Welcome to the Dutch Lane Elementary
School’s website!
The staff of the Dutch Lane School has
created a warm and welcoming learning environment for all who attend our
school. Our students, staff and families all believe in our mission
statement. We all “strive to reach our personal best, as we gain
knowledge, learn to respect ourselves and others and continue to be
responsible members of our community, now and always”.
We are very proud of our school, both in
appearance and in all that goes on here. Our students, at the Dutch
Lane School, participate in many programs aligned to the New York State
Learning Standards. One program, “The Great Body Shop”, enhances our
health curriculum. “Project Wisdom”, another program, provides character
education for our students as “Words of Wisdom” are delivered each morning
during announcements, read by members of our staff. Thanks to the
generosity of our PTA, we participate in a “Book of the Month” program
implemented, building-wide, by our faculty. Every classroom receives
a copy of the book of the month. The story is read and students
respond, in writing or illustrations, to the literature. A “Book of
the Month” bulletin board reflects the theme of the book and serves as a
display for student response. This year, we will continue with our
“Student of the Month” program, where we will celebrate a student author,
artist and citizen each month.
Our staff presents a challenging and
rigorous curriculum, aligned to the New York State Standards, to our
students. With their instruction and support, our students continue
to achieve on the numerous state assessments given yearly to students in
grades three through five.
The assessment schedule for this school
year is as follows:
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MAP testing for grades 3-5 –
September 29th - October 9th
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Grade 5 NYS Social Studies
Assessment – November 16th
and 17th
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Grade 3 NYS
ELA Assessment –
April 26th and 27th
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Grade 4 NYS ELA Assessment –
April 26th through 28th
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Grade 5 NYS ELA Assessment –
April 27th and 28th
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Grade 3 NYS Math Assessment –
May 5th and 6th
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Grade 4 NYS Math Assessment –
May 5th through May 7th
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Grade 5 NYS Math Assessment –
May 6th and 7th
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Grade 4 NYS Science Assessment – May 24th
and June 7th
You, as parents, play a major role in
reinforcing the concepts and skills taught in school. Please provide
a quiet work and study place for your child. Make certain that their
homework assignments are completed and teach your child to budget their
time appropriately when working on long-term projects and reports.
Your children should arrive at school, punctually, having had a nutritious
breakfast and feeling well rested. Attend Parent-Teacher conferences
and communicate often with your child’s teacher. Finally, it is
important for you to read to and with your child every day.
Working together, students, staff and
families, we feel confident that our students will continue to meet with
academic success.
The Dutch Lane School is very fortunate
to have an active and involved PTA whose goal is to support the academic
learning environment of our school and to enhance our students’ learning
experience with high quality cultural arts programs and family-oriented
activities. You will continue to receive information throughout the
school year regarding these programs and events. We invite you to
become involved in this worthy organization and look forward to seeing you
at the monthly meetings, listed on the school calendar and held at the
Dutch Lane School at 7:30 p.m. in our All Purpose Room.
Thank you for your continued support.
Susan Strauss
Principal
