Dorr Press
February 24, 2023
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars! Here's What's Going On At Dorr Elementary!
- Feb 25th: PTO Presents: Daddy Daughter Gala 6pm-8pm
- Feb 28th: We Love Dorr Families Night
- Mar 3rd: End Of 2nd Trimester
- Mar 6th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4pm - 8pm
- Mar 8th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4pm - 8pm
- Mar 9th: Report Cards Posted On Parent Portal After 4pm
- MAR 10TH - 13TH : NO SCHOOL
- Mar 14th: School Resumes
- Mar 23rd: 3rd Grade Music Concert WUS Fine Arts Center 7pm
- MAR 31 - APR 9TH: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
A Note From The Principal
Dorr Families,
Tuesday February 28th from 6:00-7:00 pm is our Dorr Family Engagement Night. Please join us with your students to learn more about Capturing Kids Hearts, Literacy, Math, and more. These sessions will be on a 15 minute schedule, others will be a “drop in and participate” format. Those include make and takes in sensory and math, a book walk and the 10 cent book sale. All are engaging activities for you and your child to enjoy together. Students should stay with parents as you move through the stations. The evening will end at 7:00pm with “Snow Cones on the Go” served by the PTO in the cafe.
Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday evening!
We ❤️ Our Dorr Families Night
Capturing Kids Hearts - Monthly Focus
Happening In The Halls - What's Going On At Dorr Elementary?
Artist Corner
Artistic flair is flowing at Dorr Elementary! Kindergarteners have been busy making self portraits. 3rd Graders felt the love as they created heart paintings inspired by artist Jim Dine!
Valentines Day Celebrations
Students at Dorr Elementary celebrated Valentines Day with activities spread out across the whole school day. From games, to fun learning centers. Art projects, to the most coveted activity of passing out Valentines, love was for sure felt all around the halls! Pictured below are Mrs. Brohl's 3rd grade students enjoying a day of fun!
Online Yearbook Sale
Inter State Studios is offering a special limited time offer! February 14-28th parents can order yearbooks directly from the Inter State website using the QR Code below. Yearbooks will be $12.00. There will be no extra orders this year, so if you missed out, now is your chance!
Transportation News
Traversa is up and running! A reminder that Traversa is the bus routing software that the district utilizes.
As a parent of a bus rider you have access to the Ride 360 app:
Traversa allows the Transportation office to view buses moving through the district by GPS, the scan card reader allows the district to know where children got on and when and where they got off. Currently, kindergarten and some first graders are trialing these cards with more expected in the next few weeks. A reminder that cards need to be on every morning and afternoon with the district supplied safety lanyard.
Note to parents - the message function only sends messages to the transportation office, not the driver. Drivers are not allowed to use cell phones during bus routes. Messages sent may not be responded to if the dispatcher is busy with other duties.
Parents, would you like to have more than one user:
Option 1 Parent/guardian can "share" the record with another parent/guardian. Originator parent/guardian logs in and clicks share. Choose the record and enter the parent/guardian email address that they would like to share access with. The added parent/guardian will be able to see it and all notifications, but will not be able to share the record.
Option 2 Ask the Transportation office to add the other parent/guardian user name to the student record in the My Ride tab.
A reminder that drivers cannot add non-registered students to their routes, or make changes to routes, or confirm any transportation information to parents. The transportation office is the only approved provider of transportation information: transportation@ waylandunion.org
The final item needed to have Traversa fully functioning is the connection between Infinite Campus (your parent portal) and Traversa. This connection is what the district uses to send messages to parents of bus 3 (example) and not the district as a whole. WUS' tech team is working on this task.
Software conversions are never without issue and we are thankful for your support of our WUS team.
Now Enrolling 2023-24 Preschool Students!
Preschool Enrollment for 2023-24
Wayland Union Schools Preschool will begin taking admissions for three and four year old tuition preschool students for the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment will be on a first come first serve basis beginning February 27, 2023 at 9:00am where a link to a pre-admission form will be placed on the district website. Families of existing preschool students and WUS families and staff will receive this link earlier in February to allow for priority enrollment. Discounted rates are offered for families living in the WUS district thanks to the Gun Lake Casino revenue.
The district will offer both 3 and 4 year old programs at Baker and Dorr Elementary Schools. Students need to turn 3 or 4 by September 1, 2023 and be toilet trained. Both half and extended day options will be available for four year olds and half day options for three year olds.
A new, online admission and billing system called Brightwheel will be implemented to make it easier for parents to register, make monthly payments, and receive communications from teachers.
For more details, please visit our website and find the pre-admission link on the homepage or go to “Departments>Early Childhood>Preschools” to learn more. Questions can be directed to Laurie Zywiczynski, Director of Early Childhood, at lauriez@waylandunion.org.
Hockey Team Future Interest Form
Do you have a student that may be interested in playing Hockey? The Byron Center Hockey Program
( in cooperation with Wayland Union Schools, South Christian Schools, and Byron Center Schools) is looking to develop a pipeline of future interest of players. If you are interested, please fill out the google form below!
Wayland Community Education
Wayland Community Education - What's Going On?
Wayland Community Education offers enrichment and recreational activities for youth, adults and senior citizens. For current class listings, please visit our webstore at wayland.revtrak.net and click on "Community Education." We hope you try one of our classes and appreciate you choosing Wayland Community Education.
About Us!
Dorr Elementary
4159 18th St.
Dorr, Mi 49323
Phone: (616) 681-9637
Fax: (269) 503-8877
Email: berensj@waylandunion.org