Rodeo Roundup

Our Rodeo Roundup is on Saturday, February 23rd.  Please send checks for wristbands, dinner tickets, etc in the envelope that was provided to your child last week.  Also, we are in need of donations of baked goods for the Cake Walk.  Please refer to the flyer that will be sent home on Tuesday in Dolphin Folders.  I hope to see you all there on Saturday night!!

In preparation for Rodeo Roundup, students will be able to wear western wear on Friday.
All biography projects are due on Tuesday, February 19th.  Students will present their projects to parents and family members on Thursday night in the gym at 6 o'clock.  I am really looking forward to seeing their projects and their creativity when they dress up for Thursday night!!

Students were given a note today on bright yellow paper regarding drop off/pick up procedures.  If you drop off your child or pick up your child in the afternoon, please follow the directions in  the letter.  I'm sure none of you is a culprit, but it appears that we've been having some controversy ....

On Thursday, February 21st we are participating in "Go Houston Texan Day".  Students will be able to wear a Houston Texans jersey or tshirt.  (Texans only...no other team)

In preparation for Rodeo Roundup, students will be able to wear western wear on Friday.

6th grade course selection

This morning the 5th grade students heard a presentation from the new principal at Polly Ryon, the 6th grade counselor at Reading, and Mr. Nava, the current principal of Reading.  Each student received a course selection paper, which is due on February 22.  EVERY student will be required to complete the form and turn it in, regardless of where he/she will be attending school next year.  The electives for next year were discussed.  However, if a student does not make 110% on STAAR, the elective will be Math/Reading improvement.  On February 12th at 6:30 there will be a parent informational meeting at Reading regarding electives and procedures at Polly Ryon.

Feb. 15th is our Valentine Party!! It will be from 10:00-11:00 because this is an Early Release day at 11:30. Your child will be given a note with all their classmate's names and instruction for our Valentines. Please send $5 to help pay for the supplies for our party. If you would like to help with the party, please send me an email. I appreciate all the parents who can come and make our party extra special!!

 

February 18th (Monday) is a school holiday while teachers attend staff development.

Feb. 19th (Tuesday) - Biography Projects are due at school - Students are printing their report at school to bring home and mount on their project board. Timelines may be done at home along with one hand drawn picture and two other pictures. Please refer to project handout for specific instructions.

February 21st (Thursday) at 6:00 is 5th Grade Biography Night at Dickinson. Come and see your child shine as they dress the part of their person they researched. The students are so proud of showing their projects!!

February 23rd (Saturday) is our second annual Rodeo Roundup/Go Texan Day at Dickinson from 5:00-8:00. A flyer went home about this last week. Today students are receiving an envelope with the prices for the activities at the rodeo.  (dinner, dance, games)  We hope to see you there!

My students are quickly accumulating scholar dollars for following directions, taking pride in assignments, random acts of kindness, etc. Have they discussed what they want to create for Scholar Dollar Day? Please let me know if you have any questions regarding Scholar Dollar Day.

 

The donation of shoes for Foster High School was overwhelming!!  My trunk was absolutely filled with shoes...I could not have put another pair in my trunk.  Thank you so much to Harrison K., Lexi, Melanie, Jaxon, Sean, Harrison E., Riley, Aayush, Cody, and Adam for their donations!!

Thank you for your continued support of Dickinson Elementary School!!

Finally...some pictures!

This is Cody and his winning entry for the rodeo art contest.  Congratulations Cody !!

Here are some great pictures from our field trip to Minute Maid Park: 

Tomorrow a letter is coming home regarding Scholar Dollar Day.  Please sign it and fill it out this week.  All students were told about the Scholar Day items and directions before Christmas.  

Report cards come home on Thursday.  Please keep the report card, sign the envelope and return the envelope and sticker card by Monday.

Some parents have ordered books from Scholastic online...thank you!  All orders are due on Thursday.

I will not be at school on Friday.  I am going to Austin on Thursday night for the Texas Classroom Teachers' Association Convention.   I will be hearing about the latest legislation regarding education and also will have the opportunity to meet with state representatives. 

Please remember to sign your child's agenda each night and every weekend.  

Have a wonderful week!!

