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Mr. Sean McGee Principal
10201 Bethesda Church Road, Damascus, MD 20872
Phone (301) 253-7080 Fax (301) 253-8717
Damascus Elementary is fortunate to have a large number of energetic parents who provide their talents and their time to ensure the success of our program. Volunteers are always welcome and encouraged! If you have a particular talent, interest or a desire to help, please feel free to Contact us
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To promote the welfare of the Damascus Elementary School students by providing and facilitating academic and family-oriented activities which promote learning and strengthen the overall community.
To continue to build a strong parent-teacher partnership through a spirit of cooperation and open communication.
To continue to encourage parental involvement in all aspects of our students' education.
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.Hello DES Families!
Our
Science Fair is scheduled to take place on February 27th! The Science
Fair information has already been sent home in backpacks.
There are some important dates/deadlines you need to be aware of:
January 27th - last day to register- return entry forms to your teacher
January 20th - February 14th - work on project in the attached scientific method
February 14th - Pick up Tri-Folds from Mrs. Hepner's office
February 14th - 23rd - Make your Tri-Fold - Be creative!
February 24th - Bring tri-fold and materials - set up in the gym from 2:30-5:30pm, parents are welcome to help!
February 27th - Science Fair will begin at 6pm - if we need to reschedule due to weather - the date will be March 1st.
If you would like to volunteer to help the children with their projects
during your lunch hour - please contact us!
We could really use your help - and it's a great opportunity to have some fun
and get to know your child's classmates.
Any questions, need help?
Liz Elliot liz.elliott@verizon.net (301-651-9072, evenings)
Kim Rosenthal KLROSE1999@gmail.com (301-482-0250, evenings)
Debbie Hepner Deborah_Hepner@mcpsmd.org (301-253-7080, day)
MCCPTA presented a panel discussion January 24 focusing on Growth - Where
does it go from here? Montgomery County schools have grown by more than
6,000 students in the last three years, with continued growth expected.
Student enrollment is increasing not only in newly developing areas but also
in some more established areas of the county. Where is the growth coming
from in the next decade? What does this growth mean for MCPS and the county
as a whole? Steve Augustino, MCCPTA CIP Chair, along with Rollin Stanley,
Planning Director of the Montgomery County Planning Board and Bruce
Crispell, Director MCPS Division of Long-Range Planning, discussed how they
are addressing this growth and planning for adequate schools in the future.
Topics included: Trends in MCPS enrollment over the past few years, Role of
the Planning Board, Impact of Growth, MCPS Additions and Capacity Projects,
Accuracy of enrollment projections
This fascinating hour of information will be televised on MCPS tv channel 34
Comcast, channel 36 Verizon, channel 89 RCN:
-Saturday, 1/28 at 10 am
-Sunday, 1/29 at 10 am and 8 pm
-Saturday, 2/4 at 9 am
-Sunday, 2/5 at 9 am and 8 pm
