We’re excited to share that Dine & Donate at Pat’s Select is coming up on January 22, 2026! This is a fun and easy way for our kids, families, and supporters to give back while enjoying a great meal.
Grab your friends and get ready for a fabulous night out! Join us for our Galentine’s Social on a special evening filled with dinner, drinks, raffle baskets, and exclusive vendors—the perfect excuse to celebrate friendship and have some fun.
Interested in donating a raffle basket? We’d love your support! 📧 Please email Marianna at mar@marandcobeauty.com
Mark your calendars—we can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💕✨
Get ready to lace up your skates and roll into a night of fun! 🎉 Our PTA Skating Party is happening soon, and we can’t wait to see our Dino friends on the rink.
The Holiday Season is upon us! The PTA will again be hosting the Holiday Secret Shop! Your child can “secretly” shop for special gifts for family and friends during their class times!
Please see below for the events coming up for DES.
June
THIS WEEK:
Tuesday 6/3: BMX School Assembly in the afternoon!
Wednesday 6/4: 5th Grade JCC Camp Trip during the day!
Friday 6/6: see below:
Recess Runners!! We have a good amount of volunteers for both lunches. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! There are about 4-5 slots still available if you’ve been wanting to volunteer this year and haven’t been able to make it. Please see the signup genius below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F48ADA923A2FF2-50639059-recess#/
EOY Ice Cream Social – Come out and enjoy some ice cream scooped by some of your favorite teachers and staff and take a few laps for the Twilight Recess Runners while listening to our DJ spin some tunes! We need just a couple more scoopers for the second time slot. Please see the signup genius below! Flyer to come home this week! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0945AAA82EA4F58-57032397-demasi#/
We could use some extra hands for the Twilight Run since it will be all grades K-5 for DeMasi students only. Handing out sticks when they finish a lap, manning the other 3 cones and the books at the tables. Please see the signup genius below! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F48ADA923A2FF2-55624892-popuprecess#/
COMING UP:
Monday 6/9: Kindergarten Orientation 9:30am in the Library.
Tuesday 6/10: Student Early Dismissal! (Per updated district calendar)
Thursday 6/12: DES Field Day during the day! Stay tuned for an email from the school on details, timing and parent participation!
Friday 6/13: End of Year Class Parties at 2pm!
Monday 6/16: Teacher & Staff EOY luncheon by Hospitality Committee!
Tuesday 6/17: Student Early Dismissal! Pretzel Day!!
Wednesday 6/18: Cups & Cone Dine! (LAST ONE!) 1pm-9pm 20% back to DES & Student Early Dismissal! Pretzel Day!!
Thursday 6/19: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Student Early Dismissal! 5th grade Clap Out!
**If you would like to help us PLAN any upcoming PTA activities, please check out the link below. Separate sign-ups will go out for the “day of” volunteering when the activity is closer.
** The Evesham Education Foundation (EEF) 50/50 raffle is happening again this year to benefit Evesham School District! $20 per ticket!! Drawing takes place via FB Live on June 2 at Little Mill Country Club. Need not be present to win! Tickets can be purchased through Carlee MotoshigeCarleet23@gmail.comor Paula Shah paula@sjtechies.com~ click here for the flyer.
THANK YOU to all who donated to help make Teacher & Staff Appreciation a success last week! We couldn’t do it without your support and donations!
Please see below for the events coming up for DES.
May
THIS WEEK:
5/12-5/16: NJSLA Testing this week for grades 3-5.
5/16: 2nd Annual Spring Dance is Friday night!Not a drop off event. Free to attend! Please fill in the Google RSVP form by today so we have an idea for attendance. DES RSVP Dance Link Grades K-2 5:30-6:45, Grades 3-5 7:30-8:45. DJ, Photobooth, Dancing and Refreshments for sale!
NEXT WEEK:
5/20: LAST PTA Meeting 7pm. New board election being held. There will be childcare!
5/21: Dine Out @ Pancheros 4pm-8pm NO Code Needed!
5/22: BMX Assembly for the school!!
COMING UP:
DES Field Day! New Date TBD!!
5/28: 5th Grade Pool Party 4-7pm
6/4: 5th Grade JCC Camp Trip
6/6: Ice Cream Social
**Our membership drive is ongoing! Please consider signing up to join the PTA! This is an annual membership and needs to be renewed each year. A portion of your dues goes back directly to the students and staff. We encourage both parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles to sign up! Just a reminder if you have signed up to be on a PTA Planning committee or Room parent this year you must be a paid PTA member. All volunteers for PTA events must be a paid PTA member. So if you plan on helping at color run, recess runners, book fair, holiday shop etc please join! We can’t do it without your support!! The link to join is below.
