Dutch Fork Elementary
Faculty/Staff Newsletter Week of January 27th
Superintendent Priorities
- Focus our work decisions on/around our district strategic plan.
- Identify areas of achievement to improve.
- Provide Chick-Fil-A and Moe's like customer service for internal and external community.
- Strengthen the structure and quality of communication both internally and externally.
- Promote a work and learning environment where students and staff feel safe physically, emotionally and socially.
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 to our beliefs.
Shout Outs
- Science fair mentors, judges, 5th grade teachers, and Amy Umberger for their many contributions for another successful science fair.
- South Carolina Public Health Association for donating school supplies to DFES.
- Theresa Galliard (mother of Symone - 3rd/Donald) for donating books to be used for Essential Eight, PBIS raffles and classroom libraries.
District Five School Board meeting
We are looking forward to hosting the upcoming board meeting. Originally we were slated to have our meeting space in the mini theater. The meeting will now be held in the cafeteria. FYI. DFES staff are expected to utilize the soccer field for parking to accommodate our visitors. The Dutch Fork High football team will be recognized for winning the state championship in December which will draw a large crowd to include players and their families.
Monday, Jan 27, 2020, 07:00 PM
Dutch Fork Elementary School, Broad River Road, Irmo, SC, USA
Data Team Fishbowl
The data team process is both a practice/process used in our system to identify areas of achievement to improve upon. Each year all D5 schools participate in a fishbowl process. This means a team conducts a data team meeting while observers (which includes district staff, school administrators and grade level data team facilitators). At the conclusion of the meeting the observers provide commendations to the team observed and feedback provided by a designated data team consultant.
Our third grade team will officially represent DFES for our upcoming fishbowl Tuesday.
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020, 07:30 AM
PD Room 6
ELA Curricular Conversations Tuesday, January 28th
Support Staff meeting
Our goal during this meeting is to share relevant school information and provide an avenue to honor the voice/perspective of these colleagues.
Support staff please notify A. Newman of an items that you would like added to our agenda.
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2020, 01:30 PM
Mini Theater
Grade level curricular conversation with Dr. Heidi Mills
Thursday, Jan 30, 2020, 08:00 AM
conference room
3rd-5th Grade Learning Celebration
Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 01:45 PM
Mini Theater
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, USA
Phone: 803-476-3901
Twitter: @dfes_principal