We are loving the festive lights that Mr. Ian and Mrs. Melissa hung throughout our hallway! We’re definitely feeling the Christmas spirit! #smallschoolBigHeart
Students were greeted this morning by Pastor Greg Sykes from Russellville First Baptist Church. We appreciate our community volunteers! #wednesdaywavers #smallschoolBigHeart
Don't forget--Our "Dwight Family Christmas" event is tomorrow from 5:30-7:30! We will eat dinner, and then enjoy Christmas-themed math and literacy games with our friends and family! We can't wait to see you there!
We will recognize students with December birthdays during lunch on Friday, December 7. If you have a child with a December birthday, you are welcome to come celebrate during lunch.
Second Grade Parents: Don't forget, the 2nd Grade Musical is on Monday, December 3 at 1:30 and 6:00. See the attached flyer for more information from our music teacher, Mrs. Taylor.
If you want your child to attend the Dwight Movie Night, don't forget to turn in the form and money by tomorrow!
We hope to see you at our "Dwight Family Christmas" event on the evening of Tuesday, December 4 from 5:30-7:30!
Parents: Mark your calendars for Friday, November 30! You have the chance to get a few kid-free hours while helping support our Dwight Robotics Club! If you want your child to participate, be sure to send the attached form and money to school by November 28.
Don't forget: Our PTO meeting will be at 3:30 tomorrow in the library! We hope you can make it!
Our next PTO meeting will be Thursday, November 15 at 3:30 in the library. We hope to see you there!
Don't forget to turn in your Thanksgiving Lunch forms by Monday, November 12 if you will be attending our Dwight Family Thanksgiving! We hope to see you there!
Reminder: Tonight is Chick-fil-A Spirit Night! Please eat at Chick-fil-A to help support our school. Spread the word to your friends and family! We can't wait to see you there!
Members of the Russellville Downtown Rotary Club presented a check to Dwight Elementary for our partnership in Pork Fest! We appreciate everything Rotary does for our school! #smallschoolBigHeart
We appreciate members of the Downtown Rotary Club opening doors for our students this morning! #wednesdaywavers #smallschoolBigHeart
We will recognize students with November birthdays during lunch on Friday, November 9. If you have a child with a November birthday, you are welcome to come celebrate in the cafeteria.
Picture retakes will be taken on Friday, November 9.
Thursday is our Dwight Chick-fil-A Fundraiser! Please encourage your friends and family to come eat and help support our school. We also need volunteers to help at this event! Please contact the office if you can sign up to work a 30-minute shift! Thank you!
Our Dwight Family Thanksgiving lunch is coming up on Friday, November 16! See the attached picture for details!
Dwight Elementary students collected 380 pairs of socks for "Socktober". They donated the socks to Joseph's House--an organization that helps foster families!
Our music teacher, Mrs. Taylor, is preparing for the upcoming fourth grade Veteran's Day-themed musical. If you have any veteran's in your family, please send their names to the office so they can be used in the program. Thank you!
It's "Socktober" and we are 70 pairs of socks away from our goal this year! We are working to help support Joseph’s House, which is an organization that helps foster children and families.
So please donate new pairs of socks to Dwight Elementary!
Don't forget to dress up for Red Ribbon Week!
We will recognize students with October birthdays during lunch on Friday, October 26. If you have a child with an October birthday, you are welcome to come celebrate during lunch.
Our first quarter Awards Assemblies will be held in the cafeteria on October 25 at the following times:
1st-2nd: 8:30 a.m.
Kindergarten: 9:30 a.m.
3rd-4th: 1:30 p.m.
Just a reminder: The last chance to shop at our Book Fair will be during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 22 from 1:00-7:00!
Kindergarten students are enjoying their field trip to Petit Jean State Park!
Ribbon Ribbon week is next week! Students have been learning about the importance of putting good things into their bodies. We will be dressing up on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
These brave Dwight students are showing that getting a flu shot is no big deal!
