A Note from your PTA President!

Welcome back to all returning families and a big WELCOME to all new families.  I sincerely hope you had a great summer and enjoyed some rest, relaxation and quality family time.  We are very excited for the 2012-2013 school year. I look forward to serving as your PTA president.  We have an AMAZING PTA board this year and we are excited about getting the year started.

This year, more than ever, the PTA needs YOUR help. With the budget cuts, PTA support is more critical than ever before. The PTA raises funds to provide a wide range of educational enrichment programs for the students. Money raised through PTA membership, fundraisers like our Fall Pancake Dinner and Spring Carnival help to fund class fieldtrips, classroom supplies, school donations, field day, water day, and much, much more. As the new school year begins, we would once again ask for your support so that we can continue making resource and learning opportunities available to our children.

For the PTA to be effective and truly representative of the school, everyone’s participation is essential. We want everyone to feel that they are part of the Dodd Community. Whether you have 30 minutes or a couple of hours, your ideas, your time, and your talents are truly needed. There are endless possibilities in ways you can help.  Keep in mind that by volunteering, you will get to enjoy interacting with the kids, become friends with other parents, and accomplish things that truly make a difference. We have many ways in which Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents can contribute to the Dodd community. We promise that the time you give to the PTA and the school will be worth your while—and fun! Please consider volunteering, it really does make a difference in the lives of all our children!

Again I am very excited to be serving as your PTA president and I look forward to a GREAT school year.

Sincerely,

Patty Celis 
Dodd Elementary PTA President   

Bullying 101 - What Every Elementary Parent Should Know

Please join Wylie Elementary School Counselors for a presentation on Wylie ISD’s Bullying Prevention Program.

Where: Wally Watkins Elementary, 1301 Elm Drive, Wylie, in the cafeteria

When: Thursday, September 6th from 6:30-7:30 PM

Who: All parents and guardians of our Wylie ISD Elementary Learners

What: Bullying 101 What Every Parent Should Know

Why: To create a safe learning environment for our Wylie ISD learners

The goal of Wylie ISD is to create a bully-free environment in which all children and adults feel safe and included. We encourage all children and adults to appreciate diversity among their peers and to include, rather than exclude, people because of their differences. 

FIRST Day of SCHOOL!! Fall 2012!!

WELCOME to the first day of school for the 2012 ~ 2013 School Year.

Please be safe and watch out for school zones and all the new activities.

You can find the MORNING DROP OFF map HERE!  Please cooperate with all the other parents and follow the specified routes.

Meet the Teacher NIGHT Fall 2012!!!

Hey everyone!!  Summer is almost over and it is time to get ready for back to school!!

Please make plans to come out to Meet the Teacher Night. It will be August 23rd from 4:30-6:30. There will be a Kindergarten Parent Orientation following from 6:30-7:30.

If you have any questions please feel free to call the school, 972-429-3440.

Tuesday is Spirit Night at Chili's!

Please come out and support our Spirit day/night at Chili's Wylie tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. Part proceeds from your ticket will go to the Dodd Technology fund. You MUST present the attached flyer in order for Dodd to get the credit. Flyers will be honored from 11:00 a.m. to close. Thanks so much for your usual support!

Want to be a part of the PTA Board?

Dodd Families, The Dodd PTA is putting togther the PTA board for next year and we would love for you to be a part of it.

Positions that we are looking for are:
Fundraiser: Will be the head of the committee to plan and follow through with the fundraisers.
Staff Apreciation: Plan lunches etc. for the staff at Dodd
Environmental: In charge of recycling efforts lead by the Green Team
Website: Keep the website updated
Programs: Plan for 1 fall and 1 spring Character education or musical arts program, assist with any school sponsored family nights
Reflections: Send info. to students about the contest, collect entries and have them judged and send the winners on to district

We will also be looking for committee chairs for the Carnival/silent auction, spaghetti dinner/raffle and sock hop

If you are interested in any of the above positions please contact Patty Celis at triciacelis1@hotmail.com subject: PTA Board

A HUGE Thank You!

Thank you so much to all the gracious companies and individuals who contributed to our Spaghetti Dinner.

Without you the fundraising for our school would not be successful!!

Olive Garden Plano
Olive Garden Garland
Cici's Murphy
Cici's Wylie
Wendy's Wylie
Best Buy Plano
Community Coffee
Wal-Mart
Goodfella's
Drive Fitness
Our Awesome Dodd Teachers

Once again ... Thank you!

You're Invited!!

