Dorena School Family

  March 13th, 2026 Happy Friday the 13th, we are officially one week away from Spring Break. This can be a tricky week as students are tired and ready for a break, we will get through it together! Good bed time routines and lots of rest really help us get to that last day.  Announcements: Spring break has been extended by one day! WE will not return to school until Tuesday March 31st.  We have upped the reward for our next attendance challenge which will include March and April. The class with the most points by April 26th will earn a pool party down at the Waren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center! Our attendance has dwindled down immensely from 86% regular attenders in Dec to 68% currently. We are hoping that after spring break when kiddos have some time to get well our rates will go up! Each class can earn a point for only having one student absent and/or one student tardy. Classes can also earn a bonus point for having the best attendance in the school each day.  This mo...

  February 27th, 2026 Have a wonderful weekend!  Announcements: This is the last week of our February attendance challenge! It has been another hard month as our students have continued to be hit with illness, but we want to honor the class that had the best attendance for the month with a technology party!  Friday will be our PBIS Staff vs Students basketball game! All 4th-8th grade students have the opportunity to play against our Dorena staff for a fun basketball game with an upbeat halftime show performed by our K-3rd graders! Families are invited to cheer and watch from the stands.  Next week is Classified appreciation week! We honor all of our Educational assistants, our kitchen staff, our nurse, our community care specialist, our bus drivers, our maintenance crew, our custodian, without them our school would not be able to operate!  We have received a couple of grants to help start a music program here at Dorena for the remainder of the year. We are looki...

  February 6th, 2026 January is behind us and we are already nearing the 100th day of school!  We are so proud of the growth our students are showing. A special shoutout to our Kindergarten and 1st Grade students: they have been practicing their "big kid" listening skills, and the results are amazing! They’ve moved from 400 "talk-outs" to just 64 in a two-week span. That is a huge win for student focus and learning. Thank you for all your support at home—it truly makes a difference! Announcements: We are moving our Family Title Night to THURSDAY Feb 26th 5:30-7pm! We have been invited to a school-wide K-8th grade field trip on 2/27 to the Hult Center, once details are confirmed we will send out the information.  We have received a couple of grants to help start a music program here at Dorena for the remainder of the year. We are looking for someone who has experience with guitars, handbells, and/or recorders! If you know of someone please email Mrs. Pixton devin.pi...

  January 30th, 2026 We were so glad to see so many kids back at school this week after bouts of sickness! We had a lot to celebrate at the end of the month with Attendance, Self Managers, Student Leaders, and being safe, respectful, and responsible all month long!  We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  Announcements: We are starting our Emerald baseball reading challenge! Every student has been given a bookmark with 10 spaces on it, teacher's have specified how each space should be filled, rather it is reading 10 pages, 20 minutes, etc. When the bookmark is filled up students will turn them in in exchange for 2 free Emerald baseball tickets!  We have received a couple of grants to help start a music program here at Dorena for the remainder of the year. We are looking for someone who has experience with guitars, handbells, and/or recorders! If you know of someone please email Mrs. Pixton devin.pixton@slane.k12.or.us  We appreciate library books being return...

  January 16th, 2026 What a week! We know many of our families are currently juggling tissues and thermometers. Taking care of sick kiddos is exhausting work, so please make sure you’re taking care of yourselves, too. We truly appreciate families keeping us updated on symptoms and diagnoses. Thank you also to those reaching out for homework. We love seeing the commitment to keeping the learning going, even from home! Our priority is getting everyone back to 100%. We hope you get plenty of rest and fluids this weekend. We can’t wait to see our healthy, energized students back in the classroom next week! Announcements: We are starting our Emerald baseball reading challenge! Every student has been given a bookmark with 10 spaces on it, teacher's have specified how each space should be filled, rather it is reading 10 pages, 20 minutes, etc. When the bookmark is filled up students will turn them in in exchange for 2 free Emerald baseball tickets!  We have our second Donuts and Dodg...