Ms Parker's class celebrated Christmas with a book exchange today!
DES Positive Office Referrals
December 16-20, 2024
Ms. Moore’s 5th grade ELA students had a paint party making their own gingerbread men and women.
DES Faculty and Staff
St. Nick made a stop by DES today to visit with our students. Before he headed back North, Superintendent Drew Pitcock updated the naughty and nice list with him.
Mrs. Baker’s class says “Thank you, Mrs. Clark!” for purchasing fun card games for the class.
Mrs Ford and Mrs. McCluskey's kindergarten class book exchange was held today.
Fourth grade reviewed their energy transfers standards by creating simple circuits out of aluminum and old Christmas lights. Students designed a Christmas tree and were challenged to complete the circuit to light the tree up!
DES library students have enjoyed guest readers last week! Thanks to all who came to read Christmas books!
As part of their unit on the book, Olive, the Other Reindeer, Mr. Brown taught a vocabulary lesson on musical instruments with Mrs. Sain’s Superstars. Thanks Mr. Brown for helping us better understand what a flute looks and sounds like and for the mini-concert of your trombone.
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Thank you to the Electric Department and City of Water Valley for coming to our rescue restoring power just in time for the Talent Show! Our students have been working hard in preparation.
They also helped solve some of our flooding problems! Thanks again to these hard working men!
The AdMEN at Water Valley District Office are twinning today. I'm curious if they planned it. Your thoughts ??
DES had a special visitor today! Recent retiree Carol Clark came to the school to read a Christmas story to students in the DES library and ran into a few of her babies from her last year’s kindergarten class. They say you never forget your kindergarten teacher…look at the joy on their faces! 🥹🥰💙
Band Concert
December 19, 2024
Good Fortune to Donalvin Wilson and Coach Clint Faust as they leave for the Coast and All-Star Week. Both will be in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic this Saturday. We are proud of you both!
You can stream on ROKU, Firestick, or a Phone/Computer. MAC Network or download the MAC (Mississippi Association of Coaches) app. #EarnIt #GoBigBlue
Dress Like a Christmas Movie Character at DES to kick off Christmas Week!
DES 3rd grader Maggie Wood received a special treat today from Santa’s elf (AP Ms Allen) for showing the most growth on her 2nd 9 weeks’ reading assessment. Congratulations, Maggie! Keep up the good work! 💙
Students in Ms. Tune’s Science class reviewed their physical science standards with a Christmas themed experiment on States of Matter. Students made “hot cocoa” Ooblek, a substance that acts as a solid and a liquid depending on the pressure applied.
Ms. Pittman and Ms. Cee classes were rewarded with ice cream sundaes for working hard and growing on benchmarks and improving in I-ready.
