Angie Debo Elementary -

It’s Friday, y’all, and we know what that means - Friday’s ‘Phins! Today’s Dolphin Splash showcase was performed by Mrs. Lipps’s second-grade class - a wholesome list of all the ways we can show compassion! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Krist 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Birmingham 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Crow ✅Attendance - Mrs. Yarbrough Crew, Lilliana, Desmond, Iris, Trinity, and Tasia all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! And Gage was celebrated for his generosity! Last but not least, ❤️Mrs. Lang❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little peanut butter and chocolate treats! Remember that there’s no school on Monday to celebrate the legacy of MLK! We’ll see you on Tuesday!

The school is 🐝abuzz🐝 with excitement for our 2025-2026 Angie Debo Spelling Bee Champion - Lyric! A huge shoutout to all of our 🐬fourth and fifth-grade🐬 contestants who represented their homeroom classes! Let's give Lyric some A.D. love and well wishes in the 👇comments below👇 as she advances to represent our school!

The school is 🐝abuzz🐝 with excitement for our 2025-2026 Angie Debo Spelling Bee Champion - Lyric! A huge shoutout to all of our 🐬fourth and fifth-grade🐬 contestants who represented their homeroom classes! Let's give Lyric some A.D. love and well wishes in the 👇comments below👇 as she advances to represent our school!

THE FIRST Friday’s ‘Phins of 2026! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mr. Brooks 🥄The Golden Spoon - Ms. Rogers 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Cunningham ✅Attendance - Mrs. Fulton Adelaide, Zane, Owen, Sophia, Ari all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! Mia was recognized for making the 🎾Impossible Shot🎾 in P.E. this week! …And last but not least, we got to celebrate some pretty spectacular Dolphins during our ✨ Generosity Awards ✨, including Mrs. Mitchell and Ms. Rogers, who received the award from their colleagues! New year, same Dolphins! We’re so happy to be back with our family!

...And we're back! New year, 🐬same sweet faces🐬! We're ready to rock second semester!

THE FINAL Friday’s ‘Phins for 2025! Today’s Dolphin Splash showcase was performed by Mr. Ceynar’s SECOND-grade class - a poem and song and dance to put us all in the holiday spirit! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Bollinger 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Lang 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Martin (3rd grade) ✅Attendance - Miss Appleton Zion, Zayna, Makiah, and Jasmine all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! …And Elliot got recognized for his inclusivity by TWO DIFFERENT TEACHERS in one week! ❤️Ms. Daugherty❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little treats…a hot dog…?! Last but not least, if you smelled something cheesy and toasty wafting through the hallways, it wasn’t the cafeteria but Mrs. Williams and Mr. Goodrich making 🧀grilled cheeses 🧀 for faculty and staff all day! From our Dolphin family to yours, we wish you a merry and happy winter break! We’ll see you all back in 2026!

Looks like we have a few familiar faces on the 🎅"Nice List"🎅 this year! With the success of our fall book fair, Ms. Ashcraft was able to play Santa and surprise teachers with a 📚book📚 from each of their wish lists! A huge thank you to everyone that shopped our book fair to support our library!

A Friday’s ‘Phins on Friday?! We love to see it! Today’s Dolphin Splash showcase was performed by Mrs. Bollinger’s third-grade class - a list of all the ways we can be generous to make the world around us better! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Gomez 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Masters 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Miss Appleton ✅Attendance - Mrs. Bell-Kennedy Aurora, Lucas, Mia all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! ❤️Mrs. Kovash ❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little treats! …And last but not least, we got to celebrate some pretty spectacular Dolphins during our ✨ Hope Awards ✨. We’ve got one more week of wonder and whimsy before a little holiday break; let’s leave 2025 on a high note!

One thing we love about Fridays? Recognizing students and teachers across our building for all the incredible things they’re doing! Last week, our Dolphin Splash showcase was performed by Mrs. Yarborough’s third-grade class - a parade of wholesome winter wishes! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Bell-Kennedy 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mr. Ceynar 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mr. Ceynar…again?! ✅Attendance - Mrs. Hopson Hakeem, Harmony, and Jamarion all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! It’s been awhile since we’ve had someone, but 🎾 Bennett 🎾 made the “Impossible Shot” in PE! ❤️Mrs. Delpha ❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little treats! …And we rounded off our celebrations by recognizing some precious Dolphins with the ✨Gratitude Awards ✨. Who is getting recognized tomorrow? We can’t wait to see!

waking up early on a Saturday morning ❌ waking up early on a Sturday morning for RUNNING CLUB ✅ Our first week of Running Club and training for the OKC Memorial Kids' Marathon was great! A little cold couldn't keep us from getting our miles in!

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 We interrupt our regularly scheduled 🐬Friday's 'Phins🐬 program for a special announcement: This morning we were so excited to recognize 💜Mrs. Shelbi Jordan💜 as our Support Employee of the Year! Mrs. Shelbi does all the critical work of managing student absences along with making sure subs are in our building to cover teacher absences...among literally a gajillion other things (She's always willing to lend a helping hand whenever and wherever it's necessary!)! We know we couldn't do the work we do every day without her, and we're so happy to call her ours! Give Mrs. Shelbi some love in the 👇comments below👇!

