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| Sunday, February 2- Sunday, February 9 |
FIX Spirit Week |
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| Tuesday, February 4 |
PTO General Meeting/
PTO Board Nominations due |
9 AM, Dogwood Cafeteria |
| Wednesday, February 5 |
Quarter 3 Interims sent home |
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| Thursday, February 6 |
Public Viewing of ELA adoption materials |
8:00 AM- 6:00 PM
GMSD District Offices |
| Friday, February 7 |
GMSD Open Enrollment Ends |
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DolphinFest
IT'S TIME!!!! DolphinFest, Dogwood PTO's annual spring festival, will take place (rain or shine!) on Saturday, March 7th! From 10am to 2pm, the halls of the school will be filled with fun and games galore for kids of all ages!
DolphinFest Store is NOW OPEN!
T-shirts are on sale now! Dazzle your friends and family with your DolphinFest 2020 t-shirt.
Through February 14th, DolphinFest tickets are available at the discounted rate of 25 tickets for $20! After the 14th, tickets will be 20 for $20. Tickets are used for all activities and fun carnival-style games that will be set up in the hallways of the school, with the cost of games and activities ranging from 1-5 tickets. Buy NOW to SAVE at the
DolphinFest Store
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We would like to thank our new sponsors, Germantown Farmington Animal Hospital and Saddle Creek Orthodontics, for their support of DolphinFest 2020. If you or your business is interested in becoming a DolphinFest sponsor, please contact Jennifer Brown.
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Kids Heart Challenge
Our weekend blitz is here!! Raise an additional $50 ONLINE from Friday to Sunday night (10:00 PM) and earn a long arm plush!! Keep up the incredible, life-saving work everyone!
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GMSD Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to our Mrs. Williams! She is the GMSD Teacher of the Year for grades K-4. She now moves onto the regional competition.
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Yearbook
The deadline for purchase of the 2019-2020 yearbook is
February 28, 2020.
The yearbook can be purchased on
My School Bucks. You can confirm purchase of a yearbook by clicking on "My Order History" under the "School Store" tab.
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Geography Bee
Congratulations to all our 5th grade Geography Bee contestants! We are so proud of their accomplishments.
Finalists: Sophie Joyner, Ryo Kimura, Lilia Zakhireh, Sawyer Effinger, and Mateus DeFritas.
3rd place: Mia Leon
2nd place: Myles Martin
1st place: Lillian Freeman
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Choose to Be KIND
The following students received a Dolphin Dollar and were invited to sign the Choose to Be KIND wall in the cafeteria:
Back: Jake Armstrong, Rook Janda, Landon Klepko, Kelvin Jiang
Front: Harper Dawson, Molly Huffman, Lillian Sayle, Hope Bailey
Please help the counseling department reinforce the importance of being KIND and how it shapes character and promotes becoming a world changer.
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FIX Spirit Week
The PTO is partnering with the amazing folks at
FIX during the week of
February 2 - February 9 for a new and exciting PTO Spirit Week. FIX is a Memphis-based meal kit service that requires no subscription and can be ordered the day before it is delivered. Check out the
FIX website!
Each classroom teacher has a unique code (EX. DESJONES) with a $10 off coupon for each family to use on their first order. For every time a Dogwood code is used during the promo, FIX will donate $10 to Dogwood PTO! For the teacher who has their code used the most, FIX will give a $250 gift card to Amazon for classroom improvements/equipment.
A couple of notes:
- No order minimums are required.
- No subscription needed.
- The average price is about $7/serving, so dinner for 4 is $18 after the discount.
- Anyone can use the code, not just Dogwood families.
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2020-2021 PTO Nominations
The Dogwood PTO is currently accepting nominations for the 2020-2021 school year. These positions are a huge part of our students', teachers', and families' success at Dogwood. You can make an impact by bringing your fresh perspective, ideas and energy to our school.
Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know for one or more of the positions below by completing this form and turning it into your child's teacher or Katie Laird by February 4
th.
For complete descriptions of PTO Board Member responsibilities, please
click here.
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Health Room
We are in the midst of cold and flu season! Please consider
signing up for a shift in the Health Room. Volunteers will be assisting students with minor medical issues like issuing band aids and ice packs. This allows Nurse Maddie to tend to the students requiring more medical attention. No medical experience is necessary to volunteer. Thank you!
