The Dover Area School District will be offering self-guided tours of each building for students on Thursday, August 10 from 9am until 11am. These tours are intended for students to orient themselves to the building.

The Dover Area School District would like to invite you and your child to attend a kindergarten orientation session at your child’s school on Thursday, August 17th, 2017.  Students with a last name beginning with the letter A-M should report to their building from 9:00am -11:00 am.  Students with the last name beginning with the letter N-Z should report to their building from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. We look forward to meeting with you and your child together to prepare for a smooth and successful transition into school. For more information, please see the district website or contact your child’s building.

Students in grades 7 – 12 will be dismissed at 11:00 am and elementary students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm.  Lunches will be provided prior to dismissal. Additionally, all after school activities will begin after 4:15 pm.

First, Second, and Third Grade Parent Orientation

• Grade 1  6:00-6:30 or 6:30-7:00 PM
• Grade 2  6:00-6:30 or 6:30-7:00 PM
• Grade 3  6:00-6:30 or 6:30-7:00 PM

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Parent Orientation

• Grade 4  7:00-7:30 or 7:30-8:00 PM
• Grade 5  7:00-7:30 or 7:30-8:00 PM
• Grade 6  7:00-7:30 or 7:30-8:00 PM

Learning Support Parent Orientation

• Learning Support  6:30-7:00 or 7:00-7:30 PM

On Thursday, August 24th, Dover Elementary will hold orientation programs for the parents of students in grades 1 – 6.  We have scheduled two programs for parents of students in grades 1, 2, and 3.  Those programs will be from 6:00 to 6:30 and from 6:30 – 7:00.  Our programs for parents of students in grades 4, 5, and 6 will be at 7:00 and 7:30 with each program lasting a half hour.

Each program will share information relating to your child’s academic curriculum, classroom routines and expectations, homework policies, and ways to improve the home and school communication.   We look forward to seeing you there!

                                    Program1                       Program 2

Grades 1, 2, 3            6:00 – 6:30                      6:30 – 7:00

Grades 4, 5, 6            7:00 – 7:30                      7:30 – 8:00