📚✨ Tonight is the FIRST Pop-Up for Douglas County Loves Literacy! ✨📚
Come join the fun and celebrate the joy of reading! You’ll get to meet some amazing reading ambassadors, enjoy a FREE book giveaway (if you are one of the first 25 families), hear a story read by a special local celebrity guest, and experience so much more!
Bring your family, invite a friend, and come help spread the love of literacy throughout our community. We hope to see you there tonight! 💙📖

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We know, we know... another post about next school year when summer just started! ☀️📚

But we want to make sure Sneak a Peek is on your calendar! 🐺

We can't wait to welcome back all of our returning Wolf Cubs and meet all of our new Wolf Cubs for the upcoming school year. It's a great opportunity to see classrooms, meet teachers, and get excited for another amazing year together.

Mark your calendars—we look forward to seeing you there! 💙

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Today, the last seniors from Douglas County School System high schools will walk across the stage and officially become alumni! 🎓

We are so proud of every student who is a product of DC schools, but especially our Wolf Cub alumni! From elementary classrooms to graduation day, it has been an honor to watch you grow, learn, and achieve this incredible milestone.

Enjoy every moment of your celebrations and know that your elementary teachers and staff are cheering you on every step of the way! We can’t wait to see all the amazing things your future holds.

Please come back and visit us and keep us posted on your life story — you will always be part of the Wolf Cub family! 💙🐾

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What an incredible year it has been! 🌟 We are so proud of all the growth, learning, and memories made this school year. From the first day to the last, our Wolf Cubs worked hard, showed kindness, and accomplished amazing things! ❤️🐺

A special congratulations to our 5th graders! 🎓 We are so proud of you and know you will do wonderfully in middle school. Keep shining and go be great! 💙

We hope everyone has a safe, fun, and relaxing summer filled with adventures, laughter, and lots of reading! ☀️📚

Enjoy your summer break, and we’ll see you for Sneak-a-Peek on August 3rd! 🎉

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Did you know there are so many rewards available to encourage your Wolf Cub to keep reading all summer long? 📚☀️

⭐ Participate in the Douglas County Loves Literacy Community Challenge through Beanstack and earn a reward when we return to school! (register in your current Beanstack app sign on)
⭐ Attend one of the Douglas County Loves Literacy pop-up events for FREE books! (see the attached flyer for dates and locations)
⭐ Join the public library summer reading programs for prizes and rewards! (also in Beanstack) (see attached flyers)
⭐ Pizza Hut has brought back BOOK IT! — just like many parents remember! (see the flyer to download the app!)
⭐ Nothing Bundt Cakes rewards students with a FREE Bundtlet for reading 400 minutes just like during the school year! (see your local location for participation rules and logs)
⭐ Chuck E. Cheese is giving away free game tokens for reading everyday for 2 weeks! (see your local location for participation rules and logs)
⭐ Panda Express is offering free kids' meals for reading books! (see your local location for participation rules and logs)

Summer reading truly makes a difference. Studies show that students who read consistently during the summer can maintain or even improve their reading skills, while students who do not read may lose up to two months of reading achievement over the summer break.

We hope your Wolf Cubs continue reading all summer long to help prevent the “summer slide!” 📖🐺

Just like last summer, we would LOVE to feature your Wolf Cub on our social media and website! Send pictures of your child reading this summer to Katie Henry at katie.henry@dcssga.org

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Today our news crew signed off for the very last time! 🎥📰🎤

These students have faithfully brought the news to our Wolf Cubs each and every day, taking on every role behind the scenes and in front of the camera — from directing and producing to anchoring and delivering the weather. Their hard work, dedication, teamwork, and confidence have truly been incredible to watch all year long.

We are so proud of the professionalism and leadership they have shown, and we know this is only the beginning for many of them. Don’t be surprised if you see these familiar faces anchoring the Atlanta or National news one day! ❤️🐺

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We are down to only 60 library books still out, but we have just TWO half days left to get them back! 📚🐺

If you received an overdue notice, please have your Wolf Cub check backpacks, bedrooms, cars, and anywhere library books may have been tucked away. New notices will be coming home tomorrow.

With an average cost of about $10 per book, that’s nearly $600 worth of books missing from our Media Center. We want all of our students to continue enjoying amazing books for years to come, so every return helps!

