Angie Debo Elementary -

Today was a 🏀SLAM DUNK🏀for our second-grade Dolphins! The Rolling Thunder Book Bus stopped by our school, and our second graders got to choose a free book and meet two very special guests - Oklahoma City Thunder’s ⚡️Adam Flagler and Nikola Topić⚡️! Check out some of the titles that our little readers picked below!

Because of the predicted freezing rain creating poor road conditions overnight, Edmond Public Schools will move to remote learning for all schools for Wednesday, February 12th. Students should refer to information sent by their school site for assignments that will need to be completed for attendance to be counted. Updated to reflect correct date.

Because of an increasing number of student and staff absences this week, we have made the difficult decision to close school for all Edmond Public Schools for tomorrow, Friday, January 31st. Extracurricular activities will continue as scheduled.   This decision was made in advance to give our families and staff members time to prepare. We will let you know as soon as possible how this instructional time will be made up.   We look forward to seeing your students back in class on Monday morning.

❓Did you know that January is School Board Appreciation Month?❓ Well, we did, so we thought we would treat our District 4 Representative, Cynthia Benson, to a celebratory 🕵️‍♀️scavenger hunt🕵️‍♂️! Thanks to our families and students, Mrs. Benson, accompanied by some very special 🐬student liaisons🐬, was able to follow hints taking her to each grade level in the building to pick up all kinds of goodies and treats! A special shoutout to: ✅our fifth-grade hosts: Bryan, Copeland, Devon, Emanuel, Emma, and Miranda. They were incredible school representatives! ✅our generous families who donated gifts! ✅our loving students who made all sorts of hand-made creations and showed our collective loving spirit! ✅EPS Communications for capturing all these precious moments around the building today! There’s nothing quite like being part of our 💜Dolphin family💜, and we’re so glad Mrs. Benson is one of ours! Let’s give her some A.D. love in the👇comments below👇!

Below 🥶freezing temps🥶 can’t get us down because we’ve got some sweet, new sweatshirts to keep us warm! A huge thank you to our 💜PTO💜 for always providing us with some much needed and much appreciated dolphin gear! Make sure to send your student in 🧣layers🧣this week! And label all layers with their first and last names! Our “Lost and Found” pile will be donated this Friday, so stay tuned for a fashion show of missing items!

We know that one of the things that is always in our control is our own attitude, and these students have an 💜attitude of gratitude💜! Our ✨Word of the Month Awards✨ are the perfect time for faculty and staff to intentionally recognize the individual contributions of our amazing students. They are also a great reminder of what 🐬Angie Debo🐬 is all about! We know that gratitude is being thankful, but more than that, gratitude is an action that requires conscientious awareness for how we interact with 🌎the world around us🌍. These students are not just thankful in words, but they are thankful in their actions - from remembering to use their manners to uplifting and supporting others, these students remind us every day that we're here to do something good with our time and talents! To our ✨Gratitude Award✨ winners, you're doing good and kind things! Keep up the hard work! We are grateful to call you ours! Show our winners some love in the 👇comments below👇, and check out some of the sweet words their teachers had for them!

Because of continued snowfall and roads freezing overnight, all Edmond Public Schools will move to remote learning for Friday, January 10th. Students should refer to information sent by their school site for assignments that will need to be completed for attendance to be counted.

🎶Oh, what fun it is to be...a Debo Dolphin!🎶 Before the break students and staff participated in our Annual Holiday 🎤Sing-Along and Teacher Talent Show🎤! This year's winners had a busy day because right after being named the Candy Cane Crew of the Year, Mrs. Williams and Mr. Goodrich got to work whipping up specialty 🧀grilled cheeses🧀 for all school employees - what a way to head into the holidays! Check the winning performance (and all the others) by using the 👇link below👇: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF3iQxVisI/scSqcVYLZQ1Axls59-4QOw/view?utm_content=DAF3iQxVisI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=heb661e18dd 💜We missed you all over the holiday break, and we're so happy to have you back!💜

🎉Congratulations to Mrs. Keck, our Support Employee of the Year!🎉 We know that our building couldn’t function without the dedication of each and every person who pours into our little community - our ✨support staff✨ are truly the backbone of our building! As an integral member of our 🐬CARE Team🐬 Mrs. Keck provides a consistently calm and caring perspective to every situation in our building. She’s a safe space and person for staff and students alike, and we are so grateful for everything she does around our building! Give Mrs. Keck some love in the 👇comments below👇! 💜We’re so happy to call you ours, Mrs. Keck!💜

Our second annual 🎊Holiday Bash🎊 was the perfect way to usher in the holiday season! Students (current and former alike) got to indulge in a pizza dinner, craft a winter-themed ornament, and they even got to take pictures with THE 🎅🏼Mr. and Mrs. Claus🧑🏻‍🎄 - it seems like we must be on the nice list this year! A huge thanks to our: 💜PTO for organizing a festive, fun family event! 🐺Santa Fe NHS students for volunteering to pass out food and drinks! ❄️A.D. moms who helped prep ornaments prior to tonight’s event! Although it’s not pictured, families started bringing in their Holiday Hero donations this evening, and the 🎁present pile🎁 looked ready to make some special holiday memories! If you want to donate a gift to help a fellow family, check out our SignUpGenius below: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0C49A5A72CA2F49-53246238-angie Thanks for sharing some of your holiday cheer with us! If you have pictures from tonight, drop them in the 👇comments below👇!

