News and events

December 3, 2024

Wednesday, Dec. 4: Raising Dough Order Pickup, 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm (see below)

Monday, Dec. 9: PTO Meeting, 6:00 pm, Dayton Library

Friday, Dec. 20-No School: Staff Development

Friday, Dec. 20 - Eagle Marketplace & Dessert Shoppe (see below)

Friday, Dec. 20 - Wednesday, Jan. 1: No school

Thursday, Jan. 2 - ALL DAYTON EAGLES RETURN TO SCHOOL

Friday, Jan. 17: No School: Staff Development

Monday, Jan. 20: District Closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

2024-2025 Elementary school digital days calendar

Calendar Translations

Dayton fans can order spirit wear through this website. The online store is always open. Items will ship directly to your home.

Winter is here! Please help your student be prepared for recess. Winter boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and jackets are all helpful in keeping our students safe and warm. If your family needs assistance with any of these items, please reach out to Michele.Lange@ahschools.us

Art

Project Highlight: Kindergarten Line Exploration

This trimester, Kindergarteners are learning about the different kinds of lines artists can use in their work. Bumpy, zig zag, broken, straight… We have been identifying lines in artwork, around our school, and in the world. In this project, students created a collage of all of the lines they knew inspired by the book Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman. Ask your student where they see lines in your environment!

CORE

We are continuing to learn about health topics while using apps that will be helpful in school. Grades 1 - 5 have been using seesaw to do activities as well as assessments. You may have seen these on your end.
We are continuing to remind students of our Acceptable Use Policy as well. Making sure that they are using the iPads and Chromebooks appropriately.

Explorations

K-5: Please feel free to subscribe to TWIG Science Reporter for fun and interactive science experiences you can explore at home! https://info.imaginelearning.com/twig-science-reporter-subscribe/?utm_campaign=twig-science-reporter&utm_source=twigsciencereporter.com&utm_medium=referral

Kindergarten: Marble Run Engineers
Our kindergarteners are wrapping up their study of animal habitats and moving on to explore movements. They’ll investigate how pushing, pulling, and different strengths and directions affect movement, especially in our "Marble Run Engineer" activities. It’s hands-on fun that introduces the basics of force!

1st Grade: Animal Reporters
First graders are completing their plant unit and beginning “Animal Reporters.” They’ll be investigating how animals use their body parts in unique ways to survive, adapting to their environments. This unit helps students connect form with function in the animal kingdom.

2nd Grade: The Masters of Materials
Second graders continue to explore the properties of materials, focusing on how they can change or combine to create something new. In “The Masters of Materials,” they’ll soon put their learning to the test by constructing a bridge using their knowledge of materials and design.

3rd Grade: The Ultimate Playground
In third grade, students are continuing their work on "The Ultimate Playground" by exploring non-touching forces such as gravity, static electricity, and magnetism, along with exciting structures like roller coasters and swings. These concepts come to life as students discover the science behind playground favorites.

4th Grade: Spatial Thinking
Fourth graders are deepening their geographic skills in “Spatial Thinking.” They’re comparing maps of the United States and Canada, examining satellite imagery, and investigating population distribution. These activities strengthen their understanding of geography and how humans interact with the land.

5th Grade: Colonization
Our fifth graders have wrapped up their explorers unit and are now moving on to Colonization. They’ll be exploring the early colonial period, learning about the motivations, experiences, and impacts of the first colonies around the world.

Library

In the library, all grades are doing makerspace stations. Makerspace stations include a variety of activities that students can choose from. They will be working independently or collaboratively with others to create, build, tinker, explore and make new discoveries. The stations allow students to practice our essential skills for Anoka-Hennepin’s Portrait of a Graduate. Students will practice being: Resilient, Curious, Empathetic, Adaptable, Innovative, Leaders, Learners, Collaborators, Problem-Solvers and Critical Thinkers.

Ask your child what station they liked best or which one challenged them the most!

