Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Lunch Times for Students

11:00-11:35 Kindergarten
11:20-11:55 1st Grade
11:40-12:15 2nd Grade
12:00-12:35 3rd Grade
12:20-12:55 4th Grade

School Supply Lists

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Expect “Moore” - A Note from your President

Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year! I hope that everyone had an incredible and exciting summer. I look forward to serving as your PTA president. We have a GREAT PTA board this year and are excited about getting the year started. I would like to invite all of you to get involved, as there are many volunteer opportunities here at Dodd Elementary. We have several upcoming events and fundraisers planned and we will be taking a different approach than in previous years.

Although we have several fundraisers planned for this upcoming school session, we are always looking for more innovative and unique ways to raise money for our students and our school. I truly feel that the more active and involved parents become, the more satisfied you will be with the PTA’s efforts to serve our students. We welcome not only your thoughts and opinions, but your time and effort in volunteering as well. It would be amazing to see what we could accomplish if everyone could find a way to contribute.

We are in high hopes that we will not have to resort to catalog fundraiser sales this year. Our two main fundraisers will be a “Welcome Back To School” spaghetti dinner and raffle on Thursday, September 18, and a fall carnival and silent auction planned for November. We hope you will join us for these family events.

The PTA funds many events throughout the school year. We welcome you to come to one of our general PTA meetings to review our budget and get “in the know” about what your PTA is doing. Our 1st general meeting is planned for Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00pm. We will have a representative from WISD here to discuss and answer questions about the upcoming WISD bond election.

Again, I’m very excited to be serving as your PTA president and look forward to a great year.

Sincerely,
Allison Moore
Dodd Elementary PTA President

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Meet the Teacher Night 8/22 4-6pm

Come meet your child's new teacher on Friday August 22nd from 4-6pm! The PTA will information tables set up for you to grab fliers from. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

First Meeting 9/16 7-8pm

Come join us! Our First meeting will be Tuesday September 16 from 7-8 pm.

WISD representative(s) will be at our general meeting to discuss the upcoming elections & to answer any questions you may have.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Save the Date…September 18

In lieu of catalog and cookie sales based fundraising, this year we’re trying something different. SPAGHETTI!!! Plates will be $5 each and all proceeds go directly to YOUR children in the way of great programs like character building programs, AR store, field day, teacher appreciation, cultural art programs, and more!! Please mark your calendar and plan to take a night off from the kitchen.

We’ve Got Spirit…yes we do!

PTA is offering lots of new ways to show your Dodd-Dino Spirit this year! T-shirts, sweat shirts, polo shirts, pencils etc. Watch for order forms to come home with your child. We’ll also have order booths set up at our various activities this year.

Support Your Teacher on the Web!

Many teachers pay out of pocket for classroom supplies because there just isn’t room in the school’s budget.

Support your child & your teacher by visiting www.supportyourteacher.org and purchasing educational items that are shipped directly to your child’s classroom. Each teacher at Dodd has created a wish list there. Create a login, search for your teacher and voila! Let the giving begin! Because classroom supplies shouldn’t come from teacher’s paychecks.

Make a difference…VOLUNTEER

You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.
-- Winston Churchill

One hour a month? One hour a week? Ten minutes a day? Great! We welcome any time commitment that you are willing to make to your children, your school, your teachers, your PTA. There are several board positions still open, but if you don’t want to serve on the board, we still have lots to do and never take your willingness to serve with us for granted. Please contact Allison Moore at allib5@verizon.net for more information.

Recycle

Your Support Needed!!
We are looking for an Environmental Chairperson. Anyone interested in organizing recycle programs & other enviromental awareness activities, please contact Allison Moore @ allib5@verizon.net

Paper Recycling Contest
We will be having another contest this year. Save up that paper so we can win again!
  • Did you know that you can recycle newspaper, magazines, shopping catalogs, office & school papers and mail: 24 hours/7days a week at our campus?
  • Did you also know that we earn money for paper dropped off at our green and yellow Abitibi Paper Retriever® bin?
  • This is an easy way for you to recycle your paper every week and help us raise money for projects like playgrounds, landscaping, books and other worthwhile activities. Please remember to bring your paper and drop it in the Abitibi Paper Retriever®. There is no financial commitment from you, just bring us your paper!
  • For more information, log on to PaperRetriever.com


Thank you for your continued support of this important fund- raising effort!


Membership - Join Now!

To Join Please E-mail us at doddpta@gmail.com for more Information

Welcome 2008-2009!

Welcome to the new School year. Please take some time and look around. Our website has a new format that is saving us a little money. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at doddpta@gmail.com