**If you would like to help us PLAN any upcoming PTA activities, please check out the link below. Separate sign-ups will go out for the “day of” volunteering when the activity is closer.
Please read below for activities and events the rest of March and what is coming up for DES in April!
THIS WEEK:
Thank you to all of you that participated in the first Lollipop pull at lunch last week. The kids LOVED it and the look on their faces when their lollipop stick was a winner was priceless! We raised $500 for new recess equipment for the kiddos!!
** Yearbook Photos ** if you have any pictures of events at DES or DES sponsored events please send the photos to Paula Shah. They are trying to make sure they have a variety of events, and a variety of students represented in the photos to add to the yearbook.
The classes they could use a few more from are: Barok, Anderson, Erchick, Lauver, Powell, Montrose, Wyzykiewicz. Thank you in advance!! Paula’s email is paula@sjtechies.com. **
DUE 3/31!
* Wellness Week at School!! *
Monday 3/24 – Monday 4/14: Save any extra arts & craft supplies you have laying around the house! There is a supply drive benefiting DES in conjunction with Rutgers Environmental Stewards. A donation box will be by the elementary office. ~ See the flyer attached for more information.
Monday 4/7: Coin Wars Begins! What grade will win this year?!? Save those COINS!!!
Wednesday 4/9: PTA Meeting 7PM
Friday 4/11: Recess Runners officially starts back up at recess! Wear your sneakers, bring in your lanyards to add the new charms for spring! Weather and volunteers permitting. If you have any time to volunteer at lunch please see the sign up below. We appreciate any extra hands!
Wednesday 4/16: Science Day with Laser Guy Assembly following in the afternoon.
Friday 4/18-4/27: SPRING BREAK! HAVE FUN AND ENJOY!!
Monday 4/28: First day back to school after break
**Our membership drive is ongoing! Please consider signing up to join the PTA! This is an annual membership and needs to be renewed each year. A portion of your dues goes back directly to the students and staff. We encourage both parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles to sign up! Just a reminder if you have signed up to be on a PTA Planning committee or Room parent this year you must be a paid PTA member. All volunteers for PTA events must be a paid PTA member. So if you plan on helping at color run, recess runners, book fair, holiday shop etc please join! We can’t do it without your support!! The link to join is below.
**If you would like to help us PLAN any upcoming PTA activities, please check out the link below. Separate sign-ups will go out for the “day of” volunteering when the activity is closer.
Hello DES Families! Join us in Dine to Donate at McDonalds on Wednesday March 19th, 2025.
Print THIS VOUCHER, or present on your phone, to the McDonald’s located at 760 W. Route 70 Marlton and 20% of receipt (NIC tax) will be donated to DES PTA on Monday, October 7th from 5-7pm.
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend and most importantly the snow!!
Please read below for this week’s activities and what is coming up for DES!
THIS WEEK and NEXT:
Wednesday 1/22 – Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser – Flyers and order form went home. Order form DUE by 1/22 with Cash or Check to DES PTA in marked envelope “PTA Cake Fundraiser” OR Venmo @DeMasiPTA w/ students name & cake. The class with the most cakes sold wins a prize!! ~ Flyer here – CLICK HERE
DeMasi Spreads Love Service Day – the Signup Genius for donations should go out this week. Please be on the lookout for what your child’s grade will be donating to help with assembling different bags for charities on the day of the event and the deadlines associated with them. This event will be taking place during the day for your child. Schedule is TBD as of now. We will need volunteers the day of (Thursday 2/13) to help man the stations if you have any time in your schedule to help out.
If you are cleaning out any children’s books please save them! We are partnering with Camden County Pop Up Library as one of the charities and will be donating books to them!
Friday 1/31 – L.E.A.D. Graduation Ceremony for 5th grade will be from 1:45pm-3pm in the cafeteria/multi-purpose room.
Friday 1/31 – The “Double Down on Evesham Education Casino Night” put on by the Evesham Education Foundation is from 6:30pm -10:00pm at the Mansion in Voorhees. Come out and support! The link to purchase tickets is below. https://eveshameducationfoundation.org/double-down-casino-night/
COMING UP:
*** Please note the Multicultural Night has been moved to April. A specific date is TBD***
Tuesday 2/11/25 – Next PTA Meeting. There WILL be childcare!
