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On April 22, 2013, at the recommendation of Superintendent Sandy Sherwood, the Board of Education approved the following two changes to this year's calendar:
1) The Board approved extending the Memorial Day holiday weekend by closing school on Friday, May 24th as we had an unused emergency closing day.
2) The Board also approved making Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday, June 19th as half-days (with lunch served) for all K-5 students. This is in alignment with what we have done in past years. Please note that Thursday, June 20th is already designated as half-day for K-5 (with no lunch served). |
Looking Ahead
6/3—Grade 4 NYS Science Test
6/4—Grade 3 NYS Math Field Test
6/4—Grade 1 Field Trip to The Sherman Farm
6/5—Schug & Prugh’s Class Field Trip to Cayuga Nature Center
6/5—DES Variety Show—Gr. 3-5—7:00 pm DES Cafeteria
6/6—Poole & DePaull’s Class Field Trip to Lime Hollow
6/6—NO SCHOOL Kindergarten ONLY—Kindergarten Screening Day
6/6—Grade 2 Field Trip to Cayuga Chamber Orchestra—10:00 AM
6/7—NO SCHOOL Kindergarten ONLY—Kindergarten Screening Day
6/7—Burns, Cole & Stoyell’s Class Field Trip to Lime Hollow
6/7—Goodenough, Hulslander, Mack’s Class Field Trip to Cayuga Nature Center
6/10—Prugh, Mack & Schug’s Class Walking Field Trip to Southworth Library
6/10—Grade 5 Field Trip to Wonderworks
6/10—Board of Education Mtg 7PM HS Library
6/11—Goodenough & Hulslander’s Class Walking Field Trip to Southworth Library
6/11—Grade 4 Field Trip to Sciencenter
6/11—PTA Meeting—7PM DES Library
6/12—Incoming Kindergarten Breakfast—7:45 AM DES Cafeteria
6/12—Cafararo & Franciscovich’s Class Field Trip to Yaman Park
6/12—Grade 5 Rocket Launch
6/14—Champions of Character Day
6/18—EARLY DISMISSAL 12:20 PM (Lunch Served)
6/18—Grade 4 Hot Dog Picnic
6/19—EARLY DISMISSAL 12:20 PM (Lunch Served)
6/20—EARLY DISMISSAL 11:00 AM (NO Lunch Served)
6/20—Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony 9:15 AM DES Gymnasium
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To see more student activities please click on the NEWS link
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Welcome to the Dryden Elementary School website! We are happy to have you visit, and if you are a student, parent or community member we hope that you find the information that you are seeking. Our elementary school serves approximately 600 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and we have many programs to serve the needs of our students and families.
Please note the links available on the left side of the webpage. Each will take you to a different page that focuses on the topic indicated on the link button. On the right side of this page, you will find a list of upcoming events, character education concentrations, and general school information that is helpful to many families.
Active organizations in our school include the PTA, which regularly meets the second Tuesday of each month and our Site-based Team, a group of teachers, administrators, and parents who work together to improve our school. We genuinely welcome parents and volunteers in our school, so please join our educational community! If you have suggestions for improving our website or our school, please contact us.
Sincerely,
David Thon, Principal
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Entrance Procedure at DES
Visitors to Dryden Elementary have an extra security step to follow before entering the building. As you approach the main entrance, you will notice a “doorbell” mounted on the brick wall to your right. You will need to push the button to alert staff to your presence. Staff can observe visitors with a small video camera and also speak to visitors outside via an audio system. You will then be “buzzed” in and follow our normal procedures for signing in and picking up a visitor badge.
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Bus Advisory Procedure
Due to extreme inclement weather, the Superintendent of the Dryden Central School District may declare a “Bus Advisory”. The notification of a bus advisory will be transmitted to parents and students in the same format as emergency closing/delay announcements via TV and Radio announcements, as well as posting on the Dryden Central School District Web Site
During a bus advisory, school bus drivers will not expect students to be waiting at the pick-up point upon arrival. Students that normally walk to a school will be offered busing to their school.
The bus assigned to a pick-up point will make a complete stop at the designated location. If visibility permits, it is expected that students will exit their residence in time to meet the bus. There will be a full and complete expectation that students picked-up at a stop will promptly exit their residence to demonstrate a presence and that the distance to the bus will be covered as quickly as it can be safely accomplished.
It should be expected that the bus, as it progresses through its scheduled route, would start arriving later than usual. This may, near the end of the route become upwards to 10 minutes. To maintain a basic schedule during a bus advisory, it will not be possible for bus drivers to wait for extended periods of time for students to walk up to .5 miles or for door-to-door pick-up. Therefore, if the designated pick-up point is not at a residence but at a point separated from a residence, (at an intersection for example), it is our sincere hope that some type of protective measures will be taken by the parents/students to insure the safety and welfare of the students.
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Safety reminder: Lockdowns occur when there is an awareness of a situation requiring investigation in the building. Once the investigation is completed, the lockdown is lifted and classes resume. The purpose of any lockdown is to assure student and staff safety. |
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