DES Peek at Next Week 2025-2026

Greetings DES Families,

Happy Saturday! I hope you are enjoying this lovely spring weekend as we coast into June. Please join me in congratulating our Seniors at Shepherd Hill who graduate high school on Monday. Many of our Seniors are former Top Dogs, and we are so very proud! Here is our Dudley El peek at next week…

PTO Meeting- Monday, June 1st

PTO will meet at 6:00 on Monday, June 1st in the Library. Please join us!

Congratulations Ms. Durant- PTO Teacher of the Year

Please join me in congratulating our amazing Grade 4 Teacher, Ms. Katie Durant on earning the well deserved recognition of PTO Teacher of the Year for 2025-2026. Ms. Durant will be recognized at Monday’s PTO Meeting as part of this very special honor. Thank you for all you do on behalf of our community, Ms. M!

Grade 4 Music Show & Step-Up Ceremony

Grade 4 Families- please see this very important letter from Mrs. Winans regarding our end of year Grade 4 Music Show on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 PM in the Shepherd Hill Auditorium. The letter outlines some essential information regarding a special slide show and Grade 4 class t-shirts. Please note that our Step Up to Middle School Ceremony will take place at the conclusion of the Grade 4 Music Show on 6/04.

Lockdown Drill

We will be having a Lockdown Drill on Thursday, June 4th to practice safety procedures if there is ever a school-wide emergency that warrants lockdown. Please reach out to me directly if you have any questions.

College Day

Friday, June 5th is College Day at Dudley El. This is a special day in our community to raise awareness and build excitement around the possibilities of earning a post-secondary degree. Each classroom has adopted a college or university for the day. Students are invited to wear their classroom college colors for the day. Check out your classroom college and colors here.

End of Year Parent & Caregiver Survey

Please take this quick and anonymous End of Year Survey to offer feedback and support our ongoing school improvement efforts.

Field Day- June 10th Save the Date

Field Day at Dudley El is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th (Rain Date is Friday, June 12th). O ur parent & caregiver volunteers always make this day extra special for our kids. Please make sure that you have a current CORI check completed and on file if you would like to volunteer. Email our PE Teachers Mr. Peloquin if you have any questions.

Summer Kick-Off Spirit Week

The Top Dogs will celebrate Summer Kick-Off Spirit Week on Thursday. See all the details below.

Thank you for your continued support of Dudley Elementary School. Please let me know how I can support you and the Dudley El community. Please reach out anytime if you have any questions or concerns. As your principal, my door is always open.

All the best,

Chris Audette