Douglass Elementary

RCS wants to make sure children are in an appropriate car seat at drop off and pick up. Families can check the car seat instruction manual or car seat labels for the manufacturer’s recommended age, weight and height use requirements. Learn more: https://bit.ly/33Rrumg

Rachel’s Challenge brings people together and helps break down the walls that lead to harassment, isolation, teen suicide and gun violence. Parents please join us on Tuesday, October 22nd at Rockingham County High School at 6:00 PM to hear this story!

The RCS Board of Education will hold their next board meeting at the Rockingham County Schools Central Office located at 511 Harrington Highway, Eden, NC on October 14, 2024 at 6pm. The BOE Policy Committee Meeting will take place at 4:30 PM in the upstairs boardroom.

Reposting harmful or violent content only spreads fear. Do your part—Report it, don’t repost! #ReportNotRepost

Congratulations for Ms. Murphy! Douglass Elementary's Teacher of the Year!

Good Evening students and parents, This is Lauryn Duncan, Principal at Douglass Elementary School calling with a few announcements for the week. Parents, please remember that our tardy bell rings at 7:50 am. If your child arrives after 7:50 am, someone must come inside to sign your child in. Also, please remember to display student name cards in windshields during dismissal. If your child’s name card is not displayed, you will be required to park, enter the office and show proof of identification. We appreciate your support in ensuring our students are safe. This is a reminder that Morehead High School Student Council invites future Panthers to be a part of the Homecoming parade on October 11th. Please contact Stephanie Ellis or Koury Gibson at Morehead High School for more information. Douglass PTO is asking for candy donations for the Trunk or Treat Read With Me event scheduled for Friday, October 25th from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please bring any candy donations to the front office. We look forward to seeing all of our families at this exciting event. Parents, Wednesday, October 2nd is National School Custodian Day. We are fortunate at Douglass Elementary to have the best of the best who work hard to maintain a clean environment for our students. Please be sure to encourage your child to show their appreciation to our custodians, not just Wednesday, but every day! Our Title 1 Curriculum Parent Night has been rescheduled to this Thursday, October 3rd. Our K-2 session will begin at 6:00 and our 3-5 session will begin at 6:30. Mrs. Thackston will have volunteer training beginning at 5:30 pm in Mr. Curtis' room. Please make plans to attend as you will receive information regarding the expectations of teaching and learning here at Douglass Elementary school. We look forward to seeing our families on Thursday. Parents, our Book Fair has been rescheduled to the week of November 4th. More information about the Book Fair will be coming home in the coming weeks. I would like to thank everyone who participated in our candy bar fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who has turned in any outstanding candy money. We still have not received payments for 9 boxes of chocolate. Please know that all money helps support our students and their learning. If you have not turned in your candy money, please do so this week. Parents, I am excited to announce that our fundraiser incentives have been scheduled. Students who sold 3 or more boxes of chocolate will be attending the Foam Party this Wednesday, October 3rd. Students who sold 4 or more boxes of chocolate will attend the Foam Party and also participate in the limo ride to lunch on November 1st. More information about the limo ride will be sent home in the coming weeks. Congratulations to Aydan Ayala for being our top seller and congratulations to Hector Morales for being our second place top seller. Also, congratulations to Mrs. Pratt’s 2nd grade class for being our top class seller in grades K-2 and congratulations to Mrs. Slaughter’s 5th grade class for being our top class seller in grades 3-5. We hope you enjoy the rest of your evening and we look forward to seeing you bright and early tomorrow morning. Lauryn Duncan

Rockingham County Schools will be CLOSED for students and an optional teacher workday tomorrow, September 27th, due to Hurricane Helene.

Rockingham County Schools will be CLOSED for students and an optional teacher workday tomorrow, September 27th, due to Hurricane Helene.

Huge congratulations to Ms. Laura Carter from RECHS for being named Rockingham County Schools' Principal of the Year! 🏆 Your dedication and leadership inspire us all. Here's to more success and excellence in education!

