Dorena School Family

  November 21st, 2025 We have a short week next week! We hope everyone has a wonderful winter break!  Announcements: We are gearing up for our Holiday Student Store, every year students save up their Panther Pride tickets to exchange for gifts for their family members for the holidays. We are looking for new or gently used items to add to our store. We are also in need of paper or gift bags. Thank you!  We have our family conferences on Monday and Tuesday, this is an opportunity for teachers to connect to families about how their student is doing academically, behaviorally, and socially. This is the time to celebrate growth and to talk about concerns. Data that will be reviewed are reading, math, writing, behavior, attendance, and social emotional.  We are working on food support for our families. Our plan is to have food and essential items available for families to pick up what they need after the conference during Family Conferences on 11/24 and 11/25. If you are ...

  November 14th, 2025 We have some wonky weeks coming up! Make sure you check the calendar to see when are our half days for conferences and when we do not have school! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  Announcements: Mrs. Pixton dropped the ball (literally) We will have our first Donuts and Dodgeball event of the school year this upcoming Thursday, all students who have been a self manager or student leader by exhibiting strength or progress with our Character Trait of the month will be eligible to participate.  We will have our emergency drills this upcoming week, just a reminder we practice our emergency drills once a month. We practice Lockdown, Earthquake, and Fire/Evacuation drills. Twice a year we will add an additional ALICE drill to our sequence; the rally point drill. The  Rally Point drill  is a crucial component of the  Evacuate  option within the  ALICE  (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) protocol for active shoot...

  November 7th, 2025 What a week! We successfully completed the first full week of November. Kids are tired, staff are tired, and everyone put forth an incredible effort. As we approach some unconventional scheduling, please be sure to check the school calendar carefully. We wish everyone a wonderful, restful four-day weekend! We look forward to seeing you all back on Wednesday! Announcements: No school Monday 11/10 for a teacher grading and professional development day, no School Tuesday 11/11 for Veterans day, thank you to all of our service men and women!  We will have our first Donuts and Dodgeball event of the school year this upcoming Friday, all students who have been a self manager or student leader by exhibiting strength or progress with our Character Trait of the month will be eligible to participate.  We will have our emergency drills this upcoming week, just a reminder we practice our emergency drills once a month. We practice Lockdown, Earthquake, and Fire/Ev...