In This Issue
HS Musical Presents Les Misérables
National School Breakfast Week
It's Time for Kindergarten
It's PSSA Time
Early Childhood Pathway to Success
We Are: Partners
School Board Schedule
Calendar Reminders
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DASD E-News Weekly 
March 8, 2019

Remember to turn your clocks ahead on Sunday! 
HS Musical Presents Les Mis é rables  

Take your seat in 19th century France as Dallastown Area High School presents Les Misérables. This musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel tells the story of French peasant Valjean, imprisoned for 19 years for stealing bread to save his sister's family from starving. Following his release, Valjean breaks his parole to start a new life during the anti-monarchist Paris revolution. 

Tickets go on sale today, Friday, March 8th, for performances at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 11th; 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 12th; 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13th; and, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 14th. To purchase tickets, access: Choose My Seat
National School Breakfast Week

National School Breakfast Week is Monday, March 11th, through Friday, March 15th, and free breakfast will be available to students as follows:
Elementary Schools 
Kindergarten - every day for the week
Grade 2 - Tuesday, March 12th
Grade 1 - Wednesday, March 13th
Grade 3 - Thursday, March 14th
 
Dallastown Area Intermediate School
Yellow Community - Tuesday, March 12th
Red Community - Wednesday, March 13th  
Blue Community - Thursday, March 14th
 
Dallastown Area Middle School
Grade 8 - Tuesday, March 12th
Grade 7 - Wednesday, March 13th
Grade 8 - Thursday, March 14th
Grade 7 - Friday, March 15th
 
Dallastown Area High School
Grade 12 - Tuesday, March 12th
Grade 11 - Wednesday, March 13th
Grade 10 - Thursday, March 14th
Grade 9 - Friday, March 15th
It's Time for Kindergarten
 
A Kindergarten Readiness Meeting for parents of incoming kindergarten students in the Dallastown Area School District has been scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 18th, at York Township Elementary School.

To be eligible, a child must turn five on or before August 31, 2019. The meeting provides information to parents regarding the academic and social expectations of children in the kindergarten program and provides an opportunity for parents to meet the kindergarten teachers. The meeting is for kindergarten parents only.
It's PSSA Time
 
All students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 will take the English Language Arts and Mathematics Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) beginning Monday, April 15th, through Friday, May 3rd. Additionally, the PSSA Science assessment will be administered to students in grades 4 and 8 during this same time frame.
During PSSA testing, each school has established its testing window and communicates those dates to students, parents, and guardians through school newsletters, parent letters, and each school's web page.

Just as parents help their child(ren) prepare for every school day, please help your child(ren) prepare for these assessments by encouraging them to get plenty of sleep the night before and providing them with a good breakfast on the mornings of the assessments. Results will be shared with parents when released by the state.
Early Childhood Pathway to Success  

Dallastown Area School District's Early Childhood web page provides resources toward early childhood success. Early childhood activities can have a lasting impact on brain development of young children. Reading to your child as little as 10 minutes each day can strengthen the child's readiness for kindergarten.

Access resources at: Early Childhood Pathway to Success
We Are: Partners  
 
Last weekend, Dallastown Area High School hosted its 5th Annual Mini-THON with students on their feet from Friday night through Saturday morning. The fundraiser brought in more than $82,000 for the Four Diamonds Cancer Research Foundation.

We extend a Wildcat thank you to students, teachers, staff, volunteers, school board members, and administrators for their participation and support.
School Board Schedule

Building & Capital Projects Committee Meeting
6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14
HS LGI Room

Finance Committee Meeting
7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14
HS LGI Room

Human Resources Committee Meeting (Closed to Public)
8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14

Board Workshop (Team of 10 Retreat)
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday, March 18
Administration Board Room
 
Policy Committee Meeting 
6:00 p.m., Monday, March 18 
Administration Board Room

Board Meeting
7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21
HS LGI Room

Human Resources Committee Meeting (Closed to Public)
6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 28 
Calendar Reminders

HS/MS/IS/ES EARLY DISMISSAL HALF DAY IN-SERVICE*
END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 
Friday, March 8

HS/MS/IS/ES NO SCHOOL FULL DAY IN-SERVICE*  
Monday, March 11 

*Inclement weather 2nd Trimester adjustment

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