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A Message from Assistant Principal Joye Phipps
Dear Dogwood Families,
Welcome back to school! I am honored to have the opportunity to briefly introduce myself. My name is Joye Phipps, and I am over the moon excited about joining th
e Dogwood admin as the new Assistant Principal. I believe DES is such an amazing place for students because of our wonderful teachers and staff. I look forward to
continuing to support and work with them as we grow our students into world-changers.
Just a little bit about me and my life outside of Dogwood- I live in Bartlett with my husband Chris and our daughter Bess. We stay busy with her sports and preschool life in general. In my free time, I enjoy the theatre, reading, and traveling.
I am a University of Memphis graduate and have been working in the Germantown Municipal School District for the past 17 years. My professional experience has included teaching at Houston Middle for fourteen years and supporting the development of the RTI program at Dogwood for the past three.
I look forward to meeting you. I
NNOVATE, CHALLENGE, and
EMPOWER defines the "The Dolphin Way" here at Dogwood. You can be assured that I will uphold these values personally, as your new Assistant Principal.
Sincerely,
Joye Phipps
Assistant Principal
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Join the Dogwood Team for the St. Jude Walk/Run!
GMSD is excited to be a flagship sponsor of the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer this year! Each school has a team participating in the event and we want you to join our Dogwood team! The race will be Saturday, September 22 at 9am. The 5K will start on A.W. Willis and will end on the St. Jude campus in a festival. Come join the fun!
Did you know?
- The average donation to St.Jude is $10
- St. Jude does not have a patient billing department.
- Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80 percent today.
- St. Jude treats about 8,500 children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases each year. The treatments for pediatric cancer can last up to three years or more and cost on average $425,000 including housing, travel and food. YET NO FAMILY RECEIVES A BILL!
- The hospital's global outreach efforts transfer the progress achieved in the treatment of childhood cancer in developed countries to those with limited resources. St. Jude has 24 official partner sites in 17 countries in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, the Eastern Mediterranean region and Asia with whom St. Jude freely share research and protocols.
In addition to participating in the race, you can also join GMSD fundraising efforts by purchasing a t-shirt to wear at the race (and in the days leading up to the race). There will be a school day where students will wear their shirts as well. We have great shirt options from Agape North including regular cotton, soft cotton and dri-fit. Orders are due August 17.
Click here to order your t-shirt!
Help GMSD and Dogwood make an impact for the families at St. Jude!
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A Message from our Counselors
New Dogwood Parents:
We are so excited to have your child as a part of our Dogwood family. Hopefully, the first few days have been a pleasure. Additional opportunities are available for your child to become more familiar with the school environment and offer support during this transition. This is also a great way for your child to connect with other new students in a smaller setting. New student groups will be starting within the next two weeks meeting once a week for 30 minutes. These sessions will last approximately four weeks.
Please contact Brandi Fitchpatric or Nikole Hamlett, school counselors at 752-7946
Brandi.Fitchpatric@gmsdk12.org or
Nikole.Hamlett@gmsdk12.org for additional information.
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Dogwood DADs
Calling all Dogwood DADs! We need you!
Who? Fathers and Father-figures of Dogwood students
What? Join in P.E., Play at Recess, Volunteer in Classrooms, Help with Car Line, Security at Events
Why? Dads are awesome!
When? Convenient, flexible times. No major commitment.
Any fathers or father-figures who would like to volunteer with the new DADs group, please email
dogwoodelempto@gmail.com
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Library News
Library volunteers: Volunteers are needed on Mondays and Wednesday in the library. If you are interested, please use this link to sign up! You may choose as many days as you would like. Thanks so much for participating!
READO forms: Please make sure your child's READO forms are returned to their homeroom teacher by Friday, August 17th. We will not be accepting any forms after this date. Don't forget to put your child's name on the form too!
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Class T-Shirts
Class T-shirts and Spirit Shirts can be pre-ordered each morning from 8:30 am - 9:00 am in the cafeteria through Friday August 17th.
Cash or check payable to Dogwood Elementary are the only forms of payment accepted.
No orders will be accepted after Friday, August 17th at 9:00 am.
Please send payments to school in an envelope labeled with your child's name, homeroom teacher, and t-shirt size.
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Dogwood Fun Run
Our students have spoken! They have asked for a new playground and shade to play under.
This year, Dogwood has a goal to raise
$50,000 toward the new playground with shade!
By partnering with Boosterthon, our students will participate in a two-week, fitness-based fundraiser where they'll learn essential character traits through this year's theme: Mindspark Mystery Lab.
In the past, what we raised through Booserthon allowed us to update our technology including a 70" mobile tv, two carts of 25+ devices per grade level, and an Apple TV for each classroom!
We are so thankful for this amazing community. Please help us reach our goal this year by connecting with sponsors.
- Pledging Opens - August 21st
- Pep Rally - August 28th
- Fun Run - September 7th (Save the Date, You're Invited!!)
We will be sharing more information over the next few weeks!
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Fifth Grade Orchestra
An Orchestra parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 14th at 5pm in the
Farmington Elementary
Cafeteria
Questions such as what is orchestra, where do we rent, what supplies to buy, etc. will be answered.
Orchestra is for 5th graders only. A few spots are still available. The 5th grade teachers and Mr. Simons have orchestra applications.