Huge congrats to Ms. Crystal Golden, Rockingham County Schools' Teacher of the Year, and Mrs. Christy Hensley, CTE Teacher of the Year! 🍎 Your passion, dedication and commitment to our students shine every day. Thank you for all you do!

Big shoutout to Ms. Larinda Neal for being named Rockingham County Schools' Assistant Principal of the Year! 🌟 Your hard work, dedication, and leadership make such a difference every day. Congrats on this well-deserved honor!

Good Evening students and parents, This is Lauryn Duncan, Principal at Douglass Elementary School calling with a few announcements for the week. Doors will open for all students at 7:20 am and they may report directly to their classroom. Please remember that our tardy bell rings at 7:50 am each morning. Students arriving late to school must be signed in by a parent at our front desk. Parents, progress reports will be sent home with your child this week. Please be sure to look over your child’s academic success. Douglass Elementary PTO would like to invite all families to the Roll-A-Bout in Eden this Tuesday, September 24 from 5:30-7:30 pm for our first School Skate Night! Don’t forget to dress in your Douglass attire. Please remember that this is not a drop off event and an adult must accompany any student attending Skate Night. Please remember that Friday, September 27 is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours early at 12:45pm. If your child is a car rider please be sure that their ride is here at 12:45 pm. Morehead High School Student Council invites future Panthers to be a part of the Homecoming parade on October 11. Please contact Stephanie Ellis or Koury Gibson at Morehead High School for more information. Parents, as a reminder Rockingham County Schools will continue to require approved background checks for any chaperone or volunteer within our school that has unsupervised contact with students. All background checks are handled online, including payment, no money is sent to school. More information about background checks can be found on our district’s website. This information is important as most of our grade levels have field trips scheduled during the fall semester. I would like to thank everyone who participated in our candy bar fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who has turned in any outstanding candy money. We still have not received payments for 13 boxes of chocolate. Please know that all money helps support our students and their learning. If you have not turned in your candy money, please do so this week. Lastly, our first Title 1 Curriculum Parent Night will be this Thursday, September 26th from 5:30-7:30 pm. Please make plans to attend as you will receive information regarding the expectations of teaching and learning here at Douglass Elementary school. We look forward to seeing our families on Thursday. We hope you enjoy the rest of your evening and we look forward to seeing you bright and early tomorrow morning. Lauryn Duncan

Instead of hitting the repost button on violent or harmful content, let’s report it. Sharing only adds fear and stress, but reporting brings accountability. Together, we can make social media safer! #Report, Not Repost

RCS and law enforcement aware of the continued social media threats being reposted. These threats are not directed toward any Rockingham County School or any school whatsoever. Law enforcement has deemed the posts as not credible or a hoax. #Report, Don't Repost

If you see a social media post threatening violence, don’t repost it—Report It! The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Let’s work together to keep our schools safe. #ReportNotRepost

Due to the heavy rainfall, localized flooding and isolated road closures, Rockingham County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Wednesday, September 18th, Staff are to report at normal time, unless unsafe to do so.

Douglass Elementary had an amazing start to our Color Weeks! Students in PreK, Functional Skills, and Kindergarten are practicing color recognition by seeing students and staff dressed in a certain color each day. Mrs. Hope and her students were rocking on "White Day!"

Choice Ready!! Click the article title which will take you directly to the article or copy and past the following web address in your browser - https://www.ednc.org/rockingham-county-schools-is-back-in-session-and-working-on-cultivating-choice-ready-students/

Only have 2-4 hours per day? Have you considered being a school bus driver? Rockingham County Schools has full and part-time positions and more information can be found at the link: https://rockinghamnc.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/index.aspx

Douglass Elementary has had a wonderful first week back to school! Our teachers and staff excitedly welcomed students for a great new school year. Mrs. Wilhoit's new class pet, a bearded dragon, even got his new name from students this week: Pudding! It's always a great day to be an Eagle!