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💜🐬What a great (and busy) last Dolphin Splash of the year! While we got to recognize students for a myriad of reasons, our big award ceremony this morning was for our Dynamic Dolphins who were singled out as being school leaders! JFK once said that "leadership and learning are indispensable to each other," and as we wind down on another school year, we love being able to highlight learners in our building that use their strengths to make our school, city, state, and larger global community a better place! Keep doing great things, Dolphins! You're changing the world! 🐬💜

Our hearts, bellies, and hands are full after the most perfect Teacher Appreciation Week! From handmade cards and crafts to gift certificates and treats, we were showered in love, kindness, and appreciation from all around! A very special shoutout to: 💜our Angie Debo PTO for treating us EVERY SINGLE DAY! (Want to join? Check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/addolphins ) ☕our new May Avenue neighbors, 7 Brew, for the donated drinks! (Everyone knows teachers run on caffeinated beverages!) 🏥Oklahoma ER and Hospital for all of the goodies! (You all are literally life-savers, and you do so much for us individually and collectively. We can't thank you enough!) 🧼Magnolia Soap and Bath Co. for the fragrant bag of samples (If you want some top-tier smells, check them out! There is absolutely nothing that beats being an Angie Debo Dolphin, and we're so glad to call this community ours!🐬

🐬Once a Dolphin, always a Dolphin! 🐬 We had a very special Friday morning here at Angie Debo as Dolphin alums (and soon-to-be EPS grads) came back for a graduation celebration! How incredible for our current Dolphins to be able to see themselves represented in seniors coming back to see familiar spaces, share fond memories, and look forward to new adventures! We even had some very special seniors get to celebrate with faculty family members! 🎓2024 Seniors, we wish you well as you embark on your next big step! As you go out into the world and do great things, always know that your Dolphin family will be here rooting for you! 🎓

💪🏼👠…when it’s “Wellness Wednesday,” but you want to dress up for National Principals’ Day…👠💪🏼 If there’s one thing that, invariably, comes to mind when thinking of Mrs. Williams, it’s her shoe game! And while we’re always impressed by her dedication to our Dolphin family, today we tried “walking in her shoes” for the duration of a picture, and we all have a new-found admiration for our high-heeled heroine! Whether it’s coming up with fun dress-up days, figuring out the perfect way to treat the faculty and staff (Today she made the rounds with an “Orange you glad it’s May?” cart!), being a listening and supportive ear, responding to any and all student, family, or educator needs, or running the school (literally and figuratively) in 👠heels👠, we know there’s no harder job and no greater boss! We’d follow you to the ends of the earth (so long as we can agree that heels are not the appropriate footwear for such a trek)!💜🐬 PS - Peep the guys in our building showing up in their own version of heels for Mrs. Williams!🍞

⚡We're Thundering Up at Angie Debo for the playoffs, and what better way to celebrate than with a segment of Superb Sports Stories with Everett?! You can check out Everett's new article here: https://edmondpublicschoolsok.sites.thrillshare.com/o/angiedebo/article/1568465 With the Thunder up 2-0 in their series against the Pelicans, last night was proof again that the Thunder have that dog in them, and they're ready to take on the Western Conference! 🐶 Does anyone have any pics of the games so far? Drop them in the comments below, and remember, game days are for Thunder gear! ⚡

🔔 Parents/guardians will need to complete an Annual Update for the 2024-2025 school year by logging into the Parent Portal (not the Campus Parent app). Upon login, scroll down and select “More” in the lower left corner of your portal screen, then select “Online Registration,” then select “Start” on the “2024-2025 Existing Student Annual Update.” You will verify your existing information and make any needed changes. The Annual Update must be completed for your student(s) to receive their 2024-2025 schedule or homeroom teacher/classroom placement. 🔗 | Infinite Campus link: https://edmondschools.infinitecampus.org/.../edmond.jsp

Oklahoma State Testing has made its way to Angie Debo, and we know our Dolphins are ready! Check out these motivational posters that we have lining our walls! A couple test-taking tips and tricks to remember for your testing days: ✏️Make sure you get a full night of sleep; a well-rested brain is a well-tested brain! ✏️Eat a healthy breakfast! (If you missed yours at home, our cafeteria staff has you covered!) ✏️Read all your questions thoroughly! ✏️Tests are only a teeny, tiny snippet in part of a larger picture! They help show us some of what you know but not all of who you are! Good luck and do well, Dolphins! You can do this! 💜🐬 To view our testing schedule, check our website calendar and your weekly newsletters!

🧘🏼‍♀️How about a Mindfulness Monday to start your week?! 🧘🏼‍♀️ This first grader needed a little mid-recess reset and knew just what to do! Here's to the last SIX Mondays of the '23-'24 school year! May they be mindful and meaningful as we approach the end of the year!

💜🐬It's that time again - The Dynamic Dolphin Awards were today, and we recognized the students in our building who routinely show accountability. Like the French playwright, Moliere, said, "It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable"! These students have been incredible at owning actions and inactions, what they have done and what they should have done, and ultimately that's the true measure of a Dolphin! Way to go, Dolphins! You're making the world a better place each and every day!🐬💜

We were up to our 👂ears👂 in fun activities happening around the building last Friday: 🐬As a whole school, we celebrated our second annual Idiom Day! 🐬Pre-K had a Glow Party to wrap up their unit on the letter Gg! 🐬State Senator, Adam Pugh, stopped by to hangout with our First Graders! 🐬Fifth Grade leaders helped to sell popsicles, Croc jibbitz, and other goodies to benefit their fundraiser! 🐬Fifth Grade got to play BINGO with the principals for having the best attendance in the building!

