Important News

Important Information Dear DLES Families, Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, you will notice a minor modification to your child’s report card. To align with changes recently made to HCPSS Policy 8010: Grading and Reporting, the PreK-5 Learning Behaviors section of the report card will be modified. Parents and guardians can review a full description and learn more about the…

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Mar 11 Kindergarten and PreK Registration begins for 2019-2020 Mar 14 4 th Grade Field Trip to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Mar 15 1 st Grade Market Day Mar 15 PTA Movie Night “Smallfoot” Doors open at 6:30PM/Movie at 7:00 PM Mar 19 Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 4:00-8:00 PM Mar 21 1 st Grade…

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Feb 22 PTA Glow Party 6:30- 8:00 PM Mar 4-8 READ Across America Spirit Week- see more information below! Mar 6 Interim Progress Reports issued Mar 14 4 th Grade Field Trip to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Mar 15 1 st Grade Market Day Mar 15 PTA Movie Night Mar 19 Chick-Fil-A Spirit…

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Feb 12 3 rd Grade Field Trip to Rouse Theatre for Orchestra performance Feb 14 & 15 School closes at 12:20pm for Parent/Teacher conferences Feb 18 School closed- President’s Day Feb 22 PTA Glow Party- more information to come! ME SSAGE FROM ADMINISTRATION Dear Families, Last week we had a huge turnout for Cozy Night of…

This is a reminder that Class Pictures will be taken on Thursday, February 7th and Friday, February 8th. Pictures will be taken on Thursday, February 7th for the follwing: Grade 1 (Passarello on Friday) Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Mrs. Wilson's 2nd Grade Class Pictures will be taken on Friday, February 8th for the following: Preschool PreK RECC Kindergarten…

We will be administering MAP assessments in reading and mathematics to all DLES students in grades 1-5 starting this week and ending the last week of February. MAP is a computer adaptive assessment. In a computer adaptive assessment, as a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down the difficulty of the questions presented…

Important Dates to Remember Feb 5 Schools closed for students-Countywide Professional Learning Day for Staff Feb 7 Report cards issued Feb 7 & 8 Class pictures Feb 7 & 8 Dental Clinic at DLES Feb 12 3 rd Grade Field Trip to Rouse Theatre for Orchestra performance Feb 14 & 15 School closes at 12:20pm for Parent/Teacher conferences Feb 18…

Ducketts Lane ES will close 90 minutes early today, Friday, February 1, 2019. Students will be dismissed at 1:50pm. All afternoon sessions of Pre-K and RECC are canceled. All aftercare programs, sponsored by the Columbia Association and the Department of Recreation & Parks in Howard County public schools, are canceled. All school-sponsored and community-sponsored events, including high school athletic practices…

Thank you to all the students and families who have started to explore the online accounts for the DLES Read-a-thon (now officially underway, so keep track of minutes)! Unfortunately, we discovered that there was a glitch in the setup and our online accounts weren’t linked correctly for logging minutes or inviting sponsors. We have fixed the issue, but we needed…

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on February 14 & 15, 2019 The conference window to schedule your conference will open to Parents/Guardians on Thursday, January 31 st at 4:00 pm and close on Monday, February 11 th at 3:00 pm. PreK/RECC, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade conferences will be held with your student’s Homeroom teacher. Third and Fifth Grade conferences…