Dowell Elementary School PTO- Husky PAWS

09/23/2026

This Friday (9/25) 10:30-2:30 is our first PAWS recess! All pre approved volunteers are welcome to join us for any amount of time you can! Sign up with the link below so we know who to expect!

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0F4EAFA62BA1FCC52-65911141-fall?useFullSite=false

09/23/2026

There is still space avaliable to sign up for our safety event. Bring the family and learn what to do incase of an emergency! This is a FREE event that is going to teach our students and families a LOT!

Sign up for our PAWS Safety Event. Limited to 50 spaces. Every person who attends must be registered! Thank you!

09/21/2026

Reminder for this week’s Open House nights! Help stock our school with essentials. 💙 (Underwear is for the nurses office so pre-K to grade 5 youth sizes is what we’re looking for.)

+ if you don’t feel like scanning your recent grocery receipts (from the last week) into the Box Tops app, drop them off at our table and a PAWS team member will lend a hand and scan them in! 🐾 We’re also happy to give you more information on Box Tops and how you can grab download the app, grab our referral code and participate with local stores to help us maximize our earnings. (we love free money for things we are already doing, like grocery shopping!) 

09/20/2026

Psssssst…. 📣 DES FAMILY REMINDER: ANNUAL STUDENT UPDATE due September 22! 🐾 …. that’s Tuesday (this week)!

On behalf of the school, PAWS wants to help spread the word! If you haven’t completed your child’s Annual Student Update/Emergency Form in Home Access Center (HAC) yet, now is a great time to check it off your list. 💙💚

The update needs to be completed for each child who lives with you by THIS Tuesday, September 22. Only one guardian needs to complete the process.

It’s quick to find in HAC:

1. Log in to Home Access Center (HAC)
2. Select Registration
3. Select the Update Enrollment tab
4. Click “Start” next to Annual Student Update
5. Complete and submit the update for each student

This annual process replaces the emergency form along with several permission forms and acknowledgments required each school year.

💻 Go directly to Home Access Center⁠: https://hac.calvertnet.k12.md.us/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fHomeAccess

Already completed yours? Thank you! ✅

09/18/2026

Today was picture day. We tried our hardest to check everyone’s hair and collars. We faught with many trying to get them to remove their jackets and hoodies but we were told “my mom said I had to wear this” so just know we tried

09/17/2026

We O’FISHally started the PAWS snack cart for the year! Today students enjoyed gold fish while the staff had fish bowl drinks and fish snacks!

09/16/2026

💙💚 What a GRAND celebration! 💚💚

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who helped pull this special event together! We couldn’t have done it without you! 🥰

And thank you to all of the families who came out to celebrate with us! We hope everyone had a wonderful time, made some special memories, and maybe even learned something new about each other along the way. ❤️

Thank you for making our GRAND Celebration so GRAND! 🐾✨ share with us your favorite photos!

09/15/2026

We’ve decided we will be selling slices of pizza tonight during our GRAND event. Be sure to bring CASH! Small cash please

09/13/2026

Get those tickets for our GRAND celebration!! EVERY person attending must purchase a ticket, this includes students and GRANDS!

PAWS invites you to celebrate Grandparents Day at Dowell Elementary! Come spend a special evening making memories together with fun photo opportunities, a…