DRES FAMILY MESSAGE

On behalf of the DRES Staff, I'd like to welcome you to Durant Road Elementary for a great school year full of learning, adventures, team work, and fun!

We will be "Knocking It Out Of The Park" this year as our theme.

We are excited to start school on Monday, July 31!

Please take a few minutes to read over the important information below.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sanchez, Principal

Come to DRES on Thursday, July 27 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for Meet The Teacher!

During this time you will:

• Meet the teacher
• Check on bus transportation
• Get a carpool tag, if needed
• Register as a walker, if applicable
• Check out our PTA
• Enter in a raffle

The event is a floating event so be sure to come sometime between 4:30-6:00 so you will have time to work your way through the classroom and other locations.

Kindergarten parents will have the opportunity to check on buses, get carpool tags, and/or register as walker during their staggered entry date.

Please view the 23-24 DRES Parent Student Handbook here:

https://www.wcpss.net/Page/22935

Be sure to read this and refer to it throughout the school year. It is located on our school website in the Parents section.

Be sure to communicate with the teacher on how your child is supposed to be going home from school. Determine your primary method of transportation and let the teacher know. Be sure to communicate with the teacher at any point in the school year if your child will have transportation changes.

You are invited to fill out an application to see if you qualify for free or reduced price meals for your child. This needs to be redone every year. Please apply using this link: https://www.myschoolapps.com/

If you would prefer a paper copy, these are available at the school.

See DRES School Supply Lists Here: https://www.wcpss.net/Domain/21270

7-27-23- Meet The Teacher 4:30-6:30pm

7-31-23- First Day Of School

7-31-23 to 8-3-23- Kindergarten Staggered Entry

8-28-23- General PTA Meeting 6:30pm DRES Media Center

8-31-23- Mudcats Game 7:00pm

9-20 to 9-28-23- Booster Fundraiser

9-25-23- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

9-28-23- Booster Fun Run

10-2 to 10-20- Track Out

10-21-23- Campus Clean Up 9am-12pm

10-27-23- Trunk or Treat 6-8pm

11-6-23- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

12-7-23- International Night & Chorus Performance 6-8pm

12-22-23 to 1-2-24- Winter Break

1-3-24 to 1-24-24- Track Out

1-29-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

2-9-24- Family Movie Night 6-8:30pm

3-2-24- Campus Clean Up 9am-12pm

3-4-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

3-21-24- Family Collaborative/STEAM Night/Student Led Conferences 5:30-7:30pm

4-1-24 to 4-19-24- Track Out

4-29-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

5-18-24- Campus Clean Up 9am-12pm

5-23-24- NC Under The Stars/Spring Carnival 6-8pm

6-3-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

6-26-24- Last Day of School, 5th Grade Celebration

Join us for a family outing at the Mudcats Stadium on Thursday, August 31! Durant Road Elementary and Durant Road Middle School families will come together for a special community outing. Our chorus' will sing the National Anthem together and we will get a visit from Muddy! Purchase your tickets below.

https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new/GroupPortalPEC.asp?HoldID=1768&SponsorID=16619&EventID=335888

Durant Road Elementary School has been nominated again in the vote for the best elementary school in Raleigh. Please go on and vote for us to see if we can win this title two years in a row! You can vote once daily until August 4 at 5:00pm.

https://www.voteraleighsbest.com/

Do you have a School Messenger account so you don't miss important texts and emails from Wake County Public Schools and Durant Road Elementary?

Read more at this link: https://www.wcpss.net/schoolmessenger