Denning Elementary School

Let's give a big shout out to Carter Lee. He won the first Books Are Fun treasure chest!! Way to work hard buddy.

🩵DES Candy Grams🩷

Here are a few of our recipients of the Books Are Fun Prizes Your child still has time to get in on the action.

Dear Denning Elementary School Families!

WOW! In just 24 hours, families have answered our call, sending invitations to friends and family. We love seeing families as excited as we are about giving students more books and supporting teachers.

Get started here: https://app.booksarefun.com/DenningFrankfortSchs

Complete your Treasure Map tonight and your student(s) will be entered to win a Treasure Chest. Drawings start tomorrow!

Thank you!


We look forward to sharing more great news tomorrow!

February Newsletter

Pre-K Screenings 2026

Book Blast is getting ready to kick off—and we're excited to get started. Students who register and send 10 or more invitations will earn all three prizes. They can also earn $ or $ shopping sprees for their class by helping your child complete their Treasure Maps! Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Book Blast is getting ready to kick off—and we're excited to get started.
Students who register and send 10 or more invitations will earn all three prizes.

The first 48 students who complete their Treasure Maps will receive prizes the next day; all others will be delivered with the books.
They can also earn $ or $ shopping sprees for their class by helping your child complete their Treasure Maps!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to building your students' home libraries!

Let's get our students excited about reading!

Thank you,

Glow Getter this week. Mrs. Angie Smith

Early Dismissal

No Redbird Roost

Reminder we will be celebrating our 100th day tomorrow.

From FCUSD 168: Frankfort CUSD #168 WILL BE IN SESSION for its originally scheduled Half-Day of Student Attendance School Improvement Day on Friday, January 30, 2026. Breakfast & lunch will be served. Faculty & staff will be in afternoon workshops. Student Dismissal: DES:12:20 / FIS:12:40 / CJHS:12:41  / FCHS: 12:40.

From FCUSD 168: As we continue to move the snow and find a place to put it across the community, there will be no school in Frankfort CUSD #168 on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Practices may take place and will be announced by the coaches. Any other scheduled activities status will be announced tomorrow. Continue to stay safe and we will talk again tomorrow.

From FCUSD 168: We are aware that there are some issues with the audio on our cancellation calls as our provider is located in Arkansas in the middle of the worst of the ice. We will continue to monitor the call quality. We'll talk again tomorrow.

From FCUSD 168: Due to the amount of snow that we are still clearing and the Extreme Cold Warning through tomorrow morning, there will be no school in Frankfort CUSD #168 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Practices will be announced by the AD and coaches. Please stay safe.

From FCUSD168: Due to the snowfall amounts, there will be no school in Frankfort CUSD #168 on Monday, January 26, 2026. In addition, all practices and events are cancelled for Monday so we can begin to clear our pathways around the buildings. Please be safe.

Glow Getter!!!

We have so much to celebrate at DES! *Lou Patton leading with resilience *2nd graders crushing their addition facts goal *Practicing new skills *Learning how to "bounce back" with the Ned Show At Denning we LOVE ❤️ LEARN ❤️LEAD

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