Dos Rios Elementary Newsletter
January, 2024
Upcoming Dates
December 22- January 9- Winter Break
January 10- First Day of 3rd Quarter
January 15- NO SCHOOL/Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 17 & 18- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8pm, invite only
January 23- PTO Meeting @4:15/ Dos Rios Library
January 22- Family Dinner NIght @ 5pm
Principal's Corner
Dos Rios Families,
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024! We are so excited to begin 2024 with your students. We hope you all had a safe and relaxing winter break.
Teachers spent time before break administering assessments so that we can better understand students’ academic progress and needs. Teachers are evaluating the assessment results to determine next steps and instruction for your students.
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on January 17 and 18, from 4-8 pm, by invite only. We look forward to sharing student growth with you.
As students return from break, please make sure students are prepared for the cold temperatures outside. Please make sure your students have hats, gloves and coats. We monitor the weather and make decisions based on the temperature and wind chill, to determine if we need to have “inside recess.”
Thank you for your continued support of our learners and our Dos Rios Community. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 254-7910 or email me at cinnamon.cain@d51schools.org.
Best,
Mrs. Cain
December Students of the Month
Congratulations to the following December Students of the Month: Adrianna C., Joseph M., Eli W., Angelique R., Katherine P., Jacob H., Adalyn C., Raylenn., Amy W., Alexis P., Cody D. These students earned this award by being a learner each and every day!
Attendance Matters!
Being Flexible
During the month of January we are focusing on being flexible.
Being flexible means you can change your ideas, do something different than what you thought you would do, think about something differently, and keep an open mind.
Being flexible helps when plans change, compromise is needed, working on skills that are new or difficult and facing unexpected challenges.
When children are flexible, they will have many choices. You can use phrases like these below, unless your child doesn’t like the word flexible, then see if you two can come up with another word that works for both of you. You are trying to build a common vocabulary that helps everyone.
• “Let’s think of a way we can be flexible in case our first plan doesn’t work out.”
• “You can’t always get what you want so you need to be flexible.”
• “You can be flexible, you’ve done it before.”
• “When you shared your game, you were being flexible, and it worked!”
Ask your student what they are learning about being flexible!