John B. DeValles Elementary School

Please be on the lookout for this New Bedford teen.

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ATTN: 14-year-old Bianca, who is on the autism spectrum and has other mental health needs, ran away from her home in New Bedford early today and is considered at-risk after missing a dose of stabilizing medication.

DETAILS: https://www.newbedfordguide.com/missing-new-bedford-teen-help-bring-14-year-old-bianca-home-safely/2026/02/23

Students at DeValles spent this frigid January curled up with some good books during our monthly reading challenge. Their reward for all that great reading was a “bring your stuffie to school day”. Students in first and second grade were caught reading to their stuffies today. Way to go DeValles students! Keep up that great reading!

This past Tuesday, we celebrated our AMAZING students during our Trimester 1 Awards Ceremony — recognizing excellence in Kindness, Leadership, Safety, Mathematics, and Literacy! The energy was high, the smiles were huge, and the pride was overflowing.

We had an incredible turnout, and our Dragons absolutely shined on stage. 🐉💫

We’re already counting down to our Trimester 2 Awards Ceremony in March!
Check out some of our favorite highlights from this unforgettable celebration! 🎉

New Bedford Public Schools

Happy Thanksgiving from your DeValles teachers and staff to all our Dragons and their families! 🦃🍁

Free haircuts with appointment!

Our wonderful Kindergarten teachers, Principal, Assistant Principal, and colleagues were spotted at the NBPS Kindergarten Meet and Greet at Buttonwood Zoo today! We can’t wait to see you all in a few weeks!

Some educators from DeValles and NBPS are at the Massachusetts DESE first ever Literacy Launch Institute in Mansfield this week. We have been engaged in learning about all things literacy and are excited to put our knowledge into practice during the upcoming school year! We hope all our Dragons have been reading and writing this summer! See you soon! 🐉 New Bedford Public Schools

This evening, our staff, students, and families went on a cultural expedition around the world. Our students' research projects took us to Cape Verde, where we explored the origins of Cachupa. We also visited Egypt, indulged in their traditional Revani cake, and debated politics. Next, we traveled to Mexico to examine their social structure and traditional roles of women. In Guatemala, we made handmade journals from their vibrant textiles. Finally, we visited Europe, where we enjoyed tea and cookies with the Queen, took a train to Portugal, and returned home with several sweetbreads. All this while listening to the rhymic sounds of the Crocodile River Music. Where else can you travel the globe without getting let lag?! Love our community! 🥰🤗

🐊 music and cultural night @ DeValles until 6:30 (6/10/25)

Today, June 10th at 4pm come join us here at DeValles for a night of celebrating diversity!
There will be food, performances, and cultural exhibits created by our hardworking students!

This is a rain or shine event!

Our PTO will be selling water for $1

We owe the success of our community garden to our remarkable teachers, Beth Andrews and Kelsey Kidney. Thank you so much for all that you do!