Duniway Dispatch

• October 7: OBOB Information Night
• October 9: Schools Closed - Statewide Inservice Day
• October 12-16: Book Fair
• October 15: Duniway Community Read, The Gift of Failure - 6:30 pm
• October 19: Dining for Duniway at The Last Rodeo
• October 21: Early Release Day, 11:50 a.m. dismissal
• October 22: Picture Retakes, 8-10 a.m.
• October 23: Principal's Coffee , 8 a.m. in the Cafeteria
• October 28: Duniway s'BOOktacular Night - 6:00-7:30 pm
• October 29-30: Schools Closed - Grading and Planning Days

PPS District Calendar 2026-27

You can still donate by lap, or a flat amount, at tinyurl.com/Duniway26 through early next week.

Funds support so many parts of what makes Duniway great. The carnival. The variety show. The winter dance. Updated equipment and materials for PE, the library, and classrooms. And programs like Reading Results that play an essential role in ensuring students get the learning support they need. Thank you for supporting Duniway and spreading the word to friends and family!

The Fall Scholastic Book Fair runs Monday, October 12th through Friday, October 16th - every day in the library from 2:30PM-5:30PM.

There will be a special shop time to shop for students who ride the bus on Wednesday, October 14th from 1:15-2:15PM.

• Please swing by with your kiddo to check out all the amazing books. All proceeds from the Book Fair go directly back to Duniway.
• There are a few more volunteer shifts available. It's a great one to volunteer with your kiddo, Book Fair Volunteer Shifts.

Are you interested in acting? Do you love working behind the scenes to make magic happen on stage? Consider being a part of our upcoming Spring musical production of Charlotte’s Web!

There is a place for everyone in this spectacular show, and you don’t need to have your exact role figured out just yet.

🌟 For Our Students:

• Backstage Crew: Open to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who want to build sets, manage props, and run the show behind the scenes.
• Acting Team: Open to 4th and 5th graders ready to take the stage and perform.

🎭 For Our Parents & Adults:
A production this magical takes a village! We need a dedicated team of adult volunteers to make this show a success. This year, we are especially looking for adults to help promote and market the show to our community, alongside our usual backstage volunteer roles.

Click Here to Access the Student & Parent Sign-Up Form!

👉 Questions? Please reach out to Lisa Adams at ladams1@pps.net. We can't wait to create something amazing together!

Thank you to the 120 players and 30 sponsors who showed up and showed out last Friday to play in the 2026 Duniway Open. Together our community raised over $21,000 for the Duniway PTA!

✨ Congratulations to our champions, Duniway kindergarten parents, Ewan Robertson and Jon Wostmann who took home the coveted Duniway Cup.

✨ Shout out to all of our division and contest winners - including Straight Drive champion Robert Corlett who won a popsicle party for the entire kindergarten class!

• Overall Winners: Ewan Robertson & Jon Wostmann
• Net Winners: Ira Jones & Kyle Heppner
• Co-Ed Division: Nick Blattner & Cindy McCann
• Ladies Division: Jennifer Goodman & Kathleen Berroth
• Senior Division: Steven Armbrust & Frank VanDriesche
• Alumni Division: Sam Mcintyre & Ryan Lynch

• Long Drive: Sean Watters
• Long Putt: Sean Campbell
• Straight Drive: Robert Corlett
• KP #5 Calle Holmgren
• KP #12: Aaron Grossman
• KP #17: Jim Carter
• Best Dressed: Catherine Mosich, Erica Lyman, Stephanie Kovar & Tina Davis

✨ Thank you to the Duniway Open Committee and volunteers for making this event happen!

Hopefully you all noticed the information in our recent Dispatch editions regarding the new student assessment information that is available to parents on Parent Vue. This information includes prior year assessment information from OSAS (Smarter Balanced Assessments) for students tested in Grades 3-5, MAP Assessments for students tested in grades 3-5 (no longer used) and I-Ready assessments in Math and Reading.

In addition to prior year assessments, the data portal also contained recent assessments results in the I-Ready Math Inform Assessment and the new I-Ready Reading Inform Assessment. All Duniway students took these assessments this September and some of you have reached out to your teachers about these results. While we do view these results carefully and use them to inform our support for each student, there are a few elements to keep in mind regarding these assessments. First, for this beginning of year assessment, students are expected to score at a level of the end of their previous grade (ie- we expect a Fifth Grade student to score at an end of Fourth Grade Level as they have not engaged in Fifth Grade content yet). Also, for younger students, especially in grades K and 1, we understand that their results can be influenced by a student's familiarity with taking a computer based assessment and understanding of the digital tools. Overall, our teachers use these results as one data point among many in assessing student proficiency. There will be ample opportunity to discuss a broad range of student data points at Parent Teacher Conferences in late November.

If you have any questions or would like more information about I-Ready Inform Assessment: , you can access information here:

https://www.curriculumassociates.com/programs/i-ready-assessment/diagnostic

Sign-ups are LIVE for October! It's a great opportunity to see the kids and school in action! Please consider signing-up and supporting the staff. Check out Konstella to learn more.

• October Lunch Duty

• October Recess Duty

Join fellow Duniway parents, neighbors, teachers, and community members for a small-group adult discussion about The Gift of Failure - How the best parents let go so their children can succeed by Jessica Lahey on October 15th from 6:30–8:00 PM.

• RSVP required due to space and childcare limitations
• Open to all community members!