Angie Debo Elementary -

The countdown is on!7️⃣ A week from today we will begin celebrating our 🎉THIRD ANNUAL Belonging Week🎉, and while we have A LOT of fun things planned, we want to take this opportunity to remind all of our Dolphins of the true purpose behind our week-long celebration! Our Special Education department is all about thoughtful collaboration - one of our EPS core values. Over the years, they have carefully worked together to cultivate inclusion around our building so that all 🐬Angie Debo students🐬feel like they BELONG - regardless of ability. But of course, we're better when we all work together, so our celebration of Belonging Week is a way for 🧒every person in the building👧 (every faculty member, staff member, student, and family), to get excited about the possibility of being more inclusive. This isn't just a week for our SpEd Department, it's a week for us all to learn, reflect, and grow - an opportunity to know better, do better, and be better! So check out our dress-up days for next week, and start thinking about belonging and inclusion! This discourse isn't just for adults; 💜we know our kids have the infinite capacity to imagine a better world💜! And remember, at Angie Debo, there is 🚀SPACE🚀 for everyone to BELONG. ❣️*If you'd like to contribute to belonging initiatives around our building, you can preorder headbands and t-shirts, or you can simply donate using this link: https://sfnd.io/nzrvw !*❣️

Wellness Wednesdays have a fresh, new look thanks to our friends at Kirkpatrick Bank!🟦 If you haven’t heard already, EVERY EPS EMPLOYEE was surprised as Convocation with a new EPS shirt to match our new district branding!✴️🟣 We love that we live and work in a community where we have partners that find ways to support us in all the work we do - and who doesn’t love a good matching tee?!💜 Check our new gear, and make sure to show Kirkpatrick Bank some Dolphin love in the comments below!🐬

Happy Labor Day, Dolphins!🐬 And with that, our fifth-grade leaders are back with student segments!✍️ Introducing Amna and Jasmine's segment "Every Day is a Celebration" where they will provide context for major holidays happening here and around the globe!🌎 Check out their Labor Day article here: https://angiedebo.edmondschools.net/o/angiedebo/article/1741542 Stay tuned for more articles to come; we're better when we celebrate together!🎉 We will see you back at school on Wednesday!💜

How about a "What's Going On Wednesday" to keep all of our Dolphin families informed?!🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️ For our calendar and planner people, check out the infographics below to stay up-to-date on all things A.D. for the rest of this month and the month ahead!🗓️ We're ready for: 🍎Back-to-School Night 👕a new batch of Spirit Tees 🧢hat days ✨cute headbands 💜our THIRD ANNUAL Belonging Week 🍧popsicle fundraisers 🇺🇲 securing trips to Washington D.C. 📺 filling out the Free and Reduced Lunch form (and maybe winning a TV!) But of course, make sure you're reading your teacher's weekly newsletters for all the finer details! We hope you're as excited as we are about all the things coming up!🐬

💛💚While the rest of us are heading to our second full week of school, our K-Start kiddos are starting their first full week in their recently-decided classrooms!💙💜 👩‍🏫We love that K-Start offers our kinder teachers the opportunity to observe all students, their strengths, and their unlimited potentials prior to setting rosters, creating a foundation of equity for all of our little scholars!👨‍🏫 📸Do you have any K-Start pics? Drop them in the comments below!👇 🐬And happy Monday to our kinder kids - good luck and do well this year!🐬

Aaaaaaand we’re back!🍎 Two days into the new school year, and can we just say - WE’RE SO HAPPY TO BE BACK TOGETHER AS A DOLPHIN FAMILY!🐬 From school friends and teacher families to our PTO (and all of our Dolphins in between), we cannot thank you enough for your contributions to our little family! There’s no better place to be than here at Angie!💜 A huge shout-out to Ace Party Supplies and simply sign it OK, Back-to-School wouldn’t be complete without a little sparkle and pizzazz!✨🎈 Did you snap any pics this week? Drop them in the comments below!📸

