2253 Runnymede
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734)994-1928
(734)997-1884 FAX
Michael Madison, Principal
madison@aaps.k12.mi.us
Hello Dicken Families,
This is Principal Madison with an important message. Look for a letter from Dicken School in the mail Monday or Tuesday. We mailed letters out today (they actually go thru Detroit to get to Ann Arbor!) that contain important school information including your child's teacher for the upcoming school year. We also have scheduled a "Meet & Greet" activity for Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1st, to meet your new teacher at Dicken! See postcard in letter for details.
Please remember district policy is "no teacher changes for the first three weeks of school" to allow proper time for adjustment and getting to know one another.
If you don't receive the letter by Wednesday, feel free to call the school to ask for teacher placement information. We will also have class lists posted at Dicken for the "Meet and Greet" activity on Wednesday.
I hope you had a great Summer and I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. on the lower playground. PTO will provide light refreshments.
This is Principal Madison with an important message. Look for a letter from Dicken School in the mail Monday or Tuesday. We mailed letters out today (they actually go thru Detroit to get to Ann Arbor!) that contain important school information including your child's teacher for the upcoming school year. We also have scheduled a "Meet & Greet" activity for Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1st, to meet your new teacher at Dicken! See postcard in letter for details.
Please remember district policy is "no teacher changes for the first three weeks of school" to allow proper time for adjustment and getting to know one another.
If you don't receive the letter by Wednesday, feel free to call the school to ask for teacher placement information. We will also have class lists posted at Dicken for the "Meet and Greet" activity on Wednesday.
I hope you had a great Summer and I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. on the lower playground. PTO will provide light refreshments.
Principal Madison
"Be The Change"
"Be The Change"
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Dicken WESO Team Successful at 2010 Competition!!
A team of 60 Dicken students proved to be formidable competitors at the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad this past weekend. The students brought home 16 medals, including more first and second place medals than we won last year. Our students also performed very well in many events in which we did not get medals, and of course the students who practiced with WESO teams but did not compete were a key ingredient for success.
Dicken continued our tradition of outstanding performance in Mystery Architecture and Rock Hunter, but we were also excited to get medals in events in which we have never medaled before, such as Pentathlon, Science Jeopardy, and Potions. (The complete list of medals is below).
In the fall, you'll hear again from Dicken's WESO team as we begin the critical process of recruiting coaches. Without your help, our students would not have had this wonderful experience.
Dicken WESO Medals 2010
A IS FOR ANATOMY
4th grade: 2nd place
ESTIMANIA
2nd grade: 4th place
5th grade: 2nd place
MYSTERY ARCHITECTURE
2nd grade: 1st place
3rd grade: 3rd place
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 2nd place
PENTATHLON
4th grade: 2nd place
POTIONS
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 3rd place
ROCK HUNTER
2nd grade: 2nd place
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 3rd place
SCIENCE JEOPARDY
4th grade: 4th place
STRAW TOWERS
5th grade: 4th place
WHAT WENT BY
2nd grade: 1st place
A team of 60 Dicken students proved to be formidable competitors at the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad this past weekend. The students brought home 16 medals, including more first and second place medals than we won last year. Our students also performed very well in many events in which we did not get medals, and of course the students who practiced with WESO teams but did not compete were a key ingredient for success.
Dicken continued our tradition of outstanding performance in Mystery Architecture and Rock Hunter, but we were also excited to get medals in events in which we have never medaled before, such as Pentathlon, Science Jeopardy, and Potions. (The complete list of medals is below).
In the fall, you'll hear again from Dicken's WESO team as we begin the critical process of recruiting coaches. Without your help, our students would not have had this wonderful experience.
