Dowling Newsletter - February 27, 2026

From the Principal

School Renovation News!

The Dowling gym is getting a makeover! From June 11-Aug. 28 the gym will receive:

A refinished floor, new paint lines, a motorized center curtain, new paint, new backboards with breakaway rims, new bluetooth audio system, new drinking fountains with bottle fillers, and a new floor for the pool locker-room area. We are excited to see the changes.

During the summer of 2027, Dowling will have a new secure office entrance. The new office will be located in the foyer area. 

Dowling Site Council

The Dowling Site Council meets monthly. Please view agendas and minutes by visiting the Site Council page on the school website. 

Dowling Wishlist

Please check out the Dowling wishlist. We’d be very grateful for any donations!

Dowling PTO

Read-a-thon Will Kick Off Next Friday, March 6

The Dowling Read-a-thon has been rescheduled for March 6-27!

This year's theme is “The Case of the Missing Read-a-thon,” and the fun starts with a kickoff celebration at school on March 6. Each student will get a free Read-a-thon T-shirt and an envelope to track the minutes they read. Any students participating in online learning will have these items sent to them.

The envelope also includes information about collecting pledges for reading. This is the PTO's largest fundraiser and helps fund grants for teacher supplies, classroom trips, and more. Fundraising is not required to participate. All students who turn in an envelope at the end of the Read-a-thon are eligible for raffle prizes.

The Read-a-thon wraps up with a schoolwide celebration later in the spring, and includes classroom prizes, a prize for the top class by minutes read for K-2nd grade and for 3rd-5th grade, and certificates for the top 5 readers per grade.

From the Health Office

Vision screening for grades K, 1, 3, and 5 was completed Tuesday, 2/24, by Phillips Eye Institute.  If your student did NOT pass the screening, a referral letter will be sent home with your student in the next 1-2 weeks.  Also, a representative from Phillips Eye Institute (not Dowling staff) will be contacting parents/guardians to ask if assistance is needed with follow-up.  Phillips Eye Institute can assist with getting eye exams and eyeglasses at no cost if needed, so please let them know if you could use some help with this - it’s a wonderful resource!  If you do not get contacted by Phillips about your student’s screening, you can assume that they passed and no action is needed.  Questions?  Call Roxanne, RN, Lic. School Nurse, at 612-668-4416 or email me at roxanne.truen@mpls.k12.mn.us.

Community Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls on the Run

Tues/Thurs 4:00-5:45 PM

Practices begin April 7

Register today at gotrmn.org 

Minneapolis Parks Youth Summer Registration: minneapolisparks.org/youthsports