Woah, Dolphins - it’s only three more sleeps until we get to be back together celebrating the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Are you ready?!🍎🐬 We all know the best part of Back-to-School is being reunited with friends and showing off that trendy, new haircut or hairstyle, breaking in a fresh, new pair of sneakers, dressing up in a cute, new outfit, sporting a sharp, new backpack - or just getting a new start with limitless possibilities!💇👟👖🎒 The Cunningham cuties have their new outfits ready, but if you haven’t gotten those yet, keep in mind, our PTO will be selling new shirts tomorrow at Meet the Teacher! Show us what you’re most excited to have on your person on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL in the comments! And don’t forget, tomorrow from 3:00 to 6:00 you can pop in to MEET YOUR TEACHER!👩🏼‍🏫🧑‍🏫

It’s time for WWW, Dolphins!💜 Today we want to give a special Back-to-School well wish to our fifth-grade graduates who are about to be picking up their middle school schedules - time flies!🦅 But once a Dolphin, always a Dolphin, so go show Summit what we’re all about!🐬 And always remember, you can learn, you are loved, and you will succeed!💜

Our office staff is back to work, and we're receiving a couple questions in bulk! 🐬For ease, there is a picture of our school supply list below! 🐬For those of you who haven't received the email outlining the supply fee, essentially we wanted to take something off of your adult plate, and we wanted to make sure teachers got the supplies they needed when they needed them to cut down on storage and potential waste! 🐬If you haven't been able to upload your utility bill, please try to bring that in THIS WEEK. This will alleviate potential congestion and confusion in the office during Meet the Teacher! 🐬Use this Google Form to upload your utility bill (with your Gmail account, of course): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeshtvkVjguRh8SsKuNzvLRRX_84Fzadaf7vC7QuAjYgfHRLQ/viewform?usp=send_form! 🐬Alternatively you can email a copy of your utility bill to Mrs. Smith at: angiedebo.elementaryschool@edmondschools.net! Any other questions? Drop them in the comments below, and we'd be happy to help you out!

Happy Friday, Dolphins!🐬 Have you started your Back-to-School countdown yet? We have! We’re just 1️⃣3️⃣ days aways! To get your mindset right, this weekend, pull out that Dolphin gear, and drop a photo in the comments! Parents and guardians, if you’re getting your schedules organized for all things beginning of the year, we want to let you know that on Meet the Teacher night we will have Scoops Ice Cream Truck🍦and Psycho Taco🌮 parked at the school! You can also bring in your $30.00 supply fee for grade levels that opted out of traditional school supplies! We can’t wait to see you all!💜

It's WWW, everyone! And this week our second-grade team wanted to take over!🐬 Our little Dolphins certainly experience huge jumps in academic skills each year, but no one sees those jumps quite like second-grade teachers who get to see increased reading fluency and mathematical competencies and the ever-evolving personalities of our sweet friends as they come into their own. They're almost on the upper end of elementary school with all the precious moments and lively energy of early childhood. Second grade is like the perfect middle ground! We also want to take a moment to shout-out Mrs. Krist, who is making the move from kinder to second grade this year! And we need to congratulate former teaching assistant, Mrs. Morris, on her new role as a teacher on our SpEd team! We love seeing our Dolphin family members take on new challenges and roles to better serve our students!🎉 We're only a couple of short weeks away from BACK-TO-SCHOOL, and we can't wait to see you! Until then, we hope you know that everyone here at A.D. loves you, wishes you well, and is eagerly awaiting YOU!💜

Hey, Dolphins!🐬 Let’s kick off this week with a little BINGO twofer! This week, we want you to find a recipe and make it with an adult! You can use a cookbook, a website, social media; find something savory or something sweet; beginner friendly or advanced cooking level - all the above if you want. But find something tasty and share it with us in the comments! Out local sweet tooth pundit, Ms. Rogers, has shared a quick mug cake recipe that looks delish!☕️🍰 Also, if you’re thinking about the upcoming year and have any questions, send us a DM so we can help you out!💜

