Dublin Times
August 20, 2021
Important Dates
August
8/23 - Meet and Greet, 3:00-4:00 PM, PTA Kindergarten Popsicles on the Playground 4:00-4:30 PM8/25 - First Day of School!
8/25-8/27 - Staggered Start for Kindergarten Students
8/30 - PTA Fall Flower Sale Begins
8/31 - Curriculum Nights: Kindergarten - 6:00 PM, 1st Grade - 6:30 PM, 2nd Grade - 7:00 PM
September
9/1 - Curriculum Nights: 3rd Grade - 6:00 PM, 4th Grade - 6:30 PM, 5th Grade - 7:00 PM
9/3 - No School
9/6 - No School, Labor Day
9/7 - No School, Rosh Hashanah
9/8 - PTA Meeting, 7:00 PM (Dublin Media Center)
9/12 - PTA Fall Flower Sale Ends
9/16 - No School, Yom Kippur
9/27 - PTA Flower Sale Pickup
Back to School Information
Meet and Greet
The Oakland County Health Department strongly recommends that ALL entering the building for our Meet and Greet event wear a mask. Thank you for doing your part to keep our community safe.
In an effort to minimize congestion in the classrooms during the Meet and Greet, we recommend the following:
Last names A-L visit classrooms from 3:00-3:30 PM.
Last names M-Z visit classrooms from 3:30 - 4:00 PM
The PTA will be in the cafeteria for PTA Membership sign up. Please bring cash ($10) or a credit card if you would like to join the PTA. Additionally, the PTA will be selling some Dublin spirit wear items like cups, bags, water bottles, etc.
First Day of School - August 25
We ask that parents and students practice walking to your child's classroom and take any pictures with your child's teacher during our meet and greet event on August 23rd. For the health and safety of our students, staff, and community, we respectfully ask that students walk to their classroom on their own starting on the first day of school. We have many staff members that will be available to help students find their way to their classroom should they need support. Thank you for your help with this.
Water Bottles
Taste of the Lakes
PTA Flower Sale
Who wants to slime the principal?
Join our fall fundraiser or make a donation to win a chance to slime Ms. Bigi! We will have classroom prizes, prizes for our top sellers, and prizes for other participants!
The sale runs from August 30th-September 12th. Flowers will picked up on September 27th. Look for more information on our Dublin PTA Facebook page and to be sent home with your student late next week!
Authorization to Administer Medication Form
If your child needs to have medication administered at school, parents must complete an AUTHORIZATION to ADMINISTER MEDICATION FORM. We must have an updated form each school year.
Please click on the link to view. Print out and complete the form. Please drop it off at our main office as soon as possible. You can also email it to our secretaries Diane Yanalunas or Laura Edwards.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Food Service
Breakfast/Lunch Procedures
Students are also able to bring lunch from home. This year students will be able to bring a lunch box if that is preferred over a paper bag.
Food Service Information
Health and Safety Updates
A message from Superintendent Gutman:
Dear Parents,
I hope you are having a wonderful summer, especially after the challenging times we all experienced over the last couple of school years. As we look forward to welcoming you back for the 2021-2022 school year, it is important to share some information relative to our plans for a more “normal” year.
As you know, over the last year we instituted safety measures based upon recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and the Oakland County Health Division. We have reviewed the current recommendations and, having now had significant experience in navigating our previous safety measures, we are prepared to return to normalcy. To that end:
- Masks are recommended but not required;
- We will not continue with close contact quarantining;
- Student athletes will not be tested for COVID; and,
- Vaccines are not required for school attendance.
We will continue to report any COVID-19 cases to the Oakland County Health Department as required, and we expect that students and staff who are symptomatic or who test positive will stay home for their safety and the safety of others.
As we return to our normal school days/hours/procedures and we abandon utilizing dividers between our children, please know that the well-being of our entire school community remains our priority, and we will continue to monitor COVID-19 cases, follow the law, and continue to evaluate any future recommendations. Additional information regarding the upcoming school year is outlined in this FAQ, also listed on our website.
As always we appreciate your support and partnership on behalf of our children, and we look forward to a wonderful school year. I hope you enjoy the remainder of your summer!
Kenneth Gutman
Superintendent of Schools
HEALTH SCREENING BEFORE YOU COME TO SCHOOL
We continue to urge all families to check your child's health daily and make decisions that will help ensure we keep our students, staff, and community healthy and safe.
Daily Health Checks: Please check your child(ren) daily for ANY signs of illness before attending school. Check for the following symptoms:
- Fever/Chills
- Cough
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
- Muscle of Body Aches
- Headache
- New loss of smell or taste
- Sore throat
- Congestion
- Runny Nose
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Diarrhea
If your child has any of these symptoms, please err on the side of caution and keep them home until they are feeling better! We appreciate your partnership as we continue to work together to keep our community healthy and safe!
New Building Construction
Dublin PTA Information
Dublin PTA Website
Communication is Key!
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 families. This is typically a weekly communication filled with all important school and PTA updates. An archive of newsletters will be posted to our school website. Please visit this page often for information about our school. You will find links to important documents, websites and important updates.
PTA Website and Updates
Our PTA has an excellent website with upcoming events, fundraiser information, PTA membership links, and other pertinent information and forms.
Social Media
Follow us on Twitter! @DublinWL
Dublin Contact Information
Principal: DanielleBigi@wlcsd.org
248-956-3800
Diane Yanalunas
Principal's Secretary: DianeYanalunas@wlcsd.org
248-956-3829
Laura Edwards
Building Secretary: LauraEdwards@wlcsd.org
248-956-3841
Website: https://wlcsd.org/schools/elementary/dublin/
Location: 425 Farnsworth Rd, White Lake, MI, USA
Phone: 248-956-3800
Twitter: @DublinWL