December 11, 2008

Market Day—Online Deadline Tomorrow
Don’t forget to place your Market Day orders. Forms are due by December 11. Online orders (www.marketday.com) are due by December 12.  Items must be picked up at DCES on Thursday, December 18 between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.  Please contact Amy McChesney at 301-865-5079 for more information.

Holiday Gift Shop Tonight and Friday evening
Don’t miss the Holiday Gift Shop at DCES—December 11 and 12.  Students can do their Christmas shopping for family and friends.  Shop hours are Thursday (tonight) 6-8 p.m. and Friday, 4-6 p.m. in the cafeteria.
If you are able to help out at the shop please contact Kim Felix (301) 524-3779.

Holiday Toy Drive—Deadline Approaching
This holiday season we will be collecting new unwrapped toys for The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.  A collection box is located in the lobby of the school.  We will extend the deadline to Monday, December 15. 

Hospitality Committee Needs You
The hospitality committee is seeking volunteers to make Holiday cookies and candies for a "DCES Staff holiday Cookie/Candy Tray of Treats" day on December 19th.  We are hoping to provide an assortment of cookies and candies for the staff to select for the holiday season. 
 
All donations should be dropped off to Susie Yost's house on Thursday, December 18 (call 301-865-1424 or e-mail SJ_Yost@yahoo.com for directions) or dropped off at the school before 8:00 a.m. on the 19th.  Please feel free to contact Susie or Robin Tormo @ 301-865-6378 if you need to make other arrangements for getting your "treats" to the school.

Reflections Art Contest Results
The DCES PTA would like to congratulate all the students who submitted projects this year for the 2008-2009 Reflections Contest.  The artistic ability of DCES students is amazing!  We collected 52 projects this year - each displaying the theme, "WOW!"  The judges commented that they were impressed with the creativity and artistic merit of our elementary-aged students!   The art show was held on December 3, 2008 to display all projects, and was a huge success!

Congratulations to the following students whose projects will be moving on to compete at the county level.  We will share the results of the Frederick County Reflections Program at the beginning of February.  

Visual Arts:  Grades K – 2:
1st:  Spencer Buckwalter
2nd:  Marleigh Beck
3rd:  Nicole Karakozian

Visual Arts:  Grades 3 - 5:
1st:  Sarah Hall
2nd:  Chloe Gross
3rd:  Olivia Deyaert

Photography:  Grades K - 2:
1st:  Carter Flayhart
2nd:  Elissa Hook
3rd:  Harry Heitzig

Photography:  Grades 3 - 5
1st:  Ryan Burke
2nd: Kailan Stewart
3rd: Sarah Pryor

Literature:  Grades K - 2:
1st:  Julia Reagle

Literature:  Grades 3 - 5
1st:  Melissa Semkiw
2nd:  Lucy Hughes

Movie Night
Mark your calendar for the next DCES Movie Night, Friday, January 23.  The movie is to be determined, more information will in the coming weeks.

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