Introducing three more vendors that will be at our Holiday Market NEXT FRIDAY! We hope you'll join us!

We love seeing our families enjoying the community's Christmas and Holiday celebrations! Please send any pictures of your family enjoying community events to Ms. Bates.
jbates@madison.k12.ga.us
jbates@madison.k12.ga.us




Our PTO is selling candy canes during recess on Friday, 12/5.

DON'T FORGET! Order your Carrabba's TODAY!
Thanks for supporting DES!
Thanks for supporting DES!


We hope to see you at our Holiday Market NEXT FRIDAY!

Do you have the Beanstack App? At DES, we love to celebrate our students and their successes! Logging your child's reading at home is one way we can reward their efforts! Please see the image for instructions on logging in to Beanstack.
For December, we have a bingo challenge on Beanstack. There is a digital bingo board on Beanstack. Please see the image for more information on logging your FROSTY books!
Students who complete the FROSTY challenge will receive a prize from the library!
For December, we have a bingo challenge on Beanstack. There is a digital bingo board on Beanstack. Please see the image for more information on logging your FROSTY books!
Students who complete the FROSTY challenge will receive a prize from the library!


Please take a look at our lost and found. If you see something that belongs to your child, please send a message to your child's homeroom teacher. Please write your child's first and last name on their belongings so we can help return them.






Colt Connection for December 2nd.

Introducing three more vendors that will be at our Holiday Market! We hope you will join us on Friday, December 12th! Don't forget to order your Carrabba's! Carrabba's plates are pre-sale only.



Bundle up for a week of seasonal sparkle! ✨
From cozy outfits to frosty fun, we’ll be dressing up all week, starting December 15th. Students and staff are invited to join us for our winter-themed spirit days as we celebrate this joyful time of year together! ❄️
From cozy outfits to frosty fun, we’ll be dressing up all week, starting December 15th. Students and staff are invited to join us for our winter-themed spirit days as we celebrate this joyful time of year together! ❄️

Please see our December Parent Power Newsletter from Ms. Bates.


We're so excited to introduce three more vendors that are coming to our 4th Annual Holiday Market! We have an amazing lineup of vendors bringing unique holiday goodies, gifts, and treats your family will love!
Bring the whole family and join us for shopping, community fun, and festive cheer! Don't forget to pre-order your Carrabba's!
We are looking to add a few more vendors to round out our market. If you're interested in joining us as a vendor, please email Mrs. Crowder.
haley.crowder@madison.k12.ga.us
Bring the whole family and join us for shopping, community fun, and festive cheer! Don't forget to pre-order your Carrabba's!
We are looking to add a few more vendors to round out our market. If you're interested in joining us as a vendor, please email Mrs. Crowder.
haley.crowder@madison.k12.ga.us



❄️ Our December Beanstack Challenge is LIVE! ❄️
We’re kicking off a FROSTY BINGO Reading Challenge this month, and students are working to read 9 books by December 18th!
📘 6 FROSTY Books — each book connects to a letter in FROSTY (title, theme, or character name).
✨ 3 Free Space Books — any book your child chooses!
👉 Important Tip:
Because this is a BINGO-style challenge, students may need to click “Log Activities” inside Beanstack to open the text box where they can type their book titles.
📚 Grade Requirements:
• K–2: Any 9 books
• 3–5: At least 2 chapter books included
Let’s make this a fun and frosty month of reading! ⛄💙📖
We’re kicking off a FROSTY BINGO Reading Challenge this month, and students are working to read 9 books by December 18th!
📘 6 FROSTY Books — each book connects to a letter in FROSTY (title, theme, or character name).
✨ 3 Free Space Books — any book your child chooses!
👉 Important Tip:
Because this is a BINGO-style challenge, students may need to click “Log Activities” inside Beanstack to open the text box where they can type their book titles.
📚 Grade Requirements:
• K–2: Any 9 books
• 3–5: At least 2 chapter books included
Let’s make this a fun and frosty month of reading! ⛄💙📖

Reminder! Our holiday meal is pre-sale only now, through December 3rd, on MyPaymentsPlus! Dine in or take out at our Holiday Market on December 12th


🍁🦃 At DES, gratitude grows every day—thanks to our wonderful students, dedicated staff, and supportive families. We are thankful for YOU! Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡

DES Canned Food Drive Success!

Kindergarten celebrated Friendsgiving with a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving feast!










Yesterday, we had our own Thanksgiving Parade, Balloons Over DES!




We want to extend the biggest thank you to our PTO! Today was soup day! Our staff looks forward to this every year. Thank you to all that made soup, sent a dessert, and spent some time with us today. We are so grateful for all you do to support our staff and DES. We are so thankful for each of you ❤️




Snack shack this Friday!

