Dayton Newsletter 10/06/17

Fall Festival

Thank you to everyone for a successful Fall Festival! Our Dayton families had a great time. Thank you to PTO for all your hard work, all the parents that volunteered and donated items, and to Brown's Superior Catering for our yummy meal.

Mrs. Stader's 7 Habits Project

We are loving seeing all the fun ways kids are learning about the 7 Habits! Mrs. Stader's class did a project to show how it is important to use our words wisely. She had the kids pour toothpaste on a plate. The toothpaste came out super easy. Then she had them try to put the toothpaste back in the tube. They realized it was not so easy! They learned this with their words, words come out very fast but you can not put them back in. So make sure you are choosing your words carefully!

Try A Device Free Dinner

Did you know the average adult spends 9 hours a day on some form of device? Family dinners are a great time to shut off the T.V, put your phone away, turn your tablets off and spend dinner time with your family. Dinner conversations with your kids are so important to learn about their days, activities going on, fun and exciting things they are enjoying, and stay on top of any issues that could be going on. Research shows having conversations with your child during dinner makes kids happier and healthier, achieve better academics, have fewer behavior problems, and a lower risk of substance abuse. So take the No Device Challenge today! Turn off the device and make some memories with your kids! For more tips go to commonsensemedia.org.

McCutcheon's Monster Mash

McCutcheon is having their annual Maverick Monster Mash on Thursday, October 26 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Come for a fun night of games, food, music, and candy! Dress up in your costumes and come meet MHS athletes.

4-H

Is your child is interested in learning about 4-H? There will be a 4-H Expo on Saturday, Oct 7 from 12:00 - 3:00 pm at the
Tippecanoe Mall. This will be at the Kohl's Court. Come explore all the different projects 4-H has to offer and sign up for the 2018 Season!

Fall Book Fair

The Fall Book Fair will be open the week of October 16. The book fair will be available in the mornings before school, during your child's regular scheduled library time, and during evening conferences on Oct 17 and 19 from 4:00- 7:00 pm. If you would like to help out please follow the link below and pick the day and time that works best for you. Thank you for your help!

PTO News

Keep sending in those Box Tops! We will have a new drawing for a free entry into the Fall Festival. The due date for the drawling is Friday, Sept 29.

*Please join our "Dayton Elementary PTO" page on Facebook.

Remind App

Dayton PTO is now on Remind. This is a free text messaging app that will help us communicate with parents quickly and efficiently regarding upcoming events and other information at Dayton. Sign up using class code @daytonpt.

TSC Alerts, School Closings, And Delays

Please make sure you have signed up for the TSC alerts on the new TSC website. Follow the link below to get step by step directions on how to set up your alerts.

If you have problems or questions please contact the office at 447-5004.

TSC Alerts Link

Community Needs

The Dayton Memorial Presbyterian Church offers some great ways to help our community if you are in need.

The Food Pantry is every Thursday form 9:00 am to noon.

The Kids Closet is the last Saturday of each month from 9:00 am to noon. The Kids Closet is always in need of clothes.

Reminder

If you have not already paid for book rental fees for the 2017-2018 school year please send payment in as soon as possible.

K-$116.72

1-$139.05

2-$126.90

3-$115.00

4-$111.03

5-$112.49

If you receive free or reduced lunch then you owe $28.50.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tuesday,Oct 17 & Thursday, Oct 19

4:00-7:00 pm

Book Fair

Monday, October 16 through Friday, October 20

Picture Retakes

Tuesday, October 24

Classroom Fall Parties

Thursday, October 26

2:30 pm

Fall Break- No School

Friday, October 27 & Monday, October 30

PTO Meeting

Thursday, November 2

6:00 pm in the Media Center