Hiram W Dodd Elementary School

A reminder for ASD families: Universal masking will remain in place for all staff and students throughout ASD through the second quarter of the 2021–2022 school year. Quarterly masking decisions will be made based on recommendations from the CDC, the PA Department of Health and local COVID-19 data including but not limited to positivity rates, new regulations, vaccination rates, etc. We thank you for your dedication to keeping our staff, students and entire community safe

More info: https://bit.ly/3qUUrXJ

A reminder for ASD families: Universal masking will remain in place for all staff and students throughout ASD through the second quarter of the 2021–2022 school year. Quarterly masking decisions will be made based on recommendations from the CDC, the PA Department of Health and local COVID-19 data including but not limited to positivity rates, new regulations, vaccination rates, etc. We thank you for your dedication to keeping our staff, students and entire community safe

More info: https://bit.ly/3qUUrXJ

📣 REMINDER! The Allentown Health Bureau will host its next COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Dieruff High School on January 6!

Getting as many people vaccinated as possible is critical to ending this pandemic, keeping our schools open, and ensuring our students continue learning uninterrupted.

Students who are fully vaccinated can avoid quarantines and missed days of in-person learning that can result from exposure to COVID-19. The vaccine is free, safe, and effective. All vaccine types & booster shots will be available for adults at this clinic! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3pZ5u05

📣 REMINDER! The Allentown Health Bureau will host its next COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Dieruff High School on January 6!

Getting as many people vaccinated as possible is critical to ending this pandemic, keeping our schools open, and ensuring our students continue learning uninterrupted.

Students who are fully vaccinated can avoid quarantines and missed days of in-person learning that can result from exposure to COVID-19. The vaccine is free, safe, and effective. All vaccine types & booster shots will be available for adults at this clinic! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3pZ5u05

Chief Roca, Officer Yeslady, and Lieutenant Garcia visited with Mrs. Flores’ class today. We were in pajamas. They were not 🤣 💙🐾♥️

It was an action packed week at Dodd! We started the week off with a historic door decorating contest, celebrated in our winter seasonal and holiday outfits/pajamas, handed out food and/or presents to over 160 families (with the help of our amazing partners!!), Santa and his Elf visited, Swavely’s carolers graced the hallways, Tucker the Therapy Dog greeted Kindergarten, we played lots of reindeer games, and we laughed all week long while learning and building OUR Bulldog Community. Happy Holidays from our family to yours 💙🐾♥️

📣 JUST ANNOUNCED! The Allentown Health Bureau will host its next COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Dieruff High School on January 6!

Getting as many people vaccinated as possible is critical to ending this pandemic, keeping our schools open, and ensuring our students continue learning uninterrupted.

Students who are fully vaccinated can avoid quarantines and missed days of in-person learning that can result from exposure to COVID-19. The vaccine is free, safe, and effective. All vaccine types & booster shots will be available for adults at this clinic! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3pZ5u05

📣 JUST ANNOUNCED! The Allentown Health Bureau will host its next COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Dieruff High School on January 6!

Getting as many people vaccinated as possible is critical to ending this pandemic, keeping our schools open, and ensuring our students continue learning uninterrupted.

Students who are fully vaccinated can avoid quarantines and missed days of in-person learning that can result from exposure to COVID-19. The vaccine is free, safe, and effective. All vaccine types & booster shots will be available for adults at this clinic! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3pZ5u05

Ms. Brennan, Dodd virtual teacher, applied for a science scholarship to to enrich her virtual students from Dodd, UT, and Ramos and she was awarded $3050! The program started this week with a virtual Grossology Show, followed by four weeks of experiments. Each student will receive an experiment kit and will be able to work alongside the Da Vinci scientists❤️🧪🧫 There are scholarships available if any local teachers/schools/daycares are interested https://www.davincisciencecenter.org/public-service/steam-scholarship-fund/
Allentown School District
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
Union Terrace Elementary School

Ms. Brennan, Dodd virtual teacher, applied for a science scholarship to to enrich her virtual students from Dodd, UT, and Ramos and she was awarded $3050! The program started this week with a virtual Grossology Show, followed by four weeks of experiments. Each student will receive an experiment kit and will be able to work alongside the Da Vinci scientists❤️🧪🧫 There are scholarships available if any local teachers/schools/daycares are interested https://www.davincisciencecenter.org/public-service/steam-scholarship-fund/
Allentown School District
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
Union Terrace Elementary School

