Delta Center Elementary Newsletter

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Upcoming Dates

April 10   PTO Meeting 6:30 in our Library - free childcare

May 8     PTO Meeting 6:30 in our Library - free childcare

May 20   Half Day / Dismissal at 12:10 pm

May 27   No Students - Memorial Day

May 31    Delta Center Carnival

June 7     Field Day 

June 14   Half Day / Last Day of School / Dismissal at 12:10 

 

2024 - 2025 School Year 

August 22    Open House  1st - 4th Grade                                             5:30 - 7:00 pm at Delta Center

August 26    Open House Kindergarten                                                  5:00 - 6:30 pm at Delta Center

August 27     First Day of School - Full Day

August 30 - Sept. 2  No Students - Labor Day Weekend

 

 

 

School Hours

9:00 am - 3:55 pm

 

Please do not

drop off before

8:40 am

 

Pick up no later

than 4:05 pm 

Thank you!

 

 

From Our Principal

Total Solar Eclipse on Monday

We're excited to witness a total solar eclipse on Monday! This rare astronomical event presents a fantastic learning opportunity for our students. We understand that eclipses have religious and cultural significance for some of our students and families. Please trust that we will be mindful and respectful of the various perspectives that your students may bring to the event and we will create space for them to experience it in alignment with their beliefs. 

We have purchased eclipse glasses for everyone in the district, including staff, which will be distributed on Monday. We will conduct school as usual on Monday. These two resources, Eclipse Safety Sheet and NASA Eclipse Information provide additional information about the eclipse. For additional information, please be sure you have read the message sent to all district families from Dr. Barnes.

 

As always, if you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. 

Teresa Dyer

 

                        Delta Center PTO Needs You!

Our PTO provides support for teachers, academic materials for students, and fun activities for students and families. We are in need of volunteers to continue to run! We will have several board positions available at the end of this year and also have many opportunities to be involved, at any commitment level, throughout the year. Without parent participation and support, our PTO will not be able to continue to run. Currently we are looking for one parent per grade level to help with the Silent Auction at our Carnival on May 31. Please consider attending a meeting, volunteering, or reaching out for more information about how you can be involved. To reach us, you can join the Delta Center PTO facebook page or email us at DeltaCenterGLPTO@gmail.com

Thank you!

PTO Meetings:

April 10th - 6:30

May 8th - 6:30

We meet in our Library and offer free childcare!  We would love to have you join us! 

Happy Friday!

It’s been a great couple of months learning about emotion management in the classroom. Your kids are doing a fantastic job identifying their feelings and using calming strategies to calm themselves. The three calming strategies that we have focused on are taking deep belly breaths (rainbow breathing), muscle relaxation techniques (squeeze the lemons/ drop the lemons) and using positive self-talk.

Starting in April, we will be discussing problem solving strategies and techniques that your kids can use in the classroom and at home. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or need any assistance.

Have a great weekend!

Mindi Stevens
School Counselor

Makerspace needs your help!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help run
makerspace on Monday’s during lunch recess!

Here is the NEW link to sign up:

If you ordered a picture package, you will receive a yearbook at the end of the year. If not, please see the information from Geskus on how to order a yearbook. 

If you need to check on your order, please call Geskus at 1-616-453-4170

Thank you!

Birthday Treats

Our classes do not have students bring in birthday treats. We have a number of food related allergies across the building so that is a practice we have not done for quite a number of years now. If your child wants to bring something for the class, it can be non-edible items like bookmarks, pencils, etc.

Thank you for helping to keep our students safe!

Please consider donating to Delta Center to help with our many equipment needs. Please use the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2CY998NT7RDI2?ref_=wl_share 

Thank you so much for thinking of us, we truly appreciate it! 

Mrs. Watters

Delta Center PE Teacher