These conferences can be nerve-wracking. First, remember that this is a great time to build a relationship with your child's teacher. If you have questions or concerns, be sure to write them down before you attend the conference, because it is easy to get sidetracked once the conference starts.
Listen to the teacher talk. It's amazing what you can learn.
Thank teachers for their hard work and ask, "How can I help you make my child succeed?"
Often a few things done at home can help your child and teacher do wonders.
Book fair
The Dolores PTA sponsors the Scholastic Book Fair from Feb. 10-13. Students may go to the fair during the week. It will be open to the public during elementary school parent/teacher conferences Thursday evening and Friday morning.
News from Sherri Maxwell
The Colorado Department of Education just released a user-friendly guide to the Colorado Academic Standards for grades 6-12 in English (with Spanish translations, forthcoming). Both the K-5 and 6-12 guides are available on the "Standards and Instructional Support" web page. The guides are a page long for each grade and can help families understand the goals and outcomes of the standards.
The guides are at www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/guidestostandards.
After school tutoring
The Dolores School District, in partnership with the Three Rivers Education Foundation, is launching a great new way to improve student reading. Building Communities that Support Children's Reading provides 32 hours of free after-school reading tutoring for your child. Children receive two one-hour tutoring sessions per week with a teacher at Dolores Elementary. Sign up at the Dolores Elementary office.
Superintendent says thanks to community
Dolores School District Superintendent Scott Cooper thanked students, parents, staff and community as the school district celebrated the completion of the school improvement project.
If you missed the ribbon-cutting but would like a tour of the facilities, please contact Cooper.
"I'll be glad to show you around campus," he said.
Youth volleyball
Dolores Youth Club Volleyball for grades 4th through 6th will have their first day of practice Feb. 18 from 3:45 to 5 p.m. in the Little Bear Gym. Please bring registration forms and practice attire. Practices will be every Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 to 5 p.m. If you have any questions call Rhonda Majors at 882-4412 or 739-6969.
Club volleyball to start
Dolores Youth Club Volleyball for seventh- and eighth-graders has its first day of practice Feb. 24, 6 -7 p.m. in the Aux Gym. Bring registration forms and practice attire. Practices are Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 7 p.m. If you have questions, call Rhonda Majors at 882-4412 or 739-6969.
Schedule
Feb. 10-13: Dolores Elementary book Fair in the Little Bear Gym
FEb. 12: Parent/teacher conferences, 4 to 8 p.m.
Feb. 12: Dolores Elementary Spelling Bee at the Aux. Gym
Feb. 12: Dolores School District Board meeting, 6 p.m.
FEb. 12: DMS Wresting vs. Mancos/Dove Creek/Nucla 4 p.m.
FEb. 13: No School. parent/teacher Conferences, 8 a.m. to noon
FEb. 13: DHS Basketball vs. Ouray at home, 4 p.m.
Feb. 14: DHS Basketball at Ridgway, 10 a.m.
Feb. 14: DMS Wrestling at Cortez
Feb. 13/14: DHS Wrestling at Grand Junction (Regionals)
Feb. 16: No School, Presidents Day
Shannon Livick