Are you still full from the food and family festivities of the 🦃holiday🦃? Do you need a little rest and relax time? Why not indulge in 📖Ms. Ashcraft’s📖 “Take a Break with a Good Book” holiday library challenge? To enter for a chance to win your own Redbud or Sequoyah Book just follow the instructions below: ✅Check out a book from our A.D. library! 📖Read your book over the holiday break! 📸Post a picture to this “Take a Break with a Good Book” Facebook post! 🧑‍🎨Recreate or reimagine your book’s cover using the book graphic provided in your blue, dolphin folder! ✏️Follow the template provided in your blue, dolphin folder to create a book review! Submit your work by Wednesday, December 4th to have your 🖼️art🖼️ displayed on the Library’s bulletin board! So drop those reading pics in the 👇comments below👇! We can’t wait to see what you’re reading!

From all of our 🐬Angie Debo🐬 families to yours, we wish you a day full of food and family! We’re thankful for 💜each and every one of you💜 and what you add to our school community! Drop your 🦃Turkey Day🦃 photos in the comments below!

We know that our little school community shows love in an unparalleled way, so we couldn't celebrate this month's ✨Respect Awards✨ without acknowledging the critical intersection between love and respect - they are inextricable! These 🐬dolphins🐬 are viscerally aware that respect isn't just an internal journey to value yourself, but it's an external action that acknowledges, appreciates, and lauds the individual contributions of others! ❤️At its core, respect is just a practical extension of kindness, belonging, and ultimately, love!❤️ So to our ✨Respect Award✨ winners, you're doing great things! Keep doing the hard work, the good work, and the respectful work! We're so glad to call you ours! Show our respectful Dolphins some love in the 👇comments below👇, and check out some of the kind words their teachers had to say about them!

Due to the threat of severe weather, all Edmond Public Schools will move to remote learning for Monday, November 18. Students should refer to information sent by their school site for assignments that will need to be completed for attendance to be counted.

🇺🇸Veterans Day might be on Monday, but we couldn’t wait to celebrate our Dolphin Veterans!🇺🇸 We had a little breakfast, a micro-parade, and a super intentional Dolphin Splash! We got to sing along with veterans who served across all branches of the military! We were also visited by special guest and veteran, Adam Pugh! And we would have been remiss not to shoutout out very own 🐬Mrs. McArthur🐬 for her service to our country! ❤️🤍💙Thank you, veterans, for all you have sacrificed for us to be able to live the lives that we do! We love and appreciate you!💙🤍❤️ Show our servicemen and women some love in the 👇comments below👇!

Bedlam 🏈football🏈 might be a thing of the past, but our Bedlam Food Drive is forever! Did you know that our school food drive directly benefits 🐬Angie Debo🐬 families? Talk about a school that functions like one giant family! All the donations collected will be assembled into boxes to help families through the holiday season! So if you’re missing the (mostly) convivial Bedlam rivalry, start collecting those new food items because each item donated is a 👆point👆for your team. The winning team not only gets bragging rights but they also get to see the losing principal decked out in their opposing team’s gear for a day! As of the end of Day 1, our ❤️Sooners❤️ are off to a strong start, but with so much time left on the clock, who knows what will happen! Check out our teachers displaying their grade-level donation items below: ✔️Pre-K - boxes dessert mixes and icing ✔️Kinder - peanut butter and jelly ✔️First - boxed rice, stuffing mix, and cornbread ✔️Second - spaghetti noodles and mashed potatoes ✔️Third - canned meat and butter ✔️Fourth - pasta sauce, mac & cheese, and gravy mix ✔️Fifth - pop top cans of fruits and veggies So who is it going to be - America’s 🧡Brightest Orange or Crimson and Cream❤️? Stay tuned for updates!

All schools will be CLOSED today, Monday, November 4. All activities are cancelled. Please stay weather aware.

Tonight might be peak 👻Spooky Season👻, but there were no spooks to be found at The Debo today as the ever-elusive 👓Waldo👓 roamed the hallways! 🔴So where’s Waldo?🔴 Can you spot Waldo in his 📷pics📷 around the school? Is he surreptitiously lurking in the shadows or hiding in plain sight - you tell us!

We love our✨ Word of the Month Awards✨ so much that we just had to add some more! This year we have added to ourcelebrations by incorporating the four Core Value of Edmond Public Schools - 🧡belonging, collaboration, integrity, and hope💜. Coming off of an incredible Belonging Week, we saw students all over the 🏫school🏫 re-commit to and re-focus their efforts on belonging not just as a noun but as a verb with actionable follow-through. We know that the foundation of any successful community is built on the idea that everyone is loved and valued for the contributions and potential that they bring to the table, on the idea that everyone belongs to and is part of something larger than their individual selves and identities, and these 🐬Dolphins🐬 are paving the way toward that reality each and every day! To our ✨Belonging Award✨winners, you're doing great things! Keep doing the hard work, the good work, and the inclusive work! We're so proud to call you ours! Give our inclusive Dolphins some love in the 👇comments below👇, and check out some of the sweet words their teachers wrote about them!

🍬Inclusion sure is sweet!🍬 This month, Special Olympics Oklahoma and Unified Sports challenged Oklahoma schools to participate in a 🧦silly sock 🧦 day to promote awareness, acceptance, inclusion, and love of our friends with Down Syndrome! Today kids and adults across the building showed off their silliest sock combos, and our sweet fifth graders and A.D. Sparkle Cheerleaders,✨Alissa and Cate✨ran around the building making friends, sharing laughs, and taking pictures with as many Dolphins as they could! We love what 🐬Alissa and Cate🐬 add to our building, and we’re so glad to call them ours! Show them some love in the 👇comments below👇!