Bear Essentials
September 30, 2022
Fall Festival Thank You!
Thank you so much to Mr. DiFilppo, Dyer PTO, Festival Chairs - Angela Simmons and Anna Spiewak, Décor Committee - Krystal Eustice, Sandra Simpson, Maria Ferguson and Shannon Ledlum, Volunteer Coordinator - Kimberly Smith and all the teachers, volunteers, students and parents who made this event a success. This event was truly a labor of love as countless hours went in to making sure that the Dyer Community was united in fun.
Thank you Bears and we look forward to seeing you at the next event!
Love,
Your Dyer PTO Board of Directors
Annual AKS Public Review
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites GCPS families, Gwinnett County residents, students, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum September 12 - October 6, 2022. The public may review proposed standards online, offering feedback on AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). Click here for a list of the courses with AKS under review. To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, October 6, 2022.
What: Annual AKS Public Review Opportunity
When: Now through October 6, 2022
BEARS' Trading Post - Updated Hours Week of 10/3!!!
The students had a blast spending their Bear Bucks at the Trading Post this week! Congratulations to our raffle winners! The students that purchased a ticket to the VIP Donuts with Officer JP event will receive an email (to their parents email address) with information on date and time!
Due to Fall Break next week, we will have our 2nd & 5th Grade Bears visit the Trading Post on Monday.
The October Offerings in the Trading Post starting next week will be $15 Crumble Cookie gift card raffles, (one winner per grade level) and a VIP visit to the Bookmobile with Mrs. Langford on 10/31! Event tickets to the Bookmobile include the choice of one book to keep. (Tickets are limited and first come first served.)
Store Hours: 7:40-8:10AM (students must be in line by 8:05AM)
Shopping Times (Week of 10/3):
Monday- 2nd and 5th grade
Tuesday- Kindergarten and 3rd grade
Wednesday- 1st and 4th grade
Book Fair is Coming! 10/17 - 10/21!
Dear Parents and Families:
The Book Fair will be at Dyer Elementary from October 17 - October 21, 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:
Wanted: Book Fair Volunteers!
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! Click this link to sign up to volunteer:
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.
A Message from Dyer PTO
Welcome to another wonderful school year here at Dyer, where every parent is automatically a member of our PTO!
We have exciting news...EVENTS are BACK! This fall, we are thrilled to bring back the Fall Festival and Donuts with Dads. This spring, Muffins with Moms and the Daddy-Daughter dance will return. We are thrilled but we will need parent volunteers to help pull it off!
If you are a willing and able to share your talents as a volunteer, please email us at: DyerPTO@gmail.com
Also, if you missed the PTO Information Packet at Curriculum Night, you can download it here.
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/