Important News

Free box of food for families: Ducketts Lane Elementary School 6501 Duckett Lane Elkridge, MD 21075 10:00 am **(can come early at 9:00am) Dates: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Saturday, October 17, 2020 Saturday, October 24, 2020 Saturday, October 31, 2020 Each car will be eligible to receive one box of food, and all participants must wear a face mask during…

Join us on Thursday, October 8th at 9:30 am for our first DRES Parent Connect Conversation! This is a monthly opportunity for parents to meet with DRES administration and staff to ask questions and provide feedback on school programs. This month we will focus on our virtual learning clarifications, including Canvas, Asynchronous Assignments, and Related Arts. Feel free to bring…

DRES PTA is kicking off their Fall Fundraiser with Boon Supply! This is their main fundraising event for the year. Please help them raise money to support our children and staff at DRES. These funds go towards programs such as Cultural Arts, Staff Appreciation, STEM and more! WHAT: Boon's Supply.; They have a wide collection of bags, home goods, reusable…

The HCPSS 2020-2021 calendar includes four scheduled 3-hour early dismissal days: Friday, October 16, 2020 Friday, November 6, 2020 Monday, November 23, 2020 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The virtual schedules have been adjusted for these scheduled early dismissal days to provide students with synchronous learning for each class. Additionally, both full- and half-day PreK classes will meet on these days…

“Together” is the theme of the just released HCPSS Educational Partnerships 2019-2020 Annual Report. Each school’s partners are listed, as well as system wide (at-large) and curricular and program office partnerships. In the re port, you will see examples of how partners help care for students and staff.

Although we recognize that Halloween activities held during the school day have been a long-standing tradition at our school, the decision has been made to not hold Halloween activities during the virtual instructional day this school year in any HCPSS school. This allows all students, whether they recognize Halloween or not, to fully participate and engage in instruction on October…

Important Dates October 7 MAP Testing Grades 2-5 October 8 Parents Connect 9:30 October 13 Flu Vaccine Clinic at DRES October 13 PTA Meeting 7pm October 14 MAP Testing Grades 2-5 October 16 Half Day for Students October 23 Spirit Day--Hat Day November 3 No School for Election Day News MAP Testing ELA and Math Information and questions/answers about the…

Every Saturday in the month of October, families can visit Ducketts Lane Elementary to pick up a box of food (while supplies last). These boxes include fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat. Boxes can be picked up starting at 10:00 a.m.

Dear 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Families, MAP Assessment Fall Administration - Coming Soon! On Wednesday October 7th and Wednesday October 14th , students in grades 2-5 will take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment online. Typically, Wednesdays are asynchronous learning days for our students so this will be a change to the typical schedule. Teachers will communicate…

Estimados padres de estudiantes en 2º, 3º, 4º, y 5º grados. El examen de MAP viene este otoño! Miércoles, el 7 de octubre y miércoles, el 14 de octubre, estudiantes en grados 2º - 5º tomarán el examen de MAP (Medidas de Progreso Académico) en línea. Durante el aprendizaje virtual, los miércoles se usaban normalmente para completar asignaciones asincronicas. Los…