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We attend, we learn, we know kindness. We at Douglas Gardens envision a kind, respectful, accepting community where everyone will engage in becoming life-long learners.
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![Volunteers! - Update (or Submit) Your Application]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726185238/springfieldk12orus/dqalnjzszckdhhhrtfcv/CallingAllSchoolVolunteers.jpg","width":800}])
Volunteers are an essential part of our school communities. Update or complete a volunteer application today!
![Mt. Vernon teachers Haley Alexander, Alex Watson, and Annette Peters examine and discuss an exercise for teaching phonics to students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1920}])
SPS’s Teaching and Learning Department has added the Magnetic Reading Foundations curriculum to all K-2 classrooms.
![First Day of School 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725663542/springfieldk12orus/xp18ii2khe1ahyjwpmq5/FirstDayThumb800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Pics from around the District on the first days of school. Welcome Back!
![2024-25 School Year Enrollment School Supplies Academic Calendar Family Resources Bus Registration Menus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715813038/springfieldk12orus/f1mpvey04xi1vanq1xw4/2024-25800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715813038/springfieldk12orus/f1mpvey04xi1vanq1xw4/2024-25800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715813038/springfieldk12orus/f1mpvey04xi1vanq1xw4/2024-25800x455.jpg","width":800}])
The countdown is on! The first day of school is Sept. 4 or 5, depending on grade level.
![2024-25 Online Enrollment and Annual Student Review]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713999564/springfieldk12orus/gjmg6aqutdvugbvgpjpg/WaltervilleStudent800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Online enrollment and Annual Student Review for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
![Kindergarten Welcome Nights in May]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712945981/springfieldk12orus/g47xmrhvm9dn4kayx7wu/KindergartenWelcomeNights800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712945981/springfieldk12orus/g47xmrhvm9dn4kayx7wu/KindergartenWelcomeNights800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712945981/springfieldk12orus/g47xmrhvm9dn4kayx7wu/KindergartenWelcomeNights800x455.jpg","width":800}])
Douglas Gardens' Kindergarten Welcome Night is Thursday, May 9.
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