Our Makerspace had some new visitors today! 🛠️💡
After a read-aloud and a quick introduction to what it means to be a “maker,” students had time to explore several Makerspace activities. No assignments, no finished products, just time to create, experiment, problem-solve, and discover!
We can’t wait to see what they CREATE throughout the year! ⚙️🧱✨
After a read-aloud and a quick introduction to what it means to be a “maker,” students had time to explore several Makerspace activities. No assignments, no finished products, just time to create, experiment, problem-solve, and discover!
We can’t wait to see what they CREATE throughout the year! ⚙️🧱✨
📅 IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR FAMILIES!
Enjoy the long weekend! Please remember that students return to school on WEDNESDAY, September 9, not Tuesday.
🇺🇸 Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Day – No School
🏠 Tuesday, Sept. 8: Teacher Work Day – Students Stay Home
📚 Wednesday, Sept. 9: Students Return to School!
We look forward to seeing our Vikings back on Wednesday!
Enjoy the long weekend! Please remember that students return to school on WEDNESDAY, September 9, not Tuesday.
🇺🇸 Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Day – No School
🏠 Tuesday, Sept. 8: Teacher Work Day – Students Stay Home
📚 Wednesday, Sept. 9: Students Return to School!
We look forward to seeing our Vikings back on Wednesday!
FINAL CHANCE to place your Charleston Wrap orders!
Would you help us exceed our $5,000 goal by sharing our fundraising link one last time? Even one share can make a huge difference! Share via email, text, or social media today. Thank you to everyone who has supported our fundraiser!
#charlestonwrap #fundraiser #charlestonwrapfundraiser
Would you help us exceed our $5,000 goal by sharing our fundraising link one last time? Even one share can make a huge difference! Share via email, text, or social media today. Thank you to everyone who has supported our fundraiser!
#charlestonwrap #fundraiser #charlestonwrapfundraiser
We are so thankful for Kona Ice and the Giveback Foundation! We have had a strong partnership with Kona Ice for several years, and their Giveback program has allowed us to fund celebrations for all our students who make positive choices! From filling our Viking Voucher carts to our amazing PBIS VIP parties, your Kona Ice purchases each month bring joy to our students in so many ways!
Last year, we profited $4,662 from the Kona Giveback program. This year, we are on track to potentially exceed that number as these awesome men dropped off our first check of the school year, a whopping $1,877!
Thank you to all our parents and staff for supporting our monthly Kona Ice days, and thank you to Kona for caring about our school communities!
Last year, we profited $4,662 from the Kona Giveback program. This year, we are on track to potentially exceed that number as these awesome men dropped off our first check of the school year, a whopping $1,877!
Thank you to all our parents and staff for supporting our monthly Kona Ice days, and thank you to Kona for caring about our school communities!
📣 Spirit Store is THIS FRIDAY!
Stop by the Old Gym from 7:30–8:00 AM and stock up on your Viking gear just in time for Elementary Night! 🏈
☝️ Mini Foam Fingers will be just $1!
They arrived a little more “mini” than expected 😂, so we’ve dropped the price from $3 to $1.
Missed out on something that sold out? We’ll have restocked items ready to go at our September 4 Spirit Store!
📍 Old Gym
⏰ 7:30–8:00 AM
📅 Friday, September 4
Stop by the Old Gym from 7:30–8:00 AM and stock up on your Viking gear just in time for Elementary Night! 🏈
☝️ Mini Foam Fingers will be just $1!
They arrived a little more “mini” than expected 😂, so we’ve dropped the price from $3 to $1.
Missed out on something that sold out? We’ll have restocked items ready to go at our September 4 Spirit Store!
📍 Old Gym
⏰ 7:30–8:00 AM
📅 Friday, September 4
Time is running out—we need your help! Haven’t placed your Charleston Wrap order yet? Whether you’re looking for birthday gifts, housewarming presents, teacher appreciation items, or just want to treat yourself, now’s the perfect time. Place your order by this Friday, 9/4, to help us reach our goal!
Fun Fact: We have already raised over $4,000! That's the highest total we have had with this fundraiser in several years! We would love to hit $5,000 by the end!
Please share our link with friends & family through email, text, and social media!
Fun Fact: We have already raised over $4,000! That's the highest total we have had with this fundraiser in several years! We would love to hit $5,000 by the end!
Please share our link with friends & family through email, text, and social media!
📚 THE LIBRARY IS OPEN! 📚
After 6 days of orientation and 39 homeroom visits, Dewar’s library is officially up and running!
