Dora Moore ECE-8 School

DELAYED ECE Start Date is Now Tuesday, August 22nd, Regular for K-8th on August 21st

The district made the decision to delay the start of ECE by one day. From some of the parent feedback we have heard, it does not sound like this has been communicated well, if at all, from the district and ECE department to families. We are sorry if this is the first you are hearing about it!

The first day of ECE for all DPS students is Tuesday, August 22nd. We can't wait to see our little ones at 9:00am on Tuesday! 

Our Open House and Popsicle event on Thursday is still scheduled as normal for ECE and we are looking forward to also meeting families then!

Class List Update

We intended to have class lists completed today, but we are not yet through processing all of the registrations from this week! Most of our students' homeroom teachers will be live this weekend. The rest of our students will be completed early next week! Sorry for the delay!

Back to School Open House + Popsicles on the Playground + Meet Your Teacher; YAHOO!

We are combining two events into one--because who has time these days anyways?! This is in hopes that we can get 100% attendance to our event on Thursday!

Here are the details:

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Open House Format--just drop in when you can or stay the whole time!

Location: Dora Moore, All families must enter through Door #1 [front main entrance in front of flagpoles] and head to students' classroom(s)

Directions:

1. Meet teacher, see classroom, each student must get raffle ticket
2. Exit through Door #7 [main door to playground in the middle of the building by the gym] to the playground
3. Students use ticket to get a Dora Moore Student T-shirt & Popsicle [we also have popsicles for families and siblings!]
4. Play, dance, and see your friends!

Middle School (6th-8th Grade) Meet and Greet, Dinner and Open Gym AFTER Open House & Popsicles

If you have a middle schooler, we invite you to leave them with us from 5:00pm - 6:00pm for Chipotle dinner and an open gym hang to meet their teachers,  see their friends, and socialize after a long summer. Middle Schoolers will enter Door #6 off of the playground at 5:00pm. This is a current student event only, no non-middle school siblings or parents. :) 

Complete the You Benefit! Form

• Please continue to fill out the You Benefit! form (formerly referred to as the Meals Application). We ask all DPS families to please complete the You Benefit! form during registration for the 2023-24 school year. By completing the form, you will help us access all available funds to cover the cost of meals, and other nutritional programs for students.
• Families who fill out the You Benefit! form may qualify to receive discounted school fees, class materials, bus passes, utilities support and more!
• All household income information provided through this form is strictly confidential and protected by law. Only one form is required for all children in the household. Immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status is not required when completing the form.

School supplies are items teachers and students need for the upcoming school year but are not covered by Dora Moore’s general budget. Continuing what we started last year, in an attempt to be more thoughtful with our resources and also save families money, we have changed the school supply process. 

Instead of families purchasing school supplies on their own (@ Target/Walmart/Office Depot/etc.) which often totals $70-$100 per student, we are collecting a school supply fee of $30 per student. The classroom teachers will use these funds to ensure each child has the supplies needed at the start of school and throughout the year. The only things a family will need to supply themselves are a backpack and water bottle for each student. 

We call this a win, win!

School Supply Fees can be paid on MySchoolBucks! Please click on this link to pay your school supply link. Be sure to indicate your child’s name in the “Name” field so that we can track this information easily at the school.

For families that can and would like to purchase an extra school supply fee to help cover the cost for any student who may need resource assistance, you can do so at the link above by simply increasing the quantity. We thank you for your support and generosity!

Bell Time Reminders & Small Changes to Our Daily Operations

As communicated last year, our bell times will experience a very slight adjustment. DPS has moved our bell time back by 10 minutes from last year. That means…

• 2023-2024 Start of School Bell: 9:00am

• 2023-2024 End of School Bell: 4:00pm

In accordance with that small change, we have had to make some other trickle-down changes to reflect this 10-minute shift. 

• Breakfast/Arrival

  • Students are not allowed to be dropped off for breakfast until 8:30am unless they are registered in our Discover Link program [see info about enrolling in Discovery Link below]. At 8:30am, K-8th grade students are allowed to enter the cafeteria through Door #13 for breakfast.

    • A significant change this year is that we will not be serving breakfast in classrooms and after 8:55am for Kinder - 8th grade. If you would like your child to eat breakfast at school, they must be in the cafeteria before 8:55am. 

    • Due to licensing restrictions, ECE students are not allowed to be in the cafeteria before school. However, we will serve all ECE students breakfast in the classroom starting at 9:00am. If you need ECE care prior to 9:00am, we have a solution! We are one of a few sites who have ECE care available through Discovery Link! See info below to register!

  • There is no staff supervision outside on the playground for K-8th grade students until 8:45am, therefore, students are not allowed to be dropped off on the playground unsupervised before 8:45am. ECE students must be signed-in by a guardian with the classroom teacher at 9:00am and are not eligible to be dropped off early unless they are in Discovery Link. 

  • Teachers will meet students promptly at the 9:00am bell on the playground and walk directly inside to start the day.

• After School Pick-up/Dismissal

  • We expect all families to have arrangements made to pick up their children promptly at 4:00pm. Out of respect for our staff who have their own children to pick up on-time and personal responsibilities to attend to, it is imperative that all students are picked up on time. If you cannot pick-up your child at 4:00pm, they will need to be registered in the Discovery Link program. 

  • Students registered in Discovery Link will be escorted and dropped off directly with the DL staff in the cafeteria.