Wednesday, September 4th: PTO Meeting in school Library @ 4:00

Thursday, September 11th: DOLLARS FOR DES Fundraiser ends

Thursday, September 12th: Author Shannon Anderson coming @ 5:30 pm (2nd & 3rd grade)

Thursday, September 17th: Constitution Day

Thursday, September 19th: Picture Day

Thursday September 19th: KVHS Homecoming Carnival @ the High School from 5 - 6:30 pm.

Week of Monday, September 23rd: College Go Week

Week of Monday, September 30th: ILEARN Check Point for 3rd graders

Friday, October 4th: PTO Halloween Fall Event

Wednesday, October 9th: End of 1st grading period

Monday, October 14th: Parent/Teacher conferences

Wednesday, October 16th: Parent/Teacher conferences

October 18th - 22nd: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

The local children's book author, Shannon Anderson will be at our school on Thursday, September 12th from 5:30-6:30 PM. Come enjoy a fun story time and some snacks. Please enter at the Flagpole doors (door 10) or the main entrance (door 1). Please fill out and return the registration form that was sent home before Friday, September 6th. This will help us prepare for the event. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Joyce Ortyl @ jortyl@kv.k12.in.us or call the school @ 987-2789 ext. 5234. This event is only for our 2nd and 3rd graders.

Our PTO Fundraiser Dollars For DES will end September 11th. If you want to donate, please do so soon before time runs out. The PTO does a lot for our students and staff at DES. All the proceeds will go toward transportation for class field trips, school events, Rocket Math T-shirts, Kona Ice Day, Teacher and Admin allowances , and much more. The top fundraiser from each grade level will be able to choose to be one of the three: Principal for the day, School Resource Officer for the day, or Librarian for the day. If we hit our school wide goal, the PTO will put on an epic Bluey party for the whole school. How fun would that be!!!! If you are able to help out, please do. Any donation no matter how large or small is truly appreciated!

Last Spring the PTO purchased a very cool Book Vending Machine for our school. When students are caught being positive role models, being helpful or kind to others, or working really hard they have the opportunity to earn a special gold coin for the vending machine. A few staff members each week are given a coin to pass out to any student in the school. On Friday afternoon, all our winners are taken to the vending machine and get to pick a book of their choice to keep. It has been a lot of fun seeing those big smiles on the students as they come into the office with their gold coin.

School pictures will be taken on September 19th. Bring on that smile!

College Go Week will be celebrated the week of Monday, September 23rd. Each day that week will be a special dress up day. They are as follows:

Monday - "Can't Hide our College Pride!" Wear Your Favorite College Gear

Tuesday - "Dream Big, Then Get Up and Reach for Your Goals!" Wear Your Pajamas to School

Wednesday - "Reading Builds Character!" Dress as Your Favorite Book Character

Thursday - "Oh The Places You Will Go!" Dress for the job you want to have when you grow up.

Friday - "Kougar Pride" Show your School Spirit by Wearing Red or Kougar-Wear.

NWEA family reports will be sent home on Friday, September 6th. NWEA is an assessment tool used to measure achievement and growth in math, reading, and language. It is given three times throughout the year so we can progress monitor how our students are doing and provide appropriate interventions to help build their skills. If you have any questions about the report, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher.

If you click on the above link it will take you to the Indiana Academic Standards. Click on the subject and then your child's grade level to see the standards your child will be working on this school year.