Blanche Dodd Bobcat News
February 2023
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. BOLZ
Greetings Dodd Families! I hope you are staying warm during these icy days! February is the month of love and kindness, so our students will be practicing the character trait of caring. This is a great month to show appreciation to those you love and care for, so kindness challenges will be given and students and staff will be honored for completing the tasks.
Speaking of kindness, I must give a big shout out to Coach Gale, Mr. Boyer, and Mr. Draper who took it upon themselves to scrape car windshields on Monday prior to our staff leaving the building. This was a selfless act of kindness that helped our staff members get away as quickly as possible as the ice storm set in. Thank you gentlemen!!
Please review the February events listed in the newsletter and help your child mark the calendar for the occasions.
It's a GREAT day to be a Bobcat at Dodd Elementary where we are...
Six Houses...One Family!
House Oppia - 2nd quarter House Champions
UPCOMING FEBRUARY EVENTS
Feb 3 House Meetings (wear house colors)
Feb 6 3rd grade guidance
Feb 7 2nd grade guidance
Feb 8 5th grade guidance
Feb 9 4th grade guidance
Feb 9 9:15-10:00 Fundraiser kick-off
Feb 10 4th grade field trip to Casa Manana
Feb 14 2:15-3:00 Valentine’s parties
Feb 14 Individual Progress Reports (IPR) goes home
Feb 15 8:45-9:15 5th grade to KHS for band concert
Feb 17 Staff blue day - No school for students
Feb 20 Staff Comp Day - No school
Feb 21 School pictures (class & individual)
Feb 22 Math interim assessments
Feb 23 Reading interim assessments
Feb 24 Science interim assessments
Feb 24 Morning assembly w/character awards (caring)
Feb 27 Read Across America Week
Feb 27 Fundraiser ends
UIL competition successful
Creative Writing:
2nd place - Penelope Lewis
Ready Writing:
4th Grade: 1st place - Annie Elkington, 3rd place - Kennedy Sides
Storytelling:
2nd Grade:1st place - Penelope Lewis, 2nd place -Jocelyn Lovelace
3rd Grade: 1st place - Hazeemah Dosunmi
Music Memory:
3rd Grade: 6th place - Madelyn Vincent
Spelling:
5th Grade: 4th place - Isabella Taber, 6th place - Payton Carter, 3rd Place Team
Art Smart:
5th Grade: 6th place - Addie Truhe
Number Sense:
4th Grade: 1st place - Landon Silva
Dictionary Skills:
5th Grade: 2nd place - Payton Carter, 4th place - Kylee Crayton, 1st Place Team
Social Studies:
5th Grade: 2nd place - Iris Castillo, 4th place - Hadli Mayo
Chess:
2nd Grade: 4th place - Ciro Uribe, 6th place - Osiris Gale, 3rd Place Team
3rd Grade: 1st place - Aaron Dulock, 2nd place - Ben Reid, 3rd place -Jase Tawater, 1st Place Team
5th Grade: 6th place - Haylan Thatcher
Oral Reading:
5th Grade: 4th place - Layla Cochran
These students will receive awards for their accomplishments at the end of the school year during our grade level awards assemblies at Dodd.
Fairness
The fourth pillar of character that students learn about is fairness. Fairness is defined in the dictionary as the impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination. We've also defined it as the act of giving each person what they need to make the playing field even.
The students first learn about the character trait through activities in their house meetings. Then, each class participates in a guidance lesson with Mrs. Roesler, school counselor, where the character trait is explored a little deeper. Finally, a student is selected from each classroom to receive an award during a house assembly for demonstrating the current character trait.
Ask your child what it means to be fair and praise them when you notice them using the character trait. See if they can identify when they see you modeling the character trait, too.
We celebrated these students at our morning assembly on Friday (1/27).
CLASS VALENTINE PARTIES
FEBRUARY 14TH 2:15-3:00.
Please check with your homeroom teacher for specific details.
School pictures
SPRING INTERIM TESTING
Test schedule:
Wednesday, February 22nd 3rd-5th grade math test
Thursday, February 23rd 3rd-5th grade reading test
Friday, February 24th 5th grade science test
Scores from these assessments will be shared with students and parents.
Blanche Dodd Elementary "Six Houses, One Family"
Tricia Bolz, Principal
Lisa Mayfield, Asst. Principal
Amy Roesler, Counselor
Email: patricia.bolz@krumisd.net
Website: https://dodd.krumisd.net/
Location: 915 East McCart Street, Krum, TX, USA
Phone: 940-482-2603
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doddelementaryschool