DRE Weekly News
August 26, 2024
Five school districts in St. Charles County are collaborating with Pedal the Cause to fight cancer. Pedal the Cause is offering a $10 registration discount for students who attend one of the St. Charles County schools. Learn more.
Please consider partnering with our school by joining PTO! Our Parent Teacher Organization supports our school community in many ways, made possible by YOU! Each family membership is $10 annually.
We're excited to welcome the return of Room Parents at DRE! This process will be organized through PTO. More information will be coming home soon. Please add our first meeting to your calendars, Wednesday, September 11, at 6 p.m. in our DRE library.
Many thanks once again for the generosity of DRE friends and families for our Fall 2023 fundraiser allowing us to install two shade canopies on the playground.
If your child is ineligible for a bus and will be dismissed as a walker or bike rider, we will dismiss as two separate groups: students who live north of DRE (gym side of school) and students who live south of DRE (playground side of school). We ask that parents wait at the corner of the property for each side. We will not walk students across the exits and entrances of the parking. Each side has a bike rack and crosswalk supervised by school staff.
Walkers and bike riders should use the sidewalk along the fence on the gym side or walk through the grass along the fence on the playground side on each side for morning arrival. Please do not cross the parking lot entrances and exits. We are unable to staff the new City of O'Fallon crosswalk. As a family, if you choose to walk with your child using this crosswalk, you may walk with them through the parking lot, however, students are only permitted when walking independently to walk alongside the north and south entrances along the white fences.
Please refrain from reporting your child as a walker and parking in nearby neighborhoods to pick them up.
The safety of your children and our staff remains our highest priority!
Our counselors are eager to welcome our Stars back to DRE! If you need help with backpacks, school supplies, holiday assistance, winter coats, or weekly food bags, please reach out to Mrs. Browning and Mrs. Douglas.
Mrs. Stacy Browning, K-2 Counselor
ext. 48240
Mrs. Jane Douglas, 3-5 Counselor
ext. 48244
We want to thank you for your patience as we all learn a new system! You're doing great and we're glad that you are reaching out with your questions.
Helpful Tips for Logging In
Logging in for the first time to Focus, here are a few tips...
- Navigate to the Focus School Software website and login, before downloading the new Wentzville Schools app.
- Be sure to download the Wentzville Schools app, just searching for Focus School Software may not display the correct app.
- Update your password, because you may already have account! To do this, you'll need to click "forgot password." Enter the email associated with your current previous Tyler 360 parent portal account. You will receive an email with a link to your new credentials. "Click to view your new credentials" and then "click here to LOGIN to the Portal" with the new credentials. From there, you will be prompted to reset your password. You can then log into Focus with your new password.
- If you do not see the annual required forms when you login, make sure you are listed as Parent Contact #1. Only the parent listed as Contact Parent 1 (located under "Addresses & Contacts") in Focus can complete the forms.
- If you are parent who is also a district employee, you must use a personal email address to login.
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Download the Free District App by clicking the icon of your provider: Choose Apple for your iPhone or iPad, or choose Google for Android.
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