Dublin Times
January 9-13, 2017
Coming Up This Week...
- January 9 Bright Smiles Dental Exams (8:30 AM-3:30 PM) Media Center
- January 9 Tiger Cub Scouts-Pack 55 (6:30-8:30 PM) Cafeteria
- January 10 Hungry Howie's Pizza Day
- January 10 Lion Cub Scouts-Pack 55 (6:00-7:00 PM) Cafeteria
- January 10 Wolf Cub Scouts-Pack 55 (6:30-8:00 PM) Cafeteria
- January 10 PTA Meeting (7:00-8:00 PM) Media Center
- January 11 Lock Down Drill Practice (10:00 AM)
- January 11 Fifth Grade Science Fair (3:20-4:20 PM) Classrooms
- January 11 Girl Scout Troop 76319 Meeting (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- January 12 PBIS Team Meetings (3:00-3:45 PM) Classrooms
- January 12 Teacher of the Year Board of Education Meeting (7:30 PM) ESC
- January 13 Leukemia and Lymphoma Spare Change Collection #1
Next Week...
- January 16 No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 16 MLK Celebration (5:00-8:00 PM) Walled Lake Northern HS
- January 16 PTA Family Skate Night (6:30-8:00 PM) Rolladium
- January 17 Lion Cub Scouts (6:00-7:00 PM) Cafeteria
- January 17 Community Ed. Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
- January 17 Wolf Cub Scouts (6:30-8:00 PM) Cafeteria
- January 18 Fifth Grades Visit WLN for Band and Strings Concert (9:30 AM)
- January 18 Community Ed. Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
- January 18 Community Ed. Little Med. School Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
- January 19 Preschool Art Show (6:00-7:30 PM) Cafeteria
- January 19 Girl Scouts (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
- January 19 Community Ed. Basketball (6:30-8:30 PM) Gym
- January 20 Pennies for Patients Spare Change Collection #2
- January 20 PTA Family Bingo Night (6:30-8:30 PM) Cafeteria
January PTA Meeting
Hungry Howie's Pizza Fundraiser Day!
Tuesday, January 10th is
Dublin's Hungry Howie's Pizza Fundraiser Day.
Order pizza anytime on Tuesday, January, 10th at the Hungry Howie's on Union Lake Road. Tell them you're from Dublin and we will receive 10% back from your purchase for Dublin Elementary.
Thank you for supporting our school and Hungry Howie's on Union Lake Road. We are a TEAM!
Pennies for Patients 2017
Students met with a representative on Friday-January 6th to talk about the program and should have brought home a small, cardboard box container to collect their spare change throughout the month of January.
Each Friday, during the month of January, we will be collecting all spare change. Last year, our school collected over $4,000.00 for the Society. Students will also be given instructions for creating their own donation web page.
Our first collection day is THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th. Please send your child's collection box in, we will empty it, and return this box home for next week.
We look forward to a successful collection drive again this year. The class that collects the most money will receive a pasta party compliments of the Olive Garden Restaurant.
Thank you for talking about this with your child and helping us raise money for research to help others who truly need our help.
To find out more about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, please click HERE.
Teacher of the Year Board Meeting Celebration
PTA Family Bingo Night
If you have questions, would like to donate prizes, or would like to volunteer for Family Bingo Night, please contact Dublin parent Angie Meloche nadamel99@aol.com
Morning Arrival Help Needed
Better yet, please help your child to be more independent and responsible and use our car rider drop off line. This line is efficient, fast, and SAFE! Drop off begins at 8:45 AM through 8:55 AM. There are always safeties there to assist. All students should be in the building at 8:55 AM when the tardy bell rings. Thank you for your help with this.
E-Books for Dublin Students
Mrs. Entwistle, our Dublin Media Specialist, has received a grant to buy ebooks for the Media Center. The ebooks are high interest non-fiction and are available at home also. There is no limit to the number of people who can read these books at one time. To access the ebooks from home, go
to the following link and choose DUBLIN:
http://destiny.oakland.k12.mi.us/common/welcome.jsp?context=walledlake
When Library Search opens, type a to z in the search box and change the Material type to electronic books. Then click on keyword and you will get a list of our ebooks. Just click on Open to read any of them. If you have any quesitons about these new ebooks, or help with accessing them, please contact Mrs. Entwistle in our Dublin Media Center.