🌚🌞What a "totality" cool experience! Across the building our Dolphins got to partake in a plethora of learning activities focused on today's eclipse! Our administrative team started the day by reading Tony DiTerlizzi's book, Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure, to each grade level, and then students got to buddy up with other grade levels to watch the eclipse and share some sweet Moon Pie treats.🌞🌚 If you came out to watch the eclipse with us, drop your photos in the comments!🐬

This week is National Assistant (to the) Principal's Week, and we would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to shout-out the one and only - Mr. Goodrich! Whether it’s being a steadfast and supportive cheerleader for our faculty and staff, commanding the stage at Dolphin Splash, responding to any and all student needs with a calming comfort, taking a bucket of slime or ice for a good cause, or literally any number of the other things you do each and every day to make this school feel more like home, we appreciate everything you add to our Dolphin family! To channel our inner Mr. Goodrich and to quote you, “We love you, and we’re so glad you’re here”! Give Mr. Goodrich some love in the comments, and enjoy this compilation of photos that perfectly encapsulate his energy!

✨It's the Marvelous Milli's birthday, so in celebration she, of course, wrote a little Moments with Milli!✨ Give it a read, and send some birthday wishes her way!🥳 https://edmondpublicschoolsok.sites.thrillshare.com/o/angiedebo/article/1535448

It's a great day when BOTH Mom and Dad are in the building! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Shoutout to the Gambill Family who have generously given of their time and talents at Angie Debo for YEARS! Mrs. Gambill is a regular sub in our building, and Mr. Gambill volunteers as a Watch DOG multiple times a year! Last Friday we were lucky enough to have them both in the building AT THE SAME TIME! How amazing is that?! 💜Thank you so much, Mr. and Mrs. Gambill, for being there for not only your dolphins, but for all the dolphins in our building; you make our school a better place!💜 If you want to get on the A.D. substitute list, volunteer as a Watch DOG, or help out with our PTO, use the links below; we'd love to have you in the building: 🐬Substitute Info: https://www.edmondschools.net/o/eps/page/substitute-requirements 🐬Watch DOGS Sign-Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49ADAC2BABF85-watch?useFullSite=true#/ 🐬PTO Website and Contact: https://linktr.ee/angiedebopto

🎪The greatest book fair on Earth is in full swing - we hope to see you there!🎪 Did you know that: 📚book fairs are direct fundraisers for our library? 📚you can set up an e-wallet to avoid sending your student with a wad of cash? 📚products range from one to five dollars? 📚there are two AMAZING five dollar and below tables? 📚you can donate to a teacher e-wallet to help build classroom libraries? 📚book fair hours are from 9:30 to 3:30 each day? 📚we have designated luncheon days for you to eat with your student and do some Book Fair shopping right after?

Thank you, Dolphin families, for helping us reach our $1,000.00 goal to support ✨Team Sparkle✨! After a chilly morning taking the Polar Plunge, Mr. Goodrich is waiting on the warmer weather to help thaw him out! ✅With one challenge down, we thought we might as well start another one up to keep the last nine weeks interesting! ❗Mrs. Williams is challenging the student body to break some attendance records! This challenge will recognize grade levels first and will eventually progress to individual classes! Prizes will include extra reccesses, glow parties, and more! Next Friday Mrs. Williams will recognize the winning grade-level at Dolphin Splash, so who will it be?❗ We're better when we're all together, so let's see who can get the best attendance next week!

🧊Brrrrr, it's cold in here!🧊 We're halfway to our goal with just a few more days left! Can we share this post and get to $1,000.00 by Friday to force Mr. Goodrich to take the Polar Plunge? 🥶 ✨Team Sparkle needs our help! Use the link below to donate!✨ https://www.classy.org/team/554880

Welcome back, Dolphin families! 🐬 ✨If you haven't heard already, we have pioneered an elementary unified sports team - The A.D. Sparkle! We're looking to raise some money for our newest little team, so we're participating in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge!✨ We're trying to raise $1,000.00 by Friday so that Mr. Goodrich can take the plunge at Dolphin Splash! 💵Every dollar counts and goes towards creating a sustainably inclusive environment in our building! You can donate with the link below: https://www.classy.org/team/554880

We were so caught up in the moment that we didn't get any pictures of our Third Annual Family BINGO Night! But we do want to extend a heartfelt thank you and shout-out everyone who made last Thursday a success: 💜Thank you to the following churches for paying for our pizza dinner: New Covenant, St. Augustine, Quail Springs Baptist, and Quail Springs United Methodist! 💜Thank you to City Bites for donating the delicious cookies! 💜Thank you to Orthodontic Associates for the iPad! 💜Thank you to the OKC Dodgers for the tickets and jersey! 💜Thank you to Justin Jordan for the OKC Thunder tickets and swag! 💜Thank you to Maria Bravo-Franco for assembling our balloon arch! 💜Thank you to all of our faculty and staff volunteers! 💜 Thank you to all of our families that stayed to help clean up! All those thank yous to say - we are truly better together, and our Dolphin family is so fortunate to feel the love and support from our larger community! Drop any thank yous and well wishes for our donors in the comments, and go ahead and throw in your photos, too! 🐬