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The Wildcat Weekly

Volume 4 Issue 5

The WildcatWeeklyVolume 4 Issue 5

Sept 27, 2024

Calendar of Events

*Please note that additional events may be added each week.*


Friday, Sept 27 PiE Family Movie Night 6:30pm-9:00pm (movie begins 6:45pm)

Thur, Oct 3 No School: Rosh Hashanah

Mon, Oct 7-Fri, Oct 11 Week of Respect

Wednesday, Oct 9 PiE Meeting 7pm @ Performing Arts Room or Zoom

Monday, Oct 14 No School: Staff Development

Tuesday, Oct 15 BOE Meeting 7pm @ Performing Arts Room

Saturday, Oct 19 March on Litter; DT Rec Halloween Spectacular (see info below)

Mon, Oct 21-Fri, Oct 25 Scholastic Book Fair

Thursday, Oct 24 Family Night at Book Fair

Thursday, Oct 31 Halloween @ DTS (more info to follow)

Pie Family Movie Night

Don’t forget that our Family Movie Night sponsored by PiE is tonight!


More info is below in our Slice of Pie section.

Back to School Night

Thanks to all of our DTS families who came to our Back to School Night last night. This was our first year combining our Elementary and Middle School events, and it was a huge success! A special thanks goes to all of our educators who set up and prepared for this night, as well as our Buildings and Grounds crew for making our school look beautiful for all of our visitors!


If you have any feedback about last night that we may have missed,

please don't hesitate to reach out to the school.

Welcome to Back to School Night

Week of Respect Oct 7-11

8th Grade Dance Committee

It is never too early to start planning! If you are an 8th grade parent/guardian, and you'd like to be on a committee to plan for the 8th grade dance at the end of the year, please fill out this form.

School Pictures

Dear parents,

School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.


All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the Smilesafe program here.


Thank you!


Lifetouch

Use of Facilities Form

If you or your organization are interested in using part/all of our school building,

the request form is now online!


Click here to complete a Use of Facilities Form.

Biking to School

Students in Grades 4-8 who live within two miles of the school may be granted permission to ride their bicycles to school. The attached permission slip must be completed and electronically signed by a parent/guardian. All bicycles must be secured and parked in the bike rack by the middle school entrance. Students must walk their bike on school property. The New Jersey Bicycle Helmet Law requires that all children under the age of 17 must wear a properly fitted and fastened helmet when they ride a bicycle in New Jersey.


Roller blades and skateboards are not permitted on school property at any time, and are not to be brought into school under any circumstances.

Student Accident Insurance

If you are interested in purchasing a voluntary student accident policy, it can be found on our website under the Parents tab, or you can click here.

Caden's Crew: Walk for CMT

Elementary chorus rehearsals have begun! They are held for interested 4th and 5th graders on

Wednesday mornings at 8:10am until the 11th of December.

Staff Spotlight

This year, we have several new staff members that have joined the DTS team! For the next few weeks, we will spotlight a new staff member and get to know them a little more!


Jacquelyn Kusant

Position:

Paraprofessional


Personal Info:

Mrs. Kusant is married with two children who attend Delaware Township School. She attended Rider University and has goldfish named Flyer, Phantom and Bitsy.


Interests and/or hobbies:

Mrs. Kusant enjoys being outside, taking walks, playing with her kids and going to the beach.


Favorites:

Favorite Food: London Broil and Baked Ziti

Favorite place to go: the beach


What would the students be surprised to find out about you?

Mrs. Kusant played field hockey in High School.


What makes a 'good' day at school?

"Seeing students smile and enjoy working together. To see the pride in students' faces when they complete tasks that seemed like they may have been too big of a challenge for them to overcome."


If you couldn't be in education, what would you have wanted to do?

Marine Biologist


Is there a quote or saying that you live your life by?

"You are Braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, Smarter than you think, and Loved more than you'll ever know."-Winnie the Pooh

Club Corner

DTS Athletics

Delaware Township School is proud to offer many athletic opportunities

for students in Grades 5-8.

Click here for a quick reference guide to the Athletics Department.

About PiE

DTS Partners is Education was formed in 2010, when the DTS PTA and the DT Community Education Foundation merged to become a single group. It is an all-volunteer organization supporting the School's students. Learn more by visiting our website - www.dtspie.com. As a member of the PiE community, you will be part of our listserv and get these monthly newsletters as well as periodic emails reminding you of upcoming meetings and opportunities to volunteer for different activities. We look forward to a great year!


Monthly Meetings

  • Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 2024, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Room at the School or via Zoom


Upcoming Events

  • Friday, September 27 6:30-9pm Family Movie Night. Join us to watch INSIDE OUT 2 under the stars (outside of the middle school - in case of rain we will watch it in the gym). Movie to begin around sunset (6:45 pm). Bring your own blankets and snacks to enjoy
  • Book Fair will be October 21st to October 25th. Family night will be Thursday 10/24 from 5-7pm.
  • Pie Family Skate night that was scheduled for 11/16 has been canceled. Keep an eye out for more fun events!

Volunteer Opportunities


PiE Sponsored Assemblies

  • Coming up in November! Ball in the House is an R&B/Soul/Pop a cappella group based out of Boston, MA, ​whose high energy shows have audiences singing, dancing, even beatboxing along!


More detailed information on ALL of our events can be found on our website at www.dtspie.com, email us at dtspie@gmail.com or check out our social media pages (Instagram & Facebook)

SEPAG

To learn more about DTS SEPAG, click here.

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.


Click here for a list of books that recognize and celebrate Hispanic Americans.

24-25 District Calendar

Before/After Care

What's Happening Around Town?

Hunterdon Central High School Parent Page
Want to know what's going on at the High School? Click here to go to the parents' resource page on Hunterdon Central's website

Learn more at artseedstudio.com

Scouts

Delaware Township Rec Commission

Follow us on Instagram @dt_recreation

Hunterdon Athletics

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Newsletter Submission

The Wildcat Weekly is published every Friday.


In cases where it is a shortened week, the publication date may be adjusted.

If you would like something published in the newsletter, please email your submission to slipson@dtsk8nj.org by each Tuesday at 3:30pm. Please include the length of time you'd like your information to be in the newsletter.


All submissions must be approved by the school administration

before being included in the newsletter.

Delaware Township School District