Emergency Drill
Thursday, May 15
May 9, 2008
Dear Parents;
On Thursday, May 15, Dayton School District will be running an
Active Shooter Exercise drill. This drill will involve some role
playing. The school is coordinating with several law enforcement
agencies, working through the process of locking down people, securing
the “shooter,” treating the victims, evacuating the
building, and returning to the building.
The drill will take place in the main high school building. Students
in the gymnasium, shops, and the elementary and middle school buildings
will not be involved in this part of the drill. However, all students
in all the buildings will be involved in the lock down, and some
classrooms may be involved in the part of the exercise involving
evacuation of and return to classrooms.
No real guns will be used by the role players. Law enforcement
personnel at the scene will keep their side arms holstered at all
times. Nevertheless, this drill has the potential to be very stressful
for some students. If you prefer that your child not participate,
you may keep him/her home from school until about 9:00, which is
when the drill will be over.
Please talk with your child about this plan to stress the seriousness
of the need for practice and preparation to maintain as safe a
school environment as possible. If you have any questions or concerns
that you want to talk about, please call me.
Sincerely,
Katherine M. Leid
Principal
SNOW
MAKE-UP DAYS
There WILL be school on
April 18 and May 16
On the Calendar...
May 9 4th Graders to Little Goose
May 9ASB Officer Signups End
May 13 Parenting from the Heart, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
May 13 PTSO Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
May 13 HIV Prevention Educ. Program Review, 6;15 – 7:00 p.m., Mrs. Chapman’s
Room (Gr. 5 & 6 Parents)
May 14 Dr. Blessing, Gr. 4 Presentation; PS Screen
May 14 Blue Mtn. Wildlife Rehab Center speakers-- 3:00 and 4:00
May 15 Elem. Spring Concert, 12:45 p.m.
May 15 21st Century Field Trip to Windmillsl
May 15 Family Fun Night, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
May 16 Class Placement Forms (Optional) Due
May 16 Pajama Day & Bike Drawing
May 19 Lewis & Clark Music Students Assembly, 10:30, HS Auditorium
May 19 No After School Program (Staff Training)
May 19 Middle School Orientations for 6th Graders, 5:30 p.m.
May 20 ASB Meeting, 8:00 a.m.
May 20 Safety Patrol Bowling Trip, Leave at 8:30
May 20 Parenting from the Heart, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
May 21 Third Grade Field Trip to Whitman Mission
May 21 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
May 22 “Dear Abby” Play (school assemblies, plus 7:00 p.m. performance
at Liberty Theater)
May 22 Last Day of After School Program
May 23 Election of ASB Officers
May 23 PTSO Walkathon
May 24 “Kiddie Parade”
May 26 NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
May 27 Parenting from the Heart, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
May 27-30 Sixth Graders at Camp Wooten
June 2 Celebration Assembly
June 2 School Spelling Bee
June 3 Track & Field , Grades 1-3
June 4 CWU Traveling Theater, Don Quixote, 1:15 p.m. in the HS Auditorium
June 4 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
June 5 Track & Field, Grades 4-6
June 6 10:30 Dismissal, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
June 9/10 Report Cards Mailed Home
June 6 10:30 Dismissal, School's Out for the Summer!
June 9, 10, 11 Teacher Workdays
Principal’s Pen…
Your children have done a great job staying focused
for the WASL testing. THANK YOU for all you have done at home to
provide snacks and get students to school. (We even had some students
show up ill and ready to dig into the assessment—but we sent
them home to get better.) We will finish up testing by Friday,
and Ken Morgan, our assessment coordinator, will package them up
and ship them off. Results will arrive towards the end of the summer.
Our handbook, which a committee put together last
spring, has been in your hands for almost a year now in its present
form. We are wondering what you think. Please e-mail me (KatieL@dayton.wednet.edu)
or call me (382-2507) if you would like to see changes next year.
Please respond by May 16—and thanks for caring enough to
give us feedback!
As a Schoolwide elementary building, we will be sending
a parent/guardian survey home for you to fill out, giving us information
to help improve what we do here at DES. Your children in grades
1-6 will also be taking an opinion survey. We will tally and discuss
results before summer break. Please look for your surveys to arrive
home by May 12.
We are very proud of student achievement, and we
appreciate the support you are giving all of us. We have approximately
26 days of school left. Where has the year gone?
