Important News

Officer Barry Eastman, late father of DOES preschoolers Asher and Violet Eastman, collected coats and blankets from family and friends every year. While working in District 3 in Washington, DC, Officer Eastman would keep the extra coats and blankets in his cruiser and pass them out to those in need. At Dayton Oaks this year, we would like to honor…

The last day to pick up medications from the health room is Tuesday, June 19, at 12PM. All leftover medications that are not picked up will be disposed of. If you are unable to pick up your child's medications, please call the health room so that other arrangements can be made 410 313-1575. Thank you, Rachel Tulis, RN & Kim…

We are delighted to report that we are well over our goal of collecting 500 pounds of plastic. In approximately 3 months, the families of Dayton Oaks and Brownie Troop 1022 have collected and turned in 543 pounds of plastic! Should you have any plastic that you have collected but not turned in, collection bins will be available through April…

Dear Families! We've recently had our first very cold day of this school year. We wanted to make sure our families were prepared. Please make sure the children are dressed to go outside for recess, when temperatures dip. We monitor the weather and temperatures, including the wind chill factor. Per school system policy 9090, children go outside to recess unless…

The Hour of Code is in full effect at DOES this week! During technology classes, all students in grades K-5 have been participating in coding activities. Students are interacting with online tutorials and games, coding courses, as well as unplugged programming activities. These activities introduce students to basic computer programming skills and help to develop problem-solving skills, algorithmic thinking, pattern…

Dayton Oaks is now offering spirit wear! Through The Sports Hut, we now have a website just for Dayton Oaks that makes it easy to choose from over 70 spirit wear products and 12 different customized school designs. Youth and adult items are available online all year and are sent directly to your home. A portion of the spirit wear…

Dear Dayton Oaks families, Dayton Oaks will be recognizing Veterans Day on Friday, November 10, 2017. We value and appreciate the important role that our service men and woman play. In honor of Veterans Day, Dayton Oaks would like to recognize these heroes who serve, or who have served, our country. This will be done over our morning announcements during…

I would like to welcome Ms. Melissa Kleinberger! Ms. Kleinberger is our new Art teacher who will be working with us on Mondays and Tuesdays. If your child had Mrs. Riley for Art, your child will now have Ms. Kleinberger. Mrs. Riley was fortunate to be offered a full-time Art Teacher position at Hollifield Station Elementary School. We wish Mrs…

DOES PTA will host Michael Rosman of Circus Stars for Dayton Oaks’ Artist-in-Education Program Monday, November 13 – Friday, November 17 (American Education Week) The Artists-in Education Program is a partnership between the Howard County Arts Council and local PTAs to place professional artists in residence at private and public K-12 schools to help foster students’ creative exploration. It is…

Deciding when a child is too sick to go to school can be a difficult decision for parents to make. When trying to decide, please use the guidelines below to help you. Stay at Home: If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep your child at home or make appropriate child care arrangements: • Appearance and Behavior…