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Calendar At a Glance
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August 6, 7:30am- 12:30pm - Registration Day
August 7, 9:30am - New Parent Orientation
August 11 - First Day of School!
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From Our Principal
Greetings!
We are busy getting ready for the upcoming school year. The custodial crew has been working hard to clean the building. We've ordered all our supplies, registered students, and hired new employees. I believe the new year will be exciting and productive with the addition of our new staff members:
- Rachel Risinger - Kindergarten Teacher
- Angela Moss - PK Teacher
- Alexandria Taylor - PK Para
- Megan Slotin - Interrelated SPED Teacher
- Kim Stewart - SPED Para
- Craig Culbreth - Kindergarten Teacher
- Erin Schaffner - Grade 1 Teacher
- Hartley Janney - Grade 2 Teacher
- Amy Hollander - Grade 3 Teacher
- Kimberly Sampson - Grade 4 Teacher
- Horatio Leftwich - Grade 5 Teacher
- Laura Madden - EIP Teacher
We also acquired two special education units from Kingsley Elementary. The units came with teachers and paraprofessionals. We welcome Laura Miller, 2nd/3rd teacher, and Lakisha Childs, 1st teacher. We also welcome paraprofessionals: Tiara Muhammad, Portia Font, Carol Lincoln, Geraldine Cannon, and Gloria Evans.
We look forward to seeing all new and returning students on Wednesday, August 6th. Enjoy the remainder of your summer break!
Jennifer P. Sanders
Principal
Dunwoody Elementary School
1923 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Phone (678) 875-4002
Fax (678)-875-4010
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From the PTO Co-Presidents
PTO is making a lot of changes this year! The biggest change is the roll-out of our on-line registration. Thank you to all of the families that have pre-registered and received their DES Fast Pass! Please remember that to receive your DES Fast Pass you must pay the Tiger Fund suggested donation of $125 or enroll in the 6-month installment plan. Our hope, with the implementation of the DES Fast Pass, is to make Registration Day more enjoyable for parents, students, volunteers, faculty and staff.
Items "New This Year" include:
- To receive a Tiger Fund magnet, each family must pay the suggested donation amount of $125. Families will receive their Tiger Fund magnet on Registration Day.
- PTO Dues must be paid before you volunteer as a Room Parent.
- Free Dismissal Bag Tags are required for PreK-2nd graders and are available in your child's classroom.
- PTO has an all new Digital Directory, "My School Anywhere," which will allow you to stay connected to other parents and faculty. There is also a Web App for your mobile phone. The Directory is FREE to all parents that register on a computer in their child's classroom on Registration Day or on Curriculum Night.
- Only 2nd-5th graders will receive an Agenda distributed by teachers after the beginning of the school year. Agendas are generously donated by Kaplan Orthodontics.
Also, please check out the new and approved PTO Website at dunwoodypto.com. It's easier to navigate, extremely user friendly while providing more information, and it's mobile friendly! Take a look and let us know what you think on Facebook! We hope everyone is enjoying their summer. We look forward to seeing you on Registration Day!
Amanda Rountree and Jennifer Fenmore
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Attention Parents New to
Dunwoody Elementary!
New Parent Orientation on Thursday, August 7th, at 9:30am
Where: DES Media Center
Let us answer your questions:
- How does carpool work?
- When can I visit my child?
- How do I communicate with the teacher?
- How do I know what my child is learning?
- What is PTO? How can I become involved?
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It's Time to Register your DES Students!
Dunwoody Elementary School Registration Day
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
7:30am - 12:30 p.m.
Please remember that all parents need to participate in Registration Day. This includes current DES students, pre-registered rising Kindergarteners, and new students to DES. Proof of Residency must be shown for all students and additional paperwork needs to be completed in your child's classroom. Please note: class assignments are tentative until the final student count.
Proof of Residency:
- Original and copy of a current utility bill (gas, water or electric bill within last 60 days) and if renting, a signed Lease and current utility bill within last 60 days
- Original and copy of your Photo ID
- Important - You will need to show the originals and have a copy of these for each child attending DES
- For more information on Proof of Residency and other forms and documents you may need, please reference the District's website at the following link: http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/newsroom/newcomer
Dunwoody Elementary will not have a separate Open House this year. You will have the opportunity to meet your teacher and bring in your school supplies on Registration Day.
We look forward to seeing you on August 6th!
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| Registration Day Volunteers Needed
Calling all fabulous parents! Registration Day is August 6th from 7:30am-12:30pm!
Every year we have wonderful volunteers who help make our Registration Day run smoothly.
We are calling for all volunteers to help make this year another successful one! As an incentive for volunteering for a full shift, you will receive your DES Registration packets early. If you are interested in volunteering for one shift or both, please sign up by clicking on the link below.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Fenmore at:
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How to Send an Announcement Using Tiger Talk
Tiger Talk is the weekly e-newsletter of the Dunwoody Elementary School PTO. Every Sunday, we publish information that is pertinent to the students and parents of DES.
The submission deadline for each issue is 10pm on Tuesday.
All announcements must be brief and sent in writing as an email to Dunwoody.TigerTalk@gmail.com. Announcements will run for two weeks prior to the event or as applicable. If you have any questions about Tiger Talk, please contact the editors at Dunwoody.TigerTalk@gmail.com.
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Our school's Facebook page and Twitter account will be used to promote upcoming school events and communications. We will also allow comments from our DES community but through daily monitoring we will remove anything that is not appropriate.
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