Dolvin Diary
November 3 , 2022
Principal's Message
Dolvin Families –
A reminder that students will be remote learning on Tuesday, November 8 due to Election Day. Staff will also be remote, and teachers will communicate student assignments to families.
Your proud principal,
Karen
Assistant Principal's Message
Did you know?
The board has a policy for attendance: http://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BWBPB5637370 and absences/excuses: http://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BXHSEX7264DA
Anytime your student is absent for an excused reason, please email the teacher and copy dovlinattendance@fultonschools.org.
Excused Absences – A hold harmless absence that has been documented, and relates to one of the following circumstances in accordance with State Board of Education Rule 160-5-1.10 and Georgia State Code, O.C.G.A. 20-2-690.1:
- Personal illness or when attendance in school would be detrimental to the health of the student or others
- A serious illness in the student’s immediate family necessitating absence from school
- A death in the student’s family necessitating absence from school
- Observance of religious holidays necessitating absence from school
- Compliance with a court order or an order issued by a governmental agency mandating an absence from school
- Visitation with an immediate family member who is on leave from or is being deployed to military service
- Important family events/celebrations for an immediate family member (graduation, wedding, religious ceremony, etc.)
- Compliance with an order for a pre-induction physical examination for service in the armed forces
- An absence for registering to vote or participating as an active voter in a local, state, or federal election
- A verified interview for college admission or a documented college visit
- A specialized, supplemental, or extracurricular program/event
- Other absences pre-approved by the principal
Pre-approved Absences
Students/families must formally request for students to be absent for family events or other pre-approved absences. These requests should be made five school days in advance of the absence. Schools should create their own procedures to collect and approve requests for absences related to family events and/or other pre-approved absences. Only the principal or assistant principal(s) can approve these absence requests. To request a pre-approved absence, please email Mr. Stein at steina@fultonschools.org.
If a student will be absent for 10 or more consecutive days due to international travel, the student should be withdrawn from their school and then re-enrolled upon their return. Students will be coded with the appropriate withdrawal code. See Policy JBCC Withdrawals. It is not guaranteed that a student will have the same teacher(s) upon re-enrollment.
You will love your Parent Portal
If you have not set up a parent portal, please do so by going to https://www.fultonschools.org/infinitecampus and clicking on the burgundy button labeled "Infinite Campus Parent Portal Activation". You will be asked for the email address you have listed with the school. You will then receive an email with further directions. You will need your student's ID.
Once this portal is established, you can do the following and lots more!
- Change Emails or Phone Numbers for your contacts (click on More, Family Information)
- View Attendance
- View Grades
- Read and/or sign off on important documents such as report cards, withdrawal forms, TAG consent forms, etc.
- Update your address, emergency contacts, etc. (Click on More, Online Registration, Existing Student and then go through the online application to make updates and hit submit.)
- Enroll younger children that are new to Dolvin.
You are going to love it!
Infinite Campus Notifications
Parents, please remember to check the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus regularly for notifications that may go out pertaining to your child.
Dolvin's Special Visitor!
We are so excited to announce that we will have a special visitor at Dolvin each week! Hudson, a hypoallergenic certified therapy dog will be available for students to read to and visit with on Wednesday mornings. Teachers will send a small group of students from their class to participate every other week. We will begin these visits after Thanksgiving break on November 30th.
If you do NOT want your child to participate in this activity, please email Cara Vollberg at vollbergc@fultonschools.org by November 18th.
Clinic News
Help us keep our students and staff safe and healthy by keeping your children home if they are ill, have a fever 100.4 or greater, diarrhea, vomiting and/or may have a contagious illness. Students exhibiting these symptoms SHOULD NOT be sent to school and will not be permitted to remain in school. To return to school, a student should be well (have improved symptoms) and must be free of fever without the use of fever reducing medications, vomiting or diarrhea for at the least 24 hours. Please click here for additional information on the Student (District) Health Services website.
MEDIA CENTER NEWS
Dolvin's Technology Competition
Dolvin’s Technology Competition for 3rd - 5th grade students will be held on Wednesday, November 9th, from 12pm - 2pm in the Media Center. Students are able to work with a partner or individually and must enter a student-created technology project that aligns with one of these CATEGORIES. Projects are to be designed and created by students. Students will need to register for the competition with Ms. Thomas by Monday, November 7th. The forms are available in the Media Center and on the Technology Competition Padlet below.
