Congratulations to our Cross Country runners on their inaugural season! They capped the season off at Sectionals last Saturday with two of our runners qualifying for state, Mikayla Chambers Sectional champion and Logan Bovelle State qualifier.
Both Mikayla and Logan will compete at Maxwell Park in Normal on Saturday at the IESA State Cross Country Meet,
Good Luck to both runners!
Dwight Grade School basketball will be hosting a "Rules of the Game" information night on Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00pm. We have a licensed official in the gym to explain rules and situations for the game of basketball.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn the: what, why, and when officials make the calls they do.
Please help us CONGRATULATE, Mrs. Jana Kinkin, our first REDBIRD TEACHER of the MONTH. She received this award for September as a token of appreciation for her hard work and dedication in her PreK classroom as well as her role as PTO President. Thank you, Miss Jana, for everything you do to support our Redbird school community!
Redbird family, help us solve a mystery!
Someone accidently went home with the wrong bicycle yesterday. We have two youngsters who have the exact same bicycle and one them grabbed the wrong one yesterday at the end of the day.
If you noticed that the wrong bicycle came home yesterday, please call the office and let us know and if you could bring it back tomorrow, it would be greatly appreciated.
Girls basketball practice schedules for the 5/6th grade team and the 7/8 grade teams have been messaged out via 8to18 and paper copies will go home with athletes that have signed up today. Please make sure your athlete is registered on 8to18 and has an up to date physical in the office. If we do not have those 2 items, athletes will not be able to practice.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jenkins, jenkinskj@dwight.k12.il.us
Achieve Learning Center
Please click on the link below for information regarding the Achieve Learning Center in Pontiac.
https://5il.co/1hmi5
Mrs. Svornik is excited to report that 775 books were read over the summer! That’s tremendous!!! 1,114 Redbird Bucks are being given out to students that turned in a Summer Reading log. Pictured is the WINNER of the $25 gift card! Great job, Redbird Readers!!!
We honored our 8th Grade softball players last Thursday. Our Redbirds had hot bats and gloves coming away with a 7-5 win vs. Herscher. Congrats to our 8th graders and the entire team! Best of luck as you head into Regionals! 💪🏻❤️
Great OPPORTUNITY for our current 5th & 6th Grade Lady Redbirds and Future Lady Trojan Ballers!
Welcome back to all of our amazing school families! Our first official PTO meeting will be held next Tuesday, September 6th in the Grade School Library at 6:00. We look forward to seeing you in person, but will also Zoom our meeting for the convenience of our families! Please see the attached agenda, as well as the Zoom link invitation!
ZOOM:
Topic: PTO September Meeting
Time: Sep 6, 2022 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89657780937?pwd=d1pXNVc4Q3ZSakppa0RGcXBVaTFYdz09
Meeting ID: 896 5778 0937
Passcode: 44T9PW
Check out these Redbirds - Future Redbird Ballers and Trojan Ballers - putting in the WORK! Coach Sulzberger and his Lady Trojans are hard at work getting these girls ready for the court! 💪🏻🏀
Tonight's B baseball game has been canceled. All Jr. High athletic practices have been canceled for tonight as well.
Future Lady Redbird/Trojan Basketball Camp. The camp is free for any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade girl. Please see the flyer for information and times.
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH! Please scan the QR code provided for more information. ALL students will get a school picture taken at this time for the yearbook. You can choose to purchase now or after picture day.
REDBIRD REMINDERS FOR THE START OF SCHOOL
NEW!!! CIRCLE DRIVE DROP-OFF: We will have extra help at the circle drive each morning in order to streamline the drop-off process. Parents should stay in their cars each morning while staff members assist those who need help from the car door to the school door.
BE ON TIME AND REDBIRD READY: Doors open at 7:45A; the school day begins at 8:00A. Please make sure students are dropped off with enough time to get in the building and prepared for the day.
LUNCH MONEY: Please send lunch money in an envelope marked with your child’s first and last name.
DRESS CODE: Please remember to follow the school dress code. (No crop tops, muscle shirts, etc.) Please see the school handbook for more information.
Reminder, we will have a meeting for any 5-8 grade student who is interested in running cross country tonight at 5:15. The meeting will be in the Grade School gymnasium and you can enter through the cafeteria doors.
For anyone interested in running Cross Country this year, there will be an informational meeting on Thursday July 28th at 5:15 pm in the Grade school gymnasium. You will be able to enter through the the cafeteria doors.
If you have any questions, please email Mr. Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us.
Baseball tryouts, for boys in 6-8th grade will be Monday and Tuesday, August 1st and 2nd, 3:30 -5:15 pm.
All athletes will need to be signed up on 8t018 and have an up to date physical. You may bring your physical to the the first day of tryouts and give it to the coaches.
If your athlete cannot attend tryouts, you need to contact Coach Trainor, brian.train36@gmail.com or Mr. Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us to make alternate arrangements for trying out.
If you have any other questions, please contact Mr. Jenkins.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED!
Dwight Public Schools are looking to add to our substitute teacher list for the upcoming school year.
The substitute teacher rate is $115 per day.
After subbing for 20 days the pay increases $120 per day, and after 40 days it increases to $125 per day.
Interested candidates can visit the Regional Office of Education website at https://roe17.org/ to learn more about getting licensed.
6-8th grade boys! Don't forget to get registered on 8to18 for the upcoming Baseball season. Practices and tryouts begin August 1. Your athlete needs to be registered on 8to18 and have a current physical on file in order to tryout and practice.
If you have any questions, please email Mr. Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us