Traditions

Events

Back to School Night

• Date: Beginning of school year
• Description of Event:
  • Parents come and get a run down of our their child’s classroom and our school and all of the things that happen here! This event helps set students up for a successful year.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents are encouraged to attend.

Parents and Pastries

• Date: Throughout the Year
• Description of Event:
  • Students and parents are invited to come to the library before school to spend time reading together and enjoy a doughnut. 
  • There are seven parents and pastries events throughout the school year – one for each grade level.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents are invited to attend.

Book Fair

• Date: Open during parent teacher conferences in the Fall and Spring.
• Description of Event:
  • Parents and families can purchase books for students to support literacy and reading at home.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

STEM Night

• Date: February
• Description of Event:
  • A fun and exciting event to celebrate all things science, technology, engineering, and math at our school. This is an evening event where students and families are invited to participate in hands on STEM activities.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.
  • Parents can volunteer to help arrange activities and run stations at the event.

Art Night

• Date: May
• Description of Event:
  • This carnival style event is a celebration of the rich arts traditions at Dilworth. Enjoy activities, music performances by each grade level, an extensive gallery stroll of student artwork, a silent auction, and refreshments. All proceeds support the funding of our music and visual arts programs.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.
  • Parents volunteers are highly involved in hanging art, organizing food, running carnival activities, and making hundreds of cupcakes for ^th “Eat Cake, Love Art” theme.

Extracurricular Activites

Culture Club

• Grade Level: 3^rd – 6^th grade
• Date: All year
• Description of Event:
  • Students can choose to attend during lunch once a week. While they eat, they learn about a holiday or tradition. Then they participate in a related activity (crafts, games, dances, etc.)
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents can choose to share a cultural tradtion with the group.

Lego League Team

• Grade Level: 4^th – 6^th grade
• Date: First half of the school year
• Description of Event:
  • The team learns coding, programing, and engineering principles in afterschool meetings. They attend a competition in late January to showcase what they learned.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parent volunteers help at team meetings.
  • Parents attend the competition

Science Fair/ Invention Convention

• Grade Level: 4^th – 6^th grade
• Date: First half of the school year
• Description of Event:
  • A hands on learning event where students complete a project to invent a product or test a hypothesis. Students do much of the work at home, but we invite volunteers and community members to judge and invite the whole school to tour projects. 
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents support students in completing the projects at home.
  • We ask for parent volunteers for judging.
  • Parents are invited to come view all of the projects.

Battle of the Books

• Grade Level: 4^th – 6^th grade
• Date: September-March
• Description of Event:
  • Optional reading challenge where students read books from a selected list of 20 high quality books and compete in trivia contests about the books. We do a school challenge and a district challenge, students can choose to participate in both challenges or just one.
    • School challenge: Each month we hold a battle on 5 books from the list, culminating in a final battle to determine our school champions. Students form their own teams and support each other in reading the selected books for each month. 
    • District challenge: On their own, students read as many of the 20 books as they can. In February, interested students compete in a battle and the 4 students with the highest scores will form our district team. In March our team will go to the District Battle and compete against other schools.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents can attend the district battle if their child is on the team.
  • Parents can support reading at home.

Friendship Program: 

• Date: March 12, 9:30-10:30
• Description of Event:
  • Music program where kindergarten students learn about friendship, cooperation, teamwork, community, etc. and learn songs and dances.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Our parents and families are invided to attend the program and to stay after to visit their childs classroom to see art/classwork.

1^st Grade Singing Program

• Date: January 15, 9:30-10:30
• Description of Event:
  • 1^st graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is focused on community and love of literature.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

Lunar New Year

• Date: Friday closest to Lunar New Year
• Description of Event:
  • Students learn about the traditions surrounding the Lunar New Year and then walk the halls of Dilworth in a Lunar New Year parade.  
• How are Parents Involved?
  • No parent involvement, this is a school only event.

Mother’s Day/ Special Guests

• Date: Friday before Mother’s Day
• Description of Event:
  • Quick singing program for mothers and special guest. Refreshments/picnic and reading on the lawn.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Mothers/special guests come and enjoy the show and spend time with their student.

Father’s Day/ Special Guests

• Date: End of May
• Description of Event:
  • Fathers/special guests are invited to Dilworth to hear the students sing and enjoy a treat with their students.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Fathers/special guests come and enjoy the show and spend time with their student.

