• Tuesday, January 10: 
• School Council Meeting, 3:15pm, Douglas Faculty Lounge
• Thursday, January 12:
  • Grades 1 and 2 are asked to donate to Snack Cart.
  • Full day (AMK release at 11:20am.)
• Friday, January 13: 
• all-school pajama day!

There is no school on Monday, January 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Enjoy the three-day weekend!

It's exhibition time, when you have a remarkable chance to see learning in action! Mark your calendars for:

• Tuesday, January 17:
  • 6:00 Grade 4
  • 6:00 Grade 6 - Mrs. Hubbell 's class ( Mrs. Oxnard and Mrs. Christensen's classes have class plays as exhibitions on other dates)
• Wednesday, January 18:
• 6:00 Kindergarten
• 6:30 Grade 3
• Thursday, January 19:
• 6:00 Grade 1
• 6:30 Grade 2
• 6:30 Grade 5

Dust off your sombrero, and mark your calendar for el veinticinco de marzo (the 25th of March) 6-10:30pm for the Douglas Social and Auction. Book your sitter pronto so you can fiesta like there's no manana! In the meantime, please consider donating an item to the auction. Viva Douglas!

• Be creative! Maybe a themed gift basket?
• Be practical! We'll take those unwanted gift cards and a bottle of wine from your stash!
• Be social! Plan a themed party for 10 or 20 couples!

Want more information? Check the auction website. Donation forms will be going home via Backpack Express very soon. Want to brainstorm for donation ideas or help us plan? Send an email to Paige Johnson or Tiffany Petranto.

Online signup is open for ambassadors, performances and emcee auditions for the 2017 Festival of Cultures. Information and sign-ups at foc.douglasschoolpto.org. Ambassadors share artifacts and information of a country they love -- we have never had a USA Ambassador and would love to have one this year! Also, looking for two 6th graders to emcee the show. Questions? email us at [email protected].

Movie Night for grades K to 2 will be held on Friday, January 27 at 6pm. If you have a child in grades K-2, please click this link to VOTE for your favorite movie by Thursday, January 12.

Check the Douglas Facebook page for a video of items currently in the Lost and Found.  Items not claimed by Friday will be donated to the Acton Food Pantry.

The Lost and Found for K-2 is downstairs in front of Room 4. The Lost and Found for 3-6 is in the cafeteria to the right of the entrance into the gym in two white cabinets. There's a third Lost and Found box on the upper floor by 3rd grade (between Mrs. Bethel and Mrs. Ingraham's classrooms).

The Douglas School Council will meet on Tuesday, 3:15pm, in the staff lounge. This is a public meeting and all parents are welcome to come. You can find more information here.

The School Committee will meet this Thursday, January 12, 7pm, in the RJ Grey Jr. High School library. The meeting time and full agenda will be posted on the School Committee website. Can't make it? You can watch the meeting live on cable television (channel 99 [Comcast] or 41 [Verizon]), or at ActonTV.org.

All classes are running! Students are expected to attend the enrichment class unless we receive paperwork (bus or walker pass) stating that they will go elsewhere. There are no morning enrichment classes. If you have any questions, please email Sasha Opel at [email protected] or call the Douglas at Dawn/Dusk cell number at 508-596-0585.

Q: What's more fun than seeing your kids show off their unique talents? 

A: Seeing your kids and their classmates show them off on the stage at Douglas! 

If you want to be part of this always entertaining tradition, the talent show team could use your help. Responsibilities (shared among the teammates) include coordinating the sign-ups, creating the program, and working with Mr. Broggi to help the shows run smoothly. We already have a team lined up for the Grades 5-6 show, but need help with the other grades. The dates are:

• April 27: Grades K-2
• May 31: Grades 3-4

If you can help with one (or both), please contact Annie and Tracey. Trust us -- it'll be a day you won't forget!

The Book Benefactor Program provides an opportunity for families to donate books to the Douglas School Library. Donating a library book is a meaningful way to honor an individual student, a class, or a favorite teacher or staff member. The library has a selection of new books set aside for donation - we have just updated the list and there are completely new selections! Parents and students are welcome to stop by the library to browse the selections. The book list is posted on the Douglas School web site at the Book Benefactors link.

To donate a book, just choose the book(s) you wish to donate, complete the Donation Request Form (on the web site), and submit the form and check to the Douglas School Library. If you have any questions, please contact Sasha Opel at the school library at 978-266-2560 or by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

Grades 1 and 2 are asked to donate. If you forgot to send in snacks last week, please send them in this week!