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Dahlgren Tiger Beat, May 2010
Principal's Corner
April was the Month of the Military Child. We here at Dahlgren School are honored to serve your children. NSWC Federal Credit Union helped us celebrate by providing a meaningful Savings Fair! They organized stations that students rotated through. Each child received a card to start saving quarters. A dollar’s worth of quarters were inserted into the card. When the card is filled for a total of $5.00, the Credit Union will match the $5.00 to start a savings account. All of the students enjoyed popcorn as they played “Savings Bingo”. Four students caught money in the money machine. That was then converted into Savings Bonds for those students. We appreciate the Credit Union’s generosity, creativity, and time to make a fun day for all. Hopefully, students will start saving habits. Our May Day celebration was a great success! The doors opened at 1230 to alumni, guests and families of those who have attended Dahlgren School over the last fifty plus years! Games and student performances, including a dance around the may-pole were very well done and enjoyed by our guests. This celebration was an event that Dahlgren School held annually in the past and was a tradition that we were happy to resurrect for our visiting alumni.
Dahlgren School is proud to be a member of the ISAC Sports league! This is the organization that sponsors the basketball season as well as a track and field event for this region. Have you noticed the mass of runners in Joy Park after school? Dahlgren School will have its own track team running for the ribbon at the annual competition on May 10! Parents are invited and encouraged to attend this wonderful day of competition!
May 12 we will welcome the Science Van from the Virginia Science Museum. May thanks go out to Lincoln Military Housing for their financial support for this program. If you have some time, we’d love to involve you in what is bound to be a very special event.
Continuous School Improvement
The local assessment for Goal 1 (Reading Comprehension) will be given during the week of May 3 to 7. The local assessment for Goal 2 (Critical Thinking) was administered the previous week. This data will be used, along with Terra Nova scores, to assess our progress towards our two goals:
Goal 1 – All students will improve their reading skills across the curriculum
Goal 2 - All students will improve their critical thinking skills across the curriculum
We are currently searching for volunteers to help next year with our School Improvement Plan. We need parent volunteers on all our committees. The time commitment would involve attending meetings about once a month for half an hour to an hour, most importantly, sharing ideas on how we can improve as a school. We also need volunteers to serve as mentors to students who may be struggling academically or behaviorally. Mentors are provided with training and spend one hour a week working with their student. Please call the school if you are interested in either of these volunteer opportunities.
Counselor's Corner
During the months of May and June students will be exploring the world of work by learning about different careers and the skills needed to get and hold a job. The younger students will be exploring the Paws in Jobland website. Students in fourth and fifth grade will use the Career Trek materials and students in the middle school will be accessing websites such as the Occupation Outlook Handbook and Virginia View to find out more about careers in their area of interest and what educational opportunities are available to prepare themselves for those jobs.
Road and Crossing Safety
We are very fortunate to have Police support most of the time in front of Dahlgren School before and after school and at the lunch break. There are times when they are not available, plus there are also other locations where children cross streets. Please remind your child to use crosswalks and to avoid darting out in the streets. Several parents have reported to us that they have observed children crossing the street dangerously. We want to improve this situation for the safety of all.
School Board Elections
The Dahlgren School Board has announced that an election will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 to fill the three vacancies on the Board. School Board members are actively involved military community members who demonstrate interest in one of the most vital aspects of our American way of life - the education of our young people.
Any adult living on NDW South Potomac-Dahlgren can enter the election. To be a candidate, each person seeking office must pick up the official School Board Candidate Petition from the office of the Principal. The completed petition, with the signature of one eligible voter, must be returned to the Principal’s office by Friday, May 21, 2010 for names to be placed on the official ballot.
School Board members are elected by parents of children attending school at Dahlgren and serve for a one or two year term of office.
Get involved and support your community and school. Run for election as a school board member. Pick up a Candidate Petition package at the Principal’s office, complete the petition, and return it before the suspense date: May 21, 2010
Please call the Principal’s Office at 540-653-8822 if there are any questions.
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