Dino Digest

Hi, Dodd Families!

We are SO proud of our Dinos! They have shown tremendous growth throughout the first grading period, and we are excited to see all they have accomplished! We hope each of our families has a wonderful, restful break filled with time to relax and make special memories together. Enjoy every minute, and we look forward to welcoming our Dinos back on October 19th!

-Crystal Harrelson

Our October Teacher luncheon is coming up on Thursday, Oct. 22nd, and it is going to be spooky and "spud"tastic! We will be treating our Dodd Staff members to a yummy Baked Potato Bar. Please click the link below to sign up to help provide food for our wonderful teachers and staff. All items will need to be in the office no later than 9:30 am for those who have a 10:30 lunch. Thanks for your support for our amazing Dodd staff members! 🦕 🥔 🎃 👻

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054DABA723A2F58-66501424-dodd

Below you will find a quick guide to some upcoming dress up days.

If you would like to recognize a teacher or staff member, please click the link below. Our staff members pour their hearts into the lives of our Dinos. Let them hear your gratitude!

Click here to send your Shout-Outs

Our teachers are acknowledged when they receive a parent shout out. We "Toot their Horn" and post the nice things said about them on our Dodd Facebook page. Please follow our page, if you don't already!

This month during classroom guidance lessons, our Dinos are learning about friendship, kindness, inclusion, and making responsible choices.

As we celebrate Unity Day (October 21) and Red Ribbon Week (October 26-30), students will learn that the choices we make each day can have an impact on ourselves and those around us.

Each grade level will explore these ideas in a developmentally appropriate way through a story, discussion, and activity:

🦕 Kindergarten – Book: Stick and Stone
Students will learn what it means to be a good friend and practice making kind and caring friendship choices.

🦕1st Grade – Book: The Invisible Boy
Students will explore belonging and discuss ways they can help others feel seen, welcomed, and included.

🦕2nd Grade – Book: What If Everybody Did That?
Students will learn that our choices matter and consider how even small decisions can affect the people and community around us.

🦕3rd Grade – Book: Bully B.E.A.N.S.
Students will discuss bullying prevention and learn ways to be an upstander by speaking up, including others, and getting help when needed.

🦕4th Grade – Lesson: I Can Say No
Students will listen to different scenarios and discuss peer pressure, personal boundaries, and responsible decision-making. They will practice ways to confidently say “no” and make safe, healthy choices.

A Note for Families

Classroom guidance lessons are part of our school wide comprehensive counseling program and are provided as Tier I instruction for all students. These lessons focus on age-appropriate skills that support students’ educational, personal, and social development in accordance with Texas requirements for comprehensive school counseling programs.

Individual and small-group counseling services are separate from these schoolwide classroom guidance lessons and follow applicable parent notification and consent requirements.

🧡 🦕 Throughout the month, we’ll reinforce one important message: Our choices matter! Whether it’s choosing kindness, including someone who feels left out, standing up for others, or making a safe and responsible decision, every Dino has the power to make a positive difference. 🦕🧡

This year, our Food Drive will include a House competition!

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Tables will be set up at the front of the school for each House. Students can bring their donated items and place them on their House table to help their House compete!

Along the way, there will also be school-wide prizes students can earn as we work together toward our goal!

The competition makes it fun, but giving back is what it’s all about! Every item donated helps support families right here in our community. Through our Food Drive, we hope our Dinos see firsthand what it means to care for our neighbors, give what we can, and come together as one school family.

💙💚🖤❤️ Four Houses. One School. One Community. ❤️🖤💚💙

OCTOBER 2026

10/12-10/16: Fall Break

10/21: Unity Day

10/22: 9 Week Awards: 2nd, 3rd, 4th- Parent Attendance is by invitation only

10/23: 9 Week Awards: Kinder and First--Parent Attendance is by invitation only

10/23: Fall Fest from 5:30-7:30pm

10/26-10/30: Red Ribbon Week

10/28: 4th grade Track Meet

10/30: Fall Parties; Kona Ice

NOVEMBER 2026

11/2-11-13: Kindness Fundraiser

11/3: Make-up Picture Day

11/11: Kona Ice

11/16-11/20: Book Fair Week

11/19: Family Night at the Book Fair from 5:30pm-7pm; 4th Grade Program @ 6:00pm

Thanksgiving Feast in cafeteria for students & families

11/20: Dino Beat-- Wear Your House Colors

11/23-11/27: Thanksgiving Break

Email: crystal.harrelson@wylieisd.net

Website: wylieisd.net/dodd
Location: 1500 Park Boulevard, Wylie, TX, USA
Phone: (972) 429-3440