There are still many Columbia Sportswear items in the front entry that parents and community members can come and take today!
Today we had puppies in the ag classroom! Students learned about the importance of socialization, nutrition, nail care, and how to give vaccines!
Dufur School had another clothing donation from Columbia Sportswear. Parents and community members are welcome to stop by the front entry of the school today, 3/30, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. to pick out clothing to take home.
Due to staffing shortages, the afterschool program has been canceled for Thursday, 3/31.
Summer school registration for grades K-12 will be opened this Friday, April 1st. It will be on the website, announced via Facebook, and sent out via text. Due to staffing, each class will be capped at 20 students, so if you are planning on registering your child for summer school, please fill out the registration form as soon as possible. Registration will close on April 30th.
Attention high school parents: please see the attached Healthy Relationships curriculum information that will be available to all high school students periodically throughout the spring quarter (same flyer hard copy is also being mailed out). There will be a parent preview of the curriculum this Thursday, 3/31 from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom will also be recorded for parents who cannot make it to request via email to kwhitley@dufur.k12.or.us. Opt-out forms can be printed from this document or accessed when the mailer arrives and returned to the school on or before April 4th.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89278419992?pwd=YXVyQ0g1cHBzL1FsNjBUdGFUa3M5Zz09
Dufur School wants to welcome students back from spring break and remind families of schedule changes for the rest of the 2021/22 school year through the attached school calendar link:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1690725/2021-22_MDF_School_Calendar.pdf
Congratulations to Maddie Dollarhide for being named the 22-23 FFA State Secretary!
This week Mrs. Wilson's high school anatomy class engaged in a very educational, hands-on dissection of a deer heart to learn about the anatomy of a heart, lungs, and trachea.
Dufur School wants to remind parents and community members about the upcoming presentations of Missoula Children's Theater Alice in Wonderland. Two performances will take place in the lower gym: one tonight at 6:00, and one on Saturday, 3/19 at noon. Admission for adults is $5.00; Dufur students will be admitted free of cost.
Professional watercolor artist Melissa Lee spent two days with the high school art class showing them how to paint a watercolor reflection scene. Their results were all so unique and beautiful!
Thank you to Sergeant Thomas for reading to Mrs. Miller’s 2nd grade.
Sgt. Thomas came in last week to speak with the 7th grade about social media safety, harassment and appropriate use. He also talked to sophomores about drugs and police job duties.
Amanda Cleveland and her therapy dog Kaia visited the school today. Both staff and students enjoyed the special visitors.
A reminder that the Missoula Children's Theatre is in Dufur School this week to present "Alice in Wonderland". Rehearsals begin today, 3/14 at 3:30 pm.
All students K-12 are eligible to participate.
In light of the lifting of the masking mandate this evening, we want to share our latest guidance with you.
https://www.dufur.k12.or.us/page/health-and-nursing-services
This will be the guidance we will be following starting Monday morning. If you have any questions, please contact the school.
A huge thank you to Sean Egeland from Ridgeline Plumbing for showing mid-level students the ins and outs of the plumbing profession.
In a small school, the employees wear a lot of different hats. Sometimes the Superintendent gets to do recess duty! Happy Friday everyone.
The mask mandate for Oregon schools ends at the end of the day on
Friday, March 11. It is now truly a choice as to whether students and staff wear masks while in school. Please read these important facts around mask guidance: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1925437/Lifting_of_Mask_Mandate.pdf
