Students read the book "How to Catch a Leprechaun" with Mrs. Jones and created leprechaun traps using parts of the engineering design process and various materials. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Sharing about our Community Baby Shower!
3rd grade has been learning about the Roman Empire and Mrs. Kelly has incorporated Arts Integration by having the students perform skits displaying their knowledge!
Here are our new DIS vocabulary words of the week! In an effort to improve our vocabulary usage across all grade levels, we have created these vocabulary cards for our school and families to use at home and in the classroom. We encourage you each week to try to incorporate our DIS word(s) of the week into your conversations at home. This week's words are inspired by the Disney movie, "Cinderella" Thank you for your continued effort in supporting our students' education!
Due to current weather conditions, Somerset County Public Schools will open after a 2-hour delay today, Monday, March 11, 2024. Essential and FNS staff should report on time or when safe.
Good evening!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are Monday from 4-6pm, No Tutoring. 5th Grade testing on Tues/Wed, Good Luck! 4th Grade is visiting the Teackle Mansion on Friday. Students who donate bagged candy for our community Easter Egg Hunt can earn a casual day! Due March 18th. Thank you!
Due to flooding in low-lying areas of the county, schools will open after a 2-hour delay today, March 7, 2024. Essential & FNS staff should report on time/when safe.
Our Calendar survey has been extended for the county! All options are pretty similar with Easter or Thanksgiving break being slightly different in each one. Please vote when you have a chance before Wednesday. Your input is greatly appreciated!
https://www.somerset.k12.md.us/article/1442426
Our school app keeps getting better and better! If you haven't signed up for Rooms, our parent-teacher communication platform, you should be receiving an invite via text today for phone number login! After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!
Download for Android https://bit.ly/3lCc7qE
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3Z7vvdF
Good Luck to our students Nellie and Brantley from 5th grade today as they compete in the Regional Spelling Bee competition at UMES!
Happy Birthday to our students born in March!
Even though Black History Month may be coming to a close today, DIS has enjoyed featuring innovative, powerful and strong leaders who have helped changed our world for the better!
Sharing out our plans for Reading Across America MONTH! We are spreading the love of reading from one week to all month long!
The SCPS Teacher Career Expo & School Showcase scheduled for Wednesday, 2/28/24 is postponed, and a new date will be announced soon. In the meantime, SCPS is still accepting applications for potential teaching positions on our website: https://somerset.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Here are our new DIS vocabulary words of the week! In an effort to improve our vocabulary usage across all grade levels, we have created these vocabulary cards for our school and families to use at home and in the classroom. We encourage you each week to try to incorporate our DIS word(s) of the week into your conversations at home. This week's words are inspired by the Disney movie, "Peter Pan" Thank you for your continued effort in supporting our students' education!
February flew by! We have a FREE casual day on Friday for our monthly incentive. Our sweatshirt orders are due by Friday as well. Don't wait until it's too late!
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/24-dis-crewneck
Have a great week!
Sharing out information about local rec league sports!
The deadline to respond to the '24-25 academic calendar survey has been extended to March 6. Please take a few moments to review the drafts and respond to the survey on our district website, here: https://www.somerset.k12.md.us/article/1442426
The G.R.I.T. Mentoring Program is inviting young men (5th-12th grade) to the Gentlemen Dining Out event on 2/28/24, 5:30 PM at Washington Academy & High School. RSVP to Tony Morton Sr. by Friday, 2/23/24 at 443-859-1655.
Re-sharing our uniform policy!
