Dutch Fork Elementary
Academy of Environmental Sciences - Week of November 13th -
DFES Beliefs
- We believe all people deserve to feel safe, valued, and loved.
- We believe all children are naturally curious about the world them.
- We believe learning is a social process.
- We believe inquiry fosters and environment of noticing and questioning.
- We believe in learning from multiple perspectives.
- We believe in learning from authentic primary and secondary sources.
- We believe in encouraging learners to be risk takers.
- We believe reflection should lead to change and growth.
- We believe learning should lead to social action.
- We believe our actions should be aligned with our beliefs.
DFES Goals 2017-2018
- Excellent customer service.
- Effective use of small group instruction.
- Building teacher capacity with environmental science content.
Shout Outs
- S. Knowles for opening her classroom so that the kindergarten team could see her demonstration with word work. Collective efficacy at its best.
- S. Cope and E. Perkins for co-presenting at the SC Science Council. Additional shout to co-presenters K. Hill and T. Randolph who also shared their practices at this conference.
- B. Gantt, A. Umberger, T. Poston, and S. Sazehn for representing DFES well during the recent district magnet fair. Each of them provided compelling and personal reasons why prospective families should consider our program.
3rd Grade (Crouch and Sazehn) Field Study
Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017, 08:30 AM
Congaree National Park, Hopkins, SC, United States
11/14 PD with all certified staff
This Tuesday we will have Sara Webber (district SPED personnel) to led conversations centered around de-escalation strategies. We believe this can provide dividends for us all to work with students in even more sophisticated ways when the need arises.
5K Field Study (Claytor/Poston)
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2017, 08:45 AM
Camp Discovery, Claude Bundrick Road, Blythewood, SC, United States
Scott Out of Office Wednesday
5K Field Study (Gehm/McWhirter)
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 08:45 AM
Camp Discovery, Claude Bundrick Road, Blythewood, SC, United States
Fox Fun Friday 11/17/17
3rd-5th Learning Celebration led by J. Garrett's 5th Grade Class
Friday, Nov 17, 2017, 01:45 PM
Mini Theater
Winter MAP Testing
Adjustments were made so that no grade level would miss special areas. There is a slight adjustment for the kindergarten team.
We worked it out so NOONE misses any special areas---K will need to give up 15 minutes of computer lab on the days that have that Special Area.
Time did not permit for the instructional team to finalize the small group schedule on Friday. Plans are to do so on tomorrow and sending that information by the end of the day Monday.
Classroom Furniture Installation Winter 2017
With a little more than a month away installation is scheduled to begin during the winter break. Here is what what you should know at this point:
- furniture (current student desks, round tables used for student desks,student chairs, teacher desks, and teacher chairs are tentatively scheduled to be removed Saturday, December 16th - Tuesday, December 19th.
- new furniture to be installed tentatively Wednesday, December 20th - Friday, December 22nd.
- Boxes will be provided when and where needed
- we are meeting with the furniture rep and district personnel to further discuss logistics next week to think through this as best as possible.
- I feel certain there will be questions for us to consider from your perspective. Please add any questions you have to the following document below. Further details with answers to come.
Please see the following attachments.
We develop student who care about the world we live in and express critical thinking through natural curiosity and wonder.
Email: jscott@lexrich5.org
Website: www.lexrich5.org/dutchfork/cfm/
Location: 7900 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC, United States
Phone: 803-476-3901
Twitter: @dfes_principal