Douglass K-8 Optional School

Calling our Douglass Families!!!! Come out to support our family night out!!! Dec. 8th!!

The math was “MATHING” for our 8th grade scholars this week at ! They learned about budgeting and explored various career options. Many stated they will enjoy being a kid for now! Adulting is expensive! 😄

TODAY IS THE DAY! Dec. 7th

Tacky day Spirit week

Homecoming Week: Winter Wonderland 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎅🏾🧑‍🎄🤶🏾

12/4 Homecoming Game 5:30 (tacky day)
12/5 Nerd Day
12/6 Twin Day
12/7 Holiday Pic Day
12/8 Ugly Sweater

Basketball homecoming Spirit week kicks off tomorrow with tacky day!

🚩It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year! Douglass Holiday picture day is Dec. 7th. Dress in your best! Cash only will be accepted for your package on the same day. 🌲🌲🌲

Coming up at Douglass! Don’t forget the school wide initiative Warning up Memphis. We are collecting new and gently used Blankets, Scarves and Coats to distribute to the homeless in the city. The class that collects the most will receive a pizza party. Also the candy cane sell is in full forward motion.

Happy Thanksgiving, Douglass!

Day 3 of Teacher Spirit Week “Wild’n Out Wednesday”

We thank our friends at Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South for hosting our scholars! What a day of learning about endless career possibilities! Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS MSCS College, Career, and Technical Education

This week is teachers/stafff only spirit week. “Favorite T-Shirt day”

With immense gratitude, Douglass K-8 thank our partners and friends at Fedex Cares and Operation Warm for gifting our elementary students with coats for the winter season!

Each student had the opportunity to pick out a coat of their choice and tour the FedEx electric truck. The FedEx and Operation Warm Heart staff were high energy, kind, and AMAZING! DK8 truly felt the love! We look forward to our continued partnership.

“Service is the heartbeat of humanity…” Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS

The Career and Transition Fair is the perfect place to network with over 60 company representatives all in the same place. The Career and Transition Fair will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Pipkin Building.

Register for the Career and Transition Fair by scanning the QR code or register at https://tinyurl.com/transitionjobfair23

Boys currently winning in the half with a score of 23-6

Girls vs Granville the girls suffered a defeat but we are proud of them for giving it their all! We love you ladies

🦁🐒🐍 Our school's zoo field trip for our formative assessment All-Stars was a wild adventure! 🌿🐾 We had a blast exploring the animal kingdom, from lions to monkeys and everything in between. Learning about these incredible creatures was both educational and fun. 📚🤩 Thanks to all the teachers and chaperones who made this day possible! 🙌

Congratulations to our October employee of the month, Ms. Jenkins!!!

Name Anjerika Jenkins-Wood
Subject Taught/Role: Kindergarten- all subjects

Hobbies/Interests: I love traveling and trying new foods.
WHY you Teach: I teach because it is something I am naturally good at. My father is a preacher, my grandfather is a preacher, and all of my uncles too! So, getting a message out comes naturally to me.

I am grateful for this honor and recognition from my peers. It means a lot to me that my hard work does not go unnoticed. I thank all of you and encourage you to stay in the fight for the children. This job is in no way easy, but we work at DK8 where only the strong reside and thrive.

Future Teaching Goals/Aspirations for this year: I will have my Master's degree this year, and I plan to continue teaching at The DK8 and enriching great minds. I strive to meet or exceed expectations on my upcoming observations.

📚👩‍🏫 Our students are on a journey of knowledge and achievement! 🚀💡 We're thrilled to see our dedicated students actively engaging in their instruction, taking their education seriously and to new heights.

Keep up the great work, and remember that success is a step-by-step process. Let's continue to learn, grow, and excel together! 💪🎓

Happy Principal’s Month to our very own, Dr. Causey! (She’s the officer 👮🏾‍♀️ in the pic) 🎃🎃🎃 😄😄😄

🎃 Happy Halloween from Douglass K-8! 👻 "🧛‍♂️🧙‍♀️ Our students outdone themselves with & their donations for St. Jude!

From witches and vampires to superheroes and unicorns, our halls were filled with Halloween magic! 🎃 Remember to be safe tonight if you plan to go trick or treating & have a spooktacular evening 🕷️🕸️

Pix from the games tonight! Both the Lady Devils & Red Devils took the win!!!! 🏀🏀🏀🏀❤️💪🏾

Sock Out Drugs was amazing! Douglass Supports Drug Free Living 365! We want all of our families to live a healthy, long life 🚫💪🏾

Red Ribbon Week: we turned our backs on drugs!

Douglass celebrated Red Ribbon Week with “Hat Day!” “Put a Cap on Drugs”- Students and faculty were encouraged to wear their favorite hat.

YOUR BEST LIFE DRUG FREE!

***Follow directions on flyer

The Douglass Morning News/Media Crew and select optional students got the chance to tour the ACTION NEWS 5 studio and experience a live broadcast! They also got to meet on air personality and comedian Pierre from the classic movie, BAPS! &Communications MSCS Optional Schools Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS

Reintroducing our fearless principal leader, Dr. Causey! Congratulations on earning your doctorate degree! Happy Boss’s Day!

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Congratulations to our September Employee of the Month, Ms. Knox!

Fun Facts about Ms. Knox:

-1st grade Math Teacher
-My hobbies are skating, singing and reading
-I teach because I love to see the look on student's faces when they finally realize that they can read and work out math problems! In other words when the light comes on in them!
-I AM a breast cancer SURVIVOR!
I am honored to have been chosen by some of the best teachers and co-workers. It is a blessing to have your hard work noticed!
My future goals are to have the majority of my students pass any test that is given!

(Click to watch video) We had one of Douglass’ finest in the building this week to stop by to motivate our students! Thank you Lagerald Vick for taking the time to share your journey! Keep making Douglass Proud!!! A special thank you to his mom, Vick for working with Principal Causey to organize. Our students will never forget this moment!

Lagerald Vick visits Douglass, alma mater 2023 Vick shares his basketball journey with upcoming basketball players.

Douglass goes PINK!!! 🎀💝 Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS MSCS Family and Community Engagement