Sincerely,
Katie Leid
School News:
After School Program
What’s going on in the 21st Century After School Program?
Family Fun Night!!!
Thursday, May 15th
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Come one, Come all!
Come out and enjoy the festivities as the 21st Century After School
Program puts on a Family Fun Night! Activities include jewelry
styling, goopy science experiments, in honor of Mother’s
Day “Yo Mama Game Show,” and much, much more. All
children must be accompanied by an adult. The party starts at
6:00, be there or be… you know what!
Thurs., May 8: 21st Century program participants will be teaming
up with the Blue Mountain Rocketry group to blast off their rockets.
Liftoff was delayed last month and now is rescheduled for Thursday,
May 8.
Wed., May 14: The good folks from Blue Mountain Wildlife
Rehabilitation Center will be our honored guest speakers, bringing
with them a
variety birds they rehabilitate. Most of their birds come from
highway impacts, bullet shots and lead poisonings. All are welcome
to attend this event, there will be two presentations starting
at 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Thur.,May 15:: Puget Sound Energy and the 21st Century
After School Program will be teaming up to take our students on
a windmill
tour, where they will learn all about wind energy. The wonderful
people at Puget Sound Energy will get to share their passion and
expertise with us. Students in grades K-8 will leave school at
3:00 p.m. and return by 5:00 p.m. Please contact me if your child
will be unable to attend this field trip, as arrangements will
be made for those students who must leave before 5:00 p.m.
Mr. Wildfang Returns
Bruce Wildfang made one last visit to DES this year to do a special
drawing. Affiliated with Blue Mountain Action Council and supported
by Pacific Power, Mr. Wildfang had presented an energy conservation
program to sixth graders earlier this spring. Names of students
returning their home energy surveys were put into the drawing.
Zach Goad went home with a new bicycle and Courtney Mings was drawn
for a $50 gift certificate.
Field Trips & Other Fun
Spring field trips include Little Goose Lock & Dam (4th grade),
Fort Walla Walla (Kindergartners), Whitman Mission (3rd grade),
Camp Wooten (6th grade), Wind Farm tour (21st Century After School
Program), and Bowlaway Lanes (Safety Patrol Fun Day).
Fifth and sixth graders are working hard on “Dear
Abby,” a
musical about American first ladies and presidents. They will perform
for students on May 22 at at 9:15 and 1:30, plus there will be
a performance at 7:30 p.m. ($5 reserved seating) at the Liberty
Theater.
Class Placement for 08/09
If you have input you would like us to consider in class placement
of your child for the upcoming school year, please stop by or
call the elementary office and request a “Class Placement
Information” form, or click on the “Class Placement
Info Form” link on the left side of our web page (http://www.dayton.wednet.edu/ES/Index.htm
. Please return the completed (optional) form to us by May 16.
We want to provide your child with a learning environment that
best suits his/her personality and specific needs.
Mandated Prevention Education
The Washington State Legislature has mandated that an HIV prevention
program be presented to students yearly beginning with the fifth
grade. Our district has adopted an appropriate program, and Tuesday,
May 13, from 6:15 – 7:00 p.m., parents of fifth and sixth
graders may come to Mrs. Chapman’s room to preview this
prevention education program . Parents of course have the right,
after previewing the materials, to sign a release form excusing
their child from the classroom presentation.
Math Team
At our recent Celebration Assembly, eight students on the 4th and
5th grade math teams received certificates for their accomplishments
at the Walla Walla Valley Math Competition. Some highlights:
Sierra Smith and Matthew Warren placed first in their teams in
Spacial Perceptions/Patterns; Ian Smay received a first in Multiplication/Division,
and Keelin Hovrud placed first in Addition/Subtraction. In addition,
Keelin received a third place overall in Addition/Subtraction,
with approximately 150 participants taking the test.
DES is a S.H.A.R.P. School
Safe Environment
High
Expectations
Active Learners
Respect for
Self and Others
Personal Excellence
The District complies with all federal rules and regulations, and
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
gender, or disability. This holds true for all students who are interested
in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular school
activities. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed
to Rich Stewart, Section 504/ADA coordinator, and/or Jude Cornaggia,
Title IX/RCW 28a640 officer. Both can be reached at the district
office at 609 S Second Street, or by calling 382-2543.
