Weekly Newsletter 10/18/24

 

October 18th, 2024

Happy Friday everyone! You might hear us talk about being Dorena Proud, in fact it is our Mission Statement: We Are Dorena Proud. This means that we expect everyone from our school community to take pride in their education, in being safe, in being respectful, and in being responsible. This mission doesn't extend just within our building walls but in the community and at home.  We are always reiterating this with all of our students and staff, it means something to be Dorena proud. Thank you for showing your Dorena Pride, we always appreciate all of your support! 

Announcements:
  • PBIS Theme: Respect
  • We have our Fall Festival at London school coming up and are in need of Volunteers to help and Apples for the cider press🍎 ! If you have some you would like to donate please let us know! WE also need volunteers! Please reach out if you have any of these things and can help us out with it. THANK YOU! 
  • On November 1st we will have Dorena School Night at the Cottage Grove High School football game! Students get in for free and it is $5 for adults. If your family would REALLY like to come and needs assistance with adult tickets please let us know and we can help. Our football team is one of 2 teams that is UNDEFEATED so it will be an exciting game, some family fun, and a chance for our kids to see the high school they will one day attend! 
  • We have decided since we are focusing so much on attendance this year that our Monthly Donuts and Dodgeball privilege will be for students who have attended 93% or more of that month and who have no more than 5 behavioral referrals. 
  • We will be using Class Dojo for all of our communication this year, if you haven't already please sign up using this link. 
  • Transportation is using a new link for all of your bussing needs. Sign up here 
  • We need updated permission forms for students who take medication at school, please fill out this form, or stop by we have copies in the office. 
Data
  • Our attendance has decreased over the past 2 weeks our attendance average is 92%! Way to Go! 
  • Of our absences only 41% of them are excused absences and 59% are unexcused absences. 
  • Tuesday has been our least attended day and Friday our most attended. 
  • Middle school has the poorest attendance and 4th/5th has the best attendance. 
Volunteers
  • We are always looking for more volunteers to help in our school. This year we have a new math curriculum and it requires a lot of prep! We also send home snack packs weeks and need help with assembly. If the activities listed below are something that you are interested in, please stop by our office and pick up a volunteer packet. Processing applications takes about 2 weeks so please get your forms in quickly. 
    • Helping in the classroom
    • Attending and assisting on field trips
    • Helping with school events such as assemblies, field day, etc.

On the Radar:  
  • Oct 19th School Bus appreciation Day
  • Oct 25th Fall Festival at London School, we encourage parent volunteers to attend! 
  • Oct 31 Costume PBIS event 
  • November 1 Dorena Night at CGHS Football Game 7pm 
  • November 8th grading day EARLIER Release 11:30am 

  • Week of School 10/21-10/25

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    Rally Point Alice Drill 
    		Early Release   12:30pm
    		Panther Pride Day & Hat Day!

    Fall Festival at London School 10am-1:15pm (bus leaves at 9am) 🍁 

We are so happy that you and your students are members of our Dorena School family! We will partner together to have a fantastic school year. Thank you for all that you do.  Please do not hesitate to reach out if you ever have questions or concerns.

Our 4th/5th grade class won the monthly Pizza party!! They had the best attendance, have shown the most Panther Pride on Fridays, have the least amount of office referrals, and the most good news referrals! 



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