Dolvin Diary

On April 8, the Atlanta area will experience an 80% partial solar eclipse. The partial eclipse will begin around 1:45 p.m., hit maximum at 3:04 p.m., and end at approximately 4:21 p.m.

Since the best viewing will occur after school is over, we will not host a viewing party at school. The county is providing solar glasses through which students can safely view the eclipse at home.

It is essential that all students, parents, and staff understand the safety concerns connected with this event. Looking directly at the sun without protection, during a solar eclipse or otherwise is dangerous. You risk damaging your retina and the worst part is that you may not feel the damage until 4-12 hours later. Looking directly at the eclipse without the glasses on can cause permanent damage to the retina of the eye.

If you have concerns or would like to check your child out early so you can view the eclipse in its entirety, please plan to check your child out prior to 1:00 p.m. Absences and early check-outs on Monday, April 8, will be marked excused.

Prior to Monday, April 8, please review the safety expectations with your child(ren) regarding wearing the solar eclipse glasses when viewing the eclipse.

Your Proud Principal,

Karen

Family meetings tend to have a bad reputation, because most families only hold them when there is something wrong. In this meeting, begin with what the household is doing well. Be positive and specific. After discussing the positive social behaviors, ask household members to identify behaviors that could use improvement, and provide some of your own observations as needed.

Parents of rising Kindergartners, we'd like to invite you to our Splash Into Kindergarten! On Friday, April 26th, please join us from 9:00 -10:00 a.m. to learn more about Kindergarten at Dolvin. There will be a presentation for parents and a special tour for our rising Kindergartners. If your rising Kindergartner is a current Dolvin Pre-K student, they will not attend the tour, they will be provided with a tour during their school day at Dolvin. That said, we'd love to have parents of Dolvin Pre-K students join us for the parent meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

Students new to Dolvin can now register for the 2024-2025 School Year! Please have your documents ready to upload in PDF format prior to starting registration. Visit https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/3969 for complete instructions. Remember that once the application is submitted you must contact Lisa Carper at carper@fultonschools.org with the application number.

Existing Dolvin students do not need to register as they will automatically be placed into the next school year. However, if you are not returning to Dolvin for the fall, please let us know! There is an easy withdrawal process.

Please share this information with your neighbors that may have rising kindergarteners!

We encourage your involvement in our student placement process for the 2024-2025 school year as it is one of several pieces of information we use to place your child in an appropriate classroom setting. Parents can click on this link to provide information you feel will be relevant in helping place your child for the 23-24 school year. Please note that we do not honor requests for specific teachers, so please refrain from using teacher names on the form. Responses will be collected March 7-29, 2024.

If you have any questions reach out to Carrie Halron at Halron@fultonschools.org

The window for parents and teachers to declare candidacy for their school's School Governance Council is open now! During this time, individuals interested in serving a 2-year term (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026) will have the opportunity to complete a Candidate Declaration Form. Dolvin currently has two parent positions open. The declaration window will remain open until March 29 with voting to take place in April.

For additional information about Dolvin’s SGC, what we do, and what would be required of your time if you were elected to serve, please check out this video!

If you are interested in declaring candidacy, learn more about next steps by watching this video.

Ms. Palgon's Art News - March

As of January 3, 2024, Fulton County Schools is utilizing the CheckMate Sign-In system to welcome visitors and volunteers into our schools. CheckMate has replaced the Raptor system. Unfortunately, the Volunteer Registration system did not roll over into the new system and all School Volunteers will need to re-register. Any task that will allow you to interact with students will require you to register as a Volunteer. The new re-registration will be effective until May 31, 2026. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience. Please follow the link below to access the FCS Volunteer Registration page.

https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/9539

Important - All Visitors and Volunteers must remember to bring in their driver's license each time they sign in. The license will be scanned each time. Thank you for your patience as we are implementing this new safety procedure.

Dear Rising 6th Grade Autrey Mill Middle School Parents,

It is time for the election of new members to our School Governance Council. The School Governance Council has one parent position open for election starting in July 2024. It is a two-year term.

