Ballgames have started, the temperature is rising, and the number of school days left in the year is rapidly decreasing. The countdown to summer break has officially started!

Although we are quickly moving towards summer, we are still left with many things to accomplish before the end of the school year. It is a busy, frantic time for sure. Teachers are working to wrap up spring FAST testing in both reading and math with their students. Students are still working towards both their Reading step and ST Math goals. We are still working through our reading, math, social studies, and science standards that remain to be mastered. We also have several end-of-the-year celebrations coming up.

We know the next couple of weeks will go fast, but there is still plenty of learning to be done!

*Thursday, May 27th and Friday, May 28th - 6th Grade Day "Campout" trips to the Y Camp.

*Friday, May 28th - Preschool Graduation @ 6:00 p.m. in the HS Gym

*Monday, May 31st - Memorial Day - No School

*Tuesday, June 1st - Reading Step Goal Reward - Mt. Pleasant Movie Theater

*Wednesday, June 2nd - PBIS Assembly & Fun Day - PBIS Reward for all students

*Thursday, June 3rd - ST Math Goal Reward - Pizza Party

*Friday, June 4th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 11:00 a.m. Dismissal - There will NOT be lunch served on the last day of school.

All children ages 1 - 18 are eligible to receive free breakfasts and lunches throughout the summer. Starting Monday, June 7th - Friday, August 13th families can pick up sacked meals for their children in the circle drive in front of Danville Elementary. Meal pick up will be available Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Please call Alice in the elementary office at 319-392-4221 or email alice.mcleland@danvillecsd.org to request meals.

Danville Elementary will be offering a Jump Start Summer School during early August. We will be notifying parents in the next few days if your child's teacher is recommending that he/she attend the Jump Start session. Recommendations will be based off of the Spring FAST Assessments. The Jump Start Summer School session will run from August 2nd - August 13th. Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and will focus on reading and math. If you have questions, please feel free to call the elementary office at 319-392-4221.

The Burlington Public Library has shared their summer reading program information with us. You can check out their summer program here: https://www.burlington.lib.ia.us/services/children/summer-reading

Also, they have created a video to explain their summer reading program as well. The video is below.

Any student that achieved the 500 step goal (for grades K - 3) and 1,000 step goal (for grades 4 - 6) has earned a trip to the movies. Students will be traveling to the Mt. Pleasant movie theater to watch a movie on Tuesday, June 1st at 9:00 a.m. Buses will leave the elementary parking lot at 8:30 a.m. All students will receive a small popcorn and a small soda in addition to their free admission to the movie.

The elementary students met their BEAR ticket goal each quarter of the 2020 - 2021 school year. This is wonderful news! To honor the students for their good BEAR Expectation behavior, the PBIS committee is planning a PBIS Fun Day to be held on Wednesday, June 2nd. Students will get to spend part of their day enjoying several outdoor events including relay races, bounce houses, outdoor yard games, and much more. Congratulations to our students for this great accomplishment. They certainly deserve a celebration day!

Check out some of the fun pictures of exciting things that are going on at Danville Elementary.

Here is last week's Bear Necessities Video Vlog.

Email: jaci.thornburg@danvillecsd.org
Website: danvillecsd.org
Location: 419 South Main Street, Danville, IA, USA
Phone: 319-392-4221
Facebook: facebook.com/danvillecsd.org