Coming This Week: December 2, 2013

Coming This Week: December 2, 2013

Thank you to everyone who worked on, attended or donated to our "Dobson's Night Out" event and fundraiser.  The evening was a huge success.  Thank you for supporting Dobson!

Wednesday, December 4th - Friday, December 6th: Student Book Fair

Monday, December 2nd

• Dance Team Auditions in the Auditorium 
  
  • Lower School: during 1st Lunch
  • Upper School: at 2:25
    

Wednesday, December 4th- December 6th

• Half days for Students!
• Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Student Book Fair 

 Thursday, December 5th

• Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences from 5:00pm-7:00pm

 Friday, December 6th

• Come support the Faculty, Staff and Students of Dobson from 8:00-8:21am.  Help us raise awareness and rally for the need to fully fund our school!  All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to attend!

 Mark Your Calendar:

• December 12th at 6:30PM- Winter Concert
• Come to Dobson on December 12th to be entertained by  the Dobson Band, Choir, Recorder Ensembles and Kindergarten through 2nd Grade play FLAKES!!  A musical celebration of Snow, Sleet and SNIRT!
• Tickets are on sale now!!! Each ticket is $3 ($4 at the door on the 12th)!  Email (ltierney@philasd.org) or come to see Ms. Tierney if you have any questions!

 
• December 20th: Boogie for Books
• Get your dancing shoes ready for our 1st Annual JDS Boogie for Books dance-a-thon and fundraiser!  More information will be sent home with students in the coming weeks!  

Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Dobson's Music Program

FATHER'S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST 8am-10am

Come and join the Dobson Students for a Father's Day Pancake Breakfast at Applebee's Andorra (8600 Henry Ave.).  All proceeds benefit the performing arts program! 

With the looming budget cuts, we are trying to do our best to raise money to restore some of our after school programs like dance team, the annual musical, and the winter concert. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  

Tickets are $7 each for all you can eat pancakes, sausage and juice, coffee or tea!

https://www.facebook.com/events/585746888124517/

Dobson and Roxborough Community Meeting Make the News!!

Roxborough community rallies against proposed school cuts

May 21, 2013

By Matthew Grady for NewsWorks, @MMGrady 

 

Standing before hundreds of parents and students gathered in the Roxborough High School auditorium, Timothy Boyle, a math teacher at AMY Northwest, asked the audience about the basic tasks of school personnel.
"Who is going to meet with students to review their high school options for next year?" he asked.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/55011-roxborough-schools-meeting

Students, Teachers and Parents Rally for Education

Stakeholders from all over Northwest Philadelphia gather in Gorgas Park to protest the city's education budget. 

Parents, teachers and students gathered in Gorgas Park in Roxborough on Monday night to rally in protest against the proposed school district cuts and closing of schools.
“We have people here from all over the Northwest,” said parent organizer Rebecca Poyourow.  “There are people here from Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill as well as Roxborough and Manayunk.
Kids and parents as well as a few teachers and principals held up signs that said things like “save our schools,” and “we need sports.”
Sabra Townsend has a child who attends the Dobson School, and she was there to speak for the special education students in the district.
“All children should have the right to an education,” Townsend said.  “A special education child is just as deserving of an education as any other child.”

Stand Up and Be Counted

2013-2014 Budget Crisis: Community Parent Meeting

ROXBOROUGH CORRIDOR PARENTS’ SUMMIT (parents of students from Shawmont, Dobson, AMY-NW, Cook-Wissahickon, Mifflin and Roxborough High School) TO HOLD OPEN FORUM COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUDGET MEETING

The Roxborough Corridor Parents’ group will hold an open forum community school budget meeting on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Roxborough High School.

Philadelphia, PA. – Parents, students, staff, and community members are invited to attend an open forum meeting at Roxborough High School begin held on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.  The meeting is designed to present information to all stakeholders about the school budget for the upcoming school year and to discuss next steps to take action to seek remedies from City and State government to find more resources to run the schools.

All attendees may enter the High School through the front entrance.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.

2013-2014 Budget Crisis

Urgent Home and School Meeting: April 30th

Spread the word! There will be an urgent Home and School meeting with Ms. Cruice to outline the District's severe 2013-2014 budget cuts and how they will affect Dobson. The meeting will take place in the auditorium. Doors open at 5 pm and the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30. Please make every effort to attend. Membership in Home and School is not required.

 

Happy Holidays to the Dobson Family!

     As we move into the final school week of the year before the winter break, I want to take a moment to thank the Dobson family for all the support, care and concern for our small but mighty school.  As you can see by reviewing the highlights on this blog, we have been busy this fall. Our 8th graders, under the guidance of our fabulous Middle Years Math and Science teacher, Ms. McConnell, won the city-wide Math+Science Coalition Video contest, bringing to our small but mighty school public recognition and a visit from the Phillie Phanatic. The Drama and Dance crew is gearing up for the holiday show, the environmental ambassadors and faculty sponsor are getting ready for the school-wide tree adoption ceremonies and our Home and School is sponsoring the annual Winter Solstice celebration. As I write, our winning girls' volleyball team is preparing for the championship game, having won their bracket in the tournament. Yes, our small but mighty school is brimming with excitement and achievement. 

       The year's end is a chance to reflect on all our blessings. I am humbled to serve such a committed faculty and staff who are here for the students. From our Cafeteria Manager, Mr. John, to our own Ms. Seinko, and everyone in between, we are here for your children! Not that it is expected, but if, in your holiday bustle, you are contemplating a gift for your child's teacher, please consider sending in a ream of copy paper. As you may be aware, the budget reductions at the school level this year have had a negative impact on our operating budget. A practical gift such as copy paper would go a long way towards mitigating the financial pinch that we are feeling as a part of the school district of Philadelphia. Though a challenge, our small but mighty school can and will persevere through this current budget crunch with the teamwork of home and school united and with Dobson Dolphin Determination.

     The next Home and School Meeting will focus on a proactive response to our situation. Mark your calendars: January 10th @ 6pm in the Library. I look forward to seeing you then.

     In the meantime, celebrate the joys of the season. It is a blessing to experience the magic of this giving season through the eyes of a child. All the best in 2012.

            Patty Cruice, 

            Principal