Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!  I am very excited to be teaching your children in Kindergarten this year, and look forward to seeing everyone soon! 

It's going to be a great year, and if we can all work together, I am positive that it will be a fun kindergarten experience for everyone.  :-)

**Attendance + Academics = Achievement**

My classes have always worked very hard on their attendance!  Students in our room just seem to know how important it is for all kids to be at school every single day!  Let's make sure we continue that this next school year as well!  I have complete confidence that we can succeed at this, but we need the support of the entire class!  The only way we can do it is by EVERYONE doing their part, and making sure to be here each and every day (on time, too).  Stay healthy, get to bed early, and come to school!  Remember that when you miss school, you miss out (on a lot of fun!)  I'm looking forward to seeing each and every one of you every day!

Click on the link above for information on classroom supplies.

CONTACT BY EMAIL

Email is the easiest way to get a hold of me. You can reach me at Marci.Dixon@trusd.net.  I check my email daily during the school week, and will always respond as soon as possible.  If you ask for a response and don't get one, it probably means I didn't receive your email.  In that case, please try contacting me again! 

CONTACT BY PHONE

You can reach me by phone at 916-566-1820, ext. 20702.  I will always try to respond to any calls within 24 hours.  

I will ALWAYS respond if I get a message from someone asking for a response, so if you don't hear back from me, it probably means I didn't get your message!  Thanks so much for your patience!

COMMUNICATION THROUGH AERIES PORTAL

Dry Creek uses the Aeries portal for all main school information so it is very important that all families are connected in there. Once you are connected, you can message me directly using the Parent Square App. It seems to be the fastest and easiest way for most families, so if you are not connected in Aeries yet, please see me so we can get you on there. It is very convenient as it translates messages we write back and forth to your home languages, so even if we speak different languages, we can still communicate through Aeries! 

How Can I Help My Child?

There are many things you can do to help your children succeed in school.  The number one way to help your children improve in all school skills is to get them to READ READ READ as much as possible!  Read to them, read with them, let them read to you, have them read to others...anything to do with reading will help them learn so many valuable skills that will aid them in their future endeavors.

Here is a document that has some GREAT information about why reading is truly so important.  Take some time to read through it, and actually think about what it says.  Every time I read it again, it reminds me how absolutely important reading is, and reinforces what I already knew- that kids who read have such an advantage over kids who choose not to take that time!

This is also a great resource for parents looking for ways to help their children become better readers.  The guide is printed in both English and Spanish.