Hey, Angie Debo Family!🐬 Simple Modern, an Oklahoma based drinkware manufacturer, is hosting a Stock Your School contest for US teachers, and our very own Mrs. Birmingham has entered! Teachers who reach the Top Ten 🔟 will be able to get new Simple Modern water bottles for their ENTIRE school! Mrs. Birmingham is currently in the Top 30, but we’re hoping with your daily votes we can get her into one of those Top 10 spots and get some Simple Modern swag for all our Dolphins! What’s even better? We love that Simple Modern is an OK based business, but they also have a huge focus on charitable contributions to nonprofits (a bunch of which are right here in OKC) - how amazing is that?! So even if we don’t win, check them out for all your drinkware needs because we love a business with a mission! 💧 Use the link below to vote daily for the rest of JULY: https://www.simplemodern.com/pages/stock-your-school-application

It’s a twofer Friday, Dolphins!🐬 This weekend we’re asking you to find some nonfiction reading to indulge in! Remember nonfiction is the REAL stuff! We stopped by Best of Books to check out some nonfiction titles that you might be interested in, but keep in mind, your local libraries are great spots to check too! Let us know what you’re reading this weekend in the comments!📚

Woo-hoo! It's time for Well-Wish Wednesday, and our third-grade team has some SUPER EXCITING news for you! Drumroll, please!🥁 Third grade is now a team of FIVE! In addition to our anchors, Mrs. Bollinger, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. Yarbrough, we're excited to announce that Mrs. McArthur has made the switch to third grade, and we have a new faculty face, Mrs. Watson!🎉 Third grade is a HUGE year for our Dolphins - who else remembers multiplication facts and state testing (🙋)? But that's not all third grade is! This team knows how to incorporate all the things we love into all the content we have to know, and they do it all while having fun and building community! We're just a few short weeks away from Meet the Teacher, so soak up the sun, indulge in some idle time, and start prepping for a new year! As always, everyone at Angie Debo loves you and wishes you well, and we're so glad you're part of our family!

Happy new week, Dolphins!🐬 Every day is a great day to support local business, and today’s Summer Social BINGO task is all about being local! Shop local, read local, eat local - however you choose, take a moment to indulge in uniquely Oklahoman spots! Miss Bell picked three of her favorite locally owned businesses to share today: 💙Blue7 (great selection of enrichment games; actually great selection of all the things) 📚Best of Books (If you want to start Sequoyah reading, they have all the books!) 🍜Tamashii (Ramen or rice - at Tamashii everything’s nice!) Drop your favorite local spot in the comments, or try out Miss Bell’s and let us know what you think!

It’s time for a Friday BINGO challenge!🐬 Are you looking for a way to enjoy the cooler mornings we’ve been experiencing?! Why not go to a park? City park, amusement park, or water park - the choice is all yours, just get outside!🛝🎢🏊‍♀️ Check out the Cunningham kids - they’ve been at parks all summer long!☀️ Drop your favorite park pic in the comments, and enjoy the lower temps we have coming in this weekend!💜

It’s Wednesday, and today’s well-wishes are coming from our fourth-grade team who wanted to show you some love!💜🐬 No longer early childhood but not quite our fifth graders, our fourth-grade teachers know just how to cater to our Dolphins as they come into their own, developing critical social and academic skills to transition them into their roles as school leaders. For our fourth-grade teachers, nothing exists in isolation, everything feeds into developing our students into tomorrow’s leaders! Whether it’s individual connection, reinforcing classroom culture, or creating individualized goals, our teachers know how to reach each and every student to develop their full potential! Send us your well-wishes in the comments, and always know that everyone at Angie Debo loves you and wishes you well!🐬💜

We love a good BINGO twofer to start the week! Need an excuse to stay out of the ☀️heat☀️? Well look no further! Today’s BINGO task needs you to curl up in a comfy chair and read for an hour!📖🕒 Check out our teachers (and some furry friends) catching up on some good reads, and share yours in the comments!🐬💜

See below for important information regarding the start of school! 👇✴️