What is the Dallin PTO?

The Dallin Parent/Teacher Organization helps connect parents and caregivers of Dallin students with teachers and the school community. As a Dallin parent or caregiver, you’re automatically part of the PTO – no admission necessary.

Our goals are to:

• Provide enrichment opportunities that supplement the curriculum
• Sponsor community-building events for Dallin families
• Fundraise to support our students, school, and classroom needs.

How do I connect with other families in the Dallin community?
That’s easy: Sign up for and browse our family directory, which allows you to search for classmates and friends by name, grade, teacher, et cetera.

How can I find out more about what is going on?

• See the Dallin calendar (on the right-hand side of this page) for upcoming events.
• Subscribe to the weekly newsletter, the Dallin Digest
• Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter 

I want to volunteer! How?

The PTO is powered by volunteers. It’s a great way to participate in the life of your student’s school, on your own time. Email us dallinptoboard@gmail.com with feedback and ideas.

I’m not getting any Dallin or APS emails! Why?

Official emails from Dallin and APS are sent to the email addresses provided when your student registered at APS. Sometimes these emails are routed to Spam or Promotions folders in Gmail. Email Mrs. Burns (sburns@arlington.k12.ma.us) for help.

What does the PTO do?
As a Dallin parent or caregiver, you’re automatically part of the PTO – no admission necessary.

Our goals are to:
Provide enrichment opportunities that supplement the curriculum
Sponsor community-building events for Dallin families
Fundraise to support our students, school, and classroom needs through our Annual Fund and Spirit Wear sales (bring cash or check to Curriculum Night to purchase!)

When does the PTO meet?
The PTO meets six times during the year.  We will have a combination of morning and evening meetings to accommodate schedules.  The meetings will have various topics that will be selected to help caregivers understand and engage with the broader school community.  Our first meeting is scheduled for 7PM on October 12 at Dallin.

How do I connect with other families in the Dallin community?
That’s easy: Sign up for and browse our family directory, which allows you to search for classmates and friends by name, grade, teacher, et cetera.

 Where do I find information about the PTO?

• Visit our website for up-to-date PTO info on events, volunteer opportunities, information on grade-specific Facebook groups, and to get the Dallin Digest.
• Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter 

What’s the Dallin Digest?
It’s our newsletter, full of useful Dallin news. Sign up on our website and get it emailed weekly.

I want to volunteer! How?

The PTO is powered by volunteers. Browse our array of opportunities and please sign up. It’s a great way to participate in the life of your student’s school, on your own time. Email us dallinptoboard@gmail.com with feedback and ideas.

I’m not getting any Dallin or APS emails! Why?

Official emails from Dallin and APS are sent to the email addresses provided when your student registered at APS. Sometimes these emails are routed to Spam or Promotions folders in Gmail. Email Mrs. Burns (sburns@arlington.k12.ma.us) for help.

When you have a child at the Dallin School, you are automatically a member of the Dallin Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

The Dallin PTO’s primary goals are to:

• Provide enrichment opportunities that supplement the curriculum
• Sponsor community-building events for Dallin families
• Fundraise to support our students, school, and classroom needs.

Stay Informed

Dallin official information is emailed to registered families using the e-mail address they provided at registration. You can also subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. More information about ways to stay informed is available here.

Set up an account on Membership Toolkit to access the online directory that is only accessible to Dallin families and is a valuable resource for connecting with other families. This is also where you can purchase Dallin spirit wear (like t-shirts) and donate to our Annual Fund.

Get Involved

The PTO relies on volunteers to provide support to students, teachers, and the larger Dallin community. Whether you want to do hands-on organizing of an event or stay behind the scenes sending some emails, we hope you will consider volunteering to your comfort level!

Consider volunteering to be on the PTO Board or to lead a PTO-organized effort (lots of opportunities, big and small!). Sign up now!

We are also looking for two room parents for each classroom. Room parents serve as the primary contact with the teacher and to help coordinate parents for the various classroom activities and needs. Learn more and sign up here.

PTO Meetings

The PTO meets monthly during the school year, some of the meetings are in the evenings (7 p.m.) and some are in the mornings (8:15 a.m.) You can see minutes from our previous meetings here.

Suggestions

We’re always looking to find ways to help all families feel welcome and connected to the Dallin community, and welcome any questions or feedback you may have! You can submit a comment through our suggestion box or contact us via email at dallinptoboard@gmail.com.

As many of you may know, a family in our Dallin community has suffered the tragic loss of their home in a fire and another community member has started a GoFundMe to support their needs during this difficult time. At this time, this is the preferred method to support their needs. If we learn of more specific needs, we will reach out to the community.

We’ve moved the Lost and Found online! Browse through the items in this album and see if you recognize anything! If you see anything that is yours, contact us at dallinptoboard@gmail.com. Thanks to Sally LeGore-Nusholtz for her work organizing this!

Click here for the latest updates from the Arlington Public School Administrative team and staff, including the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principal Dingman, and school staff.

Dear Dallin Community:

I hope this message finds you all safe and healthy.

Given the current circumstances, there is no plan to resume regular publication of the Dallin Digest at this time. Instead, the Dallin PTO will publish a special edition of the newsletter featuring student content—but we’re going to need your help!

Please send student content you’d like published to dallinnewsletter@gmail.com by midnight on Friday, April 17. Wondering what to send? Here are a few possibilities:

• Artwork
• Writing
• Jokes
• Puzzles
• Pictures
• Activity Ideas

Feel free to be creative. The goal of the Dallin Digest: Student Edition is to connect Dallin students and let them know what their friends and classmates have been up to in the weeks since the school closed and social distancing began in earnest.

We aim to publish the first Student Edition shortly after the submission deadline. If there is enough interest and submitted content, it could become a regular thing.

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions you can reach me by responding to this message. Thanks!

Mike Merrill, Dallin Digest Editor

Note: By submitting material you are granting permission for the Dallin PTO to publish it in both the email newsletter and at dallinnewsletter.wordpress.com. We will not publish student last names unless otherwise requested.