Family Service Hour Opportunity 

Dealey Garden Clean Up -  Saturday, October 18, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM. 

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48A4A829A6F85-59247141-october

We'll meet in the Dealey Garden located on the east side of the school between the 1-3 and 4-5 hallways to spruce up the garden.  We’ll be weeding the overgrown beds, spreading wood chips and more. If you have garden gloves, a pitch fork and/or a hand tiller, please bring them along. If you have room to bring a wheelbarrow, please do!  We will also have tools available to use.  Breakfast snacks will be provided as will sulphur socks to repel chiggers and sunscreen. Please bring a water bottle. Please wear long pants and use bug spray to deter chiggers. The garden work is best suited for adults and students in 4th grade or above. Younger children are more than welcome to help out with parent supervision. Service hour sheets will be signed! Come and go as your schedule permits. Please contact Andrea Montillo at andreamontillo.com for more information.

🚦 Traffic Reminder 🚓

Dallas police have been patrolling during carpool hours this past week. Please remember that when driving south on Edgemere, turning left onto Royal Lane is against city ordinance during school drop off and pick up hours. Police are enforcing this rule and will issue citations. ⚠️ 

Dealey parents, we need your photos and videos to help make our Auction dinner slideshow shine! ✨ Please upload your favorite snapshots and clips from this year to the appropriate folder in the Dropbox link below. We will be collecting them over the next few months. If your submission includes other children, just check with their parents first. Don’t worry—these will only appear in the slideshow and not on public webpages. Let’s celebrate our kids and make this year’s Auction extra fun! 🎉

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This program was a huge hit last year. It’s simple: if a student eats a veggie at lunch, they get a ticket, and at the end of lunch I draw a winner for a prize. Kids loved it and it really encouraged healthy habits.

Here’s the challenge: PreK-3 usually had enough volunteer support, but grades 4-8 were very tough to cover. Without help in those grades, I may only be able to continue the program for the younger kids. If you have kids in grades 4-8, please consider signing up to help. Even one lunch makes a big difference.

Dates are posted through the end of the year, so if you can’t volunteer this month, take a look at the upcoming ones. The more coverage we have, the longer we can keep Veggie Star running for everyone.

Sign Up to Volunteer!

Dealey’s annual Fall Festival will be held on Friday, November 8th, and we need your help to make it a success!

This beloved tradition brings our community together to celebrate, and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. There are a variety of fun stations that need helping hands, and we’d love for you to be part of making this year’s festival joyful and memorable for our kids.

Volunteer Sign Up Link

For questions, please reach out to Jaclyn Kitchens at 1stvp@dealeypta.org.

Afterschool Badge Process – Important Reminder

For the safety of our students, ALL adults working with Dealey students after school must have a district-issued badge. This includes PTA volunteers, Dealey Soccer, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Baseball, Basketball, and all other extracurricular providers.

Process to Obtain Your Badge:

1. Fill out the Dealey Afterschool Adult Volunteer Security Form
   
   

2. Be VOLY approved — sign up on the VOLY website
   
   

3. Stop by the office to take your badge photo. Each adult will need to be issued a permanent badge that must be worn while on campus. You may coordinate with Ms. Vara to come take your picture anytime in the main office.
   
   

If you are a parent who is volunteering in one of these afterschool programs, please complete the steps above. Thank you for helping us keep Dealey safe and secure!

FAQ:

• Do all parents need a badge?
  No — only adults who are actively working with students after school through a program or organization need a badge.
  
  

• I’m just picking up my child after school. Do I need a badge?
  No — picking up your child does not require a badge.
  
  

• Do I need a permanent badge as a volunteer during the school day?
  No — regular volunteers will adhere to the process from last year:
  
  

  1. Be VOLY approved-sign up on Voly website
     
     

  2. Stop by the office for a Raptor sticker badge- Must bring State ID.
     
     

• Who can I contact if I have questions?
  Please reach out to Ms. Vara at dvara@dallasisd.org or contact the Dealey front office for guidance.
  
  
  

We look forward to getting our extracurriculars started back up again soon!

Questions? Contact Mrs.Vara at dvara@dallasisd.org.

Thanks,

Jennie McGuire

Dealey Front Office Staff

Ms. Garrett, Principal