Congratulations jade!
Congratulations to Jade for winning the Deep River school wide spelling bee! We cannot wait to see you compete in the Lee County Spelling Bee in January. Good luck!
Photo updates
Red Ribbon week
For the week of October 28th - November 1st, we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week at deep River Elementary. The purpose of this campaign is to present a visible commitment to a safe, healthy, and drug-free lifestyle. Each day has been given a specific theme, where students are encouraged to dress-up as follows:
- Monday - Wear jeans and a red shirt
- Tuesday - Wear your favorite team
- Wednesday - Wear a crazy hat!
- Thursday - Wear crazy socks
- Friday - Wear pajamas/dress down clothes
Updates and reminders
Here are a few import upcoming dates and reminders:
- 10/29/13 - House in the Horseshoe Field Trip
- 10/29/13 - Last day of the first quarter
- 10/30/13 - Early dismissal for all students
Fall fundraiser and pto meeting
We will be kicking off our fall fundraiser Tuesday, September 3rd.. This year we will be selling the Deep River Treasure Cards jam-packed with exhilarating savings! A copy of the card is posted in the front lobby if anyone is interested in seeing the deals! Also, our first PTO meeting is next Thursday evening at 6:00. We hope to see you there!
August and September Lunch menu
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Mr. Mitchell makes the news
RESOURCE schedule details
I mentioned in my last update that we will be having our resource classes on Fridays. Here's what the schedule is going to look like:
8:00-9:50 - Class
9:55-10:35 - Resource #1 10:35-11:15 - Resource #2 11:15-11:55 - Resource #3 |
12:00-12:30 - Lunch
12:35-1:15 - Resource #4 1:15-2:00 - Resource #5 2:00-2:30 - Recess |
Exciting Changes for the 2013-2014 Year
It’s July and the fifth grade teachers at Deep River have been working hard to prepare for the upcoming school year. I would like to share some of the thrilling changes that we are working on.
Ms. Godwin, Mrs. McLeod, and Mr. Mitchell are going to be “blocking” together. You might be asking yourself, “What does that mean?” Mrs. McLeod will be teaching Language Arts to 3 classes, Ms. Godwin will be teaching Science and Social Studies to 3 classes, and Mr. Mitchell will be teaching Math to 3 classes. We are all extremely eager for this fresh change. This type of rotation/change will give students the opportunity to experience of working with different teachers as they will in grades 6-12. This also allows us to better meet the needs of all students by focusing on our individual subjects.
The 5th grade resource day will be on Friday this school year! We think this will be a fantastic way to end the school week for students and teachers.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates for the approaching school year!
Ms. Godwin, Mrs. McLeod, and Mr. Mitchell are going to be “blocking” together. You might be asking yourself, “What does that mean?” Mrs. McLeod will be teaching Language Arts to 3 classes, Ms. Godwin will be teaching Science and Social Studies to 3 classes, and Mr. Mitchell will be teaching Math to 3 classes. We are all extremely eager for this fresh change. This type of rotation/change will give students the opportunity to experience of working with different teachers as they will in grades 6-12. This also allows us to better meet the needs of all students by focusing on our individual subjects.
The 5th grade resource day will be on Friday this school year! We think this will be a fantastic way to end the school week for students and teachers.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates for the approaching school year!
Remind 101 live feed
Remind101 is a free service that allows teachers to use text messaging to communicate with students and their parents. It is a simple yet powerful tool, and I can't think of an easier way to put digital reminders about important classroom information into the hands (literally) of students and parents.
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ACC Box-Top Contest
Each ACC team will have a jug. Students will be able to fill the jugs with box tops starting March 1st. The ACC team with the most box tops wins!
Friday, March 15th: Teachers, staff, and students can dress down and will show team pride by wearing the winning team's colors.
Friday, March 15th: Teachers, staff, and students can dress down and will show team pride by wearing the winning team's colors.
Second Quarter Awards
Congratulations to the students who achieved an award during the second quarter. We would also like to send out a big thank you to all of the parents who came out to see their child receive an award. We work very hard to ensure the success of every student at Deep River.
What's on Your Island?
We are very excited about beginning Study Island at Deep River! Once the students achieve a blue ribbon in a topic, they are allowed to add one item of their choice to their island. We will post pictures of the islands as they begin to fill up!
