Dublin Times
March 27-31, 2017
Coming Up This Week...
March 27 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
March 27 Community Ed. Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
March 27 PTSA Reflections Celebration (6:00-8:30 PM) Creek Middle School
March 27 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
March 27 Tiger Cub Scouts (6:30-8:30 PM) Cafeteria
March 28 Glee Club (8:00 AM) Music Room
March 28 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
March 28 Community Ed. Drawing Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
March 28 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
March 28 Lion and Wolf Cub Scouts (6:30-8:00 PM) Cafeteria
March 29 Fifth Grade Camp
March 29 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
March 29 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
March 30 Fifth Grade Camp
March 30 First Grade Field Trip-A2 Hands On Museum (9:30 AM-2:30 PM)
March 30 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
March 30 Community Ed. Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
March 31 Fifth Grade Camp
March 31 Kindergarten Field Trip-Marquis Theater
March 31 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
Next Week...
April 10 School Resumes
April 10 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 10 Community Ed. Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
April 10 Tiger Cub Scouts (6:30-8:30 PM) Cafeteria
April 11 Fifth Grade M-Step Testing Begins
April 11 Passover
April 11 Hungry Howie's Pizza Night
April 11 Glee Club (8:00 AM) Music Room
April 11 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 11 Community Ed. Drawing Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
April 12 Passover
April 12 Bus Evacuation Day
April 12 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 12 Girl Scouts (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
April 13 Student Council Spirit Day (Neon Day)
April 13 PBIS Teams (3:00-3:45 PM)
April 13 Math Grade Skipping Testing (4:00-6:00 PM) Media Center
April 13 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 13 Girl Scouts (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
April 13 PTA Dairy Queen Fundraiser (4:00-8:00 PM)
April 14 No School Students and Staff (Good Friday)
PTSA District Reflections Celebration
Report Cards
Second trimester report cards are available for parents to view online on Skyward Family Access.
Please log in to view your child's report card. If you have questions about your child's progress or their report card, please contact your child's teacher.
Fifth Grade Camp
Students should be dropped off by parents at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, March 29th in the cafeteria. Students will arrive back at school between 11:30 AM-12:00 PM on Friday, March 31st.
If you have not turned in your camp money and important forms, please do so as soon as possible.
First Grade Field Trip
Kindergarten Visits Marquis Theater
Spring Break
Dublin Spring Break Camp at Lifetime Fitness
Allow your child ages 4-12 to join other school students for a day of
rock climbing, gym games, swimming, sports, crafts and more. Students should bring: gym shoes, swimsuit, towel, comfortable clothes and lunch.
(A hot lunch may be purchased for $5.00)
Life Time will keep your kids healthy and happy, and having fun while raising funds for
Dublin Elementary PTA.
For every child that registers, Life Time will donate $5 per day to the school PTA. These days are typically open to members only; however we want to make Life Time the Healthy Way of Life destination for the community.
April 3rd-7th
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Life Time Fitness West Bloomfield
2901 Commerce Crossing
Commerce, MI 48390
Fee: $48 per day 1st child and $45 each additional
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 27th
For more information, please contact Life Time Fitness West Bloomfield at:
(248)668-7351 or Angie Keyes at akeyes@lifetimefitness.comVisit our Dublin PTA Website for a flyer to sign up and information. CLICK HERE! Flyers are also available in the main office at Dublin if needed.
Hungry Howie's Fundraiser
Student Council Spirit Day
PTA Dairy Queen Fundraiser
M-Step Testing
Each year school in the state of Michigan participate in the Michigan State Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) for students in grade 3-8 and 11.
The Michigan Department of Education has provided a preview of sample online assessment items you can access at home. The M-STEP Spring 2017 Preview must be used in Google Chrome. Copy and paste this link into Chrome: CLICK HERE for link.
Proper rest and attendance will help your student be most successful. We will ensure testing environments are appropriate. We thank you in advance for your support.
MSTEP INFORMATION FROM MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - MDE
The communications team at the MDE has prepared several helpful documents for parents.
Letter from Brian Whiston (State Superintendent)
Helpful Resources for Families
What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare
MSTEP Video - What Can Students Expect
Education Assessment - Michigan's System
2017 Parenting Education Fair
SAVE THE DATE!
Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair: Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Walled Lake Northern High School.
For more information, please CLICK HERE
The keynote speaker, Dr. Michelle Borba will discuss the topic of Unselfie and building empathy in our children.
Kindergarten 2017
Kindergarten Information
Incoming kindergartners must be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2017.
Exception: According to Michigan Law, a child may be enrolled in kindergarten
if he/she is not five years of age on September 1, 2017 but will be five years of
age not later than December 1, 2017 and parent or legal guardian notifies the school
district in writing (Kindergarten Waiver Form) that he or she intends to enroll the
child in kindergarten.
