Dunsmuir Elementary School

Good evening, Wildcats families and staff!🐾 This is Breanna and AJ, your 3rd and 4th grade representatives. Our students are looking forward to no school this Monday, October 14th, in honor of Indigenous People’s Day. 🏐Our volleyball teams have home games this Tuesday and Thursday. Games begin at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday our 3rd and 4th grade students will go on a field trip to Turtle Bay. ✍️This Wednesday is also our monthly Parent Advisory Meeting from 3:30 to 4:30. This is a great opportunity for involvement. 🚌As for transportation, there will be no afternoon bus on Tuesday and Thursday. Lastly, this Friday is a minimum day. Have a Wildcat weekend, and see you on Tuesday!🐾

Happy Friday, Wildcats Families and Staff. This s Kolby and Khloe, your 6th grade representatives. We are excited to share with you about this coming week. 🚲This Monday at 1:00 p.m. we invite our families and community to our lower playground for an anti-bullying BMX show! The pros with Go Big BMX Air Show will be on campus doing tricks and flips while encouraging our student body to be good humans. www.tonight show.com 📚New to our program, each Monday-Friday, from 3:00-4:00 p.m., there will be in-person tutoring with Mr. Parrish. Mr. Parrish is our new 7th/8th grade teacher. All students are encouraged to attend. 🏐Tuesday and Thursday evenings we host volleyball games at 5:00 p.m. our concessions menu is awesome and we now accept Venmo.🍕🍔🌭🥤Bring the family and enjoy dinner while cheering on your athletes! 🚴Wednesday is Ride-Your-Bike-To-School Day. Our Biking Club also meets on Wednesday afternoons through our SAFE Program and Shasta Gravity. 🏞️Thursday our k-2nd grades go on a field trip to Castle Craigs River Trail. 🌱Friday our K-4th graders will take a field trip to Hunter’s Orchard Pumpkin Patch. ✍️Please return signed permission slips. 🚌Transportation: •Tuesday no afternoon bus to Mt. Shasta •Wednesday no afternoon bus •Thursday no afternoon Mr. Shasta bus •Friday no afternoon Dunsmuir bus. 🪩Looking ahead, the Halloween Dance is on Thursday, October 24th, from 4:00 to 6:00. More info to come. Have a pawsome weekend!

Hi there, Wildcats families and staff! This is Maci and Sarah, your 5th and 6th grade representatives. ✨Here is next week’s events: 📣Spirit week and 🤝parent teacher conferences are next week. All days are minimum days. 🖤🤍Monday, 9/30, is school colors day. Black and white. 🐾Tuesday, 10/1, is dress like your favorite teacher or staff member day. 🤩🤩Wednesday, 10/2, is twin day. 🏐Thursday, 10/3, is 90’s day, plus our volleyball teams play at home against Golden Eagle at 5:00 p.m. Bring the family out to support our athletes and enjoy the concessions. There is no afternoon bus to Mt. Shasta. 💕Friday, 10/4, is pajama day. Blankets are okay. Have a wellness weekend!🐾🐾

Reminder: There will be NO AFTERNOON BUS runs tomorrow, 9/25, due to a transportation conflict.

Happy Friday, Wildcats family and staff! This is Miyah and Heavynn, your 6th and 7th grade student representatives. We are excited to share the coming week's events with you. Tuesday, 9/24, is picture make-up day. Come to school with your best smiles on ☺️📸 Wednesday, 9/25, there is no afternoon bus. Thursday, 9/26, we have two items. There is no afternoon bus to Mt. Shasta. Also, our volleyball teams play against Shasta Valley in Montague at 5:00 p.m. Progress reports go home on Friday. Have a Wildcat Weekend!

Good afternoon, families and staff! We have Aliza and Emma, your 2nd grade representatives with updates for next week. Friday 9/20/24 is a minimum day, and there will be no afternoon bus. Have a great weekend!

Hi, Wildcats Families🐾 We can't wait to see you tonight! Dinner is from 5:00 to 5:30🍝🥗🥖 Classroom rotations are from 5:40 to 6:20 See you soon!

Hi there Wild Cat families! Just a friendly reminder that we have the student council candidate's speeches at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Also, we have Back to School tomorrow night. We will start at 5 with an amazing spaghetti dinner followed by class presentations. Hope to see you all there!

