We’re thrilled to share a sneak peek as we get closer to the big reveal of our brand-new gym floor! We’re so grateful for your patience and flexibility throughout this project, and we can’t wait to host countless events for our students and community in this beautiful space. Let’s work together to keep it looking its best—please wear clean shoes to events and ensure students have proper gym shoes. Thank you for your support!
Ms. Dawkins' 3rd Grade class and many of the HS Health Sciences students visited the Oregon Veterans Home! We joined the veterans in playing lots of suspenseful rounds of Bingo and Blackout! Thank you to the OVH veterans and staff for making this fun opportunity possible!
Recently, both third-grade classes participated in lessons about ancestors and family traditions. Students were invited to bring in important items to represent their families and ancestors. Since this time of year tends to offer more opportunities for families to gather, share stories, and make memories, we enjoyed this special opportunity and making connections with one another. This lesson was generously provided by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.
Welcome December! Here is the link to our December newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/726/Dufur_School_District/5045825/24_December_news.pdf
There will be a meeting of the Dufur School District Board of Directors on Monday, December 2nd at 6:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, as well as availble through Google Meets. Check our website for the link.
December meeting agenda: https://www.dufur.k12.or.us/o/dufur-school-district/page/board-agenda-minutes
Wednesday, November 27th, is a community service opportunity for middle and high school students at Dufur Park. We will be raking leaves from 1-3pm in the park. Please meet at the play structure area. Leona Egeland is the point of contact, 541-993-0482.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Dufur School is helping spread the word to families about the City of Dufur's Giving Tree! Any families who need help providing gifts to their children this Holiday season are encouraged to fill out the attached form. Once completed, it can be mailed to PO Box 86, Dufur, 97021, dropped off at the City of Dufur office, or emailed to Kathy.Bostick26@gmail.com (subject line: giving tree). Kathy would like requests back to her by December 4th. Thank you!
Today is our final school day before our Fall break. School will not be in session next week. We wish all our families a happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for all of you!
Mrs.Welk’s first grade celebrated a Slice of Thanks with their families on Wednesday! Students shared a speech, song, and treats! 🎵 🦃 🥧
Mrs. Bales's 1st Grade class became Master Detectives and worked very hard to solve the case of the missing turkey. They had several tasks to complete while working cooperatively in small groups. Once each task was completed, they received a clue. Finally, they had to put all of these clues together and solve the case. It was so much fun!
Here are some great facts about school attendance!
We had a celebration assembly yesterday at Dufur School to acknowledge many great successes from the 1st quarter of the school year. At one point, Rangers were recognized who had 91% or better attendance during the 1st quarter! Out of 40 school days in the first quarter, 260 students have maintained 91% or higher days present. To recognize this accomplishment all 260 names were put in a bag (those with 100% attendance got two tickets) for a chance to win a prize in a drawing. Several dining gift cards were awarded and the grand prize was a $100 Amazon gift card! Congratulations to each student who achieved this attendance status and to their families who support them!
Parents, this is just a reminder that students need to have shoes at school that they use only for PE. The School District makes it a priority to keep our gym floors in great condition, and using the right shoes for PE and athletic events is a key to helping us meeting that challenge! If you have any questions, please contact the school at 541-467-2509.
Congratulation to The Dalles Cross Country team. The Boys finished 2nd and the Girls finished 3rd for the 4A State Championships. Rangers Ale Meza and Zeb Stelzer compete as part of The Dalles Cross Country team through a cooperative agreement between the two schools.
Yesterday's Veterans Day assembly was held at Dufur School to honor those in our community who have served. We appreciate the sacrifices made by American men and women in uniform, and wish them a happy Veterans Day on Monday.
Ranger Football will host the Powder Valley Badgers tomorrow 11/9 in OSAA OnPoint Community Credit Union first round playoff action. Kickoff is at 1:00 pm.
Admission as set by the OSAA is Adults $ 10.00 dollars, Students $ 6.00 dollars .
GO RANGERS!
Help Dufur School celebrate Tribal individuality and Native American Heritage Month by participating in Rock Your Mocs Week! Please see the flyer for details.
Today Mrs. Egeland's Construction students went to help set a headstone for a veteran in the Dufur Cemetery.
Dufur School staff and students will honor our United States Veterans at our annual Veterans Day assembly on Thursday, November 7th. We warmly invite all Veterans to attend this special event.
Details:
Location: Dufur School Upper Gym
Pre-Assembly Reception: 8:30 AM for Veterans
Assembly Start Time: Between 9:00 AM and 9:15 AM
To assist our guests, shuttle service will be available from the parking lot to the upper gym for those who may need it. We look forward to celebrating and expressing our gratitude to our Veterans for their service.
Thank you!
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