Dutchtown Elementary School Newsletter November 2014 Letter from the Principal… Paw Prints “”We Are A Family of Learners” Dutchtown Elementary School 159 Mitchell Rd. Hampton, GA 30228 Phone: (770) 471-0844 Fax: (770) 471-8066 Dr. Winnie Johnson Principal Dr. Sheila Korvayan Assistant Principal Greetings Bulldog Pup Family! This is a good time to reach out to you and remind you of how much we appreciate all that you do for our school and the students that we all share! We have had so many parents in the building helping us with a variety of tasks around the building and I need you to know that your assistance doesn’t go unnoticed. Our teachers are charged with so many responsibilities because we want only the best for your children. Your willingness to give your time in the building really allows the teachers to focus on the instruction that will prepare the students for success on the Georgia Milestones and life in general. Again thank you! Well, as you know your School Council had to cancel our Winter Wonderland Gala for this year…but we see this setback as an opportunity to stimulate our creative juices! Therefore, we are planning a very special event for your child…one that he/she won’t want to miss! We have planned a Jr. Gala for the kids to be held on Saturday December 6th here at the school. This is your child’s chance to kick off the holiday month with a Very Special Dress-Up Affair where dancing, games, food, pictures, and lot of fun activities await each of our attendees. Please check our website for information about this event so that your child can get their best prince and princess attire ready to show off! This will be so much fun and the kids are already getting excited about it! I can already tell you that the cost of the event won’t hold you upJ!! Finally, I want to extend my sincere thank you to all of you who came out to support our 10 Year Celebration! What a wonderful time we had sharing good times with old friends and new friends. We heard from our former Superintendent, Dr. Jack Parish, former DMS Principal Ross Iddings, former DES Assistant Principals, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Donahoe, and Dr. Deas, and so many more of our former family members. We had students to reminisce, students to perform, and of course, we dug up our time capsule!! It was exciting to see and hear many of the fun things that were going on in 2005 when we opened the school! Did you know that our first group of 5th graders are now college freshmen??!! Thank you to all of the parents and staff who helped us to make this very special event happen. I will personally remember and cherish that day forever! Continued...
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Dutchtown Elementary School Newsletter November 2014
Letter from the Principal…
Paw Prints
“”We Are A Family of Learners”
Dutchtown Elementary School 159 Mitchell Rd. Hampton, GA 30228
Phone: (770) 471-0844 Fax: (770) 471-8066
Dr. Winnie Johnson Principal
Dr. Sheila Korvayan Assistant Principal
Greetings Bulldog Pup Family!
This is a good time to reach out to you and remind you of how much we appreciate all that you do for our school and the students that we all share! We have had so many parents in the building helping us with a variety of tasks around the building and I need you to know that your assistance doesn’t go unnoticed. Our teachers are charged with so many responsibilities because we want only the best for your children. Your willingness to give your time in the building really allows the teachers to focus on the instruction that will prepare the students for success on the Georgia Milestones and life in general. Again thank you!
Well, as you know your School Council had to cancel our Winter Wonderland Gala for this year…but we see this setback as an opportunity to stimulate our creative juices! Therefore, we are planning a very special event for your child…one that he/she won’t want to miss! We have planned a Jr. Gala for the kids to be held on Saturday December 6th here at the school. This is your child’s chance to kick off the holiday month with a Very Special Dress-Up Affair where dancing, games, food, pictures, and lot of fun activities await each of our attendees. Please check our website for information about this event so that your child can get their best prince and princess attire ready to show off! This will be so much fun and the kids are already getting excited about it! I can already tell you that the cost of the event won’t hold you upJ!!
Finally, I want to extend my sincere thank you to all of you who came out to support our 10 Year Celebration! What a wonderful time we had sharing good times with old friends and new friends. We heard from our former Superintendent, Dr. Jack Parish, former DMS Principal Ross Iddings, former DES Assistant Principals, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Donahoe, and Dr. Deas, and so many more of our former family members. We had students to reminisce, students to perform, and of course, we dug up our time capsule!! It was exciting to see and hear many of the fun things that were going on in 2005 when we opened the school! Did you know that our first group of 5th graders are now college freshmen??!! Thank you to all of the parents and staff who helped us to make this very special event happen. I will personally remember and cherish that day forever!
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Nurse’s Notes
In November we will be doing Hearing and Vision screenings for all 1st, 3rd & 5th grade students. Please make sure your children always wear their glasses to school.
Please remember to keep students at home when they are sick. This will prevent spread of illness and decrease the number of times your child gets sick. Please refer to the Henry County Schools Illness Policy in the Elementary grades Student and Parent Handbook on page 35.
It states: “If a child becomes too ill to remain in class, his/her parent will be contacted so that the child may be cared for at home. Children should not return to school until vomit, diarrhea, and/or fever free for 24 hours. Regarding fever, a child with fever (an oral temperature of 99.5 or higher with other symptoms of illness present OR temperature of 100.4 degrees regardless whether other symptoms are present) should stay home until they are 24 hours without having a fever (without the use of fever reducing medicine in that 24 hours). Parents are urged to keep the front office updated with current phone numbers so parents can be reached.”
