JOSEPH R. DAWE, JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER & CALENDAR
APRIL 2015
Dear Parents,
With a school vacation this month, April will be a quick one. Coming up next Wednesday, parents will receive
term two report cards. This is a great time to set a learning/work habit goal with your child based on the reported
progress. If you have any questions about your child’s report card, contact the teacher.
Beginning the week of April 13th, all students will take part in High Touch High Tech hands-on science lessons
taught by visiting scientists. This program is an annual event that is funded by PTO fundraising efforts. All
classrooms will have a 90-minute (60 minutes for kindergarten) engaging science lesson that is aligned with the
science curriculum. When students return from April vacation the week of the 27th, the scientists will be back for
a second exciting science lesson for every class! Thank you to our PTO and all of the families who support our
PTO by participating in fundraisers to support this meaningful program.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Mr. Barner, Principal
THE DAWE SCHOOL FAIR
The Annual Dawe School Fair is just two weeks away! Saturday, April 11th 10:00-2:00! Our extremely hard
working and dedicated P.T.O. does a phenomenal job organizing this tradition. You won’t want to miss it! Come
by to check it out. For details about the Fair, see the BackPack on the Dawe School web site or the P.T.O. web
site. Advance bidding on our Dawesome Silent Auction opens today. Check out the great items featured in the
attached preview booklet. Email your bid to Amanda at [email protected] . Advanced bidding will close
on Friday, April 10. Be sure to include the following information when submitting a bid: Name, phone number
and email, package name and your maximum bid amount. Let us watch those items for you while you enjoy the
Game Room, Cake Walk, Dawe Draw, Facepainting and all our other fair areas!
REMINDER: LOOK IN THE DAWE BACKPACK!
Check out the Dawe School web site’s new feature. When you visit http://dawe.stoughtonschools.org/, click on
the top left tab “BackPack” and you will see pdf files of every newsletter, calendar, flyer, PTO announcement,
Parent Engagement Center information and more. It is a great place to see all of the flyers that were either sent
home on paper or sent home through email. Add it to the favorites on your phone, tablet, and computer to stay
connected to everything that is going on at the Dawe School.
STUDENT ABSENCES/TARDINESS
Please remember that if your child is not going to be in school, the absence must be reported to the office each
day. Call the school before 8:30 to report the absence. Sometimes, our phone lines are busy in the morning, so
calling to leave a message in the middle of the night is perfectly fine. When your child returns to school, s/he
must bring a note explaining the reason for the absence. Tardiness is recorded on attendance records. It is
important for students to experience the morning routine in school to start the day off smoothly. Thank you for
your cooperation.
STUDENT COUNCIL RAISED GARDEN BEDS
Thanks to Garrett McCormick who completed his project of building raised garden beds at the Dawe School
earning him his Eagle Scout status, we now have four raised beds to have students plant and grow plants and
vegetables in the back of the school. The Student Council will begin the planting as soon as the weather improves.
Their goal is to grow flowers to decorate the school and grow vegetables to serve in the cafeteria with lunch.
We’ll keep you posted on the progress!
We commit to excellence in intellectual, physical, social,
social, and emotional development.
We respect individual differences and strive to reach our full potential.