DOWEA Mildred B. Poole Elementary School

10/08/2026

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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school October 6-9 2026 !! Get ready for a reading adventure with the newest books, bestselling series, and kid-favorite characters.Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds!

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pooleelementaryschool

10/06/2026

Update: Apologies on the date. The project sharing will occur on October 27th at 4:00PM.

Do you like science, technology, engineering, art and math? Then have your family join the STEAM Club. Each month two activities will be shared with families to be completed at home. At the end of the month, families will bring their projects to school to share with other families and participate in testing. October is Pumpkin Catapults and Spider Bridges. Are you up for the challenge? Contact Dr. Lloyd or Mrs. Schmotzer if you have questions.

10/06/2026

Please see the post from our fabulous PTA about picture day being rescheduled.

10/03/2026

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, October 5th as it is a teacher training day. Enjoy your long weekend!

React with a heart if you have exciting plans and a thumbs up if your plan is a relaxing weekend (which, don't get us wrong, is also an incredibly exciting plan to us.... 🤣). Bonus points if you ask your child what they think the teachers are learning about and comment it below! They might see it in a future video. 😉

10/02/2026

It is National Custodian Appreciation Day! We appreciate all that our incredible custodians do for the staff and the students here at Poole Elementary!

10/01/2026

Hey Check out what our PTA is doing!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HESkY349m/

October Newsletter🍂🍁

09/28/2026

Picture day is approaching! Picture day at Poole is on October 8th, 2026. Due to the green screen, it is suggested that students not wear green. Retakes will occur on November 10th, 2026.

09/16/2026

We are still looking for nominations for our Poole SAC members. Please email Ms.Callaway if you’re interested in getting involved!

09/10/2026

You spoke. The 2026 survey results are public. This is the start of the conversation — not the end.

DoWEA students, parents, and sponsors told us what is working in our schools and where we need to grow. Leaders will use those findings — with the DoWEA Blueprint for Continuous Improvement — to set priorities at the school, district, region, and agency level.

What you will find on the results page:

Strengths families already see: safety, relationships, academic expectations, and overall satisfaction

Areas for focus: parent engagement, communication (including behavior incidents), academic reporting, and achievement in math and English language arts

School-level results where enough people responded to protect anonymity (if your school’s numbers are not shown, that is confidentiality — not a missing report)

Read the results:
https://www.dodea.edu/about/dowea-stakeholder-feedback-survey-sfs

We listened. Next we act — and we will keep listening.

The DoWEA Stakeholder Feedback Survey (SFS) is an important component of the Department of War Education Activity’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. The survey provides students, parents and sponsors with a confidential opportunity to share their perspectives on their school experienc...

09/09/2026