Thank you for helping us bring our books back home to the Media Center! 💙📖

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Yesterday we mentioned that we had some brave staff members step up for the dunk tank for 2nd-5th grades… and here they are! 🎯

A huge thank you to Principal Martin, Coach Taylor, Mr. Lockett, Ms. Michaelson, Mrs. Johnson, Ms. Shearer, and not pictured — Mr. Jordan and Ms. Patrizio — for being such great sports and helping make Field Day even more fun for our Wolf Cubs! 🐺💙

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Our 5th graders have been sharpening their presentation skills and thinking BIG about the future! 🌟 Students created amazing presentations using Canva to share their ideas about what the future could look like in education, laws, technology, and the economy.

From futuristic classrooms to new inventions and creative ideas for our world, these students showed incredible imagination, research, and confidence presenting their work. We are so proud of their hard work and innovation! 🚀💡

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Our Kindergarteners had a blast today during their Fun in the Sun Day! ☀️

They have worked so hard all year mastering sight words, learning to read, building math skills, and growing in so many ways. Today was all about celebrating their hard work and letting them play hard, too! We are so proud of all they have accomplished this year! 💛🎉

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Our Wolf Cubs are doing a great job returning library books! 📚🐾

Last week we had 147 books still checked out, and this week we are down to just 81! Thank you for helping us get books back home to the media center shelves.

Overdue notices went home today, so please check backpacks and have your Wolf Cub return any missing library books. All books are due by next Wednesday.

We appreciate your help keeping our library collection ready for all students to enjoy! 💙

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Have you heard of Taste of Douglasville? It’s happening this weekend on the Town Green in downtown Douglasville, and some of our MAES Reading Ambassadors will be there throughout the day!

Be sure to stop by the DCSS booth in the Kids Korner for a FREE book and to get registered for summer reading! We can’t wait to see our Wolf Cubs sharing their love of reading with the community! 📚🐺

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We had a wonderful conclusion to our Field Days! 🎉 Our 4th and 5th graders had their big day on Monday, and 2nd and 3rd grade wrapped up the fun on Tuesday! From exciting games to some great targets in the dunking booth, everyone had a fantastic time making memories with friends and teachers.

A huge thank you to Coach Hurley for planning such an awesome experience for our students and Coach Taylor for helping carry out the vision! We appreciate all the hard work that made these days so special! 🐺💙

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🌱 Green Thumbs in Action! 🌱

Our garden got some extra love this morning thanks to Mrs. Ochoa’s amazing class! 🥕🍅

While getting their hands dirty, our students became little botanists—discussing the different parts of a plant and learning exactly how vegetables grow from tiny seeds to harvest. 🧠✨

The team worked hard to plant: 🍅 Tomatoes 🥒 Cucumbers 🫑 Peppers

The best part? These homegrown veggies will provide fresh, healthy snacks for our school animals all summer long! 🐰🐢

Way to go, Mrs. Ochoa’s class, for helping our garden (and our furry friends) thrive!

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Spring is bringing so much excitement to STEM! 🐣🦋 From watching brand new butterflies emerge to cheering on our baby chicks as they hatch (we’re up to 5 now!), our students are getting a front-row seat to the wonder of new life. We love seeing curiosity, discovery, and a little bit of magic come alive right here at school this spring! 🌷💛

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Our first two Field Days were a huge success! ☀️

A big thank you to Coach Hurley and also Coach Taylor and all of our amazing 5th grade helpers for creating such fun and memorable days for our PEC students, Kindergarteners, and 1st graders! Even with a rainy start, our Kindergarten and 1st grade students brought the energy in the gym before heading outside for exciting water games and lots of laughter.

We can’t wait to keep the fun going next week with 4th & 5th grade and then 2nd & 3rd grade! 🎉🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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This week, we are celebrating our amazing school nurses! ❤️

School nurses are so much more than a helping hand when students don’t feel well. They are comforters, caregivers, problem-solvers, and calm voices during difficult moments. Every day, they care for our students with patience, compassion, and kindness, helping keep our school safe, healthy, and supported.

We are incredibly grateful for all they do behind the scenes and the love they show our school family each and every day. Thank you for being the heart of care in our school! 🩺✨

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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible teachers who pour their hearts into our school every single day. 💙

Teachers are encouragers, listeners, cheerleaders, problem-solvers, caregivers, and so much more. They wear countless hats and make a lasting difference in the lives of our students in ways big and small.

If a teacher at MAES has made an impact on your child or your family, we would love for you to share a kind note or memory in the comments. We’ll make sure they see every word of encouragement and appreciation! 🍎✨

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