Week of September 2nd

10/3 - School Pictures

10/24 - Open House 5:30-6:30 pm

Favorite things:

• Spending time with family and puppy
• Playing and watching sports
• Riding four wheelers

Looking forward to:

• Meeting awesome students
• Gaining experience and advice from veteran teachers
• Making DCSD my favorite home

Library Media Specialist

Favorite things:

• Spending time with family
• Reading
• Crafting

Looking forward to:

• New books to read
• New challenges
• New people to meet and learn from

Art Teacher

Favorite things:

• Traveling
• Wood working
• Gardening

Looking forward to:

• Getting to create art with students
• Being part of a team
• Learning new things
  

AIS Teacher supporting K-2nd grade students in reading & math

Mr. Kranz may be a familiar face to you as he has done a variety of substitute positions over the years at Dansville, including DPS last year as a K teacher and AIS teacher.

Favorite things:

• Time with family
• Hunting, fishing, and hiking
• Gardening

Looking forward to:

• Making a difference in children's lives
• Working with awesome faculty/staff at DPS
• Being an asset to the school and Dansville community

Music Teacher

Favorite things:

• Playing and watching basketball

• Spending time with my friends and family

• Writing music and creating fun and interesting melodies

Looking forward to:

• Meeting and teaching all of my new students the wonders of music

• Meeting and working with a close-knit faculty and community at Dansville.

• Watching students progress through the program and watching them develop into great leaders

4PK PE Teacher

Favorite things:

• Spending time with my family and friends
• Being outdoors
• Being active
  

Looking forward to:

• Creating a fun and safe environment for my students where they feel comfortable and can express themselves in an active environment
  

AIS Teacher supporting K-2nd grade students with reading and math

Miss Pettengill may be a familiar face to you as she is joining us from EBH.

Favorite things:

• Spending time with my family and friends (especially my three year old niece)
• Reading
• Watching game shows
  

Looking forward to:

• Teaching students how to read
• Instilling a love for learning in students
• The energy and enthusiasm that this age group has
  

Occupational Therapist

Favorite things:

• Hiking with my dogs
• Crafting
• Spending time with my family and friends
  

Looking forward to:

• Meeting everyone
• Working with students to reach their goals
• Helping students to feel happy, safe, and successful
  

Throughout the school year, my goal is to share a few powerful videos/articles that will help support our DPS students success now, as mustangs, and in the years ahead as well as support future mustangs.

Click the button below to hear from Molly Wright, a 7 year old, about how play, like a game of peek-a-boo, can support children's healthy brain development by the age of 5.

Routes

The transportation department mailed out the bus information times to families today, so you'll have the detailed pick up and drop off times very soon.

Reminder

We encourage students to fill up water bottles upon arrival to school. This will allow you to make sure they are secure in backpacks and don't get lost rolling around on the bus floor.

Below you will find important information about upcoming orientations and the first day of school for each grade level!

Student Orientation

Thursday, September 5th at your assigned time (8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 12:00, 1:00 or 2:00). Students and Parents/Guardians!

First Day of School

Friday, September 6th

Student Orientation

Thursday, September 5th at your assigned time (8:30-10:30 or 12:00-2:00). Students and Parents/Guardians!

First Day of School

Friday, September 6th

First Day of School

Thursday, September 5th

Meet & Greet

Tuesday, September 3rd from 2:50-3:20pm. Students and Parents/Guardians!

First Day of School

Thursday, September 5th

This group of K-2nd grade students will meet with Ms. Cross-Gray and Mrs. Wadsworth one time each month after school to share suggestions about creating leadership activities throughout the school year (for example helping to plan our monthly morning meetings, leadership day, spirit weeks, etc.). This is a very important job and will be a great way to help the Primary School be even better! Applications will be sent home on Monday, September 9th. Your K-2nd grade student is invited to apply for this position by Friday, September 20th. A few students per grade level will be selected to join the committee. Please keep an eye out for more information.

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 continue to be able to PURCHASE cookies and ice cream treats. These are NOT included with the FREE breakfast and lunch.

Save the date - DPS school pictures will be Thursday, October 3rd. The order form is attached for your reference and will be sent home with children in the upcoming weeks. Please note you can pay by check or online at - https://vando.imagequix.com/196XY9D (School Code - 24DVP)