MLK Day Celebration
The 18th annual Walled Lake Schools community-wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is planned for Monday, January 16, 2017 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Walled Lake Northern High School.
The celebration will begin with a multicultural dinner from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. with food from a wide variety of ethnic restaurants. During the dinner participants will visit student displays from each of our 19 schools focusing on our theme “Be an Upstander, Not a Bystander: Be an Advocate for Social Justice”. Our dinner is sponsored by generous support from the PTA and PTSA groups from around our district as well as other contributors.
From 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. there will be a program in the auditorium featuring keynote speaker, Ms. Irene Miller, author and Holocaust survivor, who is speaking on our theme. Ms. Miller will share her family’s story of survival during the Holocaust and she will also talk about taking action for Social Justice in today’s world. Several student choirs will perform, students will present their “Express Yourself” projects, and the Walled Lake Schools Friend of Diversity Awards will be presented.
Everyone in the community is invited to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration which is a free program. We are asking everyone to bring a donation of canned food, boxed food, and personal products such as laundry detergent, Kleenex, toilet paper, and shampoo to be donated to the food pantry at Cass Community Social Services in Detroit.
For more information, please contact Alec Bender, co-chairperson of the Walled Lake Schools Multicultural Committee, at (248) 956-3432.
How to Teach Your Kids About Tolerance
From the Child Development Institute
In our societies today we simply cannot deny that we are surrounded by differences in ethnicity, religion, culture, gender, disabilities and other differences.
Some people love to be surrounded by a multicultural society while others do not feel at ease. This mostly depends on our own exposure and attitudes towards our interaction with different people.
Why encourage tolerance in our kids? To start with, we want out kids to feel relaxed and open to learning from different cultures. They bring new ideas, experiences and energy to our lives. Our kids can potentially learn bundles from other cultures. If willing, tolerance opens doors in business, education, travel, leisure, lifestyle, art plus other areas of life.
To help our kids have a successful future, they need to be able to work with others. They need to not be afraid, to step outside their comfort zone and to understand, learn, respect and appreciate others.
Tolerance is not about accepting bad behaviour, but accepting “people” for who they are and treating those how “you” wish to be treated. Remind your kids of this consistently.
Being tolerant of differences doesn’t mean sacrificing your own heritage or beliefs. We can be proud and stand by those beliefs 100% while continuing to celebrate the differences of others.
The tolerance level that parents possess naturally teaches their kids the same message. Children closely watch and imitate us, even before they can speak. Kids will mirror the values and attitudes of those they love and look up to.
Parents who model and display tolerance in their every day actions and words teach their kids to appreciate differences in others too. So we teach by example and provide them with opportunities to play and work with others.
Kids can’t “just” be told, they need to experience first hand how people who are different and similar to themselves can contribute in numerous ways.
Here are some tips for how to teach your kids tolerance.
- Look at the way you treat and speak to others. Does this reflect tolerance? Demonstrate a respect for others and reflect on your own attitude regularly.
- Kids listen and learn from you. At school, I have often overheard kids stereotyping and joking about the slang names given to different groups. When asked about those words they mostly tell me that is what they have heard used at home.Even if you’re having a conversation with your partner, be mindful that your kids may be listening. Think carefully about the words you use. By all means talk about differing groups in a factual and informative manner, but avoid joking and any degrading name-calling.Your kids may repeat what they have heard and sometimes in less private situations.
- Answer your kid’s questions honestly and respectfully. Everyone notices differences in people so it is perfectly okay to discuss them with your kids if done in a respectful way.
- Choose programs, movies, stories and games that value differences. The media has a powerful ability to shape attitudes. If you do watch or see something that is prejudice, be sure to talk about it with your kids and the hurt it can cause to those groups.
- Expect your kids to treat others with respect. By modelling tolerance yourself, you should certainly not accept disrespectful behaviour both inside and outside your home.
- Value the differences within your own family. Accept the qualities each member possesses regardless of differing styles, interests and abilities. Help your kids feel values for who they are too.
- Foster self-esteem in your family. We all know that people who don’t respect others rarely feel happy and secure within themselves. Kids who do feel good about themselves tend to be more courteous towards others.
- Involve your kids in situations where diversity is present. This may be at sport, school, day care and camps.
- Learn together about other cultures and traditions. Explore how different cultures celebrate occasions in their own special way and go about life. Talk about it and appreciate the experience.
- Teach your own family traditions to your kids and encourage pride. Value and talk about where you belong and be open to teach others what you have to offer.
