News and events
August 5, 2025
Dear Dayton Families,
On behalf of the entire Dayton staff, welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! We are eager to work with you and look forward to serving all of our students and families.
We invite all students, parents/guardians to our Open House on Tuesday, August 26th. We encourage families with the last names L-Z to visit from 4:30–5:15 and A-K to come from 5:15–6:00 to accommodate parking and to ease congestion around the school. (We rotate times each year.)
4:30-5:15 PM - Families with the last name L-Z
5:15-6:00 PM - Families with the last name A-K
Our open house will give you the opportunity to:
Meet your child’s teacher and see their classroom
Bring your child’s school supplies (optional)
Other Important Back-to-School Information:
School starts for students in grades 1-5 on Tuesday, September 2. A special Kindergarten Welcome Week helps transition our youngest learners to school. More information below.
Complete the Back to School forms on the AH Website. Directions are linked here
Click here to review the Dayton Elementary Handbook
Click here to review school supply lists. Need assistance with school supplies? Reach out to Michele Lange, school counselor at Michele.Lange@ahschools.us
Kindergarten Welcome Week:
Meet and Greet with your teacher–Tuesday, September 2 and Wednesday, September 3 This is not a regular school day for kindergarten students. Students will attend school with parents and guardians during their selected time. The link to schedule your “meet and greet” session will be available online at a later date when classroom placements are finalized.
First Day of Kindergarten–
Students with last names beginning A-K attend school on Thursday, Sept. 4th.
Students with last names beginning L-Z attend school on Friday, Sept. 5th.
All students attend school on Monday, Sept. 8th.
The state’s Free School Meals program will cover the cost of one breakfast and one lunch meal for every student daily, the cost of a la carte items, such as milk, or extra meal items will not be covered. Students will need to have funds in their meal accounts to purchase any additional food items. We use SchoolPay for lunch accounts, field trips, recorders, book fines etc. Visit your ParentVue account to make sure you can log in.
We look forward to seeing you at our Open House and working together for a rewarding school year.
Sincerely,
Jessica Wippler, Principal