Thursday 2/13/25 –DeMasi Spreads Love Service Day. More details, deadlines and signups to come. Please see the above information.
Friday 2/14/25 – NO SCHOOL!
Monday 2/17/25 – NO SCHOOL!
**Our membership drive is ongoing! Please consider signing up to join the PTA! This is an annual membership and needs to be renewed each year. A portion of your dues goes back directly to the students and staff. We encourage both parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles to sign up! Just a reminder if you have signed up to be on a PTA Planning committee or Room parent this year you must be a paid PTA member. All volunteers for PTA events must be a paid PTA member. So if you plan on helping at color run, recess runners, book fair, holiday shop etc please join! We can’t do it without your support!! The link to join is below.
**If you would like to help us PLAN any upcoming PTA activities, please check out the link below. Separate sign-ups will go out for the “day of” volunteering when the activity is closer.
Wednesday 1/8 – Dine Out for January is at Pat’s Select in Marlton 11am-8pm (all day)!! DES receives 20% of all receipts! Eat in, Pick Up or Delivery. Use code DEMASI. Place receipt in box if dining in.
Friday 1/10 – Let’s Roll!! Annual Roller Skating Party for DES @ Hot Wheelz. 4:15pm-6:15pm. Admission paid by PTA. $5 skate rentals or BYO Skates. Snacks available for purchase at the snack stand. NOT a drop off event.
Friday 1/10 – Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser begins! The Class with the most cakes sold wins a prize!!
Wednesday 1/22 – Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser Order formDUE with Cash or Check to DES PTA in marked envelope “PTA Cake Fundraiser” OR Venmo @DeMasiPTA w/ students name & cake. Order will be available for pick-up @ DES 2/12.
Friday 1/31 – L.E.A.D. Graduation Ceremony for 5th grade @ DES. More details to come.
DeMasi Elementary School is celebrating The Great Kindness Challenge. The Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) is a global campaign that encourages kindness, social-emotional health, and bullying prevention in schools. The GKC involves students, educators, and staff performing acts of kindness during a week-long event. This year’s theme is Kindness Moves. We will be celebrating this “Kind” week on January 27th-31st. Our Spirit days are the following:
Spirit Days
Monday- Movement Monday- Wear your favorite sports team jerseys/shirts
Tuesday- Tie Dye Tuesday- Kindness swirls with love
Wednesday- Kindness is comfortable- Wear your Pj’s
Tropical Thursday- Kindness Warms your heart- Wear your tropical gear
Friday- Kindness is colorful- Wear your favorite color
Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser – The Sweetest Way To Support DeMasi Elementary PTA
DeMasi Elementary PTA partnered with Nothing Bundt Cakes to bring you a sweet, delicious fundraiser perfect for Valentine’s Day! Please use the attached order form to place your order. Please send completed order form to school with your child in an envelope marked “PTA Cake Fundraiser”.
A portion of all sales comes back to support our students!
Payment Options
Cash
Check (payable to DES PTA)
Venmo (@DeMasiPTA)
Orders due by 1/22
Orders will be available for pick up at DES on 2/12 from 3pm—5:30pm – Just in time for Valentine’s Day!
The holiday season is upon us! The PTA will again be running the Holiday Secret Shop! Your child can ‘secretly’ shop for special gifts for family and friends.
See below for the class schedule
*PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A LIST OF WHO TO SHOP FOR ALONG WITH CASH OR CHECK IN AN
ENVELOPE WITH THEIR NAME*
Cash and checks are accepted. Please make checks payable to “DeMasi Elementary PTA”. Any change will
be sent back home in your child’s envelope. If a check is written and there is change due, it will be in cash.
PTA parent volunteers will assist students with their shopping, so your child’s purchase will remain a
surprise!
Purchases will be gift wrapped and sent home with your child the same day.
Thank you for your support!
We need your help! Look for a sign up link to volunteer. It will be sent via email, text remind, and posted on FB.
Friday 12/6 – Adopted Families unwrapped donations are due by the end of day. Please remember to put your name and grade taped on the gift to help us know which family.
Monday 12/9 – Holiday Shop Set Up 1:30-3pm
Tuesday 12/10 – Friday 12/13 – Secret Holiday Shop Begins! Students will come with their class to shop for gifts for their families & friends. Please send your child in with a list of whom to shop for/how much per person along with cash or check in an envelope. We will help them stay in budget! 😊 All change will go home in that envelope. Volunteers are greatly needed!
