01/19/2023
NO SCHOOL SPORTS CAMPS! ASD is closed on Monday, January 23, 2023. We are excited to offer two camps for students in Grades 2-5 in Soccer & Basketball! Check out the flyers below for more information!
⚽ Register for Soccer: https://bit.ly/3kplER8
🏀 Register for Basketball: https://bit.ly/3weLMki
01/15/2023
No school tomorrow in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Classes resume on Tuesday January 17th.
01/07/2023
These bulldogs 🐶 worked hard in December to grow their brain 🧠 and grow their heart ♥️ So proud!
01/05/2023
Hiram Dodd Elementary School on Instagram: "You ready for the future?! Our 5th grade students who were interested trying out for the PAL basketball team 🏀 had an amazing opportunity today! We took a trip down the road to Muhlenberg College (where.
You ready for the future?! Click to play our reel!
Hiram Dodd Elementary School on Instagram: "You ready for the future?! Our 5th grade students who were interested trying out for the PAL basketball team 🏀 had an amazing opportunity today! We took a trip down the road to Muhlenberg College (where.
Hiram Dodd Elementary School shared a post on Instagram: "You ready for the future?! Our 5th grade students who were interested trying out for the PAL basketball team 🏀 had an amazing opportunity today! We took a trip down the road to Muhlenberg College (where Mrs. Griffin went to college!) to se...
01/02/2023
As we prepare to return from Holiday Break, let's all do our part to keep our school community safe! A few reminders for staff and families:
▶️ Individuals who are COVID-positive are required to report positive results to their school nurse or supervisor.
▶️ ASD currently follows a 5-day quarantine period. Individuals can return to school if asymptomatic on the 6th day and continue wearing a mask for the 5 remaining days. Please DO NOT come to school if you are displaying any symptoms of ANY illness.
▶️ The community level in Lehigh County is currently at medium.
Any updates related to COVID-19, including the latest Health & Safety Plan (approved August 2022) are available on our website: https://bit.ly/3PDHTg5
12/23/2022
From your Dodd school-family to your home-family, happy holidays 💙🐾❤️ Have a wonderful relaxing break and we will see you in 2023!
12/23/2022
Hiram Dodd Elementary School on Instagram: "Santa!! We ended the week in pajamas and hosted the big guy in a red suit in K-2. What an awesome end to a GREAT week 💙🐾❤️ See you in 2023!"
♥️ click to play our pajama day reel!! We even had a visit from the man in the big red suit 🎅🏽
Hiram Dodd Elementary School on Instagram: "Santa!! We ended the week in pajamas and hosted the big guy in a red suit in K-2. What an awesome end to a GREAT week 💙🐾❤️ See you in 2023!"
Hiram Dodd Elementary School shared a post on Instagram: "Santa!! We ended the week in pajamas and hosted the big guy in a red suit in K-2. What an awesome end to a GREAT week 💙🐾❤️ See you in 2023!". Follow their account to see 743 posts.
12/21/2022
We have a LOT of pictures coming from today! Staff started off the morning with an elf hunt and took s-ELF-ies and texted them to Mrs. Griffin to be entered into a gift card raffle ♥️ congratulations to Mrs. Rodriguez, Ms. Lint, Mrs. Harka, Ms. Anderko, Mrs. Searock, and Mrs. Beck for winning the elf hunt today.
12/21/2022
Holidays Around the World at Dodd was OUT OF THIS WORLD! We had over 500 people attend tonight to learn about different cultural celebrations, get fresh haircuts, visit with Santa, and have FUN 🌎 Superintendent Dr. Birks, Dr. Roth, Ms. Ramos, Ms. Bryant, Mr Siket, and Ms. Reese joined in the southside fun from ASD Central office ❤️🐾💙 Thank you to Christmas City Studio for the professional pictures (will be emailed soon!), Santa and Mrs. Claus, Tad Montgomery, Onasi Martin Beco Garcia, and Arnaldo Rivera for doing some amazing fades/shape ups for the holidays, and of course the Dodd staff for putting on an amazing event.
12/21/2022
Spirit week! Lots of crazy hair, crazy socks, holiday outfits, and THE GRINCH!
12/04/2022
The tradition continues! First Presbyterian of Allentown gifted hand made hats to all of our first graders! We are so grateful!!
12/03/2022
So proud of our November Bulldog Award Recipients 💙🐾❤️
11/29/2022
Don't delay-RSVP today! Please note the location has changed from originally advertised. Join us at Hays ES on Wednesday evening for our first Family & Community Forum with Dr. Birks!