2nd Grade Singing Program

• Date: February 5, 9:15-10:15
• Description of Event:
  • 2^nd graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is focused on kindness, love, happiness, and gratitude.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

Macy’s Day parade

• Date: Last day before Thanksgiving break
• Description of Event:
  • 2nd graders students learn about history of the Macy’s Day Parade and then build their own balloon to parade around the school.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Not involved, this is a school only event.

Mother’s Day

• Date: Near Mother’s Day
• Description of Event:
  • Students write poems, draw portraits, play games, and celebrate their mom or special someone.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Mothers and special guests are invited.

Dia de los Muertos

• Date: Month of October
• Description of Event:
  • 3^rd graders study holidays around the world in social studies. We make ofrendas, papel picado, pan de muertos, calaveras, and study the tradition.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Not involved, this is a school only event.

3^rd Grade Singing Program

• Date: December 11, 9:15-10:15
• Description of Event:
  • 3^rd graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is focused on winter traditions around the world.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

3^rd Grade Square Dance

• Date: May 21, 9:15 – 10:15
• Description of Event:
  • 3^rd graders learn traditional American square dances.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

4^th Grade Holiday Breakfast

• Date: December 18^th 
• Description of Event:
  • A fun community building event right before winter break.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents can volunteer to help plan and provide the food, set up, and clean up after..

4^th Grade Singing Program

• Date: April 23, 9:15-10:15
• Description of Event:
  • 4^th graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is focused on cthe state of Utah.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

Rendezvous

• Date: May
• Description of Event:
  • The Rendezvous is a 4^th grade simulation event where students are immersed in the fur trade era of the 1800’s.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families can volunteer to help plan stations, find presenters, and help out on the day of the event.

Lake Mary

• Date: September
• Description of Event:
  • A field experience where students hike to Lake Mary to study ecosystems and geology.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families can volunteer to assist students on the trail and help students connect learning to the science core.

Shakespeare Play

• Date: November
• Description of Event:
  • Students read, analyze, memorize, and perform scenes from a Shakespeare play.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend the play.
  • The play is planned, organized, and directed by parents. Parents can volunteer to help make the play successful through helping with: costumes, pictures, back stage help, morning practice help, script preparation, volunteer coordinator, scenery and props, makeup, refreshments, and more. 

Biztown

• Date: January 6
• Description of Event:
  • A hands-on experience where students run a simulated town, practicing real world skills.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families can volunteer on the day of the event to support and guide students in running their businesses. 

^5th Grade Singing Program

• Date: February
• Description of Event:
  • ^5th graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is focused on United States history.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

^6th Grade Singing Program

• Date: November
• Description of Event:
  • 6^th  graders sing and perform for the school and parents. The theme is “showtime”.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.
  • Parents can help with costumes, props, and decorations. They also help with scripts, choreography, and organizing the program.

Valentines Dance

• Date: Around Valentine’s Day
• Description of Event:
  • Students learn a few line dances and a few partner dances over several months. Around Valentines Day we have a party where parents decorate and set up a lunch. Students do all the dances they learned and have a dance card for partner dances.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents can volunteer to help decorate, provide a lunch, and help with the clean up.

Softball

• Date: End of May
• Description of Event:
  • 5^th and 6^th graders play in a softball tournament. The winners from each grade play each other. The 6^th graders play against the teachers.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Parents and families are invited to attend.

Castle Building

• Date: End of the year
• Description of Event:
  • 6^th grade students spend a morning building castles to tie in their studies of the middle ages. The teachers provide some materials, and students bring in some. Parent volunteers help with the construction. The rest of the school votes on their favorite castle.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • A few parents help umpire the 6^th grade vs. faculty game and help “coach” the 6^th graders during the game.

^6th Grade Promotion

• Date: The day before the last day of school.
• Description of Event:
  • We celebrate the 6^th graders completing their elementary school experience with a graduation-like ceremony. That includes speeches, songs, and a video. Afterwards, we have a picnic at Sugarhouse Park.
• How are Parents Involved?
  • Families are invited to attend the ceremony and picnic.
  • Parents can volunteer to help decorate beforehand.
  • Parents can volunter to bring food for the picnic that follows the ceremony.