Drayton Public School 19

🍁 Join us for our fall family night!🍂

🧼 Today we are celebrating national custodian appreciation day! We are extra thankful for our very own Kyle, Keith, Sharon, & Richard! 🧹 Thank you for all that you do for DPS! 🥳

🍕 The Rhombus Guys pizza and more prom fundraiser goods will arrive tomorrow Wednesday, October 2 at approximately 2pm. If your student sold, please make arrangements to maintain the cold chain. Thank you to all who purchased and supported our students; you will be receiving your items very soon! 🎉

Reminder: Students in grades 7-12 are allowed a maximum of 10 absences per semester. The 11th absence may be subject to the loss of credit for that class. Upon the 11th absence the following steps may be taken: 1. Parents will be notified by the principal that the student will lose credit in teh class(es) where the absence limit has been exceeded. 2. If the student or parent(s) feel that the absences were unavoidable, they may file a written request to present their information to the principal, the student will remain eligible for credit pending the decision of the appeal panel. 3. Appeal of the loss of credit will be considered only based on medical records, emergencies, or other unusual circumstance. Loss of credit due to truancy is not a valid basis for appeal. 4. The decision of the Appeal Panel may be appealed to the Superintendent within 10 days of the panel's decision. An appeal must be filed with the Superintendent no later that 10 days after the semester ends.

The Seal!ND dental hygienist will be at our school tomorrow, October 1, 2024, for treatment. The only students who will receive treatment are the ones who have a "yes" consent on file. If you have any questions, please call the school office. 🪥🦷

It's important to understand the impact that eliminating property tax will have on public schools! We want people to understand the effect their vote will directly have on our community. Full NDSBA Bulletin found here: https://www.ndsba.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/september-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=228e33b5_1

School today, 9/27/24, will be dismissed at 2:15pm. Busses will run at 2:15pm.

Good Morning - the football game scheduled for this evening, has been rescheduled until 2:30pm today. There is no JH/JV game, this is a VARSITY game only. Mr. Lund

There has been a lunch menu change for today (Thursday 9/26/24). Barb and Birdie will now be serving soft shell tacos, garlic bread stick, California blend veggies, strawberry cup, & milk. Thank you for your understanding!

Good Evening - This is a reminder that there is no school on Monday, September 30th, 2024. The teachers will be having a professional development day.

💕Enjoy a parenting message from our school counselor, Ms. Lauri Logsdon: 8 FIGHTS WORTH PICKING WITH YOUR KIDS: Parenting is hard. Parents have to choose their battles. Here are 8 fights worth picking with your kids: The Reading Fight: Make your kids read. Because reading is tied to everything from cognitive development to the ability to focus. Make your kids read now. The Outside Fight: Make your kids go outside. The natural world teaches us things. Plus, outside there's sunshine, fresh air, and exercise waiting for them. Most importantly, nature is full of things in short supply in our world: Discovery, wonder, peace, joy. The Work Fight: Make your kids work. I’m saddened by how many parents don’t require their kids to lift a finger at home. There are priceless life principles you can only learn with a mop in your hand. Let sweat be their teacher. The Meal Fight: Make your kids eat as a family. Our lives are a blur of incessant activity. Meals together are a physical pause to recover a truth so easily sacrificed at the altar of busyness. Nothing's more important than family. The Boredom Fight: Make your kids live with boredom. Don't show a DVD on each car ride. Kids need unscheduled time. And, odd as it sounds, boredom is a skill. It's hard as a parent to deal with the assault of boredom complaints. But if you give in and fill up their time with external stimuli, you'll raise an activity addict. Make them learn how to be. The "Me First" Fight: Make your kids go last. Not every time for everything. But enough to remember that the world doesn't revolve around them. Take the smallest piece. Give up the remote. Do someone else's chores. Get their least favorite choice. They won't like it, but they need it. The Limitation Fight: Learning to live within limits is a valuable life skill. In fact, many adult problems arise from an inability to accept them. Screen time limits, dietary limits, activity limits, and schedule limits are all good. As a parent, you have to pick your battles. They're not easy, but they're worth the fight. Source: David Morris

🥳We are celebrating the debut of our newest addition to our playground! This playground was established to provide a safer opportunity for our Bitty Bombers to play on equipment that is more sizable for them! So far, the students give this an A+! 🛝

The JV Football game scheduled for 5:00pm has been cancelled. Homecoming is at 6:45pm with the Varsity game to follow at 7:00pm. Don't forget about the dance and games sponsored by PTO following the football game, with the doors closing at 9:45pm.

🏈 The Bombers football team is in need of parent volunteers to help work in the concession stand at the next home volleyball game on 10/8. Please contact a football coach to sign up, even if only for an hour or two! 🍿

DHS Homecoming Coronation https://youtu.be/LKrPFn5u1Eo?feature=shared

Mr. Riddle's APT class got the opportunity to go to Big Iron on Wednesday! We would like to thank Larson’s family farm for the breakfast!!!

Next week is homecoming at DPS! 🖤❤️

Drayton School Board Meeting September 12th, 2024, in the Community Room at 6:30AM. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81046974744?pwd=gpqpgnE6rjq7laT3BaSajuZdjaL04H.1

Pembina County Public Health will be at our school on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 conducting vision screenings on all students in grades pre-K, kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school.

🌟 Congratulations to our high school girls golf team! They have had a wonderful season so far! An extra special shout out to Reegan Aasand who achieved a personal best and second place score in the golf meet yesterday in Northwood! ⛳️