Hello Indian Run Families,

We hope you and your families have had a great Friday so far and have a great long weekend as well! Don't forget we have NO SCHOOL on Monday (2/21) but our amazing PTO will be throwing an Ice Skating Party @ the Dublin Chiller from 9:45-11:45am. More details are listed below. We hope to see you there!

Many of you are aware, our School Board of Education has voted to make masks for students "recommended" rather than "required" beginning on Tuesday, February 22nd. We want to take the opportunity to discuss some of our health and safety protocols moving forward. We continue to monitor the number of Covid-19 cases in our building and other buildings throughout the District. We continue to implement safety protocols to keep our staff and students safe. We will continue to encourage hand washing, social distancing, surface cleaning, and regularly changing our MERV-13 air filters.

In an effort to also support our students' social and emotional needs, we will be allowing students to choose their own seats in the cafeteria beginning on Tuesday. Students will remain in classroom cohorts/tables and be 4 feet apart while they eat. This change will allow students the opportunity to practice essential social and emotional skills. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out and let us know. We are here to support!

Have a great weekend!

Amber and Marty

If you can dream it, you can do it.

- Walt Disney

• 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

• 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 opened on February 15.
• Please check out our District Website for details on how to register.
• 2022-23 Kindergarten Parents: KG Information Night will be in person on April 19th from 6:30-7:30pm.

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