Dublin Times
October 16, 2017
Upcoming Important Events
Coming Up This Week...
- October 16 PTA Hungry Howie's Day
- October 16 Intro. to Music Instruments-Fifth Grade (11:30AM-12:00 PM) Gym
- October 16 Musical Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- October 16 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- October 17 Fit Kid Camp (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym
- October 17 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- October 18 Little Veterinarian Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Room 401
- October 19 PBIS Team Time (3:10-3:40 PM)
- October 20 WLN Homecoming Parade (5:00 PM) followed by Game
- October 23 Musical Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- October 23 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- October 24 Fit Kid Camp (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym
- October 24 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- October 25 Buster the Bus Presentation (9:00 AM-11:00 AM) Cafeteria
- October 25 Little Veterinarian Class (4:00-5:00 PM)
- October 26 PTA Cookie Dough Delivery
- October 26 Brownies (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
- October 26 Girl Scouts (Media Center)
- October 26 Cub Scouts (7:00-8:00 PM) Cafeteria
- October 27 PTA Boo Bash (7:00-8:30 PM) CH Smart Middle School
- October 30 Musical Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- October 30 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- October 31 Half Day-Professional Development Day
- October 31 Halloween Parties (10:45-11:45 AM)
- October 31 Fit Kid Camp (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym
Dublin Hungry Howie's Pizza Nights
Our first Hungry Howie's Pizza Night is Monday, October 16th and the third Monday of every month this school year.
Let them know you're from Dublin and we will get 10% of the sales.
Thank you for marking your calendars, ordering Hungry Howie's Pizza for your family, and supporting our school!
- October 16, 2017
- November 20, 2017
- December 18, 2017
- January 15, 2018
- February 19, 2018
- March 19, 2018
- April 16, 2018
- May 21, 2018
Dublin Hungry Howie's Pizza Night!
248-363-2050
Monday, Oct 16, 2017, 12:00 PM
Hungry Howie's Pizza, Union Lake Road, Commerce Charter Township, MI, United States
PTA Boo Bash
**PLEASE RSVP for this event HERE so we can begin to get a number of people attending. Thank you!
The FREE event will take place on Friday, October 27th from 7:00-8:30 PM at Clifford Smart Middle School. All Dublin families are welcome to attend. Students may wear a costume, and we encourage their parents, and other family members to dress up too!
The PTA will be selling some concessions that evening. They will be selling cider, donuts, and popcorn hands for $1, and small bottles of water for $.50. If you wish to purchase these items, please bring a little bit of money to purchase.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THIS EVENT!
WE CANNOT CONDUCT THIS EVENT WITHOUT PARENT HELP!
PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP FOR AN HOUR THAT EVENING
There will be 6 different games that students may play if they choose. These games will be organized and run by parent volunteers. Our teachers will be communicating with you to get parent help for these games, their materials, and for running the games that evening.
Please contact Mrs. Stacy Moore from the PTA if you can help. Thank you for signing up with them to help! 248-980-7415 or spartymoore@gmail.com
We are also asking that each grade level collect a different candy for prizes at the games. Please send the following candy items in to your child's teacher as soon as possible:
- Kindergarten: Smarties
- First Grade: Sweet Tarts
- Second Grade: Starburst
- Third Grade: Whoppers
- Fourth Grade: Skittles
- Fifth Grade: Nerds
Walled Lake Northern Homecoming
Many of our Dublin students will go to Walled Lake Northern High School.
This year, our Dublin students have been invited to participate in WLN's Homecoming Parade which will take place on Friday, October 20th. Students and parents will be able carry Dublin banners or signs, wear Dublin Spiritwear and march in the Homecoming Parade with the WLN Marching Band, King and Queen, cheerleaders, Poms team...etc.
This will be a fun night for our Dublin community. Please join us on Friday, October 20th at WLN's Homecoming game and parade, and show your Dublin and Northern spirit and pride!
We will be assembling for the parade at 5:00 PM on the north end of the football stadium near the picnic tables. If you plan to be part of the parade, please meet other Dublin staff and students there.
Halloween-October 31st
Please remember this is a HALF DAY of school. Students will be dismissed between 12:00-12:09 PM.
COSTUME GUIDELINES:
- Students may wear a school appropriate costume during the class party if they choose. Please help students and their teachers by choosing costumes that are easy for students to put on themselves.
- As always, costumes should be appropriate for the school setting.
- Costumes should be safe for students to wear,
- Costumes should be wholesome in nature. Please avoid "bloody" or scary costumes or masks. Weapons real or pretend are not allowed.