📆 Wednesday, November 30 at 5:30PM
🔗 RSVP: https://bit.ly/3C2748B
11/22/2022
TURKEY!!! Thanks to several local donors, including the Slovak Society and Keller Williamsof Allentown on Cedar Crest Blvd., we were able to provide over 130 families with bags of food last week and complete turkey dinners with all the fixings this week. Our school community is so very grateful for this support ♥️ Allentown School District Keller Williams Real Estate - Allentown
11/19/2022
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Dodd staff raised awareness (and money!) for the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern PA on Friday💜
11/18/2022
2022 Disguise the Turkey Winners! So many amazing entries this year 🦃 Great job Bulldog Families 👏🏼
11/12/2022
Who’s running this school, the kids or the adults?! Look at these young leaders making morning announcements and taking the reins in learning on the new promethean boards ♥️
11/04/2022
Woot woot👏🏼! Give a cheer for our October Bulldog Award recipients🤩! (Students of the Month for academic excellence and Character trait for Kindness)
10/31/2022
And the winner of the 1st Annual Dodd Staff Pumpkin Carving contest is…..(Swipe left to reveal!!) Thank you all for voting in person, on dojo, FB and Instagram.
10/28/2022
WE LOVE OUR DODD COMMUNITY EVERY DAY but days like today solidify just how much we love it 🎃 everyone have a fun and safe weekend.
10/26/2022
We need your help! We had parents and families vote at our Family Pumpkin Night, but we want to give everyone an opportunity! Cast your vote (by number!) in the comments below 👇🏼 Voting ends at 4 pm on Thursday 10/27 🎃 Vote only in ONE place, Facebook, dojo, or Instagram.
10/26/2022
We PACKED the gym AND cafeteria night last night with nearly 500 people at our first math and science pumpkin investigation night 🎃 Families went to our hallway “pumpkin patch” to get a pumpkin, then predicted and measured the height, weight, circumference, number of ribs, seed amount and if their pumpkin would sink or float. After all that hard work, families carved away and made some pretty creative designs and then helped us vote on the best Dodd Staff Team pumpkin-see post #2 later today to help us vote. Thank you to our staff for helping and our families for coming out to learn and have fun!
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10/22/2022
Fire safety presentations for Mrs. Galusha’s class and our kindergarten classrooms!
10/20/2022
Some pictures from Unity Day at Dodd!
10/07/2022
Celebrating our September Bulldogs!! Check out our Students of the Month and Character Trait Award recipients (for positivity💡)
10/05/2022
This year, on October 19 all ASD schools will participate in ! Unity Day is all about sending the supportive, universal message that bullying is never acceptable behavior. This is a time where we join together against bullying, and unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Students will be allowed to wear orange and participate in bullying prevention activities throughout that day.
10/03/2022
October is National Principal’s Month. Follow the ASD page to learn about our building leaders!
National Principal Month honors principals for their significant impact on the success and well-being of our nation’s students. Join us as we celebrate all of our ASD principals throughout October. Today, get to know Hiram W Dodd Elementary School Principal Griffin!
10/03/2022
Bullying is repeated, aggressive and unwanted behavior that harms another person physically or emotionally. It is a serious issue that impacts thousands of students every day. As damaging as bullying may be, there is hope!
With education and awareness, bullying can be prevented at school, in neighborhoods, and online. Learn what you can do to prevent bullying in our community: https://bit.ly/2RcMnN5
10/02/2022
We celebrated Hispanic Heritage month with our 2nd annual staff luncheon and some picture backdrops (made by Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. Marks’ classes!) for students to show their Hispanic pride 🇲🇽🇩🇴🇵🇷🇨🇴 🇪🇸 🇧🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇻🇪 🇸🇻
09/23/2022
We had an awesome turnout at Open House this week! Huge shout out to the Salvation Army for setting up a salvation-station of much needed household and hygiene supplies in our cafeteria for our families.
09/16/2022
SMMS students came down the hill today to help keep our shared property clean and safe. THANK YOU to Mrs. Jarrah, Mrs. Magee and Mrs. Barnes’ students and Ms. Daddario, SMMS Community School Coordinator 🌎 Do you recognize some former Dodd Bulldogs in these pictures?! ❤️🐾💙
09/16/2022
Addressing is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving our students a better chance for success after graduation. During Month let’s help students build habits of good attendance early & often!