0-57888879-dbes#/

This year we will begin using a Google Form for daily transportation changes. This form will take the place of an email (our prior method). In the event that your child/ren will not go home their normal way, please complete the Google Form below to let us know of the transportation change. This form needs to be completed before 1:00 pm on the day of the change.

DBES Daily Transportation Change

Need a Magnet with our Vision?

To help families engage in common language with our students using the DBES Vision, we have created magnets for families to put on their refrigerators. This magnet can serve as a reminder to our students on how to be on FIRE! If you need a magnet, feel free to stop by our front office anytime to pick one up.

DBES School Website

DBES Parent/Student Handbook

Fort Mill School District Website

Click below to visit our DBES Instagram page

The DBES PTO is actively seeking community partners to support our most significant fundraiser of the year, the annual Boosterthon, scheduled for Friday, September 19, 2025! This highly anticipated event offers visibility for our sponsors, and while opportunities are limited and filling quickly, there are still some spots remaining (*Deadline is 9/6/25). We encourage interested businesses and individuals to learn more about how they can make a meaningful impact; for detailed information on available sponsorship tiers, please email DBESPTO@gmail.com

Or click the link here:

https://www.dbespto.org/sponsorship-opportunities

We sincerely appreciate your consideration in helping make this year's Boosterthon our most successful yet!

We have some great news to share, including overviews about our PTO sponsored after school clubs that are held at DBES! See captions for description about programs. The links to the clubs and registration can be found on our PTO Website under the After School Clubs tab:

https://www.dbespto.org/about-4

Chess Club Registration is now open! The club will meet on Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 PM at DBES from 9/10/25 to 1/14/26. This after school club is for Grades: 2nd-5th.

https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/schools

Welcome to Limelight Kids at Doby's Bridge Elementary - a place where your child's artistic journey begins! Our specially curated afterschool theater program is designed to spark creativity, build confidence, and develop essential life skills through the magic of performing arts. Students will showcase their growth in the spring during a live performance, bringing their hard work and imagination to the stage! They will meet Mondays for 2nd to 5th, 2:15-3:15 PM starting 8/25/25-5/15/26.

Limelight Kids Charlotte - Class Registration

Reading Giraffe is the place where books run wild, by making picture books interactive, fun, and active adventures in learning! Classes are based on collaborative read-alouds, where we study art, vocabulary, characters, and plot, while facilitated discussions spur students’ analytical thinking… all on a mission to create lifelong readers! This program is for grades K-3rd and will be held at DBES on Thursdays 9/11/25-1/22/26 2:15-3:15.

www.FitLitKids.com/DBES

Girls on the Run is excited to announce an opportunity to make a positive impact in our school community! We are currently in need of one more assistant coach for our fall season at our school. There's no requirement to be a seasoned runner or have any prior coaching experience – your passion for supporting and empowering girls is what is needed. Our DBES team is for 3rd-5th grade and will meet twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM after school. Registration for this program opens on 8/18/25 and the season begins on the week of 9/15/25. Join us and help foster confidence, build character, and inspire joyful movement in our girls!

Sign up for Assistant Coach:

https://www.gotrtricountysc.org/coach

Register student(s):

https://tinyurl.com/mr2du53a

Welcome to Overtime Athletics as a new afterschool club at DBES!

This program is a variety athletic program that features different sports throughout the session. Participants will practice skills and play games in both traditional sports and playground favorites. The Sports Spectacular Variety Program features the best “to-do” list ever – Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Kickball, Capture the Flag, Wiffle Ball, Bump and Bite, Knights and Dragons, Numbers Game, Tag Games, Safe Base and MORE! OTA covers all the bases with our emphasis on playing, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fitness. Don’t miss out on the FUN! The program is held on Wednesdays 9/10/25 - 1/14/26 2:30-3:30 PM for grades 2nd-5th.

https://otamanage.azurewebsites.net/registration/charlotte

Soccer Stars is a program set in a fun, non-competitive environment. Soccer Stars has a unique, age-specific curriculum that is crafted to improve soccer skills, build self-confidence, and develop socialization skills.

This program is for K-5th grade and will be held on Tuesdays 9/9/25-1/13/26 immediately after school (times TBD).

https://bit.ly/3U12TlC