Marauder Minutes
Davis Intermediate School News-September 14, 2018
Mark Your Calendar
9/17: PTA Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
9/19: MAP Implementation team 8:00-10:45, Learning Center
9/24 Adventure Camp meeting for parents @6:30
9/26: Elementary Dress for Student PTA Members
9/28: Choir Concert at WEHS @6:30pm.
9/30: Deadline for WISD Foundation Grants
10/01: Maker Monday begins in the Library 3:30-4:15
10/02: Fall/Yearbook picture day by PE classes in main gym
10/03: Wylie Way day follow-up
10/03: Faculty Meeting 7:30 a.m. Media Center
10/04: Librarian PLT 3:00-4:30 p.m.
10/04: Kona Ice
10/08: Fair Day
10/09: Pageturners Book Club in the Library 3:30-4:15
10/10-10/12: Grade 5 Adventure Camp
10/11: District Counselor PD
10/11: PTA Reflections (Art) Family Night 6:00-7:30 p.m.
10/15: PTA Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
10/17: Unity Day
10/17: Davis Leadership Team Meeting 3:45-5:00 Room 402
10/19: End of 1st Term
10/22: Beginning of 2nd Term
10/22-26: Book Fair
10/25: Family Night at the Book Fair
10/26: PTA Neon Monster Mash Party
UIL Academic Competition Tryouts
Wylie ISD’s 2018-2019 UIL Competition will be held on Thursday, February 7th at Davis Intermediate for all events except for Ready Writing. Ready Writing will be held at the student’s intermediate campus on the morning of Wednesday, February 6th. A student on the Ready Writing team is allowed to be on a second team and compete in the event on Thursday.
Davis UIL tryouts will be afterschool until about 4:15 starting September 25 and ending October 4. Students may try out for more than one team. Students will be notified that if they made a team the week of October 15th. Practices will begin the Week of October 24th.
- · Art Memory (5th and 6th graders) in Room 121 on Wednesday, September 26 or Wednesday, October 3
- · Dictionary Skills (5th and 6th graders) in Room 128 on Thursday, September 27 or Monday, October 1
- · Listening Skills (5th and 6th graders) in Room 217 on Thursday, September 27 or Tuesday, October 2
- · Maps, Graph, and Charts (5th and 6th graders) in Room 107 on Wednesday, September 26 or Thursday, October 4
- · Math (6th graders) in Room 124 on Friday, September 28 or Wednesday, October 3
- · Music Memory (5th and 6th graders) in Room 214 on Tuesday, September 25 or Tuesday, October 2
- · Number Sense (5th and 6th graders) in Room 224 on Tuesday, September 25 or Monday, October 1
- · Oral Reading (5th and 6th graders) in Room 123 on Thursday, September 27 or Tuesday, October 2
- · Reading Writing (5th and 6th graders) in Room 206 on Tuesday, September 25 or Tuesday, October 2
- · Social Studies (5th and 6th graders) in Room 203 on Tuesday, September 25 or Wednesday, October 3
- · Spelling (5th and 6th graders) in Room 123 on Wednesday, September 26 or Wednesday, October 3
- · Calculator Skills (6th graders) TBA
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER NEWS
More than books, Inspiration. More than information, Innovation.
BOOK CLUB OPPORTUNITIES:
Is your child asking about clubs they can join?? Find out about the Library Book Clubs here!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Mrs. Mosby would love to have some parents volunteer on a regular basis in the library. We need some help with book shelving and some small projects. We do have a few volunteers already, but if you are interested, fill out this form.CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENS EACH DAY!
Find out more about how the library is a great place for your child to read, grow, learn, share, and innovate!!
University and Spirit Shirts are Available
MORE FROM PTA
** Take Note- The Reflections Family Night date changed due to Adventure Camp
Spirit Wear: Davis PTA will host a spirit wear table every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:00. Stop by and get our spirit wear shirts or pop sockets. We will also sell spirit wear all year at our events. If your child still needs something, please fill out the spirit wear forms located on the Davis website and send in to the office. We will fill orders as they come in. If we do not have a size, we will contact the parent.
Apex Fundraiser 9/4-9/14: A huge thank you to everyone that participated in, donated to and volunteered at this year's Apex Fundraiser. We'll post results as soon as we have them.
PTA Membership: We have a goal of 100% membership this year. Please take a second and join if you have not yet. PTA is committed to bring more spirit and family events to Davis. We will also be hosting events for PTA Student Members only this year! Take a second and join us at www.joinpta.org- select Wylie ISD and Davis or download, print and return the membership form at https://www.wylieisd.net/Page/13928
Sept 26th will be an elementary dress day for all Student PTA members. We will have PTA board members present to pass out bracelets for members on Sept 25th and Sept 26th from 7:30-8:15. Students must be PTA members and must have bracelets to participate.
Box Tops Contest: Each month of the school year, PTA is hosting a box top contest! No need to tape or glue the box tops to a piece of paper, just cut them out, put in a bag and write your child's University on it. We will pick up box tops the last Friday of the month and announce the winner the following week! Winning Universities will receive fun awards all year!! Our first box top contest ends Friday, Sept 28th so start clipping and bagging!
Our first Spirit Night of the school year!! Tuesday, Sept 25th, join us at TCBY in downtown Wylie for some yummy yogurt or cookies!! Make sure and tell them you are there for the Davis Spirit Night!
NEW DATE!!! Save the Date- Reflections Family Night 10/18 at 6:00
Our apologies! We had the original Reflections Family Night scheduled during Adventure Camp. Since we want as many of our students and families to participate as possible, we have moved the event to the following week.
We have tons planned and can't wait to share it all! If you are interested in helping out with Davis PTA, we are still in need of a few board positions. We need a Reflections Chair, Environmental and SAGE. If you want to know more about the position or other ways to volunteer, please email Kay Pitzaferro at kaypitz@verizon.net.
Upcoming Dates:
9/20 Spirit Wear Table 7:30-8:00am
9/21 PTA brings Sonic drinks to our awesome teachers!
9/25 TCBY Spirit Night 5:00-8:00pm
9/27 Spirit Wear Table 7:30-8:00am
9/28 September Box Top Contest Ends ays to volunteer, please email Kay Pitzaferro at kaypitz@verizon.net.