Dublin Times
Week of: December 2-6, 2019
Every Child, Every Day is our intentional commitment to creating a safe and inclusive culture and community where we:
- Prioritize instruction
- Foster meaningful relationships
- Value and empower each learner
- Create growth opportunities for all
Important Events This Week...
- December 2 School Resumes
- December 2 Book Fair Previews
- December 2 Scouts (6:30-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- December 2 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:45 PM) Gym
- December 3 Book Fair Previews
- December 3 Scouts (6:30-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- December 3 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:45 PM) Gym
- December 4 Half Day of School
- December 4 Book Fair Previews
- December 4 Student Council Meeting (8:00 AM) Room 306
- December 4 Scouts (6:30-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- December 4 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:45 PM) Gym
- December 5 Book Fair Previews
- December 5 Girl Scouts Troop 71808 Meeting (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- December 5 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:45 PM) Gym
- December 6 Book Fair Previews
- December 6 Conference Sign Up Closes in Skyward
- December 6 Community Ed. Youth Basketball (6:30-8:45 PM) Gym
Help is Needed in our Media Center
Mrs. Entwistle in the media center is in need of help on Monday mornings from 9:30-10:30. No experience needed, we will train you!
Thank you! If you can help, please email her at:
Dublin Teacher of the Year 19-20
Mrs. Brown will be honored at our January 9th. Board of Education Meeting along with all other teachers from around the District. All families and staff are invited to attend at 7:00 PM.
Thank you Mrs. Brown for all you do for our students at Dublin.
Scholastic Book Fair
THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS COMING TO DUBLIN!
The Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be open Thursday December 5 in the afternoon, Monday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 11 all day, and Thursday December 12 from noon until 8:00 pm during conferences.
We need parents to help as cashiers during these times and also to help set up the fair on Tuesday, November 26 and to take it down on Friday, December 13. No experience necessary!
Please sign up on the signupgenius link below.
Any questions, email me at tinaentwistle@wlcsd.org and THANK YOU!
We couldn't do the fair without you!
Second/Third Grade Music Concert Update
We look forward to a fun concert that evening. Please mark your calendars!
Walled Lake Shining Star Award
We are once again seeking nominations for ANY outstanding individual who has supported the special needs community within Walled Lake Schools for Walled Lake's SHINING STAR AWARD.
Electronic submissions are due by March 1, 2020.
You can submit nominations here: https://forms.gle/k6zNX51TNSxiXEv16
Thank you for your submissions.
Mr. Drewno-Principal
Girls on the Run
WE INSPIRE GIRLS
to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-5th grade. We teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games.
The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness.
Girls on the Run will take place at Dublin every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 4:00-5:15 PM. The season begins March 9th.
Here is the link to register.
http://apm.activecommunities.com/ymcadetroit/Activity_Search/65454
Early bird registration is thru December to receive a free gift.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact coach and Dublin parent
Liz Vachon at 517-256-1814 or lizvachon@gmail.com
Student Council Pajama Drive
The Dublin Student Council will be hosting our annual Pajama Drive from Monday November 25th to Friday December 13th.
We are asking for NEW pajamas that will be donated to Open Door in time for the holidays.
Every pair of pajamas that is donated will be matched with a book from Scholastic!
We will have a school-wide pajama day on Monday November 25th as a kick-off to the drive!
Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences
This will also be a HALF DAY of school with an earlier dismissal of 11:25 AM.
Parents may sign up for a 15 minute conference with their child's teacher.
To sign up for a conference, parents must log in and do so in Skyward Family Access.
PARENTS MUST SIGN UP BEFORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th.
After this date, you will have to contact your child's teacher to sign up or our secretaries in our main office.
If you have questions about conferences, please ask your child's teacher or call our main office for help.
Express Yourself!
We are encouraging all students to consider completing an EXPRESS YOURSELF STUDENT PROJECT this year.
Who?
The students of Walled Lake Schools.
What?
Speech, essay, picture, poem, drawing, video, or any other way you choose to express yourself.
How?
