Parking along 2nd Street and School Bus Lane - The City will be completing chip sealing on numerous city streets starting Monday, July 22 -through Friday, August 23. During this time we kindly ask that when visiting the school you do not park along 2nd street or School Bus Lane. Parking lots , however, will be open. We will send a reminder about parking before in-person registration on August 14. Information on dates and streets being sealed can be found by visiting the City's website at https://www.daytonwa.com/inside-city-hall/departments/city-clerk/public-notices
Kids Summer Lunch Update: A location change has been announced for the Kids Summer Lunch program. Beginning Monday, July 8, all lunches will be served in the children's section (downstairs) of the library. This change is possible due to the library now being fully staffed. Further, this change offers some important improvements, including:
- a consistent lunch location, familiar to the kids
- consistent staffing, also familiar to the kids
- a closer tie-in to the events and activities of the Summer Reading Program
All lunches continue to be provided at no charge to the kids, funded by Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library. The meals are prepared by and purchased from the kitchen of Columbia County Health System (Dayton General Hospital).
The Dayton School District will consider the adoption of the following at the second board meeting in July.
U.S. History, American Stories, Beginnings to 1877 for 8th grade U.S. History. 2025 updated edition.
The book will be available for review at the Dayton School District for two weeks beginning June 20th, 2004.
Thanks,
Rich
One more update about the Hidden in Plain Site event at the Liberty Theater - This is an 18+ only event and there will be free pizza! See you there.
**Correction** We recently shared an event happening tomorrow at the Liberty Theater - Hidden in Plain Sight. Please note there is a correction to the time. The correct time is May 15, 6:00 - 8:00.
A message from our MS/HS Principal, Mrs. Joyce -
Dear Parents,
In today's digital age, ensuring our students navigate the online world safely is important. During the first 2 advisory sessions in May we are teaching Internet Safety Lessons. These lessons aim to equip students with some basic skills and knowledge to help them stay safe while exploring the internet.
To provide families with a credible resource and continue the discussion about digital safety at home, I reached out to The White Hatter, social media safety & digital literacy presenters from Canada and they shared their e-book...a FREE web book for parents with 26 chapters that covers everything parents and caregivers need to know raising their kids in today's online world. Please share this link as you see fit https://thewhitehatter.ca/online-parenting-book/
Also, GoGuardian is available for parents to monitor their student's online access via their school issued Chromebook. Parents can request access via this link: Request my Go Guardian Parent (or contact Mr. Phillips). Access allows parents to view a list of the top 5 Top visited domains, GSuite Files, YouTube videos, Google Searches, installed Chrome Apps/Extensions, and a count of how many times Teachers using GoGuardian Teacher have guided the student's browsing behavior.
Thank you,
Guin Joyce
Principal, Dayton MS/HS
A Monday morning message from our AD of the Year, Sam Korslund - Our High School Baseball team secured the Wheat Division 2nd Seed to the District playoffs with a 16-3 win over Garfield-Palouse at Thursdays game. They will close out the regular season in Dayton on Tuesday and will then host the District playoffs Friday, May 3. The first game will be at 10:00 AM, then our Bulldogs will play the Grape Division 3rd Seed at 1:00 PM. The winners of these first two games will then play at 4:00 PM.
Plan accordingly to come participate in supporting our Bulldogs!
Thursday, May 2 in the Waitsburg HS Gymnasium you will find the college and career fair. Students from our surrounding community will visit during the morning and early afternoon, however it is also open to the public during the hours of 2:30 - 4:00. Former students, parents or anyone in our community is welcome.
Can't wait to see you tonight at 5:30 for 6th Grade Camp Parent Meeting. High School Commons - see you soon!
Please remember the meeting to attend Camp Wooten for 6th grade camp is this Wednesday the 27th at 5:30 p.m. in the High School Commons.
A message from Mrs. Trump - Hello 6th Grade Families! This year, March 27th @ 5:30 PM is our required 6th Grade Camp Family Meeting.
Please be sure to add it in your calendar! We will meet in the High School Commons.
IF you are unable to make the meeting, you will need to schedule an individual meeting with Ms. Joyce in order for your child to be able to attend camp - a VERY rich and rewarding adventure!
See you all then.
Mrs. Trump
A message from Ms. Frankie - "Highly capable students perform or have the potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others based on their age, experiences, and/or environment. Students can be nominated based on state assessment scores, classroom-based assessments, and/or teacher/parent observations. Services for students identified as highly capable in Dayton may include, but are not limited to, alternate classroom activities, independent projects, increased depth & complexity of tasks, flexible grouping, online course supplements, walk-to-read, walk-to-math, advanced placement classes, college in the HS, and/or running start. If you wish to nominate a student, please complete the attached forms. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Frankie or Mrs. Cox."
Registration is open from March 11th through 22nd. Nomination forms will be available at the district office.
Summer Student Employment Opportunity - Info from the Y - Dear all- Should you have students age 15 or older who’d like to consider a job at the Prescott Pool this summer, we are initiating our summer recruitment. We’ve been fortunate to have some fantastic young staff from Prescott and Waitsburg support the pool in the past, and we encourage Dayton youth to also apply. The Y is honored to manage the Prescott pool on behalf of the Prescott Parks and Rec department.
Generally, the Prescott pool summer jobs extend from mid June (after school is out) to mid August. We are still finalizing the summer 2024 schedule. The Y provides American Red Cross training for students interested in serving as summer lifeguards or swim instructors. These are jobs that can carry a student through high school and college! Wherever there is a college or community pool there is always a need for qualified Aquatics staff!
We are planning a “try your skills” functional review later this Spring. The purpose of this free weekend course is to provide youth encouragement and to help them assess if they’d like to pursue the full Red Cross training that is fully paid by the Y.
Questions welcome! Karen
Karen Hedine
CEO
Walla Walla YMCA
340 S Park Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
PH (509)525-8868
Just a reminder - There will be school this Friday, March 1 as it is a makeup snow day. See you then!
Please enjoy the latest edition of the Title 1 Newsletter - you can find it here! https://www.smore.com/qera4t
Save the date for Read & Rock - Family Fun! February 29. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the MPR.
An update from our kitchen - Weather is affecting much of the country and has begun to take a toll on the lettuce harvest. Ms. Sofia is working to adjust our salad bar and keep things fresh and supplied according to what is available, thank you Ms. Sofia! An additional complication, one of our suppliers is experiencing a worker strike which will impact delivery of food, thank you for your patience as we work to plan for any disruption. Last but not least, our school closure last week caused changes to our current menu. Ms. Allicia is working diligently to keep everyone fed and happy and we couldn't be more grateful! Thank you Kitchen Staff for working so hard to feed and care for all of us!
Heating update: As of 2:15 today the boiler is up and running. School is scheduled to resume normal schedule on Monday January 22. Thank you for your patience!
Friday, January 19 - Dayton School will be CLOSED. The heating system will be receiving repairs throughout the day on Friday. Stay safe over the weekend.
Thursday January 18- Dayton school is ClOSED. Due to boiler issues there is no heat in the buildings.