Dutch Fork Elementary
Academy of Environmental Sciences - Week of November 6th -
DFES Beliefs
- We believe all people deserve to feel safe, valued, and loved.
- We believe all children are naturally curious about the world around them.
- We believe learning is a social process.
- We believe inquiry fosters an 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 education content.
Shout Outs
- Kindergarten teachers, assistants, and students for an amazing reading celebration last Tuesday. Students read to their parents or a friend.
- 1st teachers and students for heir story book parade. Encouraging to see these readers dressed like their favorite book characters.
- B. Ybarra for illuminating the power of kidwatching and anecdotal note taking. She has adopted a process that allows her to effectively small group for ELA and Math. Please see her for details if interested.
- C. Sommers, M. Reid, M. Newmyer, J. Reed, A. Newman, B. Gantt, S. Cope, and R. Epting for their efforts in helping our first Tag Ceremonies to be successfully. Always a total team effort that is greatly appreciated.
- Ms. A's fourth grade class selling $169.00 worth of bracelets, necklaces, and fidget cubes on Friday. Proceeds will be given to support Harvest Hope Food Bank.
Student Holiday/District PD
The remainder of the day has been dedicated for teachers to have unencumbered time to work in classrooms.
Monday, Nov 6, 2017, 08:00 AM
DFES
4K and 5K Tag of Honor Ceremonies
Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017, 08:15 AM
Mini Theater
Tuesday's PD
School Improvement Council Meeting
Our SIC meets this coming Wednesday. We have two goals this year:
- Addressing summer slide by ensuring DFES students have access to quality books 365 days a year
- Developing a parent survey to gauge feedback on school climate, home/school relationships. and learning environment. Survey tentatively will be sent home with second and third nine week report cards. Further details to come.
Math Curricular Conversations with D. Alston
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 08:30 AM
Conference room
D5 Magnet Fair
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 05:30 PM
CrossRoads Intermediate, Saint Andrews Road, Columbia, SC, United States
Night Under the Stars (1st/4th Grades)
Saturday, Nov 4, 2017, 06:00 PM
DFES Soccer Field
Veteran's Day Observance
59-29-120 - November 11 - Veterans Day - ". . . all elementary, middle , and high schools in this State if they are open, shall devote at least one hour of the school day in either classroom instruction or at a student body assembly program to study the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If any such school is not open on November eleventh, this instruction or assembly program must be given on the day the school is open immediately preceding November eleventh."
Below is a list of resources provided by the State Department of Education:
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute-https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era has a variety of sources dedicated to and lessons centered on both the Revolution and New Nation
- Although not centered on the Constitution, the Library of Congress American Folklife Center's Veteran's History Project has a searchable digital oral history archive for 20th and 21st Century wars. http://www.loc.gov/vets/
- Although not centered on the Constitution, the Veteran's Day National Education Program has a variety of resources for teaching the contributions of veterans in the preservation of the nation. http://v-nep.org/
Saturday, Nov 4, 2017, 09:00 PM
DFES
Muffins for Military
Friday, Nov 10, 2017, 07:30 AM
Cafeteria
K-2 Learning Celebration led by Eskew-Martin's 1st Grade Class
Friday, Nov 17, 2017, 08:15 AM
DFES Mini Theater
Winter MAP Testing
- We are making a few minor adjustments to the MAP schedule and should be finalized by this Friday.
- We had hoped to send out the small group information today as originally scheduled. We didn't have all information needed and didn't want to send out prematurely today. The instructional team will meet again this Friday with the goal of finalizing this.
We develop students 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: 803-479-9544
Twitter: @dfes_principal