Friday 12/13 – (Powell, Jones, Cannon) ** Make Up time for missed Shopping 1-2pm & Clean-up 2-3pm)
Wednesday 12/13 – Dine Out for December is at Chick-fil-a in Marlton 6:30am-8pm (all day)!! Use code DEMASI
Monday 12/16 – Annual Candy Cane Sales at lunch! Please bring your tags filled in and cut to school to pick out the candy canes. Cash only.
Tuesday 12/17 – Annual Candy Cane sales at lunch! Please bring your tags filled in and cut to school to pick out the candy canes. Cash only.
Thursday 12/19 – Ugly Sweater Day! Wear your ugliest or funniest sweater to school. The winners get a prize!
Thursday 12/19 – Winter Holiday Parties 2pm Thank you to our room parents and volunteers for coming in to do this.
Friday 12/20 – 1/2 Half Day. (4th Pretzel Day for those who purchased!) Holiday Pajama Day for students and PTA Caroling through the pods. All parents who are paid PTA members are welcome to participate in caroling. Please meet in the elementary office at 11:30am. Song sheets and musical accompaniment will be provided!
Winter Break begins! Have a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Year!
Thursday 1/2/24 – Students first day back at school!!
Hope all of you had a great weekend! We have a lot going on in the next 2 weeks. Please read below for updates.
Thursday 10/3 – NO SCHOOL!
Friday 10/4 – see below
– Food Coupon Book fundraiser ends. Please send cash/check/Venmo to the PTA with student name to purchase or return the book to your room parent in the bag provided if you do not wish to purchase it so we can return it to the vendor.
– Color run discount registration extended until 10/4. If you didn’t sign up originally you still can! Or show up on the day of too. Before 10/4 – $15 a runner ($30 max). Day of – $20 a runner ($40 max).
Monday 10/7 – Dine Out at McDonald’s from 5pm – 7pm.
Tuesday 10/8 – Picture Day!! Orders can be placed online.
Wednesday 10/9 – The Color Run and Back to School Water Ice Social is RESCHEDULED at Wellington Field! A flyer went home with all the details. NEW start times to accommodate sundown: K-2nd 5:30pm & 3rd-5th 6:00pm. Wear white and be ready for fun, water ice and dancing to the DJ! **not a drop off event**
Friday 10/11 – Recess Runners! Wear your sneakers & don’t forget your lanyard!
Monday 10/14 – NO SCHOOL!
Wednesday 10/16 – see below
– PTA Meeting in the library! Earlier start at 6:30.
– Pretzel Sale forms for ½ days DUE with student’s name, teacher and $12 cash only.
Wednesday 10/16 – Friday 10/18 – Fall Book Fair(Flyer with info, class schedule days and a sign up to volunteer the day of will come soon)
Monday 10/21 – Tuesday 10/22 – Glow Gram Sales at lunch! Purchase a Glow Stick for your friends at lunch for $2 to use at Trunk or Treat. Flyer coming soon.
Friday 10/25 – see below
– Recess Runners! Wear your sneakers & don’t forget your lanyard!
– Trunk or Treat 6:30pm – 8:00pm at the Elementary Circle. Trick or Treating will be from 6:30-7:30. Flyer with car information to come.
Tuesday 10/31 – Halloween Parade in front of the school and Class parties. More information to come.
DeMasi Elementary PTA is excited to bring back the Recess Runners running program for students! This adds a fun and healthy component to their recess period.
When: Every other Friday Starting September 27th
How: Students that choose to participate will collect a popsicle stick for every lap they run around the soccer field. Once they collect 4 popsicle sticks (1 mile), they can trade them in for a charm. Students can collect a variety of charms to add to their lanyard necklace.
Please be sure your child brings their lanyard from last year. Kindergarteners and new students will receive a lanyard on the first day of Recess Runners.
Hello DES Families! Join us in Dine to Donate at McDonalds on October 7th!
Print THIS VOUCHER, or present on your phone, to the McDonald’s located at 760 W. Route 70 Marlton and 20% of receipt (NIC tax) will be donated to DES PTA on Monday, October 7th from 5-7pm.
Welcome Back! Your child will bring home Dino Dates every month. Dino Dates will provide you with any important dates or reminders for that month from the PTA. It’s an excellent way to stay informed, so be sure to keep it in a place you can always check throughout the month
• Tuesday 9/3 – Welcome Back to School!! First Day of School!
