DYI Newsletter 10/10

Posted Date: 10/13/25 (04:00 PM)

DYI Dolphin Report

October 13, 2025

A Message from the Principals

Good afternoon DYI families,

We have a short and busy week. Hopefully you will have an opportunity on this rainy day to check our school newsletter. Events families will want an update or reminder about are:

School Pictures. Please look below or click this link. Once at the link, place in the code: A5325F We will receive paper order forms to send home on Tuesday for pictures on Wednesday. Please see some information below and you can click this link to check out order options today:

Student Survey. Later this week students will be taking a screener. MySAEBRS is a screening tool that helps school staff identify if a student is at risk socially, academically, or emotionally. The survey is completely online and takes 30 minutes or less for students to complete. The information from the survey is reviewed by the student’s classroom teacher, school administrators and the Student Support Team. They look for patterns that can help meet each child’s needs in school. Please click here to check out more information and to sign an opt out form if you wish.

5th Grade Seashore Meeting. On Wednesday at 5:15 in our school auditorium, we will have a meeting with interpreters to learn about the overnight seashore trip this year. All 5th grade families are invited to attend.

October PTO Meeting. On Wednesday at 6:00, we will hold our October PTO meeting in the school library. We hope you are able to make it.

Parent-Teacher Conferences. Conferences are the week of October 20. If you have not yet made an appointment with your child’s teacher, they would love to meet with you.

Instrument Drive. A huge shout out to the Yarmouth Rotary Club. The Yarmouth Rotary Club has partnered with the DY Music Department to implement an instrument collection and repair drive. So if you are tired of a closet full of guitars and trumpets, make some space by donating to the Yarmouth Rotary Club and DY School District's Instrument Collection and Repair Drive! DYI is a drop off location. The only thing to remember is please no pianos.

Lastly, we thank everyone for making it our first family fun night of the year. Please save the date for the next event on Wednesday, November 19. More details soon. We look forward to another chance for our families to get to know one another so we are a stronger school community.

Sincerely,

Mr. Blake, Dr. Greeson, and Mrs. Cleary

A promotional poster for a school fundraiser with a space theme.

Sign Up for our DYIMS Fun Run!

Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate and Middle School Families!

We’re 4 days away from the start of our DYIMS Fun Run fundraiser, where we will have fun and build community while we work to reach our fundraising goal.

Curious about the event? Find an overview of our fundraiser HERE!

Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:

💵 Goal: $30,000

🎁 For: field trips, in-school presentations, and guest speakers

🎉 Kickoff Date (in school): 10/17/2025

👟 Event Date: 10/28/2025

Donations for our DYIMS Fun Run will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com

How to Start on MyBooster.com:

Choose “Sign Up”
Enter your School
Enter your Personal Information
Once you sign up, it’s time to share via Facebook, email, and text!

Tips for Success:

Set a goal for how much to raise and make a plan with your student on how to reach it.
Share, share, share using our easy online tools!
Make sure to thank everyone who supported you after you reach your goal.

Thank you for helping make our fundraiser a success!

October is Anti-Bullying Month

October is Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. During this month, we are focusing our Morning Show messages to remind students to stand up to bullying, how to recognize bullying behavior, as well as reminding students that don't bully are following the Dolphin Way...especially "Offering Respect" and "Demonstrating Kindness." On Wednesday, October 8th, we encouraged students and staff to wear orange in awareness of Anti-Bullying (see pics below). Here are some resources for families to look at about anti-bullying:

https://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2020/10/21/october-national-bullying-prevention-awareness-month

https://www.stompoutbullying.org/world-day-bullying-prevention

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-bullying-prevention-month

Four children stand together, smiling, wearing orange clothing.

A group of people pose together, some wearing orange and black outfits.

Three boys in orange shirts stand together, smiling at the camera.

Three people pose together, smiling, wearing orange shirts and ties.

A group of children stand together in a school hallway, smiling at the camera.

A girl and a man pose together, both wearing orange.

Coming up in Future Newsletters

As the school year continues, we will be highlighting staff and students in a variety of ways. Soon, staff will be sharing what great learning activities are happening in their classrooms. We will continue to provide families with information about upcoming events as well as sharing pictures and blurbs about events that occurred at the school! We want families to be informed and to see the joy and excitement that is happening in our school!

Student Handbook

We only have 71 families left that need to sign off on the handbook. We're almost done! If you have not yet, head to the link below for the DYI Student/Family Handbook. After you click the link, you can view the handbook in four different languages. All families are asked to sign off digitally. Also, your child's teacher have more thn likely reminded you about the agenda book. On page 4, is a copy of the Dolphin Way. Please sign off and your child can bring their agenda book to the teacher.

DYI Student Handbook

Mark Your Calendar

Wednesday October 15th- Picture Day

Wednesday October 15th- Grade 5 Seashore Meeting @ 5:15

Wednesday October 15th- PTO Meeting

Friday October 17th- Boosterthon Kick-Off in School

Tuesday October 21st- Half Day- Parent Teacher Conference

Thursday October 23rd- Half Day- Parent Teacher Conference

Week of October 27- Grade 5 Seashore Trip- Ms. Dunn's Class

Tuesday October 28- DYIS Fun Run

Week of November 3- Grade 5 Seashore Trip- Ms. Parker's Class

A calendar with colorful push pins and the text 'Mark Your Calendars!'

A group of plush brown dogs with Finley name tags and police badges.

Finley Stuffies and Stickers

Officer Brewer has Finley stuffed animals available for purchase. They are $20 cash or check made to YPF. The Finley stickers are $3, the shirts and sweatshirts can be purchased on Cape Hook's website. The money for these items goes directly to a fund at the PD for Finley.

Picture Day

Picture Day will be hosted by O'Connor Studios on Wednesday, October 15th and Re-takes will be Thursday, November 20th

Shout out to Yarmouth Rotary Club

The Yarmouth Rotary Club has generously donated instrument scholarship money for students. Please reach out to your child's band or orchestra teacher if you are in need of a scholarship.