Douglas School serves all fifth grade students. Each student is assigned to a team for the school year. The fifth grade curriculum includes reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, technology, physical education, and fine arts. Douglas also offers ACE G/T and strings. The ESL program includes small group instruction aligned with class objectives; the students are monitored and the lessons are reinforced in the classroom. Special education services include a self-contained class, resource and content mastery. According to the student's needs addressed in the IEP, inclusion is part of the daily program, The school nurse is now on campus five days a week. The counselor is on campus three days per week. Homework is given Monday - Thursday. Please monitor your child's school work and sign your child's take-home folder daily.
School Times
Tardy Bell - 8:05
Dismissal Bell - 3:05
Breakfast is served from 7:30 - 7:50
School buses leave Douglas at 3:00. All other students are dismissed at 3:05.
Cost Of Meals
Breakfast - $1.00; reduced - $0.30
Lunch - $1.75; reduced - $0.40; adult - $2.50
Snacks may be purchased for an afternoon snack break. Bottled water may also be purchased.
Transportation
Car drop off : Use Calvert Street to drop off students; Freeman Street
is for buses only.
Car pick - up: Teachers will be with the students on the sidewalk on Calvert Street; Freeman Street is for buses only.
For your child's safety, we will not let your child go home a different way than you have previously arranged unless you notify us. Please let us know by writing a note or calling the office if you want to make special arrangments for your child to be picked up or if there is a change in bus transportation.
Absenses and Attendence
We encourage you to have your child here each day unless he/she is ill.
Please call the school if your child will not be at school and send a
note stating why your child was absent when he/she returns to school.
Please do not pick up your child early unless it is an emergency. Each
child's schedule is arranged so that morning and afternoon classes are
equally important. For perfect attendance parties and awards, a student
must be in attendance the full class day.
School Safety
For the safety of our students and faculty, all visitors must report to
the office upon entering the building. All visitors must wear visitor
badges to be in the hallway.
Emergency Number: Please be sure we have a phone number where we can
reach you or a designated person in case of an emergency. Let us know
if your address and/or phone number changes during the year.