Royal Decree Family Newsletter
Welcome Back
On time attendance is important and necessary for learning. If your child will be absent due to an appointment or is ill, please notify the office by 8:00 am each day.
You can call the office or email your absence to: Mrs. Kamin lkamin@dunlapcusd.net and Mrs. Sullivan msullivan@dunlapcusd.net.
Please make sure your child is prepared and dressed appropriately for outside recess. Students will go outside for recess anytime the temperature is 15 degrees or above (including wind chill).
Parents cannot request that students stay inside based solely on the temperature. It is important for the students to get outside and play when possible during the winter months.
Any child who is exempt from physical education for medical reasons will not be allowed to participate in outdoor recess activities. Re-injury on the playground could occur. Arrangements for indoor recess in the main office or a supervised classroom will be made.
There may be times when the weather is such that delaying the start of school by two hours would provide for a safer environment for our students and staff. This decision will be announced no later than 6:30 am on the day of the delayed start via School Messenger system as well as local TV stations.
On these days, buses will run and morning pick up times will be two hours later than normal. Classes will begin two hours later than their regularly scheduled time. There will be no morning Early Childhood or Bright Futures classes, but the afternoon classes will run at the normal time. School will still dismiss at the regular time. If the district decides to implement a delayed start for the school day, all notifications will be sent in the same manner as the closing of school.
Weather conditions and events are unpredictable. In general, school will not be canceled or dismissed early solely on a weather forecast. Weather events must be occurring and deteriorating for school to be cancelled or for us to dismiss early.
- Snow: Snow is not a primary reason for closing school. As long as roads are not drifting shut, it’s possible we would have school even with a sizable snowfall.
- Road Conditions: As referenced above, road conditions dictate many of our decisions. Due to the fact the district is widely spread out, we have an early morning process (before 5:00 a.m.) of checking our rural and city roads.
- Cold: Wind chill and air temperature will also be considered when making a decision relating to cold weather. However, 0-degree temperatures are not uncommon for our area.
Carnival is on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 3:00-7:00 pm. Mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss it! Games! Food! Fun! Raffles! Silent Auction! 360 Photo booth! Face painting! Information on raffle tickets, food order forms, grade level basket raffle donations, and volunteering for the carnival will be sent home after winter break.
Like last year, we are planning an exciting online silent auction, and an awesome business raffle and class basket raffle. Please watch for additional Carnival information in your Royal’s take home folder!
Our Carnival is our biggest fundraiser that the Parents Club sponsors each year with all
profits going back to the school for designated projects. If you are interested in helping us
plan this years’ Carnival events or making a monetary or in-kind donation, please send us an
email at: dunlapparentsclub@gmail.com We are always looking for products, services, experiences, that we can use in our Raffle and Silent Auction. And working on this committee is a great way to meet a lot of other parents, it’s fun, and it’s really rewarding when the event all comes together!
Any student in 4th-8th grades interested in building or improving their basketball skill is invited to attend upcoming HOI Winter Basketball Shooting Camp on Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28. All workouts will take place at Dunlap Valley. There will be a strong emphasis on shooting off the catch, shooting off the dribble, and ball handling skills. For more information click here.