Dixie News & Announcements

Announcements

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Please update your bookmarks to the new Dixie School Website at http://www.dixieschool.com/ This site will no longer be maintained after 9/22/10.

Dixie Book Fair is Coming...

Its Almost Time for Our Annual Scholastic Book Fair!
Volunteers needed from Oct 4th - Oct 15th
If you would like to help out please contact Sharon Erickson at Sharonandandy@comcast.net

Dixie Arts Council News

You are invited to attend our monthly meetings so you can learn more, and become actively involved in supporting the Arts at Dixie School including art exhibits, assemblies, drama performance, and our favorite events like the Annual Student Variety Show.

As a DAC parent volunteer, you can also lend an occasional helping in one of our many programs and activities by joining our Helping Hands list by emailing Maya Bartolf at bartolf@comcast.net No Meetings and No Creativity Required --Just join in the fun!

Check out our Dixie Arts Web Page http://www.dixieartscouncil.org/DAC/Dac.html

Playground Rules 2010-2011

Is your Child on Facebook? Please Check!

Garden Club June newsletter is here.

Highlights include:

Garden Fun!
Fairies move into our Garden
Wonderful Fairy House Architecture
See the All Imaginative Designs--Even an Eichler Fairy House!
Thank You to Volunteers! and More!

San Rafael Police Dept. Message 3/25/10
Please also read: School Safety Tips from The Marin Cty. Sheriff's Office re. Suspicious Incidents

Escrip Join Escrip and Help our School - Easy, painless, free way to contribute to your children's education. Click here.

Green Ways to School Challenge
Carpool, Walk, Bike or Bus to School and Help Us All Win Big!

We are pleased to participate in the new Green Ways to School Campaign from Marin Community Foundation and Safe Routes to Schools. The program focuses on reducing car trips to and from schools thus reducing the related greenhouse gases and traffic congestion in our community. A new web-based SchoolPool trip matching program will help you find others to share in getting your children to school.
There are incentives for families to participate and a challenge among all Marin County schools with cash awards from $500 to $2000 to the schools with the most increase in Green Trips. We are asking everyone to register to support our school in the contest (there’s no cost or obligation). It only takes a minute at www.SchoolPoolMarin.org. To learn more about the program see the attached Green Ways to School Announcement flyer.

Green Team

Newsletter: 2/26/10, 2/12/10

* We have GREEN TEAM on Thursday at lunch time in room B-7 for grades 3-5

Info. on Compact Flourescent Lights

SIGG Water Bottle Alert!

The Green Team Movie!: Watch it here | Kidkonserve stainless lunch kits | Green Water Bottles
Recycling info: San Rafael - Novato

Ride this Bus! Learn about it here!

Coming Up !

Download the 2010-2011 Calendar of Events here.

9/29: Site Council Meeting in Library, 3:30 pm
9/29: Bike & Scooter Safety Day for Grades 2 - 5
10/4-10/15: Book Fair
10/7: Picture Day - starting 8:30 am
10/21: Make-up Picture Day
10/29: Deadline for Yearbook design submissions

GOT E-WASTE ?

If you have old electronic pieces lying around collecting dust and taking up space then you have E-WASTE. The Dixie District Green Initiative would love to have your e-waste to help raise money and to help responsibly dispose of/recycle these items. Tell your friends, neighbors, and even local business to come by with their electronic items. See the flyer for details.

Saturday, September 18
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Miller Creek School Parking Lot
2255 Las Gallinas Avenue

Welcome to the New School Year

Student Supplies for Fall 2011

Clip Box Tops for Education to benefit the Dixie Gardens! Info here

Learn about the Dixie Room Parent Program for 2010-2011

After School Activities for Kids HERE and HERE !

Dixie Student Council Website

Dixie Rain Garden Blog: 2/4/10: Dixie Rain Garden certified as "Bay-Friendly" Read about it here.

Dixie Fundraising Info. Sheet

Birthday Book Club

Homework Guidelines

Room Parent Resource Center

Guidelines for Classroom Celebrations: [.pdf]

Transportation
Drop-off, The Loop, Bus Info.,
Safe Routes to School

Dixie Traffic Loops Links

The Bluebirds! - Details here

If you have yet to contribute, or can make an additional donation to the Can Do! campaign, please do so today! In these difficult economic times your donation is critical to ensure valuable programs remain available to all students in the Dixie School District. Donate today!