News & Announcements

(9/10) Mrs. McNeal's students participated in a Reader’s Theater to introduce the elements of a Drama (RL.4.5).

(9/6) Mrs. Hilliard's third grade gifted students continued their study of the brain with various activities to challenge their skills! First, they took part in the Stroop effect quiz. Students were instructed to color a "color word" with a different color than what it read. Then, students had to try and read their partner's list (the color, not what the word said) as quickly as possible. It was harder than it seemed! Students also put together a brain puzzle, and created their own puzzle showing the lobes of the brain. Last, students made "brain hats" that showed the different lobes of the brain, and what processes they were responsible for. Students also took part in explore time, where they were able to build, create, and imagine utilizing various manipulatives.

(9/6) Staff and students had a BLAST at our AR kickoff this morning! If you are wondering what AR is, it's Accelerated Reader. This program promotes reading in a fun and exciting way! Students will have individual reading goals for each 9 weeks. If their personal goal is met, there will be AMAZING REWARDS!!
Thank you so much to our high school band and cheerleaders for making the celebration so special!! Also, thanks to Coach Carter for providing our teachers with jerseys!!

(9/6) Mrs. Brown’s 4th grade students enjoyed music science day! Students participated in various soundwave experiments. The class was able to listen to a tuning fork to hear sound wave vibrations up close! Tubular sticks were used to determine which direction a sound wave was coming from. Glasses were filled with water and students were encouraged to experiment to change the pitch of the glass when it was tapped. In addition, students were able to visualize sound waves as they tapped a drum and the vibrations made the clips dance in the air!

(9/5) During science class, Mrs. McNeal's students broke into small groups and completed a digital water cycle escape room.

(9/3) Ms. Luther's third grade math students are studying graphs. Students were given data and had to create a bar graph representing that data.

(9/6) Congratulations to the following students for receiving positive office referrals this week! Keep up the good work!

(9/3) In music class, we not only LISTEN to the songs, but READ them together as well!

(8/30) To gain background knowledge for one of their music showcase songs, 4th grade students in Mrs. Brown’s class participated in an immigration simulation as they studied Ellis Island. The class learned of the rules process of admission into America. Historic Real-life scenarios were put before the class and students were dressed in costume as their stories were shared with the class “immigration board.” The class would listen to each story and vote to decide if the person met the criteria to enter the USA or if they would be deported. The real life result of the case was then shared with the students.

(8/30) Staff and students at DTC are bursting with Warrior Pride today! We would like to wish the Mighty Warriors the best of luck at the game tonight! Let's Go Warriors!