Upcoming Events

February 5--22

Preschool and Magnet Registration 9:00-1:00.  February 12 from 5:00-7:00

   February 11

Club Photos                                   SBDM Meeting 3:00

   February 18

No School – Presidents’ Day!

   February 25-29

Book Fair!

   February 26

PBIS Meeting 3:00-4:00                Multicultural Night 5:30-7:00

Announcements

• • • • Come to pre-school registration! You may sign up daily at Dixie between February 5-22 from 9:00-1:00, and on February 12 from 5:00-7:00.  Please come and register your child for pre-school.  You may also register magnet students at this time.  Go online at the FCPS Website to fill out the application!
        
        
      • The Book Fair will be held the week of February 25-29, 2019. Just to give you an idea of the impact this has on our students’ lives, last year 2,232 books were purchased at the Book Fair.  That equals 405,000 reading minutes from the purchase of books!
        
        
      • This is a reminder that you may not drop students off at the school before 7:15. It is not safe to leave your children waiting outside of the building without supervision.   Also, please do not drop students off in the street.  This leads to students crossing the road in the middle of traffic and this is not safe.   Please follow the correct car lane procedures and drop your child off as you go through the car lane between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m..  We have had several parents not following the rules this year, leaving their children by the back or side doors or dropping them off on the side of the road.  This is a safety hazard for your children, and creates a safety hazard for others.  Please follow the rules so that we can keep all of our students safe.
        
        
      • We have been working hard to move your children academically.  If we have inclement weather days, feel free to provide your child with some time to read, or use some of our many computer programs.  Children are welcome to use these at home.  They may access their Imagine Learning, Reading Plus, Kahn Academy, Dreambox, Reflex Math, Lexia as well as others at any time outside the school day.  This provides your child with an educational way to practice reading and math.  

Staff Spotlight

This week I would like to highlight one of our new Instructional Assistants, Shelby Miller.     Shelby first arrived at Dixie as a student teacher last year before she graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2018.  She returned to serve as a long term substitute in Mr. Bailes’s fourth grade class.  Shelby is from Owensboro, Kentucky but currently lives in Lexington.   She was married in July.  For fun, Shelby plays on a kickball team.  She loves coffee and working with students, especially the 4^th grade!  We love having Shelby at Dixie – she is a positive, upbeat member of the Dixie staff and always has a smile on her face!

Senator Thomas Visits Dixie Elementary

On February 12th, Senator Thomas met with the 5th grade class at Dixie Elementary.  Upon entering he was greeted by four OMAC (Operation Making a Change) members and was escorted to the library where he spoke to the classes.  During this time, he shared his personal educational journey, which included attending Bryan Station High School, Dartmouth College, and Harvard Law School.  Students researched Senator Thomas’ life and were well prepared for the Q and A session that ensued.  Senator Thomas encouraged Dixie students to take full advantage of their education and reminded them to not let obstacles stand in their way, sharing, “There’s no such thing as good luck.  Luck equals preparation, plus opportunity.”  Dixie students were also invited to the State House to be a Page in his office during this legislative session.  His visit to Dixie concluded with a student lead tour of the building and him leaving the students two books, one about Kentucky facts, and the other The Legislative Process.  

Announcements:

• There is an opportunity for free tutoring for your children at LTMS on Saturdays. Please see the flyer attached below for more information. 
• There are also free dental clinics being held at UK. Please see the attached below for more information. 
• As you know, the Design Thinking Committee has been working to revise the school’s Mission and Vision Statements. We have been getting student, staff, parent and community member input to develop a new mission and vision for the school.  We still need parent and community members’ help and feedback!  If you were not able to attend one of the information sessions, please feel free to contact Mr. Bailes if you would like to complete a survey at Mackenzie.bailes@fayette.kyschools.us.
• We have several students who won a ride in a limo from parents who donated to the Wellness blood drive. Winners include: Evie Cox, Charlie Tracy, Maxwell McLaughlin, Brynleigh Howard, MacKenzie Davis and Dakota Christian.  Congratulations to our winners. 
• Please return your packets from the SchoolStore.

   

   

DIXIE MAGNET ELEM PTA 38509,

TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:
 

• Simply encourage your members to register online at krogercommunityrewards.com
• Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign up.
• If a member does not yet have a Kroger Plus card, please let them know that they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.
• Click on Sign In/Register
• Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
• Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
• You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
• Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
• Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
• Update or confirm your information.
• Enter NPO number or name of organization, select organization from list and click on confirm.
• To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
• REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your group until after your member(s) register their card(s).
• Do you use your phone number at the register?  Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.
• Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

Thank you,
The Community Programs Staff