- Costumes may be brought in on the bus, but should be kept in a bag or backpack so as not to distract our bus drivers or others.
Thank you for following these safe costume guidelines.
Teacher of the Year Nominations
The Walled Lake Consolidated Schools are again participating in a program to honor exemplary teachers. We hope you will join us in an effort that will result in the selection of the TEACHER/EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR for the Walled Lake Consolidated School District at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. This honor will be bestowed at our January 11, 2018 school board meeting.
Each school building will select a teacher of the year and that person’s name will be submitted to the district committee for final selection. All names will be removed from the forms and only the building principal will have knowledge of the candidate’s name. The principal will appoint a committee to help with the local selection. That person’s name will then be submitted to the district committee. We are requesting that this form be returned to your school NO LATER THAN MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Any FULL TIME, CERTIFIED, TENURED teacher/educator who spends 50% of his/her time in a classroom. Nominees must have a minimum of five (5) full years of classroom teaching experience
WHO MAY NOMINATE?
Any person in the community may nominate any teacher/educator in the district for this honor. Please send or deliver the formed l inked below to the nominee’s school.
HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION FORM
Please send or deliver Nomination forms to the nominee’s school in an envelope marked clearly with “TEACHER/EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR”.
Please call Diane Kochis at 248 956-2192 if you have any questions.
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A NOMINATION FORM AND FULL DETAILS!
Third Grade Reading Law
Being a good reader is critical for children to be successful in school. In 2017, the Michigan Legislature implemented the Third Grade Reading Law to ensure that students exit third-grade reading at or above grade level, which will impact the current 2017-2018 first-grade students by the time they are in third-grade.
In accordance with this law, and as a means of better informing classroom instruction, districts will be providing K-3 reading assessments to students across the state. These assessments will identify students who need intensive reading instruction and intervention, and will also provide useful information to help teachers tailor instruction to meet individual student needs.
- The law also requires districts to provide early and regular written communication with parents of K-3 students with reading difficulties. Communication will include information about current services being provided, additional reading supports planned for your child, and a read-at-home plan for you to help your child at home.
- I-Ready Reading Assessment that Walled Lake has been utilizing the past three years.
- K-3 literacy instruction in Walled Lake, includes this the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy booklet.
You may also visit the WLCSD website by clicking HERE for more information.
Cookie Dough Delivery
PTA Reflections Program
PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home.
Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2017-2018 theme:
Within Reach
Our Dublin PTA Reflections Parent Volunteer Chairpersons for this year are:
Audrey Petrea
248-431-4080
Beth Masen
248-722-9264
Students may choose one or all of the available arts categories:
- Dance Choreography
- Film Production
- Literature
- Music Composition
- Photography
- Visual Arts
There will be an informational meeting for parents and students on Monday, October 9th at 6:00 PM. Please join us in the Media Center for this informational meeting. We are hoping to have many students participate this year.
There will be an after-school workshop for students interested. Watch for a date and time for this event. The majority of the work on these projects is expected to be done at home.
Parenting Education Fair
Have you registered for the Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair taking place on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Walled Lake Northern High School? If not, you can do it today by clicking HERE!
Walled Lake Schools values our partnership with our families and believes a home-school connection is key to a child’s success. We are continuing our partnership with our neighboring parent/teacher groups and staff from Farmington Schools, Oakland Schools, Oakland County Youth Assistance, and West Bloomfield Schools. Together we are hosting the Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Walled Lake Northern High School. We are very excited to have Dr. Michele Borba joining us this year as our keynote speaker!
The Parenting Fair’s purpose is to educate, inform, and provide resources for parents and caregivers. Topics include managing social media with your child, reducing stress and anxiety, strategies to help you with a child with ADHD, nutrition, character building, planning for college, and more. Child care is available for a reasonable cost ($3 for one child, $5 per family) and includes entertainment and lunch. Lunch for conference participants will be available for purchase from local food trucks during the event.
Below are helpful links regarding the Parenting Fair.
· Website:
http://wlcsd.org/parents/western-oakland-county-parenting-education-fair-2017/
· Conference-At-A- Glance: http://wlcsd.org/downloads/parenting_fair/2017_conference_at_a_glance.pdf
· Registration: https://events.oakland.k12.mi.us/coe/coe_p2_details.aspx?eventid=158131&cc=COEE&oc=10
We hope to see you at the Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair Walled Lake Northern High School on Saturday November 4, 2017. Spread the word and bring a friend!
Skull Island-Haunted Halloweends
HAUNTED HALLOWEKENDS!!
