Tennis Club for Boys 11-18 for anyone who is interested.

Unity day pictures! Thank you all for joining us in standing up to bullies!

Happy Wednesday Dillard Families! Our PTO is working very hard to gather materials and organize our Trunk or Treat event on October 24th, 2024. This year, we have partnered with McMichael High School students and other community members. Our PTO is seeking candy donations for the event if you would like to contribute. We are looking forward to our TRUNK OR TREAT event! Also, the PTO is accepting funds to purchase Boo Grams until October 29th.

Yearbooks are now on sale! You can order online or send through the school. Personalization is only available online. Flyers will come home soon. https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB31325

Our grades K-2 Read A Thon limo ride and pizza luncheon was a success! We want to extend an additional thank you to all of our students and families who helped us raise additional funds for our school! Thank you so much for all that you do!

Our grades 3-5 Read A Thon limo ride and pizza luncheon was a success! We want to extend an additional thank you to all of our students and families who helped us raise additional funds for our school! Thank you so much for all that you do!

Tonight is Debbie's Give Back Night

Thank you to Fire chief Jim Ritchey of the Madison Police Department and his wonderful staff for coming to Dillard and teaching our Kindergarten and first grade students about fire safety and the fire truck. We appreciate all you do for our school and community!

SPOTlights 10/10-10/18 Welcome back, families! We hope you had a fun and restful fall break. We're excited to jump back into learning and continue this amazing school year together. Let’s make this next part of the year even better! Here are a few special reminders: October 10th- Permission for students who will participate in the limo ride for the Read A Thon will go home. Please return these on October 11th to ensure your child's participation. October 10th- National Bullying Prevention Day: Please join us in spreading kindness, peace, and love. Wear Tie Dye! October 11th- Read A Thon limo ride for qualifying students. Students must return their permission form by 8:00 a.m. on the 11th. October 15th- Drums with Ms. Combs October 16th- Chorus with Ms. Combs October 16th- Unity Day. Please join us in standing up against bullying, making our world safer, and practicing inclusivity. WEAR ORANGE! October 17th- Lego Club K-2 Students Only October 24th- TRUNK OR TREAT 4:00-6:00 p.m. RED RIBBON Week is Coming: October 21st- Wear Red October 22nd- Wear school colors! October 23rd- Dress as your favorite movie or book character! October 24th- Wear NEON! October 25th- Wear your favorite team shirt or jersey! October 29th- TREVA TATUM Memorial Day: Wear purple, her favorite color. We are so thankful for the impact she made at Dillard. October 29th- Blood Drive (Red Cross) - Location: Gymnasium 2:00-6:00 p.m.

This is part of our SPOT art gallary. Thank you Mrs. Stevens creating this to showcase our students artwork!

Our very own Ricky is going to be in the Descendants musical.  See the pictures for more information and plan to come out to support one of our students

In September, third and first grade began book buddies, where they read together. Everyone had an awesome time with their book buddies!

Students can use their lunch number to check out books from the public library! RCPL - Rockingham County Public Library https://rcpl.libguides.com/RockinghamCountyPublicLibrary/Home Students: Username:  StudentID number (lunch number) Password:  Last 4 digits of Student ID number (last 4 of lunch number)

Ms. Martin was honored at our Teacher of the Year banquet last night! Ms. Martin, we are so thankful for you and proud of you!

The last week before Fall Break, fifth graders finished their water cycle unit with a read around the room scavenger hunt. They learned that our water today is the same water that has always been on our planet--Ms. Key assured them that it has been filtered since the time of dinosaurs!

Our Grandparents Literacy Luncheon sessions on September 9th and 10th were so much fun! Thank you to everyone who came to Dillard to celebrate with us!

Positive office referrals!! Way to go!

Thank you to our Rockingham County school nurses for helping with our vision and hearing screenings!

Save the DATE! Future Phoenix Night Friday, September 13, 2024 Students from John W. Dillard Academy, Huntsville, Stoneville, and Western Rockingham Middle School will be admitted FREE with a paying adult. Students must be accompanied by a parent. $7 admission for adults. Tickets sales begin at 6:30 p.m. The first 75 students from each elementary and middle school receive a Future Phoenix tee shirt when you sign-in at your school’s display table! * WRMS Band playing with the High School Band * Special Recognition of all students at Half-Time - and running the field! * Game starts at 7:30 p.m.

GREAT NEWS! We have extended our Dude Perfect fundraiser based on a number of requests to do so. Our new Dude Perfect ending date will be September 5th, 2024. Please see the attached flyers if you would like to participate. Our Glow Party incentive for students will occur on September 18th (for students who earned this incentive based on the fundraiser). Other school-based incentives such as the limo and pizza lunch will occur after the first intercession. We will announce the dates as soon as we have confirmation from our vendors. Here is the link to register for the Read A Thon: https://mybooster.com/v3# (Select- I am a parent/guardian) Enter your child's name Select Teacher THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!