Our Book Fair is open! Students can shop during lunch recess as well as during their library class time! The fair will also be open on Monday, October 22 from 1:00-7:00 during parent/teacher conferences. The last day of the fair will be Wednesday, October 24. We will pack it up after lunch recess that day! We hope to see you there!
Reminder: Our Junior Firefighter Challenge will take place on Thursday, October 18 from 10:30-12:30! We hope you can come cheer on our Dwight third and fourth grade students!
Second grade had a wonderful time on their field trip to the pumpkin patch today!
Kindergarten students had a fun time using pumpkins to learn about the five senses!
Our annual Flu Clinic will be on the afternoon of October 17th. Students will bring flu packets home today. Parents must complete and sign both consent forms attached at the end of the packet in order for their child to receive their vaccination.
The annual Pork Fest is coming up! This is one of Dwight's biggest fundraisers and we need your help to make it a successful event! You can sign up to work during Pork Fest or help by selling meat and sandwiches! Thank you for your support!
Students in Mrs. Pruitt's class collected used markers as part of Crayola's ColorCycle program. Through this Crayola initiative, markers are collected and re-purposed in order to help our environment!
Kindergarten students enjoyed snack time outside this morning!
Don't forget that our September birthday lunch will be on Friday, October 5!
After attending the Charlie Brown Musical this morning, Dwight students enjoyed a picnic lunch on the playground!
Our Dwight Bicycle Rodeo is coming up on Thursday, October 4. We need as many volunteers as possible to make this a successful event! Please contact the office or send in the form from Mrs. Cude to sign up to help on this day! We appreciate everything you do!
Our September birthday lunch has been moved to Friday, October 5.
Friday, September 21 is Dwight Night at Cyclone Stadium! Dwight students get in FREE and get to form the walk through for the football players. Students need to be on the field between 6:30-6:45. Afterwards students will sit with parents to watch the game! GO CYCLONES!
Cyclone cheerleaders are hosting a mini-cheer clinic for kids!
Our Dwight Bicycle Rodeo is coming up on Thursday, October 4. Mrs. Cude sent home a form for parents/grandparents/guardians to sign up to help on this day. We need as many volunteers as possible to make this a successful event! We appreciate your help!
Our Dwight VIP Day will be September 21 from 12:30-2:30.
We will have our Patriots' Day Remembrance on Tuesday, September 11 from 8:00-9:00.
Dwight Elementary students were so excited as members of the Russellville Fire Department opened car doors this morning. We appreciate our Fire Department!
Fall pictures will be taken tomorrow, September 6!
Students enjoyed choosing books from the Pope County Library Bookmobile today! The Bookmobile visits Dwight Elementary once each month.
Individual fall pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 6.
A representative from Cub Scouts of America visited Dwight boys and girls yesterday afternoon to give them information on the Scouting program. There will be a meeting at 6:00 P.M. tonight in the Dwight Cafeteria if you would like more information.
First grade students in Mrs. Pruitt's class work together to decompose numbers during a math lesson! #smallschoolBigHeart
We will recognize students with August birthdays during lunch on Friday, August 24. If you have a child with an August birthday, you are welcome to come celebrate during lunch.
Mrs. Kelley's second grade class enjoyed doing a design challenge in science to strengthen their problem solving skills!
We've had a great start to the school year at Dwight Elementary! #smallschoolBigHeart
We will recognize students with July birthdays during lunch on August 17. If your child has a July birthday you are welcome to come celebrate with us!
Dwight teachers had a great time at the Russellville School District "Back to School" celebration at RHS and The Center for the Arts this morning!
REMINDER: We dismiss one hour early today! We hope you have a wonderful and safe summer!
Mrs. Cude and Dwight Elementary would like to thank all the parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and other volunteers who came out to help with field day. We couldn't have done it without you!
The 4th grade bottle rocket launch that was supposed to take place this afternoon has been rescheduled for Thursday at 12:30 pm.