ASD & the Chester County Intermediate Unit are working together to evaluate our current Student Information Study (SIS), SapphireK12. We are looking to hear from parents/ guardians and students to help determine if our current SIS/Parent Portal best meets the needs of our district and our families.
Click the link below and complete the questionnaire to share valuable information about your experience with SapphireK12!
Parent Survey: https://bit.ly/3yEzCSf
Student Survey: https://bit.ly/3IUt0Uq

ASD & the Chester County Intermediate Unit are working together to evaluate our current Student Information Study (SIS), SapphireK12. We are looking to hear from parents/ guardians and students to help determine if our current SIS/Parent Portal best meets the needs of our district and our families.
Click the link below and complete the questionnaire to share valuable information about your experience with SapphireK12!
Parent Survey: https://bit.ly/3yEzCSf
Student Survey: https://bit.ly/3IUt0Uq

Red and Blue Bulldog Spirit days continue for students and staff tomorrow! Check out our amazing Kindergarten team rocking our school colors ♥️🐾💙 Spirit week continues all through next week!

Red and Blue Bulldog Spirit days continue for students and staff tomorrow! Check out our amazing Kindergarten team rocking our school colors ♥️🐾💙 Spirit week continues all through next week!

Questions as we head into the holidays? ASD is here for you. Reach out directly to district staff using Let's Talk - questions can be submitted in English, Spanish or Arabic: https://bit.ly/2IMDCXN

Questions as we head into the holidays? ASD is here for you. Reach out directly to district staff using Let's Talk - questions can be submitted in English, Spanish or Arabic: https://bit.ly/2IMDCXN

Congratulations to Mrs. Cope and Mrs. Galusha who earned a Teacher Innovation Grant from the ASD Foundation! Mrs. Cope will utilize the funding to create a learning environment throughout the school hallways by displaying science, math, technology and art. Mrs. Galusha will use the funding to build a sensory lending library at Dodd for all teachers to access and borrow items for their students.

As we approach the holiday season it is important to help keep our community safe. Universal masking will remain in place for all staff and students throughout ASD through at least the second quarter. Please make sure to wear your mask at all time in ASD buildings ⤵️

As we approach the holiday season it is important to help keep our community safe. Universal masking will remain in place for all staff and students throughout ASD through at least the second quarter. Please make sure to wear your mask at all time in ASD buildings ⤵️

📣 LIMITED SPOTS REMAIN! The Allentown Health Bureau will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dieruff High School on December 9 from 3 - 6 PM. The Allentown Health Bureau will be providing doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 AND 12-18. All vaccine types & booster shots will also be available for adults. If you need a second dose or booster shot, please bring your vaccine card with you. Parents must be present with children under 18. Click below to make an appointment: https://bit.ly/3HBNbpw

📣 LIMITED SPOTS REMAIN! The Allentown Health Bureau will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dieruff High School on December 9 from 3 - 6 PM. The Allentown Health Bureau will be providing doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 AND 12-18. All vaccine types & booster shots will also be available for adults. If you need a second dose or booster shot, please bring your vaccine card with you. Parents must be present with children under 18. Click below to make an appointment: https://bit.ly/3HBNbpw

Have you signed up for text alerts from ASD yet? You can do so easily by texting “Y” to 67587 from any wireless device on which you’d like to receive text updates!

Have you signed up for text alerts from ASD yet? You can do so easily by texting “Y” to 67587 from any wireless device on which you’d like to receive text updates!

📣 ASD FAMILIES! The Allentown Health Bureau will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dieruff High School on December 9 from 3 - 6 PM. The Allentown Health Bureau will be providing doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 AND 12-18. All vaccine types & booster shots will also be available for adults. If you need a second dose or booster shot, please bring your vaccine card with you. Parents must be present with children under 18. Click below to make an appointment: https://bit.ly/3HBNbpw

📣 ASD FAMILIES! The Allentown Health Bureau will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dieruff High School on December 9 from 3 - 6 PM. The Allentown Health Bureau will be providing doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 AND 12-18. All vaccine types & booster shots will also be available for adults. If you need a second dose or booster shot, please bring your vaccine card with you. Parents must be present with children under 18. Click below to make an appointment: https://bit.ly/3HBNbpw

Reminder! No school this week for students. Parents and guardians should plan on attending a conference Monday or Tuesday (your choice: on zoom or in person!). Attending conferences is a vital part of understanding your child as a student this year and and helps us learn how we can further support each other. It takes a village!

