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Joshua Dixon  

 South Side Middle School

Columbiana High School

Congratulations to Joshua Dixon!

3rd Grade Reading Achievement Result is 87.8%
3rd Grade Math Achievement Result is 97.3%
4th Grade Reading Achievement Result is 92%
4th Grade Math Achievement Result is 90.7%7%

Way to Go Students and Staff!!!

Click here for April/May Family Calendar

April 1 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break
April 2 NO SCHOOL-WAIVER DAY
April 3 PreK Tuition Due
April 4 Yearbook Pictures/Candids
April 5 Pack with the Principal
April 5 Report Cards
April 5 6:00 Father/Daughter Dance
April 8 6:30 Public Library Family Read Aloud Night
April 9 6:30 Board of Education Meeting
April 10 Pack with Principal
April 11 4th Grade-Powers Auditorium (Symphony)
April 15 Kindergarten Registration and Screening Make-Up Day
April 16 6:00 PTO
April 17 Pack with the Principal
April 18 6:00 Community Resource Fair
April 19 5:00-8:00 Family Literacy Night for Dixon at Barnes and Noble
April 22 3rd Gr. Reading OAA
April 23 4th Gr. Reading OAA
April 24 3rd Gr. Math OAA
April 25 4th Gr. Math OAA
April 25 11:30-1:00 MH Class to R's Pizza
April 26 OAA Make-Ups
April 26 3rd Gr. Walking F/T to City Hall
April 26 Interims
April 27 1:00-3:00 Mother/Son Bowling at Bdm. Lanes

Registration and Pre-Screening
Kindergarten registration and pre-screening make-up day is April 15th.   Please call the school for an appointment.  You will need to bring your child’s:

• Birth Certificate
• Immunization Records
• Social Security Card                                                                                           
• Proof of Residency, and Custody Papers (if applicable)

Your child also needs to attend the screening process.

EVERY MONDAY the ENTIRE school will be wearing our BE A BUDDY NOT A BULLY t-shirts (compliments of PTO) and EVERY class will be having grade-appropriate lessons.  Be a Buddy Not A Bully T-shirts EVERY MONDAY!

Olweus Definition of Bullying:
“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”

Three Key Components of Bullying Behavior:
-Involves an aggressive behavior
-Typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time
-Imbalance of power or strength

EARLY DISMISSAL, APPOINTMENTS and TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in our efforts to minimize afternoon interruptions. We ask that any appointments you make for your child be scheduled on a day and time as to not interrupt the day (such as in-service days for teachers). Early dismissals from school interfere with the learning process (not only for your child but the other students in the class as well), so we ask that you only pick-up your child from school when it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Early dismissal for “convenience” sake is not permitted or considered an “excused” absence.
In addition, transportation changes should be accompanied with a note in the morning.  We cannot guarantee a phone message or email can be delivered in a timely manner if done so in the late afternoon or last minute.

PTO MEETING DATES
6:00 p.m. at Joshua Dixon

April 16, 2013

Facebook.com/columbianaPTO

In order to offer you one location to view the following information, Columbiana Schools has updated the event calendar to include:
Academic Calendar/District Events
Joshua Dixon Events
South Side Middle School Events
Columbiana High School Events
Athletic Events
U.S. Holidays

Links to the District Calendar as well as building calendars have
been updated to take you to the new calendar. You may also find
it by going directly to:

http://www.columbiana.k12.oh.us/calendar

You can filter events by clicking on the drop-down triangle in the upper-right corner of the calendar.

It is our hope that this calendar provides you an easier solution for staying current with clipper events.
Dixon Class Field Trips and Picnic

Grade:                                   Field Trip Destination                      Date:                      Picnic Date:
Preschool                             Forever Safe Farms                            May 23                 May 30
Kindergarten                       WOW Children’s Museum               May 8                   May 30 
1st Grade                              Wagon Trails Animal Park                May 17                May 29 
2nd Grade                             Lanterman’s Mill/Ford Nature Ctr.  May 17                 May 24 
3rd Grade                              Beaver Creek State Park                    May 24                 May 17
4th Grade                              YMCA                                                 May 24                 May 28

*All class picnics are at Firestone Park

SPECIAL THANKS TO…
~Chief Garrity and The Columbiana Fire Department for their visit during Fire Prev. Week
~ Mrs. Clancy and All Book Fair Volunteers
~All parents involved in making the Father Daughter Dance such a success
~Nutrition Inc.
~Columbiana Bus Drivers for Bus Safety Lessons
~Dixon PTO & Parent Volunteers
~Officer Boley and the Columbiana Police Department
~Columbiana City Dept.

Still in need of school supplies or a back pack? If so, please call or email Mrs. Sharshan 330-482-5322 ext. 34507 or kim.sharshan@columbianaschools.org .  We have some supplies that have been donated and will share until they are gone.

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Joshua Dixon Named "A School of Promise"

Joshua Dixon Elementary is
Recognized by The State Board of Education
for exceptional effort and success in achieving the designation of
EXCELLENT on the
05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10, and 10-11 Local Report Cards.

Click here to read the letter from
Deborah S. Delisle, Superintendent of Public Instruction