Dakota Valley

Elementary News

NOVEMBER 2016

Dakota Valley

Elementary School Hours

Staff: 8am-4pm

Students: 8:10am- 3:15pm

PLEASE HAVE STUDENTS HERE

BY 8:10 A.M.

No student is to be on school grounds before 7:40 am as there is no adult supervision until

this time.

Car riders & walkers are dismissed at 3:10.

Bus riders are dis-missed at 3:15.

Students need to be picked up no later than 5 minutes after the dis-

missal bell.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wed., Nov. 2 - 1:30 p.m. dismissal - Elementary Only! Sun., Nov. 6 - Daylight Savings - Turn clocks BACK 1 hour! Tues., Nov. 8 - PTO Meeting 2:00 p.m. in the ES Commons Sat., Nov. 12 - Kids and Canvas 10:00 a.m. Wed., Nov. 16 - 1:30 p.m. dismissal - All buildings Wed., Nov. 23 - 1:30 p.m. dismissal - All buildings Thurs., Nov. 24 - NO SCHOOL - HAPPY THANKSGIVING Fri., Nov. 25 - NO SCHOOL

Tues., Nov. 29 - 8:30 a.m. - Character Counts Assembly

The mission of Dakota Valley Schools is to ensure all students receive an enriched

educational experience in a safe environment.

Principal: Dr. Tami Hummel Secretary: Lana Gardner

Secretary: Jennifer Plathe

Counselor: Andrew Fisher

Superintendent: Dr. Jerry Rasmussen

Dakota Valley

Elementary School

Physical: 80 Northshore Drive

Mailing: 1150 Northshore Drive

North Sioux City, SD 57049

605-422-3840 Fax: 605-422-3847

Reminder: Please call the attendance line 605-422-3840 by 9:00 am if your child will be absent or late to school. If we do not hear from you, we are re-

quired to locate you to verify your child’s absence.

DAKOTA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IS AN ALL NUT/PEANUT BUTTER

FREE ENVIRONMENT!!!

For our students’ safety, no peanut butter or nut products of

any kind are allowed at school at anytime, please!! Please double check all labels of any food being sent to school for any

reason. Treats/snacks need to have a label of ingredients. Due to this, homemade baked goods are NOT allowed, so that all food allergy

reactions can be avoided. **See the nurse/office for a list of safe alternatives.**

In an effort to simplify this for you, here is a list of some popular products that we are aware of at this time that are NOT SAFE to be in our building:

ALL CASEY’S DONUTS/PIZZA ALL CHICK-FIL-A FOOD

ALL GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE COMPANY GREAT VALUE BRAND DRINK MIXES

JIMMY JOHN’S POTATO CHIPS - sandwiches ok ALL LITTLE DEBBIE PRODUCTS

ALL M & M’S MCDONALD’S MCFLURRIES OR SHAKES - food is ok

SUBWAY COOKIES - other food is ok ALL SUGAR SHACK PRODUCTS

TACO JOHN’S CHOCO TACO - food is ok ALL YO-CRUNCH YOGURTS

ANY UNLABELED PRODUCT WILL BE HELD IN THE OFFICE FOR PICK UP BY PARENT.

ALWAYS CHECK LABELS BEFORE SENDING ANY FOOD TO SCHOOL!

All food brought into the school needs to have the INGREDIENT label

verified for safety. PLEASE CALL THE ES OFFICE WITH QUESTIONS.

NOT OK - LABEL STATING “MAY CONTAIN”

OK - “MANUFACTURED OR PROCESSED ON EQUIPMENT OR IN A FACILITY”

You can also visit snacksafely.com for more information.

STUDENT NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

Nov. 2 Benjamin B. Nov. 17 Johannah M. Jennaca G.

Kenzi J. Nov. 19 Jackson S. Hunter W. Nov. 3 Addison O. Emily O. Ethan S.

Nov. 20 Anthony C. Nov. 6 Sunny B.

Cash S. Nov. 21 Anthony L. Cash M. Nov. 7 Aubrey H.

Lilyana S. Nov. 22 Grayson D.

