Parent Update-December 20, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• December 20, Early Release Day

• Dec 21/Jan 3, Teacher Workdays

• December 22-January 2, Holiday

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• Recently DPS launched both the DPS Mobile App and the Edulog app. Effective January 1, 2023, DPS will replace the current Here Comes the Bus tracking app. The new Edulog app is available now for download and use. The DPS Mobile App is designed specifically to keep families better informed and connected to what's going on in our schools–latest district and school news; push notifications about breaking news, closures, weather, and events; access to lunch menus and calendars; school and staff directory; and parent log-in to access grades, fees, and bus information. The DPS Mobile App and Edulog’s Parent Portal are both available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

• Updated School Visitation Guidelines! DPS is updating protocols for elementary school visitation during instructional hours to ensure elementary student’s safety and well-being and promote our commitment to focused instructional services. These updated school visitation guidelines as they relate to Little River will be shared in January.

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Parent Update-December 12, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• December 14, 6:30, Northern HS, Combined NHS, LRS, CMS, LMS chorus concert

• December 16, 3pm, Guitar/Ukulele Concert

• December 20, Early Release Day

• Dec 21/Jan 3, Teacher Workdays

• December 22-January 2, Holiday

News you can use!

• Support for families of students learning English as a Second Language!

• EL Prep Academy

• Students will participate in activities that support their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. This will be accomplished through fun and exciting enrichment activities over 6 Saturday Academy sessions.

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Parent Update-December 5, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• December 5, 6pm, PTO Meeting

• December 6, PTO Dine Out Night at Alpaca

• December 10, PTO Little Shops

• December 20, Early Release Day

• Dec 21/Jan 3, Teacher Workdays

• December 22-January 2, Holiday

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• Students in grade 3 through 8 will take our mid year benchmark testing this week.

• Please consider donating to Operation Hope!

• Support for families of students learning English as a Second Language!

• EL Prep Academy

• Students will participate in activities that support their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. This will be accomplished through fun and exciting enrichment activities over 6 Saturday Academy sessions.

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Parent Update-November 28, 2022

 Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

Mark your calendars!

• December 5, 6pm, PTO Meeting

• December 6, PTO Dine Out Night at Alpaca

• December 10, PTO Little Shops

• December 20, Early Release Day

• Dec 21/Jan 3, Teacher Workdays

• December 22-January 2, Holiday

News you can use!

• Support for families of students learning English as a Second Language!

• EL Prep Academy

• Students will participate in activities that support their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. This will be accomplished through fun and exciting enrichment activities over 6 Saturday Academy sessions.

• Students in grades 5 & 7 to take the Student Climate Survey.

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CHogans, EdD

Parent Update-November 21, 2022

 Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• Wednesday-Friday, November 23-25, Holiday

• December 5, 6pm, PTO Meeting

• December 6, PTO Dine Out Night at Alpaca

• December 6, 6pm, PTO Meeting

• December 10, PTO Little Shops

• December 20, Early Release Day

• Dec 21/Jan 3, Teacher Workdays

• December 22-January 2, Holiday

News you can use!

• PTO Dine out night tonight (November 21): PTO November dine out night will be held on Monday, November 21st at Zaxby's, located at 3820 N Roxboro Street. The restaurant is generously donating a portion of sales back to our PTO between 5-8 PM, so join other Little River families for dinner!

• PTO Little Shops at Little River vendor show: Little Shops is BACK! Join PTO on Saturday, December 10th from 1:00-5:00 PM at the school for a HUGE vendor show! With over 50 vendors already registered, there will be lots of options for holiday shopping, as well as tons of raffle prizes! PTO is still accepting vendor applications. Local businesses interested in advertising are also welcome to apply for a booth- PTO expects a lot of foot traffic, and would love to help your business get more exposure. Booth fees are $35. To apply, fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/zQjsiCFZrdX9noQLA

• Thank you for your support of PTO Paper Drive!

