DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Over the last few days several classes shopped for books to take home and read over the summer to avoid the "Summer Slide." As little as 20 minutes of reading a day will help maintain the reading skills they have worked so hard to achieve over the school year. Over two months of learning can be lost over a single summer and it's cumulative from year to year. Watch this video to learn more about the summer slide. https://youtu.be/Cqf-eKM5MOg?si=hiJMIdxmNtTMkHh0&t=15 #proudcardinal

Have you ever sent your child to school all set to learn only to have them come home missing a coat or shoes or water bottles? Do you know where that stuff ends up? In our lost and found. If your child is missing any clothing or school items it might be here. Please claim your items. Our lost and found will be available at all school events this week - awards ceremony tonight, K graduation Thursday and 6th grade graduation on Friday. Any items left after Friday will be donated. Thank you to our 5th grade volunteers who helped organize our lost and found! #proudcardinal

Field Day was great despite the heat and storm warnings! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers and our organizers - Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Medley, Ms. Marsh, and Ms. Ludlow. #proudcardinal

We are waiting on 22 more books to be returned to the elementary library. Only 3 more days... #proudcardinal

New milestones for Bryan and Zane in the 500 Books Before Middle School Challenge. #growingreaders #readingisoursuperpower #proudcardinal

Check out the Summer 2024 edition of the Dryden Community Schools Newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/72dwc

Mrs. Bonesteel’s class celebrated the end of the year with water balloons and bomb pops today! 3 students were allowed to get the teacher due to winning our math review game last week! We had a great time! #proudcardinal

Ms. Parr's and Mrs. Hearold's classes shopped for books to take home and read over the summer to avoid the "Summer Slide." As little as 20 minutes of reading a day will help maintain the reading skills they have worked so hard to achieve over the school year. Over two months of learning can be lost over a single summer and it's cumulative from year to year. Watch this video to learn more about the summer slide. https://youtu.be/Cqf-eKM5MOg?si=hiJMIdxmNtTMkHh0&t=15 #proudcardinal

ATTENTION FAMILIES WHO HAVE 4 YEAR OLDS We currently have openings in both our GSRP classrooms for the 2024/25 school year. GSRP is 4 days a week, no school on Fridays. This is a FREE program for families that meet the income requirements. This includes Transportation, Field Trips, School Supplies and a developmentally appropriate curriculum taught by Accredited Teachers. All meals are included (Breakfast, Lunch and Snack) This is available to families that meet the eligibility requirements. The income requirements were increased to accommodate a higher income, so if you didn’t qualify in the past, you may now. If you are interested in seeing if you qualify for FREE Preschool email us and we can meet with you to determine qualifications. We look forward to hearing from you! Mrs. Rhodes : krhodes@drydenschools.org Mrs. Koroleski : lkoroleski@drydenschools.org

Check out the final issue of The Dryden Red and Black for the 2023-2024 school year! https://secure.smore.com/n/b1ca3

Mrs. Raymer and Mrs. Calvert's classes now have all of their library books turned in. Four and a half days left to find those books! #proudcardinal

Congratulations to our students that showed the most growth on their NWEA from January '24 to May '24. #proudcardinal

Our 4th graders shopped for books to take home and read over the summer to avoid the "Summer Slide." As little as 20 minutes of reading a day will help maintain the reading skills they have worked so hard to achieve over the school year. Over two months of learning can be lost over a single summer and it's cumulative from year to year. Watch this video to learn more about the summer slide. https://youtu.be/Cqf-eKM5MOg?si=hiJMIdxmNtTMkHh0&t=15 #proudcardinal

It's #NationalSmileDay! We appreciate the smile that Choice One Bank has put on our faces! Much gratitude for sponsoring our Dryden Junior/Senior High School Yearbook! https://www.choiceone.bank/

Join us tonight at the BOGO Book Fair Family Night from 4pm-6pm. #growingreaders

#proudcardinal Varsity Soccer 29 May 2024 Swartz Creek 9, Dryden/Imlay City 0 Team Record 6-9-2 Two towns, One team!

#proudcardinal Varsity Soccer 23 May 2024 Dryden/Imlay City 8, Carman Ainsworth 0 Team Record 6-8-2 Two towns, One team!

There will be an informational meeting for the 2025 class trip to Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 30th, at 5:00 pm in the high school library. All students who attend with their guardian will be entered in a drawing to win a $125 scholarship toward the cost of their trip. Info about summer fundraising will also be discussed.

TODAY: Dryden High School Awards Assemblies May 29, 2024 Dryden High School Gymnasium 9th-11th grades: 11:15 a.m. Junior High: 1:30 p.m. (by invitation)

The #proudcardinal Class of 2025 SAT Prep cohort celebrated a farewell to the graduates by painting the rock!