Important News

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…

Good afternoon. Today in your student's Thursday folder you will be receiving an order form for Class Pictures which will be taken on Thursday, February 7th or Friday, February 8th. Pictures will be taken on Thursday, February 7th for the follwing: Grade 1 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 and Mrs. Wilson's class Pictures will be taken on Friday, February…