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5/19: Maturation Classes for 5th Grade

5/22: Kinder Graduation, Burklund/Noboa

5/23: Kinder Graduation, Poppe/Villeda/Puente

5/24: 5th Graduation

5/25: Last Day of School and Early Release AT 12:55PM (Cardinal Care will operate until 4:30PM)

We have a lot of Lost & Found items! Please visit the lost and found that is in front of the school to pick up your child's belongings.

All remaining items will be donated Tuesday, May 23rd.

We will not host visitors next Thursday during lunch due to early release and the last day of school. We look forward to hosting visitors for even more lunches next school year!!

We are looking forward to seeing all our families these ceremonies!

Teachers have sent home invites for our Kinder & 5th grade graduations next week.

Our doors will open at 5PM for our ceremonies that begin at 5:30PM.

Please do not bring Balloon Bouquets or large signs, noisemakers, etc. They obstruct the view and experience for others. Any Balloon arrangements, signs, etc., will not be allowed in the cafeteria until after the ceremony.

We will send official invites soon, but want to share Spring Graduation information early!

Kindergarten Graduation

Kinder Burklund/Noboa: May 22, 5:30PM

Kinder Villeda/Poppe/Puente: May 23, 5:30PM

Due to the anticipated large number of attendees to Kinder graduations, we are hosting two so that all families will have seating room during the graduation.

5th Graduation

May 24, 5:30PM

All other grade levels will conduct End of Year Awards in their classrooms during the last week of school.

Parents, our school year is coming to an end very soon! AND it is very important that we maintain our high standard of dismissal procedures in order to ensure all students make it home safely every single day of the school year.

Car riders: Please make sure that you have a pink card displayed in your window at dismissal. If you do not have one, you will need to get one from the front office and provide ID.

Walkers: Please make sure that you arrive with a yellow card to show us at dismissal. If you do not have one, you will need to get one from the front office and provide ID.

Bus riders: All bus rider students should have a Smart Tag on their backpack that they scan when they get on and off the bus. If a student is missing their Smart Tag they can request one in the front office.

Thank you for your help and partnership to prioritize our student's safety!

The DVISD Child Nutrition Department is seeking your feedback on the school meals provided to students. Parents and/or students can answer the survey, which asks about breakfast and lunch service. Click here to access the survey.

Parents, please take a few moments to complete our annual Title 1 Part A Family Engagement Survey. This survey is used for future planning about our parent and family engagement policy and continuously improving the academic quality of our school. The Family Engagement Survey is required by all campuses receiving Title 1 Part A funds.

The research is clear about the connection between student improvement and effective home-school communication and partnership. Please complete this survey so that we can evaluate our strategies for parent and family engagement and to determine how we can continue to grow and strengthen our partnership between school and home!

The survey will be open through May 19th.


https://forms.gle/BpHxcCkkmx8MFdLx9

Our spring Literati book fair will be from May 15th-19th in the Newton Collins Library. All proceeds from the book fair will benefit our school library.

All students will have an opportunity to visit the Book Fair with their class during the school day.

Parents and community members can shop our book fair online by visiting our online book fair website.

For students purchasing books at the book fair, we encourage you to purchase a gift card from our website for them to use instead of sending cash. This ensures no money gets lost on the way to school. You are welcome to email the gift card (along with your child’s name in the email) to our librarian, Ms. Amy, at amy.gonzalez@dvisd.net. She will use the gift card for your child when he/she visits the book fair.

Want to buy a book for a student in need? Purchase a book fair gift card and send it to our librarian, Ms. Amy, at amy.gonzalez@dvisd.net. Please add a note that it is a donation for a student who needs a book. She will share it with a student in need so that they can buy a book.

Interested in purchasing a Literati Book Clubs subscription? When you subscribe to Literati Book Clubs, you will receive a box of books tailored to your children's needs each month. In addition, 10% of your monthly subscription fee will benefit the Newton Collins Library! This is a great way to get new books for your children each month and to support our library!

Please reach out to our librarian, Amy Gonzalez, at amy.gonzalez@dvisd.net if you have any questions about our book fair.

Please help us spread that word that Enrollment for the 2023-24 for NEW students and Pre-K is now open! Feel free to share the links and information below on your community networks!

Visit https://www.dvisd.net/welcome for more information and to enroll for next school year.

Families enrolling Pre-K students can also review information about our campus Pre-K program on our campus website here.

We ask that all returning students have their information updated in Skyward later this semester. Information will be sent by DVISD in May about this process to returning families.

For additional information our questions, please contact our Parent Community Liaison, Araceli.McBeth@dvisd.net

Email: collinses@dvisd.net
Website: www.dvisd.net
Phone: 512-386-3900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewtonCollinsES
Twitter: @DVISD_NCES