Field Day is next Tuesday and we still need parent volunteers to help make it a success!
June birthday lunch is this Friday, May 18!
RSD will dismiss two hours early on Thursday, May 17 for the Employee Recognition Ceremony. The last day of the school year is Tuesday, May 29, and the district will dismiss one hour early.
Field Day is coming up on May 22 and we need lots of volunteers to make it a success!
Don’t forget, our Papa John’s Pizza fundraiser is this Wednesday and Thursday!
Kindergarten students enjoyed learning about insects from Park Ranger Sarah Keating!
Our Papa John’s Pizza fundraiser is next week on Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10! Please help support our school!
All Bookmobile books are due tomorrow!
We hope to see you at the May PTO Meeting!
Our May birthday lunch will be this Friday, May 4!
3-4 go to lunch at 11:10 and K-2 go to lunch at 11:35.
Congratulations to our 2018 Dwight Elementary Teacher of the Year, Melissa Storm. She’s a hard-working, caring teacher who is very deserving of this award! We are proud to have her at Dwight!
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up on May 7-11. Please encourage your children to write 'thank you' notes to their teacher/s, letting them know how much they're appreciated!
Mrs. Pruitt's class has been studying different environments around the world & are working on designing a shoe (for a traveler) that will have 2 or 3 adaptations to help with protection, etc.
Dwight students made some amazing pencils from recycled materials in Art Club!
Dwight Elementary students absolutely love when Arkansas Tech football players visit the playground!
Kindergarten students are having a great time on their field trip to The Wonder Place in Little Rock!
Students from Arkansas Tech University donated food for our pantry during Greek Week. We are very appreciative for the kindness they showed our school!
Staff at Dwight Elementary wore blue in support of Autism Awareness on Monday!
Don't forget: The 3rd Quarter Awards Assembly is this Thursday!
We hope to see you at the April PTO Meeting!
Don't forget: Wednesday, April 4 is the last day to sign up and pay for Dwight Movie Night!
Kindergarten students had fun this morning during their Easter egg hunt on the playground!
The yearbook deadline has been extended a few days! Send $15 cash or check (payable to Dwight PTO) in an envelope with your child's name to school by this Friday, March 30.
Mrs. Dilbeck's class sold the most Fun Fair raffle tickets so they got the pleasure of taping Mrs. Donna to the wall in the cafeteria during lunch today! She was a very good sport about it!
The 3rd Quarter Awards Assembly will be held on Thursday, April 5. Please notice the change in assembly times: K-2 will be held from 8:30-9:00 and 3-4 will be held from 9:30-10:00.
Dwight Movie Night is coming up on Friday, April 6! Be looking for a note in your child's backpack this afternoon!
March Birthday lunch is this Friday, March 30.
Don't forget: Yearbook orders are due this Wednesday! The cost is $15.00 cash or check (payable to Dwight PTO).
Dwight K-2 students enjoyed listening to a pig presentation from Mr. Joe Wolfe of JBS. He even brought two piglets for students to pet!
Russellville School District will be closed on Monday, March 19-Friday, March 23 for Spring Break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 26. The district wishes everyone a safe & happy Spring Break.
Yesterday was a beautiful day to do some observational drawing outside during art class with Mrs. Huckabay!
Mrs. Pruitt's first graders have been learning about how animals & plants adapt to their environments in order to survive. They investigated which “beaks” were best for picking up different “foods”.
Our Dwight Fun Fair is tonight from 5:30-8:00! Please come out and enjoy some good food and fun games!
Order a pizza and support Dwight Elementary!
Our Papa John's Pizza Fundraiser is this Wednesday and Thursday. This is an easy way to help earn money for Dwight Elementary!
Time is running out to sell raffle tickets! Our Fun Fair is this Friday, March 9 from 5:30-8:00! The class who sells the most tickets gets to tape Mrs. Binz or Mrs. Donna to the wall!
‘Crazy Sock Day’ was a blast! We can’t wait to see the ‘Crazy Hair’ tomorrow!
