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Ants on a Log

(8/28) Miss Mary Klaire and Mrs. Ann’s class made “ants on a log” today! We used celery, peanut butter and raisins! The students enjoyed spreading the peanut butter on their “log,” but they didn’t like the taste of the celery!
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Roll, Round & Learn!

(8/28) Mrs Collums' students practiced rounding in a fun small group today. They were required to roll the dice, round each number to the nearest ten, and sharpen those math skills!
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A Delicious Thank You!

(8/28) A big THANK YOU to our amazing DTC PTO for organizing our delicious burger lunch as we celebrated our August staff birthdays!
And a special shoutout to Mr. Marcus and Mr. Brian for firing up the grill and being our awesome cooks!
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Learning About a Legend!

(8/28) Ms. Griffith’s students learned all about the life and legacy of Dolly Parton! Students read an informational passage about her life, listened to some of her greatest hits, and colored their own picture of Dolly in her famous “Coat of Many Colors.”
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Addition Properties

(8/28) Students in Ms. Britt's class practiced addition properties with a fun dice game during small group! They rolled the dice and used the numbers they rolled to fill in the blanks and build addition equations.
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Blindfolded Hula Hut Challenge

(8/27) Mrs. Bishop's PE students worked in teams to guide a blindfolded teammate through a hula hut using only verbal directions. The goal was to successfully crawl through the obstacle without knocking over the hula hut. This activity encouraged communication, teamwork, trust, listening skills, spatial awareness, coordination, problem-solving, and body control.
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Weekly Rockstars!

(8/27) Congratulations to the following students for receiving positive office referrals this week! Keep up the good work!
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Color Spin Challenge

(8/27) In PE, students participated in the Color Spin Challenge! Students began with both feet inside a hula hoop surrounded by seven different colored cones and seven matching colored balls. Students squatted, jumped, and spun to pick up one ball at a time, then squatted, jumped, and spun back to place the ball in the matching colored cone. The goal was to correctly match all seven balls as quickly as possible while demonstrating balance, coordination, and agility.
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Yummy Science

(8/21) After a week-long study of states of matter, Mrs. Hodum and Ms. Camron’s classes celebrated the conclusion of the unit with a delicious treat—Coke floats!
Coke floats were the perfect way to combine all three states of matter into one tasty experiment!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated to help make this celebration a hit! We appreciate you! ❤️

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