Dicken Family Newsletter
10.22.21
Principal's Corner
Dear Families,
Huge thanks to our Dicken Dash committee for making this year's Dash such a huge success! This year's committee included Stephen and Kathleen Weinberg, Hallie Jewell, Libby Crawforth, Ronika Diaz, Jen Miller and Jennifer Brogno. Many thanks also to the several parents who volunteered to set up and run the event!
Upcoming Dates
- Friday, October 29: Halloween Parade at 9:30
- Friday, October 29: Half Day - Dismissal at 11:28
- Friday, October 29: Pumpkin Patch 5:00 - 7:00
- Tuesday, November 2: No School - Election Day
- Friday, November 12: Picture Retake Day
Morning Arrival
We have been noticing unsupervised children arriving rather early in the mornings. Please remember that children should not be dropped off to school earlier than 8:35 am. Thank you!
Dropping off Student Items
If you need to drop off items for your child during the school day, labeling them would be very helpful as we often received multiple items and cannot deliver right away. Thank you!
Halloween Parade
A reminder that parents are welcome to attend our all school outdoor parade on Friday, October 29 at 9:30. Masks are encouraged. Thank you!
All the best,
Heather
PTO News
Message from the PTO President:
It's Dash Day! Thanks to all the Dicken Dashers, families, and local sponsors for supporting this event. Look below for a full list of Dash sponsors, plus info about our next Community Night Out. We hope see you next week at the Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Patch!
—Jenifer Miller, Dicken PTO President
PTO website
Dicken parents’ Facebook group
Upcoming PTO Event Dates:
Dicken Dash: October 22 (12:30 - 3:30 pm, outside at Dicken)
Pumpkin Patch: October 29 (5 - 7 pm, outside at Dicken)
TODAY IS DASH DAY!
Donation website closes at midnight:
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/dickendash
Schedule of Events:
What time each class will be dashing can be found in our Dicken Dash Handbook.
THANK YOU TO OUR DICKEN DASH SPONSORS
Thank you to all of our generous sponsors who helped make the Dash successful:
Greentree Pediatrics
Midwest Graphics
McNamara Orthodontics
Carlisle/Wortman Associates
Blossom Dental
Unwind Salon
Main Street Optometry
Dixboro Project
Bank of Ann Arbor
Dominos
Stieper & Brust Orthodontics
Ann Arbor Animal Hospital
University of Michigan Credit Union
Abby Rose Photo
StudioStudio
Play It Again Sports
Moons Root LLC
Betsy Stover Realty
Community Night Out!
Our next Community Night Out will be this Tuesday, October 26th at Chipotle (on W. Stadium Blvd) from 4-8pm.
Families can order online for pick up or the drive thru pick up with code: F6LZ82Z or show the flyer if ordering in the restaurant.
Pumpkin Patch Reminders!
Get ready for the Dicken Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 29th 5-7pm. It’s going to be filled with your favorite games, cake walk, pumpkins, and food!
Some important notes:
Since weather can be so unpredictable, we’re hoping to find 10+ tents (the kind you can set up a table under, not the camping kind) to borrow in case it is raining or snowing. If you have a tent that we could borrow if needed please let Alex know (248 599 2539 or esotericthinks@gmail.com)
We need LOTS of volunteers for setup, takedown, and during the event. Please sign up at this link.
Please return your ticket forms on Monday, September 25th
If you would like to enter a carved pumpkin in the contest, plan to drop it off on 10/29 between 4-5:15pm. We will use these to decorate the forest!
Cake walk will be store-bought packaged items only, but it will still be lots of fun! Plan to bring something to donate if you would like.