Tiger Tale
February 2, 2026
Dates to Remember
Feb 4: Hearing Screening (1st, 2nd, 5th)
Feb 6: 1st Grade to Fairy Tale Town
Feb 6: Last day to order Smencils
Feb 6: Last day to submit School Experience Survey
Feb 11: Red Robin PFO Family Night
Feb 9-13: Kindness Week
Feb 16-20 President's Week Break - No School
March 6: Last day of Trimester 2
March 9 -13: Scholastic Book Fair
Physical Fitness Testing - 5th & 6th Grade
In February and March our students in grades 5-6 will participate in the California Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The FITNESSGRAM is the required annual PFT for students in grades five, seven, and nine in California public schools. (6th and 8th grade students are tested each year to support improvement and transition for the next year.) This health-related fitness test, developed by The Cooper Institute, is intended to help students acquire lasting habits of regular physical activity.
The FITNESSGRAM includes tests for five areas of fitness: Aerobic Capacity, Abdominal Strength and Endurance, Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility, Upper Body Strength and Endurance, and Flexibility.
On February 2nd, all fifth and sixth grade students received a 2-page informational packet on the test. Additional copies will be in the hanging folder inside the office.
Spreading Kindness This February
We are so excited to welcome NorCal Gift From the Heart Foundation to Dewey this Friday! As part of our focus on kindness and community service, students will be creating Valentine cards and collecting new blankets for children receiving care at Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Our Dewey Community is amazing! We've already filled up two boxes of blankets! Thank you for contributing to such a special cause!
Dewey's Kindness Week Theme this year is Kindness Starts With Us — and Spreads Beyond Us!" We can show kindness in a variety of ways. Check out next week's Spirit Days in honor of Kindness week.
Warm regards,
Sabrina Parsley, principal
We Want to Hear From You!
Last Call! Please take the School Experience Survey by this Friday, February 6th! Your feedback is vital and informs school leaders of changes needed in our school community.
Surveys are available online in English, Spanish, Persian (Farsi/Dari), Russian, Pashto, Ukrainian and Arabic at:
Parent Survey - www.sanjuan.edu/parentsurvey
Student Survey - www.sanjuan.edu/studentsurvey
We greatly value your feedback and thank you in advance for your participation.
Lost and Found
Our Lost and Found is overflowing with cozy sweatshirts, jackets, and lunchboxes looking for their way home. Please stop by and take a look!
2025-26 Yearbooks On Sale Now!
Dewey Fundamental School yearbooks are on sale now! Don’t wait—order your yearbook by April 25 to take advantage of the early price of $30. Yearbooks are a wonderful way to capture memories from this school year, and quantities are limited.
Order online at https://plicbooks.com/go/CJLLD7 or click the button below to place your order. You won’t want to miss out!
RaiseRight Update: Halfway Through the Year!
We're halfway through the school year, and it's exciting to see how teachers have been putting their RaiseRight funds to work in the classroom! So far this school year, teachers have used their accounts to purchase:
- Classroom books and library additions
- Essential classroom supplies
- Materials for specific projects and activities
- PE equipment and supplies
- Prize box goodies
- Math learning aides
- Vocabulary learning aides
Best of all, these are resources that didn't have to come out of teachers' personal pockets!
What is RaiseRight?
RaiseRight turns your everyday shopping into earnings for your child's classroom. When you purchase gift cards through RaiseRight, a percentage comes back as earnings—80% goes directly to your child's teacher's classroom account, and 20% goes into your family account to use toward school expenses like field trips. It's never too late to join!
For help getting started, email Danielle at pfoharrydeweyscrip@gmail.com.
Student and Family Wellness Support
If your child or family is in need of support, we are here to help. Our school social worker can assist with a wide range of needs—from social-emotional support for students to connecting families with community resources and services.
Dewey Bell Schedule
TK/Kindergarten: 8:55-12:15
DHH/ASD Kindergarten: 8:55-12:55
1st -6th Grade: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:55-3:30
*Thursdays: 1st-6th grade 8:55-2:15