Important News

Hello DOES Parents! We are looking for submissions for the DOES Technology Contest. We encourage students to send in a computer-generated illustration, multimedia presentation, piece of writing, or game or app they have created that is reflective of their grade level learning for the year. Our deadline is Wednesday, January 31. Students may identify illustrations in Wixie ( https://www.hcpss.me/) that…

The Dayton Oaks Regional Early Childhood Center (RECC) preschool programs are making preparations for classes for the 2018-2019 school year. These classes include children with and without disabilities. The program’s focus is helping all children develop communication, literacy, math, problem solving, motor, and social skills. We are looking for typically developing peers that will be 3 by September 1 or…

We are currently experiencing an increase in the number of children at Dayton Oaks Elementary School who are visiting the health room with symptoms that require the student to be picked up from school promptly. Please make sure all emergency contacts are up to date. Each student should have at least 3 emergency contacts listed. Students should be picked up…

Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade Spelling Bee participants! Dayton Oaks students competed in a school-wide Spelling Bee on January 12, 2018. Fourth grader, Logan Aranda is our Spelling Bee champion. His winning word was "practitioner." Nathan Markos is our runner- up. Both students will represent Dayton Oaks at the Howard County Spelling Bee on March 16, 2018 at…

ReadyRosie is an early education tool developed to support families with children from birth through 3rd grade. Parents can sign up online and choose to receive short, informative videos that can help them encourage their children to learn. These videos can be accessed in English or Spanish and can be sent to a cell phone or email. To sign up…

Howard County Public School System will be hosting a workshop for families of children beginning Kindergarten this fall. Road to Kindergarten workshops will be offered on three dates: · Wednesday, January 24 (at Oakland Mills High School) · Thursday, January 25 (at Centennial High School) · Monday, January 29 (at Hammond High School) Workshops begin promptly at 6:30 pm. More…

Dayton Oaks Elementary participated in the State of Maryland International Reading Council (SoMIRAC) 2018 Young Author's Contest. We are very proud of the 38 students in grades 2-5 who wrote for the contest. Below is the list of our winners and writers. Each winner will move on to the next level and compete with other students in the county. Grade…

Interim Superintendent Michael J. Martirano has announced a change in the designated make-up days for inclement weather school closings for the 2017-2018 school year. Friday, May 18, has been designated as an additional possible make-up day. Students are not scheduled to attend school on that date. Presidents Day, a state-mandated school holiday, is no longer under consideration as a possible…

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As the weather is getting colder and many students are wearing boots to school, please remember that on PE days students must wear athletic sneakers. Students are allowed to bring sneakers and change before PE class. Students are not permitted to participate in PE class wearing inappropriate shoes. Please help your child remember to wear or bring sneakers on PE…