DES Principal's Eagle News!

As we enter the month of November, we have some exciting updates to share in our latest principal newsletter. Stay tuned for important school events, academic achievements, upcoming parent teacher conferences, and more. Thank you for your continued support in making our school a great place for our students.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions.

Mrs. Dessert & Mrs. Lima

We illuminated the special event by inviting the rest of the school to a pumpkin stroll where they were able to view our eliminated, carved pumpkins while listening to some fun, festive music! The fourth graders felt pride and so did their teachers!

A nursing student from Umass Dartmouth, who has been working with our school nurse, did anorak health teaching project with all the kindergarten students Tuesday. They also received a new tooth brush and tooth paste donated by Dental Sullivan.

• 11/7 No School PD Day
  
• 11/8 PTO Meeting at DES 6pm
• 11/9 Picture Retakes
• 11/10 No School
• 11/15 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30pm (As determined by the teacher)
• 11/16 Early Release No PreK PM due to Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-3:35pm

Partnering with your child’s teacher

Watch for scheduling information from your child’s teacher.

November 16, 2023 is early release day- Students are dismissed at 12:15pm

Meeting with your child’s teacher should help build strong parent-teacher partnerships. Partnerships are needed if you and your child’s teacher are to reach your common goal: helping your child get the best education.

Don’t be afraid to reach out to your child’s teacher—you are an important part of your child’s education.

Ask to see a sample of your child’s work or bring a sample with you.

Ask the teacher questions like:

• Is my child at the level where he/she should be at this point of the school year?

• What do you think is giving my child the most trouble? How can I help my child improve in this area?

• Where is my child excelling? How can I support this success?

Hello DES Families and Staff,

Attached please find your PTO flyers and newsletter for the month of November. Also, Santa's Secret Workshop is right around the corner, and we are looking for lots of volunteers. If you've ever helped out with this event in the past, you know how much fun it is! If you haven't, we'd love for you to join us this year. This is a big event that the students absolutely LOVE! And none of it would be possible without your help. So click on the following link for volunteer opportunities. And be sure to check back from time to time, as we may add some volunteers slots.

SSW Volunteer Link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA8A923A6FFC25-secret

Have a great November!

Dighton PTO

The Autism Division of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) administers the Children’s Autism Waiver Program (AWP), which provides one-to-one interventions through a service called Expanded Habilitation, Education (intensive in-home services and supports) to help children with autism who exhibit severe behavioral, social, and communication challenges. The Program Open Request Period will be held from October 16 – 31, 2023. Families of students aged from birth to 9 years old are eligible to apply. Visit the DDS Autism Waiver Program website for more information and applications, which are available in nine different languages. Please share with families in your school or district who may benefit from this program.

All Dighton children, 1st through 8th grade, are welcome to play.