Dolvin Diary

Dear Dolvin Families,

I hope that everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend! I certainly did; we enjoyed spending time with family at Lake Hartwell and watching football. We now have 6 more days of learning before students get a whole week off for fall break.

As a reminder, we have a few ways for the community to interact with us online. If you are on Instagram, please give us a follow @dolvin_dolphins and if you are a Facebook user, we share the same posts on Facebook under Dolvin Principal. Additionally, every time you receive an email from a Dolvin staff member, your will see a link to "Please complete our Satisfaction Survey". These results go directly to me and are anonymous if you do not include your name or email address. You also have the opportunity to give a shoutout to staff members, and I share those with staff.

Have a great weekend,

Andy Stein

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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 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.

It's a busy September. As a reminder, every donation to the PTO turns into something your student can see: books in the classroom, events that don't cost a fortune, teachers who feel appreciated, programs where they can get involved. And joining is how you stay connected to what's happening at Dolvin, building a community with other families.

Read our updates and key dates in the newsletter: https://www.dolvinpto.org/sept10newsletter

🎁 We're 3 families away from 100! Join Dash's Dolphin Club and you're entered to win the Dash Basket filled with school spirit.

🅿️ Last call to win an all-year parking spot — reserved, with your family name on it. Every $100 donated by Sept. 15 earns an entry.

💧 Win a bedazzled Dolvin water bottle! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram, tag a friend, and you're in. Winner announced Friday.

👕 Spirit Wear Pop-Up is Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the upper parking lot, during and after AM carpool.

📸 Tanner Family Portraits — $35 for a session and receive a 11x14 print, pets welcome. Book by Sept. 20.

👨‍👧 All Pro Dads meets Sept. 18 — one hour, once a month, dads and kids together at school.

🔨 Plus ways to get involved and more.

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