Dicken WESO Medals 2010
A IS FOR ANATOMY
4th grade: 2nd place
ESTIMANIA
2nd grade: 4th place
5th grade: 2nd place
MYSTERY ARCHITECTURE
2nd grade: 1st place
3rd grade: 3rd place
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 2nd place
PENTATHLON
4th grade: 2nd place
POTIONS
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 3rd place
ROCK HUNTER
2nd grade: 2nd place
4th grade: 1st place
5th grade: 3rd place
SCIENCE JEOPARDY
4th grade: 4th place
STRAW TOWERS
5th grade: 4th place
WHAT WENT BY
2nd grade: 1st place
What: Collection Drive for Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop
When: Beginning Friday, June 4th during school hours
Where: Dicken Elementary School
Who: You and your friends and neighbors, too!
Details/Background: Dicken is sponsoring a drive to collect gently used items to be sold at the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop. If we can fill the Thrift Shop’s 14-foot truck, our school earns $1000! You heard that right—a fundraiser that doesn’t require you to buy or sell anything, and you get a cleaner, more organized home as a bonus!
Action requested: Collect items acceptable for donation and bring them to Dicken during school hours beginning Friday, June 4th. We'll store them at Dicken until the Thrift Shop collects our donations on June 8th.
What to donate: gently used clothing, books, small appliances, household goods, games, toys, CDs and DVDs, craft supplies, furniture, sports gear. See the Thrift Shop’s website, http://a2ptothriftshop.org/acceptable-items.php, for a complete list of items that can be donated.
What NOT to donate: food, large appliances, baby items (like car seats, tubs, potty seats), building materials (like paint or lumber)
Let your friends and neighbors know because we want to fill that truck! Sorry, but Dicken cannot store your donated items before June 4th, and if you take them to the Thrift Shop yourself, Dicken will not get credit for your donation, so please hold on to them at home.
Contact for questions: Dicken’s PTO Thrift rep, Susan Farrell, at farrellso@comcast.net or 332-7949
When: Beginning Friday, June 4th during school hours
Where: Dicken Elementary School
Who: You and your friends and neighbors, too!
Details/Background: Dicken is sponsoring a drive to collect gently used items to be sold at the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop. If we can fill the Thrift Shop’s 14-foot truck, our school earns $1000! You heard that right—a fundraiser that doesn’t require you to buy or sell anything, and you get a cleaner, more organized home as a bonus!
Action requested: Collect items acceptable for donation and bring them to Dicken during school hours beginning Friday, June 4th. We'll store them at Dicken until the Thrift Shop collects our donations on June 8th.
What to donate: gently used clothing, books, small appliances, household goods, games, toys, CDs and DVDs, craft supplies, furniture, sports gear. See the Thrift Shop’s website, http://a2ptothriftshop.org/acceptable-items.php, for a complete list of items that can be donated.
What NOT to donate: food, large appliances, baby items (like car seats, tubs, potty seats), building materials (like paint or lumber)
Let your friends and neighbors know because we want to fill that truck! Sorry, but Dicken cannot store your donated items before June 4th, and if you take them to the Thrift Shop yourself, Dicken will not get credit for your donation, so please hold on to them at home.
Contact for questions: Dicken’s PTO Thrift rep, Susan Farrell, at farrellso@comcast.net or 332-7949
Dear AAPS Families,
A special budget edition of the AAPSNews is now available online. This edition is published to share information with the community about the proposed 2010-11 budget which was presented to the Board of Education on Wednesday night.
Visit http://news.a2schools.org
In this edition:
• A letter from Superintendent Todd Roberts explaining the proposed budget and the district's approach moving forward. Two community budget meetings are scheduled in April to discuss the proposal with the public. Community members are also encouraged to participate in Action Teams this spring, looking at short- and long-term needs for the district.
• Detailed budget numbers as proposed by the district's administrative team.
• Questions and Answers about frequently asked questions surrounding the budget.
• Schools of Choice program for Washtenaw County students is approved by board.
A PDF print edition is also available at the site. You may also click on "subscribe" at the site for an e-mail or RSS feed subscriptions.
Thank you,
Liz Margolis, Director of Communications
A special budget edition of the AAPSNews is now available online. This edition is published to share information with the community about the proposed 2010-11 budget which was presented to the Board of Education on Wednesday night.
