1000 days! Today marks 1000 days of school for 5th graders! 1000 days from the first day of Kindergarten until today of 5th grade. DES 5th grade students have been celebrating! The picture below shows Mrs. Cotten and her homeroom class..
Progress reports go out Friday, Feb. 9th
READING...There are many benefits for becoming a good reader and the students at DES have been working hard on making points to join the "AR Points Club". For those who achieved 100 points or more by a deadline, were rewarded with a trip to Simple Simon's Pizza. They had a good time and tasty pizza. We are proud of all our students' hard work and continue to encourage them to read, read, read!!! #LeopardPride
Brigitte Ramirez earned 75 AR points from Mrs. Richardson’s 4th grade class.
Aubrey Garcia in Mrs. Feemster’s homeroom just reached the 50 point AR club. So proud of you Aubrey!! Michael Kaious in Mrs. Feemster’s homeroom is now in the 125 point club for AR Reading. Great job Michael! #DESProud
These 3rd graders in Mrs. Stanford's class have joined the AR points club.....Canton Hankins - 40 points and Zayden Williams -80 points
School Counselors Appreciation Week Feb. 5-9, 2024
Students of the Month of January
Cubs with Character for the week ending 2/2/24
A reminder about the Father Daughter Dance on February 13....Get your tickets...make a great memory!
5th grade isn't going to be left out of the AR Points Club! Ethan Torres from Mrs. Partain’s homeroom has made it to the 125 point club! Amazing job, Ethan! That is a great achievement!! #DESDoubleproud!
Fourth grade has been busy reading and earning points to join the Accelerated Reading (AR) Points Club. In Mrs. Pritchett's class, Finn Smith joined the 75 point club. Haelyn Garcia, Jeniece Palaez, & Silas Martin joined the 50 point club. In Mrs. Richardson's class, Ivy Shelton joined the 50 AR points club! WAY TO GO! #DESProud
3rd grade has been reading those books! From Mrs. Efird's class, Genesis Nieto earned her spot on the 100 points AR wall! That's a big accomplishment! Neymar Torres earned 40 points in AR! Asher Ramirez, Peyton Ramsey, and Dalaney Aguilar earned their spot on the 20 point wall! WAY TO GO!! Also, from Mrs. Tatum's class, Joshua Hibbs earned his spot on the AR 20 pt wall! #DESProud
Fifth graders Tinnley Stewart, Melina Romero, Jade Gonzalez, and Tate Collier met their goals on Reflex Math!
Gustavo Hernandez in Mrs. Cottens 5th grade class has achieved 100% Mastery Club for Science IXL.
Roselyn Fox, Haylan Ervin, Beato Cisneros have achieved 50% Mastery Club for Science IXL.
These students in Mrs. Speck's 3rd grade class achieved their iReady Math goals!
The DES Fourth grade classes have been using their math skills in art the past couple of weeks. They created symmetrical geometric snowflakes using printmaking. Printmaking is the transferring of a design to another surface using tools such as brayers, ink, paint, etc. There are many types of printmaking techniques , such as, woodcut, etching, and engraving. The fourth grade students made monotype (one) print using a gelli plate. Pictured below are a few of the beautiful snowflake prints created.
Aayden Martinez in Ms. Jarrell’s class just joined the 100 point club. WOW! Way to Go, Aayden!!
Isaac Ramirez in Gilbert's 3rd grade class has achieved 80 AR points! WAY TO GO, Isaac!
The DES Literati Book Fair came to a close last Friday. We would like to thank all the students, teachers, and members of our community for their participation and cooperation during the week. A special THANKS goes out to the De Queen Rotary Club for their generous donation to ensure all 3rd graders receive a book from the book fair. The 3rd graders were so excited to pick out a book to call their own. Thanks to everyone!
