Dolvin Diary

Dear Dolvin Families,

I hope you are having a great week and are as excited as I am for Labor Day Weekend! As a reminder, we do not have school Monday, 9/7. This is also the time of year for the first grades report posting. Your student’s grades are always visible in the parent/student portal (Infinite Campus - Fulton County School System), and every 4.5 weeks, a consolidated report card is posted. For the first 4.5 weeks of elementary school, your child may not have a grade for science or social studies because the classes alternate. They will have a grade in every subject by the 1st Quarter Report card. The first 4.5 weeks of the school year ended 9/2 and consolidated report cards will be visible on 9/10. If have you have questions about your child’s grades or how to see them, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

Have a great weekend!

Andy Stein

If your child was provisionally enrolled, please be sure to submit any documents due no later than September 3, 2026, to avoid withdrawal. Documents may be sent to Lisa Carper at carper@fultonschools.org. Please include your child's name.

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Please send your child to school with everything they need to have a successful day! Lunches, water bottles, homework, snacks, devices, etc., should arrive with your student in the morning to avoid interruption of instructional time. If a child arrives in the cafeteria without a lunch, they will be allowed to purchase one. Thank you and we appreciate your understanding.

On January 5, 2026, we implemented an updated safety procedure. Any adult entering Dolvin ES must present their physical state-issued ID card. The ID must be scanned in the front office if attending a conference, volunteering, lunch with a student, etc. A government-issued passport will no longer be an acceptable form of ID for anything other than student checkout. Because the current state law/district requirement is that visitors be checked against the Sexual Predator/Offender database, a passport-only visitor cannot be processed in a way that meets that requirement with the current system. The district is evaluating an approved alternate process that would maintain compliance while addressing passport-only cases. The recommended procedure will be shared as soon as it’s finalized.

In the meantime, Mr. Stein can address and support any individual families that may be impacted by this. Those families should reach out to Mr. Stein directly. They will not be denied access, it will just look different depending on the specific situation and individual request.

For more information about this policy please see: View Board Policy KM: Visitors to School. Thank you for understanding.

Please reach out to Mr. Stein or Ms. Boateng with questions.

We welcome and greatly appreciate our volunteers at Dolvin! If you would like to be a volunteer, you must complete the Volunteer Registration Application prior to volunteering. For volunteer information and frequently asked questions on the Fulton County Schools website, click HERE.

Please follow the link below to access the FCS Volunteer Registration page.

https://www.fultonschools.org/all-departments/human-resources/badging/register-as-a-supervised-volunteer/volunteer-application-form

Important - All Visitors and Volunteers must remember to bring in their driver’s license each time they sign in. The license will be scanned each time. Thank you.

Meal prices for the 2026-2027 school year

School Menus

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

September 4

Spirit Day

September 7

Labor Day - Schools Closed

September 15

Fall Individual Picture Day

September 18

All Pro Dads 7:00 am - 7:30 am

September 21 - 25

Fall Break for Students (students off)

September 24 - 25

Professional Development/Teacher Workday (students off)

October 2

Spirit Day

October 12

Columbus Day - Schools Closed

October 16

All Pro Dads 7:00 am - 7:30 am

PTO Silent Disco

October 21 - October 30

Bookfair

October 30

Book Character Day

Dolvin Website: dolvin.org

Dolvin PTO Website: dolvinpto.org

Dolvin PTO Email: info@dolvinpto.org

Instagram: @Dolvin_Dolphins

Facebook: Dolvin Principal

Teacher's blogs

Dolvin Diary - A new issue publishes weekly on Thursdays. Please read to keep up with current events at the school.

Peachjar: Various flyers are sent home via Peachjar. Dolvin-specific flyers come to your inbox on Thursdays.

LED Sign: Located on the corner of Buice Road and Jones Bridge Road.

Here's everything from the PTO this week: dolvinpto.org/sept3newsletter

🎁 Join PTO for a chance to Win the Dash Basket! Join Dash's Dolphin Club and, if you're one of the first 100 families, you're entered to win — a giant Dash plush, School Store gift cards, Spirit Wear, and Holiday Store gift cards. We're closing in on 100!

🅿️ Bonus: win an all-year parking spot — every $100 donated by Sept. 15 earns an entry to get a parking spot with your family's name on it.

📸 Tanner Family Portrait Event — $35 gets you a session and an 11x14 print, and the whole fee is a donation to the PTO. Pets welcome! Book by Sept. 20.

🛒 School Store is next Wednesday, Sept. 9 — send a little money with your Dolphin.

🔨 Two ways to help: join the Campus Crew or the Parent Volunteer GroupMe. Give your time when you can.

🍕 Thank you to Nonnina's Pizzeria & Cucina, a proud Dolvin business partner right here in Johns Creek.

💙 All PTO news lives on The Dolphin Splash at dolvinpto.org