Congratulations to all of our Kids of Character for the month of April! They did a great job of demonstrating integrity and honesty. #togetherweSOAR
This past Friday, our 2nd grade students primped and pampered their mothers and grandmothers as a way of saying thanks for all they do. Happy Mother's Day!
To wrap up our final day of Teacher Appreciation Week the Douglass PTO provided a catered Bojangles lunch to all teachers and staff. What a great way to end the week! #togetherweSOAR
Flashback Friday to last week's production of "The Lion King: Kids Edition". Our Douglass 4th and 5th graders put on a fabulous show with the help of our awesome enhancement staff. Thank you Mr. Blackmon, Mrs. Minuci, and Mr. Riddle for inspiring our students to be courageous and creative!
Public Information Officer, Daniel Crews, with the Rockingham County Government came to Douglass today to talk to our 2nd and 5th grade students all about weather!
The Collective greeted our teachers and staff at Douglass this morning with coffee, smoothies, & muffins. It's a good morning to be a Douglass Eagle! #teacherappreciationweek #togetherweSOAR
Thank you to the Farm Bureau of Rockingham County who donated the book "The Soil In Jackie's Garden" by Peggy Thomas to our 2nd grade team today! #togetherweSOAR
🎨 Our young artists made big waves at the All County Art Show this year! ✨ Congratulations to all of our participants.
Three incredible talents - Maria Andres Simon, Mary Pope Christman, and Layla Cedillo- dazzled the judges and earned well-deserved Judges Choice Awards! And talk about amazing... Elizabet Talavera took home a prestigious K-5 Best in Show award! 🏆
Walmart & our Douglass PTO came on campus today to thank our teachers and staff with a sandwich spread and donuts. We are so grateful to have a supportive community! #togetherweSOAR
Thank you St. John Methodist Church & Double Good (popcorn) for donating treats for our teachers this week. Admin even treated them to Kona Ice today! #togetherweSOAR #teacherappreciation2025
Good morning Douglass Families,
The annual Title 1/Safe Schools survey is now available for parents and guardians to complete. I encourage you to complete the survey, linked below, in order to better help our school and district learn and grow!
There will be various opportunities for parents and guardians to complete the survey throughout the month of May. The survey will close on May 30th.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey and please reach out if you have any questions. Have a great day!
Title 1/Safe Schools Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RCS2025
Lauryn
Here at Douglass, we have awesome teachers and staff, thank you for all each of you do!
Fantastic job to our Functional Skills students who participated in the Special Olympics today! #togetherweSOAR
Don't forget, tonight is our Family Night, we will have multiple activities throughout the building so make sure to come out and join us!
Kindergarten Registration starts at 4pm
1-2 Move Up Night starts at 5-5:30pm
3-5 Move Up Night starts at 5:30-6pm
Book Fair is open from 4pm-6pm
The Lion King: Kid's Edition begins at 6:15pm
PTO will be on campus holding a silent auction as well!
We can't wait to see you all tonight!
RCS is hosting an AI for education night on May 7th at Rockingham County High School starting at 6:00pm.
Douglass Families,
Don't forget to come out on May 1st to see the hard work our 4th and 5th graders have put into Douglass Elementary's Production of "The Lion King: Kid's Edition". The performance will be held in the Douglass Gym at 6:15pm on May 1st.
Thank you Mr. Blackmon, Mr. Riddle, and Mrs. Minuci for all your assistance in making this peformance so special for all the students involved. We can't wait to see it!
Yearbooks have arrived!
We do have extra available for purchase in the front office! There is a limited amount and are first come-first serve. Cost is $20.
Cash or Check ONLY made out to Douglass Elementary.
If you already ordered one, it should be sent home this week with your child.
Join us in celebrating our Exceptional Eagles with a Spirit Week next week!
Congratulations to our 2025 All County Art Show Honorable Mentions as well! The following students will have artworks featured in the virtual art show that will be posted later this week!
Congratulations to our 2025 All County Art Show Participants! The following students will have artworks on display at RCC from April 29th-May 2nd. Please join us for a reception to celebrate these amazing artists on May 2nd from 6-7pm!
