DeQueen Elementary School

Back to School after break

Monday, Mar. 27, 2023

Battle of the Books 3rd grade 2nd place3

Congratulations to DES 3^rd grade students Rhett Brinkley, Heath Williams, and Willie Sorrels for winning 2^nd place in the Battle of the Books for 2022-23 school year.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH--February

Students of the month of February

Cubs with Character is a new program at De Queen Elementary that seeks to recognize positive character traits and behavior in our students. Teachers nominate students weekly for recognition. From the weekly Cubs with Character students, a boy and girl from each grade level will be chosen to be recognized as Students of the Month.

For Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Week, Karlie Turner read books to Ms Jarrell’s students. She read Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog, and The Lorax.

Karlie turner reading to 3rd graders. Read across america week

DES Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Alicia Tatum

Tatum is Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Alicia Tatum has been named the 2023 De Queen Elementary Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Tatum joined our Leopard family as a first-grade teacher at De Queen Primary. In the following years, she received a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on English as a Second Language and taught ESL.

Mrs. Tatum is currently teaching third grade at De Queen Elementary and enjoys her fellow third-grade teachers who she counts as family, and the excellent De Queen Elementary team as a whole.“I love being part of the De Queen Elementary family where I can do what I love every day!” Tatum said. She stated that her favorite part of teaching is her students—their personalities, energy, and differences. After growing up in Magnolia, Arkansas, Mrs. Tatum graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a degree in Elementary Education. Alicia married Bobby Tatum in 1990 and taught first grade for two years before staying home to raise her children, Austin and Bethany.

Latest News

ELPA Testing March 29. Posted Date: 03/10/2023

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Parent / Teacher Conferences Thursday, March 16. Posted Date: 03/10/2023

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