Happy Tuesday, Wildcats families and staff 😄🐾 Today’s message is coming to you from Dezi and Maddie, two of our 4th grade representatives. We have important information for the remainder of this week. 📢Parents, Biking Club starts tomorrow! 🚴‍♂️💪🥳 Biking Club is for all students who attend our SAFE program and know how to ride a bike without training wheels. It is on Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00 and is facilitated through Shasta Gravity and the Extreme Science program. All equipment is provided. In order to participate, permission slips must be signed and returned. 📣Also, our field trips this week continue. Please wear sturdy footwear 🥾,bring a water bottle, and return permission slips. • 3rd and 4th grades visit Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery on Wednesday. • 5th & 6th grades will visit the Old Ski Bowl on Thursday. • 7th & 8th grades will visit Bunny Flat on Friday. 🗓️Lots going on this Thursday! • Thursday is a minimum day. • Student Council speeches start at 8:30. Parents and family are invited to attend. • Thursday evening is Back To School Night. Dinner and staff introductions will be from 5:00-5:30. To accommodate families with more than one student on campus, three room rotations are being offered between 5:40 and 6:20. We look forward to enjoying a meal with you! 🍝🥗🥖🍪 🚌Friday afternoon there will be no bus to Mt. Shasta. Phew! That was a lot! Thanks for staying tuned ☺️☺️☺️ Happy Taco Tuesday!!

Good evening, Wildcat families and staff. This is Royce and Harper, your 6th grade student body representatives . We have updates for the upcoming week. • Three exciting events on Thursday, 9/12: • Thursday morning the Student Council speeches will begin in the gym at 8:30. Come support your students. • Thursday is a minimum day • Thursday is Back To School Night from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 with dinner being served in the Wildcat Cafe from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there! • Friday, 9/13/24, there is no afternoon bus. Have a wacky weekend 🐾

DES 9/2 - 9/6 Weekly Update • No school 9/2 in honor of Labor Day • Minimum Day on Friday, 9/6 • Bring back weekend food backpack slips • Bring back picture order forms for those who wish. Have a fabulous weekend and see you Tuesday!

Hi Wildcat families! I wanted to let the 3rd–8th grade parents know that there is an informational meeting on Friday, August 30th at 11:45am in Mrs. Shirley's classroom about running for Student Council this year. She will be there to answer any questions the students may have. We wanted to give a heads up to the parents in case they wanted to have conversations at home about running. It will be a wonderful introduction to student government and civic involvement. If your student choses to be a part of the election they will be sent home with a poster to decorate that would need to be brought back to the school on Tuesday, September 3rd stating what they are running for. Go Wildcats!

Hi there Wildcat families! I hope it has been a great year so far. My name is Jas Wilkinson and I would like to introduce myself as the Parent Liaison for our Community School Program that began last fall. I have already met many of you and am looking forward to meeting many more families in the new school year. One goal we have is make sure everyone knows about all of the activities, opportunities and special events at our school. In addition, seeking activities outside of school such as sign-ups for various sports programs, theatre groups, music teachers (looking hard for those) and other enriching extracurricular activities. Please reach out to me at jwilkinson@dunsmuir.k12.ca.us if you would like more info or to share ideas. I really appreciate your time!

Join us tomorrow morning for a Rotary sponsored pancake breakfast in the Dunsmuir Elementary cafeteria! Breakfast will be served at 7:30. Families welcome!

Attached is the updated calendar for the 2024/25 school year.

Good Evening Wildcats Families, I am calling to inform you that the summer construction projects are taking longer than expected and school will now begin on Monday, August 19th at 8:15 am. The Meet and Greet Ice Cream Social has also been changed to Friday, August 16th at 5:00 pm on our lower playground. Enjoy the rest of your summer and if you have any questions please feel free to contact the office at (530) 235-4828 Monday-Friday 7:30 am-3:30 PM. Thank you and see you all soon! Go Wildcats!

Join us on August 9th at 5:00pm for a Meet & Greet Ice Cream Social on the lower playground. We will be serving some yummy ice cream and you’ll have the opportunity to meet our new teachers and visit with the returning staff. We can’t wait to see you there! 

We are in the process of switching our student information system to Alma, which will allow us to do online registration. This switch will be happening this coming week but will take a little bit of time to complete. We are hoping that we will be up and running by the end of the week. I will have paper packets available for those who prefer not to do online registration. If you have any questions, please reach out. You can email me directly at koconnor@dunsmuir.k12.ca.us or call the office, 235-4828 x204. School office hours are 7:30-3:30, Monday through Friday.

Good Evening Wildcat Families,. You all are invited to ride on our school bus in tomorrow's (6/8) Railroad Days Parade. The parade begins at 12:00 PM . Please meet at the bus in the liineup on Florence Loop by Dollar General between 10:00 AM-11:30 AM . We will be decorating the bus starting at 10:00 AM. During the parade we will throw out candy, spray silly string, and pull confetti poppers. We have a bubble machine, our Wildcat mascot, pom poms, and lots more to add to the fun. We are hoping all staff, students, parents/gaurdians, and even alumnis and retirees to come to show how AWESOME it is to be a Wildcat! Hope to see you tomorrow! Don't forget to wear your Wildcat shirt or Black and White. All those that partcipate will recieve a free ice cream cone at the ice cream booth downtown and a free pool pass. Thank you!

Registration is OPEN for the Summer Extended Learning Camp! To register your child, please call the office and let Ms. Kelli know you'd like them added to the list! It's going to be a fun-filled three weeks! You won't want to miss out!