September 18, 2023
Board Agenda
Game day at home
During the weekly visits Mrs Turner and Rin make to Mrs. Gordon's class, Rin received a spa treatment as they were learning about hygiene.
Ms. Carwile’s CSE class finished up their paper circuit lab by creating cards with switches so the LED lightbulbs can be turned on and off.
Volleyball Seniors! Come support them tonight and celebrate their achievements.
Ms. Carwile’s CSE class is making paper circuits this week! At the end of this week, students should have a completed project that lights up using copper tape, LEDS, and button batteries.
Mrs. Jacks’s class has been learning about atoms and molecules. Today, students created edible atoms to represent where to find protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.
September menus
Mrs. Camp's second graders honor the heroes of 9.11.2001.
Athletic Events
Water Valley High School students Annaliese Coughlin and Abigail Wilbourn received Honorable Mentions for their art submitted through the 2023 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest. Annaliese used oil and pastels for her "Wood Duck" submission and Abigail's "Drum Fish" was a print art submission. Congratulations to both students.
Homecoming week will be September 18-22.
Please note there are separate graphics for dress up days at DES and WVHS!
Game Day!
Debbie Veeder with the Mississippi Wildlife Federation spoke with Mrs. Jacks's students today on the importance of protecting a watershed. Students were able to see how everyday items, like oil and fertilizer, cause harm to the watersheds through the use of an enviroscape model. Students also completed a hands-on activity where they tested water quality in the classroom.
Mrs. Swinkowski's Art class projects with one point perspective.
Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Houston's class made cupcakes while learning the
importance of following directions. They were excited for the last
step: eating them! They also were kind enough to share with some staff
in the building.
Happy Birthday in September
Another reminder to please complete a meal application online at myschoolapps.com
Last year's status grace period will be ending Wednesday September 13th, 2023. What does this mean? If you have not completed a meal application this year for your student and your student has been eating for free or reduced, they will have to pay for breakfast and lunch after Sept 13th. So please complete your students' meal application for this school year at myschoolapps.com.
To keep up with your students' meal account go to myschoolbucks.com or download the app.
Create an account and add your students.
Pay with credit/debit card.
Check their meal account balance.
The Class of 2024 had the opportunity to complete college applications on campus yesterday. Thank you to Mr. Barnes for his coordination each year in this process for the seniors.
Ms. Jackie Kerr from Mississippi Museum of Natural Science came to DES to talk to Mrs. Jacks’s 5th grade students. She discussed food chains, food webs, and ecosystems with the students while showing furs, live animals, and fossils
