DES Family News, Summer Edition

As we move into the new school year, please remember to update your students' information forms in the parent powerschool portal (link provided below). Teacher assignments will be sent to families by mail and email in the next two weeks. We will be holding our meet the teacher & back to school night on Thursday, August 31st from 5:00-6:30 pm (details below). In addition, please take a moment to carefully read school and county-related updates, policies, and information.

Sincerely,

Sarah Crebs

Principal of Denton Elementary School

DES Summer Office HOURS: 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Thursday

For students who participated in "Summer According to Humphrey"

August 16th, DES Summer Adventure #3 (One School, One Book) 5:00-6:00pm

For ALL of our DES Families

August 31st, Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night at DES, 5:00-6:30pm

September 5th, First day of School for Students in Grades K-5

September 11th, PreK Orientation

September 12th, First Day for PreK Students

September 15th, Early Dismissal Day, DES begins dismissal @12:40 pm

September 20th, DES Fall Picture Day

September 29th, No School For Students

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

Dear Parents,

School may be out but our Choptank Health School-Based Health providers are available by

appointment to help your student stay healthy!

Be sure to reach out to our School-Based Health Center teams to schedule your student sports

Physical!

Locations and Contact Information for Sports Physicals:

Denton Elementary 667-248-8030 (June/July)

Easton Elementary 443-496-3201

Greensboro Elementary 410-482-9148 (June/July/August)

Preston Elementary 667-238-8050 (June/July/August)

Queen Anne’s County High School (July 10th and July 25th)

Ridgely Elementary 410-634-9153 (June/July)

More is at https://www.choptankhealth.org/schoolbased

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