• Wednesday 9/18 – First PTA Meeting in the Library at 7pm. Please join us and find out more about DES and things happening this year!
• Thursday 9/19 – Dine Out – Pancheros (Flyer to Follow)
• Thursday 9/19 – Back to School Night – Come visit your children’s classrooms and met their teachers. Grades K-5; 2 Sessions (6:15pm-6:45PM or 7:00pm-7:30pm)
• Wednesday 9/25 – Color Run & Welcome Back Water Ice – 6:00pm Grades K-2 and 6:30pm Grades 3-5 – (B.Y.O Shirt(white)) (Flyer to Follow)
We look forward to having an excellent school year!
Week of 9/1 – We are excited to begin the 2024-2025 school year. I hope you and your child are having a wonderful summer. Our halls will soon be filled with the smiling faces of our students. Our teachers are working diligently to prepare their classrooms for your child’s arrival. We are looking forward to seeing your child on September 3rd. Newsletter
Week of 10/7 & 10/14 – Hope all of you had a great weekend! We have a lot going on in the next 2 weeks. Please read our newsletter for updates. Newslettter
Weeks of 1/21 & 1/27 – I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend and most importantly the snow!! Please read the Newsletter for this week’s activities and what is coming up for DES! Newsletter
Back to school shopping is easy! Order your child’s kit online and have it delivered right to your door. Order by mid-August to ensure your kit is at your door in time for the first day of school. A portion of the proceeds comes back to school too! CLICK HERE
Join us!! DES is walking in the 4th of July parade again this year!
If your child is interested in walking, please arrive at 11am in the Marlton Greene Shopping Center (Ragazzi) parking lot and wear a DES or festive shirt.
When: Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 11am
Where: Marlton Greene Shopping Center (Ragazzi) parking lot
🎆Let’s have our biggest turn out yet!!
🎆Please bring a bag of candy that won’t melt to throw to the crowd as we walk.
🎆The parade starts at Maple and Main St. and continues down Main St. ending at the post office. (About 1 mile) You may walk with your child so that all parents and kids are in the same place at the end of the parade.
• Tuesday 6/4 – NO SCHOOL! Teacher In-Service
• Wednesday 6/5 – Mr. Softee Day at school
• Wednesday 6/5 – “McPrincipal Night” – June Dine Out @ McDonald’s
• Friday 6/7 – LAST Recess Runners for the year
• Friday 6/7 – End of Year Class Parties
• Monday 6/10 – Incoming Kindergarten Orientation 9:30-10:30am
• Monday 6/10 – 5th Grade Pool Party
• Tuesday 6/11 – EOY Teacher & Staff Lunch
• Wednesday 6/12 – 5th Grade Picnic
• Friday 6/14 & Monday 6/17 – Half Days (Pretzel Days!)
• Tuesday 6/18 – Half Day/Early Dismissal
• Tuesday 6/18 – 5th Grade CLAP OUT! Best of luck in middle school!!
• Tuesday 6/18 – LAST Day OF School!! HAPPY SUMMER!!
HAVE A SAFE, FUN AND RELAXING SUMMER!! SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!!
Support our district to help preserve the Tier 3 teaching position which was initially identified for reduction in the district’s budget but later restored in final plan. Funds raised in this raffle will help to preserve this position beyond the 2025-26 school year. We are grateful to the Evesham Education Foundation and all the community partners involved for supporting this effort.
DeMasi Elementary School graduate, and current DeMasi Middle School 6th grader, Chase Gilchrist is getting ready to battle cancer for the 6th time. Chase has terminal, grade 3 metastatic anaplastic ependymoma. While there is no known cure for Chase’s cancer, he is committed to fighting the good fight. Money collected will go directly to the Gilchrist Family to help with the enormous costs associated with cancer.
What: Hat Dat
When: Every Friday in May
How: Bring in a donation of at least $1 to your homeroom teacher (DMS) or classroom teacher (DES) each Friday you wear a hat.
Our annual Multicultural Night event is taking place on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. In order to prepare for this event, we are sending out two different Google forms for staff and families to fill out if they would like to participate in the event. The first google form is a survey. The purpose of this survey is for our schools to have a visual representation of our wide array of cultures within our community. We will have a map representing this data displayed at Multicultural Night. Additionally, the second Google form is a sign up form for anyone who would like to have any type of display of their culture at this event!
Whether you would like to bring food, participate in a dance, or make a poster/display about your culture, we encourage ALL families to participate!