Discovery Dawgs Newsletter
Spring 2014
March 2014
Our Discovery Dawgs Coaches have been working really hard to create fun, creative, and insightful projects for your gifted learners. We have been so pleased with the projects the students have created. It is evident that a lot of time, effort, and thinking has been put into these projects and we are loving receiving them! Your students were chosen to be part of Discovery Dawgs, and because of this we want to see "Discovery Dawgs" quality projects. We are looking forward to assigning and receiving the next projects. Have a wonderful weekend!
Meet Discovery Dawgs Coach: Jenna Measroch
Jenna is a senior at UGA majoring in Recreation and Event Management. She hopes to attend graduate school for School Counseling in the near future. Jenna loves working with children and has volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club. This is Jenna's second semester doing Discovery Dawgs and she is looking forward to creating creative, intriguing projects!
Meet Discovery Dawgs Coach: Evan Carter
Evan is a senior at UGA and will graduate in May with a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. She will be working full time as a program facilitator at a church in Macon, Georgia. She is passionate about the Georgia Bulldogs, loves puppies, and wants to travel the world. She loves working with children of all ages, especially middle schoolers, and this is her first semester participating in Discovery Dawgs. She hopes to create fun, interesting projects that will cultivate a desire to learn and explore!
UPCOMING PROJECT DATES
March 11, 2014: Project #3 Due
March 13, 2014: Project #4 Assigned
March 27, 2014: Project #4 Due
There's An App for That!
CHICKTIONARY
Chicktionary is a fun, board-like game that increases your language arts and spelling skills. You are given scrambled letters and must create as many words as possible from the letters in a certain amount of time. You can learn and have fun at the same time! It's FREE in the Apples iTunes store.
FRANKENSTEIN MATCHMAKER
Frankenstein Matchmaker is another language arts game that teaches about rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, and anagrams in an exciting and fun way! It is $1.99 in the Apples iTunes store, and worth every penny! It is a blast to play for all ages!
Event Information
Hunger Games Fan Tours
Do you love the hit book series and movies, Hunger Games?! The movies were filmed in North Georgia and fan tours will begin starting this Saturday, March 8th! Check out the website and more details here!
When?
Saturday, Mar 8, 2014, 12:00 PM
Where?
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
Event Information
Farm Day with The Art Barn
Discover the importance of spring animals and how to best appreciate them. Meet, touch and hold live farm animals, including ducklings, chicks, goats and bunnies from The Art Barn, and learn about the important jobs that wild and farm animals perform in our watershed. All ages will enjoy this fantastic day! Check out more details here!
When?
Saturday, Mar 29, 2014, 12:00 PM
Where?