DRES FAMILY MESSAGE

Good Evening DRES Family,

We have 9 more school days in Quarter 3. Let's close out the quarter by having your students at school daily. Read more below about the lasting effects that missing a lot of school can leave on your child.

Please plan to attend Camp Durant this Thursday, March 21 from 5:30-7:30pm. All students are expected to come with a trusted adult to show off their classwork, receive free literacy and math resources, grab a snack, participate in a STEM and Art activity, and enter to win many different raffles.

Doors open at 5:30pm.

Plan to spend be at the school by 6:30pm in order to have enough time to visit all locations.

Students will need to visit their classrooms first for Student Led Conferences then will receive their list of activities to complete and raffle form.

Some of the raffles are:

Spring Portrait Picture Voucher ($34 Value)
North Carolina Zoo Tickets (Expires 4/2/24)
Gift Certificate to Raleigh Kids Art Gallery
Gift Certificate to Challenge Island
Zebra Robotics- Gift Cards-
Urban Air- gift certificate- 2 Platinum access passes
13 Taps and Tacos- $50 gift card
Warrior Tech birthday party gift certificate
NC Dance Factory- gift certificate
Mudcats family 4 tickets

Can't wait to see you at Camp Durant!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sanchez

What is considered Chronic Absenteeism?

Missing 10% or more of the school days. That would be 17 or more days absent in a school year.

Why does Chronic Absenteeism Matter?

Being physically present in school is a necessary precursor to learning. Chronic absenteeism in early grades may prevent children from developing the skills they need to succeed in later grades. Research has repeatedly found a “clear and consistent relationship between early attendance and later achievement,” including:

• Lower academic performance in 1st and 5th grades
• Persistently lower academic scores in grades 3-5
• An increased likelihood of reading below grade level
• An increased likelihood of needing reading intervention

In middle grades, chronically absent students are less likely to be on-track to graduate from high school on time. In fact, improving attendance is a better predictor of high school outcomes than test score improvement.

Content was taken from: https://dashboard.myfuturenc.org/college-and- career-access/chronic-absenteeism/

How can I best help my child to succeed academically?

Get them to school, on time, daily.

Parents- It is a school rule that cell phones must remain on silent and in their book bags, which hang in their cubbies. Students may NOT answer their texts or phone calls during the school day and their phones should not be going off, causing a disruption to the learning. If you need to contact your child about something, you must call the office and leave a message for us to get to your child or reach out to the teacher via Class Dojo. Many students are not mature enough at this age to be able to hold onto their phones throughout the school day. If students have their phones out or on them throughout the school day, they will be taken and give to admin. Parents will be responsible for coming to the school to pick them up. At no point are students allowed to get on Social Media at school and will receive consequences for doing so, if discovered.

If a parent provides a child with a phone, it is the parent's responsibility to frequently check the child's phone to monitor what is happening on the phone. Monitor their social media, messages, and videos closely. We are at school to educate children, and should not have to spend a lot of time intervening with inappropriate messages being sent between students outside of school that are causing a disruption to the learning environment. Thank you for partnering together with us to minimize unnecessary distractions to our students' learning.

3-21-24- Family Collaborative/STEAM Night/Student Led Conferences 5:30-7:30pm

3-28-24- Last Day before Track Out, Last Day of Q3, On Safari Performance 7:00pm

3-29-24 to 4-19-24- Track Out

4-22-24- Quarter 4 Begins

4-26-24- Q3 Report Cards Go Home

4-29-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

5-2-24- Chorus Singing at Mudcats Game

5-4-24- Marsh Creek Playground Meet Up

5-18-24- Campus Clean Up 9am-12pm

5-20-24- Q4 Interims Go Home

5-23-24- NC Under The Stars 6-8pm

6-3-24- PTA Meeting 6:30pm

6-22-24- Durant Nature Park- Final Fling and Popsicles

6-26-24- Last Day of School, 5th Grade Celebration, Q4 Report Cards Go Home

Here are a few articles that I found to provide you with information on resources to help you monitor your child's devices.

https://www.techradar.com/best/best-parental-control-app-of-year

https://www.safewise.com/resources/parental-control-filters-buyers-guide/

https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/best-really-free-parental-control-apps/

Please view the 23-24 DRES Parent Student Handbook here:

https://www.wcpss.net/Page/22935

Be sure to read this and refer to it throughout the school year. It is located on our school website in the Parents section.

In order to continue to build community, we will have Saturday meet ups at different parks throughout the county. We'd love for you and your family to join us to meet one another and provide a time for the kids to play. Reminders and times will be sent out throughout the year. We have set a time for the first one and will communicate the other times going forward.

5/4- Marsh Creek Playground

6/22- Durant Nature Park- Final Fling and Popsicles

We are so excited for Camp Durant - our family collaborative night! But DRES staff will be at the school ALL DAY for the event.

Let's treat them to dinner!

Pizza hut has generously donated enough pizzas for staff. We just need help with a salad bar and drinks.

Please drop off donations by Thursday March 22 before 2pm.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DABAB2DA0FD0-48572693-staff

Join our next PTA Meeting 4/29/24 at 6:30pm in the Media Center at school.

Join our PTA here: https://durantroadpta.weebly.com/pta-membership.html

Looking to Sponsor a Classroom need? Does your place of employment make donations? Check out our open Donors Choose grants here at this link.

Do you plan to volunteer at DRES this school year to chaperone a field trip or help in the cafe, classroom, or library?

You can register as a volunteer from the comfort of your own home using the link below.

https://myvolunteer.com/wcpss/volunteer/login

Learn about the WCPSS Strategic Plan using the links below.

Video Click Here

Website Click Here

Families- It is extremely important to be connected with your child(ren)'s teacher through Class Dojo. Teachers use this as their primary means of communicating with families, as well as a school-wide communication tool for upcoming events and happenings around the school. Contact your child's teacher through email or call the school if you are not able to connect with your teacher(s) through Class Dojo.

Do you have a School Messenger account so you don't miss important texts and emails from Wake County Public Schools and Durant Road Elementary?

Read more at this link: https://www.wcpss.net/schoolmessenger