Schedule of Events

November 18 - Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m. @ PAC

November 26 - Grandparent/Special Adult Day

November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 3 - Lions Club Vision Screening

December 3 - Winter Music Program

From the Desk of the Principal

HERO Expectations: Honesty, Earning and Giving Respect, Responsibility, and Orderly and Safe! Today we focused on being Orderly and Safe! Please discuss with your child how they can not only be orderly and safe at school, but in the community as well!

Attendance: Please remember the importance of attendance; attendance matters! Keep up the great work families as we have several students who have not missed a single day of school to date. Let's work on getting perfect attendance for the whole month of September!

END OF DAY CALLS and PICK UPS: You must call the office by 3:00 p.m. to make arrangements for your student to go home a different way. This is a policy that we have had in place and unfortunately have to enforce. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Cold Weather: Cold weather as arrived and this means we need families to start sending students to school with warm coats, hats and gloves.

Bus Rider Families: Please ensure you arrive at the bus stop for pickup and are prepared to board the bus 5 to 10 minutes early each day. This will help the drivers maintain their schedule and adhere to the designated routes. Thank you!

Outside Lunches: The district does not allow outside lunches to be delivered or brought into school for the students.

Sick Children: Please call the office and report that you are keeping your child home due to illness. he Cass Van Buren Health Department requires school to report illnesses every week.

Message from the District Nurse

Medication at school- No prescribed or over the counter medication is allowed at school without the written authorization form completed by the physician.

This includes but is not limited to prescribed medication, inhalers, epi-pens, cough drops, Tylenol, Motrin, and etc. The medication form can be found on our district website under the School Nurse section. Each building has these forms as well. If your child needs or uses any type of medication at school this form must be completed by the physician and submitted to the school with the medication. Students found with medication on him/her are subject to disciplinary actions. These medication forms must be completed for each school year.

Please feel free to contact Suzanne Dorman with any questions or concerns at dorman@dowagiacschools.org or 269-782-4420 ext. 1218.

Building Highlights

Title I Game Night

5th Grade field trip to Fernwood Botanical Garden to observe food webs in action.

Building Events

Reminders

Lions Club Vision Screening, December 3

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Project Pajama

The Second Annual Project Pajama fundraiser will run through Friday, December 13. Each school will have a collection box for new, unworn pajamas, which will be donated to families in need.