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Help Out With Family Fun Night

raised hands painted with the colors of different international flags

Our fantastic staff is planning an international theme for our next Family Fun Night on Feb. 20. To pull off this fun event, they’ll need a few extra hands.

Please sign up here if you are able to assist.

Thank you!

We Are Douglas: Get to Know Mrs. Sherrill

young man and woman standing together with a football field in the background — Amelia Sherrill (who you might know as Ms. Sheaffer, before she got married in October) is a kindergarten teacher at Douglas.

How long have you been at Douglas Elementary?

This is my sixth year, seventh if you count my student teaching! This is my fourth year in Kindergarten, and I’ve taught three years in 1st Grade.

What’s a typical day like?

I like to start our morning off by greeting the students at the door. We start our day with greeting each other on the carpet and sharing, and from there it is a busy, fun, packed day. I like to end our day with discussing what our favorite part of the day was.

What do you like best about your job?

I love seeing how much growth my kindergarteners have made in one year! It’s amazing how much they learn and change. I also work with some pretty amazing people and they make my job fun as much as the students do.

What’s most challenging?

Every day has its own different challenges, but having students, coworkers and a community that care helps overcome those challenges.

What is one fun fact about you that people might not know?

I’ve lived in four states! Florida, South Carolina, Virginia and North Carolina (in that order).

If you’re a member of the Douglas Elementary School staff and would like to share your story as part of our “We Are Douglas” series, please email us!

Help the Douglas Library Grow!

Thank you to all of the Douglas friends and family members who contributed used and new books for our library! We are thrilled to see children checking out books at a higher rate than ever and to see everyone so excited about our new titles.

Please consider checking out our Amazon Wish List or donating great-condition graphic novels and chapter books to our library.

Keep those books coming! Thank you!

Help Out at the Book Fair!

It’s almost Book Fair time!! We need a lot of volunteers to help make this event run smoothly. There are a wide variety of time slots and jobs — from helping students choose their books to running the cash register —and we promise it’ll be a lot of fun too!

Please sign up here if you’re able to lend a hand.

Thank you!!

Campus Clean-Up

Many hands make light work — and our awesome campus needs some work!

Please join your Douglas community on Nov. 1 and/or Nov. 2 for some TLC and a little bit of fun along the way.

This event is for students, parents, Douglas graduates, neighbors — all are welcome. The school will be unlocked, so we’ll have access to bathrooms and water fountains.

Thank you!

Help Stock Halloween Treat Bags for Douglas Staff

Happy (almost) Halloween!

To celebrate our staff — and thank them in advance for showing up on the most sugary of all holidays — please consider sending in some treat bag supplies for the Douglas Hospitality Committee to use.

Please send donations to the front office by Friday, Oct. 25.

Thank you!