We hope you can make it to "Dwight Night" at Cyclone Soccer on March 8!
It's 'Dr. Seuss Day' at Dwight Elementary!
Don't forget to order your yearbook!
Next week is "Fun Fair Spirit Week" at Dwight! Check out the schedule to see how to dress each day!
Friday is Dr. Seuss Day at Dwight Elementary! Students are encouraged to dress up in anything Dr. Seuss style!
We hope to see you at the March PTO Meeting!
Spring Pictures will be taken next Thursday!
All RSD schools will dismiss 90 minutes early Monday, February 19th. Boys and Girls Club will dismiss at 1:20, Early Bus at 1:25, Walkers at 1:40, and Late Bus/Car Riders at 1:45.
It’s Counselor Appreciation Week and we are very thankful to have Mrs. Fuller as our amazing school counselor!
Our Book Fair will begin tomorrow! Students can shop during lunch recess daily. We will also be open during Tuesday's parent/teacher conferences. The last day to shop will be Wednesday, February 14.
Look what our creative Dwight students have been doing in Mrs. Huckabay's art class!
Dwight Elementary students share Project Lead the Way with Commissioner Key and Dr. Gotcher at RHS!
We hope to see you at the February PTO Meeting! We will be preparing for our Dwight Fun Fair and we needs many volunteers!
Dwight students were greeted with smiles and high-fives as members of the Arkansas Tech Football team opened car doors this morning!
Russellville School District invites parents and the community to a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Showcase on Wednesday, January 31, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Center for the Arts. Those interested in attending can register online at http://bit.ly/RSDPLTW, or contact Judy Pennington, secondary curriculum director, at judy.pennington@russellvilleschools.net or 479-967-6051.
Class pictures have been rescheduled for this Friday, January 26.
Students in Mrs. Pruitt's first grade class are having fun working on their coding skills!
As a result of excessive absences due to the flu and other illnesses, Russellville School District will NOT be having school on Friday, January 19. We hope to see everyone back at school on Monday.
Class pictures will not take place tomorrow. They will be rescheduled for a later date. We will let you know as soon as we find out!
Dwight students have been making the most of indoor recess time during this especially chilly week!
These fourth grade students did an amazing job representing Dwight Elementary in the Pope County Spelling Bee. Isaac Epperson finished in 2nd place!
January is School Board Member Recognition Month, and RSD would like to thank the seven school board members who advocate and shape the direction of our school district. Members of the RSD School Board include Morgan Barrett, Chris Cloud, Breanne Davis, Allan George, Jami Mullen, Jeff Phillips, and Wesley White.
Don't forget to support our school by ordering Papa John's pizza today or tomorrow!
Our Papa John's Pizza Fundraiser is coming up on January 10th and 11th. Please help support Dwight Elementary by ordering pizza!
We hope to see you at the January PTO Meeting! We will be making plans for Fun Fair!
Dwight students were so excited to see their friends after the long Christmas Break!
Russellville School District will dismiss one hour early on Thursday, December 21, for the Christmas break. Classes will resume on Monday, January 8, 2018. The district wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season.
The Men of Integrity Club visited Brookdale Assisted Living Center on Monday. The boys handed out Christmas gifts and spent time chatting with residents.
We are so proud of our Dwight Spelling Bee Contestants! They all worked very hard and showed courage getting up on stage. Here are the students that earned first, second, and third place:
The Dwight Spelling Bee for grades 2-4 will take place this Friday at 1:00 PM in the cafeteria.
Dwight kindergarten students enjoyed Christmas Caroling this morning at Cracker Barrel, Russellville School District Administration Office, and Brookdale Assisted Living Center.
It's December Birthday Celebration time! Students with a December birthday will be recognized this Friday during lunch.
First Grade students worked together to construct playground structures that would protect them from UV exposure!
The Dwight Robotics Team traveled to UALR in Little Rock on Saturday. The team ranked in the top 10 in the qualifying rounds, and ranked 3rd in the finals. We are very proud of these students!
