Week of January 6th

I want to take a moment to extend my warmest wishes to all DPS families during this holiday season. I wish your family joy and lasting memories during this magical time of year!

Melissa

1/14- BOE Meeting

1/17- DPS Whole School Meeting

1/20- Martin Luther King Jr Day- No School

1/24- Superintendents Conference Day- No School

1/28- BOE Meeting

1/29- Lunar New Year- No School

Check out the holiday spirit and smiling faces below from our dress like your favorite character day!

Our 3PK students wowed the audience on Thursday with a few holiday songs as they sang, danced, and played the bells. This was the first of many performances to come in their school careers!

Santa visited DPS to spread his holiday cheer and hear all about students' wishlists!

On our last day of school in 2024 we had a whole school meeting. Our meeting included -

• Good Morning song and dance
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Announcements
• Habit #3 review
• Habit #3 Student Leaders
• Special Area Awards (one class per grade level for art/library/music/PE)
• Golden Spatula Awards
• Joke of the Day
• Sing-Along with Mrs. Leven with a very special guest joining us - SANTA!!!
• Dansville Primary School Song

Congrats to Habit #3 student leaders -

Pre-K - Liliana Wells, Sawyer Lanni, Lulu Holbrook, and Elliot Sliker

Kindergarten - Miguel Alejandro, Remi Ebert, Eloise Leatherwood, Medina Mohsan, and Lucas Troll

1st Grade - Raelynn Conrad, Lily Egresi, Serenity Lemmon, Zachary Welsh, Luke Widener, and Fiona Young

2nd Grade - Lilah Crosson, Nova Divens, Gideon Meyer, and Greyson Miller

Mrs. C. Spoor shared -

Pre-K is busy learning and creating! Our math skills show in our hand-made ornaments, which are full of shapes and patterns! We have been engineers and building shelters and furniture for elves and reindeer as well as using our imaginations and career skills in the bakery! Holiday magic happened when we planted candy cane seeds and they grew!

Congrats to Mrs. Kowal's class for getting the most tickets at Kindergarten as well as the first and second grade winners below -

Dear Families,

K, 1st, and 2nd grade -

Our social-emotional lesson in November included identifying feelings in ourselves and others. We thought about our sensations (how we feel feelings inside our bodies). Our second lesson surrounded coping strategies to handle uncomfortable feelings when they occur. Students learned about taking deep breaths, muscle relaxation, grounding, journaling, and more!

Questions to engage your child around this learning topic:

What makes you feel …. (happy, sad, mad, etc.).

Is being (happy, sad, mad) a comfortable or uncomfortable feeling?

How many different feelings can you name?

In December we learned about the size of the problem and how to solve different problems. Whether the problem is Big, Medium, or Small, we know how to solve it!

Questions to engage your child around this learning topic:

What size problem would it be if your brother/sister/cousin/classmate took a toy away from you while you were playing? (Small)

What could you do to solve this problem? (ask for it back, make a plan to let them play with it later, share the toy and play together)

4PK -

Our social-emotional lessons in November included problem solving and fair ways to play. Students practiced saying the problem and thinking of solutions. Then students practiced playing fairly either by sharing, trading toys, or taking turns with the toys. At home, engage your child in play to practice these skills. In December, our social emotional lesson was joining into play. Students practiced asking classmates if they could play with them. The first step is to move closer, then watch how the kids are playing, and finally, they ask “Can I play with you?”.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us by phone or email.

Sarah: 585-335-4040 ext. 2013, or gebhards@dansvillecsd.org

Dani: 585-335-4040 ext. 2114 or mahanyd@dansvillecsd.org

Sarah Gebhard and Dani Mahany

Click the button below to learn more about what's been happening in the music department this month!

Below is a link the 2024-2025 DPS Parent/Student Handbook. This will serve as an excellent resource to you throughout the school year.

Arrival

All 4PK-2nd grade students will enter at the main entrance of school and must be to school by 8:00.

• Students can be dropped off anytime from 7:40-8:00.
• Breakfast will be served from 7:40-8:10.
• Buses unload students at 7:40.

All 3PK students will enter at the side door at 9:00 for the AM program or 12:30 for the PM program.

Dismissal

Dismissal changes must be made before 1:00pm. Parent pick-up will begin at 2:15pm each day at the following doors based on last name. Please make sure we have the name of the person picking up and that person has a driver's license for identification.

• A-C at the ELC doorway on the parking lot side
  
• D-H at the back playground door
  
• I-Q at the first door on the left in the driveway between the HS & PS
  
• R-Z at the second door on the left in the driveway between the HS & PS

All 3PK AM and PM students will exit at the side door at 11:30 for the AM program and 3:00 for the PM program. Our 3PK students are dropped off and picked up in the small Primary Bus Loop during the following times: 8:45-9:00, 11:20-11:35, 12:20-12:30, and 2:50-3:05. Please consider parking in a different location so that you aren't trapped in the loop.

If your child arrives at school after 8:00am, he/she is considered tardy. Please walk your child into the school main entrance to complete an excuse. Then staff will give your child a tardy pass and he/she can walk to class independently. Please note this is a change in practice in order to ensure student safety in the parking lot and to keep accurate attendance records.

Please note that this year our 4PK students have a different menu than our K-2nd grade students.

This year students will be able to PURCHASE the following additional treats at lunch time -

Ice Cream - $1.75

Cookies - $1.25

Fruit Snacks - $0.75