DWE Parent Newsletter
September 30 - October 4, 2024
Important Dates coming soon
Grandparent's Day - October 4th - Grandparents need to check in through the office with their ID. Parents, this day is for grandparents only please.
- 3rd grade 8:00-8:45
- 4th grade 9:00-9:45
- 5th grade 10:00-10:45
We will have cookies and coffee for grandparents in the front foyer at the end of each time.
Fall Picture Day - October 9th
Fall Holiday - October 10, 11, 14th - No school on these days!
Red Ribbon Week - October 15-19
Monster Mash! Family Event - October 29th (5:30 - 7:00PM) - Wear costumes, Trick or Treat around DWE, and pick up some fun activities for kids! We will sell popcorn, chips, and drinks for $1.00 each.
Picture Day - October 9th
Picture day is coming up! If you click on the link below, you can view the flyer.
Parents always ask: how can I help my child with school?
There are many ways that parents can help their children be successful in school! Some of the easiest ways are:
- Getting students to school on time every day
- Not checking your student out early - please try to make appointments after school
- Helping your child have good attendance
- If your child has glasses - make sure they have them for school each day
- Communicating with your child's teacher
- Participate in schoolwide events
- Having your student read 15 minutes every night
- Helping your student study their math facts (multiplication, division, addition, & subtraction)
Thank you for partnering with us to help your students be successful!
Lunch Visitors
We will have lunch visitors on TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS only. Visitors must sign in and get a tag in the front office. Any person who may have lunch with your child needs to be listed in Skyward as an emergency contact and have a photo ID with them. We will not allow persons who are not listed and approved by you to enter the cafeteria. We are limiting lunch visitors to one person per student due to a lack of seating.
Please do not send food deliveries via Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. This is a district policy.
DWE Daily Reminders
- If your student is tardy, please walk in and check them into the office.
- Students may not wear cross body bags or purses in school. Those need to be in backpacks.
- Lunches can be dropped off before 10:00AM only. After 10:00AM students will have to get a tray.
- Complete your Criminal History Background Check so you are able to attend school events and field trips with your student. A new background check must be completed each school year. https://www.dpisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1561595&type=d&pREC_ID=1689770
- Update emergency contacts in Skywards, please ensure there is at least one emergency contact in addition to the student’s parents. Anyone that may have lunch with your student throughout the year, MUST be listed as an emergency contact.
- Any student who will be riding a DPISD bus to school and/or home must be registered with transportation. https://www.dpisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1570743&type=d&pREC_ID=2053389
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Students who arrive after 7:40AM are tardy and need to enter through the front and be checked in at the office with their parent.
You may email changes to dwetransportation@dpisd.org. If you have to make a change during the school day, please submit changes to the front office only by 1:00 pm., allowing us time to get the message delivered to the student and teacher before dismissal. Verbal changes will not be accepted.
Dress Code Reminders
Students need to wear tennis shoes/rubber soled shoes that won't slip off every day to be safe at recess and in the gym.
- NO CROCS at school please - they are not safe for our students in PE & recess
- Shorts, skirts must fall between the fingertip and knee.
- Spaghetti straps are not acceptable for school.
- Pants may not have holes that expose skin above the top of the knee.
DWE Important Phone Numbers
OFFICE - 832-668-8300
NURSE - 832-668-8305
COUNSELOR - 832-668-8303 (Dodd) 832-668-8349 (Martinez)
CAFETERIA - 832-668-8306
FAX NUMBER - 832-668-8360