The Wildcat Weekly

Jan 17, 2025

*Please note that additional events may be added each week.*

Friday, Jan 17 Schoolwide MLK Day of Service

Monday, Jan 20 School Closed: MLK Jr Day

Tuesday, Jan 21 BOE Meeting 7pm @ Performing Arts Center

Friday, Jan 24 Family Book Bingo (see below for more info)

Thursday, Jan 30 Winter Walk to School (see flyer below)

Wednesday, Feb 12 PiE Meeting 7pm on Zoom only

Friday, Feb 14 No School: Staff Development

Monday, Feb 17 No School: Presidents' Day

Tuesday, Feb 18 BOE Meeting 7pm @ Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, Feb 19 PiE after-school enrichment begins!

Monday is a federal holiday to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

To follow his example of working hard to make the world a fairer and kinder place,

our DTS students worked on a service project today in school.

Students collaborated with their buddy classes to decorate brown bags for Meals on Wheels

to deliver to senior citizens who are unable to cook for themselves.

Emails were sent out this week with the available classes and information.

Please read through the packet carefully, as you will find information

regarding registration and dismissal procedures.

The program will run on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 4 consecutive weeks

beginning on February 19th & 20th, and ending March 12th & 13th.

Registration will be available through Sign-Up Genius on

Saturday, January 25th @ 10:00 am until February 3rd.

PiE suggests a payment of $75 per child; if your child will take part in more than one class, please consider contributing a little more to help offset costs. If you have already paid your annual Program Fee for 2024-2025, payment is not necessary.

**Click here for a printable order form**

The Board of Education will be taking part in a book discussion on the book, "The Anxious Generation." We will read the book independently, and then discuss it at an upcoming BOE meeting. If you are interested in taking part, click the link above to purchase your own copy and let Mr. Lipson know you'd like to be involved! Feel free to contact Mr. Lipson with any questions.

Our Lost and Found is making it difficult to walk into the foyer of the building!

If your child has lost something throughout the year, please come by and pick it up!

We will soon be donating everything that has not been claimed.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Delaware Township School is pleased to offer full-day Preschool at no cost to parents who are residents of Delaware Township. Eligible students must turn 3 on or before October 1, 2025. For the 2025-2026 school year, there will be three integrated Preschool classes. Due to limited space, a lottery system will need to be utilized. The lottery application will close on January 15, 2025.

Please go to the preschool page under 'parents' on our district website for more information, including a link to our lottery application.

We are now in the process of compiling a list of children who will be

eligible to start Kindergarten in September 2025.

If you have a child in your household who will be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2025, please complete the survey below.

DTS Kindergarten Survey

We welcome all new and existing 4th and 5th graders to the Elementary chorus for our first rehearsal on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8:10am. Chorus is every Wednesday morning unless school is cancelled or delayed for emergencies. If your child likes to sing, please encourage them to join us for our first rehearsal!

All 5th through 8th grade chorus students are traveling to HCRHS

for our semiannual district wide choral festival on Wednesday, January 15th.

Happy New Year to all our students, parents and guardians! Welcome back to school—we hope you had a fantastic holiday break and are feeling refreshed. We’re excited to start the new year and can’t wait to see what’s ahead. Here’s to a great year full of new opportunities and fun learning experiences!

Please see the attached letter from Mrs. Verma regarding an increase of illnesses at DTS.

Delaware Township School is proud to offer many athletic opportunities

for students in Grades 5-8.

Click here for a quick reference guide to the Athletics Department.

About PiE

DTS Partners is Education was formed in 2010, when the DTS PTA and the DT Community Education Foundation merged to become a single group. It is an all-volunteer organization supporting the School's students. Learn more by visiting our website - www.dtspie.com. As a member of the PiE community, you will be part of our listserv and get these monthly newsletters as well as periodic emails reminding you of upcoming meetings and opportunities to volunteer for different activities. We look forward to a great year!

Monthly Meetings

• Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be over zoom only.

Upcoming Events

After School Enrichment

• Emails were sent out this week with the available classes and information. Please read through the packet carefully, as you will find information regarding registration and dismissal procedures.

• The program will run on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 4 consecutive weeks beginning on February 19th & 20th, and ending March 12th & 13th.

• Registration will be available through Sign-Up Genius on Saturday, January 25th @ 10:00 am until February 3rd

• We suggest a payment of $75 per child; if your child will take part in more than one class, please consider contributing a little more to help offset costs. If you have already paid your annual Program Fee for 2024-2025, payment is not necessary.

PiE Sponsored Assemblies

• Veteran Meteorologist John Marshall will visit our school February 18th. He will discuss the tools he uses to forecast the weather and will lead the students in a mock taping of the weather report.

Volunteer Opportunities

• After-school enrichment is looking for volunteers to lead classes!

• This can even be retired grandparents who want to share a special skill! PiE will reimburse materials costs (please reach out to PiE for more information).

• Classes will run for 4 weeks on either a Wednesday or Thursday. Reach out to DTSPiE@gmail.com to sign up!

**Click here for a printable version**

Click here for information about YMCA program at DTS!

Jan 2025 Lunch Menu

Feb 2025 Lunch Menu

Click here for the:

24-25 Food Allergy Packet Information

24-25 Food Allergy Packet Information (Spanish Version)

Click here for 2024 Winter Park Harbinger Information

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