Dublin Times
November 20, 2017
Upcoming Important Events
Coming Up This Week...
- November 20 Vision Screening
- November 20 Musical Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- November 20 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- November 20 Hungry Howie's Pizza Fundraising Day
- November 21 Vision Screening
- November 21 Power of Drawing Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Room 401
- November 21 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- November 22 Student Council Spirit Day-Wacky Wednesday
- November 23 NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving
- November 24 NO SCHOOL
Next Week...
- November 27 Musical Theater Class Performance (4:00-5:00 PM) Stage
- November 27 Cub Scouts (6:15-8:15 PM) Cafeteria
- November 28 Intro. to Musical Instruments #2 (9:10-9:40 AM) Media Center
- November 28 Power of Drawing Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Room 401
- November 30 Book Fair Set Up
- November 30 Brownies (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
- November 30 Girl Scouts (4:00-5:00 PM) Room 401
- December 1 Book Fair Previews
Student Council Spirit Day
This is NOT crazy hair day, so please only make clothing wacky! Please also remember to bring a $1 donation to participate. All money collected on spirit days will be used to help raise money for our school track outside on our playground!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 14th from 12:00 PM-8:00 PM. This will also be a HALF DAY of school for students and students will be released an hour earlier than usual (11:00-11:05 AM) Please plan accordingly.
To schedule a conference with your child's teacher, you must do so ONLINE using Skyward Family Access.
You will be able to schedule your conference on Skyward starting tomorrow at 8:00 AM-Tuesday, November 21st through Friday, December 8th.
After December 8th, you will need to call our main office to schedule a conference.
If you need help with signing up for a conference, please see the document linked below with full directions or CLICK HERE to follow video directions.
Thank you for scheduling your conference starting tomorrow-Tuesday, November 21st. and your partnership with us at Dublin.
Cold Weather Reminder
Hungry Howie's Pizza Nights
Our Hungry Howie's Pizza Nights are always 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!
- November 20, 2017
- December 18, 2017
- January 15, 2018
- February 19, 2018
- March 19, 2018
- April 16, 2018
- May 21, 2018
No School-Thanksgiving
Scholastic Book Fair
The Fall Book Fair is coming to Dublin and will take place in our Dublin Media Center.
Students will be PREVIEWING the books and items at the Book Fair with their teachers on Friday, December 1st.
The Book Fair will be open for purchasing items on Monday, December 4th from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, and on Wednesday, December 6th from 9:00 AM-6:00 PM.
Students can purchase items during their regularly scheduled Media Center times. Parents are encouraged to come to purchase on Wednesday, December 6th from 4:00-6:00 PM.
If you have questions about the Book Fair, please contact Mrs. Entwistle, our Dublin Media Specialist. Thank you!
Lunch Moms Needed
Watch Dog Dads Needed
Please click HERE to sign up to help.
When you come to school that day, please stop in our office, sign in, and we will direct you where to go!
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.
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