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Principal Message & Announcements:

Our PAC hosted a well attended and vibrant annual Dewdney Craft Fair this past Saturday. Our community came out to support each other once again.  At school this week we expect to see rain, SNOW, extreme wind, and perhaps a wee bit of sun! Please stay tuned each day for information on a possible school closure (due to a power outage) and ensure your child(ren) have a spare set of clothes (socks, underwear, top and bottoms). It is absolutely essential that the school has your most up-to-date information. We want to be able to call in an emergency and at times, we are faced with a "number out of service" message or find out someone has moved and we now have inaccurate contact information. Also, since many of our families live in rural areas, please let the office know if email is the more reliable communication for your family. Please read below for a detailed explanation of how Dewdney proceeds with a school closure, if necessary.

​Dewdney's School Closure Procedure

The school district will usually decide on closures due to snow/ice by 6am. They will announce the decisions on the radio, twitter, and our District Webpages.

However, if Dewdney Elementary, specifically, has a power outage or a severe weather change, we may decide to close but other schools in the area may not. In this case, Dewdney would use the following procedure.

• First, all youngest or only bus students' families will be contacted via phone or email.
• Our school phones stop working quickly after a power outage so you may receive a call from a “blocked" or “unknown" number which may be a staff member's cell phone. At this time, we would also contact our PAC to inform them of the outage/closure and they will then update their PAC Facebook page.
• Next, we would begin to call our non-bus youngest or only students.
• Our buses will come early to collect students, but your child will not be allowed onto the bus unless we know that an adult will be at the drop off point.
• All parents/guardians need to inform either the teacher or the office if they are picking up students. Please do not go directly to the classroom doors, but instead go to the office and then we will bring the child to you.
  
• The principal will remain at the school until all staff and students have safely left.
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PAC is currently looking for Volunteers for October and November.  

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Make sure you check out our PAC page for information on meetings, fundraising, and PAC sponsored events
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