Bear Essentials
February 24, 2023
Early Release Conferences - March 1st & 2nd
Dear Parents,
Early Release conferences are fast approaching. This year, our early release conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 1st and Thursday, March 2nd. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 pm 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 twenty minutes. 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://ptcfast.com/schools/Dyer_Elementary_School_3END and click on your teacher’s name. The schedule will open on Wednesday, February 15th at 3:30pm. 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, February 24th 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
Book Fair is Coming!
Dear Parents and Families,
The Book Fair will be at Dyer Elementary from February 27 - March 3, both in-person and online! Students will be able to shop, using eWallets or checks only, at their classroom’s assigned time in the Media Center.
Important: In-person shoppers must pay with the Book Fair eWallet or checks. We will not accept cash at the Book Fair.
If you send a child with a check, please make it to Dyer Elementary, sign it, and write a do not exceed amount on the memo line. Book Fair cashiers will fill in the amount on the check. We cannot give change back on checks.
The Book Fair eWallet is a safe and convenient digital payment account that allows students to shop at 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. (**DO NOT PUT MONEY ON MY PAYMENTS PLUS. The eWallet can only be set up on https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jgdyerelementaryschool .)
The Book Fair will be open on the early release days (October 19 and 20) until 3:30 pm. (Credit Cards, checks, 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:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jgdyerelementaryschool
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Wanted: Volunteers for the Book Fair!
Book Fair is always fun! We cannot have a successful book fair without wonderful volunteers. As a volunteer, you will help children find fun books to purchase. You will also help them with figuring out whether or not they have enough money before going to the cash register. We will also need help running the cash register.
This year, the book fair is cash free. We will only accept eWallets, checks, and credit cards for payment. This makes working the cash register easy!
All volunteers will receive 10% off of their purchases at the book fair.
Thank you for all of your support!
Follow the link to sign up to help with the book fair.
Mad Hatter's Ball - Help Wanted!
BEARS Trading Post
Trading Post Hours: 7:40-8:10AM (students must be in line by 8:05AM)
Shopping Days:
- Tuesdays- Kindergarten and 3rd grade
- Wednesdays- 1st and 4th grade
- Thursdays- 2nd and 5th grade
No Lunch Visitors on Early Release Days!
For more information regarding our Lunch Visitor guidelines, please review the Dyer Elementary Supplemental Parent/Student Handbook that was shared during Online Orientation in MyPaymentsPlus at the beginning of the school year. This handbook can also be found on our school's website (www.gcpsk12.org/DyerES) under the Parents/Students tab.
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 by our office staff (photo ID required).
2022-2023 Free/Reduced Lunch Applications!
Birthday Wishes in Big Lights!
*Special discount for Birthday Marquee Message Pre-Orders! During the month of August, you can purchase a birthday message for your child for a discounted price of $5. This will allow our team ample time for processing messages.
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/