Important News

Dear Dayton Oaks Families, It has been quite a week at Dayton Oaks. Our Kindness Challenge Week coincided with mother nature. We thank you all for your understanding and flexibility regarding the late starts, early dismissals and snow days. Student safety is the number one concern, which is a key factor for the county’s decision whether or not to close…

Next PTA General Membership Meeting - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 7pm in the DOES Media Center. Interested in learning about the PTA and what it does? Do you want to get more involved but aren't sure how? The Dayton Oaks PTA holds 4 general membership meetings throughout the school year. They are a great opportunity to learn more about…

This year, DOES is hosting nationally recognized author, Laurie Keller, author of many award winning children’s books. Ms. Keller will be visiting Dayton Oaks on Wednesday, March 27th. If your child would like the author to sign one of her books, please purchase the books at Barnes and Noble or Amazon, and bring them into school on Monday, March 25th…

Howard County families who have lost pay due to the shutdown may immediately apply for the Free and Reduced-Priced Meals (FARMs) program. The HCPSS Food and Nutrition Office will determine your eligibility status within 24-48 hours. Families that would not ordinarily qualify for the FARMs program could be eligible for the remainder of the school year because of the current…

Are you interested in supporting our students here at Dayton Oaks? Do you know someone who is? We are currently seeking candidates to provide close adult supervision to some of our students. This position would be contracted through Social Service Consultants, Ltd. The pay rate for this position is $10.50/hour. Health benefits are not included. If you are interested, please…

FQMS - Monday, January 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the FQMS cafeteria. The tentative snow date will be February 7th. GT information session at 5:30 in the Band room. General Middle School schedule 6:00 in the Cafeteria 6:00.

Where do people go when they become homeless in our community? In Howard County, homeless individuals and families go to Grassroots, which was started by college students to help people. Grassroots is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Last year, Grassroots received almost 39,000 hotline phone calls from people needing help and over 2000 people walked in…

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on February 14 and 15, 2019, starting at 1:00 p.m with your child's Math teacher. Conference scheduling will close tomorrow, Friday, February 8, at 3:30pm. Parents will log into HCPSS Connect to view and select from the time slots provided by each Math teacher for their conference. Please access the guide here for step-by-step…

Everyday Preventive Actions Can Help Fight Germs, Like Flu For more information, visit: www.cdc.gov/flu or call 1-800-CDC-INFO 1. The first and most important step is to get a flu vaccination each year. 2. If you get sick with flu, take prescription antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. Early treatment is especially important for the elderly, the very young, people…

On Monday, January 28th Dayton Oaks will be kicking off the Great Kindness Challenge--a nationally recognized campaign that promotes kindness and inclusion. There will be many fun things going on during the week with the focus being on the small acts of kindness given and received. Scholastic offers a few fun ideas if you would like to continue the challenge…