In about 2 weeks students enrolled in 5th grade will be participating in the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA). It is imperative for students to be on time and present to school every day of testing and to do their best. MISA testing will be taking place from March 10-14.
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Good afternoon! DCPS will operate on a regular schedule and open on time tomorrow, Friday, February 21st. This is a reminder to make sure that your child brings his/her fully charged device and charger back to school. Thank you!
Good morning. Due to hazardous road conditions, DCPS will operate on a Virtual Learning day. Follow the schedule provided by your child's school. All staff are expected to telework, if possible, and essential employees should report at 10:00a.m. Stay safe.
Good evening! Dorchester County Public Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th due to the inclement weather. We will reassess road conditions in the early morning and update everyone if there is a further change in the schedule. Thank you and stay safe.
Good evening! Due to the uncertainty of weather conditions overnight, DCPS will operate as a virtual learning day tomorrow, February 12th. Schools and office buildings are closed; all staff are expected to telework, if possible. Please contact your direct supervisor for further guidance. Stay safe.
2nd grade hummingbirds began their research unit in Media this week. Today, they used the San Diego Zoo website to research 2 animals of their choosing.!
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Hello CES Families!
Our PBIS fundraiser has begun! We have 2 opportunities for your student to support PBIS and to send some sweet thoughts to a friend!
Guess the Candy is $1 per guess , and the closest guess wins!
Candy grams are $1 each, and will include a note from them to their friends! They will be delivered on Valentine's Day!
Good morning! Due to the forecasted weather conditions tomorrow afternoon, DCPS schools will operate on a half day schedule. Staff may leave after students are dismissed. All PM activities will be cancelled tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11th. Stay safe.
Second graders geologists are studying properties of sand. Properties such as size, shape, and color provide evidence of what created the sand, the size of waves that carried it, and if the sand is new or old. Our favorite sand was black sand that we learned is created from lava rock! 🌋🔬🔍
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Our 2025 Basketball Schedule !!
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5th Grade math students went to the circus in Mrs. Travis' class this week! This wasn't your ordinary circus – it was a place where fractions came to life! Students dove into a series of multiplication and division problems involving fractions. They weren't just solving equations on paper; they were actively engaged in circus-themed games that reinforced these concepts. Their time at the circus helped them master fraction operations but also fostered teamwork, problem-solving skills, and a newfound appreciation for the magic of math.
Dear Parent/Guardian/Community Member,
Dorchester County Public Schools (DCPS) has initiated a process to modernize its elementary schools, and we need your input in the first step—the Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification. This document will identify what an ideal elementary school in Dorchester County should be: the types of instructional and support spaces it will contain, its educational philosophy, and its community features. It will be used to evaluate the older elementary schools in the system, leading to capital improvement projects that will support your children’s needs.
You are invited to a listening session to learn about the process for developing the Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification. The first session will be held on February 11, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM, at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in the auditorium, and the second session will be held on February 12, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM, at North Dorchester High School in the auditorium. At these sessions, you will have the opportunity to provide input on the elementary schools. You do not need to attend both sessions as they will both cover the same information. Additional opportunities will be available later this spring to provide comments as the draft educational specification document is developed.
The Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification is the first step in providing modernized facilities for the elementary school students of Dorchester County. Your concerns and observations are crucial to the success of this process. We look forward to seeing you at one or both sessions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jymil Thompson
Superintendent of Schools
Students and staff at CES celebrated the 90th day of school and 90 days of learning on 2/3 by dressing to the nines! Keep up the fantastic learning Hummingbird scholars!
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Hello CES Families!
This Friday, January 31st, we will have a House Celebration! Please encourage your student to wear their house color! Uniforms are not required if students are wearing house colors!
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Help us to celebrate the 90th day of school! Come dressed to the nines for 90's Day on February 3rd!
Mrs. Sherman's Kindergarten class made "bird nests with bird eggs" while learning about the life cycle of birds this past week! Way to go Ornithologists!
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NOTICE OF MEETING
Board of Education Budget Work Session with Public Comments on the Budget
DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2025
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: The Board Room
Central Office of the Board of Education
700 Glasgow Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
The Board of Education of Dorchester County will conduct a Budget Work Session with Comments from the Public at the date, time and location indicated above to address business as indicated on the agenda.
The agenda and related documents can be accessed online via BoardDocs on the Dorchester County Public Schools website at www.dcps.k12.md.us.
Anyone who would like to submit public comments electronically, to be included in the minutes, can email comments@dcpsmd.org by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22 2025.
All Board of Education Meetings will be livestreamed: https://townhallstreams.com/towns/dorchesterboe
Good Afternoon Families,
This weekend is a 3-day weekend. Schools will be closed on Monday, January 20th, in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
We are closely monitoring the weather forecast, which indicates a possibility of snow on Sunday and very cold temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. We are unsure if this will cause a school closure next week.
To prepare, we are sending home devices and chargers with students today in case we have to provide virtual learning next week. Remember, we have used all our inclement weather days and are doing our best to not extend the school year further into June.
If there is no significant snow event, students should bring their devices and chargers back to school on Tuesday. Please ensure the devices are safely stored over the weekend.
If there are any connectivity issues, students will have the opportunity to make up the work, and it will not count against them.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
January 15, 2025
Dear Parent/Guardian/Community Member,
Dorchester County Public Schools (DCPS) has initiated a process to modernize its elementary schools, and we need your input in the first step—the Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification. This document will identify what an ideal elementary school in Dorchester County should be: the types of instructional and support spaces it will contain, its educational philosophy, and its community features. It will be used to evaluate the older elementary schools in the system, leading to capital improvement projects that will support your children’s needs.
You are invited to a listening session to learn about the process for developing the Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification. The first session will be held on February 11, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM, at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in the auditorium, and the second session will be held on February 12, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM, at North Dorchester High School in the auditorium. At these sessions, you will have the opportunity to provide input on the elementary schools. You do not need to attend both sessions as they will both cover the same information. Additional opportunities will be available later this spring to provide comments as the draft educational specification document is developed.
The Districtwide Elementary School Prototype Educational Specification is the first step in providing modernized facilities for the elementary school students of Dorchester County. Your concerns and observations are crucial to the success of this process. We look forward to seeing you at one or both sessions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jymil Thompson
Superintendent of Schools
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP), in partnership with DCPS, is excited to bring an additional resource to support our students' parents/caregivers/guardians. PEP is hosting two family-friendly informational sessions to share insight on parenting styles and support with our DCPS families—one in Cambridge at the Intergenerational Center and the other in Hurlock at North Dorchester Middle School. Dinner will be served, and there will be interactive activities for the children/youth! Please register to join us http://tinyurl.com/PEPinDCMD
