Royal Decree Family Newsletter

March 4

• Kindergarten Field Trip Riverfront Museum
• Parents Club Meeting (7pm)

March 6

• 2025-2026 Registration Opens

March 7

• DGS Spirit Day/Popcorn at Lunch
• End of 3rd Grading Period

March 9

• Daylight Savings Time Starts

March 13

• DVMS Adventure Awaits! Family Literacy Night (5:30-7:30pm)

March 14

• 1,000th Day of School (5th Grade)
• Report Cards Issued

March 17

• St. Patrick's Day

March 21

• SIP Day- 11:15am Dismissal

March 24-March 28

• Spring Break/No School

March 31

• School Resumes

March 12- Mrs. Kamin

March 13- Mrs. Forsythe

March 14- Mr. Wright

March 16- Miss McMurray

March 26- Mrs. Gunter

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core and will be administered in English language arts and mathematics to all students in grades 3-8.​

The testing window for DGS begins on April 7. Please make every effort to have your student in school on the testing days.

Please take time to complete the 5Essentials Survey if you have not already. The survey takes just 5-10 minutes and provides essential insights that help us improve our school community. Currently we have 11% participation rate and are going for 40-50%. Thank you as we value your feedback!

CLICK HERE to take the 5Essentials Parent/Guardian Survey.

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.

Daylight Savings Time will begin on Sunday, March 9. Make sure to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to sleep on Saturday night!

To promote a positive, safe, and healthy lifestyle and classroom learning community, birthday celebrations at school will not include treats or favors from home. Teachers will choose to celebrate students in their classroom in grade and age appropriate ways.

The next Parents Club meeting will be on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 pm in the DGS Café. All parents and guardians of DGS Royals and DGS staff are welcome! We hope you can join us!

This is the time of year is when we start planning our Budget for the next school year and start looking for people that are interested in being on the PC Executive Board (President, VP, Treasurer, & Secretary) and Committee Co-Chairs. Our current Exec Board has been in their positions for a LONG time, so it would be great to have some new blood take over those positions. We need your help to keep our events and programs going! Fresh ideas and new faces to help us do even more! Reach out to Annalee at dunlapparentsclub@gmail.com if you are interested or if you have questions or just want more information!

Thanks,

Annalee Huntington

DGS Parents Club President

Last Friday we held a Carnival Wrap Up Assembly. We announced all the top ticket sellers, and 4P got to slime Mrs. Workheiser, because as a class they sold the most raffle tickets. One Royal from each grade that had sold at least 30 raffle tickets got a turn in the cash grab machine, and we got to watch the teachers and staff play in the hungry-hungry-hippo inflatable.

From the smiles on the kids’ faces on Saturday, we believe that Carnival itself was a huge success. There was a bit of a date confusion with the face painting artist, but balloon creations from Funbelievalbe, TKM’s 360deg Photo Booth, the hungry-hungry-hippo inflatable, the cake walk and other games, and the teacher staffed Snack Shack were all a lot of fun!

The Business Raffle, Basket Raffle, and Silent Auction were a success. The bidding got a little frantic the last minute or two of the Silent Auction, but it was so much fun! If you didn’t get on to bid this year, make sure you check it out next year.

Thank you to everyone that sold tickets, donated their time, money, baked goods, and/or products for this year's Royally Mixed-Up Carnival. We could not have done it without your help. Thanks for making it another successful Carnival!

This year we will be having the Royal Fun Run on Thursday, May 8th (rain date of May 9th). We NEED several volunteers to help set up the obstacles outside in the morning before school starts on the day of the Fun Run. If we do not get volunteers, we cannot have the event. So please mark your calendars! More information about the Fun Run will be coming home in early April!

Time is running out to place your order for the 2024-2025 DGS Yearbook. The online yearbook sale ends March 21st. You can order at inter-state.com/order with the order code: 91048F.

The Spring Book Fair will go a little different this year. The weekly activities will start on Thursday, April 24th, and go into the next week with the actual book sale taking place on Tuesday, April 29th in the DGS Cafeteria. As usual, there will be themed activities throughout the week. More details will be forthcoming!

Just a reminder about the Royal Rock, which weighs in at just over a 1/2 ton (1002 lbs) and was donated by Kickapoo Sand and Gravel, can be rented by Dunlap families. It is an opportunity to share exciting events with our school community by painting your own message. Parents, students, and staff may rent the Royal Rock for a week long period to recognize birthdays, show school spirit, wish a team good luck, thank a teacher, congratulate events, etc. It is a great way to spread positive messages!

If you are interested in renting the Royal Rock, please visit this link for more information including the sign up and PayPal links:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E49ACA722A6FA7-50183237-dgsrent

Sign up here!

The Peoria Park District’s Summer Camps and Sports Guide is now ready for you! Click the link below to explore all the exciting programs and activities available for the upcoming season. From sports leagues to creative camps, there’s something for everyone this summer.

Access the Summer Camps and Sports Guide here!

It is our mission to serve Each Student, Every Day!

Dunlap Gives Back serves to supply students and families with resources to meet their basic needs to ensure that all children are equipped with the resources they need to be prepared to learn.

If you are a staff member, family member, or student, please use this form to request resources. Items that can be requested include, but are not limited to food, clothing, school supplies, hygiene supplies, ect. If further support or resources are required, please email Director of Student Services, Mandy Ellis, at mellis@dunlapcusd.net.

All requests will be confidential and protect the privacy of the student and family.

Dunlap Gives Back Referral Form

The Dunlap School District Shine Award honors employees who go above and beyond for the students and schools in our community. Honorees positively influence, inspire, and leave a lasting impact in the work that they do every day, helping to fulfill the overall District mission to empower all students to reach their individual potential.

Nominations can be submitted by students, parents, District employees, business, or community members by completing the following nomination form. District employees will be selected and honored throughout the school year to receive this prestigious honor.

Selected nominees will receive a crystal apple in recognition of their exemplary efforts, provided by Horace Mann. Additionally, Peoria Prints & Graphic Designs will provide yard signs for staff to celebrate their achievement at home!

Please provide your email in the field below so that a copy of your nomination will be sent to your email address and so that we can contact you with any additional questions.

Dunlap Shine Award Nomination Form