Visit http://news.a2schools.org
In this edition:
• A letter from Superintendent Todd Roberts explaining the proposed budget and the district's approach moving forward. Two community budget meetings are scheduled in April to discuss the proposal with the public. Community members are also encouraged to participate in Action Teams this spring, looking at short- and long-term needs for the district.
• Detailed budget numbers as proposed by the district's administrative team.
• Questions and Answers about frequently asked questions surrounding the budget.
• Schools of Choice program for Washtenaw County students is approved by board.
A PDF print edition is also available at the site. You may also click on "subscribe" at the site for an e-mail or RSS feed subscriptions.
Thank you,
Liz Margolis, Director of Communications
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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One Million Reasons Deadline: July 31st!
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is working to raise one million dollars to support our schools for the coming 2010-2011 academic year. Please make a donation or a pledge by July 31st, 2010. The July 31st deadline is firm so that the Educational Foundation's board can make decisions on how to save/bolster programs that may be lost in the current budget crisis. You can pledge or make a donation online at www.SupportAnnArborSchools.org. We make it easy to give! Mail a check to AAPSEF, 2555 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 or give us a call at (734) 994-1969 to set up monthly installments on your debit or credit card.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is working to raise one million dollars to support our schools for the coming 2010-2011 academic year. Please make a donation or a pledge by July 31st, 2010. The July 31st deadline is firm so that the Educational Foundation's board can make decisions on how to save/bolster programs that may be lost in the current budget crisis. You can pledge or make a donation online at www.SupportAnnArborSchools.org. We make it easy to give! Mail a check to AAPSEF, 2555 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 or give us a call at (734) 994-1969 to set up monthly installments on your debit or credit card.
What: FREE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM for all Dicken students!!!!!!! Lots of kids have signed up AND we still have lots of spaces!
When: 2, four-week sessions this summer. Meets on Weds from 3:30-5.
Where: Clubhouse at Woodchase apartments
Cost: $12 summer workbook (free to Title One students); the rest of the program is free! This program is sponsored by PTO, Title One, and Woodchase apartments
Action: Applications due tomorrow (Wed, June 9th; to the main office). If you don't have time to get the form in, you can also email Vicki Haviland, PTO secretary (vhavilan@umich.edu). ALSO, please consider being a parent volunteer or donating snacks/drinks.
Questions: Vicki at vhavilan@umich.edu or 662-6824 or Mary Ann Whitmer, Title One coordinator at whitmer@aaps.k12.mi.us
Additional Enrichment Links RE: Summer Reading:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-06-01-summerreading01_st_N.htm?POE=click-refer
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml
When: 2, four-week sessions this summer. Meets on Weds from 3:30-5.
Where: Clubhouse at Woodchase apartments
Cost: $12 summer workbook (free to Title One students); the rest of the program is free! This program is sponsored by PTO, Title One, and Woodchase apartments
Action: Applications due tomorrow (Wed, June 9th; to the main office). If you don't have time to get the form in, you can also email Vicki Haviland, PTO secretary (vhavilan@umich.edu). ALSO, please consider being a parent volunteer or donating snacks/drinks.
Questions: Vicki at vhavilan@umich.edu or 662-6824 or Mary Ann Whitmer, Title One coordinator at whitmer@aaps.k12.mi.us
Additional Enrichment Links RE: Summer Reading:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-06-01-summerreading01_st_N.htm?POE=click-refer
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml
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What: Dicken Ice Cream Social
When: Thursday, June 10, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Dicken Elementary
Who: Everyone!
Detail/Background: Join us for the annual Ice Cream Social in the Dicken parking lot! Games, music, karate show, pizza and ice cream!! Watch for sign-up opportunities in the foyer to pitch in a little volunteer time, or consider donating baked goods for the cake walk or 2 liters of pop for the ring toss.