Express the theme, Look Within: “Be the Change You Wish To See in the World” in your own unique way. There are lots of possibilities for creating a project. It can be a piece of writing, music, art, or other visual that shows how you want to make a positive change and/or impact in the world.
Fill out an entry form.
Why?
We are looking for entries for our annual Walled Lake Schools MLK Day Celebration on Monday, January 20, 2020.
Selected entries will be presented on stage that evening.
When?
Turn in your entry to your school’s office by Friday, December 6, 2019.
Details
Our keynote speaker at the MLK Celebration is Dr. Jay Marks. Jay B. Marks, Ph.D. is a widely-respected educator who has been in education since 1991. He is highly sought after for his work in the areas of Social Justice, Cultural Competence, Courageous Conversations about Race, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Educating African American Males, Student Engagement, and Differentiated Instruction. In addition to his professional work in the field of education, he has been mentoring youth since 1989, and has started several mentoring programs in the Metropolitan Detroit Area as a result of his experiences.
The Dublin PTA Board is Looking for New Leaders!
PTA Bingo Night Prizes Needed
At this time, we are looking for small prizes for Bingo that students can win. These prizes could be small toys you may no longer want at home.
We are collecting these donations for Bingo Night now. You can simply send items into our main office and we will collect them here at school.
If you have any questions about this or Bingo Night in general, please contact Kristy Blewitt, our PTA Bingo Night chairperson at:
Kristy Blewitt
(248) 535-3736
PTA Member Directory Now Available Online!
Haven’t joined the PTA yet? Don’t fret….you can join PTA all year round through the end of May! New this year, the PTA will be offering the PTA Member directory online via MemberHub.
If you have not logged into MemberHub previously, you will be required to create a password to setup your profile.
Please click here to view the instructions on how to setup your account and then download the MemberHub app for easy access to the directory.
As a reminder, parent participation is a big part of what makes Dublin such a great school. Your membership strengthens the Dublin community and supports the educational goals of the school’s teachers and administrators.
Some Quick Facts:
· Annual PTA membership costs $10 per person, and all adults in our school community are encouraged to join.
· PTA membership lasts one year and must be renewed annually.
· Our membership goal is to have 100% of parents, teachers and school administrators join the Dublin PTA
How do I join the PTA?
· You have the option to pay for your membership online via our Membership Hub store. Click here to make your payment online today.
· Click here to download the PTA membership form and return it to the school with your student.
Note:
A paper version of the PTA directory will be available upon request (for PTA members only) for a $5 fee.
Please contact Harriet Kirshman at harriet.kirshman@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
Update from Mrs. Eklov-Third Grade
Got Box Tops?
Box Tops is phasing out clipped Box Tops. They are still accepting unexpired Box Tops so please continue to send clipped box tops into school with your child(ren) as usual.
Got Digital Box Tops?
1. Download the free app.
2. Create an account (choose Dublin Elementary as your school).
3. Scan receipts as you make purchases (within 14 days).
** Want to designate a classroom for box top counts to help your child's classroom win contests? Start by scanning your receipt in the app. Once the photo is taken, new options will show up across the bottom. Choose the star "Credit" button and enter the last name of your child's teacher (see included photo). Hit done, then submit. **
Online Purchases From Participating Retailers
The following email receipts are currently eligible (as of July 17, 2019):
Instacart, Jet.com, SamsClub.com, Shipt, Target.com, Target Pick-Up/Drive-Up, Walmart Grocery, Walmart.com
Using your Box Top for Education App (website or App), forward your email receipt receipts@boxtops4education.com using the same email that's associated with your Box Tops For Education Account. Box Tops will be credited to the school account within 10 business days.
Online Purchases From Retailers Not Listed Above
1. Take a screen shot (or multiple) of your entire receipt from online purchase. Be sure the following are visible: Retailer name, All items, Transaction total, and Date of Purchase.
2. Open the Box Tops Contact Us form from your Box Tops For Education Account (website or app).
3. In the Comments field, include: Your email address, name, school's name, the amount of Box Tops earned with the purchases from that receipt.
4. Use the “Upload Image Files” feature (at the bottom of the form to add the screen shot(s) of your receipt. Your receipt will be processed within 14 days.
