Douma Elementary School News

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Ottumwa Community Schools will host a kindergarten registration for the 2019-20 school ...

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Jump Rope For Heart

March 5, 2019

Message from P.E Teacher Ruth Thomas Hope you are having fun raising funds for the A...

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Spring Spirit Week

March 1, 2019

Douma Is Ready For Spring!   Please join us in participating in this next wee...

Carter and his class

Carter Cruzen, a Kindergarten student in Mrs. Mason's class, qualified for state fi...

Nicole Kooiker

Three additional dates have been added to the facility assessment conversation schedule...

kindergarten registration art

Ottumwa Community Schools will host a registration event for students entering kinderga...

Animation of Children Holding Hands in a row

All parents, grandparents and guardians of children in first grade were invited to atte...

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Douma Performs at Half-Time

February 4, 2019

Douma First Grade students performed their Gummy Bear dancing and drumming routine at t...

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Attention all inventors!  The local Invention Convention will be held Monday, Febr...

Polar Express Book Cover

Polar Express Day 2018

December 20, 2018

Students had a fun time this afternoon at Douma Elementary. As a school-wide PBIS rewar...

Ms. Muchow and Justin

Ms. Muchow, Kindergarten teacher at Douma, had a special surprise today when a former s...

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The state has released new information on school performance as required by a federal e...

winter party art

The OHS Student Council is hosting a Winter Party for any elementary student who may be...

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Douma Fills the O again!

December 11, 2018

Douma students have once again filled the O!!! To celebrate, we will be having a Polar ...

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Clothes for the nurse's closet

December 10, 2018

Douma Families, We are in need of extra pants/sweatpants in the nurse’s office...

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Lunch Bunch at Douma

December 4, 2018

Douma Families, We are starting “Lunch Bunches” for at Douma to support ...

students with Santa at the Holiday Train event

Douma Kindergarten students had the opportunity to attend the Holiday Train Event that ...

Douma students with Ottumwa Radio DJ, Derek Schlegel

Douma 1st graders on air

November 27, 2018

Listen in the month of December to here Douma students present the KidsView news with O...

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Some students at Douma had a special Thanksgiving lunch with their teachers. Together, ...

Happy Thanksgiving with gourds

Happy Thanksgiving from our school family to yours!! Mrs. Nelson's class has bee...

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District to Test Alert System

November 19, 2018

The Ottumwa Community School District is planning to send a test message out to parents...

Smencils

November 19, 2018

Smencils Are Back!!!   Smencils can be purchased M-F before school from 7:...

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Douma Security Upgrade

November 6, 2018

In an effort to be ever vigilant regarding school safety and security, Douma is undergo...

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Maurices Donates to Douma

November 6, 2018

Thanks to the Ottumwa Maurices store for donating $100 to Douma Elementary. The funds w...