Dear Scott School Families,

All my best,

Linda Reha

Scott School Principal

Our pick up center for students is outside near the car loop, so students will stand outside to wait for their ride in the elements.  Families are encouraged to send an umbrella or rain gear with their child to 'weather the storm'.  Exceptions to standing outside for pick up are rare, but do occur occasionally if it is lightning or significantly below zero with expert recommendations to remain inside.

Below is a message from our DeWitt PTA.

Monster Mash

Saturday, October 24 | 5:00–7:00 PM
Herbison Woods Elementary

Get ready for a spook-tacular night of family fun! Join us for our FREE Monster Mash, featuring dancing, games, a photo booth, and more. Halloween costumes are welcome but not required, so bring the family and join the fun!

Register for Monster Mash: https://tinyurl.com/monstermash26

We could also use a few extra hands to help make the evening a success! If you’re available to volunteer, we’d love your help.

Volunteer Sign-Up: https://tinyurl.com/mmvolunteer26

Community Share Night

Monday, October 26 | 5:00–8:00 PM
Culver’s of DeWitt

Skip cooking for the night and support our schools at the same time! Culver’s of DeWitt will donate a portion of sales during our Community Share Night to the DeWitt Elementary PTA. No flyer or code is needed. Dine-in, drive-thru, carry-out, and online orders through culvers.com count toward the fundraiser. Delivery service orders are excluded.

Save the Date: Pasta for the Panthers!

Friday, December 4 | 5:30–7:30 PM
DeWitt High School

Mark your calendars for our biggest PTA fundraiser of the year! Bring the family out for a fun evening while helping us raise funds for PTA programs like Teacher and Building Grants that benefit our students, staff, and schools.

Meal tickets are on sale now! Purchase your meals by the plate here: https://tinyurl.com/pftp2026

Staff Experience Raffle: Raffle sales will begin during November parent-teacher conferences. Look for opportunities to win fun, one-of-a-kind experiences with our amazing DeWitt staff!

Online Auction: Our annual online auction kicks off November 27, featuring items, baskets, and experiences generously donated by our community. Interested in donating an item, basket, or experience to the auction? We’d love to hear from you! Email president@ptadewitt.org for more information. We hope to see lots of Panther families there to help make this year's fundraiser a success!

DeWitt Public Schools will continue to offer free breakfast and lunch to students this year.  Menus can be found here and will be updated soon.  We are grateful to families and our community members who donate healthy, no nut snacks to classrooms and our snack pantry which also provides our students brain and body fuel when they forget to bring a snack on a given day.  Your partnership in removing hunger as a barrier to learning and child development makes a lifelong impact.  Thank you!

Student safety is a priority.  Please bring proper identification each time your child is picked up from school.  Here are some ways adults picking up students can be identified:

• Physical ID (ie. driver's license)

• Personal ID by office staff

• Other identification proof such as utility bills or other statements, credit card, etc., AND answer personal information that we have in Infinite Campus (ie. phone number, child's birthdate, etc.)

Thank you to the many families who have reached out and asked what donations they can make to Scott School.  Here is a list of things that we're always in need of:

• Healthy, no nut (doesn't contain nuts and is processed and packaged in a factory without nuts), individually packaged snacks

• Balls (basketballs, kickballs, soccer balls, and footballs)

• Disinfectant wipes

• Hand sanitizer

• Paper towels

There are some Scott students who have health-threatening nut allergies in our building.  Scott School is a 'No Nut' building.  Pack items that do not contain nuts for your child's lunch and snack.  It is critically important that we provide a safe learning environment for all students, and your help with this is needed and appreciated.  Please always contact your child's teacher if you have a concern about an allergy or other health condition related to your child that they should be aware of.  Also, if your child has a medical need, including food or other allergies, don't forget to update your child's Medical Management Plan by completing and submitting the district forms to the office before school starts so we can follow protocols to keep your child safe.

In order for Scott School personnel to administer medication to your child when we return to in person instruction, you must:

• Submit a completed district medication form to our office. 

• Be sure all medications are brought to and stored in our office. 

• Be sure prescription medication is in its original container accompanied with a physician’s signature. 

• Be sure non-prescription medication is in its original container accompanied by a parent’s signature. 

• Please communicate with your child's teacher if he/she takes medication daily at school. 

• If your child has a medical condition, please be sure to complete a Medical Management Plan for your child and turn it in at the office.

Medication and other medical forms can be found on our DeWitt Public Schools website.

Our school social worker, Mrs. Schwarz, is always willing to assist students and families in any way possible.  In addition to working closely with your child's teacher, consider reaching out to her if you have questions or need support.  She is truly amazing at what she does!  She can be reached at 517-668-3446 or schwarzdea@dewittschools.net.