DRES Family Message

Hello DRES Family,

Welcome back from Track Out! We hope you are your family have had an enjoyable break. Thank you to the many families that came out for our Camp Durant event before track out. What an incredible turn out! We will continue to plan and provide these engaging events to strengthen our parent, school, and community relationship.

We've been busy at the school over track out. The PTA paid to have our Media Center, Cafeteria, and Gymnasium painted and they look so good! We are so thankful to our community for contributing through fundraisers, donations, and time to keep improving our beautiful school.

We are on the home stretch of the school year, starting quarter 4. We will continue to work hard this quarter mastering grade level standards, in order to be prepared for the next grade level. Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be preparing for the End of Grade tests that they will take over the last 10 days of school. Our students need to be at school regularly. Absences cause gaps in learning and the more absences lead to deeper gaps.

Can't wait to see you tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sanchez, Principal

AM Drop Off-

• The chain will be put up at 8:00am and all cars and cabs will need to follow the carpool traffic.
• Cars will be directed to pull to the end of the sidewalk.
• Students need to be prepared to exit the vehicle when it comes to a stop.
• Students will get out of the car on the passenger side to avoid any unwanted danger.
• If a student needs help getting out or opening their door, please turn on your flashers to alert the staff to open the door.
• Do not pull around other cars unless directed by the staff member directing traffic.

PM Pick Up-

• Hang your carpool tag on your rearview mirror facing out the front window so staff can see the tag. Keep it in the window until your child gets in your vehicle. We need to see the tags at the loading area.
• We will load 5 cars at a time at the colored cones.
• If your child needs assistance to open your car door, please put your flashers on to alert the staff.
• The Orange Zone, which is at the end of the sidewalk, is for Special Transportation cabs and a waiting zone for parents who are waiting on students to come out to carpool.
• All students must get in the car on the passenger side to avoid them accidentally being hit by a car coming past. It is dangerous for students to walk around the cars.
• The chain will be put across starting at 3:00pm. A staff member will open the chain to allow Special Transportation cabs to come into the Orange Zone for pick up. All others need to go through carpool.
• If you do not have a carpool tag, you will need to park and go to the office to get your child from there. Be sure to have your ID on you.
• If you have lost your carpool tags, please call the office at 919-870-4220 to order new tags at $3 per tag.
• If you do carpool often and do not have a carpool tag, please call the office to let them know and your children will be assigned a carpool number and you will be given 2 free tags.
• First 2 tags are free. Any tags needed beyond two are $3 each.

We have tightened up our walker procedures and need for our families to follow these procedures.

• Walker parents are not allowed on campus until 3:00pm. Parents should not arrive early and sit on the picnic tables. This is unsafe, as we have students still outside playing until 2:55pm.
• Well behaved and friendly dogs are allowed to walk with their family but not allowed on campus until 3:00pm.
• All K-3rd grade students will be dismissed at 3:05pm and wait in the Kindergarten hallway for their parents to sign them out from the staff member at the door. This is to be sure all students are connected with a parent.
• 4th & 5th grade students will be dismissed from their modulars at 3:05pm and parents will sign their child out with Coach W.
• If families choose to stay and play at the school, please stay on the back field until 3:35pm. Once all buses are gone, walker students with parents present can play on the basketball court and play structures.
• Be sure to always have your walker tags visible when on campus.

Please take a few minutes to complete this Parent/Family Survey for Durant Road Elementary. Families complete one survey for each school they have children attend.

We will use your feedback to determine our areas of strength and areas that we need to improve. Your feedback is very valuable!

Click here for Parent/Family Survey

If you need a paper survey, email Jessica Lever at jlever@wcpss.net and she will send one home with your child.

Come join the DRES staff at McDonald's Drive Thru this Thursday, 4-27-23, from 4:30pm-7:30pm at 9698 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh 27615.

Be sure to bring your cash to purchase dessert directly from the staff that is cash only.

All WCPSS students will be provided with log in information to access their student's Powerschool Parent Portal. If you do not already have access, you will receive an email from Silvia Antonio with the log in information, which will go to the email that you have on file. 3rd-5th grade parents will be given student EOG scores via this method so be sure to get this set up.

Kidz Art Meets Monday Afternoons from 3:15pm-4:15pm until 6/12/23

Chess Club Meets Wednesday Mornings from 7:15am-8:00am in Media Center

DRES Chorus Meets Thursday Mornings from 7:15am-8:00am in Music Room

4/24/23- Return from Track Out, PTA Meeting 6:30pm @ DRES Media Center

4/27/23- Spring Individual and Class Pictures, McTeacher Night 4:30pm-7:30pm

5/1/23- Quarter 3 Report Cards Go Home

5/5/23- School Lunch Hero Day

5/8/23- Starts Teacher Appreciation Week, School Nurse Day, School Improvement Team meeting @ 3:45pm in Media Center

5/9/23- Early Release Day- Dismissal is from 1-1:30pm

5/15/23- Quarter 4 Interims Go Home

5/18/23- Kindergarten Orientation for 23-24- 5:30pm @ DRES Gymnasium

5/21/23- PTA Playdate & General Meeting 3pm-4pm @ DRES Playground

5/25/23- NC Under The Stars Event at DRES 6:00-8:00pm- Mark Your Calendars for an evening of entertainment.

5/29/23- No School- Memorial Day Observance

6/12/23- School Improvement Team meeting @ 3:45pm in Media Center

6/14/23- EOGs Start

6/19/23- No School- Juneteenth Observance

6/24/23- Popsicles At The Playground for rising Kindergarteners for 23-24

6/26/23- PTA Board Meeting

6/28/23- Last Day of School, Quarter 4 Report Cards Go Home

6/29/23- EOG Remediation & Retakes

6/30/23- EOG Remediation & Retakes

Order your yearbook(s) for only $20! Visit www.strawbridge.net and follow the directions in the image included in this post to order your yearbook in four easy steps! Access code is YB23132 (this info is also noted at the bottom of the directions). Orders must be placed by May 1, order now before you forget!

• Please join here if you have not already joined the DRES PTA! Also, please ask grandparents and family members to join!
• Check out the PTA website here: https://durantroadpta.weebly.co

Monthly PTA Meeting Dates, Times, and Location

• Monday, April 24th, 6:30 at DRES media center
• Sunday, May 21st, PTA meeting and Playdate at DRES playground
• Monday, June 26th 6:30 - location TBD

Interested in donating to the school, PTA project, or student?

• Check out options for donations here: https://durantroadpta.weebly.com/dres-wish-lists.html

DRES will dismiss at 1:00pm. Starting at 1:30pm, all teachers will begin their professional development work so all carpoolers need to be picked up by 1:30pm.

The rest of the Early Release Days for the year for Track 4 are:

May 9

View here: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/20157

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

If so, please call the school at 919-870-4220 to give us your new phone number. You can also email it to Mrs. Antonio at santonio@wcpss.net.

If you've moved, please provide an updated gas, electric, water bill, signed lease agreement, or bill of sale for house purchase. Contact Mrs. Antonio for an appointment.