Contact for questions heather.palmer@raymondjames.com
When: Thursday, June 10, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Dicken Elementary
Who: Everyone!
Detail/Background: Join us for the annual Ice Cream Social in the Dicken parking lot! Games, music, karate show, pizza and ice cream!! Watch for sign-up opportunities in the foyer to pitch in a little volunteer time, or consider donating baked goods for the cake walk or 2 liters of pop for the ring toss.
Contact for questions heather.palmer@raymondjames.com
COLLECTIONS
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What: Student Council Philippines School Supply Project: Once again, we are collecting the following items to send to schools who are in desperate need of school supplies: half-used notebooks, notebook paper, construction paper, art supplies, old paintbrushes, paint sets, pencils, pens, loose crayons, markers, rulers, books, etc. Of course, we'll accept new products, but used ones are just as much appreciated!
When: Now until the last week of school.
Where: Please place the items in the boxes in the front lobby either before or after school. We will be loading up a truck the last week of school.
What: Collection Drive for Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop
When: Beginning Thursday, June 3rd during school hours
Where: Dicken Elementary School
Who: You and your friends and neighbors, too!
Details/Background: Dicken is sponsoring a drive to collect gently used items to be sold at the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop. If we can fill the Thrift Shop’s 14-foot truck, our school earns $1000! You heard that right—a fundraiser that doesn’t require you to buy or sell anything, and you get a cleaner, more organized home as a bonus!
Action requested: Collect items acceptable for donation and bring them to Dicken during school hours beginning Friday, June 4th. We'll store them at Dicken until the Thrift Shop collects our donations on June 8th.
What to donate: gently used clothing, books, small appliances, household goods, games, toys, CDs and DVDs, craft supplies, furniture, sports gear. See the Thrift Shop’s website, http://a2ptothriftshop.org/acceptable-items.php, for a complete list of items that can be donated.
What NOT to donate: STUFFED ANIMALS, food, large appliances, baby items (like car seats, tubs, potty seats), building materials (like paint or lumber)
Let your friends and neighbors know because we want to fill that truck! Sorry, but Dicken cannot store your donated items before June 4th, and if you take them to the Thrift Shop yourself, Dicken will not get credit for your donation, so please hold on to them at home.
Contact for questions: Dicken’s PTO Thrift rep, Susan Farrell, at farrellso@comcast.net or 332-7949
What: Student Council Philippines School Supply Project: Once again, we are collecting the following items to send to schools who are in desperate need of school supplies: half-used notebooks, notebook paper, construction paper, art supplies, old paintbrushes, paint sets, pencils, pens, loose crayons, markers, rulers, books, etc. Of course, we'll accept new products, but used ones are just as much appreciated!
When: Now until the last week of school.
Where: Please place the items in the boxes in the front lobby either before or after school. We will be loading up a truck the last week of school.
What: Collection Drive for Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop
When: Beginning Thursday, June 3rd during school hours
Where: Dicken Elementary School
Who: You and your friends and neighbors, too!
Details/Background: Dicken is sponsoring a drive to collect gently used items to be sold at the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop. If we can fill the Thrift Shop’s 14-foot truck, our school earns $1000! You heard that right—a fundraiser that doesn’t require you to buy or sell anything, and you get a cleaner, more organized home as a bonus!
Action requested: Collect items acceptable for donation and bring them to Dicken during school hours beginning Friday, June 4th. We'll store them at Dicken until the Thrift Shop collects our donations on June 8th.
What to donate: gently used clothing, books, small appliances, household goods, games, toys, CDs and DVDs, craft supplies, furniture, sports gear. See the Thrift Shop’s website, http://a2ptothriftshop.org/acceptable-items.php, for a complete list of items that can be donated.
What NOT to donate: STUFFED ANIMALS, food, large appliances, baby items (like car seats, tubs, potty seats), building materials (like paint or lumber)
Let your friends and neighbors know because we want to fill that truck! Sorry, but Dicken cannot store your donated items before June 4th, and if you take them to the Thrift Shop yourself, Dicken will not get credit for your donation, so please hold on to them at home.