Our Vikings explored the library’s makeover, learned new routines and procedures, met our library pets, Pretzel 🐶 and Dewey 🦎, and checked out the new comfy reading areas and Makerspace activities.
Kindergarten & 1st grade students also enjoyed May I Pet Your Dog? by Stephanie Calmenson while learning how to safely interact with dogs at school and in public.
And after all 750+ students made their way through...
📚 1,148 books checked out!
We’d say that’s a pretty great way to start the next chapter in Dewar’s library. 📖
After 6 days of orientation and 39 homeroom visits, Dewar’s library is officially up and running!
Our Vikings explored the library’s makeover, learned new routines and procedures, met our library pets, Pretzel 🐶 and Dewey 🦎, and checked out the new comfy reading areas and Makerspace activities.
Kindergarten & 1st grade students also enjoyed May I Pet Your Dog? by Stephanie Calmenson while learning how to safely interact with dogs at school and in public.
And after all 750+ students made their way through...
📚 1,148 books checked out!
We’d say that’s a pretty great way to start the next chapter in Dewar’s library. 📖
🎉 A big thank you to Pinstripes & Polka Dots for generously donating a $10 gift certificate for one of our lucky staff members!
Congratulations to Mrs. Ashli Webster, our winner! 🛍️✨
We appreciate our community partners for helping us celebrate our amazing Dewar staff!
Congratulations to Mrs. Ashli Webster, our winner! 🛍️✨
We appreciate our community partners for helping us celebrate our amazing Dewar staff!
🎉 Congratulations to our August Teacher & Staff Members of the Month!
🍎 Teacher of the Month: Stephanie Burnham
⭐ Staff Member of the Month: Shannon Boykin
Thank you both for all you do to make Dewar a great place for our students and staff!
A special thank you to Jennifer McCranie with Bank South Mortgage and Olicia Laverenz with Mercer Hughes Realty for generously sponsoring our Teacher & Staff Member of the Month prizes. We appreciate your continued support of our Dewar family! ❤️
❤️ Deployment Breakfast Club — First Meeting! ❤️
We kicked off our first Deployment Breakfast Club meeting with a delicious breakfast from Chick-fil-A and a morning full of creativity and connection! 🥯🎨
Our military kids enjoyed painting and decorating picture frames to hold a special photo of their deployed parent—a keepsake they can treasure while their loved one is away. 🖼️❤️
It was a wonderful way to start our time together, build friendships, and remind our kids that even when a parent is deployed, they are surrounded by a community that understands and supports them. 🇺🇸💙
Here’s to many more breakfasts, crafts, friendships, and memories throughout the deployment!
We kicked off our first Deployment Breakfast Club meeting with a delicious breakfast from Chick-fil-A and a morning full of creativity and connection! 🥯🎨
Our military kids enjoyed painting and decorating picture frames to hold a special photo of their deployed parent—a keepsake they can treasure while their loved one is away. 🖼️❤️
It was a wonderful way to start our time together, build friendships, and remind our kids that even when a parent is deployed, they are surrounded by a community that understands and supports them. 🇺🇸💙
Here’s to many more breakfasts, crafts, friendships, and memories throughout the deployment!
🎉 Congratulations to our August Viking Students of the Month! 🎉
We are so proud of these outstanding Vikings, selected from each homeroom for demonstrating positive choices and Viking pride! ❤️🤍
Each student was celebrated with a certificate and a special McDonald’s lunch in the Media Center. 🍔🍟
A huge thank you to our CPIE partner, Bemiss Road McDonald’s, for generously providing lunch each month and helping us celebrate our amazing students!
Way to go, Vikings! 🌟
We are so proud of these outstanding Vikings, selected from each homeroom for demonstrating positive choices and Viking pride! ❤️🤍
Each student was celebrated with a certificate and a special McDonald’s lunch in the Media Center. 🍔🍟
A huge thank you to our CPIE partner, Bemiss Road McDonald’s, for generously providing lunch each month and helping us celebrate our amazing students!
Way to go, Vikings! 🌟
🍎 WHAT’S COOKIN’, DEWAR? 🍎
📅 August 31–September 4, 2026
Packing a lunchbox or heading through the cafeteria line? Here’s what’s cookin’ this week! Remember, breakfast AND lunch are 100% FREE for all Lowndes County Schools students!
