Davis Elementary Communication
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Calendar
November 30-December 2 Fifth Graders to Collin County Adventure Camp
December 8 (Thursday) Pajama DAY and Bedtime Story NIGHT- The Polar Express! 6:30-7:30 pm
December 15 (Thursday) Winter Parties
Kindergarten: 9:00
1st Grade: 10:30
2nd Grade: 1:00
3rd Grade: 12:15
4th Grade: 1:30
5th Grade 1:30
December 16 (Friday) Early Release Day- Students Dismiss at 12:00 pm
December 19- January 2 Winter Break
January 3 (Tuesday) Students return to school
January 9-13 College Week! Details to come!
January 16 (Monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday No School
February 14 (Tuesday) Valentine's Day Parties- Schedule to come!
February 20 (Monday) Presidents' Day Holiday for students/ Teacher Learning Day
March 2 (Thursday) Open House 6:00-7:30 PM
March 6-10 Spring Break- No School
Notes from the Principal's Office
Dear Parents,
The staff and I wish everyone a peaceful and relaxing Thanksgiving Break! Our canned food drive continues when we return from the break!
I would like to celebrate our essay contest winners! The students have recently participated in two essay contests at Davis.
Our Veterans Day Essay Contest winners are:
Kindergarten: Eliya Shauli
1st Grade: (Tie) Timmy Whitaker and Rhett McGee
2nd Grade: Sofia Aravalo
3rd Grade: Jarod Williams
4th Grade: Jaden Monsees
5th Grade: Micah Gregory
Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest winners are:
2nd grade: Joshua Atkinson
3rd grade: Lizzie Coleman
4th grade: Maddy Silvestre
5th grade: Gabby Kistner
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay contest is a district wide contest, and we are very excited to have these excellent writers representing our campus.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Kristin Bishop
Davis Elementary Principal
Congratulations to Miss Sullivan!
Would you like to join a Davis Parent Advisory group?
As most of you know, I was lucky enough to receive a full scholarship to Harvard University's Parent Engagement Institute this past summer. Now it is time for me to put into place some of what I learned.
I would like to assemble a group of parents to help me reflect on the curriculum and learning at Davis. I am not looking for parents who are knowledgeable in the public education system or with an education background, nor am I looking for parents to come in and make suggestions. Our school district provides us with a great curriculum as our base, and the teachers have, over the years, asked to overlay other learning options and systems (such as technology and project based learning) to our kids. I would like our Parent Advisory Group to help us explore those new ideas, learn alongside the staff, and visit with the staff and I to let us know what you need from us as parents who want to support your children's educational growth.
I am hoping to make the Parent Advisory Group representative of the rich diversity in our community. At this time, I am only asking for a commitment of 3 group visits ( most likely an evening meeting) for this school year. We would most likely meet here at the school. If you are interested in participating, please let me know at Kristin.Bishop@pisd.edu Thank you for considering joining the staff and I in the learning process.
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Communication Reminders
Just a few communication reminders. This newsletter will be sent weekly via email to all parents with an email address listed on the child's contact information, which can be updated at parentviewer.pisd.edu . We will also send the link to this newsletter to the Davis_Dolphins Facebook page and through the Remind text message service. To receive text messages from Davis Elementary, please text @4hhkb to 81010. Text messaging charges and fees may apply.
As always, the front office staff- Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Perez, and Nurse Montgomery are ready to assist with any needs you have. Also, our assistant principal Mr. Gibson, as well as our counselor Mrs. York and are available as well. I, too, am more than happy to visit with you to assist with any celebrations or needs that may arise for your family.
Interested in Volunteering at Davis Elementary?
· Volunteers are needed for field trips, Field Day, class parties, library assistance, and other areas.
· Please fill out the Volunteer Application located at:
PACE (Plano Academic and Creative Education) Referral Process
PACE provides services for student who require academically gifted enrichment services and have demonstrated a need for advanced, differentiated instruction. If you have a child you feel is in need of possible gifted services, please notify your child’s teacher or Mrs. Seymour, Davis’ Gifted Specialist.
· Students in grades K-5 in need of assessment must have their referral packets turned in by December 7, 2016.
For more detailed information and access to the referral packets, please refer to the following link:
http://www.pisd.edu/parents/advanced.academics/gifted.pace/index.shtml
Contact Mrs. Seymour with any questions at: Julie.seymour@pisd.edu or 469-752-1033
Davis Elementary PTA Store is now open ONLINE!
2016 -2017 Spirit Wear & PTA Memberships are now available for purchasing online https://squareup.com/store/davis-pta ! This is our current inventory of shirts, so only the sizes listed on the site are available.
Once the order is placed, your child will receive the shirt(s) at school within a few days. Please be sure to include your child’s name/grade/teacher in the notes section of the check-out page.
What is InfoCenter?
Plano ISD has implemented InfoCenter, allowing you to better control how you receive communications from your school or district. The following is a guide to help you get started.
What is InfoCenter?: InfoCenter provides access to all the messages and information sent by your organization. Accessible from any internet-enabled device, InfoCenter visually displays and organizes alerts, notifications, and attachments for easy review and reference. InfoCenter also allows you to customize how you receive communications from PISD (campus and district).
How do I sign up for InfoCenter?: Signing up for InfoCenter is easy. Using the email address that you have on file for your district (emergency card), follow these three steps:
1. Download the InfoCenter by SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Market. You can also access the InfoCenter web portal at https://infocenter.schoolmessenger.com/
2. Click the “New User” button, enter your email address, and create a password. An email will be sent to that address with a secure token. Note: If you receive an “already claimed by another user account” error message that means you’ve already created a SchoolMessenger account via another SchoolMessenger product, such as Contact Manager. Simply follow the “Return to login” link and login. Use the “Forgot your password” link if needed.
3. After authenticating via the token sent to your email, return to InfoCenter and sign in using your email and password.
What’s in InfoCenter?:Once you’ve created your account, the records associated with your email address will be linked automatically. You can then:
- View the records associated with your account.
- Review the last 30 days worth of messages for all your associated records.
- View your contact information, and configure how you’d like to receive notifications.
Important Things to Know:
- Regardless of how you choose to receive notifications, all messages associated with your records will be retained in the InfoCenter inbox for 30 days.
- You can opt into receiving Device Notifications (Push) under Notification Preferences. When choosing to receive Device Notifications, a badge or alert will appear when you receive new communications from Plano ISD.
Our provider, SchoolMessenger, makes the security and privacy of your data a top priority. As one of over 100 approved signatories to Student Privacy Pledge, you can feel ensured that your student’s information is safe and will never be sold, rented or shared.
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