DCS Ravens' Report

September 4th-PTO meeting 10:30am-all parents are welcome to attend

September 10th-No School-Teacher Workshop Day

September 27th-Community Lunch-bring your lunch and join us at 12pm

October 4th-Walk to School-More information to follow

October 10th-Open House and Harvest Supper 5:30-7:00pm

October 15th-School Picture Day

Hello everyone, it has been an amazing week! Staff worked so hard preparing for the start of school and all their efforts paid off. It has been a very smooth start. It is so fun to see how our returning students have grown and to watch them welcome new students. Even though it has only been 3 days of school this week, it feels like the new members of DCS have been here always.

The first day starts with great anticipation of student arrival! We have a little bit of time outside, then we line up to start our day with reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as well as singing our school song.

We are busy teaching the school expectations and routines, and everyone is doing a great job following them. We practiced our first Fire Drill today and students did exactly as they supposed to! I hope you are planning for some fun after the first week! Enjoy the long weekend and see you next week, Nicole

A little about me: I have lived in Dublin since 1987, along with my husband and two daughters. My daughters attended DCS just before I started working here 22 years ago. One is now married with two boys, and the other lives out west in Portland Oregon. I have loved my time here at DCS and I enjoy

helping families and supporting children. Please don’t hesitate to ask me anything, I am here to help.

4th and 5th graders learn how to raise the Flags with the help of custodian Mr. Russell

Through very generous donations we have backpacks with school supplies available for anyone that needs one. Please reach out if you need one.

DCS has a strong connection to our community, and we continue to explore ways to connect in different meaningful ways. This year we invite members of our community to join us for lunch on the last Friday of the Month from 12:00-12:30pm. After lunch from 12:30-1 pm, I offer the opportunity to engage in conversation. I look forward to seeing you on September 27th for our first lunch.

Mums are coming soon-order forms coming home next Friday

We know how important attendance is to student success at school. There are District Policies and procedures that guide responsibility with regard to attendance. As part of this, I monitor absences and last year DCS had a large number of students with more than average absences. Many of the absences are due to illness over which there is little control. Please consider taking family vacations when school is not in session. Thank you for your help with reducing the high number of absences at DCS.

Did you know that DCS has been recycling clean plastic bags since 2022? Even more exciting is that we have recycled 683 pounds of plastic since this program started! That is about the same as a zebra, motorcycle, or baby grand piano weighs! That is amazing! Thanks so much to Mrs. Hopkins for bringing this program to DCS! Please bring clean plastic grocery bags, bread bags, or pellet bags to school.

DCS also collects aluminum tabs to be donated to Shriners Hospital which designs and creates prosthetics. Please bring your aluminum tabs to DCS, there is a collection container in the lobby.

We are so lucky to be able to have our Winter Fun Days! Karen Niemela has been instrumental in supporting many of the DCS students participating in the Ski Program at Crotched Mountain. We are in search of a parent or parents who are willing to take on this role. Karen is happy to help support in the transition but we need to find a new coordinator if we want this program to continue. While it may seem daunting, Karen has this program well established and can make it seamless for our new coordinator(s). Please reach out if you are able to help, thank you!

Email: npease@conval.edu
Website: dcs.conval.edu
Location: 1177 Main Street, Dublin, NH, USA
Phone: 603-563-8332