Join us for a FREE family evening! Enjoy games, crafts, a mini pumpkin patch, and our festive "Table or Treat." While RSVPs are not required, it helps us prepare for the event. Want a night free of planning dinner?! RSVP and pre-order a large cheese or pepperoni pizza to enjoy at the event here!

We invite you to be part of the fun while lending a hand!
See all the ways to help and sign up here: Fall Social

We are especially in need of: 

1. Volunteers for the 1st grade, 2nd grade and 5th grade        trick-or-treat tables 

2. Candy or treat donations (email Mary Boese if willing to    donate treats to hand out)

**Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate, as we kick off Harvest for the Hungry collection**

Get ready for our fun student theme days leading up to Halloween and plan your donations for Harvest for the Hungry.

Thank you to our school community for the online donations and boxes sent in thus far. We still need large, sturdy boxes, so please continue to send them in!  

There are 2 easy ways to help:

• Stock up on Harvest for the Hungry donation items for each day and get ready to join in the fun soon!
• Or you can choose to simply donate funds online and select Davidsonville Elementary so our school gets credit!

There will be a virtual volunteer orientation TOMORROW, Monday, October 20, at 7 p.m. This meeting is for anyone who is new to volunteering at Davidsonville Elementary School and will last approximately 30 minutes. Join us to learn about how you can get involved at DES! 

Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/ikd-cnrh-nac

In November, we'll run a brand-new fundraiser called Hoops for Learning. This student-driven event combines the thrill of basketball with the power of giving, as participants take their best shots on the court while family, friends, and caregivers pledge donations for each basket made.

All students will shoot hoops on November 11, and we need volunteers to make this happen! Sign up for an hour (or more) here. Thank you in advance!

Last Wednesday, the Board of Education voted to make adjustments to this school year's calendar. These adjustments change both two-hour early dismissal days at the end of marking periods 2, 3, and 4 to one full day of no school for students.

For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2490677.

To see the revised calendar, go to www.aacps.org/calendar.

Magnet Program Applications are currently open and will close at noon on November 6 for entry into Magnet Programs 2026-2027. Visit www.aacps.org/magnet for application information and qualifications. Fall Magnet Information Nights 2025 schedule.

CAT Centers, Contract/Charter, & Virtual Academy use the same site as Magnet Programs for application.

DAA will be hosting one free girls lacrosse clinic on November 10th on the Bell Branch turf from 5:45-6:45 p.m. The clinic will be for kindergarten through 3rd-grade students and will be run by local high school and club players. This is an excellent opportunity to brush up on your skills for current players, OR to give girls' lacrosse a try if you are new to the sport. Please register using the DAA Demosphere website under the "Winter Clinic 2025" girls lacrosse season. Registration will be open from October 1 through November 6 — email girlslax@daagators.org with any questions. We hope to see you there!