Dorr Elementary Weekly Update
March 31st, 2023
From The Desk of Dr. Bryson- Principal
Weekly Update
Hello Dorr Elementary Families!
Spring Break is here! School will be closed next week and classes will resume on Monday, April 10th. I hope you all have a wonderful week off from school!
Third Grade ELA Ohio State Tests will take place on April 19th and April 20th. If you have a third grade student at Dorr Elementary please mark your calendars and try your best to avoid any appointments on these mornings. Testing will begin at 9:15 am each day.
Excellent job to all of our third graders at the spring concert this week! Thank you Mrs. Mercer for organizing an amazing performance and congratulations to our talented third grade class! The first Grade Spring concert is on April 20th at 7:00 pm at Springfield High School. We hope to see you there!
Dr. Bryson
Upcoming Dates & School Start/End Times
School Start/End Times
9:00 am-3:30 pm Doors open for students at 8:45 am
April
4/3-4/7 Spring Break - No School
4/10 Classes Resume
4/13 Parents' Club Meeting at 6:30 pm
4/14 Character Trait Day- Critical Thinking- Wear Blue
4/17 Buff City Soap Fundraiser 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
4/19 & 4/20 Third Grade ELA Ohio State Tests - 9:15 am
4/20 Spring Concert - 1st Grade 7:00 pm at SHS
April's Portrait of a Graduate Character Trait is Critical Thinking
April's Portrait of a Graduate Character Trait is Critical Thinking! Students who show critical thinking identify the problem, think of different things that could help solve the problem, and try out those different solutions. To kick off April's Character Trait, we are asking that you wear blue on April 14th.
Attention Third Grade Families- Holland Open House News
There will be an Open House on May 9th for all incoming 4th graders and 6th graders to Holland Intermediate and Springfield Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year. The event will be from 6:00-7:00 pm and it will be an opportunity to tour both schools and meet the building principals.
Dorr Parents' Club Newsletter Spirit Wear Website
Please check out this newsletter from the Dorr Parents' Club! Dorr Parents' Club Newsletter
Interested in purchasing Dorr Spirit Wear? Click the link below! DPC Spirit Wear
Attention Second and Third Grade Families - No School the Week of May 15-19 - Phonics First Professional Development
Springfield Local Schools will embark on a new journey to improve foundational reading and increase reading outcomes for all students. In an effort to improve reading achievement and growth, we are providing professional development for the following educators during the week of May 15th-19th:
General Educators in grades 2-3
Intervention Specialists in grades K-3
Intervention Specialists (Special Education Classrooms) in grades K-5
From May 15th-19th several of our educators in Springfield Local Schools will participate in Phonics First training through Brainspring Academy. Therefore, classes will be CANCELED for ALL students in grades 2-3 (general education settings) and K-5 (special education classrooms) during the week of May 15th-19th. Special education classrooms will notify families.
The teachers will participate in thirty hours of multisensory, Orton Gillingham professional development over the course of five full days. The training will provide teachers with instructional strategies and materials to support whole-group and small-group classroom instruction aligned with the Science of Reading. Additionally, the training will fulfill the Ohio Department of Education's Dyslexia Mandate.
SDA Newsletter
Please enjoy this week's SDA Updates: https://www.smore.com/f6ztn