Mark your calendar- upcoming important dates!
- Wed, Mar 12th- PTA Meeting
- Fri, Mar 21st- Bingo Night
- Wed, Apr 2nd- PTA Meeting
- Sat, Apr 26th- Culture Festival
Get in on the fun and volunteer for upcoming events! Sign up here.
PTA Meeting - Next Wednesday!
Join us for our March PTA meeting next week on Wednesday, March 12th @ 7pm in the DOES Media Center.
FREE sitters by licensed childcare providers in the cafeteria will be available during the meeting. RSVPs for childcare are not required, but greatly appreciated for planning purposes. Sign up here.
We hope to see you there!!!
DOES Culture Festival 2025- Registration now open!
We cordially invite you and your family to participate in the annual PTA-sponsored DOES Culture Festival on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm.
Join us for an exciting and enchanting afternoon highlighting many diverse cultures at DOES. You can participate in multiple ways:
- Sign up to host an info/food booth and/or organize a performance here: https://bit.ly/DOESCultureFest25
- Contribute your favorite recipe, craft, or fable to the Cultural Recipe Book here: https://bit.ly/DOESRecipes25
Contact: Amani Dadzie, Milly Maliro or Tina Zhu, the Culture Festival Team at: culturefestival@daytonoakspta.org
Please help us to make sure YOUR culture is represented!
DOES Culture Festival- CALLING ALL BOLLYWOOD DANCERS!
Ms. Rishanka Jones is putting together the following performance for the Culture Festival and is seeking participation from other parents/students:
Dance Form: Bollywood Dance (2-3 minutes)
Age Group: suggesting 5-9 but could be older as well
Contact Information: Rishanka Jones, 646-939-8035, rishankajones@gmail.com
Note: If interested, please do not fill out the Culture Fest registration form; just reach out directly to Rishanka!
DOES Family Bingo Night
The DOES Family Bingo Night RSVP form has been closed as we have reached the room's capacity with RSVPs from the initial email sent to the DOES PTA community.
We completely understand how disappointing it can be to miss out, especially for such a highly anticipated event. Bingo Night is made possible by the support of PTA members, whose contributions directly enable programming like this, which is why members were given priority access to RSVP. All DOES families are welcome and encouraged to join the PTA throughout the year! Event details were shared with the entire DOES community three weeks prior to the event to ensure all families would get one last opportunity to join and gain early RSVP access before opening the event to the wider community.
While the event is currently at capacity, we'll be sure to reach out if any spots open up. Please email bingonight@daytonoakspta.org if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
We will maintain the waitlist and ask that registered families let us know if they can no longer attend or their numbers change so that others can be let in. Thank you for everyone's support and understanding!
Memory Book
The memory book committee is looking for clear quality pictures from events happening at our school.
- PTA Dance
- Family Fit Night
- Unheard Perspectives
- Reflections
- Black History Month
Please ensure only DOES students are in the pictures.
Pictures can be sent to: Memorybook@daytonoakspta.org
Staff Appreciation
What We've Been Up To:
The Staff Appreciation Committee has been busy over the winter month keeping spirits warm in the cold temperatures with...
- Walking Taco Bar during the Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Hershey kisses for our DOES Staff Valentines
- Special treat for our 2 amazing DOES counselors for National School Counselor week
- and our monthly Grab & Go breakfast snacks before the Wednesday staff meetings.
Coming up Next:
March 14th - 3.14 Pi(e) Day: Bring a Pi(e) for the DOES Staff!
Drop off your pie in the front office on Thursday, March 13 or Friday morning March 14.
Many pies are needed for our DOES staff of over 100!
May 6th - 9th: Teacher Appreciation Week: This Year's Theme is "Around the World "
We need YOU to help plan this year's Teacher Appreciation Week. Preparations start before spring break. We will have a less than 1 hour virtual meeting in the next couple of weeks to start planning. Please contact Michelle Reuster @ staffappreciation@daytonoakspta.org to see how you can help.
