Darien Elementary School (3-4)

Darien Elementary School is looking for people who are willing to collect Box Tops for Education for the school. The money generated from this program is used to provide reading program incentives. It's easy to help! Download the Box Top App and sign up for Darien Elementary School. Then scan your receipts to earn money for the school. It's that easy! Contact Mrs. Scheff at bscheff@ddschools.org if you have any questions. Thanks in advance for helping us!

Congratulations are in order for two sets of Darien award winners. Too Score winners for September as well as the Most Improved student award winners were recognized this morning. Congratulations on all! We are proud of you!

Over the past 2 days, Darien staff met to discuss grade level data, classroom data, and each students progress. Plans are being put into place to continue imrpoving each child's math and reading score. Parents are asked to have their child read and practice math at home too!

It's been an exciting week for many 4th graders as they have recieved their strings instruments if they are choosing to participate in orchestra. Here student are learning proper techniques for holding their instruments. Please encourage students to practice at home too!

Students in 4th grade are learning about various bones in the body with the help of Mr. Kanoff (PE teacher) and Mr. Bones. Today they felt their patella.

Classroom rewards COVID style: lunch and a movie with Starbucks earned and saved by students for the class reward.

Look what we have here....some more random Starbuck winners at Darien! Is that another two time winner I spy? Congratulations to all!

More random StarBuck winners were chosen today at Darien. I spy a two time winner too. Congratulations to all!

Darien students were able to select a book from a variety of books after they got their school photo taken yesterday. This was made possible through a grant written by Mrs. Nixon & Mrs. Pickel with the Boys & Girls Club and the Madison Reading Project. Happy Reading!

These students were drawn from the PBIS random drawing bucket as winners recently. When students earn a Starbuck they choose whether to save it for a classroom incentive item or place in the random drawing bucket. Congratulations!

Darien students who participated in the Summer Bookmobile Reading and turned in their summer reading calendars were treated to a special treat, recieved a book of their choice, a pencil and a certificate. Keep on reading kids!

This month is Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) Today's celebration activity at Darien was to wear a hispanic country dress, outfit, or colors of one of the hispanic country flags. Check out a few of the outfits and colors that were on display in our hallways today!

Darien families, Last Friday you should have received an email from the school indicating who your child's teacher is for the coming year. Check out the video links within this document to see who the teachers are too! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kktTrQNGcmnRKOd1jcszNw-whsR0EnS4nzJcdmDgcA0/edit?usp=sharing See you Tuesday, Sept. 1st!

Dear Darien Elementary families, please use the following link to read an important letter from our Principal Mrs. Pickel about the upcoming school year. https://5il.co/ka3w

Any students in grades 4 to 7 looking to play tackle football this fall please use this link for more information from the DD Youth Football Program: https://5il.co/i2os

Delavan-Darien School District Virtual Program Enrollment Begins for the 2020-2021 school year. For more information use these links: English: https://5il.co/hx4b Spanish: https://5il.co/hx4c

Here is a link to access information from the City of Delavan regarding the July 4th City Cruise and the Fireworks which are being held on the Delavan-Darien School District Property: https://5il.co/h84n

If you haven't stopped at Darien to drop off your student's school owned materials and picked up their own possessions, please come by today before 4:00!

Here is the link to the schedule for the summer Bookmobile in the Delavan & Darien communities: https://5il.co/gqyc

Here's the link for the Darien Elementary School 3rd Grade Memories for 2019-2020: https://animoto.com/play/rmJhrWYdFX99cPj4HX1Mhw