PSYCH’ed OUT!
What is a School Psychologist? A School Psychologist is a type of psychologist that works within an educational system to help children with emotional, social, and academic difficulties (National Association of School Psychologists).
What does a School Psychologist Do? The School Psychologist (SP) is clinically trained to help students make the best of their education. The SP may also work with other educational staff to plan effective interventions and instructional accommodations for students with potential and diagnosed disabilities. Additionally, the SP is available to conduct psycho-educational evaluations and address eligibility for special education programs according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) guidelines.
Although many referrals to the SP come from the Student Support Team (SST), parents also have the right under IDEA to contact their child’s school and request an evaluation in order to determine whether the child has a disability and is in need of special education and/or related services. If a parent request is made, parents should be aware that Georgia Rules for the IDEA eligibility require Response to Intervention data (RtI) in order to eliminate other explanations for student problems. If SST has been bypassed, the data will still need to be gathered, or the student may be found ineligible. In both cases, when RtI data is reviewed, if the student’s rate of progress is comparable to their grade level peers, that student may not be deemed a student with a disability even if they are performing below grade level.
If the student’s rate of progress is not comparable to their peers and further information is necessary, the SP will conduct an evaluation. During this process, many assessment instruments will be given and the results are generally reported in numbers that have little meaning to the parent until an explanation is provided. The SP will then work with the parent and the teachers to ensure an understanding of the results of the evaluation and the child’s strengths and weaknesses. The SP will also then facilitate the discussion about eligibility for special education services. (Excerpts taken from the Special Education Rules Implementation Manual)
For additional information about special education procedures and practices, visit www.gadoe.org.
Misty Scott Bert, Ed. S Dutchtown Cluster School Psychologist
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Neon Runners
2014 USATF Georgia XC Youth Developmental Series
The series consists of five youth cross country races. The races feature quality competi-tion and professional timing. Teams will register their athletes for each race on CoachO. Registration will close Wednesday at midnight prior to the race. Payment will be made on CoachO at the time of registration.
The cost will be $3.50 per athlete per race. (Subject to change based on actual costs.)Race day entries will be $10.00 per athlete. The tentative schedule is described below. Athletes do not need USATF memberships for the Developmental series but will need them to participate in Association meet on November 15th. The meet on November 15th is what counts and qualifies them for the Region Championship.
Meet 1 – Sunday, September 21 sponsored by Alpha Crush- 1:00 PM, Where: Mil-ton High School, Milton, GA
Meet 2 – Saturday, October 4 sponsored by Etowah- 9am – 12pm, Where: Boling Park, 1098 Marietta Hwy, Canton, GA,
Meet 3 – Saturday, October 11 sponsored by Hear t & Sole-8:00am, Where: 8720 Ephesus Church Road - one mile west of Post Road, Villa Rica, Georgia 30180
Meet 4 –Saturday, October 25 sponsored by Jack Rabbit-8:00 Where: McCleskey Middle School, Marietta, GA(We are skipping this race and doing a fun run in Locust Grove called the Goblin Gallop)
Meet 5 – Saturday, November 1 (state/association preview) sponsored by Peachtree City Flash
USATF Georgia Association JO XC Championship, Saturday, November 15, 2014 Peachtree City
USATF JO Region 4 Championship, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Age Groups (race distance) will be 8&U (2k), 9-10 (3k), 11-12 (3k), 13-14 (4k), and 15-18 (4k). Top Ten finishers in each race will receive individual awards. Top two teams (8 athletes per team) will receive medals.
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Special Education
What Is Relay For Life? Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise
much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer
through the Relay For Life movement.
This year’s event will be held at the new Hampton High School
on Friday, April 24th. Join us for a night of good fun, good fun
and a great sense of community as we raise money and
awareness for this worthy cause.
Dutchtown Elementary would like to invite our parents, students, staff and friends to join the Dutchtown Elementary team by registering online at www.relayforlife.org. Just search Dutchtown elementary under the team name tab. We would LOVE to hear from you!!!!!
We would like to thank Juicy’s Ribs on Highway 81 in Hampton and their patrons for supporting two causes that are near and dear to our hearts.
They have placed donation canisters on their counter to collect money for Relay for Life and Exceptional Children’s Week. We are truly grateful for their support.
Ms. Barron’s students need to continue working on their ALEKS goal of 30 minutes per night in the tutorial section. The DOJO point goal for her students is 50 or 100 per month. Contact Ms. Barron if you need any login information
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First Grade News
CONGRATUALTIONS to our first grade poetry recitation winner Le’la Curry and the following participants:
Ayden Mederick, Taryn Williamson, Helen Austin, Eli Magcales, Carlos Williams! We commend you on your bravery and courage. We are so proud you all!!!
