April 2nd: World Autism Awareness Day, Wear BLUE!

April 2nd: PTO Meeting @4:00 in Media Center

April 4th: Last day to order yearbooks online

Week of April 7th: NWEA testing

April 11th: Grandparents Game Night! 5-7 pm

April 15th: Purple Up Day! Wear Purple!

April 17th: Second Grade Field Trip

April 18th - 21st NO SCHOOL! Happy Easter!

April 22nd - May 2nd FINAL ILEARN STATE ASSESSMENT

April 22nd: Earth Day

April 28th: First Grade Field Trip

A LOOK INTO MAY

Week of May 5th: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7th: Community Helper Day for our Kindergarten classes

May 9th: Third graders visit to KVIS

Week of May 12th: Classes will visit the DeMotte Public Library

May 13th: K1 - K4 Field Trip

May 15th: K5 - K8 Field Trip

May 16th: Field Day

May 19th: Part of 3rd grade will go on Field Trip

May 21st: Kona Ice for students after lunch

May 22nd: Kindy 500

May 22nd: Part of 3rd grade will go on Field Trip

May 23rd: Last Day for Students

Kindergarten Round-Up

If you or someone you know has an incoming Kindergartener for the 2025-2026 school year, please be sure they come in to pre-register and sign up for a screening time ASAP!

ILEARN Testing | April 22nd - May 1st

Our 3rd grade students will be taking Indiana's ILEARN assessment during the weeks of April 22nd - May 1st. As always, attendance is critical, but especially during this test window. Thank you!

We LOVE our PTO here at DES. They do amazing stuff for our students and staff. If you would like to be a part of it, please reach out to our PTO board at des.pto@yahoo.com. All our parents are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. The next meeting will be on April 2nd at 4:00 p.m. in the library.

Some Attendance Tips:

• Make sure your student keeps a regular bedtime and establishes a morning routine.

• Turn off all electronics including TVs, phones, and tablets at bedtime.

• Have backpack and clothes prepared the night before.

• Encourage good handwashing habits.

• Check with our school nurse or office staff if you are not sure about when to keep your child at home due to illness.

• Avoid scheduling vacations while school is in session.

• Make every effort to schedule doctor appointments around school hours.

• Talk to teachers and our social worker for advice if your student feels anxious about going to school.

• In the event that your student cannot get to school in their normal manner, develop a plan with another family member or trusted adult to get them to school that day.

Attendance Incentives

We will be adding some additional attendance incentives for students with excellent attendance. These incentives include the following:

*Every student who has perfect attendance during a grading period will receive a special brag tag.

*Every student who misses 2 or less days in a semester will receive an attendance ribbon.

*Every student who misses 2 or less days in a semester will get to participate in some Jump House fun.

*Every student who has perfect attendance for the entire year will have there name put in a drawing for a special prize that will be given away at the end of the school year. (This year it will only be for a semester since we are so far into the first semester already.)

REMINDER: Please call the office if you need to make a change for your child's dismissal transportation. Please call in before 1:00 pm. For example: You will be picking your child up rather than riding the bus home. Please DO NOT message your child's teacher on Class Dojo. We want to make sure the message gets to your child and your child's teacher. Please call in at 219-987-2789. Please call in before 1:00 pm. Thank you!

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.