Dublin Times
April 10-14, 2017
Coming Up This 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)
Next Week...
April 17 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 17 Community Ed. Theater Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
April 17 Community Ed. Science Class (4:00-5:00 P M) Art Room
April 17 Tiger Cub Scouts (6:30-8:30 PM) Cafeteria
April 18 Glee Club (8:00 AM) Music Room
April 18 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 18 Community Ed. Drawing Class (4:00-5:00 PM) Art Room
April 18 Lion and Wolf Cub Scouts (6:00-8:00 PM) Cafeteria
April 18 PTA Meeting (7:00-8:00 PM) Media Center
April 19 Girls on the Run (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 19 Community Ed. Little Medical School (4:00-5:00 PM) Media Center
April 20 Fire Drill (2:30-2:40 PM)
April 20 STRIDE (4:00-5:15 PM) Gym/Playground
April 20 Board of Education Meeting (7:30 PM) ESC
Hungry Howie's Fundraiser
Student Council Spirit Day
Advanced Placement Math Testing
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
Bus Evacuation
No School
2017-2018 PTA School Supply Fundraiser
The Dublin PTA is so excited to announce a new partnership with 1st Day School Supplies! We have collaborated with 1st Day School Supplies to help parents and teachers get the exact supplies needed for next school year without the hassle and aggravation of shopping at Wal‐Mart, Target or Staples. We have personally found 1st Day School Supplies to be convenient, easy and hassle free! Plus, the prices are competitive!
So, this summer as the temperature hits over 100 degrees and lines at the checkout counter are a mile long … You will have already purchased your child's school supplies from the comfort of your home!
You can make your purchase right now, get started by clicking HERE!
Please contact Leslie Szalk (lap4@comcast.net) with any questions.
April PTA Meeting
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