🥞 BREAKFAST
MON: Pancake Pup
TUE: Breakfast Pizza OR Smoothie + Muffin
WED: Buttered Toast + Scrambled Eggs + Sausage Patty & Grits
THU: Pancakes + Eggo Sausage Links
FRI: Breakfast Sausage Patty + Southern Style Biscuit OR Pillsbury Cinni Mini
Not feeling the hot breakfast? Cereal and Pop-Tarts are available daily!
🍔 LUNCH
MON: Cheeseburger OR Chicken Sandwich
TUE: Taco, Beef OR Hamburger
WED: Chicken Dill Nuggets OR Hot Dog
THU: Chicken Tenders OR Corn Dog
FRI: Ranchero Pizza OR Popcorn Chicken
Not feeling the hot lunch choices? A PB&J Sack Lunch is available daily!
🥛 Milk choices, fresh fruit, and fruit juice are also available daily.
Menu subject to change.
📅 August 31–September 4, 2026
Packing a lunchbox or heading through the cafeteria line? Here’s what’s cookin’ this week! Remember, breakfast AND lunch are 100% FREE for all Lowndes County Schools students!
🥞 BREAKFAST
MON: Pancake Pup
TUE: Breakfast Pizza OR Smoothie + Muffin
WED: Buttered Toast + Scrambled Eggs + Sausage Patty & Grits
THU: Pancakes + Eggo Sausage Links
FRI: Breakfast Sausage Patty + Southern Style Biscuit OR Pillsbury Cinni Mini
Not feeling the hot breakfast? Cereal and Pop-Tarts are available daily!
🍔 LUNCH
MON: Cheeseburger OR Chicken Sandwich
TUE: Taco, Beef OR Hamburger
WED: Chicken Dill Nuggets OR Hot Dog
THU: Chicken Tenders OR Corn Dog
FRI: Ranchero Pizza OR Popcorn Chicken
Not feeling the hot lunch choices? A PB&J Sack Lunch is available daily!
🥛 Milk choices, fresh fruit, and fruit juice are also available daily.
Menu subject to change.
👕 NEW VIKING SHIRTS ARE HERE!
Whether you want to rep all of Lowndes County or show a little extra Dewar pride, we’ve got an option for you!
❤️ LOWNDES VIKINGS
Available for anyone who wants to show their Viking pride!
Order here: https://dewar.revtrak.net/merchandise/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#/v/lowndes-shirt
⚔️ DEWAR VIKINGS
A special Dewar version is available exclusively for our DES staff, students, and families!
Order here: https://dewar.revtrak.net/merchandise/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#/v/dewar-shirt
Both designs are available in two vintage-inspired colors with a small front design and a larger design on the back.
👕 Short Sleeve
Youth XS–XL: $16
Adult S–XL: $18
Adult 2XL: $20 | 3XL: $22 | 4XL: $24
👕 Long Sleeve – Adult Sizes Only
Adult S–XL: $25
Adult 2XL: $27 | 3XL: $29 | 4XL: $31
Please note: These shirts are intentionally designed with a vintage, weathered look. The distressed/faded appearance is part of the design and may be more noticeable in person than it appears in photos.
📅 Orders are due September 13th.
Pick your favorite... or grab one of each! 👀
Whether you want to rep all of Lowndes County or show a little extra Dewar pride, we’ve got an option for you!
❤️ LOWNDES VIKINGS
Available for anyone who wants to show their Viking pride!
Order here: https://dewar.revtrak.net/merchandise/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#/v/lowndes-shirt
⚔️ DEWAR VIKINGS
A special Dewar version is available exclusively for our DES staff, students, and families!
Order here: https://dewar.revtrak.net/merchandise/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#/v/dewar-shirt
Both designs are available in two vintage-inspired colors with a small front design and a larger design on the back.
👕 Short Sleeve
Youth XS–XL: $16
Adult S–XL: $18
Adult 2XL: $20 | 3XL: $22 | 4XL: $24
👕 Long Sleeve – Adult Sizes Only
Adult S–XL: $25
Adult 2XL: $27 | 3XL: $29 | 4XL: $31
Please note: These shirts are intentionally designed with a vintage, weathered look. The distressed/faded appearance is part of the design and may be more noticeable in person than it appears in photos.
📅 Orders are due September 13th.
Pick your favorite... or grab one of each! 👀
Students in Mrs. Taylor’s first-grade class have been learning all about common and proper nouns! To put their learning into practice, students worked together to create their very own Noun Town. 🏘️ Each student contributed some of their favorite nouns, including specific stores, places, and things. It was a fun and engaging way for students to apply what they’ve learned while creating a town that was uniquely their own!
