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(9/18) Mrs. Hodum's class broke into teams and worked together to review reading comprehension questions and prepare for their weekly test!
They added a little friendly competition to make it even more fun. Students had to collaborate, explain their thinking, and even put their brains together to solve a little math along the way! Mrs. Hodum said, "I love watching them learn from one another and work together as a team!"

(9/18) Do you think you were seeing double today at DTC?! 👯‍♀️💕
If you didn’t know… Ms. Britt has an identical twin sister!! She came all the way from Tennessee to visit her classes today, and the kids had SO much fun asking her questions and listening to her read a book!

(9/18) Miss Mary Klaire and Mrs. Ann’s class had a wonderful day at the Special Olympics Fall Games! Special thank you to Ms. Lydia and Coach Hobson for joining in and helping out! Students participated in croquet, soccer skills, horseshoes, and cornhole! A great time was had by all!

(9/18) We had a touchdown of a lunch today! A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTO for helping set up our Teacher Tailgate and providing a much-appreciated duty-free lunch for our staff!

(9/18) Congratulations to the following students for receiving positive office referrals this week! Keep up the good work!

(9/16) Ready..Set..READ!! D.T. Cox Read-a-Thon is set for September 21–25! Students will be reading, collecting donations/pledges, and working toward exciting prizes—including a dance party, ice cream sundaes, breakfast with a special guest, limo rides, and more! Students can also join in on our fun Read-a-Thon Dress-Up Days throughout the week.
Read-a-Thon packets were sent home with students! Please look over the information, help your child get started, and remember that reading logs, donation pages, and contributions are due to teachers by Friday, September 25.

(9/14) Ms. Griffith’s class had fun reviewing their adaptations unit with a hands-on celery experiment! Students observed how plants take in water, and connected their findings to adaptations that help plants survive.

(9/11) Mrs. Chrestman’s third grade students enjoyed reading the book "Freckle Juice" in class. After reading the book, they concocted their own version of “freckle juice” and had a taste test! The students identified the story elements and discussed the theme of the book, which is being happy with who you are. Students used text evidence to write a summary and explain the theme.

(9/11) Mrs. Bryant's third graders became scientists as they investigated how flowers drink water! They placed white flowers in different colors of water and watched as the colored water traveled up the stems and into the petals.
This hands-on experiment helped students see how plants use their stems to transport water—all while making some beautiful, colorful flowers!

(9/11) Scoot, scoot, scoot! Ms. Jones' students were “scooting” around the halls while practicing multiplication using the area model strategy!