The Wildcat Weekly

June 6, 2025

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

Saturday, June 7 PiE Annual Color Run

Wednesday, June 11 MS Internet/Social Media Presentation 6pm @ PAR; PiE Meeting 7pm @ PAR

Friday, June 13 PK-5 & Middle School Field Day (more info to follow); 8th Gr Dance

Saturday, June 14 Township Crate Race Test Day 9am @ DTS

Monday, June 16 PK-5 Field Day (raindate)

Tuesday, June 17 BOE Meeting 7pm @ Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, June 18 8th Gr Promotion Ceremony (more info to follow); Early Dismissal (see revised calendar below)

Thursday, June 19 Early Dismissal; Last day for students (see revised calendar below)

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office is hosting a presentation at Delaware Township School for all Middle School students (rising 6th-8th) AND parents on June 11th at 6pm (right before our PiE meeting). The goal of this presentation is to educate students and their parents about the general dangers of the internet, including the risks of providing information and chatting with strangers, cyberbullying, and catfishing.

In preparation for the summer, where our children will have a lot more unstructured (and possibly unsupervised) downtime, we think this informational session will be helpful for all of you. Please consider attending with your Middle School student.

Field Day is going to take place on Friday, June 13.

PK-5 students should come prepared to engage in physical activities. Students are reminded to dress like they would for Physical Education Class. (Students are encouraged to wear DTS attire)

• Shorts or athletic pants (weather dependent)
• Closed toe athletic shoes with socks. (Please do not wear sandals/flipflops/crocs).
• Tee shirt and or sweatshirt (weather dependent)
• A great attitude

The following items are not required but your child could consider bringing these in:

• Drawstring bag with students name on it
• Water bottle (water station will be provided for those without water or if a refill is needed)
• Sun screen
• An extra set of clothes (if students get extremely sweaty, wet, or dirty)
• Hats and Sunglasses
• A towel (if students get extremely sweaty, wet, or dirty)

The rain date will be Monday, 6/16.

Our 8th Graders are having a great time touring Washington DC! It is a great trip to kick off the last two weeks of school and end their time at DTS!

Our students once again will participate in Move Up Day!

On Monday, the students will have an opportunity to preview the grade they’ll be entering in September! Students will move up to the next grade level and learn all about their upcoming grade from their upcoming teachers! Students will be mixed, so they may not be with the teacher they will have in the Fall. While our K-7 students will visit new classrooms, our 8th Gr students will begin practicing for their promotion ceremony!

Save the date!

Our current 5th graders will be invited to a Middle School orientation on Tuesday, August 26th!

They will learn all about their transition to Middle School, and they will be able to practice using their lockers and switching from one class period to the next.

(more info to follow)

Mr. Michael Hesington devoted 35 years to Delaware Township School. He taught physical education and health before moving on to the administrative team first as a Lead Teacher, then the Supervisor of Elementary Education, Athletic Director and then the Vice Principal. After retiring in 2015, Mr. Hesington returned to help out for a while in physical education classes.

People remember him as always having a kind and friendly disposition. When serving as the disciplinarian, he was fair with students and treated them with respect. With teachers, he always acted as a partner. To parents, he was honest and transparent. Athletes could always count on him to cheer them on and coaches could count on his support with equipment, uniforms, officials, and running the scoreboard.

Mr. Hesington was an influential presence in Delaware Township during his 35 year tenure. His loss is mourned by many. Link to his obituary.

Each month, our DTS students will discuss and learn about a character education trait.

May's character education trait was Resilience.

A student from each PK-5 homeroom and Gr 6-8 content area was chosen because he/she demonstrated empathy this month and was a role model for others.

Congratulations to all of the recipients!

In June, we will highlight students who demonstrate Acceptance!

A friendly reminder from the DTS Library

All books are NOW due to the library!

Please look through your house for any overdue books!

Our DTS School Board approved a revised calendar for the 24-25 school year due to an unused snow day. Click here for a printable copy, or view the image below.

As we wind down the year and begin our end-of-year celebrations, our students will begin participating in various grade level performances during the school day that parents and guardians will be invited to. We ask that younger and older siblings remain in their classrooms to continue their learning for the day and experience their own end-of-year procedures and activities. We all must work together to send a consistent message to our students about how important it is to be present in class. Thank you all for your cooperation and understanding.

Are you or anyone you know interested in working a few hours a day at DTS?

Do you want to make a positive impact for one, ten, or even hundreds of students?

Then come apply to be a paraprofessional!

We have 1:1 student positions available, as well as classroom

aide positions in PK and other grades.

Click here to apply!

Our Lost and Found is making it difficult to walk into the foyer of the building!

If your child has lost something throughout the year, please come by and take a look!

We will soon be donating everything that has not been claimed.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Congratulations to BOTH our Softball and Baseball teams for winning their respective NH/V/DV Championship games Thursday afternoon! The boys' team ended their season 11-0, remaining undefeated for two seasons! They beat Union in the finals 11-1 The girls' team finished their season 7-2, with a solid last game to secure their championship win

against East Amwell with a score of 6-3.

Congratulations to our coaches and players for all of their hard work this season.

We are so proud of all of you!

With so many families driving students to school, the carline will back up at times and some families have resorted to using the bus line to drop their children off. Please do not enter the driveway until all buses have departed. Thank you for working with us to keep all our children safe.

8th Grade Parents and Guardians will have a lot of information shared with them throughout the rest of the year. To make it easier, this information will all be in one location below.

*Click the picture below*

Click the picture below for a list of books to read this month.

Click here for a printable 2025-2026 District Calendar

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, June 11, 2025, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be in person in the Performing Arts Room and over zoom.

• To join via zoom click here

The slate is:

• President - Debbie Lubitz
• VP Fundraising - Dawn MacDonald
• VP Middle School Programming - Danielle Hartdorn
• VP Elementary School Programming - Rachel Emanuele
• Recording Secretary - Olena Brophy
• Corresponding Secretary - Jenna Haxton
• Treasurer - Joan Hanson

Upcoming Events

Color Run

• This year it will be held on June 7th.

• To register click here

• To volunteer click here

Elementary School Field Day

• Field Day will be June 13th

• To volunteer click here

Middle School Field Day

• Middle school field day will also be June 13th but the middle schoolers will go to Iron Peak.

• Thanks to an amazing turnout at the golf outing, PiE is able to cover the cost for this trip completely.

Click here for information about YMCA program at DTS!

June 2025 Lunch Menu

Click here for the:

24-25 Food Allergy Packet Information

24-25 Food Allergy Packet Information (Spanish Version)

Follow us on Instagram @dt_recreation

Click here for 2025 Summer Park Harbinger information

Click for more information

Learn more at artseedstudio.com

The Planning Board is in the process of updating the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) element of the Master Plan in order to maintain compliance with Green Acres funding requirements. A DRAFT of the OSRP has been posted on the Township website and will be discussed at the Open Space Committee meeting on May 19 at 7:30 pm, at the Rec Commission meeting on June 2 at 7:00 pm and again at the Planning Board meeting on June 3 at 7:30. It is anticipated that the OSRP will be adopted at the Planning Board meeting on July 1. Residents are invited to review the draft plan and attend one of the meetings to provide their comments.

CLICK HERE to download the OSRP Master Plan Draft.

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