Bear Essentials
Dyer ES Newsletter
October 12, 2018
Fall Festival - Tonight: 5-8 PM!
Tickets can be purchased for $1 each and can be used to purchase popcorn, cotton candy & drinks. They can also be used for our gift basket raffle, and our famous cake walk.
Online ordering for wristbands and raffle tickets is now closed however, you can still purchase them at the event (cash/check only please). If you pre-ordered online, we will have your wristbands and/or tickets waiting for you at will call!
We will have a food vendor here offering hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken tenders for sale, and Kona Ice will also be here with their ice truck! (They will be accepting payment separately - tickets will not be valid with these vendors.)
We are looking forward to a fun evening with our bears!
National School Lunch Week 10/15-10/18
Bruster's Blue Ice Day - Wednesday 10/17!
Picture Orders Due Next Friday, 10/19
Early Release - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Early Release conferences are fast approaching. Dyer students will be dismissed at 12:15 pm on Wednesday, October 24th and Thursday, October 25th. Please be sure to note these important schedule changes. (There will be no check-outs after 11:45 AM.)
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, and 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://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Dyer_Elementary_School_3 and click on your teacher’s name. The schedule will open on Friday, October 12th at 4:00pm. There you will be able to see your teachers’ schedules and sign up for a time that best suits you. Computers will be available at Dyer for you to sign-up there as well. The ability to sign up for a conference online will close on Friday, October 19th 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.
Book Fair - Help Wanted
The Enchanted Book Fair is coming to Dyer Elementary. We need your help to make our book fair a success. We need volunteers to help set-up, decorate, assist students, run cash register, and break-down the book fair. Volunteering for this event is always lots of fun. Even better, we will give all volunteers a 10% discount on their purchases. If you cannot donate your time, we could always use donations of dum-dums lollipops.
Please sign up to help by using the Sign Up Genius link.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44AEA62EA6FB6-enchanted
Book Fair Is Coming!
Dear Parents and Families:
Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love
for reading:
· Set the example. Let children see you read.
· Have a collection of books in your home. Update this collection routinely to keep up
with changing tastes and reading skills.
· Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your children to choose their own books to read.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
Book Fair Dates and Shopping Hours:
Monday, October 22 -- 8:30am – 2:30pm
Tuesday, October 23 -- 8:30am – 2:30pm
Wednesday, October 24 (Early Release) -- 8:30am – 3:30pm
Thursday, October 25 (Early Relaease) -- 8:30am – 3:00pm
Friday, October 26 -- 8:30am – 12:30pm (Packing up Book Fair at 12:30pm)
** We will have some Peter Brown books available for purchase that he will autograph when he visits on December 5, 2018. We will hold the purchased Peter Brown books in the Media Center until his author visit. After he autographs the books, we will give them to the students.**
NEW digital payment option for students: eWallet! Now you can send your child to shop the fair cash-free! Visit our Book Fair Homepage to learn more and to create an account:
http://www.scholastic.com/bf/jgdyerelementaryschool
Payment Options: eWallet (see the back for more information), cash, check (made out to Dyer), credit card
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/fair. Our Online Fair is available from now until February 25. Remember, all purchases benefit our Media Center. It helps us to purchase new books and to pay for author visits.
Book Character Day is Back: 10/31
Dyer Elementary is excited to announce the return of Book Character Dress Up Day on Wednesday, October 31. On that day, each student is invited to come to school dressed up as a character from a favorite book. Since this is a literacy celebration, the characters should come from a story that was a book first.
Please do not feel like you need to purchase a costume. A simple homemade costume is great!
Your child should bring a copy of the book the character appears in or a picture of the front cover of the book.
Each teacher will select one student to be interviewed as their character by Mrs. Langford. In addition, each class will vote for their "Favorite Character" and "Most Original/Creative Character" (think creative use of materials.) That makes for a total of 3 prize winners per class, those students will get to choose a book from the Bookmobile!
Birthday Wishes in Big Lights!
We will continue our PAWS program school-wide. The goal of this program is to not only notice positive behavior, but also to reward that behavior. You can help support the funding of this program, and wish your child a happy birthday on our school marquee at the same time. It's a win-win! For a $5 contribution, a Happy Birthday message along with your child's first name and last initial will be displayed on our marquee for three days during the week of your child's birthday. Summer birthday? Not a problem, We will display summer birthday messages during the last week of school and during their birthday week. NOTE: Your child's name will be displayed on their birth date as well as the day immediately before and after. Orders can be placed via Mypaymentsplus.com under the School Events tab. Please note, requests will be processed the next business day.
October Dates
4-8-Fall Break
10 - RFL Pink Out
12-Fall Festival
15-19 - Cans for Cupcakes Food Drive
17-Bruster’s Blue Ice
18-Sonic Spirit Night
19 Picture Orders Due
22-Bus Driver Appreciation
22-26 - Book Fair
24/25- Early Release
26 - 12 Week Progress Reports Issued
26 - Red Ribbon Day
30-Five Spot Cafe Spirit Night
31 - Book Character Day
Looking to November
6-No School
8-Chick-fil-a Spirit night
9-Donuts with Dad
14-Bruster’s Blue Ice
15-Seussical Kids
19-23-Thanksgiving Break
28-30-Holiday Luncheons
Dyer Elementary School
Website: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/DyerES/home.html
Location: 1707 Hurricane Shoals Road, Dacula, GA, USA
Phone: 770-963-6214
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DyerES/