For students moving on, the Fulton County Technology Competition will be held on Saturday, December 10th, at Riverwood High School from 8am-4pm. Students will be assigned a time at a later date. Click on this link for additional information:
Parent Volunteers
We welcome and greatly appreciate our volunteers at Dolvin! If you would like to be a volunteer, you must complete the Volunteer Registration Application prior to volunteering. For volunteer information and frequently asked questions on the Fulton County Schools website, click HERE.
Please note the following as stated on the Fulton County Website:
All persons interested in volunteering in the Fulton County School District must complete an application every two years, even if they have completed an application in the past. To keep in compliance with State Law and best practices, we will require everyone to re-register/register every two years based on the following volunteer service periods.
Volunteer Service Periods:
June 2020 thru May 2022
June 2022 thru May 2024
The registration process can be found on the FCS District Website under Community/Partners and Volunteers. In accordance with State Law, all volunteers must be current with the Child Abuse Reporting Protocol Training before being allowed to volunteer in our schools. All applicants must wait 24 hours after applying for application processing. Applicants should be prepared to spend about 10-15 minutes for the training and application process. It is very important that volunteers enter their full legal name as it appears on government issued ID. Please do not use nicknames or goes by names on the application.
Please click HERE to begin the online Volunteer Registration Application. Thank you.
Resources in Different Languages
Mark Your Calendars- South Asian Parent Workshop in December
Join us at Creekview Elementary for this presentation.
Heritage Board Spotlight: South Korea
Thank you to Dolvin parents, Jihey Cho & Sunji Hwang, for putting it together! Great job! It’s beautiful!
What: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Where: Chick-fil-A at Alpharetta Commons
Date: Wednesday, November, 9, 2022
Time: All day!! Students/parents may visit all day.
Families must say they are from Dolvin for the school to get credit.
Why: To support Dolvin and “Eat more Chikin!”
Chick-fil-A has drive-through, carryout, mobile orders, and dining room seating.
* If ordering on the app, put DOLVIN in the special instructions for our school to get credit.
We encourage you to wear Dolvin Spirit Wear and/or decorate your cars to show school spirit!
CAFETERIA
Breakfast and Lunch at Dolvin
Dates to Remember
November 4
Spirit Day
Bingo Night
Session 1: 5:00 - 6:15pm
Session 2: 6:45 - 8:00pm
November 8
Professional Development/Remote Day (remote day for students)
November 9
Dolvin's Technology Competition
Spirit Day Fundraiser - Chick-fil-A
November 18
All Pro Dad Meeting - 6:30am- 7:30am (Dolvin cafeteria)
November 21 - 25
Thanksgiving Holidays (schools closed)
Stay In Touch With Dolvin
Dolvin Website: dolvin.org
Dolvin PTA Website: dolvinpta.org
Dolvin PTA Email: dolvinpta@gmail.com
Dolvin Foundation Website: dolvinfoundation.org
Teacher's blogs
Twitter: Follow us at @DolvinES
Dolvin Diary - A new issue comes out the first and third Thursday of the month. Please read to keep up with current events at the school.
Peachjar: Various flyers are sent home via Peachjar.
Dolvin-specific flyers come to your inbox on Thursdays. All can be viewed following the link
on the homepage at dolvin.org or click HERE.
LED Sign: Located on the corner of Buice Road and Jones Bridge Road.
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PTA News
School Store
Thank you for volunteering to help with the School Store! This is an opportunity to interact with the students as they shop for school supplies and novelty items before school begins on select Wednesdays each month. Volunteers are requested to meet in the double hallway area at 7:00AM - 8:00AM.
*Please make sure that you have completed the “Fulton County School Volunteer Training” and are approved at the time of volunteering. If you completed the Volunteer Training prior to June 1, 2022, it will need to be completed again and will be valid until June 2024. Below is the link to register to volunteer:
https://www.fultonschools.org/volunteer
Thank you for your support!
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