Andrew Amador is our next million word reader! Congratulations and keep it up!
Congratulations to Amira King for reading 100 books this school year! Amazing job.
While we are celebrating readers, JHES students have read 5947 books! We should hit the 6k mark by next Friday. Woo hoo! Thank you for encouraging your children to read. It matters.
Destiny Robinson is JHES's first 100 Book Club reader! Congratulations, Destiny! On your way to 200.
Asher Haynes is one of our first Million Word Readers! Can't wait to see how far you go, Asher. Congratulations and great job.
VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY: Exciting News! Decatur City Schools is Hosting Our First All-Virtual Winter Job Fair!
Starting Monday, November 4th, you can schedule an online appointment to interview for any of our open positions. We know life can get busy, so we're bringing the job fair to you! Scheduling will be open through November 21st, and the virtual job fair is set for December.
This is a great opportunity to join the DCS family from the convenience of your own space. Look for details on how to register, the exact date of the job fair, and a QR code to make it even easier, coming this Monday.
We’re excited to meet you – virtually – and share all the reasons why Decatur City Schools could be your next career home.
Book fair will be open tonight during our Trunk or Treat from 5:30-7:00. It's also open every morning from 8-10am. Tomorrow, wear something with words on it and come shop the fair!
Book Fair starts tomorrow! Celebrate by wearing athletic gear because reading takes practice. So, bring your book fair money, wear your workout clothes or represent your favorite team and let's practice!
Who will prevail, Alabama or Auburn? Join in the fun of our Student Council Coin and Food Drive! (Like this post if you are for Auburn, love this post if you are for Alabama)
We are excited to announce our new counselor, Mrs. Johanna Folds! Mrs. Folds is an experienced teacher who has a wealth of knowledge, including working with students who are English Learners. Welcome, Mrs. Folds! #WeRiseToTheChallenge
Next week is the "Anchor the Aggies" Beach Theme Day.
In Library, PreK learned about the seasons and colors. They read Old Bear by Kevin Henkes and used the colors representing each season to create a class mural.
Heads up for Austin's Homecoming Week! Here are the dress-up days for the week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 3.
We are looking forward to our "Snooze on the Senators" Pajama Day tomorrow. Next week is the Flag Florence Patriotic Theme.
Thank you to the Black Bear Cheerleaders who helped our students start the day with smiles and encouragement!
Our JH students are future Black Bears and we will participate in the Austin High School dress-up days this fall. Our first dress-up day is this Friday!
We only have a few colors left for our Color Days. Here is the lineup for next week.
Help our kindergarten students learn their colors. We something with the following colors next week:
We are absolutely blown away at our communities' support of the Books-a-Million book drive for Julian Harris! So far over $1,200 in books have been donate for our school and classroom libraries. There's one more week to contribute. Please shop our local BAM and support our readers. It's going to be a great year.
Shaw, Alex, and Caleb along with 68 other JHES students successfully registered for Book Blast and are ready to build their home libraries! Students receive prize incentives to complete registration and send 10 invitations to friends and family who could help them reach their goals. It's not too late! Register and send 10 invitations tonight and your child will get their prizes when the books arrive in a few weeks. #bookblast @go.booksarefun