Music

In November, 2nd through 5th grade practiced composing using rhythms they already know. They focused on using patterns in their compositions to make them more musical and then shared their creations with others.

Kindergarten and first grade students continued to practice keeping a steady beat as well as adding actions to songs we have learned together. First grade students also started to learn about quarter notes and eighth notes and will soon start to make their own rhythm compositions.

PhyEd

December is all about muscles!

Muscular strength, endurance and flexibility! We will be tumbling, stretching, climbing, and doing gymnastics stations!

This year around the nation we have been seeing high rates of Mycoplasma Pneumonia (also known as walking pneumonia). People with pneumonia caused by M. pneumoniae can seem better than expected for someone with a lung infection. With mild symptoms, people may not stay home or in bed. Thus, the phrase "walking pneumonia" was coined. Here are some things to be aware of:

1. Most cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia are mild, seem like a chest cold and can be fought off by the body’s immune system. Sometimes symptoms are more severe and need antibiotic treatment

2. It is spread through droplets and prolonged exposure. It can take 1-4 weeks from exposure before you get symptoms.

3. Most common symptoms include cough, fever, headache, fatigue.

4. If your child has been coughing for a week or more, or if you see a pattern of them getting better, and then they get a fever again, it’s a good idea to get them checked out by their pediatrician.

5. If your child has difficulty breathing, is confused or is severely dehydrated, go to the ER

6. Prevention strategies: wash your hands, cover your cough, and stay up to date with your immunizations!

Please direct all questions about your child’s health to your primary care provider

Click here for information from the CDC about Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Thank you!

Katelyn Salwey, RN/LSN School Nurse

Stephanie Mullinix, Health Para LPN

Click here for information about When to Keep Your Child Home from School

Happy December, families! This month, we still have a parent press (focusing on handling traumatic events with children) linked, but I also have a request for you. Attached is a QR code, which will take you to a google survey. This survey focuses on how to support executive functioning in children (the topic of November's parent press newsletter).

If you have a moment to fill out the survey, I would be incredibly grateful!! But, more excitingly, when you fill out the survey, you'll be entered into a drawing for a calming kit for your child and you to use at home.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at elizabeth.korzenowski@ahschools.us.

Thank you!!

Elizabeth Korzenowski

PreK - Grade 3 Parent Educator, M.Ed

elizabeth.korzenowski@ahschools.us

(612)520-1710

December Parent Press Newsletter

Absences and Late Arrivals (Attendance line is open 24 hours a day)

763-506-2206

Please call every day your student is late or absent

OR

Log into My Student Information or the ParentVUE app, select the “Report Absence” button by your student’s name. A pop-up will appear asking for further information. Follow the on-screen directions and click “Save.” Refer to these step-by-step directions for more information.

Early dismissal

Students leaving a few minutes early often miss important last minute instructions and/or reminders. Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside of school hours.

If you choose to pick up your student(s) early, please allow enough time, as we will need to locate your student. Daily schedules are linked here.

Early pickups should happen prior to 3:30 p.m., as the end of the day is very busy in the classroom and office.

Student Release from School

As a reminder, our school is a LOCKED facility. When you come to Dayton, please bring your photo ID and press the silver button to talk to the office. Only parents/guardians are allowed to pick up. If someone else is picking up your child, please call 763-506-2200.

Change in Dismissal (Please notify the office by 3:00 p.m.)

763.506.2200

Health Office

763.506.2204

HEALTH SERVICES

Dayton A+

763.506.2213

Dayton Child Nutrition

763.506.2211

First Student Bus Co.

763.421.5785 First Student Champlin (regular routes to/from Dayton Elementary)

763.421.3199 First Student Anoka (students receiving special education transportation)

Please save these Bus Company numbers for use when the school office is closed. The bus company dispatch can locate and communicate with drivers on bus routes.

Dayton Elementary participates in the Box Tops for Education, so please scan your receipts. It helps raise money for our school! Click here to learn how.