The Weekly Update #1
August 5, 2024
Hello Dickson Families!
The 2024-25 school year has been a great start! Watching the TK and Kinder students nervous on day one, to smiles and excitement to come back to school by day 5! It's harder on adult hearts when our children skip away excited, forgetting to say goodbye or give that extra hug. We are grateful that you are bringing your child to school every day so we can ensure we prepare them with all the foundational skills they will need as they progress through school.
Ending the week, we had a sea of students and staff in Dickson Spirit Wear! School Pride is so valuable to our school community! It brings everyone on campus together as a school family and as our community drives by our school, they can see the sea of red and blue showing the pride we have being Dickson Stars!
Sincerely,
Renae McCain
Proud Principal at Dickson Elementary
Mrs. Monge's class won the primary Spirit Wear Trophy for the week and earned a special treat from PTA.
Mrs. Kertesz's class won the elementary Spirit Wear Trophy for the week and earned a special treat from PTA.
NEW to CHINO VALLEY USD?
DIRECTIONS for CREATING AN AERIES PARENT PORTAL:
It's much easier now to create an Aeries account! All parents need to create the account once you are registered. Instructions to create a Parent Portal on Aeries.
With your Aeries Parent Portal account you can view your child's information, including their grades and attendance.
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
Attendance in school leads to better performance for children when they are adults. As such, CVUSD has a new attendance challenge for the 2024-25 school year. They are challenging schools to attain a 96.5% attendance rate. The school with the highest attendance rate in each feeder group will be awarded a huge trophy at the end of the trimester and earn a school-wide pizza party at the end of the year. Let's work together to earn the trophy and pizza!
School starts every day at 7:50 a.m. To ensure our students make it to class on time, we offer breakfast and supervision beginning at 7:10 a.m. Between 7:10 and 7:40, traffic is very light.
Please make illness the only reason for an absence. When your child misses school, they miss out on important instruction, and it takes a while for them to get caught up. Last year, Dickson's attendance rate was only 93%. Our district and school goal is to meet the 96.5% attendance rate.
This year we will be having weekly grade level and classroom attendance competitions.
Students with absences and tardies will be asked to attend scheduled Saturday School.
Let's work together to make attendance a priority! Please let us know how we can provide support if you are having any difficulties.
PBIS at Dickson
Our schoolwide expectations are:
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe
Behavior Discipline Flow Chart
We also work on our character. We follow the pillars of Character Counts.
We invite our parents/guardians to support the learning of character by discussing the following:
Respect - Follow the "Golden Rule": Treat others like the way you would like to be treated.
Responsibility - We take responsibility for our actions.
Trustworthiness - Be a person others can trust. We follow through our promises.
Fairness - We can think of others when making decisions. Treat others with fairness.
Caring - Care for others, and not just about ourselves.
Citizenship - We do the right thing, and follow the rules/expectations. We get involved in our community.
MTSS | MTSS-A (Academic Support) | MTSS-B (Behavior Support)
At Dickson, our students benefit from Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 support.
MTSS-A | Academic Support
Mr. Monaghan, Dickson's Intervention Teacher, works with small groups of students to provide Tier 2 academic support with curriculum and programs focused on supporting our student's academic foundational skills. Speak to your child's teacher about academic concerns and to schedule a parent teacher conference.
MTSS-B | Behavior Support
Mrs. Ayala, Dickson's Counselor, works with small groups of students to provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 counseling with a curriculum focused on supporting our students' social-emotional health. You can request support if you have concerns regarding your child's social-emotional health.
Request For Support
Click on the picture to access the online Parent Request for Support form.
As of 8/11/24 we have received 5 requests for support for the 2024-25 school year:
2 for social emotional support
2 for academic support
1 for both social emotional and academic support
STUDENT | Nia Sanchez
STAFF | Brenda Stoute
Mrs. Brenda Stoute, our registrar/attendance clerk, has been going above and beyond to helping families enroll for the new school year. She is dedicated to making sure families are supported.
Thank you for serving our Dickson students, families, staff, and community Brenda!
COMMUNITY | Parent Mrs. Romero
Mrs. Romero is readily available to volunteer her time to help all our Dickson students. This week she helped in the cafeteria during breakfast as students are learning to recycle. Mrs. Romero serves on Dickson's ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee) and she is a PTA member who helps with many school activities. Thank you for giving back to our school Mrs. Romero!
Doris Dickson Elementary School
Principal: Renae McCain
Email: renae_mccain@chino.k12.ca.us
Assistant Principal: Joanne King
Email: joanne_king@chino.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.chino.k12.ca.us/Dickson
Location: 3930 Pamela Drive | Chino, CA 91710
Phone Number: (909) 591-2653
School Hours: Bell Schedule | Spanish Bell Schedule