** All Digital Box Top Submissions**
- Require a Box Tops For Education account (website or app).**
- Must be submitted within 14 days of purchase.
Remind-Get Connected!
- Due to changes with the REMIND service, it is necessary to set up several separate grade level groups rather than one group for the entire school. We have created a REMIND GROUP for EACH GRADE LEVEL.
- It will be necessary for you to sign up again this year for REMIND to receive information, even if you signed up last year.
- If you have students in more than one grade level, feel free to sign up for multiple classes, but keep in mind you will receive multiple text messages with the same information.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the main office @ 248.956.3800.
GET CONNECTED!
Morning Meeting
During our weekly MORNING MEETINGS, we connect with other friends, classmates and teachers, we teacher important Social Emotional Learning Skills for life.
We also spend time recognizing students who have been exhibiting positive actions or words, celebrate birthdays for the week, review important announcements for everyone, say the Pledge and Dublin Promise together as a school community.
We are currently focusing on the following important Social Emotional Learning Skills...
- Empathy
- Identifying Feelings
- Same and Different Feelings
- Showing Compassion
Please talk with your child about our morning meeting time. Talk with them about the skills for learning.
If you have questions about Dublin's Morning Meeting, please ask your child's teacher. They will be happy to talk to you about it, or better yet....talk with your child about it. Students are excited and learning a lot in this short time at the beginning of every week at school.
We look forward to this each and every week!
Please see our monthly themes and skills below..
Starting Smarter Website
PARENT-FRIENDLY STARTING SMARTER WEBSITE - NOW AVAILABLE
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is excited to announce the availability of a new online resource designed to give families a better understanding of their child’s strengths and areas of improvement in mathematics and English language arts (ELA). The Starting Smarter website (mi.startingsmarter.org) provides Michigan’s families with information in parent-friendly language that will help them:
• understand their child’s M-STEP score report
• locate resources to support learning at home and school
• prepare for an effective Parent Teacher Conference
• see and practice with online M-STEP practice questions and tools
• learn about the Read by Grade 3 law
• understand what academic standards students are expected to master
• learn about the accessibility tools and supports available to students during testing
Parents are critical partners in their child's success. Please visit The Starting Smarter website
(mi.startingsmarter.org).
Lunchroom Volunteers Needed
Time: 11:30-1:30
Days: Monday - Friday
If you are able to assist in our lunchroom any day and from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM or part of that time, please email Mr. Drewno at jeffreydrewno@wlcsd.org and we will get you started!
i-Ready
Parents can help student increase their reading and math proficiency by having students work on their iReady instruction lessons at home.
Please help your child to spend 45-60 minutes per week or more. These online instructional lessons will help students become more proficient in math and reading and better prepare them for the second diagnostic that will take place mid-year.
If you have questions about iReady, your parent report, or the instructional lessons, please reach out to your child's teacher for information.
We are ready to assist you in helping your child at home to become a better reader, writer, and mathematician.
Third Grade Reading Retention 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.
- Letter from Walled Lake Schools on Reading Retention Law.
- 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.
- Reading Retention Michigan House Bill No. 4822
- 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.
Invisible Dad Lunch Program
In Walled Lake Schools, the 12 WL elementary schools have adopted the Invisible Dad program which entitles all children to a school lunch, even if a student’s lunch account does not have money in it.
Invisible Dad accounts have been set up at our schools to cover lunch for children whose parents have forgotten, are unable, or for whatever reason have not kept their account up-to-date. Parents receive a confidential notification that their child has accessed the Invisible Dad account and they are given an opportunity to update the account, complete a Free and Reduced Lunch form or to talk to a school administrator.
For more information on the Invisible Dad Program, visit the program's webpage.
TO DONATE: Please make a check out to your Walled Lake School with Invisible Dad in the “memo” line. This money will keep the account for your school able to continue this important program.
Dublin Contact Information
Principal jeffreydrewno@wlcsd.org
248-956-3832
Sarah Garcia
Principal's Secretary sarahgarcia@wlcsd.org
248-956-3829
Diane Yanalunas
Building Secretary dianeyanalunas@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