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CHogans, EdD

Parent Update-November 14, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• Wednesday-Friday, November 23-25, Holiday

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• Help your child’s class earn a Pizza Party! Our PTO is excited to launch a paper drive for the month of November! Printer paper is ALWAYS something that's in short supply in our schools. The classroom that donates the most paper by the end of November will win a pizza party from the PTO! All paper donated will be available for ALL teachers and staff members to use- and we have a lot of teachers and staff!Two ways you can help: 

• 1) Send paper in with your student. Reams or boxes should have your student's name, homeroom teacher's name, and "PTO" written on the outside. Your student should drop this paper off in the front office for the PTO to properly credit to their classroom, or drop off in car line!

• 2) Order through the PTO Amazon wish list and the paper will be shipped directly to us! Be sure to note your student's name and teacher's name in the notes at Check Out. 

• Little River School has been designated as a Targeted Support & Improvement Additional Targeted Support (TSI-AT) school by the North Carolina State Board of Education.  As stated in ESSA Section 1111(d)(2), North Carolina had to identify schools for targeted support and improvement. TSI-AT schools in North Carolina are those that have a subgroup that is under-performing. The intent of this opportunity is to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction. Read here how Little River school improvement efforts are working to improve outcomes for all of our students.

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CHogans, EdD

Parent Update-October 25, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• October 24, Early Release Day

• October 27, PTO Teach or Treat

• October 31, Teacher Workday

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Parent Update-October 18, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See Mark your calendars!

• October 24, Early Release Day

• October 27, PTO Teach or Treat

• October 31, Teacher Workday

News you can use!

• The PTO Fall Bookfair is coming! Look for more information from PTO this week!

• The Northern High School Theater program is looking for elementary and middle grades students to participate in their Holiday Winter Musical, ANNIE. Contact Northern High School if you are interested in having your child participate!

• DPS is updating its Strategic Plan and partnering with RTI International’s Center for Education Services to facilitate a community driven process for creating a strategic plan that reflects the needs and goals of our students, families, and community. Please take 3-5 minutes to complete this brief, anonymous questionnaire to provide your insight on the district’s future direction and priorities. 

• Coach Holden returns to Little River to offer a basketball clinic to K-5 students. If interested, please see information here. Register at www.t3labnc.com. 

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Parent Update-October 10, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• October 27, PTO Teach or Treat

• October 31, Teacher Workday

News you can use!

• As DPS successfully concludes its current strategic plan, DPS is partnering with RTI International’s Center for Education Services to facilitate a community driven process for creating a strategic plan that reflects the needs and goals of our students, families, and community. With that in mind, the strategic planning team is seeking the participation of students, staff, parents/guardians, and other community members in an online questionnaire around what’s next for our schools and district. Please take 3-5 minutes to complete this brief, anonymous questionnaire to provide your insight on the district’s future direction and priorities. 

• DPS Podcasts Tune in to Behind the Spark, the new monthly podcast produced by the Office of Public Affairs (OPA)!  Hear from those who are doing the work to support our students and staff, share your thoughts, and share the episodes. OPA also has a Growing Together series, featuring conversations about the district’s initiative created to engage our parents and community stakeholders around the district’s growth needs. All can be found here: https://anchor.fm/wearedps.

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Parent Update-October 3, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

Mark your calendars!

• October 3, PTO Meeting, 6pm

• October 5, Teacher Workday

• October 24, Early Release Day

• October 27, PTO Teach or Treat

• October 31, Teacher Workday

News you can use!

• Please turn in non purchased GoSavePlay books!

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Parent Update-September 26, 2022

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• September 28, Early Release Day

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• Students will dismiss at 12:15 on Early Release Day.

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Parent Update-September 19, 2022

Hello Little River Community!

Periodic updates are shared each week during the school year regarding school via phone, email, and text. See updates below!

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• September 12, 22 Curriculum Night

• 5:30pm-6pm: K-2

• 6pm-6:30pm: 3-5

• 6:30pm-7pm: Middle

News you can use!

• Message from PTO: By now, you've received your GoPlaySave packets and a GoPlaySave book to review. If you would like to purchase the book, please follow the instructions to do so online or send back cash or check in the envelope. If you do not wish to purchase the book, your book and packet must be returned to the school by Friday, 9/23. We must have 100% return of either books or payments so that our PTO is not responsible for the cost of any unreturned books.

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