Dennis Chavez Elementary

Winter Break letter Spanish-
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Winter Break letter English-
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**Reminder-Dennis Chavez Elementary will have our Holiday Sing-along tomorrow, Wednesday December 17th at 2:00pm in the DCE Patio. All are invited to come and watch/sing-along. There will be overflow parking in the empty lot at the corner of Esperanza and Romero Streets. Please do not park in the back lot as that is reserved for buses only. Thank you.
-Mr. Marquez

Parents and Guardians this message is to inform you that a lockdown was initiated today at approximately 3:15 pm due to a report of a person south of the Dennis Chavez campus on Ross Street carrying a firearm. Police responded immediately and took the person into custody. The office staff initiated the lockdown for the safety of all students as we were nearing our regular daily release time. At approximately 3:30 School officials were advised by law enforcement that the area was secure, and we could lift the lock down and resume our release of students to parent pick up lanes and Bus service. As always, your child's safety is our number one concern, and I am proud that all staff and students acted quickly, safely and appropriately. We understand that these incidents can be stressful for students and families, and we appreciate your continued trust and support in the health and safety of our DCE School Community.

Mr. Marquez, Principal

**Reminder that Wednesday December 3rd is an early release day for students. Students will be released at 1:20 pm. Also, our Parent Advisory Committee will meet tonight at 5:30pm in the library.

To all our Dennis Chavez Elementary School Community have a joyful and restful Thanksgiving break! Here is your Newsletter for the month of December:
https://aptg.co/YTLvRr

**Thank you and to all the parents and guardians that came to have Pie with your Turkeys on Wednesday, it was great having you all on campus. A quick reminder that Thanksgiving break starts on Wednesday, November 26th. **We do have regular school on Monday and Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

DCE Community, I sent out the flyer on "Pie with your Turkeys" earlier this week. Not everyone has been able to get into the link I sent for a head count. If you could just let your child's teacher know if you are able to attend, I will ask them for a count. If you already accessed the online form, you do not have to do this. Here is the flyer in case you missed it:
https://aptg.co/41bH_v

**Reminder-DCE Parents - we will be on an early release today. Students will be dismissed at 1:20pm.

Thank you to all the veterans in our community and for your service to our country! Your service is greatly appreciated!

DCE Family, as we enter the holiday season, I find myself trying to find ways to do more with less. One of my teachers sent this link to me. It is a Wal-Mart shopping list that will feed 10 people for about $40.
https://www.walmart.com/i/shoppable-lists/Thanksgiving-value-meal/929
I generally do not share things like this, but I thought this was worth sharing.
Mr. Marquez

DCE November Newsletter: https://aptg.co/2NLGt9

Here is the correct link for the meeting agenda tonight:
https://aptg.co/sk_k8m

**Reminders: There is no school tomorrow Tuesday 11/4 due to election day.
The DCE Parent Advisory Site Council will meet today 11/3 at 5:30 pm in the library. Agenda is attached. This meeting is open to all parents of and the community of DCE.
https://aptg.co/P-DMc1

Happy Monday! A big thank you to all who helped make our DCE Red Ribbon week, Harvest fest, and Costume parade a big success. Congratulations to the winners of the pumpkin carving contest: 1st place The Aragon Family, 2nd place The Cordova Family, 3rd place The Lafferty Family. We will send home Prizes and Certificates with your students. Any pumpkins not picked up by the end of the day will be discarded.
Also, a reminder that we will have our DCE Parent Advisory/Site council meeting tonight at 5:30 pm in the library. All are invited, we will be discussing Title I, Student Attendance, and our recent Distinguished Schools Award. I will be sending out the DCE Newsletter later today with the event calendar and a whole lot more.
Have a great Day!

**Update, the pumpkin carving contest has been extended to Friday 10/31. So, you still have time to enter the contest. Flyers will go out with students tomorrow.

**Two announcements: Please wish our DCE Girls Basketball team good luck on their playoff games this Saturday at the BHS gym at 11:00am. They have had a great season and worked really hard to get into the playoffs. Also, we will be having a pumpkin carving contest during our upcoming harvest festival, please see the attached flyer: https://aptg.co/p-XyxJ