Dinsmore Elementary PTA

💜📚 Volunteers Needed: Dinsmore Elementary Book Fair — Next Week! 📚💜

Families, we need all hands on deck to make next week’s Book Fair a slam dunk for our students. If you can spare a couple hours sign up to help.

Why it matters: More volunteers = happier kids, and more books in more homes.

✅ How to sign up:

Dinsmore Elementary School Book Fair Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Approved DCPS volunteer status is required. Thank you!

🎉🐻 Bear Bucks Store Wishlist Alert! 🐻🎉

Hey Dinsmore families! Our Bear Bucks Store was a huge hit last year and the kids will me making their first trip to the store next week.🛍️ But our shelves are getting a little bare, and we could use your help restocking for our amazing students.

We’ve updated our Amazon Wish List with fun prizes, school supplies, and treats that make earning those Bear Bucks extra exciting! 🎁

👉 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/13RGP7FBMN2EP?ref=cm_sw_sm_r_un_un_1iafjKHcK6Acm

💡 Pro Tip: It’s the perfect time to shop — Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are going on now! You can snag awesome deals and give back to Dinsmore all at once.

Every little item adds up to big smiles from our Bears! 🧸💙

Check out my list on Amazon

Dinsmore Sports Association is looking for some more ball players for this fall season. 8U, 10U, and 12U spots still open.

🚨 Bus Transportation Update for Tomorrow – Tuesday, August 19, 2025 🚨

Due to unforeseen contracting issues, bus services for certain schools (including ours) may experience delays tomorrow morning.

👉 To help ensure your student arrives on time, parents are strongly encouraged to make alternative transportation arrangements if possible.

🎉 Girls on the Run registration is LIVE! 🎉

There are only 20 spots and they’ll go fast! 🏃‍♀️💨 If your 3rd-5th grade daughter wants to lace up, make friends, and have a blast with our awesome Dinsmore Elementary coaches, don’t wait… sign her up TODAY! 🌟✨

https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/FALLREG25?sid=22fc1eb62f544e16a13fa554b23d95f0&fh=0

Great job yesterday everyone!!!

Day One is in the books! Right now, we’re running more like a “coffee fueled hamster wheel” than a “well oiled machine,” but give it a week and we’ll be cruising. Massive thanks to our rockstar teachers and staff who stayed well past their contract hours today to get every student safely on their way home. You’re the real MVPs—now go put your feet up… you’ve earned it! 🏆🍎

Until tomorrow Dinsmore Elementary!

🎒🐻 Hey Dinsmore Bears… It’s Time! 📚✨

Sharpen those pencils, grab your backpacks, and bring your biggest smiles school is back!

We can’t wait to see the halls filled with bright faces, big dreams, and plenty of Dinsmore pride. 🐾

Let’s make this year the beary best one yet!

📌 Parent Reminders:
✅ Parents may walk their children to class on the first two days of school.
✅ Starting Wednesday, students will walk to class on their own staff will be in the hallways to help guide everyone safely.
✅ Kindergarten students and their siblings will be dismissed in the back of the school Car Rider Line

Thank you in advance for supporting our teachers, students, and staff.
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🚨 Calling all Dinsmore families! 🚨

Did you know many of the field trips and special activities our kids love can’t happen without volunteers? 🚌🍎🎒

Our amazing volunteer base is powered by YOU the parents, grandparents, and guardians who step up to make these experiences possible. Whether it’s chaperoning a field trip or lending a hand at events, your time makes a BIG difference.

👉 Important Update: Duval County Public Schools now requires Level II background screening for volunteers who supervise students outside the direct view of staff, like field trip chaperones. This includes a fingerprinting process and a small fee.

💡 If you want to help with field trips this year, you must be Level II approved.

Here’s what to do:
✅ New to volunteering? Fill out the Volunteer Application Form.
✅ Already a volunteer? Log into your profile and select “Level II” to upgrade your status.

Let’s work together to make sure our kids don’t miss out on these amazing opportunities!

🔗 https://dcps.samaritan.com/custom/506/volunteer_registration

💙 Thank you for being the heart of Dinsmore Elementary!

Check out these amazing class photos from the 1960s at Dinsmore Elementary! It’s so fun to see the memories from a time when school days were all about chalkboards, field trips, and those classic school photos!