Hello Indian Run Families,

IRE is the best building around and it's because of our amazing students and families! Our students continue to work hard in and out of the classroom and we love seeing the growth they are making. We are so proud of our students! We had fun celebrating Valentine's Day in our classrooms today and continue to be impressed with how kind our students are to one another. They exemplify our motto of what begins here will change the world!

We have many updates below. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns! We hope you have a great Super Bowl weekend and enjoy some of the great commercials Sunday night!

Have a great weekend!

Amber and Marty

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.

-- Albert Einstein

• IRE Ice Skating Party on February 21 @ Dublin Chiller (No School - Presidents' Day)

• Ice reserved for IRE

• 9:45-11:45am (Registration begins at 9:15am)

• $5 per skater (cash or venmo only to IRE) + $3 for skate rentals (paid to The Chiller)

• Students must be accompanied by an adult

• Need to update your IRE wardrobe? Check out our IRE Spirtwear options

• Karrer Middle School: Parent night on February 16 (6:30-7:30pm)
• Sells Middle School: Parent night on February 17 (7:00-8:00pm)

• February 14-21: All 5th graders will receive scheduling information. Mr. Phillips will be discussing the music, math, and elective options with each fifth grade class. Students will receive a scheduling link through their school gmail on February 21, 2022. We encourage you to go to your prospective middle school website to learn more about the sixth grade curriculum. Schedules are due online by March 4th.

• 5th Grade Strings cancelled on the following days below due to state testing (April 5, 6, 13, 14, 25, 26)

• Your IRE artist may have come home this week excited about the Doodle for Google contest! This year, the theme for the contest is "I care for myself by ..." K-12 students have the challenge of creatively incorporating the letters G-O-O-G-L-E into a drawing that shares their ideas about self care. Students will need your help to fill out the entry form. You can enter online, or return completed forms to Mrs. Christine by Monday, February 28th to be mailed in. More information about the contest is available on Google.

• Please reach out to your child's teacher if you'd like to set up a February Parent Teacher Conference.
• These conferences will remain virtual via Google Meet.

• Kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year will begin on February 15.
• Watch the District’s website for more details!
• Kindergarten Information Night: April 19th from 6-7pm.

• This spring, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Dublin City Schools are partnering to honor the best in volunteerism, giving back, and selflessness with the 2022 Community Champion Awards. Please take a moment to nominate deserving students and staff at this link.

• Thursday, February 17, is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Don't just celebrate the day, celebrate the whole week! Check out www.randomactsofkindness.org and participate in the coloring contest, share positive messages, and challenge yourself to do an act of kindness every day of the week all year!

• Seeds of Caring had a very successful 2021 and continues to grow! Check out this link for volunteer opportunities for students and families as well as the Seeds of Caring Celebratory Video for 2021.
• https://www.seedsofcaring.org/
• https://youtu.be/pWV3c0bpfyA

• Be sure to check out our latest episodes of The Wire.