🚀 Career Day: We Want YOU!
👷♀️👨🚒👩⚕️👨💻👩🍳 Calling ALL community heroes, career experts, and local businesses!
Our Vikings are ready to see, explore, and experience careers up close at Career Day! 🎉
Do you work with cool technology, specialized equipment, tools, vehicles, uniforms, gadgets, or anything else that would make students say “WOW!”? 🤩 We’d LOVE for you to bring it along and give our students a hands-on look at what you do!
✨ Bring your career.
✨ Bring your gear.
✨ Bring your story.
✨ Bring the WOW factor!
Whether you build, create, protect, heal, design, teach, solve problems, or work with technology our students have never seen—we want YOU! 🙌
📅 Career Day — October 15
🇺🇸 Dewar Elementary School
❤️🤍💙 Red, White & Blue — USA!
Sign Up Form: Career Day Sign Up
👉 Come in your style. Bring your equipment. Share your passion. Inspire a Viking! 🇺🇸
👷♀️👨🚒👩⚕️👨💻👩🍳 Calling ALL community heroes, career experts, and local businesses!
Our Vikings are ready to see, explore, and experience careers up close at Career Day! 🎉
Do you work with cool technology, specialized equipment, tools, vehicles, uniforms, gadgets, or anything else that would make students say “WOW!”? 🤩 We’d LOVE for you to bring it along and give our students a hands-on look at what you do!
✨ Bring your career.
✨ Bring your gear.
✨ Bring your story.
✨ Bring the WOW factor!
Whether you build, create, protect, heal, design, teach, solve problems, or work with technology our students have never seen—we want YOU! 🙌
📅 Career Day — October 15
🇺🇸 Dewar Elementary School
❤️🤍💙 Red, White & Blue — USA!
Sign Up Form: Career Day Sign Up
👉 Come in your style. Bring your equipment. Share your passion. Inspire a Viking! 🇺🇸
❤️ WEAR RED FRIDAY ❤️
Tomorrow, we wear red to Remember Everyone Deployed
Wear your RED and join us in showing our support for deployed service members and the military families who serve alongside them!
Tomorrow, we wear red to Remember Everyone Deployed
Wear your RED and join us in showing our support for deployed service members and the military families who serve alongside them!
📣 3rd Grade Families!
All 3rd grade students will participate in Hearing & Vision Screening TOMORROW, Friday, 8/28! 👓👂
If your child wears glasses or uses a hearing device, please make sure they bring them to school so they can be screened with them.
Thanks for helping us make sure our Vikings are ready to go!
All 3rd grade students will participate in Hearing & Vision Screening TOMORROW, Friday, 8/28! 👓👂
If your child wears glasses or uses a hearing device, please make sure they bring them to school so they can be screened with them.
Thanks for helping us make sure our Vikings are ready to go!
On Monday, 3rd-5th grade students were treated to a performance by members of the South Georgia String Project. Beginning with students as young as third grade, the South Georgia String Project offers music lessons on all of the stringed instruments of the orchestra. Thank you for coming to Dewar! The students really enjoyed getting to experience these instruments in a live performance setting. If your student is interested in learning to play a string family instrument, please see the flyer below for more information.
We’re halfway through our Charleston Wrap fundraiser! Have you registered yet? Please text 10 friends and family members to help us reach our goal
🎬 GOOD MORNING, DEWAR! 🎤
The Good Morning Dewar Show is officially up and running!
Every morning, this group of 5th graders arrives early to set up, practice, and broadcast the show LIVE to our entire school. We are only a few weeks into the year, and they are already running the whole production themselves!
Crew members rotate through four different jobs throughout the year, learning every part of producing a live show. Each spring, 4th graders are nominated and audition for a spot on the following year’s crew.
We are so proud of the responsibility, teamwork, and confidence this crew is already showing. And we’re just getting started! 🎥⭐
GOOD MORNING, DEWAR!
The Good Morning Dewar Show is officially up and running!
Every morning, this group of 5th graders arrives early to set up, practice, and broadcast the show LIVE to our entire school. We are only a few weeks into the year, and they are already running the whole production themselves!
Crew members rotate through four different jobs throughout the year, learning every part of producing a live show. Each spring, 4th graders are nominated and audition for a spot on the following year’s crew.
We are so proud of the responsibility, teamwork, and confidence this crew is already showing. And we’re just getting started! 🎥⭐
GOOD MORNING, DEWAR!