Reminder! No school this week for students. Parents and guardians should plan on attending a conference Monday or Tuesday (your choice: on zoom or in person!). Attending conferences is a vital part of understanding your child as a student this year and and helps us learn how we can further support each other. It takes a village!

📣AND THE WINNERS ARE…🥁 🥁 🥁
Student names will be announced in school at 2 pm this afternoon and winners will have an opportunity to shop at the school store. THANK YOU to all families who participated. There were so many amazing disguised turkeys decorating our school and we all thoroughly enjoyed walking around the hallways smiling and enjoying the family artwork and writing this week.

With the help of the Lehigh Valley Slovak Society and Keller Williams Cedar Crest branch, we were able to provide 150 families with food over the long break including a full thanksgiving turkey dinner! Mrs. Wight is able to coordinate efforts and identify families because of the results to the “Dodd Needs Survey” she sends out at the beginning of the school year. If your family is in need of additional food, clothing, housing assistance or any other help this school year PLEASE make sure you complete the survey linked below. This is the ONLY way we can align the help you need. Thank you to our community partners that always go above and beyond to make sure our Dodd Students are taken care of! We are the luckiest Bulldog family ❤️🐾💙 Our eyes 👀 are on the next holidays already! If you want to help out, there will be plenty more opportunities! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTcL7iE-CI0EkgiE9JHyUQdbKAb5H9AArvdNg54QbUw2IAkw/viewform

Couldn't make it to the LVHN clinic earlier this week? Here is another opportunity for children aged 5-11 to receive their COVID-19 vaccine! Schedule your appointment by calling Star Community Health at 610-776-4888 or 484-822-7850.

Couldn't make it to the LVHN clinic earlier this week? Here is another opportunity for children aged 5-11 to receive their COVID-19 vaccine! Schedule your appointment by calling Star Community Health at 610-776-4888 or 484-822-7850.

Where can 5-to-11-year-olds get the COVID vaccination in the Lehigh Valley? Here’s an updated list

Limited spots remain for Monday's LVHN clinic at WAHS! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3wsAlEQ

Not able to make the clinic on Monday? More information for families on COVID-19 vaccination clinics for students 5-11 throughout the Lehigh Valley can be found here: https://bit.ly/3qr5uI3

Where can 5-to-11-year-olds get the COVID vaccination in the Lehigh Valley? Here’s an updated list COVID vaccination clinics in the Lehigh Valley for 5-to-11-year-olds.

Sapphire Parent Portal Focus Group Sign up/ Grupos Focales del Portal para Padres Sapphire

Families can access student schedules, attendance & grades through the Sapphire Portal - do you have suggestions on how to make the portal better for ASD? We want to hear from you! Join our focus groups next week to share your feedback with the district! https://bit.ly/3nQCfLO

Sapphire Parent Portal Focus Group Sign up/ Grupos Focales del Portal para Padres Sapphire Click here to sign up for one of three focus groups! By filling out this form you will receive a zoom link for the date you select. ¡Haga clic aquí para inscribirse en uno de los tres grupos focales! Al completar este formulario, recibirá un enlace de zoom para la fecha que seleccione.

ASD FAMILIES - The district has partnered with Lehigh Valley Health Network to offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 5-11! The clinic is Monday from 3 to 6 p.m., at the William Allen High School gym.

The vaccine is free to receive and all kids must be accompanied by an adult. While walk-ins will be accepted, we request that you sign up for an appointment at this link: https://bit.ly/3wsAlEQ

The vaccine administered at this event is the modified dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved by the FDA. If you have questions about vaccinations, please consult your healthcare provider.

ASD FAMILIES - The district has partnered with Lehigh Valley Health Network to offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 5-11! The clinic is Monday from 3 to 6 p.m., at the William Allen High School gym.

The vaccine is free to receive and all kids must be accompanied by an adult. While walk-ins will be accepted, we request that you sign up for an appointment at this link: https://bit.ly/3wsAlEQ

The vaccine administered at this event is the modified dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved by the FDA. If you have questions about vaccinations, please consult your healthcare provider.

These Kinders are going to kick off Veteran’s Day for us! “Thank you Mrs. Flores! We love You!” Mrs. Flores proudly served her country and continues to do so in the classroom with these amazing kinder Bulldogs 💙🐾❤️
Thank you for your service and thank you to all of our veterans!

These Kinders are going to kick off Veteran’s Day for us! “Thank you Mrs. Flores! We love You!” Mrs. Flores proudly served her country and continues to do so in the classroom with these amazing kinder Bulldogs 💙🐾❤️
Thank you for your service and thank you to all of our veterans!