Duncan Dispatch

Safety remains a priority for our school. Duncan Elementary is once again providing training to our students on our safety protocols. The protocols identify actions that students may be asked to take in the event of a potential incident: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate and shelter.

The training is provided through a short, animated video. In the video, the teacher – Mrs. Appleton – and her students walk through the different responses in a very relaxed and engaging way for younger children.

The protocols will continue to be part of the training while practicing our regular school safety drills, such as fire drills, security drills, tornado drills, evacuation procedures, etc.

The video is available for you to review at this link: UCS School Safety: Standard Response Protocol - Elementary - YouTube If you have any questions, please contact our office.

We are excited to inform you about an exciting new program we are implementing starting November 2nd. To enhance communication regarding student attendance, we will be utilizing Attendance Intervention, a PowerSchool product designed to streamline updates and alerts for families.

With Attendance Intervention, you will receive text messages and email alerts directly from teachers and school leaders, keeping you informed about your child's attendance in real time.

What makes Attendance Intervention unique?

• No Login Required: Messages will automatically be sent to the phone number and email address the school has on file for you.
• Direct Communication: Each message will come from a unique phone number associated with the sender. This direct line allows you to easily save the sender’s number in your phone and reply directly to them, if desired.
• Absence Alerts: Families will be notified if a student is absent from school in a timely fashion.
• Say Goodbye to Language Barriers: Attendance Intervention translates text and email messages into more than 90 languages, based on the preferred language on file.

We are confident that this program will enhance communication and ensure we are all working together to support our students’ successes. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the school office.

Thank you for your continued partnership in your child’s education.

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October

• 28th: Bagel Day
• 28th: 1st Grade Halloween Hoedown @ 6:30pm (Doors Open at 6:00pm)
• 30th: Halloween Parade @ 11:00am (Doors Open at 10:30am)
• 30th: Half Day - End of Marking Period

November

• 2nd: Quarter 1 PBIS Assembly
• 2nd: Student Council Board Member Speeches
• 3rd: No School - Teacher Professional Development
• 4th: Ike Band Tour @ Duncan
• 5th: Picture Retake Day
• 5th: Pathways Event @ Henry Ford 6 - 8:00pm
• 6th: Quarter 1 Report Cards Posted in PowerSchool
• 9th: Student Council Inauguration
• 12th: IKE Choir Tour @ Duncan
• 18th: Bagel Day
• 25th - 27th: No School - Thanksgiving Break

December

• 16th: Bagel Day
• 21st - 31st: No School - Winter Break

January

• 1st: No school - Winter Break
• 11th: Group Pictures
• 15th: Half Day - End of Marking Period
• 18th: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 20th: Bagel Day
• 27th: No Schol - Teacher Professional Development

February

• 15th - 19th: No School - Mid-Winter Break
• 24th: Bagel Day

March

• 10th: Half Day
• 17th: Bagel Day
• 25th: Half Day - End of Marking Period
• 26th: No School - Good Friday
• 29th - 31st: No School - Spring Break

April

• 1st - 2nd: No school - Spring Break
• 21st: Bagel Day

May

• 19th: Bagel Day
• 31st: No School - Memorial Day

June

• 1st: 1st Grade Field Trip Troy Historical Museum
• 1st: 6th Grade Field Trip Camp Tamarack
• 9th: Bagel Day
• 14th: Half Day
• 15th: Half Day - Last Day of School

It is strongly recommended parents/guardians download the Raptor Safe app in order to create a visitor profile. The Raptor Safe app offers a convenient and secure way for visitors to manage and verify their identify before arriving at school. This profile provides a Raptor Passport which can be used to quickly and easily check in at the school office via the app.

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If you plan to volunteer in our classroom, work directly with a student and/or chaperone a field trip, etc. you will need to have a volunteer background check on file. This is a separate step beyond downloading the Raptor Visitor APP. The background check involves multiple state and federal law enforcement databases. Click the button below to complete the volunteer application form. Please select all the areas you might like to volunteer such as classroom helper, fundraising and chaperone.

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The Community at Richard J. Duncan Elementary School is devoted to academic excellence. Sound instructional strategies will provide our students with a foundation of skills that will prepare them for lifelong achievement in a global society.

• Principal: Mrs. Jodi Pfeifer
• Assistant Principal: Mrs. Hannah Plourde
• Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Kelly Salter
• Clerk: Mrs. Joanne Giannone
• Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Open Daily: Monday-Friday
• Office Number:586-797-4600
• Absence Line: 586-797-4699
• Early Childhood Number: 586-797-4660
• Email:officeduncan@uticak12.org

School Hours

Full-Day: 9:05 AM - 3:55 PM

Half-Day: 9:05 AM - 12:09 PM

Breakfast: 8:45 - 9:05

Doors open for students not eating breakfast at 8:55 AM