Dolvin Diary

Dear Dolvin Families –

A few items for you this week:

Perception Survey

The Fulton County Parent Perception Survey remains open through March 15. As of yesterday, Dolvin’s parent participation rate was 24.86% (134 individuals have completed the survey). Please find a moment to complete the survey before the deadline. The more parents that complete the survey, the more reliable the data becomes.

To access the parent survey, use this link: https://www.fultonschools.org/annualparentsurvey

SGC Elections

The Candidate Declaration Window for the Parent and Teacher School Governance Council (SGC) elections is currently open and will remain so until March 29, 2024. During this period, parents and teachers who are interested in serving a 2-year term (from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026) have the opportunity to declare their candidacy by completing the Candidate Declaration Form.

Here are the important dates for the SGC elections:

• Candidate Declaration Window: February 5 - March 29, 2024
• Voting Window: April 17 - April 24, 2024

Next Week

A reminder that students do NOT have school next Monday and Tuesday – they are teacher professional development and workdays. Students will return to school on Wednesday, March 13.

Your proud principal,

Karen Cooke

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.

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

Be a Teacher - When you have to say NO, give a reason why. For example, while shopping, your child asks you to buy him a toy. You know how many toys he already has, and you are short on time. You tell your child, “No, we can’t buy that toy today because you already have a toy in the car that you can play with on the way home.” If your child accepts your answer, compliment him, saying something like “Thank you for being respectful and understanding that we can’t buy a new toy today.” 😊

As with all of these tips, please remember that different homes may have different expectations for their children’s behavior. Whatever you as a parent decide is right and okay for your home, it is important that you set the expectations and follow through! Remember that every child is different, even children in the same family living in the same home. What works for some children will not work for all!

The lottery for the 24-25 PreK Class is now accepting applications! Please visit the homepage of Dolvin.org for the link and more details. Applications for the lottery must be in by March 8, 2024. Applying for the lottery is not the same as registering for school. Registration will only be necessary for PreK if you receive a spot.

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 kindergartens!

The Early Childhood Department will be hosting a district level Kindergarten Round-Up virtually on March 13, 2024, from 9:00 – 11:00 am. Families will need to register through the link on the below flyer and will then receive a link to attend the webinar.

Please see the attached PDF Flyer in English and Spanish for information on the District Level Kindergarten Registration on March 19 and March 20, 2024

We are excited to share that the school winners for the Young Georgia Authors Competition have been selected. Our winners are as follows:

Kindergarten- Charlotte Steinwachs

2nd Grade- Sarina Ashuri

3rd Grade- Nooreen Sadiq

4th Grade- Mira Purushothaman

5th Grade- Anya Velayutham

Congratulations to our school winners! Their winning entries moved on to the county competition. While our Dolphins did not win at the county level, we are so proud of how well they represented Dolvin in the Young Georgia Authors Competition! Thank you to all students who entered, our committee enjoyed reading your writing!

Students in 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th that want to use Code.org at home can use the following steps.

1. Go to dolvinmediacenter.org
2. Click Student Resources
3. Under Code.org on the Student Resources page, students click on their class.
4. Select their name and enter the password given to them in class. If your child doesn't remember the password, please email Mrs. Culbertson at culbertsonj@fultonschools.org.
5. Happy Coding!

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.

https://forms.office.com/r/WdR7nFJrj0

Northeast Spruill Oaks Library is hosting a WEEKLY 1:1 ESL Cultural Emersion Tutoring. You must register. Use the links below.

REGISTER HERE

REGÍSTRATE AQUÍ

등록하기

在这里注册

· 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 4 - 8

PTA Staff Appreciation Week

March 7

Spirit Night - Marlows Tavern, Old Alabama Rd. (All Day)

March 11

Teacher Workday - (students off)

March 12

Professional Development Day (students off)

March 13

Spirit Night - Craft Burger, Jones Bridge Rd. (All Day)

March 18

Booster Pep Rally

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.

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.

The Dolvin PTA School Store takes place on select Wednesdays in the month before school starts. We sell fun school related products mostly all less than $1. It's fun for the kids and helps them manage the money they have, to make necessary trade-offs for the things they really want.

We are in search of parent volunteers to help us manage the store. It is a great way to interact with the kids and happens before the school or work day starts.

Click here to sign up

www.johnscreekga.gov/artcompetition