In art class, third grade students made cardboard sculptures inspired by artist Frank Stella.
We hope to see you at the December PTO Meeting!
Students worked together on this Christmas Tree Challenge--deciding what kind of base worked best and how tall the tree could be before falling.
Mrs. Wortham's kindergarten class enjoyed making casts while learning about the human body!
The Second Grade Christmas Musical is coming up on Monday, December 4! We hope you can join us for a great performance!
Our cafeteria staff worked very hard to prepare a wonderful Thanksgiving meal for our Dwight family. We appreciate everything they do!
We hope to see you at our Dwight Family Thanksgiving on Friday, November 17!
Reminder: Fourth Grade will perform their musical in the cafeteria today at 1:30 and 6:00 pm. They've been working very hard with Mrs. Mikel to make this a great performance!
Fall picture retakes will be on Friday, November 10.
Don't Forget: Our Papa John's Pizza fundraiser is on Wednesday and Thursday!
Dwight students enjoyed blue cookies in the cafeteria to celebrate Cookie Monster's birthday. Our cafeteria staff does a great job of making lunchtime fun for our kids!
Our Papa John's Pizza Fundraiser is coming up on November 8th and 9th. Please help support Dwight Elementary by ordering pizza!
The Pope County Library Bookmobile will be at Dwight Elementary tomorrow. If you have Bookmobile books at home, please remember to return them to school tomorrow so your child can check out more!
Fourth grade students practice for their upcoming musical which will be held in the cafeteria on November 13 at 1:30 and 6:00 pm.
Don't forget: Dwight Cooking Night is Thursday, November 2! We hope to see you there!
Dwight students collected 218 pairs of socks for Joseph's House during the month of October! Thank you for helping this great organization!
Students enjoyed creating structures using gumdrops and toothpicks!
Happy Halloween!
Don't Forget: Tomorrow is "Wear Bright Colors" day! (Please no Halloween costumes)
Students enjoyed the nice weather at lunch recess today!
We hope you can make it to the November PTO meeting on Thursday!
All sock donations are due Tuesday!
Don't forget to wear red on Friday!
We hope you can come to our very first "Dwight Cooking Night" in the cafeteria!
Don't forget! Dwight Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A is this evening from 5-8! We hope to see you there!
Students enjoyed spending their Cyclone Dollars in the Cyclone Store this afternoon!
Dwight students and teachers had a blast dressing up in Camo for the first day of Red Ribbon Week! Don't Forget: Tomorrow is Crazy Hair Day!
The Third Grade Kickball Tournament has been moved to Thursday, October 26 due to potential rainy weather on Friday.
Don't forget: Red Ribbon Week starts Wednesday with "Camo Day"!
We hope you will make plans to eat at Chick-fil-A on Thursday evening to help support our Dwight Elementary PTO!
Next week is Red Ribbon Week starting on Wednesday!
Second grader students and teachers had a great field trip to the Pumpkin Patch!
The Dwight "Women of Excellence" club had a blast decorating cupcakes!
These brave Dwight students make getting a flu shot look easy!
Reminder: Our Dwight Flu Clinic will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon!
Having fun at ATU learning about robotics for the Vex IQ Competition!
We had a great time at Math/Literacy Night. Thank you to all the volunteers who led career sessions for our event!
Mrs. Wortham's kindergartners wrapped up "Pumpkin Week" with exploring the insides of pumpkins and pumpkin explosions!
Tomorrow is the last day of "School Lunch Week" at Dwight and the last day to try and reach our goal of 200 students/adults eating in the cafeteria in a day!
Did you know if you shop at Kroger you can help Dwight Elementary earn money? It's simple and only takes a few minutes to register your Kroger card!
First grade will be visiting the Russellville First United Methodist Pumpkin Patch on Wednesday, October 11 from 8:15 am-12:00 pm.
Pork Fest is coming up!
