Bear Essentials
February 25, 2022
Help Shape the 2022-2023 School Year!
Are you someone who wants to help shape the 2022-2023 school year for your children? Are you enthusiastic about our school and its students? Do you have good people skills? Are you ready to be part of an amazing group of dedicated and talented parents? Then the Dyer Elementary PTO Board of Directors is the place for you!
We are currently looking for nominations (you may nominate yourself or others) for the following Board of Directors Positions:
- Director
- Assistant Director
- Communications Secretary
- Recording Secretary
- Treasurer
- Assistant Treasurer
To nominate yourself (or someone else), simply fill out this electronic nomination form. You may submit as many nominations as you like.
Nominations are due by Friday, 3/18/22
Elections will be held at the PTO's General Membership on Friday, April 29th at 3:15PM.
For questions or comments, please contact the Nominating Committee Chair, Jennifer York at Jennifer.York@gcpsk12.org
For a complete list of duties for each Board of Directors position, click here.
Campus Improvement Project Update
We appreciate your continued support of our school fundraisers such as the Color Run. Over the past few years, we have raised money with the goal of building a canopy over the car rider lane. Since the planning of this project began, we have been faced with an increase of over $20,000 in cost, mostly due to the rising cost of materials. In addition, contractors are experiencing significant challenges such as shipping delays, and staffing shortages.
Due to the aforementioned reasons, we have made the decision to re-allocate the funds to re-design our media center for the benefit of all students. Work on this project has already been set in motion and our staff and PTO volunteers will be working to complete the project by the end of the summer.
Sincerely,
Mr. DiFilippo
Principal, Dyer Elementary
Early Release & Parent/Teacher Conferences
Dear Parents,
Early Release conferences are fast approaching. This year, our early release conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 2nd and Thursday, March 3rd. Wednesday, March 2nd will be a digital learning day for all students. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 pm on Thursday, March 3rd. All instruction for students will end at 12:15 on both days. Please be sure to note these important schedule changes.
We are offering both an in person format as well as a digital format for this year’s conferences. The purpose of a parent-teacher conference is to discuss student achievement and progress. Each parent-teacher conference will last for a period of fifteen minutes to allow for cleaning in between appointments. Both parents are urged to attend. Please be prompt as these conferences are scheduled consecutively. If a situation arises and you are unable to attend your scheduled conference, please notify the teacher so the conference can be rescheduled.
To schedule your conferences this year, simply go to our school’s conference site https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Dyer_Elementary_School_3 and click on your teacher’s name. The schedule will open on Friday, February 11th at 3:30pm. There you will be able to see your teachers’ schedules and sign up for a time that best suits you. The ability to sign up for a conference online will close on Friday, February 25th at 3:00pm. Please contact your child’s teacher directly to sign up after the close of online scheduling.
We look forward to seeing you during conference week.
Sincerely,
Sally Armstrong
Assistant Principal
Read Across America Dress Up Days!
Monday, February 28
Hats Off to Reading - Wear a crazy or favorite hat
Tuesday, March 1
Crazy for Books - Show off your crazy or mismatched socks
Wednesday, March 2 (Digital Learning Day)
Cozy Up with a Good Book - Wear your pajamas for reading
Thursday, March 3
Books Can Take You Anywhere: Wear your favorite vacation themed clothes (Tropical shirts, etc)
Friday, March 4
Read My Shirt Day - Wear a shirt that others can read
Book Fair is Here!
Dear Parents and Families:
The Book Fair will be at Dyer Elementary from February 28 – March 3, both in-person and online! Students will be able to shop, using eWallets only, at their classroom’s assigned time in the Media Center.
Important: In-person shoppers must pay with the Book Fair eWallet or checks. We will not accept cash at the Book Fair.
If you send a child with a check, please make it to Dyer Elementary, sign it, and write a do not exceed amount on the memo line. Book Fair cashiers will fill in the amount on the check. We cannot give change back on checks.
The Book Fair eWallet is a safe and convenient digital payment account that allows students to shop at the fair cash-free! Students cannot receive money back on an eWallet, so please only load it with the amount you want your child to spend. We will make sure your child spends as close as possible to the full amount loaded on the eWallet. Anything left on the eWallet can either be donated back to the Media Center to help us purchase books or saved on the eWallet for future book fair purchases. Please see the link for the online book fair below to sign up for the eWallet. (**DO NOT PUT MONEY ON MY PAYMENTS PLUS. The eWallet can only be set up on https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jgdyerelementaryschool .)
The Book Fair will be open on the early release days (March 2 and March 3) until 3:30 pm. (Credit Cards, checks, and eWallets only.)
If you’re not able to attend the Fair, try our online shopping option. We’ve partnered with The Scholastic Store™ to offer over 6,000 products that ship direct to your home (with free shipping on orders of $25 or more)!
Link to online book fair to sign up for the eWallet and/or shop online:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jgdyerelementaryschool
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Wanted: Volunteers for the Book Fair
Book Fair is always fun! We cannot have a successful book fair without wonderful volunteers. As a volunteer, you will help children find fun books to purchase. You will also help them with figuring out whether or not they have enough money before going to the cash register. We will also need help running the cash register.
This year, the book fair is cash free. We will only accept eWallets, checks, and credit cards for payment. This makes working the cash register easy!
All volunteers will receive 10% off of their purchases at the book fair.
Thank you for all of your support!
Click this link to sign up to volunteer:
Supporting the Home-School Connection for Student Success
CDC International Travel Recommendations
You might have been exposed to COVID-19 on your travels, whether you traveled by air, land, or sea. You might feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can still be infected and spread the virus to others. For this reason, CDC recommends the following:
ALL Travelers
- Get tested with a COVID-19 viral test 3-5 days after travel.
- Find a U.S. COVID-19 testing location near you
- Self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms; isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms.
- Follow all state and local recommendations or requirements after travel.
If You Are NOT Fully Vaccinated
In addition to the recommendations above
· Stay home and self-quarantine for a full 5 days after travel.
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For international travel, according to the CDC, you are considered fully vaccinated:
· 2 weeks (14 days) after your dose of an accepted single-dose vaccine
· 2 weeks (14 days) after your second dose of an accepted 2-dose series
· 2 weeks (14 days) after you received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine (not placebo) in a clinical trial
· 2 weeks (14 days) after you received 2 doses of any “mix-and-match” combination of accepted COVID-19 vaccines administered at least 17 days apart*
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Get Connected to Dyer ES!
Parents & guardians, you play a crucial role on our team, and one of our top priorities is to communicate with you effectively. We use a variety of tools to communicate such as the Parent Portal/ParentVUE, our school website, email, weekly school newsletters (The Bear Essentials), Facebook and the PBIS Rewards Parent app! Please be sure we have your current email address on file; this can be updated via the Parent Portal by clicking on the Update Student Information tab.
Birthday Wishes in Big Lights!
Dyer Elementary School
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/dyeres
Location: 1707 Hurricane Shoals Road, Dacula, GA, USA
Phone: 770-963-6214
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DyerES/