Biography projects

Yesterday when we went to the library, students chose a biography to read.  A couple of students requested to go to the George Memorial Library to check out a book, which is fine.  However, the book must be checked out this weekend and brought to school on Monday.  We WILL begin working on their reports on Monday and students must have the book.  More information will be coming home on Monday regarding the project. This weekend would be a good time to go to Office Depot or Max, Hobby Lobby or Target and buy a trifold project board.  The entire project will be due on February 19th. 

Cody was chosen as one of the school winners for the rodeo art contest. 


We will have a math test on Thursday over Chapter 11.

We had alot of fun on our field trip.  We went to several areas of Minute Maid Park like down on the field and the kids got to sit in the visitors dugout.  Our tour guide took us to the press room and one of the suites.  The tour was very interesting...we learned quite alot of information about the ball park and about how bats and baseballs are made.  After the tour, we all had a picnic lunch right outside the ballpark.  Thank goodness the weather was perfect and the kids had fun jumping rope and just running around!  Our plan was to then walk to Discovery Green and "play" there, but with all the rain we have had, the grass was just too muddy.  Thank you to all my parents who accompanied us on the trip. 

Please have the students bring their pennies and other small change beginning Monday.  The student council is beginning our Pennies for Patients fundraiser to raise money for the Leukemia Society.  Last year our extremely generous Dickinson families sent in over $6000!!

Classroom Spelling Bee champ and Christmas Party Pics

Congratulations to our classroom Spelling Bee champ, Lexi Chubon.  She did very well in the school Spelling Bee and made it through several difficult words before missing "flirtatious".  Her classmates and I are so proud of her!

 

 

Thank you to the parents who helped out at the Christmas party.  We had a great time!

 

 

 

 

 



 

That morning the kids enjoyed hot cocoa and a donut for breakfast.  That was plenty of sugar to start off the day!  :))

 

 

I hope that you and your families have a very special and Merry Christmas!!







Toy Drive

At the beginning of the year, our class made a list of how we could "pay it forward" and the toy drive our Counselor Advisory Team is holding is a wonderful way to share with others.  While you are out shopping this weekend, please consider buying a toy that your child can bring to school next week.  The unwrapped toys can be placed in the box near the front of the school.

The AR goal for this month is 8 points.  A few students have already met the goal....hooray!!

We will need your kiddos to bring back their holiday hat next week.  We have to have picture retakes of all the 5th graders.  We are making something special for all of you parents!

On the morning of our holiday party, we will be having hot chocolate in our classroom!  YUMMM.  The students will need to bring a coffee mug for their hot chocolate.  Please wrap it up well in the backpack so it doesn't get broken.

Speaking of our party, older siblings will not be allowed to be at the party.  We know they are excited about returning to Dickinson to see their former teachers, but Mrs. Mumphord and Mrs. Miles have stated that the party is for our current students.  If you have a nonschool age child, he/she is allowed to come.

Hopefully, your child has told you about Jingle, our elf on the shelf.  She has only gotten mischievous once!  The students love coming in every morning to see what she is doing!  Many of the kids tell me everyday what their elf has done at their houses!  I wish there was elf on the shelf when my daughter, Meredith was little.  I would have had so much fun!!!!!!!!

Spelling Bee

We will be having our class spelling bee on Friday.  Interested students were given a list a couple of weeks ago.

In Social Studies we will be having a test on Jamestown, Plymouth, and Roanoke on Tuesday, 12/4.  We will complete our study guide on Friday.

In Science we will be having a test on the Water Cycle on Wednesday, 12/5.  That study guide will be completed this week also.  Please have students bring their study guides to class each day.  Some students forget to bring theirs the day of the test.  We spend time in class studying before the tests and they need the study guide to study!!  Thanks!

Our class Christmas party will be on December 20th from 1:15 - 2:15.  A letter regarding this party will be coming home in Monday's Dolphin Folder.

Most students have returned their permission slip for our trip to Minute Maid Park on January 11th.  Parents are welcome to attend and more information on this will be coming home next week.  Permission slips need to be returned this week.

We had some Field Day Fun the day before Thanksgiving break.  However, even in November...it was hot!