Next week is National School Lunch Week! Students are encouraged to eat a cafeteria lunch each day!
We need your Box Tops!
The Dwight Elementary Bicycle Rodeo is tomorrow! Don't forget to drop off your child's bike in the morning. If they don't have a bike, they can borrow from another student. Here is the schedule:
7:20-8:00 Park bikes
8:10-9:10 3rd grade
9:10-10:10 2nd grade
10:10-11:10 4th grade
12:40-1:40 Kindergarten
1:40-2:40 1st grade
2:40-3:15 Clean up/dismiss
Students are enjoying the end of the day clubs at Dwight Elementary!
Don't forget: Tomorrow is VIP Day at Dwight Elementary! A VIP is any Very Important Person (adult) in our students' lives. Please join us for refreshments and fun learning.
K-1 students enjoyed a beautiful lunch recess this afternoon!
Kindergarten students worked together to construct sturdy houses after reading The Three Little Pigs!
Kindergarten students had a wonderful time visiting the Pope County Fair this year!
These kindergarten engineers built towers strong enough to hold an egg off the ground using only ten pipe cleaners and loads of creativity!
We are very proud of the respectful boys and girls we have at Dwight Elementary. Each morning students can be seen holding doors open for Dwight faculty, staff, and other classmates.
First grade students in Mrs. Jones's class had fun learning about how sound travels through vibrations.
Arkansas Tech students and professors visited Dwight Elementary last Friday to teach boys and girls about Constitution Day!
We hope to see all our Dwight families at the Cyclone football game this Friday!
Help support Dwight Elementary by ordering food from Papa John's pizza Wednesday and Thursday!
Second Graders in Mrs. Huddleston's class had fun learning about the properties of matter today!
Don't forget: The Patriot's Day Ceremony will begin at 8:00 am on Monday, September 11. Remember to wear red, white, and blue!
Dwight students had their first visit from the Bookmobile today!
Students are enjoying their first week of afternoon enrichment clubs!
Individual pictures will be taken on Friday, September 8.
Our first PTO meeting of the 2017-18 school year will be on Thursday, September 7 at 3:30 in the Dwight library. We hope to see you there!
Dwight students enjoyed eating lunch with members of the Russellville Fire Department. We're so thankful for a great community of volunteers that help make Dwight Elementary a great place to learn!
Reminder: No school on Monday, September 4, for the Labor Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 5. The district wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday.
Reminder: No school on Monday, September 4, for the Labor Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 5. The district wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday.
We had a great day at Dwight Elementary!
Third grade students in Mrs. Huckabay's art class practice the technique of Gyotaku--the Japanese art of fish printing.
Dwight students have loads of fun on the playground!
A Cub Scout representative talked with Dwight boys about the upcoming Cub Scout meeting that will be held in the Dwight Cafeteria on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm.
Students in Mrs. Pruitt's first grade class read The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie de Paola and then worked in groups to design and build a dragon-proof castle!
There will be an informational Cub Scout meeting in the Dwight cafeteria at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 29. Come join the fun and find out what this program is all about!
Dwight fourth grade students work together to sort fossils during science enrichment.
Dwight third graders are teaching kindergarten students how to take care of library books!
Here are some "Solar Eclipse Tips" from our awesome Dwight Elementary fourth grade students!
Dwight students enjoyed lunch recess on the playground yesterday afternoon. Everyone was so excited to have a sunny day with no rain!
Dwight students are getting the hang of the daily lunchtime routine!
Parents, we would love for you to share photos you take at Dwight by using the following hashtag on social media. These pictures may be used on the website or other publications! Thank you! #dw1718
Here is a reminder of our Dwight morning/afternoon dismissal schedule.
Dwight faculty and staff are very excited to see our wonderful students on Monday, August 14. It's going to be an amazing school year!
Dwight family, stop by and enjoy our Dwight garden that your children helped to plant and care for. Pick a few weeds, then take some produce home with you. We donated the three bags pictured to Freedom House.
