Week of April 28th
Dear Duval Families!
We hope everyone had a good week off! Some nice days to have gotten outside and enjoyed the Spring!
We have just 7 weeks left of the year. This last chunk of the year is always filled with class activities, grade level celebrations, and whole-school events. From finishing MCAS to Teacher Appreciation Week to the newly developed Night of the Arts on May 15th to the Book Fair and Family Night to Fun Day to saying goodbye to our "graduating" 5th graders, there are lots of things to enjoy about being a Dolphin in this stretch!
We have full days and mostly full weeks ahead other than Memorial Day and the last day of school. Barring any snowstorms, the last day is June 13th. To keep track of the many events, we are trying to add as much as we can to the calendar here in the newsletter and the Google doc linked below.
Have a wonderful week back everyone!
Dr. Marcus and Ms. Craig
MCAS Note Tradition! (Thank you Theme Team!)
To encourage and support our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students as they continue on their MCAS journey this spring, we invite families to help us line our hallways with notes of encouragement! If you were unable to make it into the building last week, please send in a note (sealed in an envelope) or email the note to your child's teacher and we can paste them to the banners! Shhhhh it's a surprise!
Safety and Traffic Notes
We've put up some additional signs recently, but as a reminder, there is NO PASSING during drop-off and pick-up, and the back of the building is only for kids and school staff during the day.
With warmer weather, a reminder that all students commuting on wheels MUST have a helmet on as per Mass General Laws. Also, no e-scooters please.
If kids want to come back to play, they MUST wait until 3:30pm, AFTER dismissal is fully over.
Heart Association Kids' Challenge
PTO NEWS!
It's hard to believe we're in the final stretch of the school year already! We have so many fun events between now and June 13th, so please make sure you have an active CORI on file if you haven't done so already. You do not want to miss out on Book Fair, field trips, or Fun Day!
Fun Day sign-ups will be posted on Friday May 23rd. As always, they will be sent out earlier to parents that have volunteered throughout the year as a thank you. There are still a couple of opportunities left to lend a hand before that in order to get first dibs on Fun Day slots.
Before we get into all that, though, it's time to take a moment to care for our amazing Duval Teachers and Staff! Teacher Appreciation Week kicks off a week from today! Please see the flyer below for a list of activities and the Sign-Ups here to donate goodies for our incredible faculty!
Breakfast- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849A8AC2EA5FA7-55756857-taw2025
Treats- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849A8AC2EA5FA7-55756867-taw2025
A final reminder that PTO board nominations for the 2025-26 year remain open and will be voted on at our final meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 13th.
Thank you and enjoy the May weather!
Marshall Ottina
President, Duval PTO
About Us
John H. Duval Elementary provides a safe, supportive environment where children are able to reach for the stars!
Email: john.marcus@whrsd.org
Website: https://whd.whrsd.org
Location: 60 Regal Street, Whitman, MA 02382
Phone: 781-618-7055
Twitter: @DuvalElementary