Week of November 10-14, 2025

Good Evening Cavalier Families, 

This past week at Dayton Creek reflected our school’s commitment to safety, excellence, and community spirit! We successfully conducted our second Fire Safety Drill. We also continued our valuable staff collaboration during Wednesday PLC focused on instruction and student growth. The KidsFit Challenge Assembly, hosted by Hy-Vee, celebrated Mrs. Pana’s 1st Grade class for placing in the Top 3 out of 400+ classrooms nationwide in the 2025 Mission to Move Challenge! Our 2nd Graders explored Science City and 4th Graders enjoyed the KC Symphony, extending learning beyond the classroom! The week wrapped up with a fun PTO Movie Night as part of the Fall Fundraiser Prizes. 

Tuesday, November 11

We are excited to honor our veterans at our upcoming Veterans Day Program. If you have a family member who is a veteran and available to join us, we would love to recognize them during our event.  If you were not able to fill out the form that went home with your student and know a veteran who would like to participate or if you have any questions about the program, please contact Mrs. Blanchard at blanchardk@usd230.org

- We encourage all students to arrive at school on time and to wear red, white, and blue. 

- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are also welcome to wear their uniforms.

- Program will start at 8:15 AM. 

 Wednesday, Nov. 12: PLC Day (1 HR Late Start)

- PTO Meeting at 6:30 PM, Library

Thursday, Nov. 13: World Kindness Day

- 5th Grade Music Program @ 6:30 PM

Friday, Nov. 14:

A Tapestry of Traditions: 2nd Annual DCES Family Multicultural Night (6:00-8:00 PM) 

Please save the dates for the upcoming events:

• Nov 21: 5th Grade Poetry Cafe (10:30-11:30, 5th Grade Pod)

• Nov 21: 4th Grade Famous Kansans Wax Museum (1:15-2:15, hallway)

• Nov 24: No  School - Professional Development Day

• Nov 25: No School - Professional Development Day

• Nov 26-28 No School - Thanksgiving Break

• Dec 4: 2nd Grade Music Program (6:30 - 7:30)

• Dec 8-12: Book Fair

• Dec 12: PTO Winterfest (6-8 PM)

Personal Items & Lost And Found:

  Students are responsible for all personal belongings brought to school, including but not limited to clothing (hats, gloves, coats, jackets, sweaters), water bottles, toys, electronic devices, and other personal items. The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal items. 

  To help prevent loss, families are encouraged to label all clothing and personal belongings with the student’s name. Any items of significant value should be kept at home. 

  Unclaimed clothing items and other personal belongings will be placed in the school's Lost and Found. Families are encouraged to check the Lost and Found regularly. Unclaimed items may be donated or discarded.

Kindly review our  Elementary Handbook 2025-2026 for more information on Academics, Activities, Attendance, Code of Conduct, Health, Nutrition, Transportation, Safety & Security.    

• Sign-up Form: Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) & M.O.M.S. (Moms of Marvelous Students)

• DCES Community Feedback Form: We value your feedback so please  share your thoughts on how we're doing through this form.

• 2025–2026 School Calendar

• Breakfast and Lunch Menu

• Volunteer Registration

• DCES 2028 Strategic Plan

• Elementary Handbook 2025-2026

We are so thankful for our amazing PTO and their unwavering commitment to supporting our school! Their dedicated hard work and time investment make such a positive difference for our school. Thank you so much to all the parents who extended their support this week especially during the fundraiser item pick-up and to those who volunteered their time to help monitor students during the movie. 

Once again, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to our PTO Board, Room Parents, and Parent Volunteers for everything they do to bring our school community together! We also want to acknowledge and thank all the parents who support our school events, whether by attending, donating items, or helping in other ways behind the scenes. Your partnership and generosity make such a meaningful difference for our students and staff.

Please take the time to review the November PTO Newsletter to stay informed on PTO events and important announcements. 

We also invite parents/guardians to attend our next PTO Meeting on Tuesday, November 12. Your ideas and involvement help make Dayton Creek such a special place for our Cavaliers!

Let’s continue to lead by example by showing kindness, patience, and Cavalier pride in all that we do!

Recognize a DCES staff going above and beyond to serve our students, staff, and school community by completing the short USD 230 Standing Ovation Awards. The district will select Core Value Award recipients from this pool of nominations.

All employees nominated will be recognized with a certificate and three of the nominees (Administration, Certified, Classified) will be chosen as the monthly USD 230 & Price Chopper Standing Ovation honorees.