Last night the Angie Debo PTO hosted their 3rd annual Holiday Bash, and it was ❄️SnOw much fun❄️! Pizza, cookies, snowflake ornaments, and The Clauses made for a night full of family fun! Let's give our PTO some love in the 👇comments below👇 to thank them for all the time and effort they put into our school!

Do you know the best way to beat the Sunday Scaries? By celebrating Friday's 'Phins, of course! Before the holiday break, our Dolphin Splash showcase was performed by Mrs. Martin's third-grade class - a sweet, little song all about having an attitude of gratitude! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Martin (Pre-K) 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Futon 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Lang ✅Attendance - Mrs. Yarbrough Tylee, Samson, Kayson, Kyleigh, Beckett, Ava, Ruby, Kenna, Hiro, Presley, Faith, Briggs, Kaylee, Clara, and Jeremy all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! ❤️Coach Chartney❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little treats! Our G.A.T.E. students recently participated in the Meaningful Economics & Entrepreneurship Competition at UCO, and one of our fifth-grade teams, made up of Bella, Ella, Lennon, and Darby, 🥈placed second🥈 with their concept "Screen-Go BINGO!" aimed at keeping children off devices by providing themed BINGO boards to promote different experiences! They got to share their innovative idea with the school at Dolphin Splash, and we were so impressed! We hope you're well-rested and ready to be back at school tomorrow! The final stretch of the semester is here, and we're ready to tackle it together!

Nothing quite like a Friday’s ‘Phins on Hump Day! Last week’s showcase was performed by THIRD GRADE’S Mrs. Kovash’s Class - a special poem about autumnal bliss! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Holt 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Kovash (Woot, woot!) 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Beke ✅Attendance - Mrs. Krist Ava, Q, Aitana, Asher, Willow, and Gavin all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! ❤️Mrs. Bevers❤️ was recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of her favorite little treats! We celebrated the ✨ Respect Awards ✨ and got to brag on some of the sweetest Dolphins in our building, including our adult winner, Ms. Stout! We’ve got one more Dolphin Splash before the holiday break!

🔓Core Memory Unlocked🔓 Everyone's favorite school memory is taking place now through Friday - the 📚Book Fair📚! Enjoy (grand)parent luncheons with your 🐬Dolphin🐬 followed up by some shopping! Check out the fun our pre-k and third grade kids had yesterday!

It's time for a patriotic edition of 🐬 Friday’s ‘Phins 🐬! Last week’s showcase was performed by Mrs. Gomez’s class - a fourth-grade special performance 🇺🇸thanking our Veterans🇺🇸 for their service to our country! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Miss Appleton 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Bollinger 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Bell-Kennedy ✅Attendance - Mrs. Burlison Darby, Maria, Landon, Lennon, Kaleb, Zora, and Levi all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! And last, but certainly not least, ❤️Mrs. Wade❤️ were recognized as our Teacher of the Week and got one of their favorite little treats! A huge shoutout to the Veterans that enjoyed Dolphin Splash with us last Friday! We hope your Veterans’ Day is filled with gratitude and appreciation all-around!

Time for a spooky, scary edition of 🐬 Friday’s ‘Phins 🐬! Last week’s showcase was performed by Ms. Crow’s class - an original Poe-esque poem all about belonging and inclusion! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Crow (Woot, woot; what a week!) 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Cunningham 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Ms. Hale ✅Attendance - Ms. Rogers Laverionn, Lirio, Mariska, Cami, Quinn, Jayden, and Ryleigh all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! 🎾 A.Z. and Gabriel 🎾 made the “Impossible Shot” in PE! And last, but certainly not least, ❤️Miss Appleton and Mrs. Beke❤️ were recognized as our Teachers of the Week and got one of their favorite little treats! Stay tuned for a look at our post-Dolphin Splash inflatable race and our costume parade!

Fifth grade hosted their first (hopefully of many)🌭Fifth-Grade Family Cookout🌭! We know 💜it takes a village💜 for each and every student to succeed. We also know that one of the easiest ways to build community is through shared meals! A huge thanks to the Heaton family for bringing in Blue J's to make whipping up hot dogs fast and easy! And thank you to our fifth-grade families for providing all the "fixins" for a proper potluck! There's nothing quite like being a 🐬Dolphin🐬!

A dreary day can’t’t dull our shine! Let’s celebrate Friday and some awesome 🐬‘phins🐬! This week’s showcase was performed by Mr. Brooks’s fourth-grade class! They’re cha-cha sliding right into the weekend! …And of course, we had to see if we could get them to make a 😐Mr. Brooks”😐 face for a photo! Class awards went to: 🥇The Recess MVP - Mrs. Martin 🥄The Golden Spoon - Mrs. Hopson 🧹The Dapper Dustpan - Mrs. Salafia ✅Attendance - Mr. Brooks (What a week for them!) Faith, Jack, Leo, Brecken, Markell, Vivian, Leah, Kim, Hudson, and Makiah all received ✉️postcards✉️ from adults in the building for being exemplary Dolphins! Red Ribbon Week is next week! Check your newsletters for dress-up days!

Ms. Ashcraft's first 🌳storybook forest🌳has transformed our hallway into something straight out of a book! Voting for the best pumpkin ends tomorrow, and we're inviting our followers to vote along with the school! To cast your vote, select your singular favorite 🎃pumpkin🎃 and 👍like👍 the picture! Stay tuned for the results!