Bear Essentials
October 1, 2021
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Dear Parents,
Early Release conferences are fast approaching. This year, our early release conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 20th and Thursday, October 21st. Wednesday, October 20th will be a digital learning day for all students. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 pm on Thursday, October 21st. All instruction for students will end at 12:15 on both days. Please be sure to note these important schedule changes.
We are offering both an in person format as well as a digital format for this year’s conferences. The purpose of a parent-teacher conference is to discuss student achievement and progress. Each parent-teacher conference will last for a period of fifteen minutes to allow for cleaning in between appointments. Both parents are urged to attend. Please be prompt as these conferences are scheduled consecutively. If a situation arises and you are unable to attend your scheduled conference, please notify the teacher so the conference can be rescheduled.
To schedule your conferences this year, simply go to our school’s conference site https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Dyer_Elementary_School_3 and click on your teacher’s name. The schedule will open on Friday, October 1st at 4:00pm. There you will be able to see your teachers’ schedules and sign up for a time that best suits you. The ability to sign up for a conference online will close on Friday, October 15th at 3:00pm. Please contact your child’s teacher directly to sign up after the close of online scheduling.
We look forward to seeing you during conference week.
Sincerely,
Sally Armstrong
Assistant Principal
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Author - Aaron Reynolds Visits Dyer on 10/12!
If students have Aaron Reynolds books at home that they would like autographed, please have your students bring them to the Media Center next week. Make sure the name of the student and the name of the teacher is either written in the book or on a sticky note attached to the book.
Books purchased on My Payments Plus have arrived and they are ready to be autographed. All autographed books will be returned/distributed to students by Friday 10/15.
Book Fair is Coming!
The Book Fair will be at Dyer Elementary from October 18 – 22, both in-person and online! Students will be able to shop, using eWallets only, at their classroom’s assigned time in the Media Center.
Important: In-person shoppers must pay with the Book Fair eWallet. We will not accept cash or checks at the Book Fair. Using the Book Fair eWallet, a safe and convenient digital payment account, your student can shop the Fair cash-free! Students cannot receive money back on an eWallet, so please only load it with the amount you want your child to spend. We will make sure your child spends as close as possible to the full amount loaded on the eWallet. Anything left on the eWallet can either be donated back to the Media Center to help us purchase books or saved on the eWallet for future book fair purchases. Please see the link for the online book fair below to sign up for the eWallet.
The Book Fair will be open on the early release days (October 20 and 21) until 3:30 pm. (Credit Cards and eWallets only.)
If you’re not able to attend the Fair, try our online shopping option. We’ve partnered with The Scholastic Store™ to offer over 6,000 products that ship direct to your home (with free shipping on orders of $25 or more)!
Link to online book fair to sign up for the eWallet and/or shop online:
Book Fair Volunteers Needed!
Help Wanted! We need parent volunteers for the Book Fair. All Book Fair volunteers will receive 10% off on purchases at the book fair.
Picture Day Ordering Information!
You can order individual portraits with your student's school ID or Picture Day ID: EVTQWXDGW
Group (class) photos can also be ordered using Picture Day ID: EVTG67S92
Your child's proofs will be uploaded to the mylifetouch.com website so that you can view before purchasing. These proofs will be available for online ordering for 12 months from our original picture day date!
Lifetouch is partnering with Shutterfly and offering parents who order school pictures $30 off a Shufferfly order and a free 8x8 photo book. For more information visit mylifetouch.com
If you have any questions, or need help placing an order, please contact Customer Service at 800-244-4373.
Please note: The Make Up Picture Day for any students that were absent or would like to re-take their photo has been re-scheduled from the original date. The new Make up day is Tuesday 11/16/21!
Gwinnett County Board of Education - 2021 Area Board Meetings
This fall, the Gwinnett County Board of Education will go on the road, meeting once in each Board member’s district. At this year’s Area Board Meetings, attendees will have the opportunity to meet Gwinnett County Public Schools’ new superintendent, Dr. Calvin J. Watts, and members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education.
All meetings will begin at 7 p.m. in the host school’s theatre, with a Board Governance Team Meet and Greet beginning at 6:30 p.m. Citizens may attend any one of the five meetings (masks required). There will be limited seating in the school’s theatre as appropriate mitigation strategies will be in place to promote physical distancing. The meetings also will be streamed on GCPS TV and recorded. Links to the meeting videos will be posted online.
GCPS is committed to an orderly and safe Board meeting and protecting the well-being of visitors, staff members, and Board members. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/gcps_ABM_BD21
Learn more about the 2021 Area Board Meetings here: www.gcpsk12.org/Page/31016
Get Connected to Dyer ES!
Parents & guardians, you play a crucial role on our team, and one of our top priorities is to communicate with you effectively. We use a variety of tools to communicate such as the Parent Portal/ParentVUE, our school website, email, weekly school newsletters (The Bear Essentials), Facebook and the PBIS Rewards Parent app! Please be sure we have your current email address on file; this can be updated via the Parent Portal by clicking on the Update Student Information tab.
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Dyer Elementary School
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/dyeres
Location: 1707 Hurricane Shoals Road, Dacula, GA, USA
Phone: 770-963-6214
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DyerES/