Week of February 24th

Due to ANOTHER snow day, the 100th day of school celebration is now Thursday, February 27th.

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3/3- 3PK & 4PK Lottery

3/3- Kindergarten Registration Begins

3/3-3/7- National School Social Worker Appreciation Week

3/18- 1st Grade REV Theatre Performance

3/20 & 3/21- Half-Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences

DPS collected 62 items for the food pantry! A huge thank you to Larkin for taking on the leadership role of counting all of the items for us.

Our meeting included -

• Good Morning song and dance
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Announcements
• Habit #5 review
• Habit #5 Student Leaders
• Celebrated students writing 227 Valentine's Day cards for the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehab
• Special Area Awards (one class per grade level for art/library/music/PE)
• Golden Spatula Awards
• Healthy Heart Week - Mr. Wampole announced the coloring sheet winners for each grade as well as the classes who won the friendship, effort, and spirit awards AND he showed a video of the fun from the week (check it out below)
• Joke of the Day
• Performance by Mrs. C. Sick's class
• Dansville Primary School Song

Congrats to Habit #5 student leaders -

Pre-K - Clare Alger, Nora Burley, Baylee Lynn, & Archer Wyant

Kindergarten - Rhett Gray, Jeffery Heckman, Timothy Middleton, Sydney Moodie, & Maggie VanDerWerken

1st Grade - Nora Alger, Brianna Dann, Raina Delvoye, Hailey Osgood, Penny Padden, & Jemie Walker

2nd Grade - Hotchner Acomb, Alasondra Peaty, Ryan Pittman, & Vera Stephens

The REV Theatre performed The Magic Paintbrush for second graders on Tuesday morning. It is a Chinese folktale that teaches the value of putting the needs of others before our own and about how quick thinking and creativity can save the day.

Research has shown that movement prior to education increases concentration, focus, attention, and overall mood. Students who have demonstrated a sensory need for movement to support classroom function attend Morning Movement on a daily basis. We provide some specific sensory input including spinning, bouncing, and deep pressure. We also have some students attend who have gross motor concerns not significant enough to warrant direct PT to give them daily opportunities to practice balance, strength, and various locomotor skills.

Mr. and Mrs. Malone's classes thanked School Resource Officer Deputy Murphy for his service at Dansville with School Resource Officer Appreciation Day approaching.

Our Student Lighthouse team decided a great way to connect with our community would be for students to make Valentine's Day cards for those living at the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehab. Then Harper thought how it would be even better for students to deliver the cards.

I'm proud to share that over the last week 4PK to 2nd graders made 227 cards. This morning Harper, Hotchner, Jemie, and Taylor delivered the cards with the supervision of Mrs. Wadsworth.

Way to go DPS students for demonstrating our core values of empathy, inclusivity, and collaboration!

Mrs. Debasitis's class had the most tickets for kindergarten!

Congrats to the first and second grade golden spatula winners below -

Dear Families,

This month in Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade, we learned about how to not interrupt people when they’re talking. We read a book about interrupting and talked about waiting strategies. We practiced raising our hands when we had an idea to share. We also practiced talking to a peer and taking turns in a conversation.

Engage your child by asking:

• What is interrupting? (when you talk at the same time as someone else)

• If you have something to say when a teacher is talking, what should you do? (raise your hand and wait to be called on)

• If you need to interrupt someone, what do you say? (excuse me)

If you have any questions, please reach out to us by phone or email.

Sarah: 585-335-4040 ext. 2013, or gebhards@dansvillecsd.org

Dani: 585-335-4040 ext. 2114 or mahanyd@dansvillecsd.org

Sarah Gebhard and Dani Mahany

DPS students will have an opportunity to get a FREE tree to plant at their home through the generous donation of Neighborhood Forest again this year. You must sign your child up by March 15th with the link below. Trees are set to arrive at school in time for Earth Day 2025.

Below is a link the 2024-2025 DPS Parent/Student Handbook. This will serve as an excellent resource to you throughout the school year.

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.

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.

Please note that this year our 4PK students have a different menu than our K-2nd grade students.

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