TO: Dodd Elementary's Annual Sweet Heart Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle

When: Thursday, February 9th 5:30-7:30 pm (raffle will be at 7:00)

Cost: $5.00 per person or $20.00 per family (includes: spaghetti, meatballs, salad, roll, dessert, and drink)

Bring your family to celebrate Valentines day! Eat, get your picture taken and shop at our vendor fair. Also from 5:30-7:30, students may travel the hallways and be MAD SCIENTIST! In conjunction with our spaghetti dinner, the staff at Dodd will be hosting a Science Night to promote all the great science we learn about every day at school. Each grade level hallway will have different experiments and activities for you and the entire family. Eat a yummy dinner and then come have some science fun OR have some science fun first and then go fill your bellies. Either way, a night of spaghetti and science is "noodles and noodles" of fun!

Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle

Dear Parents,

As you know we have just begun our 2nd and final major fundraiser for Dodd Elementary PTA, our annual Spaghetti dinner and raffle. Your child was sent home with one sheet of raffle tickets for a chance to win an Apple Ipad 2 or one of our other many prizes donated by our vendors. All funds brought in from this fundraiser will go directly back to Dodd Elementary to help fund Technology, Green Team, Field Day, and much much more. The top 6 sellers of the raffle tickets will get a LIMO ride and luch with Mr. Evans and Ms. Duvall. Also, the students who sell 2 or more sheets of raffle tickets (14 or more tickets) will get thier field day shirt paid for by the PTA. (As always, Field day shirts will be optional to purchase) You or your child may pick up additional raffle tickets in the school office. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

If you would like to be a part of the vendor fair please click here for the contract & details.

Sincerely,
Debra Meyer
Dodd Elementary
PTA President
jdbmeyer@hotmail.com (attn: raffle)

Memory Ad Offer Extended until February 15

We are offering Fourth grade parents the opportunity to "personalize" the yearbook in a very special way with a Memory Ad. Space is available to tell your student how proud you are! Your ad provides a great way to recognize your student in a unique way. Memory ads may be purchased for $15 by completing the attached form and submitting a photo. Photo's may be sent along with the form or sent via email to diane.elderbroom@wylieisd.net. Credit card orders may be placed by following the purchase yearbook link on the Dodd website.

Yearook Advisor
Dodd Elementary

Don't Forget Your Yearbook!

Dodd Dino Parents,

The last day to purchase a yearbook is January 27, 2012. Books are $25 and can be purchased online from the Dodd home page. If you prefer to pay with cash or check, an order form is attached. Please include student name and teacher on all checks and envelopes. Forms and money need to be returned to room 618.

Thank you,
Dodd Yearbook Staff

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

A HUGE Thank you to our Sponsors. Your donations will make our Silent Auction a GREAT Success!!

Vision Source Berry Family Dentistry Cavanaugh Flight Museum National Cowgirl Museum Disneyland Pocket Sandwich Theatre Wylie Flower and Gift Yogurtcup Eye Master’s World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Fort Worth Stockyards Championship Rodeo Billy Bob’s Texas Six Flag’s National Scouting Museum TCU Athletics DFW Adventure Park Grapevine Vintage Railroad Speed Zone Scarborough Renaissance Festival Dr. Phil show Wylie Printing and Office Supply Schlitterbahn Water Park Soaring Adventures Dominoes Pizza CATS (Creative Arts Theatre and School) Wylie Fire Department Wylie Police Department

Fessler Orthodontics Adventure landing Strikz Meteor Hamburgers Ice Skating Center at the Galleria Fish City Grill Yogurtville Yankee Candle Starbuck’s Fort Worth Museum ATA Martial Arts Great Wolf Lodge FC Dallas Move Studio Solid Core Fitness Brannick Photography Mesquite ProRodeo Fort Worth Zoo The Heard Museum Kimball Art Museum Dallas Zoo Shoemaker & Hardt Ballard Street Café & Grill Dallas Symphony Orchestra Sandy Lake Amusement Park Dallas Stars NRH2O Water Park

From the Desk of the President ...