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Dogwood Cross Country
Dogwood Cross Country is recruiting beginner to advanced runners--grades 3-5--for the 2018 fall season. The Dogwood Cross Country team will participate in the
Memphis Youth Athletic League(MYA) where we will run in mostly one-mile races against other elementary schools Shelby Farms during September and October. We also give kids the option to participate with us in a few local 5K races as well.
Dogwood Cross Country registration is now officially open on MySchoolBucks.
Click here to register. The cost is $65. Please register your child for the team by Wednesday, August 15th so we can get our uniforms in on time for the first cross country meet that takes place on August 24th.
Runners are required to order a uniform top, but all other merchandise is optional. Our uniforms will have a slightly different style and there will be writing on the back of the uniform to help us identify our team better. Otherwise the color and front logo on the uniform will be the same so it is okay for kids to wear their uniforms from last year. Other merchandise that can be ordered include a hoodie, short sleeve tech shirt, shorts and duffel bag.
Practices in the fall will tentatively be on Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. at Dogwood Park, on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at Cameron Brown Park, and on Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. at Shelby Farms. Practice is strongly encouraged, but, it is not necessary to be at every practice to be part of our team. We realize that your children may have other commitments, and we are flexible. Parents are always welcome and encouraged to run with us at practice and to help supervise.
Teacher Sponsors: Linda Fredrick and Cassidy Fernandez
Coach: Stacey Schwarzmann
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Falcon Footlights - Mulan Jr Auditions
Attention Dogwood 1st through 5th grade thespians! You are invited to audition for the Falcon Footlights production of Mulan Jr.
Audition workshops will be held August 22nd and 23rd (select one) from 4:00-5:30. Auditions will be Saturday, August 25th, from 9:00-3:00.
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PTO Meeting This Week!
Join us Tuesday, August 14th at 9:00 am, for our board meeting!
PTO meetings are open to all parents and we welcome your attendance!
All meetings are held in the Dogwood cafeteria.
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Curriculum Night
Save the date for our upcoming Curriculum Nights! Your Curriculum Night will be held in your child's classroom. We ask that only adults attend Curriculum Night.
Monday, August 13, Grade 2, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Monday, August 13, Grade 1, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, August 14, Grade 3, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, August 14, Grade 4, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 16, Grade 5, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 16, PreK, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 16, Apex, Special Ed, and Specialist, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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The Dogwood community is the best!! There are so many people who serve our students, teachers, and families. If you have a shout out for a student, teacher, parent, or administrator any time throughout the year, please email it to
dogwoodelempto@gmail.com
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A big thank you to:
Jamie Bialowitz for organizing so many great spirit events to support our PTO.
Kayla Pence for planning a picture perfect Welcome Back Breakfast for our teachers and staff.
Karen Viotti, Kathryn Hickey, Carie Alley, Chelsea Slabaugh, Alison Fondaw, and Nabiha Huda for helping set up for Open House.
The volunteers who made Open House a huge success! Carmen Weaver, Karen VanSteenburg, Betsy Bryant, Katie Laird, Paula Bailey, Shahnila Raza, Kari Armstrong, Jamie Bialowitz, Kayla Pence, Audra Bass, Hayley White, Natalie Stickles, Gayle Higley, Claire Van Drimmelen, Rachel Twiford, Carie Alley, Leanne Howell, Karen Viotti, Jennifer Bronson, Casey Carillo, and Karen LaGasse.
Chelsea Slabaugh for coordinating a super fun Welcome Back to School Party in the Park for our families, as well as a lovely New Parent Reception.
Alison Fondaw, Chelsea Slabaugh, Carie Alley, Carmen Henson, and Nabiha Huda for welcoming our students and parents the first week of school.
Holly Kulp, Michelle Midha, and Karen Viotti for helping make sure the car line goes smoothly the first week of school.
Carie Alley for graciously welcoming our new Dogwood families into our community and for planning a fantastic Kindergarten Meet and Greet.
Katie Laird for providing a cute Back to School Teacher Treat - a succulent plant for each teacher's desk.
Carmen Weaver for her amazing work creating, editing, and publishing the Dolphin Digest each and every week and keeping everyone updated on Facebook!
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Shop and Support the Dogwood PTO
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Amazon Smile
If you shop with Amazon, be sure your AmazonSmile account is set up to support the Dogwood PTO!
If you have done this in the past, please double check your settings as we have recently updated our account with Amazon.
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You Don't Want to Miss...
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Upcoming Events
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Monday, August 13
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Grade 1 - Curriculum Night
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6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Monday, August 13
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Grade 2 - Curriculum Night
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Tuesday, August 14
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General PTO Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Tuesday, August 14
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Grade 3 - Curriculum Night
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Tuesday, August 14
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Grade 4 - Curriculum Night
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6:00 - 7:00 PM
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Thursday, August 16
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Grade 5 - Curriculum Night
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Thursday, August 16
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PreK - Curriculum Night
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Thursday, August 16
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Apex, Special Ed & Specialists - Curriculum Night
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6:00 - 7:00 PM
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5th Grade DC Trip Meeting |
6:00 - 7:00 PM |
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Tuesday, August 28
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Boosterthon Kick-Off
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Friday, August 31
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PTO Membership Drive Ends
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Germantown Municipal School District provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, handicap/disability, sex, genetics or age.
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