Tiger Tale

Last Friday night was an example of one of the things that makes Dewey such a special place. I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to all the wonderful volunteers who helped make our Fall Festival such an incredible success! From planning and organizing to setting up booths, running activities, and ensuring every detail was perfect, your hard work and dedication truly shined. The energy, enthusiasm, and joy you brought made this event not only fun but also a memorable experience for our students and their families.

I'd like to acknowledge and thank Fall Festival coordinators Sadie Calderon and Alexis Carriker along with the PFO for making this event happen. We couldn’t have done it without you! Your generous commitment of time and effort is what makes our school community so special. Events like the Fall Festival are only possible because of the heart and passion of volunteers like you.

On behalf of the entire Dewey staff, students, and families, THANK YOU! Your contributions help create lasting memories and strengthen the bonds within our school community.

Warmest Regards,

Sabrina Parsley - Principal

We hope you enjoyed this year's Fall Festival as much as we did! This year was a huge success for our school. We would like to thank all the parents who donated their resources such as Amazon supplies, cakes and candy donations. We would also like to send a special thanks to the parents who went above and beyond decorating their cars for our first Trunk or Treat, I loved seeing all your creative designs. This year we had a vision and wanted to make some changes. The biggest change was getting outside volunteers to assist with running the event. PFO added a new Volunteer Coordinator role this year, and when I went to them with my vision, we all knew it could be a BIG challenge. But I think the reward was even bigger, we all got to spend quality time at the festival participating in the fun with our kids instead of being tied down to volunteering. Thank you, Melissa Keil and Danielle Bowen, for all of you hard work and coordination to make it happen. In addition, the guys at the Blue Grill… CHEFS KISS! These dads from the area donated their time giving up their Friday night to serve up some amazing food for our families! I’m proud to announce that we raised over SEVEN THOUSAND dollars at the event! These proceeds are going directly back to your children going towards field trip funds and school improvements! It was truly a pleasure planning this event with the PFO and my right-hand lady Alexis Carriker. Thank you and we can’t wait for the next PFO event Friday November 8th, Movie night at the school. See you there!!

Sadie Calderon - Fall Festival Coordinator

Thank you to everyone for supporting our canned food drive! Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Donations collected go right back into the Fair Oaks / Orangevale community.

We are excited to announce that later this semester, Harry Dewey will be offering classes in

playing the violin!

These classes are free and will be taught by Gay Currier, who is a retired member of the Sacramento Philharmonic and active member of the Sacramento Choral Society. Ms. Currier has many years of teaching experience with both private students and in various school district programs.

Violin class will be held on Wednesdays from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. in room #14.

Instruments will be supplied free of charge.

This class is for students in grades 4, 5, & 6. Fifteen students will be accepted on a

first come, first served basis.

If you are interested, please fill out the form attached below, have your parents sign, and turn in the form to the office by October 18. Hard copies of the form are available in the office. Classes will begin October 23rd.

We encourage healthy snacks during the school day and sweets in small quantities. Dewey has a "no-sharing food" rule to help ensure safety and respect for individual dietary needs.

• Yes, it is that time of year again. The Dewey JOG-WALK-RUN-A-THON! This fundraising event is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 18th during our regular school hours. Here’s the schedule:
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8:55-9:35 McCulloch, Gallington, Early Kindergarten

9:40-10:20 Pfost, Melnik, Leschly

10:30-11:10 Holmgren, Hann, Strong, Molaison

11:15-11:55 Jaculina, Kiksman, Schumacher

12:40-1:20 Nava-Robbins, Willett, Late Kindergarten

1:30-2:10 Gardner, Ruswinkle, Burton

• Proceeds from this event will support our school. (We earned a whopping $8,858 from last year’s event! Your support enabled Dewey to purchase t-shirts for our student government, a sound system with 2-wireless microphones for our MP room, field trip scholarships for our 5th and 6th graders and River Cats game attendees, an exciting BMX assembly, PE equipment, and resources for our Maker Space and 6th grade Promotion ceremony. Thank you!) The Jog-a-thon will include walking, jogging, or running laps within a forty-minute time period (one lap will equal approximately one-quarter mile). We are inviting all family members to join us on the day of the Jog-a-thon to run with their child’s class and/or help with management. Students are encouraged to ask family and friends to pledge a specific amount to help make this event a success.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday, September 20th:

• Information/Sponsor sheets sent home—Start collecting pledges

Friday, October 18th:

• Jog-Walk-Run-a-Thon will be held on the lower field

Friday, November 1st:

• Last day to turn in pledge monies to the office

Please have your child turn in all pledge monies to the office by November 1st. We thank you in advance and we look forward to running with you on October 18th. Let’s Go Dewey Tigers!!

The Harry Dewey School Library is a fantastic hub for knowledge and exploration! We are so excited to see our student actively using the online catalog to research topics they love. Have you checked it out together yet? Explore here: https://dewey.sanjuan.edu/academics/library

Ready to up your earning potential? You can now earn Dewey Scrip (all funds go directly to your student's classroom, and during summer months directly to your students) in a brand new way -in addition to gift cards- simply by shopping online. Log in at RaiseRight.com or the mobile app [QR code] and select the new Shop Online tab to get started!

Scrip orders will be collected on the following Mondays:

October 14

October 28

November 4

November 18

December 2

December 16

For more information contact Lilia Nardozzi at lilia.nardozzi@sanjuan.edu or text (916) 517-8366.

It’s back! This year, half of the school will come weekly for the first half of the year, then the other half of the school will come weekly the 2nd half of the year. Don’t worry if your child doesn’t start next week- everyone will have equal opportunity to DESIGN, BUILD, and CREATE in the Maker Lab.

The Maker Lab runs on your donations. There is a box for all donations in the office hallway. All cardboard tubes, craft supplies, duct tape, etc. are appreciated. Don’t keep google eyes around your house, but you still want to give? There is an Amazon Wish List: Dewey Maker Lab Wish List

Right now, the Maker Lab is needing your Hex Bugs that are no longer being played with. Give the bugs a second life, give them to the Maker Lab.

Follow deweymakerlab on Instagram!

Please visit deweypfo.com for more information about ways to get involved, our PFO executive board and committee chairs, and an online store for Dewey merchandise!

October 17: Trimester 1 Progress Notices Sent Home/Viewable in Q

October 18th: Jog-a-thon

October 21st: PFO Meeting NEW DATE

October 22nd: 6th Grade Planetarium Field Trip

October 24th: Tiger Talk with Ms. Parsley

November 1st: ASD Effie Yeaw Field Trip

November 4th: 4th Grade Sutter's Fort Field Trip

November 8th: Dewey Movie Night

November 11th: Veteran's Day- NO SCHOOL

November 15th: Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL

TK: 8:55-12:15

Kindergarten Early : 8:55-12:15

Kindergarten Late: 12:10-3:30

DHH/ASD Kindergarten: 8:55-12:55

*Thursdays: All Kindergarten students 8:55-12:15

1st -6th Grade: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:55-3:30

*Thursdays: 1st-6th grade 8:55-2:15