Today is the day...let's welcome BIG PIG FOOD TRUCK into town! You can pre-order for lunch or pick up a pound of meat to have later! They are serving from 11 AM to 7 PM in the Deshler City Park. Please note when pre-ordering if you want PULLED PORK or PULLED CHICKEN, and you will be taken to the options from there. The form to pre-order is saved as: bit.ly/BIGPIGNOV9.
Following this, we have our Family Math Night at 5:30 PM, followed by our Night of the Fine Arts at 7 PM. Expect to see the one act perform, followed by the show choir singing and a display of our students' artwork.
Tomorrow morning, we will have our Veterans Day Program at 10 AM. Those performing are listed in the program here: https://bit.ly/DPSVETERANSDAY.
The Veterans Day program WILL be streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSDRAGONS. Night of the Fine Arts will NOT be streamed (as the one act is on the stage & the Hudl camera does not pick this up).
Today started with all business -- as our juniors attended the College Fair at the fairgrounds -- and ended with some fun as the staff made caramel apples after the inservice!
It's National STEM day, and the 7th graders have had a busy and fun-filled quarter so far! From creating our own video games, engineering a phone stand, exploring our interests and working on our Genius Hour projects, these kids have definitely let their ingenuity and creativity shine!
A big thank you to Erin Johnson, the DPS school psych intern from ESU #5, as we recognize School Psych Week!
Erin has her bachelors in Psychology and Behavior Science from Concordia and is working on her Education Specialist degree from UNK now. Thank you for all you do, Erin!
The boys basketball team competed clean-up activities in Ruskin and Hebron.Thank you to those who provided the work opportunities!!
Deshler FBLA is selling beef sticks...these make great stocking stuffers & will be here in time for the holidays! Just complete the form below, send the check to the school, and be ready for those hard-to-buy-for people! ORDERS DUE BY TUE, NOV 21ST!
https://bit.ly/DPSBEEFSTICKS
Thank you to all of you who supported the FCA pink out fundraiser...the money earned was used to help purchase two infusion pumps for the chemo room, as well as comfort bags for all new oncology patients at Thayer County Health Services.
Congrats to seniors Stormi Capek and Allie Vieselmeyer on receiving the UNK
Board of Regents Scholarship, providing full tuition and valued at more than $26,000.
These two are great examples of students who signed up early for dual credit classes -- and your reminder that 2nd semester openings are getting limited! Sign up if you plan to take a dual credit class next semester!
The 6th graders learned all about divergent, convergent and transform plate tectonic boundaries today with Distance Learning through ESU 5!
Their magma, continental and oceanic plates made the perfect treat after the lesson too!
Nebraska Extension in Nuckolls and Thayer County is hosting all 7TH GRADERS for the first annual INVENTURE Day at the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds! The program will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023 with check-in beginning at 8:45 and dismissal at 2:45 p.m. ONLY ACADEMICALLY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL MISS SCHOOL TO ATTEND...so this is your chance to have your work caught up by Friday!
The field day will feature innovation and creation as teams of youth develop their own unique business around a given product. Teams will move through the INVENTURE Factory completing challenges to cultivate their business idea. At the end of the assembly line, teams will present their ideas to local business mentors. Here is a link if you would like to learn more about the day. https://extension.unl.edu/entrepreneurship/programs-k-12/inventure-day
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD PACK A LUNCH FOR THE DAY!
SAFETY UPDATE: DPS uses the "I Love You Guys" Foundation's Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Posters are located in every classroom and there are 5 specific actions:
HOLD
SECURE (previously called LOCK OUT)
LOCKDOWN
EVACUATE
SHELTER
Our Emergency Operations Plan has been approved, and we have practiced bus evacuation drills as well as tornado and fire drills this year, and will soon be practicing other safety measures.
We wanted to share what each of these situations might look like at DPS and provide all parents/guardians with the information as well.
Next week, we will be practicing a HOLD drill.
It's your LAST CHANCE to order from the Journalism department...and have your gifts here by the holidays! All orders with money due by NOON today!
Questions? Contact Amanda McKenzie at amanda.mckenzie@deshlerdragons.org
Support our fine arts students...
Thu, 11/9: Night of the Fine Arts (show choir will be singing AFTER the one act, as well as artwork displayed)
Fri, 11/10: Veterans Day Program (K-6 singing & should wear red, white & blue; HS band & show choir also performing - no JH performance)
Mon, 11/16: Wreath fundraiser order forms AND money due - make check out to DPS MUSIC BOOSTERS! No money = no order!
The boys basketball team will be completing fundraising clean-up events this week. Text or call Coach Nash at 402-200-0499 if you are in need of any help hanging Christmas lights or doing any fall cleanup. Thank you and GO DRAGONS!
Inviting all DPS elementary students and families! Family Math Night is this Thursday. Stop by any time between 5:30 and 7:00.
BEEF DONATION NEEDED: DPS has an appointment on Dec 5th and Feb 6th for a beef donation at McLean Beef in York. If you or someone you know can help us out, please contact Mrs. Epley at dana.epley@deshlerdragons.org or an FFA Alumni member. The alumni foundation can pay processing and/or for the beef!
⏰SUN: Don’t forget to set your clocks back for Daylight Savings time!
🏀MON: BB/wrestling sports' conditioning season begins
🎓WED: College Fair for jrs & undecided srs (sign up by Mon with Mrs Heldt)
⏰WED: 2 PM dismissal
🧑🎤THU: Family Math Night & Night of the Fine Arts
🍽️THU: 11 am - 7 PM → Big Pig Food Truck @ City Park; pre-order at bit.ly/BIGPIGNOV9
🎖️FRI: Veterans Day Program at 10 AM
Read more at: https://bit.ly/DPSDAILYNEWS
The boys basketball team is looking for fund-raising opportunities in the area. We are willing to hang Christmas lights or do some Fall outdoor clean-up. Text or call Coach Nash at 402-200-0499 if you are in need of some help. Thanks and GO DRAGONS!
A big thank you to Peace Lutheran Church for the $850 donation to our FCA Chapter! Your support of our students is appreciated!
UPCOMING: Pastor Darrell Sutton is joining our Thu morning devotional on Dec 7th at 7:15 AM. We hope all of our 7-12 FCA members can make it!
It's November! We are looking forward to our first home basketball game on November 21st. We will then continue to award elementary students who display great character, a Character Kid certificate. Again, congratulations to Drew, Eva and Jordan who received this award at our last home football game.
ESU #5 Family Science Night
Mon, Nov 6th: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Academic Excellence Center
Beatrice, NE
Fun for the whole family & FREE!
