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Calendar Items for August 31 to September 4

MONDAY, AUGUST 31

First day of school for Group 1 Kindergarten classes
Group 1 students learn in person - Group 2 students learn from home
Group 1 students with last names A-F will be excused at 3:15pm - all other students excused at 3:20pm - buses leave at 3:25pm
Prep specialist classes begin today

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

First day of school for Group 2 Kindergarten classes
Group 2 students learn in person - Group 1 students learn from home
Group 2 students with last names L-R will be excused at 3:15pm - all other students excused at 3:20pm - buses leave at 3:25pm
Fire drill for Group 2 students

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Group 1 students learn in person - Group 2 students learn from home
Group 1 students with last names A-F will be excused at 3:15pm - all other students excused at 3:20pm - buses leave at 3:25pm
Fire Drill for Group 1 students

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Group 2 students learn in person - Group 1 students learn from home
Group 2 students with last names L-R will be excused at 3:15pm - all other students excused at 3:20pm - buses leave at 3:25pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

All students learn from home


Calendar for the First 4 Weeks	This Week's Lunch Menu At a Glance	Grab 'N Go Lunch Information

Calendar for the First 4 Weeks

This Week's Lunch Menu At a Glance

Grab 'N Go Lunch Information


Substitutes Needed For Classrooms and Classified Effective August 5, 2020, Davis School District will accept substitute teacher applications from individuals who meet the following minimum qualifications: High school graduates twenty years of age or older Desired qualifications include: Related experience or skills working with K-12 age children and some understanding the teaching and learning process Following directions and exercising good judgment Previous DSD substitute teaching experience with favorable sub record Interest in participating in the educational progress of Davis School District Students School site recommendation and/or referral SALARY: See substitute pay table 28-29	Helpful myDSD Videos for Parents/Guardians The myDSD system provides key educational information and tools for Davis School District, and we encourage every parent/guardian to create an account! Your guardian myDSD account is used to check students out of school when they need to leave early. MyDSD can also be used to pay for school lunches. If your family is in need of meal assistance, the free/reduced lunch application can be found in myDSD. You can also PTA membership fees or give donations, and this year will be the ONLY place to purchase a yearbook. If you need help creating an account, please click the myDSD icon above. This will link you to four helpful videos created by Davis District on the following topics: myDSD Setup myDSD Academics myDSD Payments myDSD Tools	Message from Mrs. Mulitalo, Our PTA President Because fewer parents were able to attend our Back-To-School Open House this year, our PTA is need of volunteers for the various events we are planning for Reading Elementary. We appreciate those who were able to sign up at the Open House, and we are now hoping this "Sign Up Genius" will be another avenue for additional volunteers to sign up. Click the "Volunteer" picture above to access the sign-ups. The areas additional volunteers are still needed include: Meet the Masters Yearbook Committee Reflections Reading Tutors Teacher Appreciation Week and many, many others

Substitutes Needed For Classrooms and Classified

Effective August 5, 2020, Davis School District will accept substitute teacher applications from individuals who meet the following minimum qualifications:

High school graduates twenty years of age or older

Desired qualifications include:

Related experience or skills working with K-12 age children and some understanding the teaching and learning process
Following directions and exercising good judgment
Previous DSD substitute teaching experience with favorable sub record
Interest in participating in the educational progress of Davis School District Students
School site recommendation and/or referral
SALARY: See substitute pay table 28-29

Helpful myDSD Videos for Parents/Guardians

The myDSD system provides key educational information and tools for Davis School District, and we encourage every parent/guardian to create an account! Your guardian myDSD account is used to check students out of school when they need to leave early. MyDSD can also be used to pay for school lunches. If your family is in need of meal assistance, the free/reduced lunch application can be found in myDSD. You can also PTA membership fees or give donations, and this year will be the ONLY place to purchase a yearbook. If you need help creating an account, please click the myDSD icon above. This will link you to four helpful videos created by Davis District on the following topics:

myDSD Setup
myDSD Academics
myDSD Payments
myDSD Tools

Message from Mrs. Mulitalo, Our PTA President

Because fewer parents were able to attend our Back-To-School Open House this year, our PTA is need of volunteers for the various events we are planning for Reading Elementary.

We appreciate those who were able to sign up at the Open House, and we are now hoping this "Sign Up Genius" will be another avenue for additional volunteers to sign up. Click the "Volunteer" picture above to access the sign-ups.

The areas additional volunteers are still needed include:

Meet the Masters
Yearbook Committee
Reflections
Reading Tutors
Teacher Appreciation Week
and many, many others

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED AT SCHOOL ~ NEW PROTOCOLS

School volunteers are an important part of our educational team and can make a significant difference in the lives of students. The Davis School District volunteer program includes specific guidance to community members who assist District faculty and staff. In addition to the Volunteer Agreement used in the past (click link below to view the agreement form) we are also now requiring school volunteers to do the following before entering our classrooms to help teachers and students.

Volunteers will agree to a temperature check in the office.
Volunteers will submit a questionnaire verifying they do not have symptoms of COVID-19, including: shortness of breath, sore throat, persistent cough, congestion or a runny nose, vomiting, diarrhea, or the loss of taste and/or smell.
Volunteers will adhere to physical distancing recommendations.
Volunteers will sanitize or wash their hands frequently.

We are also asking that volunteers with preschool students find ways to help teachers from home. School workroom equipment such as copy machines, paper cutters and die-cut machines should be used by employees. Formal volunteer background checks are encouraged but not required at this time.

Important Device Updates for Parents/Guardians

Our current inventory should allow every Reading Wrangler to check out a device and charger from school for Remote Learning days. We will distribute an iPad to each Kindergarten and First Grade student, while all others will have a Cloudbook (a small laptop). Teachers will be communicating with parents their plans for checking out devices. Unlike the soft closure in March when parents had to request devices, we are now defaulting to the assumption parents will want one at home. Cloudbooks and iPads will be configured in a way that makes logging into school programs like Canvas, Teams and Clever much quicker and easier than before. IF YOUR STUDENT DOES NOT NEED A DEVICE AT HOME, PLEASE E-MAIL THE CLASSROOM TEACHER! Finally, before students can bring devices home, a parent will need to sign the electronic documents in myDSD.