Welcome to Shepherd!

Shepherd Elementary School, located in the diverse community of Shepherd Park, has over 300 students from Pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade who pursue a rigorous and interactive curriculum. We have a diverse student body in the areas of ethnicity, religion, race, nationality, style and income. For the 2008-2009 school year, Shepherd has continued the process of implementing the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme throughout the school. We will also be introducing partial immersion language instruction in Pre-k, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade. (Click here for more information on these programs)

Letter from the Principal

Dear Parents,

Congratulations to the 364 students who have registered for the 2008-2009 academic year.

35 slots remain in PreK through 5th grade.

If you would like your child to take advantage of our:

• Spanish
• French
• Violin
• Music
• Reading Club
• Mathematics Wiz Club
• Science Enrichment Program
• and Jazz Band programs

Please do not wait. Registration may close by August 5th end of business day.

To register you will need:

• Arrive at the office in person with the following:
  • 1.a) proof of residency; and
  • 1.b) your child most recent immunization certificate

• If you have already registered in another school, you will need to either:
  • Go to the other school in person with a prewritten typed letter informing that office that you are withdrawing your child out. Please ask the registrar to write their name, sign your letter and date it. Please also have the registrar tell you when they will process your request in the system. Then bring the letter with you to our office.
     
  • Or fax your request for withdrawal to your school, call and confirm receipt, write on that request the name of the person with whom you spoke, the time of day and date of the request and the date by which you were told your request will processed in the system. Bring this written evidence with you to our offices.

IT IS DCPS POLICY NOT TO ALLOW ANY STUDENT WHO IS REGISTERED WITH ONE SCHOOL, TO REGISTER WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL UNTIL A WRITTEN WITHDRAWAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND PROCESSED IN THE SYSTEM.

I and the Shepherd teaching team are looking forward to serving you this academic year. Please call us if you have a question or need further assistance. We are at the office 8am until 5pm Monday through Friday 202-576-6140.

Sincerely,

Galeet BenZion, Ph.D.
Principal
Shepherd Elementary School

Registration  Forms

• Click here for registration forms
• Click here for health/dental/immunization forms

Upcoming Events:

Shepherd Elementary School Back To School Night - August 21, 2008

Times:

• Pre-K and Kindergarten Students: 4:00-5:30 pm
• 1st through 6th grade Students: 6:30-8:00 pm

(These sessions are replacing the traditional back to school night which, in past years, has been scheduled approximately a month into the academic year.)

Dr. BenZion will introduce the entire staff to the parents. Immediately after, general education teachers and aides will take children to their classrooms. The parents will remain in the auditorium for about 25 minute to discuss staff functions, expectations, and the school policies and procedures. Parents will join their children in their classroom for the remaining hour and hear directly from the teachers regarding teachers' expectations, morning acceptance of students into the classroom, homework assignments expectations, volunteer opportunity in the classroom, and information about what to bring to school on the first day.

>> Mark Your Calendar<<

July 28 ....... Early Registration Deadline

August 21 ....... Back to School Night

August 23 ....... School Beautification Day 8am-1pm/Community Potluck- 1pm

August 25 ....... First Day of School

September 1 ......... No School - Labor Day