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Shout Outs
Shout Out to the Teacher Treats Committee for providing a yummy breakfast for the Dogwood Teachers and Staff! Big thanks to Katie Laird, Sarah Goralewski, Tracy Summers, Carie Alley, Lauren Pardue, Chrissy Thomas, Susan Solomon, Hanan McNamee, Heather Hunt, Ashley Webb, Amanda Littlejohn, Robin Pleasants, Elizabeth Gates, Angela Griffith, Vrushali Abhyankar and Brook Duke.
Thank you to all the amazing volunteers:
Carie Alley, Julia Antipova, Paula Bailey, Abby Bang, Brandon Beck, Shanteise Bonds, Ronald Borcky, Campbell Bouldien, Ana Lea Brimm, Jennifer Brown, Rebecca Callaway, Laura Clark, Jason Clifford, Carrie Cone, Jenna Cox, Austin Crenshaw, Leigh Daigle, Drew Fondaw, Elizabeth Gates, Mary Jo Green, Angela Griffith, Ben Gunthrie, Stacy High, Stephen High, Michael Hill, Jade Hodgson, Alex Jankov, Humeira Kazmi, Heather Klepko, Holly Kulp, Katie Laird, Amy Li, Roxy Martin, Ella McKnight, Stacy Moyer, Morgan Nowak, Maya Nowak, Joslin Oguin, Sheila Purcell, Angie Ramirez, Shvet Rawla, Kathy Remsen, Hayat Sharif, Bethany Slocum, Addie Smith, Melanie Sobczak, Elpinike Thomas, Tina Thorn, Beth Ueleke, Daniel Uh, Roxanne Weis, and
Lauren Wildrick who sent in donations and came in to help decorate, work and clean up for the Mother Son Dance! It was a great night!
Special thanks to our teachers
Mrs. Bonfre, Ms. Fitchpatric, Officer Hall, Mrs. Moak, Mrs. Lindsey Nelson, Mrs. Phipps, Ms. Teel, Mrs. Word, Mrs. Woody and our DJ
Mr. Smith!
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Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year has begun, and will close on February 7th, 2019. Applications will be available here.
Due to current student numbers and available space, transfer approvals will be limited.
All applications will be processed and approvals/denials will be mailed or emailed by March 13, 2020.
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GMSD Community Day Tours
Germantown Municipal School District invites the Germantown community to tour the facilities and programs at Houston High School. On February 12th, 2020, the students and teachers at the school will showcase several of the award winning features of a true local treasure. For five consecutive years, Germantown Municipal Schools has earned the highest ACT average in the state of Tennessee. Beyond test scores, the student life programming at Houston High School is incredibly diverse and successful in both state and national competitions. Delving even further into the school culture, there are incredibly opportunities for all student interests.
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Public Viewings of ELA Materials
Public viewings of English Language Arts (ELA) instructional materials up for adoption will be held on February 6th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm in the boardroom of the GMSD district office at 3350 Forest Hill Irene Rd.
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| Monday, February 10 |
GMSD Board of Education Meeting |
5:30 PM Work Session
6:30 PM Business Meeting
GMSD District Offices |
| Tuesday, February 11 |
Class Picture Orders due |
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| Wednesday, February 12 |
Discover Dogwood Community Tours |
9:00 AM- 3:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 13 |
Parent Conferences |
4-7 PM |
| Friday, February 14 |
Kids Heart Challenge |
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| Monday, February 17 |
Presidents' Day- NO SCHOOL |
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| Tuesday, February 18-Friday, February 21 |
Kids Kan |
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| Friday, February 21 |
Fifth Grade Field Trip to HMS |
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| Tuesday, February 25 |
4th and 5th Grade Clubs |
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| Friday, February 28 |
Yearbook Sales Close |
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| Friday, February 28 |
Read Across America |
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| Monday, March 2- Friday March 5 |
CASE Benchmark Testing |
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Each of these businesses gives back a portion of your purchase to Dogwood or the Dogwood PTO. Click on the links below to enroll!
View
this video to see just how easy the new BTFE program is to use!
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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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