Contact for questions: Dicken’s PTO Thrift rep, Susan Farrell, at farrellso@comcast.net or 332-7949
FUNDRAISING
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What: FREE money for Dicken! With EGGS!
Where: Whole Foods, Arbor Farms, Buschs, Kroger, etc?
How: Free money? Really? Several local grocery stores will donate up to 5% of your grocery bill to our school. Remember with EGGS cards you do not have to spend any extra money to help the Dicken PTO raise the money it needs to help our school. The grocery stores are giving their money to Dicken, take them up on their offer.
Remind me, what are EGGS? EGGS are like “gift cards” that you use at the grocery store. These gift cards set aside a percentage of your total grocery bill for Dicken. It is unbelievably easy!
Action Requested: Contact Sarah Boylan for more information or read all about the EGGS program at http://dickenpto.wordpress.com/fundraising/.
Contact for Questions: Sarah Boylan, aboylan@umich.edu, 734-604-9721. I can also be found after school at the Kindergarten playground most days.
Where: Whole Foods, Arbor Farms, Buschs, Kroger, etc?
How: Free money? Really? Several local grocery stores will donate up to 5% of your grocery bill to our school. Remember with EGGS cards you do not have to spend any extra money to help the Dicken PTO raise the money it needs to help our school. The grocery stores are giving their money to Dicken, take them up on their offer.
Remind me, what are EGGS? EGGS are like “gift cards” that you use at the grocery store. These gift cards set aside a percentage of your total grocery bill for Dicken. It is unbelievably easy!
Action Requested: Contact Sarah Boylan for more information or read all about the EGGS program at http://dickenpto.wordpress.com/fundraising/.
Contact for Questions: Sarah Boylan, aboylan@umich.edu, 734-604-9721. I can also be found after school at the Kindergarten playground most days.
Community Awareness
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What: AAPS Preschool & Family Center Head Start Program – Free Preschool for those who qualify
When: Open Enrollment for the 2010-11 school year is: March 1 – August 1
Details: Children must be 3 or 4 by December 1. Family must meet income qualifications, and children with disibilities are encouraged to apply
Contact for Questions: 994-2303
When: Open Enrollment for the 2010-11 school year is: March 1 – August 1
Details: Children must be 3 or 4 by December 1. Family must meet income qualifications, and children with disibilities are encouraged to apply
Contact for Questions: 994-2303
DROP-In TUTORING: 826 Michigan offers an excellent tutoring service for any student from 8 to 18 years of age and in any subject. These drop-in tutoring sessions are held every Monday through Thursday in the 826 Michigan office at 115 East Liberty Street, downtown Ann Arbor. (Don't be fooled by the sign on the door that says "Robot Repair Supply".
