April 2026 Newsletter
APRIL 2026
DIXIE BEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dixie Bee School Purpose Statement
Teachers, administrators, parents and the community of Dixie Bee School maintain high expectations for academic growth of all students. Students learn best when actively engaged in the learning process in a positive, safe, and secure school environment.
Dixie Bee Pledge
Today is a new day. Yesterday is in the past. Today I pledge to believe in myself, explore opportunities, experience excellence, and serve others. I am proud to be a bee!
You may register your kindergarten aged child online at vigoschools.org!!
Aladdin practice every Tuesday and Friday!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 30– April 3 - No School - Spring VACATION!
April 6 – School resumes!
April 7 – PTO meeting at 6:00!! Hope to see you there!
April 8 – Grades 3,4 and 5 GT classes on a field trip to Hillsboro, IN
April 10 – Battle of the Books at the Administration Building! Good luck to our teams!
April 15 –May 8- I-LEARN testing for grades 3, 4 and 5. Please be sure your children are well rested and eat a balanced breakfast this week!
April 14 – Grade 4 classes to the symphony.
April 14 – Math Contest – 5:30 at Carlisle Elementary School. Good luck!!
April 17 – “Cookies with Mrs. Cassell!” at 2:00 PM!
April 20 – 24 – Earth Week and Earth Day Poster Contest!!
April 21- Dixie Bee Skate Party at Skateworld from 6:00 – 8:00!
April 22– Student Council meets from 2:40 – 4:00 PM
April 24 – Kindergarten Field trip to St. Mary of the Woods!
April 28- Midterm reports will be sent home with students (in their Tuesday folder) to those dropping 2 letter grades in any given subject from their last report card or receiving a failing mark in any area.
April 30 – Student Showcase for all grades from 5:30 – 6:30 at Dixie Bee!!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Teacher Request Forms – You may email me at mjc2@vigoschools.org to request a teacher request form, complete it thoroughly and return to Mrs. Cassell by Friday, April 24, 2026. ALL requests must be submitted on this form by April 24th for consideration. Forms will NOT be accepted after this date. Thank you.
- CONGRATULATIONS!! – Mayor Sakbun’s Character Education classroom nominees for the month of March (Fairness- "Treating others equally or in a way that is considered right or reasonable.”) are: Kindergarten: Azreal Cox, Evelyn Grounds, Thaddeus Kesner, Elijah Robertson and Kynnleigh Terstegge, 1st Grade: Avneet Alkunte, Anthony Lowery, Faith Song and Mila Woodward, 2nd Grade: Irebami Bamgbaiye, Andrew Clarke, Maggie Dougherty, Jack Korenski and Mia Martin, 3rd Grade: Tucker Boyed, Amari Go, Serenity Haskins, Merakhi Hutchinson and Hunter Keegan, 4th Grade: Dorya Cozacov, Lena Hauer, Rin Okitsu and Jackson Walsh, 5th Grade: Annabelle Chapman, Cooper Cummings, Myles Loveland and Aubree Stanford. Special congratulations are in order to first grader, Faith Song, who will represent Dixie Bee this month at the City Council meeting!
- Essay Winners!! – Congratulations are in order to the following second grade classroom contest winners in the Unity in our Community Writing Contest sponsored by the Vigo County School Corporation and the City of Terre Haute - Ismeal Martinez, Ada Nazari, Harlynn Tolbert, Madalyn Watson and Paisley Williams. We are proud of you!
- Good attendance is vital to learning. Please make every effort to have your child at school everyday, unless they are ill. Just a reminder, children need to be fever free for 24 hours before being sent back to school. Thanks!
- Please remind your child about appropriate behavior at school. There are eight weeks left this school year and we still have many important things to accomplish with our students. We need for the children to be focused on the importance of listening and learning, so they can be better prepared for their future school years. Thank you!
- BUG Club! - We are happy to report 147 Dixie Bee students in grades 1 – 5 brought up at least one grade from the second grading period to the third grading period without going down in any subject!!! Each grading period, BUG students will add their name to a hat and at the end of the school year a name will be drawn for a free bicycle. We are very grateful to the Kiwanis Club; our BUG Club sponsors!
VCSC Mission Statement
The Vigo County School Corporation will equip students with lifelong skills and prepare them to become productive and responsible citizens.
Happy Spring!!
