Denning Elementary School

A few reminders

Dear Denning Elementary School families! WOW! In the past 24 hours, an overwhelming number of families have answered our call, sending hundreds of invitations to friends and family. We’re so excited to see that expanding home libraries and supporting our teachers is as important to you as it is to complete. There’s still time to get in on the fun. That’s right: If you didn’t have a chance to register and send 10 or more invitations to family and friends, you still have time. Click the link above, don’t miss out. Complete your Treasure Map tonight and your student(s) will be entered to win the Epic Treasure Chest. Prize drawings start tomorrow! Thank you!

January Happenings @ DES

Congratulations to Denning's January MVP, Melanie Hamilton. Ms. Hamilton goes above and beyond to put student needs first and support her colleagues. She always finds ways to use her passions, talents, and expertise to make DES a better place to learn and grow. We are thankful for you! ♥️

Just a reminder we have a schedule change for our HS girls basketball. We have a home game this Thursday the 6th with Anna. This game was switched during the ice storm a few weeks ago. 2/3

Dear Denning Elementary School Families, Exciting news! We are partnering with Books Are Fun and their Book Blast program to help build our students’ home libraries. For over 30 years, Books Are Fun has been a trusted partner in promoting literacy. Today, our students learned about the Book Blast Program and the importance of having their own books at home. Tonight, we are asking you to take 7 minutes to support our Student Home Library initiative. Click Here: https://app.booksarefun.com/DenningFrankfortSchs Here are the steps: Click the link above. Register your student(s). Send invitations to at least 10 friends or family members to support our students (Don’t worry, all the information you provide is secure and never shared with anyone). Need help registering? Watch this short step by step video: https://www.bb.booksarefun.com/how-to-complete

We are giving a shout out to Caleb. He earned a bird brag for helping a classmate through his emotions. He cheered him on while praising him. Way to go buddy!💙

A few more of our 100 day activities! 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

Thank you to those who donated for our Food Drive. We collected over 150 food items to be distributed to 2 of our hometown church food banks. Thanks to Ms. Melanie for organizing our event.

And this is how we celebrate our 100 days! We had a lot of grandma and grandpas come through the doors this morning. We also had our monthly assembly and fun Friday activities. We made it.. 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

We are enjoying counting 100 Fruit Loops and making a necklace in first grade!

Just a reminder that our HS Girls will be playing tomorrow (2/1) at Hamilton County. Not our HS Boys. JV start time is 11am. 1/31

Good Luck to our HS girls wrestling team at Regionals this week at Civic Memorial High School. Good Luck to our HS boys tonight as they travel to Pinckneyville. Good Luck to our HS girls tomorrow as they travel to Hamilton County. 1/31

Help us celebrate on Friday!!!!

You can always reach Nurse Mallory at ext. 404

Reminder, We have wrestling at Salem tonight. HS boys basketball will be at DuQuoin tonight. This is the last make up game from our week of ice. 1/29

We have some pretty AWESOME students and staff here at Denning. What a way to start your day when you walk in our front doors. Thank you to Ms. Garza and her Art Club for coming over and doing such a great job.

Ms. Addison is our newest Redbird superfan. Any Denning student that has their superfan card filled will receive a Redbird t-shirt.

How about a Bird Brag for Ms Frankie! Way to go girl.❤️

Our school book for the year is Be You by Peter Reynolds. Listed below is the story being read by the author and an extension pack for you to complete at home, if you choose. I hope you enjoy! Ms. Melanie Be You by Peter Reynolds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY-xv_lzRVk Extension Activities https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FCIF43TTSfWdapvzuGv0fMCkVyavsPlZ/view?usp=drive_link