The Junior class would like to wrap your Christmas presents for you! Drop them off at the school office next week and they will be ready for you Friday December 16th after school or at the basketball games that night. See flyer for details.
Parents, this is a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8th, is a staff development day. School will NOT be in session for students. Have a great weekend.
5th grade students used chalk and oil pastels to achieve the soft and stunning
look of the aurora borealis in the sky. Check out their awesome winter landscapes.
Due to continued poor travel conditions and widespread illness with students and staff, Dufur School will be on virtual learning tomorrow, Tuesday Dec. 6.
Students please check your Google Classroom tomorrow morning for directions.
Tonight's Board of Director's meeting can be accessed via the following Zoom link:
Mon Dec 5, 2022 6pm – 8pm (PST)
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Due to the current weather conditions and the high percentage of students and staff that are ill, Dufur School will be closed tomorrow, Monday Dec. 5.
As we enter the winter cold and flu season I wanted to share a few reminders:
Stay home when sick, Wash your hands, and Cover your cough and sneeze.
We have seen a recent increase in respiratory and GI illnesses at school. Please help prevent the spread by following the attached OHA guidelines.
In health,
Kamala Malcolm RN, BSN
FFA Christmas Tree Sale update: They will be selling trees on December 3rd & 4th from 2-7 p.m. The sale will be at 474 West 2nd Street.
Support the sophomores and enjoy dinner from Big Jim's Drive-In!
Dufur FFA is having a sock fundraiser. Check out all the sock designs: https://www.bloomforgoodonlinestore.com/shop/?campaignid=2276.
Please consider Dufur School students for your end-of-year and holiday donations and raise a Ranger up! Please see details in the attached poster for making a donation to help a Ranger in need:
https://www.rangerpride.org/general-3
Do you have jackets that are not being used or jeans that your kids have grown out of? Many of you already know that Dufur School has a clothing closet for kids that may need something. As the cold weather comes in, we are always looking for donations of jackets (sizes youth small through adult large), hats and gloves for kids that may need them. We are also looking for jeans at this time, sizes 7Y and up. Please feel free to drop off at our front office. Thank you!
Mark your calendars for the Dufur School winter music program on December 8th! The Class of 2026 will be offering professional pictures with Santa Claus before, during, and after the program. We can't wait to see Santa since he has spent the last couple of years staying healthy at the North Pole!
MyDay Friday Activities: Mrs. Bales' first grade class invited their families to a Thanksgiving presentation where they sang Thanksgiving songs, talked about what they were thankful for, and enjoyed some pumpkin pie.
MyDay Friday activities: The Health Sciences high school CTE class learned how to do sutures.
MyDay Friday Fun: The middle schoolers got to make turkey rockets and Christmas ornaments. The high school welding class also built Christmas ornaments.
MyDay Friday Fun: an artist in residence did a large collaborative pastels project with grades 4-9. In addition, the high school students in Mrs. Anderson's art class made food murals for the cafeteria.
The first grade got to practice yoga today during MyDay Friday activities!
Dufur School successfully completed a lock down drill today in partnership with Oregon State Police and the Wasco County Sheriff's Department. Afterwards all students attended a school safety assembly with Sheriff Magill. Oregon schools are required to complete one fire drill every month of a school year and two lock down drills within a school year.
The Dufur School District has declared the following surplus property.
1. Blodgett Convection Oven
2. Lang Grill.
Both are available to view at Dufur School from 8 am - 4 pm daily. The district will be accepting sealed bids through December 16th. Please send bids to the school, attention Jack Henderson, Superintendent.