Our School Governance Council (SGC) plays a critical role in the success of our school. The SGC works with school leadership and the community to help determine the long-term direction of the school, design innovative solutions to increase academic achievement, and serve as school ambassadors to the local community. Specifically, the School Governance Council has the following powers: • Create, approve, and monitor the implementation of the school strategic plan • Manage the Request for Flexibility process • Approve the annual budget recommendations and related allocations • Participate in the hiring of the principal, in the case of a vacancy • Provide annual feedback to the Area Superintendent on principal performance.

If you are interested in running for a position on the School Governance Council, please complete and submit a Parent Candidate Form . Forms will be available on Monday, February 5th.

We are very excited about the work of our SGC. We hope that you will consider running for a position! The Candidate Declaration period ends March 29th and voting will take place April 17th to April 24th. In the meantime, if you would like more information about the charter system or SGC elections visit Charter System (SGC) / Charter System Overview (fultonschools.org).

Use this link to view our current members:

Autrey Mill School Governance Page

J.E. Trey Martin

Principal | Autrey Mill Middle School | Fulton County Schools

4110 Old Alabama Road | Johns Creek, GA 30022

470-254-7622 phone | 470-254-7630 fax

martinje@fultonschools.org | www.fultonschools.org

Please see the attached PDF flyers for the Georgia Milestones Parent Workshops presented in English, Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.

Please RSVP https://forms.office.com/r/jcTTrrPGrk

· Staff and students are to report positive COVID-19 test results through their respective COVID portals.

· The FCS COVID-19 Response Team will investigate all reports in consultation with public health officials.

Scan the QR Code or click HERE to report a positive COVID-19 test for a FCS Student

Meal prices for the 2023 - 2024 school year

School Menus

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

March 26

Booster Run

March 29

SGC Candidate Declaration Window (Feb. 5 - March 29)

April 1 - 5

Spring Break

April 14

Neighborhood Lemonade Stands

April 17 - April 24

SGC Voting Window

April 18

ABC Countdown begins

April 19

Spring Family Fun Night - 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

PTA Silent Auction April 19 - April 26

Parent Coffee - 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

April 26

Splash into Kindergarten - 9:00 a.m.

Dolvin Website: dolvin.org

Dolvin PTA Website: dolvinpta.org

Dolvin PTA Email: dolvinpta@gmail.com

Dolvin Foundation Website: dolvinfoundation.org

Teacher's blogs

Twitter (X): Follow us at @DolvinES

Dolvin Diary - A new issue comes out the first and third Thursday of the month. Please read to keep up with current events at the school.

Peachjar: Various flyers are sent home via Peachjar.

Dolvin-specific flyers come to your inbox on Thursdays. All can be viewed following the link

on the homepage at dolvin.org or click HERE.

LED Sign: Located on the corner of Buice Road and Jones Bridge Road.

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It’s March so you know what that means…it’s almost time for our FUN RUN! We can’t wait to kick off our annual fundraiser on Monday, March 18th! The Fun Run day will be on Tuesday, March 26th, and parents are welcome to join in on the fun to cheer on your students as we run to raise money for the Discovery Lab Staffing and other key resources at Dolvin.

We are currently looking for donations for our Silent Auction. The silent auction will launch at Family Fun Night on 4/19 and continue until 4/26. If you have a business or know of any businesses that could donate items or experiences to be auctioned off in support of our PTA, please contact us @ dolvinpta@gmail.com.

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2024 registration is OPEN 📣🏈🎀 Head on over to www.jrgladscheerleading.com and fill out the digital forms on the Tryout & Program Info page! 🖤💛Tryout fee and all digital forms must be received before April 12th 💛🖤 Please email us at jrgladiatorscheer@gmail.com with any questions ❤🖤💛 Go Glads!

Registration for the JCHS Cheerleading Mini Camp 2024 is OPEN!! Please see the attached flyer with QR code for the link to register