Wow! What a great first couple of weeks. PTA has been super busy getting ready for our Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of great students) program as well as our annual Fall Carnival and Silent Auction. Due to the success of our fundraisers last year, PTA was able to provide 3 smart boards for our school. We are hoping that this year will be as big of a success. For those of you who do not know, PTA usually has 2 main fundraisers; the Carnival/Silent Auction and Spaghetti Dinner/Raffle. We use family based fundraisers instead of catalog sales because we think it is more fun to spend time with your family. All profits from these fundraisers go directly back to the school to help fund programs such as Watch D.O.G.S., the 4th grade Green Team, School assemblies, as well as helping to make purchases to upgrade our school, and many more things. Please be looking for volunteer forms coming home to help with our Carnival. This fundraiser cannot be a success without the help of our volunteers. We need at least 142 volunteers to make this night a success! If you have questions or concerns or if you want to help with something but have not been asked to please don’t hesitate to email.

PTA President
Debra Meyer

It's Carnival Time!

It’s that time of year again! Our annual Fall Carnival and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 5-8 pm. This fundraising event cannot be a success without the help of our AWESOME volunteers. I have added a donation request to help make our event a success. If you can help by contributing any of the following please drop them off in the front office. Also, if you or someone you know owns their own business we ask that you consider donating to our silent auction. Thank you so much for your help. If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at jdbmeyer@hotmail.com attn: PTA.

Donation requests: 2 littler bottles of soda, Debbie snack cakes, Individually wrapped candy

We will also be having a costume contest so be dressed to impress! The categories will be…..

• Most original
• Funniest
• Scariest
• Best overall

Fun stuff includes: Dunking booth, Petting Zoo, Bounce houses, games, and Lots of Yummy Food! Come join us for a night of fun and help out Dodd in the process!!

Criminal Background Check Form

The Wylie ISD website is have some technical issues with it's website.
If you need the Criminal Background Check Form here is a copy.
Click Here

What's going on at Dodd?

Friday, September 16: PTA Membership Ice Cream Contest ends. Sign up for membership and your student's class may win the Ice Cream party!

Friday, September 16: Dinobeat starts at 7:30am - Students in 2nd - 4th grade will be recognized.

Thursday, September 22: Fall Picture Day - Individual student pictures will be taken. Order forms will be sent home for those who desire to purchase.

Thursday, September 29: Dodd Spirit Night @ Cici's Pizza Wylie - let them know you are with Dodd and part proceeds from the evening will be given to Dodd for student technology.

Friday, September 30: Dodd Night at Wylie Stadium - Tickets are on sale now in the school office for reserved seating in the "Dodd section (500)" for the Wylie Pirates Homecoming game against Rockwall. Seats are $8.00. Support Dodd and enjoy the game!!

Watch DOGS Pizza Night

Calling all Dads!! Come join us for the Watch DOGS Pizza Night! Learn about the Watch DOGS and sign up to come help out at the school for a day. Pizza, drinks, and dessert provided.

Thursday September 8th at 6:30 pm

Hope to see all you there!

Watch DOGS - Dads Of Great Students!!

Parent Orientation Luau

Thursday, September 1 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Kindergarten through 4th Grade parents are invited to come and meet with their student's teacher and learn what the classroom expectations are for the new year. Each teacher will have two sessions that parents can attend, one starting at 5:30 p.m. and one starting at 6:30 p.m. There will be ice cream with tropical toppings and punch for the kids and parents to enjoy between sessions or after sessions. Thursday is also Hawaiian shirt day. Students and teachers will wear their Hawaiian shirts and you can even wear your grass skirts!

Dodd night @ Chili's - Tue, Aug 30

Come out and support Dodd at Chili's Wylie tomorrow night as we work to update our school technology. Bring in the attached flyer and present it to the waiter when you are checking out and Dodd will receive 10% of the sales. You MUST present the flyer for us to get the credit.

We look forward to seeing you and appreciate your usual support!!!

Link to Flyer

Morning Drop-off and Afternoon Pick-up Procedures

Please assist us with a smooth drop-off and pick-up by following these procedures.

Morning Drop-off procedures

Afternoon Pick-up Procedures

We appreciate the staff and crossing guard who are on duty to see to the students' safety. Please follow their directions while in the parking lot.

For Afternoon pick-up, students are walkers, bikers or car-riders. Please let your child's teacher know how they will be picked up.

Walkers - You can walk up and pick up your child at the 4th grade doors on Cheyenne. Please have your child's tag ready for verification.

Bikers - Students riding their bikes or scooters will exit the 2nd grade doors in the parking lot.

Car riders - Please have your child's tag in the right hand side window for the teachers on duty to see. Your child will then be called and waiting for you on the curb when you drive up.

No students can be picked up in the office during dismissal - 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Please be patient the first couple of weeks, as students learn their numbers and parents get used to the drop-off and pick-up routine.