News and events
Winter Conferences: February 10, 11 and 13
Monday, February 10: PTO Meeting, 6pm--Please join us!
Monday, February 17: NO School - Holiday
Tuesday, February 18: NO School - Staff Development
Friday, February 28: Booster Fun Run (Students wear Dayton T-shirts and tennis shoes)
Friday, March 7: NO School - Staff Planning/Grades
Monday, March 10 - Friday, March 14: NO School - Spring Break/Holiday
Monday, March 17: NO School - Staff Development
Dear Dayton Families,
February is a month full of fun and special opportunities for our students and families. We're especially looking forward to connecting with you at our February family/teacher conferences. We deeply value your partnership and appreciate the chance to connect during this time.
This February, we are celebrating Black History Month, recognizing and honoring the contributions of Black individuals throughout history—a recognition that is important not just this month, but year-round.
February also brings us "I Love to Read Month" and our PTO Booster Fun Run! Thanks to our dedicated planning teams, we have some exciting activities planned for our students. The funds raised from the Fun Run are incredibly valuable, directly supporting student experiences, educational enrichment, classroom support, and even playground equipment.
In the classroom, our students will be focusing on honesty, which Character Strong defines as "being truthful in what you say and do." To support these conversations at home, we've provided grade-specific resources:
Kindergarten Family Connection
Second Grade Family Connection
Fourth Grade Family Connection
We look forward to seeing you at conferences later this month. Thank you for your continued partnership.
Sincerely,
Jessica Wippler
Please join us as we celebrate the joy of reading by attending our book fair in the gym during evening conferences. Dates and times are:
Monday, February 10th 4:10 - 8:00pm
Tuesday, February 11th 4:10 - 8:00pm
Thursday, February 13th 4:10 - 7:30pm
Look for a flyer and more information coming soon! In the meantime, you can view our book fair homepage here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dayton
Want to volunteer? Click here!
We hope to see you there!
Art
This trimester, 4th grade students are analyzing how artists use the principles of art contrast and emphasis in their work. Contrast is when an artist combines opposite or different elements in an artwork. Emphasis is when an artist creates a point of interest in an artwork, typically by using contrast. One art form that wonderfully exemplifies these principles is Notan–a Japanese art concept that explores the relationship between light and dark in a composition. The word "notan" is made up of the Japanese words "no" and "tan", which mean "thin" and "heavy".
Library
February is “I Love to Read Month!” All month long, students at Dayton will engage in activities that focus on everything we love about reading. Some fun activities we are doing in the library include reading with a friend, a bookmark contest, and Book Fair Bingo! Yes, the Scholastic Book Fair will return to Dayton this month!
Please join us as we celebrate the joy of reading by attending our book fair in the gym during evening conferences. Dates and times are:
Monday, February 10th 4:10 - 8:00pm
Tuesday, February 11th 4:10 - 8:00pm
Thursday, February 13th 4:10 - 7:30pm
Look for a flyer and more information coming soon! In the meantime, you can view our book fair homepage here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dayton
We hope to see you there!
"Be Delighted, Be Inspired, Be a Dayton Eagle Volunteer!"
Wow! The school year is flying by! I am so glad that we got to enjoy some warmer weather after our cold spell.
We have Book Fair during Winter Conferences this month which means we are looking for volunteers to help those evenings with set up, running the book fair, and take down. There are 3 different shifts per conference night. Click on the link below if you are interested in helping with that!
The Booster Fun Run is kicking off this month and we are going to be looking for some volunteers with the preparation of that. Be on the lookout in the next week for more information and the sign up.
Thank you to all our Volunteers that helped the PTO with Family Movie Night! It was such a great time!
Ashley Arntson
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Dayton Elementary
763-506-2230
Student pick-up occurs promptly at 4:00 PM in the Dayton and Rebel parking lots.
Change in Dismissal (Please notify the office by 3:00 p.m.)
763.506.2200
Student Release from School
For security purposes, our school is a locked facility. When visiting Dayton Elementary, please bring your photo ID and press the silver button at the main entrance to speak with the office. Only parents and legal guardians are authorized for student pickup. If someone other than a parent or legal guardian needs to pick up your child, please call the office at 763-506-2200 in advance to make arrangements.
Early dismissal
To help students avoid missing important end-of-day instructions and reminders, please schedule appointments outside of school hours whenever possible. If an early pickup is unavoidable, please allow ample time for us to locate your student. Daily schedules are available here. Early pickups should occur before 3:30 p.m.
Dayton Elementary participates in the Box Tops for Education, so please scan your receipts. It helps raise money for our school! Click here to learn how.