May 23, 2025

 Hear Ye, Hear Ye

• The kids did such a great job at the concerts this week.  Shout out to Carrie H for getting it all in order!  Great work!

• Shout out to teachers who welcomed back our students on Monday with compassion and empathy after the experiences many of them had over the weekend with the tornados that came through Dodge County.  I'm so glad our students have you!

• Shout out to Patti that keeps all the plates in the air and somehow still manages to understand what I am talking about even when I speak in partial sentences and call stuff "things." Thank you for everything Patti!

• Shout out to Lexi who pivoted quickly this week on her PE lessons when the weather was NOT cooperating.  Her minute-to-win-it challenges were a big hit, even if she did have to do them in the MS gym instead of the grass like planned.

• Shout out to Sue for helping us all with some fun end of the year Math Breaks! If you haven't signed up for a time the schedule is HERE. 

What's Happening at Dodgeland?

• Monday, May 26
• Memorial Day - NO School - Parades in our communities

• Tuesday, May 27
• Happy Birthday Andrea and Vicky!
• Bus Duty for the week: Klink, Caine-Arnes, Westphal, Wagner (please meet bus at the end of the sidewalk)
• Lunch Supervisors:
• 12:00 - Stampfl
• 12:30 - Huso/Kriewald
• 1:00 - Schulte
• Social Media Posts due to Jessica
• Klink, Jenkins, Fortmann
• Senior (and 5K) Graduation Walk starts at 10:45am in the elementary Halls.

• Wednesday, May 28
• Happy Birthday Mary Schoppe!
• 2nd Grade Field Trip - 9am-noon
• iPad Turn in starts with Mrs. Rollin (Schedule is HERE)
• Jenny leaving school at 2:45pm

• Thursday, May 29
• 3rd Grade Field Trip - 8-2:45pm
• iPad turn in continues (Schedule)
• 5K Graduation @ 6pm
• Book Fair Open to public 3-7pm

• Friday, May 30
• 4th Grade Field Trip - 8:30-2:45pm
• 5th Grade Field Trip - 8 - 2:45pm
• iPad turn in continues (Schedule)
• Class Creator Surveys due today

• Saturday, May 31

• Sunday, June 1
• HS Graduation @ 1pm in the gym
• Happy Birthday Ella and Kari G.!

Nitty-Gritty

• Math Help Desk
• Did you catch Sue's Math Help Desk?  She is ready and willing to help you out with preparing for next September's Number Corner, etc. This is incredibly kind, but also very useful.  I think I speak for all of us when I say, THANK YOU SUE! The link is HERE if you need it.

• Last Day of School
• I went through the results from the Last Day of School survey from last week's blog. Fifty percent of you wanted to watch Inside Out 2 and others wanted an assembly and/or picnic. So, after a lot of thinking, etc, this is the schedule for the final day. It was created with the goal of celebrating our year together and enjoying our school community for the last time for the 2024-25 school year.  Please click HERE for details on the last day of school activities.  

• Senior Graduation Walk
• On Tuesday morning, our annual Graduation walk will take place through the Elementary halls to congratulate the Class of 2025.  They will walk through our students twice.  The first time the Seniors will walk through alone and the second time, they will be paired with a 5K student.  
• FYI: Many of our Dodgeland Den students made signs for the Seniors that work in the Den to show their excitement for them. (It's a secret for Betsy and Sofia) Alexis and Ella will get the posters for students to hold during the walk that morning, either in the classroom, or while standing in the hallway.

• Summer Newsletter
• Our summer newsletter will be sent out at the beginning of June. If you have any articles or information that you want included, please get them to Patti as soon as you can. 

• Report Cards/Test Results
• By the end of the day, 5/23, you will find letters explaining the i-Ready, FastBridge and/or AimsWeb tests, depending on what your students take. Please include this with the test results for your students.  Thank you to Sue who is helping by printing the FastBridge results for students/parents.  Please send the results home before the last day of school.

• Budget Update
• I am going through the budget forms that you have handed in.  By Tuesday morning, you will have a copy of the budget forms along with the amount that is available for your classrooms. Please make sure to have all PO's turned in before you leave for the summer.  If you order anything from Amazon, put the items in your cart, but do not submit it until after July 1.  It will get canceled automatically if you click submit before you leave for the summer.

Friday Funny

I find this very funny. But I do wonder at what point or year will this have to be explained to others...