- OPEN EVERY FRI/SAT OCT 6TH - 28TH, 6PM - 10PM
- TICKETS $15 ADULTS & $10 CHILDREN
- EVERY TICKET COMES WITH $5 IN PIRATE TOKENS FOR ISLAND FUN!
- CASH ONLY ON THE ISLAND
- LAST BOAT LEAVES THE DOCK FOR THE ISLAND AT 9PM
Journey through the maze of haunted trails, Test your skills at one of the islands many black light or glow in the dark games, win prizes!!
Scream as you speed down the zip line into a dark tunnel full of skeletons, or bounce til you drop in the islands bouncey house.
Mom & dad get to relax around the islands bonfire.
Haunted Halloween on Skull Island has always been about the little ones. Lately Halloween has evolved into an attraction for all ages, however the owners and operators of Skull Island Camp found very few opportunities in the evening that were age appropriate. Many cider mills and hay rides during the day were available but as soon as the sun set local events got very scary and gore related.
Haunted Halloween was started in 2010 to provide a young family fun (not too scary) atmosphere. The event became an immediate success. With motion detected ghosts on zip lines whizzing above visitors, spiders coming down on a cob web to say "boo," it provides a great time for the little ones. The haunted pirate trails and custom made games tailored for children while parents can relax around the roaring bonfire makes it an enjoyable, safe, and not too scary night out for all.
- Parking is available at Pontiac State Rec Beach.
- Follow the yellow lighted signs and go to the north fishing dock.
- This is an outdoor event, please dress warm or according to the weather.
- NO REFUNDS.
Visit Skull Island's web page HERE for complete information.
You may purchase tickets through our school and our Dublin PTA. If you would like to purchase tickets at school, please complete the Skull Island Ticket Order form found HERE and on our school web page.
Print the form, complete the form, and send in with your money to our school office. We will also have hard copies of the this Ticket Order Form in our main office should you need one. Thank you.
Girls on the Run and STRIDE
Registration for both groups will begin in December.
GOTR will meet on MW from 4:00-5:15 PM and the STRIDE group will meet on TTH from 4:00-5:15 PM.
We are looking for coaches for our STRIDE team. We have our coaches secured for our Girls on the Run Team. Please contact Mr. Drewno if you are interested in coaching our STRIDE team this year. We will not be able to run the STRIDE team without parent coaches. Thank you for considering.
Invisible Dad
Through the generosity of parent donations and the planning of a few dedicated people, we are thrilled to provide the Invisible Dad lunch program at Dublin Elementary.
Every day, in our own community and in our school, children are faced with a growing form of hunger: food insecurity. Not knowing where their next meal will come from, these children are not only faced with being hungry, studies have also shown these children can face more severe issues in the future. The Invisible Dad program hopes to change that by providing the funds necessary to make sure all children have access to a full meal at lunch.
These funds are not something you or your child have to ask for or apply to receive. These funds are available without question or judgment as children go through the line at lunch. Parents will be notified privately and confidentially if their child’s lunch is paid for by the Invisible Dad. Sometimes the situation is simple and the lunch account just needs to be refilled. We ask that you refill your account and perhaps consider donating back to the program. Sometimes the situation is more complex, the money just isn’t there and won’t be there for some time. In those cases, you and your child will not have to worry again about lunch. The Invisible Dad program will step in and make sure lunch is provided.
Donations can be made by sending cash or a check to school made out to “Walled Lake Food Services” with “Invisible Dad - DUBLIN” in the memo. This is not a tax-deductible donation, this is just money from you to a child in need.
Walled Lake Schools offers free and reduced-cost lunches; the Invisible Dad program aims to solve for the short-term and one-off situations. If you would like to apply for free or reduced-cost lunch, please contact Mr. Drewno.
For more information about this program, visit www.invisibledad.org. Please contact Mr. Drewno, or Julie Rader-Food Services Coordinator (julierader@wlcsd.org) with questions.
CLICK HERE to view a recent segment about Invisible Dad by Channel 7!
Kroger Rewards
Please click HERE for directions.
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.
Office Hours
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Garcia are available to help visitors and volunteers every day. If you have questions, please call our secretaries at 248-956-3800.
District Information
District Bell Times
Elementary Trimester and Report Card Dates
Transportation Information
Dublin Contact Information
Principal jeffreydrewno@wlcsd.org
248-956-3832
Wanda Weaver
Principal's Secretary wandaweaver@wlcsd.org
248-956-3802
Sarah Garcia
Building Secretary sarahgarcia@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