
Week of October 28th
DPS Principal Newsletter
Important Reminders
Halloween Parade - Thursday at 1:30
Please be sure to read the Halloween letter sent home (see below) AND return the bottom slip if you intend to pick up your child after the parade. See you on Thursday!
π Playground Closed 7:40-3:00 Monday through Friday
Please remember that the DPS playground is not available for public use until 3:00PM due to our 3PK students school day ending then. I appreciate your understanding that we need to keep our littlest learners safe!
πͺͺLicense
Please remember that you must bring your license whenever you visit DPS and whenever picking up a child at early or regular dismissal.
π₯ͺ Cafeteria
Families are welcome to come eat lunch in the cafeteria with their child. Here are a couple reminders -
- You will meet your child in the cafeteria
- Please do not take any pictures with your cellphone while visiting
- Students are NOT allowed to share food with other children.
- At the end of lunch, you should head right to the office to sign out
Upcoming Events
11/7- Make-up School Pictures (see info below)
11/15- Whole School Meeting
11/20- Bus Drills
11/25 & 11/26- Half Day of School & Parent Teacher Conferences
βNurse's Office Highlight
This week we had the Lions Club SEE (Screening Eyes Early) Program join us at the Primary School. With parental permission, 193 students had their vision screened! The Lions Club is an organization that assists with vision screening and helping out with eye exams and glasses to those in need. They have 2 Spot Vision Screeners which are handheld, portable, vision screeners that quickly detect vision issues in children. The Lions club also helps many other programs in our community. We are so fortunate to have them serve our young community members!
Open House
Thank you to all the families for visiting DPS with your students! The students are always so excited to be a tour guide. Highlights are showing off their classroom, special area classrooms, and the special adults they work with! Thanks to Sarah Gebhard for capturing some pictures of the fun!
Whole School Morning Meeting
This morning we gathered for our morning meeting. The Student Lighthouse leaders did an excellent job leading the meeting. It included the following -
- Good Morning song and dance
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Announcements
- Habit #1 review (see the student made video below)
- Habit #1 Student Leaders
- Special Area Awards (one class per grade level for art/library/music/PE)
- Golden Spatula Awards
- Sing-Along with Mrs. Leven
- Joke of the Day
- Dansville Primary School Song
Congrats to the Habit #1 student leaders -
Pre-K - Briar Dieter, Henry Holmwood, Kainen Koch, & Christian Mendez
Kindergarten - Harper Acomb, Hudson Allison, Bailey Dann, Alex Fontanez, & Logan Will
1st Grade - Quinn Barron, Jonah McMaster-Stanley, Reed Murphy, & Stanley Rademacher
2nd Grade - Baylee Craig, Michael Dalton, Leia Deleo, Lilyanne Moore, & Hadalee Tonkery
Thank you to Claire and Gwen for capturing pictures along with me!
Golden Spatula Winners
Congrats to Miss Waldon's class for getting the most tickets at Kindergarten as well as the first and second grade winners below -
π Did You Know π
π Parent/Student Handbook
Below is a link the 2024-2025 DPS Parent/Student Handbook. This will serve as an excellent resource to you throughout the school year.
π Arrival and Dismissal
Arrival
All 4PK-2nd grade students will enter at the main entrance of school and must be to school by 8:00.
- Students can be dropped off anytime from 7:40-8:00.
- Breakfast will be served from 7:40-8:10.
- Buses unload students at 7:40.
All 3PK students will enter at the side door at 9:00 for the AM program or 12:30 for the PM program.
Dismissal
Dismissal changes must be made before 1:00pm. Parent pick-up will begin at 2:15pm each day at the following doors based on last name. Please make sure we have the name of the person picking up and that person has a driver's license for identification.
- A-C at the ELC doorway on the parking lot side
- D-H at the back playground door
- I-Q at the first door on the left in the driveway between the HS & PS
- R-Z at the second door on the left in the driveway between the HS & PS
All 3PK AM and PM students will exit at the side door at 11:30 for the AM program and 3:00 for the PM program. Our 3PK students are dropped off and picked up in the small Primary Bus Loop during the following times: 8:45-9:00, 11:20-11:35, 12:20-12:30, and 2:50-3:05. Please consider parking in a different location so that you aren't trapped in the loop.
βTardy Arrival (after 8:00am)
If your child arrives at school after 8:00am, he/she is considered tardy. Please walk your child into the school main entrance to complete an excuse. Then staff will give your child a tardy pass and he/she can walk to class independently. Please note this is a change in practice in order to ensure student safety in the parking lot and to keep accurate attendance records.
Cafeteria
Please note that this year our 4PK students have a different menu than our K-2nd grade students.
πͺ π¦ Treats
This year students will be able to PURCHASE the following additional treats at lunch time -
Ice Cream - $1.75
Cookies - $1.25
Fruit Snacks - $0.75
π Community News π
** Please note that Kids Night out on 10/25 is CANCELLED due
to the repairs being done on campus.