Community

We are DFES Lion proud! We love this community and the DFES PTA is here to continue to build up our community! To do that, we host many events during the school year to come together as a community. To make all these events happen, we need your help. Below are the list of annual events. If you are interested in learning more about these events or how to help plan them, please let the Community VP know at communityvp@dfespta.org.

Monthly events

• PTA morning coffee

• Walk and roll to school

• Staff Appreciation

August

Welcome to the school year events to help the community reconnect:

• First day of school breakfast

• New family play date

• Community night

September

• Family BBQ

• Family camping trip

October

• Wellness Week/Walkathon - First big fundraising event of the year.

November

• Umoja/Cultural Family night - Celebration of the diversity of our community

December

• Scholastic Book Fair - Fundraising through book sales

January

• Lunar New Year celebration Community night

February

• Family Dance Community Night

March

• Readathon - Kids read books and win prizes to raise money for the school

April

• Auction and Gala - Biggest fundraiser to celebrate DFES lions

• Neighborhood Clean up Day - Earth Month

May

• Spring Carnival - School Wide carnival to celebrate the end of a successful year

• Student Talent Show - Showcase the student’s many hidden talents