Think about the behaviors you wish to see in your child. Then model those behaviors, because kids will mostly follow in your footsteps.
Outdoor Center Open House
Parents and students are welcome to tour the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center at 3577 Sleeth Ct., Commerce Twp., MI 48382, prior to their overnight camp experience.
This is a chance for you to take an informal tour any time between 5:30 and 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
A camp meeting will also be held at Dublin sometime in February before our Dublin students go to camp in March. This will be your chance to ask specific questions and get all of the necessary paperwork.
Please call Stuart Riley @ 248-956-5120 for any questions regarding 5th grade camp. The Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center's website is another great place to visit for questions. http://walledlake.k12.mi.us/schools/Outdoor_Center/index.htm
Dublin PTA's Daddy-Daughter Dance
The Dublin PTA's Daddy-Daughter Dance will take place at Clifford Smart Middle School on Friday, February 3rd from 6:30-8:00 PM. Please save the date and note that this event will be held at Clifford Smart Middle School this year.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND THE SPECIAL SIGN UP FORM TO ORDER TICKETS!
This IS NOT the Community Education Daddy-Daughter Dance, but our own, Dublin event. Please make sure there is no confusion over the two events. Thank you.
Dublin Ski and Snowboard Club 2017
The Dublin Ski Club will be meeting at Alpine Valley on Thursday’s from 4:30 to 8:30 P.M. Everyone in your family is welcome to join us; however, it is necessary for children grades K-3 to be accompanied by a parent or adult. The Patch Program (lessons/stations) begins at the age of 6.
Transportation: *Everyone is responsible for his/her own transportation.
Lunch/Dinner: *Pack a lunch/dinner and write your name on the bag.
Rentals *Anyone needing ski equipment is required to sign a rental contract. I will need these returned as soon as possible.
Check In: *You must check in before 5:45. I will be waiting for you at a selected spot at Alpine, usually by the fireplace. I will check you in; you will need to get organized for equipment and your ski lessons.
Lessons: *Snowboard lessons begin at 5:45 in front of lodge and ski lessons begin at 6.
Lunchtime: *After your lessons you might want to come into the lodge to warm up and eat.
Free Skiing: *After dinner you are free to ski until 8:30 P.M.
Clothing: *To prevent any accidents with the towrope, PLEASE DO NOT WEAR KNITTED MITTENS, OR EXTRA LONG TASSEL HATS OR SCARVES. Long hair should be tucked into your hat.
Money: *Bring your money to school in an envelope (make sure your name is on the envelope). Please attach your reservation on the outside of the envelope. Everything needs to be brought to room 202 first thing in the morning, by 9:30 A.M. If you need to cancel for any reason, please call school: 956-3800.
Important: Please send a small picture to school with your name on the back so I can attach them to your enrollment sheets and medical form.
Rates: Patch &Snowboard $25.00
Ski & Board Rental $20.00
All Area $29.00
Helmet Rental $10.00
· LESSONS/Stations ARE REQUIRED – every student will start at Station One this year(1-7)
· Ski classes will be posted down stairs by the Ski School desk.
· After your first lesson, please buy the date patch, this is needed to get on the hills.
Click HERE for a Dublin Information Form
Click HERE for a Ski Club Permission Form
Click HERE for a Dublin Weekly Reservation Form
All of these forms are on our Dublin Website, under the PARENT TAB, and under IMPORTANT PARENT DOCUMENTS.
Again, skiing will be at Alpine on Thursdays, (weather permitting) from 4:30 – 8:30 P.M. Everyone is responsible for his or her own ride and we will be sending a sheet with names, address, and phone number of all ski club members to Alpine Valley. I am requesting that all checks be made out to ALPINE VALLEY or they will accept cash.
Alpine Pine Policy- if you register to ski and you do not show up, a credit will NOT be given for the following week. I am no longer able to trade tickets for the following week.
Community Education News
With the holiday vacation fast approaching, we are ready to launch our Winter 2017 class lineup! Some of our After-School classes begin in mid-January…so please register today to guarantee your child’s spot.
With advanced technology…we have ONLINE FLYERS that are interactive. You can register directly from your smartphone or tablet. This is exciting news as ALL of our youth recreation and enrichment flyers, along with our adult recreation and enrichment flyers, are available online. To view the individual flyers for your child’s school, CLICK HERE to be redirected to our “Flyers” tab on the Community Education website (or click on the highlighted class links below). With the new online flyers, you can share them across social media venues, visit the instructor’s website and communicate with me, all on one page!
