Delaware Digest

Families,

Happy 4th quarter! Students are working hard to get one whole week of our attendance being at 95%. If we reach this goal, we will have a party on the blacktop. There will be music, bubbles, games, and more! Please help us reach our goal by ensuring your student is at school all day, every day!

Mrs. Hassell and Mrs. Heinrichs

Our Title 1 survey helps us reflect on our Title 1 events from this year and plan for the following year. Please help us by completing this survey. I appreciate your help!

Attendance

• Late Arrival
• If your student arrives at 7:20, guardians are required to bring the student into the office and check them in.
• Thank you so much for your support and work with this. We have reduced the number of late arrivals from the 100's range to the 50's range for multiple weeks.
• Celebrations:
• Our building attendance took a hit due to illness but has been rising. Currently we are at 91.54% attendance rate. Our building goal is to reach 95 by the end of the year.
• How can we help?
• We understand each situation is unique and you might face barriers for attendance. Our team is here to support and help remove barriers. If you are in this position, please reach out as we would love to partner with you to support.

• GOALS:
• The students with 95% or higher attendance monthly will celebrate with an extra recess and snack!
• Classrooms are goal setting and celebrating as a class weekly when they meet their attendance goals. Connect with your classroom teacher if you have questions.

Click here to find out what your students will be learning in their specials classes during March.

All students will receive 2 free tickets to attend the game.

Calling all incoming Kindergarten students and their families! We are excited to invite you to Delaware to meet our Kindergarten teachers, share Delaware specifics and kindergarten readiness skills, a building tour and more!

We are beginning a Unified Champions Schools program at Delaware. We will be the first school in SPS to have a UCS program! The Unified Champions program is a Special Olympics program that promotes social inclusion by pairing students with developmental disabilities (athletes) with typically developing peers (partners).

This year, we are holding a Family Bowling Night and tournament. We invite you to support our athletes from 5:00-5:30. Then participate in family bowling and other activities, including concessions. There are limited spaces to sign your family up for a 30-minute block of bowling.

Sign up for a lane here.

Make Explore part of your summer plans!

Explore Guides were sent home yesterday and watch for Explore Forms to be sent home next week, which you can complete and return for easy registration.

This summer, Explore will offer students exciting opportunities to pursue their unique interests and passions. Each day they will learn, create, invent, and discover through engaging learning opportunities, including free Artworks classes.

Last summer some of our Delaware classes filled before our Delaware students were able to register, register or return your form quickly to ensure you can get a spot!

Seated and virtual classes for K-8 students will be offered June 2-27. Virtual classes for grades 1-12 will also be offered June 30-July 25.

Students in grades 3 through 8 have the opportunity to enroll in free Artworks classes at three locations—Bingham and Cowden Elementary Schools and Central High School.

Elementary students will attend Explore classes Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Middle school and K-8 students will attend from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration for elementary students begins March 6. Registration for middle school students begins March 5.

High school students may register for Explore classes beginning March 3.

Register for Explore classes at www.sps.org/ExploreLinks to an external site.

April:

1 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Peter and the Wolf

1- Kindergarten Orientation for 25-26 school year 5:00-6:00 pm

2 -Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

4 -School Librarian Appreciation Day!

3-DEAR

4- PBIS Signature Spending (12:45-1:15)

4- Celebration Assembly (1:20-2:00)

7-11 Assistant Principal Appreciation Week!

15-Cents of PRIDE

14 to 20-Volunteer Appreciation Week!

15-PTA Meeting (6:00)

18 -Test Prep Assembly (3-5)

18- Cardinal Baseball Night

21- MAP Testing Begins (3-5)

21 to 25- Scholastic Book Fair

22- k/1 Three Nanny Goats Gruff and Parent and Family Engagement Night 5:00-6:30 pm

23-Admin. Assistant Professionals Day!

29- Unified Schools Bowling Tournament 5:00-7:00 pm

May

1-DEAR

2-PBIS Signature Spending (12:45-1:15)

2-Celebration Assembly (1:20-2:00)

2 -School Lunch Hero Day!

5-9 –Teacher Appreciation Week!

8-Nurse Appreciation Day!

9- MAP Celebration

9- Delaware Sock Hop (5:30-7:00)

13-Cents of PRIDE

14- Landfill Field Trip- 3rd grade

16- Field Day

19th- Rain Delay Field Day

20th K- 4th Awards Ceremony

20-PTA Meeting (6:00)

21st- Fishing Field Trip- 3rd grade

22- Gali-Luau

23 -Last Day of School

23- 5th-grade Promotion (10:00)

23- Lunch on the Lawn (11:30-12:00)

Christy Heinrichs

Assistant Principal

Email: clheinrichs@spsmail.org

Lauren Hassell

Principal

Email: lahassell@spsmail.org

Website: https://www.sps.org/delaware

Location:1505 S Delaware Ave Springfield, MO 65804

Phone: 417-523-3700

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelawareElementarySchoolSPS

Twitter: @LaurenHassell12

"The Mission of Delaware Elementary is to provide high levels of learning for ALL students and staff."