Dunbar Doings - Tallmadge City Schools

Dunbar Doings
August/September 2011
A monthly PTA publication of Dunbar Primary School, Tallmadge City School District
ADDRESS &
CONTACT INFO
A New Chapter
From the Principal
Dunbar Primary School
731 Dunbar Road
Tallmadge, OH 44278
(330) 633-4515
Dear Parents,
Mrs. Courtney Davis
Principal
(330) 633-4515
davis.courtney@
tallmadge.k12.oh.us
As we start the new year, there are several important pieces of information
to share:
Debbie Joliat
School Secretary
(330) 633-4515
Tiffany Michalec
PTA President
(330) 634-1948
[email protected]
Jeff Ferguson
Superintendent
(330) 633-3291
Bus Garage
John Rinehart
(330) 633-2215
We’re on the Web!
Tallmadge City Schools
www.tallmadgeschools.org
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! The move to Dunbar went very
smoothly and we have settled in to our new home. We are excited to begin
another successful year!
Parent Drop-Off Procedures:
When you turn into the drive, there is a side drive immediately to your
right. Follow this drive around and through the parking lot so that you can
drop your child off at the gym doors. You can then pull straight out and
exit through the same drive you entered. Following this procedure keeps
you moving with the flow of traffic and your child does not have to walk in
front of other vehicles, nor do you need to pull in front of oncoming cars.
This procedure is for your child’s safety and keeps you out of the way of
busses. Also, please do not drop off your child before 8:15 a.m.
Lunch and Recess Schedule:
2nd Grade Lunch – 11:00-11:30
1st Grade Lunch – 11:30-12:00
Kindergarten Lunch – 12:00-12:30
2nd Grade Recess – 11:30-12:00
1st Grade Recess – 12:00-12:30
Kindergarten Recess – 12:30-1:00
We encourage you to review the Dunbar Parent/Student Handbook. It is
available online at the Tallmadge City Schools website. Click on the
Buildings tab, then Dunbar Primary, then Parents. If you have any
questions about the handbook, please feel free to contact me.
This year at Dunbar, we have established three key expectations for our
students; Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful. These expectations will
be posted throughout the building. We will have classroom discussions
and school-wide assemblies that build and strengthen these character traits
and reinforce the ways in which we can demonstrate these expectations at
school and at home.
In conclusion, we welcome and strongly encourage parental involvement.
Please let us know if you would be interested in volunteering. It is
extremely important to work collaboratively to ensure a positive
educational experience for all of our students. We will be scheduling many
wonderful events this year and look forward to your participation.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs. Courtney A. Davis
Principal
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Welcome to Our New Staff
We would like to welcome new staff members who
have joined the Dunbar Family:
2011-2012
Dunbar PTA
Board Members
President
Tiffany Michalec
1st Vice President
Jennifer Justice-Carter
2nd Vice President
Lisa Bee
Treasurer
Tracy Tackett
Secretary
Michele Macchiarole
Historian
Brooke Shahan
Council Delegate
Lisa Gibson
Mrs.Angela Eastman
Kindergarten Teacher
Miss Laura Amer
First Grade Teacher
CONGRATULATIONS
administrators, teachers, staff,
students and parents on earning
the designation EXCELLENT on
the latest Ohio report card.
It’s the sixth consecutive year
Tallmadge Schools have earned a
rating of at least excellent.
Thanks for joining PTA!
A big THANK YOU to those who’ve joined Dunbar PTA. We
already have 185 members! If you have not done so already,
please join! Membership is still only $5 per person per year.
Dunbar Primary PTA
is now on Facebook!
Be sure to “like”
Dunbar Primary PTA.
This is another great way to
stay informed and connect
with other families.
This year we are offering a new option for business members.
They can either pay the full business membership of $50 or split
the fee into $25 and a $25 gift card to their business. The gift
card will be auctioned off at our popular “Santa Shop" the first
weekend in December.
If you know of a business that would be interested or have any
other questions please contact Jen Justice-Carter at
[email protected] or 330-283-8635.
Help PTA continue its mission of helping all our children succeed!
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FUNDRAISER NEWS
PTA fundraisers help provide books to your children, a yearbook for every student,
assemblies, field day t-shirts, field trips, and items for your child's classroom, to name
just a few. We hope that everyone can help us meet our goal this year!
We are selling Entertainment Books for our first fundraiser
of the year. Here are three important dates during the sale:
Kick-Off - Friday, Sept. 2 - Kids will bring home one
Entertainment Book in a bag w/ information. Included
will be details about a website you can go to if
relatives/friends want to order a book for another city
(Cleveland, Columbus, etc.). Please neatly fill out the
turn in envelope with your child's information. Each book
costs $30. Our goal is for each child to sell 1-2 books or more!
Turn in Day #1 - Friday, Sept. 9 - As kids get dropped off in the morning, they will
go to the gym and will turn in money and get prizes. If they know they will not be
selling the book, they can return the book. If they've sold more than one book and
have turned in payment, we will give them their extra books.
If your child sells one or more books, consider keeping one book until the end of the
sale as an example to show others. Then, once the sale is over, you can deliver the
book.
Turn in Day #2 - End of the Sale - Friday, Sept. 16 - Same as Turn in Day #1, but
this is the final day of the sale. If you did not sell the book that was sent home, you
must return the book by this day.
As always, please tell family and friends to feel free to make a donation to the PTA if
they do not wish to buy a book. For Entertainment Book purchases and donations,
checks should be made payable to Dunbar PTA.
We will also be selling Sally Foster catalog items during mid-October. This catalog
has wrapping paper, chocolates, and holiday items, to name just a few. Items will be
shipped directly to the buyer. More information to come!
Any questions, contact Lisa Bee 234-678-7479 [email protected]
THANK YOU for your support!
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Go Blue Devils!!
From the Editor:
Dunbar Doings is a
newsletter generated by
the PTA in cooperation
with Dunbar Primary School.
We hope you
enjoyed reading about
events at Dunbar,
fundraising news and
other school information.
Let’s get it started with a Dunbar Tailgate Party!!
Join us on Friday, September 9th at
Tallmadge Middle School for
Tallmadge Youth Football night
before the THS football game.
Help us cheer on the Blue Devils to victory
by joining us before the game for a
Dunbar Meal Deal, which
includes a hot dog, chips
and drink for just $2.00!
Dunbar Doings is
available online at
www.tallmadgeschools.org
(click on buildings,
Dunbar, information)
Tailgating will begin in the TMS parking lot at
6:00 p.m. (before the start of the game). Bring
your family out for dinner and for what will
surely be a great football game!
Mark your calendars...
Friday,
Sept.
2nd
...........Fundraiser
Kickoff
Monday,
Sept.
5th
.........No
School
Friday,
Sept.
9th
............Proud
to
be
an
American
Day
(PTA
providing
flags
for
students)
6:00
p.m.,
TMS
Tailgate
Party
at
THS
game
Monday,
Sept.
12th
.......6:30
p.m.,
Dunbar
Gym
PTA
Meeting
Tallmadge City Schools
Designated an Ohio
Excellent with
Distinction district
2008-09
2007-08
The highest possible mark by the
Ohio Board of Education
Designated an
Ohio Excellent
School District
2010-11
2009-10
2006-07
2005-06
Thursday,
Sept.
15th......School
Pictures
Friday,
Sept.
16th
.........Fundraiser
Last
Day
Tuesday,
Sept.
27th
.......6:30
p.m.,
Dunbar
Gym
Classroom
Parties
Mtg.
Coming in October, the Autumn Carnival returns!
Watch for more information in the weeks ahead.