The Bear Necessities

It is a special week at Danville Elementary, May 3rd - 7th is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are very lucky to have an AMAZING staff of teachers at Danville, that work hard everyday to help our students grow.

We will have several activities going on throughout the week to show this special group of people our appreciation. Our students can help too! Here are some easy ways for students to show their appreciation for their favorite teachers.

*Give your teacher an "air" high five or elbow bump and tell them how much you appreciate them.

*Write your teacher a letter or make them a card.

*Take your teacher a flower from your yard.

*Create a poster and include everything you love about your teacher.

*Take a special snack to your teacher.

*Draw them a picture of the two of you together.

Thank you for helping to make this a special week for our staff members!

Read on for more updates from the Bear Den! Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Thornburg

Danville Elementary Principal

Danville Elementary and Early Learning Center will host a 4 Year Old Preschool Open House on Thursday, May 6th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. All prospective and incoming preschool students and their parents can visit the classroom and meet the staff that evening. Students will have an opportunity to check out the classroom centers, as well as see what some of the daily activities will be at Preschool.

Danville is still accepting students for our 4 Year Old Preschool class for the 2021 - 2022 school year. Students do not have to live in the Danville School District. Parents that live outside of the district can enroll their child in Preschool without completing open enrollment papers. In addition, Danville does not charge a monthly tuition for Preschool like many programs do. Parents will pay a one time $45 enrollment fee at the beginning of the school year.

Please feel free to share this information with prospective parents that may not receive the Danville Elementary Newsletter.

Check out our Preschool Learning Video from this year, below.

Monday, May 3rd - Friday, May 7th - Teacher Appreciation Week!

Monday, May 3rd - Friday, May 21st - Spring FAST Testing

Tuesday, May 4th - Preschool Virtual Family Night via Zoom 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 5th - Early Out for Professional Development

Thursday, May 6th - Preschool Open House 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, May 7th - School Cafeteria Worker Appreciation Day!

Sunday, May 9th - Mother's Day!

Monday, May 10th - Danville CSD School Board Meeting @ 5:30 p.m. You can tune in live on the Danville CSD Facebook page.

Wednesday, May 12th - National School Nurse's Day!

Friday, May 14th - Last Day to Check Out Library Books

It has been a busy couple of weeks at Danville with LOTS of fun activities and learning going on! Check out some of the pictures below of events that have occurred at Danville Elementary!

Due to the CDC's recommendation for contact tracing and quarantine regulations, Danville will continue to require masks for all staff and students through the remainder of the school year.

We are asking for your assistance in making sure your child has at least two masks in his/her backpack each day. The office has given out approximately 2,000 masks this year. We are starting to run low. The white masks that students receive from the office are washable and reusable. Students can continue to use them after the day they receive them.

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in making sure that your child has a mask each day. Thank you!

As the days get longer and the calendar inches towards summer, it is sometimes difficult to keep children focused on school. Here is a great article with tips and ideas on how to make sure your child continues to learn and focus right up through the last day of school. Check out the article here: https://www.learningliftoff.com/help-child-focus-on-school-avoid-spring-fever/

Here is the Bear Necessities Video Vlog from last week.

Email: jaci.thornburg@danvillecsd.org
Website: danvillecsd.org
Location: 419 South Main Street, Danville, IA, USA
Phone: 319-392-4221
Facebook: facebook.com/danvillecsd.org