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| Monday, September 16 |
GMSD Board of Education Meeting |
Work session @ 5:30 pm Business meeting @ 6:30 pm
Germantown City Hall
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| Tuesday, September 17 |
PTO Board Meeting |
9:00 AM
Dogwood Cafeteria |
| Tuesday, September 17 |
Constitution Day |
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| Wednesday, September 18 |
Quarter 1 Interims sent home |
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| Friday, September 20 |
School Pictures |
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Family Donation Drive
We raised
$32,329 for Dogwood Elementary! Way to go, Dolphins! Thank you to every family that donated!
The money raised will be donated directly to Dogwood Elementary to support our students and teachers. The PTO will share details as the plans for an outdoor classroom come together.
Yard signs will be available for pick up at the PTO meeting at 9:00 am on Tuesday, September 17th. Please email
dogwoodelempto@gmail.com to make other arrangements to pick up your sign.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Pre-Order
Jeff Kinney's newest book is scheduled to go on sale November 5, 2019. Our Scholastic Book Fair is offering a specially-priced paperback edition of
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball. To order a copy, complete a
pre-sale form and return by
October 2, 2019.
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Box Tops for Education
The class who earns the highest amount through September 27th will win a
pizza party! Watch
this video to learn more about how easy the new program is to use. Get the new Box Tops app and scan your receipts within 14 days of purchase. Then go to
www.btfe.com -- school earnings -- your activity-- and print your sheet and send in to your child's homeroom teacher. If you have more than one student, we will count it for all their homerooms. Just send in a copy of the sheet with each child. You can still send in paper box tops, too!
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Choose to Be NICE
The following students received a Dolphin Dollar and were invited to sign the Choose to Be NICE wall in the cafeteria this week:
Standing: Cole Savage, Amelia Boer, Mary Stiles Fendley, Lucy Lynn, Van Arthur, Henry Hodges, Lila Gilchrist
Seated: Salma Akari, Sloan Edwards, Crosby Gaul, Molly Daugherty, Miles Bishop, Liam Berry, Walker Andrew, Max Johnson
The criteria for selecting students is based on having demonstrated the following characteristics:
Noble
Inclusive
Compassionate
Excellent
Please help the counseling department reinforce the importance of being NICE and how it shapes character and promotes becoming a world changer.
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Picture Day Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to assist on Picture Day- September 20, 2019! You will be helping to keep the students organized and looking their best!
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Volunteer Opportunities
We are continuing to recruit volunteers for staffing the Health Room, cafeteria volunteers for kindergarten lunch, Picture Day volunteers, and volunteers for Family Movie Night. Please visit the
PTO Volunteer website throughout the year to learn more about these opportunities and to sign up to volunteer!
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Shout Outs!
Shout out
Mrs. Phipps and
Ms. Perry for planning and hosting such a fun night for our students and their grandparents! Thank you to all the teachers who helped out with Grandparents' Bingo Night, especially the best Bingo announcer this side of the Mississippi -
Mr. Bozeman!
Thank you to
Sally Blanc and
Susan Solomon for helping out in the lunchroom this week. Thank you to this week's Health Room volunteers,
Jennifer Goodfred, Jennifer Barnes, and
Hallie Peay.
The Dogwood community is the best!! There are so many people who serve our students, teachers, and families so well that we would like to recognize them more publicly throughout the year. If you have a shout out for a student, teacher, parent, or administrator any time throughout the year, please email it to elizgates@gmail.com.
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Angst Movie Screening
Germantown Presbyterian Church will be hosting a screening of the movie Angst on Sunday September 15 at 4:30pm in the Germantown Presbyterian Church sanctuary, at
2363 Germantown Road South,
Germantown, TN 38138.
The goal of the documentary is designed to raise awareness about anxiety, understand the symptoms of anxiety and encourage everyone to reach out for help. The film is geared for ages 10 and up.
There is a great panel lined up for discussion after the film.
- Dr. Wendy Willingham, 11th Grade Counselor Germantown High School
- Andrea Stackpole, Middle School Counselor, Saint Mary's Episcopal School
- Rod Spencer, Youth Villages Counselor
Seats for the screening can be reserved
Contact
Rev. Amanda Mackey,
Associate Pastor for Youth Ministries, with any questions. You can reach her by phone at
901-754-5195 ext. 110.
You can also access the event flyer for more information.
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Houston High College and Career Fair
September 19, 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Houston High School is home to over 1,900 students.
We need your help in connecting them to different, local career pathways.
Houston High School is hosting its first ever College and Career Readiness Fair for students.
Traditionally, the school has invited in local colleges but is opening the door to include local businesses as well.
Come be a part of the inaugural year. We are seeking people in various career paths:
- Medical
- Military
- Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice
- Manufacturing
- STEM
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- Cybersecurity
- Nutrition
- Finance/Accounting
- Marketing/Communications
- Fine Arts/Television Media
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- Graphic Design/Visual Arts
- AgroSciences
- Local Entrepreneurs
- Information Technology
- Mental Health/Counseling
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We are hoping to have multiple representatives from each pathway listed above.
Houston High School will supply your business with a 4 foot section of table top or larger floor space if desired.
We are also offering affordable sponsorship opportunities ranging from $600 to $2,000 which will include naming rights for the Career Pathway Banners and Student Swag Bags.
Or, if your organization is willing to supply bags, please let us know.
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Dogwood Movie Night- September 27, 2019!
We can't wait to see you at Family Movie Night, featuring the film UP! The fun starts on Friday, September 27th at 6:15 with food trucks and activities. Volunteers are needed to make this fun for the whole family event happen! Please see the Sign Up Genius for opportunities before, during, and after the event.
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Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and St. Jude hosts is annual Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer on September 28th.
This is a great community event and one of the only public events hosted on St. Jude's Campus.
Registration is only $10 to walk and $20 for a timed bib. The Walk/Run is a 5K. There are volunteer opportunities as well.
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The Month Ahead
| Monday, September 20-Friday, September 25 |
CASE Benchmark Testing |
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| Friday, September 27 |
Family Movie Night |
6:15 PM, Dogwood Campus |
| Saturday, September 28 |
St. Jude Walk/Run |
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| Wednesday, October 2 |
Bike/Walk to School Day |
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| Wednesday, October 2 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Pre-Orders due |
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| Tuesday, October 8 |
PTO General Meeting |
6:15 PM, Dogwood Cafeteria |
| Friday, October 11 |
End of First Quarter |
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| Monday, October 14-Friday, October 18 |
FALL BREAK- NO SCHOOL |
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Please visit the
Dogwood PTO website
to learn more about the PTO, our events, and ways you can get involved!
If you are a parent of a Dogwood student, you can also request to join the
Dogwood PTO Facebook Page to keep up to date with PTO and school events. **
Be sure to answer the membership question to gain access, as it is a closed group for parents only**.
If you have questions about the school, the
PTO Guidebook is a great resource to find answers to all of your questions. If you have a question that is not answered in the guidebook, please feel free to
email the PTO, and we will do our best to help you!
Parents, if you have joined the PTO, please don't forget to download the Membership Toolkit App to your phone. This gives you access to the online directory at your fingertips!
There are several ways to keep up to date with all Dogwood events. You can subscribe to the Google Calendar or the iPhone Calendar, and have all events downloaded directly to your phone and updated throughout the year.
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