Marshall C. Darnell Elementary School

🎄 Holiday Spirit Days 🎄
🎅 Monday: Holiday Character Dress-Up or Darnell Gear
🧣 Tuesday: Holiday Shirt or Ugly Sweater
💚 Wednesday: Grinch Day
🎩 Thursday: Holiday Hat, Hair, or Socks
🛌 Friday: Holiday Pajama Day
Join in for one day or all week! 🎄

Today’s the Day! 🎉
Our Annual Fall Festival is tonight from 5:00–7:00 PM!
If you pre-ordered any items, they will be sent home today in your child’s backpack, so please be sure to check it.

Pre-K families who pre-ordered can pick up their items at the main gate.

Didn’t pre-order? No problem! You can still purchase at the gate:

$10 wristbands for all children (ages 3 and up)
Cupcake Walk and raffle tickets are $1 each
Adults enter free

Cash and card accepted (please note a small surcharge applies to card payments)
Come hungry! There will be delicious food trucks and local vendors with fun items for sale.

Costumes are welcome!

Our live raffle drawing will begin around 6:45 PM. Winners present can collect their prizes immediately, but you do not need to be present to win — we’ll contact you if you’re not there.

We can’t wait for an evening full of family fun, games, and community spirit!

Skip the cooking and “Do Good with Chipotle!” 🌯 Join us tonight from 4–8 PM to support Darnell’s Pali Fundraiser!

Here are some small details about the Fall Festival. We can’t wait for a fun filled night. Get those presale purchases in for the best deal. Prices go up starting next week. See you Friday, Oct 24 from 5 to 7 PM.

Grab dinner at Chipotle (N Durango) this Wednesday, Oct. 15 | 4–8 PM and help our 5th graders get to the Pali Institute!
Use code FLY3M2N or show the flyer — 25% of sales go back to Darnell! 🌯

🎉 Hello Superstar Families! 🎉

Our Fall Festival is almost here, and we need your help to make our Raffle Baskets amazing! Every donation goes right back to supporting our students.

Ideas for basket items: gift cards, games, cozy fall goodies, self-care treats, snacks, crafts — anything that fits a fun theme!

We’re also still looking for a few more vendors! Email [email protected] for more info.

Drop-off donations in the front office by October 15, 2025.

Thank you for helping make our Fall Festival a success — we couldn’t do it without our Superstar Families!

It's GAME DAY for Mrs. Janette and her hard-working 5th grade class! In partnership with @ccsdengage we visited Mrs. Janette's class earlier this week to surprise her with the Adam Kutner Community Champion Award, which included tickets to tonight's VGK home game and a Zamboni ride for Mrs. Janette. Congratulations, all, and keep up the great work! #goknightsgo #givebacktothecommunity #feelgoodfridays #hockeyseason

Tomorrow is the big day—our Fun Run is finally here! Students may wear their Darnell shirts or their favorite Disney gear to show their Superstar spirit. ✨

We’ve officially crossed the $30,000 mark, which means Mrs. Gray and Ms. Cano faced off in a pie-eating challenge! 🥧👏 But wait—it gets even better…

We’re just $5,000 away from hitting our $40,000 goal. If we reach that by tomorrow, both Mrs. Gray and Ms. Cano will also be getting the ICE BUCKET right on top of them!!!!!! ❄️💦

Thank you for your incredible support—Let’s finish strong, Superstars! 🌟

🎉 Fun Run Update! 🎉

Superstars, you’ve done it again! We’ve already raised $26,194 for our Fun Run Fundraiser! 🙌 Today, our baby sharks showed up and danced their fins off—it was a splash hit! 🦈💃

We’re getting closer to our big goal of $40,000, and the fun keeps building:
⭐ This Friday: Bring Your Stuffie to School Day 🧸
⭐ At $30,000: Mrs. Cano & Ms. Gray will face off in a Pie Eating Contest 🥧🤣

Let’s keep swimming toward our goal—every dollar makes a difference for our kids! 💙💛

🌟 Darnell Superstar Families! 🌟

We’re excited to announce our next fundraiser at Raising Cane’s on Thursday, September 18th from 5–7 p.m.! 🎉

At our last fundraiser, you helped us raise over $600 — an incredible show of support that directly benefits our students and school programs. Let’s keep that momentum going!

👉 Important Reminder: When placing your order, you must either:

Mention Darnell when ordering, OR

Use code RCFUND96 provided when ordering online.

This ensures Darnell receives credit for your purchase.

Come hungry, bring your friends and family, and let’s make this another record-breaking night for our Superstars! 🌟🍗✨