Royal Decree Family Newsletter
Welcome Back
Set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, November 1, and you'll be all set!
- 4th Grade (6:00 pm)
- 5th Grade (7:00 pm)
February 17
- 2nd Grade (6:00 pm)
- 3rd Grade (7:00 pm)
April 21
- Kindergarten (6:00 pm)
- 1st Grade (6:45 pm)
Starting with the December lunch menu, there will be a new jammer that will be offered. It is a larger size so it will no longer come with a cheese stick.
On time attendance is important and necessary for learning. If your child will be absent due to an appointment or is ill, please notify the office by 8:00 am each day.
You can call the office or email your absence to: Mrs. Kamin lkamin@dunlapcusd.net and Mrs. Sullivan msullivan@dunlapcusd.net.
As a reminder, if your student is going to be gone for travel or other planned absences, make up work will not be given prior to the absence.
Please make sure your child is prepared and dressed appropriately for outside recess. Students will go outside for recess anytime the temperature is 15 degrees or above (including wind chill). It is always a good idea to have your child bring an extra set of clothes for them to change into, in case of a fall outside into mud, water, or snow. They can leave them in their backpack or locker.
Parents cannot request that students stay inside based solely on the temperature. It is important for the students to get outside and play when possible during the winter months.
Any child who is exempt from physical education for medical reasons will not be allowed to participate in outdoor recess activities. Re-injury on the playground could occur. Arrangements for indoor recess in the main office or a supervised classroom will be made.
To promote a positive, safe, and healthy lifestyle and classroom learning community; birthday celebrations at school will not include treats or favors from home. Teachers will choose to celebrate students in their classroom in grade and age appropriate ways.
School Medication Authorization Form
Please remember we must have a School Medication Authorization Form signed by your doctor's office for ALL medications (even over the counter meds like Tylenol, cough drops, etc.).
Required Health Forms
All kindergarteners and students new to the state of Illinois are required to have a dental, eye exam, physical and updated immunizations on file in our office.
All second grade students are required to have an updated dental form on file in the office.
Please be sure to turn these health forms into the office by Oct. 15.
DGS Staff Favorite Things
DGS has the most dedicated and caring staff. There have been many requests for information on how to treat the staff. Click here to access the DGS Staff Favorite Things.
Thank you to all the DGS families that have donated goods &/or money to help us provide meals for the SIP ½ day and Parent-Teacher Conferences. We have received very positive feedback and gratitude for the meals.
We have another SIP ½ day that we will be providing lunch on Friday, November 14th. Keep an eye out for the Sign-Up Genius to see how you can help show our teachers & staff how much we appreciate them. The Sign Up will be posted on the DGS Facebook page as well as our new Parents Club website on the “Volunteer Opportunities” tab.
So, thanks for helping us support the amazing DGS Teachers and Staff! We couldn’t do it without you!
The Fall 2025 Fall Royal Fun Run was a success and a lot of fun! We had amazing weather and just an overall great day! Thank you to everyone that helped us surpass our fundraising goal of $6000! But most importantly, the kids had a great time running the course. Special thanks to the Dunlap Community Fire Protection District for participating in our obstacle course again! We love having them be a part of the Royal Fun Run!
It is so rewarding to see students try new challenges! Overall, we raised $6455 (108% of our goal)! Students that raised money through on-line donations on average raised $77.37 per student.
Because we used FundHub to raise money through on-line donations, we were able to bring in 195 donations from 15 different states & 2 countries!
The Fun Run Committee (& my husband) want to thank all the volunteers who helped make the Fun Run so much FUN! Jeff was especially thankful for the set-up crew that got up early and worked in the morning darkness to help set-up the course. The first gym period begins right after school starts, and since we can’t leave the obstacles up overnight, there is a lot of work to be done in a short amount of time & in the dark for the Fall event.
We are also thankful that we had enough volunteers to cover all the obstacles through all 6 gym periods. And finally, we are thankful to all the volunteers that stuck around to help us tear everything down. You made the work go so much faster and smoother. The committee can plan everything, but without help from volunteers we wouldn’t be able to put on such a great event. We are so appreciative of everyone’s support!
Please note that we won’t have another Royal Fun Run until the Spring of 2027!
Is there a Caterpillar employee in your household? Giving Tuesday and hopefully the Caterpillar 2:1 Match will be here before we know it. So, make sure that you record and submit any charitable donations &/or volunteer hours that you make to the DGS Parents Club.
The DGS Parents Club charity can be found by searching with the following text: “Parent Booster USA” and then selecting the item with the DGS address (301 S. First St.)
You can find the Cat Charitable Match & Cat Volunteer Service Match websites by clicking on the images below.
The Caterpillar Volunteer Service Match is a great way your volunteer hours can be turned into money for the DGS Parents Club.
Donuts with Dudes was a major success! Many donuts were eaten and our Royals enjoyed the special time with their Dudes. Thank you to those that helped plan, set up, serve, and tear down! We can’t put on events like this without your support!