The 826 Michigan tutors are knowledgeable, empathetic, and effective. They can help with Math homework, editing and revision of writing projects, reading response letters, Social Studies and Science assignments or projects, and just about anything you can imagine or assign. Please help make sure that your students and their families are aware of this valuable resource. If you have questions, please email Amy Sumerton at 826 Michigan: amy@826michigan.org
The 826 Michigan tutors are knowledgeable, empathetic, and effective. They can help with Math homework, editing and revision of writing projects, reading response letters, Social Studies and Science assignments or projects, and just about anything you can imagine or assign. Please help make sure that your students and their families are aware of this valuable resource. If you have questions, please email Amy Sumerton at 826 Michigan: amy@826michigan.org
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DICKEN IN THE NEWS: Dicken Elementary School students hold food drive
Fifth-grader Hugh Boyd wondered how many pounds of food the Dicken Elementary School Student Council was able to gather during the school's annual food drive. After eyeballing the bags and boxes of non-perishable food that were set up in the school's lobby, Josh Cantor, a food runner for Food Gatherers, estimated that the school had amassed about 600 to 700 pounds. For more, click:
http://www.heritage.com/articles/2009/12/03/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc4b11ae4fd3426627283760.txt
Fifth-grader Hugh Boyd wondered how many pounds of food the Dicken Elementary School Student Council was able to gather during the school's annual food drive. After eyeballing the bags and boxes of non-perishable food that were set up in the school's lobby, Josh Cantor, a food runner for Food Gatherers, estimated that the school had amassed about 600 to 700 pounds. For more, click:
http://www.heritage.com/articles/2009/12/03/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc4b11ae4fd3426627283760.txt
AAPSNews.com: Please notify your parents via your email lists that the new version of AAPSNews! is now available! Print copies for any families you know of who do not have connectivity! Let your PTOs and boosters know as well! http://news.a2schools.org
The March 15 edition of the AAPSNews district newsletter is available online. In this edition:
• Burns Park Elementary recognized as a hub for the arts
• PTO Council launches advocacy effort to educate about school funding
• Geologist-teacher from Bach continues lessons from life on the ice
• Teen team certified in safety following Huron readiness event
• Local librarians show Skyline students the research ropes
• School news in brief: Pioneer administrator honored, 2 Community teams head for state mock trial competition, Board names Stead as new trustee, plus more.
Visit http://news.a2schools.org to view new stories and photos. (The site may also be accessed through a link on the main school district Web page.)
An abbreviated print edition in PDF format is also available on the Web for download. You may also subscribe via e-mail or RSS feed. Just click on
• Burns Park Elementary recognized as a hub for the arts
• PTO Council launches advocacy effort to educate about school funding
• Geologist-teacher from Bach continues lessons from life on the ice
• Teen team certified in safety following Huron readiness event
• Local librarians show Skyline students the research ropes
• School news in brief: Pioneer administrator honored, 2 Community teams head for state mock trial competition, Board names Stead as new trustee, plus more.
Visit http://news.a2schools.org to view new stories and photos. (The site may also be accessed through a link on the main school district Web page.)
An abbreviated print edition in PDF format is also available on the Web for download. You may also subscribe via e-mail or RSS feed. Just click on
PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF SCHOOL DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP PROCEDURES - 2009/2010
We love our Dicken families! But, we do need to ask our parents and babysitters who have strollers, to either park them outside of the school before you enter, or stroll them along side of our hallways. The hallways are getting congested especially near the end of the day. We have a number of classes who are returning from special area classes during that time. Today we did have a collision. Fortunately, no one was hurt. We want to keep ALL of our kids safe, even our toddlers! Thank you for understanding.
Please, please, please, do not drop off or pick up our students in front of the school, unless it is quite early or late, and your child attends childcare. We have had some close calls that could have injured our students with cars moving too quickly, or children walking away from their parents in this area. The Carol Street Lot is for pick-up and drop-off. This also includes our dear kindergartners. ALL of our students and staff thank you for understanding that we must keep safety at the top of our list.
* Please be mindful to use only the Carol Street parking lot for dropping off and picking up students.Please, please, please, do not drop off or pick up our students in front of the school, unless it is quite early or late, and your child attends childcare. We have had some close calls that could have injured our students with cars moving too quickly, or children walking away from their parents in this area. The Carol Street Lot is for pick-up and drop-off. This also includes our dear kindergartners. ALL of our students and staff thank you for understanding that we must keep safety at the top of our list.
* You may ONLY park your car in the AVAILABLE PARKING SPOTS to escort your child to the door, if you wish.
* Please DO NOT PARK or leave your vehicle unattended at the curb of any of the Dicken School parking areas. There have been several reports of children nearly being hit by vehicles unable to see because of cars parked at the curb(s). REMEMBER: A yellow curb means no parking per Ann Arbor City ordinance. All of the curbs at Dicken are yellow.
* Cones will be placed at the Runnymede Blvd. entrance of the school to stop vehicles (with the exception of school buses) from approaching the building during drop-off and pick-up times.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
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