Hello Indian Run Families,

We hope you have enjoyed our last 2 snow days! Hopefully you and your family found the right balance between rest/relaxation and fun in the snow :)

Please see below for our weekly updates. As always, please let us know if we can help in any way.

Have a wonderful winter weekend,

Amber and Marty

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

— John A. Shedd

• February PTO Newsletter

• IRE Ice Skating Party on February 21

• Treasurer Needed: Our PTO is in need of a treasurer for the 2022-2023 school year. After volunteering for the PTO for several years and serving as the treasurer on the PTO Executive Board for the last two years, Nikki Ault will be stepping down. We appreciate all that Nikki has done for IRE! If this is a position you might be interested in learning more about, please email our PTO President, Erin Jeffrey, at Erinlyn28@gmail.com.

• 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.

• 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.

• Kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year will begin on February 15.
• Watch the District’s website for more details!

• DYA is now accepting registrations for spring sports. Visit our youth activities page for information and links to DYA and other local youth organizations.

• Welcome Warehouse is now One Dublin. Click here to see all the amazing work this organization has done for students and families in the Dublin City School District.

• COVID fatigue is real. Check out this short article from On Our Sleeves for ways to cope: COVID Fatigue OOS. On Our Sleeves has an abundance of resources related to student mental health and well being.

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