English Language Arts
The children did an excellent job summarizing key details of literary texts through our reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was amazing to see them compare the similarities and differences between the book and the movie. Our next literary text is Mr. Popper’s Penguins!
Mathematics: Unit 2 – Develop Base Ten Number Sense
We are continuing to develop base ten numbers sense by learning to rote count forward to 120 by counting on from any number less than 120, locate 0-100 on a number line, using the strategies of counting on and counting back to understand number relationships, exploring with the 99 chart to see patterns between numbers (such as, all of the numbers in a column on the hundreds chart have the same digit in the ones place, and all of the numbers in a row have the same digit in the tens place), and building an understanding of how the numbers in the counting sequence are related—each number is one more, ten more (or one less, ten less) than the number before (or after).
Social Studies: Exploring Our World
We have begun to explore our world in Social Studies. The students will identify and locate his/her city, county, state, nation, and continent on a simple map or a globe. They will also locate major topographical features of the earth’s surface (locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia; locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian) and identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts).
Science
Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate, identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type, and investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge). They are also recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) and correlating weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes.
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We are studying Georgia’s past in our social studies unit. The unit will cover people of the past such as James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and Sequoyah. We will be uncovering history by reading about Georgia’s first people—the Creek and Cherokee Native Americans. We will be studying rivers as well as colonist and their ancestors.
As we learn about farming and how the native people survived we will be making our own traditional vegetable soup! We need your help! Donations of canned or frozen vegetables such as corn, mixed vegetables, squash, peas, carrots, and tomatoes are greatly appreciated!
Third Grade News
In Math we are beginning our unit on Multiplication and Division. Please continue to review rounding, place value, and graphs at home. First In Math is a great way for students to practice their math facts at home.
In Social Studies we will be studying two more of our American Hero’s, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.
In Science we are finishing up our unit on Heat. Please ask your student the differ-ences between a conductor and an insulator? What are examples of each? What is temperature? What are the two units that are used for measuring temperature?
Our second field trip of the year will be on Nov. 3 to the Human and Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta. This awesome museum just opened last summer and we will be the first class from DES to visit the museum. Please return your permission slips to the teacher by Oct. 29. Students that purchased the 3rd grade packet have already paid for their field trip. If you did not purchase the 3rd grade packet, the cost of the field trip is $10.
Reminders
Don’t forget to check your child’s agenda daily to stay updated homework, notes from your teacher and the progress of your child’s behavior.
Sign up for REMIND if you have not already done so.
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Fifth Grade News
Our fifth grade team has finished the Civil War/Reconstruction Unit and we have been busy with learning about how our nation changed at the end of the 19th century/beginning of the 20th century. This unit of study includes learning about transcontinental railroad construction, repositioning Native Americans, Conflicts on the Great Plains, Cowboys, homesteaders, and great inventors who changed our lives.
In ELA we have finished up Inferencing and Comparing and Contrasting, and have moved on to Figurative Language where we have been learning the differences between similes, metaphors, personification, puns, idioms, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and imagery. Our current novel of study is Sounder by William H. Armstrong. Our next novel is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
SCIENCE S5L2 (a) compare and contrast the character istics of learned behaviors and of inherited traits; S5L2 (b) discuss what a gene is and the role genes play in the transfer of traits. Students will be introduced to the structure and function of genes, chromosomes
and DNA found in the nucleus of a cell. Students will differentiate between acquired and inherited traits.
Math: 5.NBT.5. Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. TIPS FOR MULTIPLICATION: Recall how to illustrate and explain the calculations of multi-digit whole numbers
(eg. equations, arrays, area models, partial products, etc…) Apply knowledge of numbers (including place value) to compose/decompose
numbers when operating. Justify the connection between previously learned strategies and the standard
algorithm for multiplication. Fluently (accurately, efficiently, and flexibly) multiply using the standard
algorithm. 5.NBT.6. Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. TIPS FOR DIVISON:
recall dividing with one digit divisor explain division by using various strategies, illustrations and explanations connect dividend and divisor to story contexts extend knowledge to 2 and 3 digit divisors by up to 4 digit dividends use various strategies, illustrations and explanations to explain the division connect dividend and divisor to story contexts illustrate and explain whole-number quotients of up to 4-digit dividends and two
digit divisors.
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Fifth Grade News, continued...
Our next field trip is an out of school field trip on November 12th to Fernbank. This is a fun field trip and one student’s are sure to enjoy! Please be reminded that the second payment of the fifth grade fees is due now. The BETA Induction ceremony will be on November 18, 2014 at 6pm for BETA club members. The first meeting will be on October 27, 2014 from 2:30 to 3:30. Reminders:
Don’t forget to check your child’s agenda daily Stay updated on the progress of your child’s behavior checkbook. Sign up for REMIND if you have not already done so. Check your child’s communication folder biweekly. Library checkouts have started. Your child should be reading for at least 30 minutes
daily. And, once again, thank you so much for supporting your child’s growth and development. -DES 5th Grade Teachers “We are a Family of Learners”