Grab & Go and Thank You's:
There are only 3 more Grab & Go's left this year. We're appreciative of every donation we receive to help make these monthly treats a little 'extra'!
A special "Thank You!" to our most recent donations from:
- Ollie & the Anderson Family
- Ava & Aiden's mom (Laura)
- Erin Tiffany
- Allen & Anthony J.
- and of course the El Sawi Family for providing fresh fruit.
You can find our current list of requested items here: Staff Appreciation Wish List
Cinderella at Glenelg High School
Come see the magical musical Cinderella at Glenelg High School!
Performances are:
March 7 at 7pm
March 8 at 2pm & 7pm
March 9 at 2pm
All tickets are $10 and can be purchased online, in the GHS front office, or at the door.
We are anticipating sell-out shows. So, get your tickets in advance!
Online ticket purchase link- https://tinyurl.com/2neerbzs
DOES Spirit Wear
Get some post-holiday shopping done at the DOES Spirit Wear store! Shop now and show off your dolphin pride in style! https://spirithero.com/collections/dayton-1
Food on the 15th
Dayton Oaks Elementary PTA - Food on the 15th is collecting canned and/or non-perishable items all-year long and serving our local Howard County residents! Consider giving what you already have in your pantry and/or picking up a few items during your next grocery trip! Items can be dropped off anytime during school hours or the beginning/end of the school day, in the bins - located in the front lobby labeled “Food on the 15th”. Thank you for your continuous donations!
If you have any questions, please contact foodonthe15th@daytonoakspta.org.
Ideas of items that you may donate (100% optional)
- Single serve container(s) (box, can, or bottle) of 100% juice
- Single serve canned, instant or shelf stable soup, stew, or casserole
- Canned meat or fish (tuna, ham, chicken) Individual serving of shelf
- Stable Milk or a can of evaporated milk
- Single serve cups or cans of fruits and vegetables
- Single serve cups of ready to eat pudding
- Single serve box of cold cereal or Single serve packet of instant hot cereal (oatmeal, cream of wheat)
- Single serve, sealed packet of dried fruits (apricots, prunes, etc.)
- Single serve packets or a small jar of peanut butter
- Single serve, sealed packets of crackers, cheese crackers, granola bars and/or snack bars
- You may also choose to add a treat or surprise like hot chocolate packets, individually wrapped tea bags or coffee and/or individually wrapped packs of cookies.
Box Tops - All Digital Fundraising...but we need YOU!
Quick and easy (and free!) way to help raise some funds for DOES!
How?
- DOWNLOAD the Box Tops app and select our school to support. (www.BTFE.com)
- SCAN your receipts (paper or online) and let the app do the work!
- SPREAD THE WORD about Box Tops! Word of mouth or you can also use the “Invite Friends” feature in the app to ask friends and family to help support our school.
More info here (including Spanish & Chinese!) -->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xL6_tBVZ2JJ-E2wBiAvYlF9A92ZfE4-G/view?usp=share_link
A big THANK YOU to our 2024-2025 Sponsors!
Diamond Sponsor: Spartek Engineering
Platinum Sponsors: Chick-Fil-A Clarksville, Your Journey Gymnastics & Dance, Laurel Smile Design, Crosen Homes LLC
Gold Sponsor: Gramaco Stone Source
Silver Sponsors: Ace of Events, Kinara, Associated Appraisers LLC, Fun Bus DMV, Western Howard County Soccer, Ledo's Pizza Clarksville, Ten Oaks Tavern, Kumon, Omega Minds, LLC, Keller Williams Realty, Kendall Capital Management
Bronze Sponsors: Black Belt Institute, AVS Plumbing and Heating, Castaway Research, LLC, McArdle Insurance Agency, Benavent Dental, Dapper Ducts, CRNA Hired, Sandy Spring Adventure Park, Sky Zone