DOLPHIN DIVE OPEN HOUSE

MEET YOUR TEACHER
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 2017
1:00 PM -4:00 PM

Welcome Back DSES Dolphins!

It's great to have all our students back at Dunwoody Springs ES for what promises to be our BEST year yet! We appreciate the trust you place in us each day and look forward to a year of learning and excitement! To be successful, we need your help. Please partner with your child's teacher this year to support their efforts. Our teachers love our students and are working hard to challenge and engage them each day.

You can find our school supply lists here: 2017 - 2018 School Supply List

Our classroom teachers look forward to meeting all our parents at our Curriculum Nights the last week of August. We would like for this to be a well-attended event so please plan on attending. Curriculum Night is Wednesday, 8/30 for all grade levels from 5:30-6:30 or 6:30- 7:30 PM. We will begin each night in your child's classroom so please plan accordingly.

It is also important that all parents join and support our PTA. Our PTA not only provides many of the resources our students use each day and but they make many of the activities and events our students love happen . Our school goal is to have all 600 families join before 9/1 - please do your part and support us now!

School hours are 7:40 - 2:20 PM each day. Our car pool lane begins at 7:10 and ends at 7:40 each morning - please plan on arriving before 7:35 as students are late at 7:40AM. Have your child ready to exit on the passenger side onto the sidewalk and follow the spray painted dolphins.

Instead of utilizing car pool, we encourage all our students to ride the bus. Morning arrival times and bus stop locations are available here: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/ops/trans/Pages/default.aspx.

PTA Back To School BASH

Friday, August 25th

6:00-8:00PM

HULA on over for some family fun!

2017-18 After School Programs

Our After School Programs at Dunwoody Springs Elementary will begin in the next three to four weeks. If you are interested in signing up for one of these programs, please contact the company directly for costs/details and be sure to send in a transportation change form with your child. Below are the programs currently offered and contact information:

YMCA (Monday-Friday at Dunwoody Springs ES) 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM – August 7-May 24, 2018

http://www.ymcaatlanta.org or contact Tasha Johnson, Cowart Family Ashford Dunwoody YMCA, (P) 770-451-9622 (D) 770-452-4203 (F) 770-451-2217
(E) latashaj@ymcaatlanta.org (W) ymcaatlanta.org,
(S) www.facebook.com/ashforddunwoodyY

Healthy Youth USA (Monday-Friday picks up from Dunwoody Springs ES and transports to offsite location) 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM – August 8-May 25, 2017

www.healthyyouthusa.com or info@healthyyouth.com (770-896-5595)

Sandy Springs Parks & Recreation Programs (Monday) 2:30-3:30 Sept. 19 – November 14 OR January 23-March 20, 2017 OR March 27-May 22, 2017

tramos@sandyspringsga.gov Trever Ramos (770-206-2039) or see Brenda Sosa- Hernandez

Kids-Luv-Tennis

www.Sandyspringstennis.org Judi Edwards jedwards@sstaga.org

Girl Scouts

www.girlscoutsATL.org Renai Lilly rlilly@gsgatl.org (770-702-9150) OR text GIRL to 27722

2017-2018 School Year Calendar

School starts August 8th for all Dunwoody Springs students! We have a modified school calendar next year as we have 4 days of professional learning specific for our staff embedded throughout the school year. Those dates are: Friday, September 1, 2017, Friday, November 17, 2016, Tuesday, January 16, 2018, and Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

Fulton County’s student calendar for 2016-2017 is available FCS Calendar

Volunteer Requirements

All volunteers are required to complete the entire Mandated Reporter's online training every year prior to coming in to volunteer in the classroom or with students at our school. Parents/community members that do not complete this mandatory training will not be allowed to volunteer in classrooms! Visit the FCS site directly to complete the required informational training at least 72 hours prior to volunteering.

http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/sup/comm/Pages/partnersvolunteers.aspx

Transportation Changes

Transportation changes will be accepted in writing via fax using the form below or via email to 981transportation@fultonschools.org by 12:30p.m. on the day of the change. Last minute changes will not be accepted. If you have questions regarding the changes, please contact the front office. Click here for Transportation Change Form.

As a reminder, Dunwoody Springs ES has a modified school calendar this year as we have professional learning days specific for our staff embedded throughout the school year where students DO NOT attend school. Friday, September 1st, Friday, November 17, Tuesday, January 16, 2018, and Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in addition to the FCS professional development days and holidays. You can find Fulton County's student calendar here:

FCS Calendar

To watch the video about Fulton County Schools' Strategic Plan update click here.

To give feedback about the Strategic Plan click here.

Dunwoody Springs Elementary has just been approved as a Common Sense Certified School! This certification recognizes our efforts in teaching digital literacy and citizenship to our students from Common Sense Education, part of a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.

We are one of the more than 100,000 schools across the country that use Common Sense Education's groundbreaking education resources. As a result, our students are better equipped to navigate the digital world and use devices for learning.