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Dolphin Dive 8.21

Posted Date: 08/21/26 (01:31 PM)
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Parent Newsletter | August 2026  

Leaders Message

It was a great week to be a DRW Dolphin! We had a great turn out for Back to School Night and Back to School Connection Conferences! Students and teachers were able to share the amazing instruction and guidance they provide every day. It is always so inspirational to get to know our students and families, and makes us stronger.  

Today we had our first Fire Drill of the year. We will hold one fire drill a month, 2 earthquake drills and 2 announced ALICE drills this year. We will send out information prior to each ALCE drill with detailed information to keep the process clear for all families and students. Today, our Fire Drill went exceptionally well! All students were accounted for quickly, even the students that were in the cafeteria! We are particularly proud of our TK and Kinder students who assembled on the grass field on the kinder playground and proudly displayed their green ALL CLEAR signs. We hope that we never experience a fire on campus, but we practice knowing what to do so that we are always ready! 

Ms. Wood, Ms. Gwynne, & Ms. Monge
 


Around Campus

Parent Shout Outs: 
Thank you to Yazmin Vizcaya, Miguel Blanco Martinez, Yigael Santiago, Mario Garcia Hernandez, Eva Lopez, Rachel Rivera and Serena Smith, all parents who stepped forward and helped us extensively at Back to School Night! Your efforts keep us shining bright! Our staff is also so grateful to those families who bring us goodies!

Thank you to Marina Bagel and Donut and Monterey Bagel and Donut owners Vutha Sok and Phakmakara Phin who not only have fabulous students at our school but also keep our staff fueled with their generous bagel and donut donations! Thank you! Thank you also to Sa’Cora Goodin for the cookies!

Thank you to Tyler Fletcher who had been sharing expertise, passion and plants with us at Del Rey Woods! He has kids inspired checking out and working with the plants donated this week. Just another instance that he has shared with our school community, thank you Tyler!
Upcoming Events

Del Rey Woods at Monterey FC!


Del Rey Woods is proud to participate in Monterey FC’s “Back to School” game August 29 at 7:00 pm! Come join us and enjoy the game. Del Rey Woods family and staff get a special ticket rate using this link: 

https://seatgeek.com/monterey-bay-fc-tickets/usl/2026-08-29-7-pm/17942944?sgo_ac=DELREYWOODS&quantity=1


At Back to School Night we raffled off free tickets. Congratulations to our Back to School Night Ticket winners! See you at the game! 


Parent Involvement Opportunities: Parent voice is an integral part of how Del Rey Woods functions. Can you help us? In September we begin monthly meetings for the Community School Advisory Committee (CSAC), School Site Council (SSC), English Language Acquisition Committee and our Cafecitos where you can meet with our school leaders to discuss school related topics. See the attached flyers for meeting dates and see you there! Questions? Please contact Community School Coordinator Ms Gwynne gcropsey@mpusd.net or (831)312-9452


Brighter Bites Needs Volunteers: We look forward to seeing our food pickups every other weeks with Brighter Bites! The distributions begin September 17. This year we need helpers! They help bag the produce every delivery day, as we will no longer have boxes. Please sign up to help! Reach out to Ms Gwynne via text, phone call or email: gcropsey@mpusd.net, or (831)312-9452. 


Club Sign Ups! After school club sign ups have begun! At Back to School Night we had a sign up preview. Sign ups will begin again Wednesday, August 26 in front of the school before school and then continue daily. Some clubs are first come first serve, so please visit us Wednesday morning 7:30-8:00 in front of the school. Questions? Please contact Community School Coordinator Ms Gwynne gcropsey@mpusd.net or (831)312-9452


GET YOUR DEL REY WOODS SWAG! Create your own custom Del Rey Woods wear. We have a Spiritwear store where you can customize your swag. 


Free Eye Clinic: Sunday, August 23 - The Monterey County Office of Education and Lions Clubs of District 4-C6 are offering a FREE Eye Clinic on Sunday, August 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Salinas. Services include vision and glaucoma screenings, recycled eyeglasses and other eye services. No medical insurance or identification is required. Appointments are required and space is limited. Registration is available in English and Spanish from August 10 - 20. See the flyer for registration details and QR codes below.