Dicken Family Newsletter
4.14.22
Principal's Corner
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday, April 20 - Early Release Day - 1:18 Dismissal
Tuesday, May 3 - No school - Election Day
Parent Input for 2022-23
All families received an email today asking for parent input for next school year. Here is the link again if you missed the email. Thank you!
M-Step
A reminder that students in third, fourth and fifth grade will be taking the M-Step, beginning next week. Students in third and fourth grade will take English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests. Students in fifth grade will take an ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies tests. Classroom teachers will be communicating test schedules to their families. Please help your children do their best by ensuring a good night of rest and a healthy breakfast on test days. We are also asking families to do your best to have your child at school on test days. Our test windows are relatively short, and we are trying to avoid large numbers of make-up tests. Thank you for your support!
Fifth Grade Transition Day Reminder
All fifth graders will be visiting Slauson on Thursday, May 5th from 12:45 - 2:45. If your fifth grader will not be attending Slauson this fall, they are still welcome to join us on the trip or you are welcome to pick them up early that day if it works with your schedule.
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Heather
Message from the PTO President
Happy spring! Staff appreciation week is coming up the first week of May, so be on the lookout soon for an email from your classroom parent with more details. We're also looking forward to the silent auction next month and the end-of-year ice cream social in June. See below for more details on both events.
Enjoy the long weekend!
—Jenifer Miller, Dicken PTO President
Dicken Elementary parents’ Facebook group
Upcoming Event Dates:
Community Night Out: Jersey Mike's - April 21
Dicken PTO Board Meeting - April 21
Dicken PTO Board Meeting - May 19
PTO Silent Auction - May 22
Ice Cream Social - June 2
All PTO meetings are currently scheduled to take place over Zoom. All are welcome to attend!
Community Night Out: Jersey Mike's
Please join us Thursday, April 21 for a Community Night Out at Jersey Mike's (2561 Jackson Road - in the Westgate Shopping Center). More details to come next week!
Dicken Auction is Coming Soon - RSVP today!
Are you planning to attend the auction this year? Please take a moment and RSVP for us by filling out this Google form. The auction committee would like to get an idea of numbers for the event. It will help us ensure that we have the right amount of food, drink tickets, swag bags and more fun prizes for the auction.
The Dicken Auction will be held Sunday, May 22nd at 5:30pm at Bill's Beer Garden in downtown Ann Arbor. We look forward to celebrating a parent's night out and coming together as a community to support our wonderful school. Our auction committee is working hard to secure some great donations from local businesses for the auction and already have contributions from Lewis Jewelers, Drip House Coffee, Dry Bar, Zippy Auto Wash, the Michigan Theater and numerous other local restaurants and businesses as well as the always popular teacher experiences and class baskets. If you have any questions or feedback about the auction or would like to help volunteer please email dickenauction@gmail.com.
End of Year Ice Cream Social
The Ice Cream Social will be happening again this year on Thursday, June 2nd from 6-8pm! We are looking for committee members to help plan this event. If you’re interested in helping, please email Alex at esotericthinks@gmail.com or text her at 248-599-2539.