Check out the flyers for our youth recreation leagues for basketball, volleyball and lacrosse on the “Flyers” tab on our website.
Community Ed Fall After-School classes at Dublin Elementary are:
Dublin After-School Little Medical School W17 *NEW*
Dublin After-School LEGO Challenge W17 *NEW*
Dublin After-School Musical Theatre W17
Dublin After-School Young Rembrandts - The Power of Drawing! W17
**REMEMBER – you can register directly from any of the flyers listed above!
Visit us on Facebook and give us a “Like” to stay up-to-date with all the happenings at Community Education. Our Facebook page contains photos and information that I’m sure you will enjoy.
Thank you for choosing Walled Lake Community Education!
Sandy George
Recreation Coordinator
248-956-5003
Spring Girls on the Run and STRIDE Registration has Begun!
Students who wish to participate should be a 3-5th grader and must register with the YMCA online or in person at the YMCA in Milford.
Please remember this is a running team and all students are expected to participate in the weekly activities and will practice running at each practice. The students will be working to complete a 5K race at the end of the 10 week experience.
Both teams will begin meeting in March at Dublin. Girls on the Run will meet after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:15 PM. The STRIDE team will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the same time frame.
Registration is open NOW. Registration will continue until all spots are filled. Limited spots are available this season.
AT THIS TIME, the GIRLS ON THE RUN TEAM IS FULL!
YOU MAY STILL REGISTER YOUR SON FOR STRIDE
Click on the link below to register for STRIDE
https://apm.activecommunities.com/ymcadetroit/Activity_Search/stride-dublin-elementary/26206
If you have any questions about Girls on the Run or STRIDE, please contact the Dublin parents below:
Liz Vachon (Girls on the Run)
Kathy Barber (STRIDE)
Walled Lake Schools' Parent Updates
PTA Skate Nights
Our next PTA Family Skate Night takes place on Monday, January 16th at 6:30 PM.
Admission is $5 which includes skate rental.
Inline or hyperskate rental is an additional $5.
The Rolladium is located at 4475 Highland Road in Waterford.
Our other PTA Skate Nights this year are as follows:
Monday February 13th
Monday March 20th
Thursday April 20th
Weather Gear and Temperatures
Please make sure your child’s name appears on any of their outdoor apparel, so we can reunite any lost items with their owners. Our students will have outdoor recess unless the actual temperature or the wind chill (“feels like”) temperature dips below 0 degrees or it is raining out. Here are the WLCSD Recess Wear Guidelines as a reference:
- Coats/Jackets
- 50+ degrees*: Child/parent discretion
- 40-49 degrees*: Recommended
- 39 degrees and below*: Required
- Hats/Gloves/Mittens
- 45+ degrees*: Child/parent discretion
- 35-44 degrees*: Recommended
- 32 degrees and below*: Required
- Boots and Snow Pants
- Required when off of the blacktop if there is slush or snow
*Please note: These guidelines are based on the wind chill (“feels like”) temperature.
School of Choice Information 2017-18
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is a participant in Schools of Choice 105 on a ‘limited’ basis, limited meaning not all buildings and grade levels will have openings. Typically we accept applications for grades K-10. Under Schools of Choice 105 we may enroll students who are not residents of our district but still reside in one of the other 27 Oakland County school districts who meet the application guidelines.
The application period for the 2017-2018 school year will be January 9 through January 27, 2017. By law, applications cannot be accepted before January 9 or after January 27, 2017.
- The application period is now CLOSED
- Schools of Choice Section 105 Q & A
- Schools of Choice Student Guidelines 2016-17
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools does not participate in Schools of Choice 105C which means we do not accept applications from residents who do not live in Oakland County.
Note: If you are currently a resident of the district and anticipate moving out of the district during the current school year, it may be possible for your children to continue their education here the following years under Schools of Choice 105 if:
- You are still residing within one the other 27 Oakland County school district boundaries
- The building and grade level you want is open for application (you may end up on a waiting list if a lottery is necessary)
- Meet the application guidelines
- Make application during the application period
Dublin Elementary will be CLOSED for School of Choice for the 2017-18 school year.
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.
Box Tops for Education
If you have questions, please contact our Box Tops Chairperson-Amanda Grant at:
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