Research indicates that developmentally appropriate full-day schedules benefit kindergarten children academically, socially and emotionally. Our principals and teachers understand this and are well equipped to meet the needs of our kindergarten students.
Our kindergarten students begin to learn a whole host of reading, writing and mathematics concepts and learning strategies that give them the foundation for a successful elementary school career in Walled Lake Schools.
Kindergarten Vision Screen Available
Please call the Oakland County Health Department at 248-424-7070 to schedule an appointment.
Enrollment Information Hotline: 248-956-5250
Kindergarten Resources
- Kindergarten Orientation 2016-17 School Year Presentation
- Criteria for Enrollment
- Enrollment Instructions
- Enrollment Instructions in Spanish
- Enrollment Instructions in Japanese
- Enrollment Instructions in Arabic
- Elementary School Contact Information
- Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) Immunization Action Plan(Video)
- Full Day Kindergarten (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Full-Day Kindergarten Research Article 1
- Full-Day Kindergarten Research Article 2
- Full-Day Kindergarten Research Article 3
Watch Dogs- Lunch Moms
We are looking for Dads to help at school each day. Last year we began our Watch Dogs Program for dads. Watch Dogs is a program in which we involve dads at school. We are asking that Dublin Dads volunteer one whole day or half day this year. If you can volunteer more days, that's GREAT! When you volunteer, you will be involved in AM and PM Dismissal, lunch, recess, and also help in your child's classroom and other classrooms. We really need your help!
To find out more about what Watch Dogs is, please click HERE.
To sign up to be a Watch Dog at Dublin sometime this year at Dublin, please click HERE.
WE NEED MOMS
We are also looking for moms to help in our cafeteria every day from 11:15 AM-1:45 PM. Students need help opening items in their lunches, transitioning in the lunch line, moving lunches from the hallway into the cafeteria, help with cleaning up, etc. You can volunteer one time or many times. We need you!
To sign up to be a Lunch Mom at Dublin, please click HERE.
Support Our School!
There are two great ways to support the Dublin PTA while you shop.
Your Kroger card can be linked to support the Dublin PTA. A percentage of your sale for each purchase you make goes to Dublin.
Please click HERE to view the instructions below for details on how to register on link your Kroger card.
Also, Dublin can earn money when you shop at Amazon. Please click HERE to view the instructions on how to shop using Amazon Smile.
Thank you for supporting our school and partnering with our Dublin PTA!
Join and Support the PTA
Membership forms are always available on the PTA web page.
Click HERE for a PTA Membership Form to complete. Print it, fill it out, and send it in to school with your child!
For a list of all of the PTA events, click HERE.
Click HERE to sign up to volunteer for a PTA event!
Communication is Key at Dublin!
SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
It is critical that parents keep an updated email address and let us know if it changes as soon as possible. Parents may update this information for us on Skyward Family Access. All teachers at Dublin utilize Skyward Family Access to communicate with parents.Report cards, lunch account information, progress reports, attendance, and other important information will always be posted on Skyward Family Access. If you are a new family to Walled Lake Schools or have misplaced or lost your Family Access ID and password, please click HERE to get connected.
DUBLIN TIMES AND SCHOOL WEB PAGE
Our Dublin Times newsletter will be sent electronically to parents. An archive of newsletters will be posted to our school website. Our school website can be found HERE. Please visit this page often for information about our school. You will find links to important documents, websites and blogs from your child's classroom, PTA forms and information, and important updates and forms that you will need to access.
Please follow us on Twitter @DublinWL to be updated regularly on important events at our school and fun pictures of student events and learning!
REMIND 101
In an effort to have great communication from school to home, we also offer Remind 101 to all Dublin parents. How does it work? If you would like to receive a quick text message on your cell phone or device, just sign up with us and you receive a quick text to remind you of important school events, deadlines, time frames, etc. at Dublin. You can unsubscribe at any time, and we promise not to over use this communication tool either!
To receive messages via text, text @dublinp to 81010.
You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, 'unsubscribe @dublinp'.
Trouble using 81010? Try texting @dublinp to (248) 809-4032
instead.
Dublin Contact Information
Principal jeffreydrewno@wlcsd.org
248-956-3832
Wanda Weaver
Principal's Secretary wandaweaver@wlcsd.org
248-956-3829
Patti Harthun
Building Secretary patriciaharthun@wlcsd.org
248-956-3800
Email: jeffreydrewno@wlcsd.org
Website: http://wlcsd.org/dublin.cfm
Location: 425 Farnsworth Street, White Lake, MI, United States
Phone: 248-956-3800
Twitter: @DublinWL