Mark Your Calendars

         

CALLING ALL FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS!!!!

Please come out and support Driver’s SOL Kickoff/Field Day on May 18th.

Contact the school office or Mr. Straub at kurstraub@spsk12.net if you can volunteer. 

 

MAY 2012 Dates to Remember

 

May 1st    Staff Development Day (No Students in School)

May 3rd   Wellness Night 6:00PM (A flyer will be sent home to RSVP)

May 6th – 12th   Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8th    Teacher Assistant Day

May 7th – 11th   Child Nutrition Employee Week

May 8th    Interim Reports

May 9th    National School Nurse Day

May 18th   Field Day and SOL Kick-off

May 28th   Memorial Day (No Students or Staff in School)

 TESTING DATES:  May 22nd – June 8th, 2012

Please make sure that your child eats a healthy breakfast and arrive to school on time (9:00AM).

 

 JUNE 2012 Dates to Remember

 

June 8th     1st Graders from Florence Bowser visits Driver 

June 11th    AWARDS ASSEMBLY for 2nd  and 3rd Graders (9:30AM)  

June 12th    AWARDS ASSEMBLY for 5th Graders (9:30AM) and 4th Graders (2:00PM)

June 13th, 14th, & 15th  EARLY DISMISSAL (Students are dismissed at 12:45PM)

June 15th   LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (Students are dismissed at 12:45PM)

Information

Please visit Driver’s PTA website @ http://driverpta.weebly.com/

 

SCA NEWS

Our recyling project got off to a good start on November 15th.  Please help us count THE BAGS, by writing the total number on the outside bag, which is also including that bag. 

GO DRIVER BAG COLLECTORS!   We are striving for our bench and plaque.  

 

REMINDER ** REMINDER **  REMINDER

Remember some of our key points that we would like to share with our parents.  Our students here at Driver Elementary are our TOP PRIORITY.  Keeping our students safe is  key and protecting their instructional time to allow them the best educational experience possible is our goal.  

  • We ask for parents to communicate with their child’s teachers on a regular basis but please respect instructional time.  Making an appointment with your child’s teacher is the best way to keep communication lines open.  This will also allow no interruption of instructional time for your child.  Classroom visitations are discouraged unless you have an appointment.  We are STRIVING for SUCCESS on the SOL TESTS! 

 

  • SAFETY!  SAFETY!  SAFETY!   Parents should ALWAYS check-in at the Main Office. All visitors will receive an orange visitor’s pass after signing in and verification with their child’s teacher of their appointment.  

 

  •  INSTRUCTION!  INSTRUCTION!  INSTRUCTION!    Early pickups and late arrivals does take away from your child’s instruction along with their fellow classmates. Remember we are STRIVING for SUCCESS on the SOL TESTS!

 

  • COMUNICATION!  COMMUNICATION!  COMMUNICATION! Free text-messaging and email notification system (NIXLE) Suffolk Public School offers a communication service which allows important valuable community information to be sent directly to residents.  Register at https://nixle.com/register.  Messages may include school weather closings and delays, transportation updates and other relevant safety and community event information. 

 

BEFORE  &  AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

Suffolk Public Schools partners with the YMCA at school for the before and after school care program.  Before school care from 6:30AM – 8:30AM and after school care from 3:00PM – 6:00PM.  For more information call the Suffolk YMCA at 757-934-9622 or visit the website www.ymcashr.org.  

 

 New Student Registration for 2011-12

Please bring the following information:

  • A certified copy of State Birth Certificate
  • Proof of residency in the city of Suffolk (water, gas or electric bill)
  • An immunization certificate containing complete dates for Hepatitis B, DPT, polio, varicella and MMR immunizations
  • Final report card from the child’s previous school