Nov. 9 Veronica K. Nov. 23 Tegen H. Keenan K. Maggie C. Connor K.

Chance B. Nov. 24 Addison B. Tayton S. Jackson A.

Nov. 12 Adalyne G. Nov. 25 Vaughn H.

Nov. 13 Andrew S. Nov. 26 Talia S.

Nov. 14 Julia O. Nov. 27 Suriana U. Tyce E.

Nov. 28 Jaida R. Nov. 15 Kinlei N.

Chloe S. Nov. 30 Brody U.

Nov. 16 Gabrielle U.

Shiori K.

Dakota Valley K - 3rd Grade

Winter Concerts 2016

Winter Concerts will be held in the New HS Auditorium!

A Thanksgiving Dinner

by Maude M. Grant

Take a turkey, stuff it fat, Some of this and some of that.

Get some turnips, peel them well. Cook a big squash in its shell. Now potatoes, big and white,

Mash till they are soft and light. Cranberries, so tart and sweet, With the turkey we must eat. Pickles-yes-and then, oh my! For a dessert a pumpkin pie,

Golden brown and spicy sweet. What a fine Thanksgiving treat!

Thanksgiving Fun Facts

The first Thanksgiving was held in 1621 and be-

came a national holiday over 200 years later.

Each year, the president pardons a turkey and

spares it from being eaten for Thanksgiving.

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the na-

tional bird, not the eagle.

Americans eat 46 million turkeys each Thanksgiv-

ing.

The heaviest turkey on record, according the Guin-

ness Book of Records, weighed 86 pounds.

The average turkey for Thanksgiving weighs 15

pounds.

Monday, December 5th

1ST GRADE - 6:30 PM

3RD GRADE - 7:45 PM

Thursday, December 8th

KINDERGARTEN - 6:30 PM

2ND GRADE - 7:45 PM

Peyton Machan Abby Pinkerman Silja Gunderson Emily Jumper

Kenadi Kamradt Mia Pinkerman Sophia Schauff

Karlee Hughes Lewis Pick

Valerie Norby Emma Wiese

Peyton Carlson Maggie Steele

Brynn Van Diemen

Eliana Vondracek Lexi Squier

Stella Carlson Caden Smith

Emily Carlson Aiden Keenan Madison Bell

Reagan Granstrom Ashley Neeser

Preston Carlson Rachel Knecht

Lainee Evans Byrgin Gunderson

Sean Benz

GREAT JOB 2016 South Dakota Elementary Honor Choir!

The students of Dakota Valley did an excellent job on October 29th in Sioux Falls, SD at the 2016 South Dakota Elementary Honor Choir. The students listed below consist of

4th, 5th and 6th grade students that were selected by recorded audition. And just in case you couldn’t make it, the concert will be broadcasted on SDPB1-TV on Thanksgiving Day,

November 24th at 3:00 p.m. (2:00 MT).

Students in grades K-4 or younger may not attend school events such

as sporting events, concerts, plays, etc. unless they are

accompanied by an adult.

DVES SICK POLICY

If your child is running a fever (100+), or has vomited, they should not attend school until they are without a fever (without the assistance of medicine), or haven’t vomited for 24 hours.

If your child’s illness requires their absence from school for more than two days, they will need to be seen by our school nurse or a doctor’s note should be brought in to the school office.

Even if your child was sent home from school, you must call your child in as absent each day they will be out of school.

Winter Weather Guidelines for the

Elementary School

Students will go outside for recess when the temperature/wind chill is 10 degrees or

higher.

Please ALWAYS send hats, gloves, scarves, boots & snow pants along with them each day during the

cold, snowy, winter months.

Have your back-up plan in place for

canceled school due to winter

weather!

Congratulations to Braxton in Mrs. Kurtz’s Kindergarten class, Zoey in Mrs. Nagel’s 1st grade class, and Landon in Mrs. Marx’s

3rd grade class!

Their beautiful artwork was published in the November issue of Kid Scoop News.

Zoey’s name was drawn for a Poppin’ Bottles and Brushes cer-tificate!

Give these students a big congrats!!