Duval Dispatch

Hello Duval Community!

Happy Veterans Day!

This week was a busy one at Duval, even if it was a short week! On Monday, our students voted for the name of our mascot. Our Duval Dolphin is now named Dash! On Wednesday, we opened our doors to families for Conferences. It was nice to see so many members of our community! Thank you all for your continued support for your students! We truly enjoy working with you! Also this week, the students learned about Veterans Day and what it means to be a Veteran. We concluded the week with an assembly to honor local Veterans along with our "gift" of gratitude through a silent recessional back into the building.

Continuing our theme of Gratitude, this week we are celebrating National Kindness Day on Wednesday. Along with a giant paper chain of Kindness, each of our Pods will wear a particular color, and we'll attempt a whole-school picture from up high. Ask your kids which Pod they are in. Eyes wear RED. Ears wear ORANGE or YELLOW. Fins wear GREEN. Tails wear BLUE.

Have a great week!

Dr. Marcus and Ms. Craig

A couple of reminders/adjustments:

1- Except in rare emergencies, ALL dismissal changes MUST be announced to the classroom teacher with a physical note. Please do not rely on email or phone calls during the day to get the message to staff.

2- Beginning next week, we are going to stop any early dismissals after 3:10pm. With less than 5 minutes notice, and with the real need for the office to pay close attention to the safety of children leaving, we can not safely pull teachers and our admin assistant away from that task. Please plan accordingly. If folks do arrive at 3:10 or later, students will be called to come to the office when the bell rings at 3:15pm.

Voting was a HUGE success! The students had fun going to the "voting booths" and submitting their ballots. They received "I Voted" stickers! The winner was announced on Wednesday! Our school mascot's name is.... DASH!

Our Lost and Found still has many sweatshirts and jackets! We will be donating everything before December break! Please put names on EVERYTHING! It's the best way for us to get things back to you.

Dolphin TV Channel is HERE to see all broadcasts.

Please click on Subscribe so our livestreams can be seen by more people!

November News from Nurse Melissa. Check it out HERE.

Nov. 11- Veterans Day. No School

Nov. 12- PTO Meeting at 7pm in the library. Childcare available.

Nov. 13- World Kindness Day! Acts of kindness celebrated and a big photo to be taken!

Nov. 14- Wear blue for World Diabetes Awareness Day

Nov. 15- PTO BASKET RAFFLE Event!! Please join us!!

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Calendar Items for the Year. We'll have a link HERE permanently and update it frequently.

Happy November!

The basket raffle is almost here! The baskets will be on display this week, when your students can purchase raffle tickets during their library time.

The big night is this Friday November 15th starting at 6 PM at the Whitman VFW. We have over 100 raffle prizes, 21 auctions, and our scratch ticket raffle tree up for grabs. The night is always a ton of fun and helps keep all of our programs running.

Additionally, we also have our November meeting on Tuesday the 12th. We will be discussing the December food drive, Holiday Shop, and more. Please join us at the Duval Library at 7 PM. Childcare will be available and a prize will be up for grabs in our Dolphin Games!

Thank you and see please see the links below for upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Marshall Ottina
President, Duval PTO

Basket Raffle Event Night: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849A8AC2EA5FA7-52230535-basket

In-School Ticket Sales: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849A8AC2EA5FA7-52775750-raffle

• Families can log into Infinite Campus for classroom information. Need an Infinite Campus Parent Portal Account? Please contact the Technology Department at 781-618-8100

• YMCA Before/After School Care Information

• The WHRSD and Duval School PTO Facebook pages are excellent social media resources for staying connected and informed.

• WHRSD Academic Calendar includes holidays, vacations, and early release date.

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