Spelling Bee Results
Congratulations to Danna, Matthew, and Jerica on their effort in the school spelling bee. Danna finished in the top three places for Deep River and will be going to the countywide spelling bee!
Spelling Bee!
We would like to celebrate and congratulate our three classroom spelling bee winners Matthew, Jerica, and Danna! We will be supporting our students in the school-wide spelling bee on Friday, January 25th, 2013. If one of our students win the bee, they will then move onto the county wide spelling bee.
Introducing Remind101
(Source: BrentColey.com)
Remind101 is a free service that allows teachers to use text messaging to communicate with students and their parents. It is a simple yet powerful tool, and I can't think of an easier way to put digital reminders about important classroom information into the hands (literally) of students and parents.
Here's how it works...
Once a teacher signs up for a free account, he/she can create different "classes" (groups of students/parents). Teachers at the middle and high school school level can create a different class for each period of the day, as well as a separate class for parents. This enables the teacher to send class-specific messages to students (e.g. "Don't forget -- your project is due Friday) or messages to parents (e.g. "Parent conferences are October 17-19"). Since cell phones are not as common at the lower grades, elementary teachers may choose to set up a class solely for parents. Teachers can currently create up to 10 classes.
Once classes are set up, students and parents can "sign up" to receive notifications by sending a text message with the teacher's class code (e.g. text @code to 555-555-5555). Sign-up can also be done through email. If you're concerned about students seeing your personal cell phone number, don't worry. Teachers are assigned a unique Remind101 phone number that students/parents use when they sign up -- they will never see your number, and you'll never see theirs. Pretty slick!
Once students/parents are signed up, the teacher simply has to go to www.remind101.com, sign in, choose a class, and type in the desired message. Messages can even be scheduled to be sent at a later day or time. Can't get to your computer to send a message? No problem. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can download and use the free Remind101 app. For more information, here's the service's FAQ page.
Students and their parents are already using cell phones to text. Let's make some of those texts educational.
Text: @deepriver to this number: (567) 455-7261 and respond with your full name.
Remind101 is a free service that allows teachers to use text messaging to communicate with students and their parents. It is a simple yet powerful tool, and I can't think of an easier way to put digital reminders about important classroom information into the hands (literally) of students and parents.
Here's how it works...
Once a teacher signs up for a free account, he/she can create different "classes" (groups of students/parents). Teachers at the middle and high school school level can create a different class for each period of the day, as well as a separate class for parents. This enables the teacher to send class-specific messages to students (e.g. "Don't forget -- your project is due Friday) or messages to parents (e.g. "Parent conferences are October 17-19"). Since cell phones are not as common at the lower grades, elementary teachers may choose to set up a class solely for parents. Teachers can currently create up to 10 classes.
Once classes are set up, students and parents can "sign up" to receive notifications by sending a text message with the teacher's class code (e.g. text @code to 555-555-5555). Sign-up can also be done through email. If you're concerned about students seeing your personal cell phone number, don't worry. Teachers are assigned a unique Remind101 phone number that students/parents use when they sign up -- they will never see your number, and you'll never see theirs. Pretty slick!
Once students/parents are signed up, the teacher simply has to go to www.remind101.com, sign in, choose a class, and type in the desired message. Messages can even be scheduled to be sent at a later day or time. Can't get to your computer to send a message? No problem. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can download and use the free Remind101 app. For more information, here's the service's FAQ page.
Students and their parents are already using cell phones to text. Let's make some of those texts educational.
Text: @deepriver to this number: (567) 455-7261 and respond with your full name.
Second Quarter Math Poster Projects
2012 Holiday Chorus Show
On Wednesday, December 11th, 2012 the kindergarten and 5th grade chorus put on the annual Deep River Holiday chorus show. The show was fantastic! Here are some comments from 5th grade students who participated in the performance.
Valerie: "My favorite part of the show was when I got to dance with a present. My favorite song to sing was "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
Latillya: "It was fun and awesome because I got sing beautiful songs like "The Holly and the Ivy."
Daisy: "My favorite song was "Blitzen's Boogie." That song is funny becasue of Omar's dancing."
Valerie: "My favorite part of the show was when I got to dance with a present. My favorite song to sing was "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
Latillya: "It was fun and awesome because I got sing beautiful songs like "The Holly and the Ivy."
Daisy: "My favorite song was "Blitzen's Boogie." That song is funny becasue of Omar's dancing."
Christmas Tree Lighting
On December 6th, 2012 the fifth grade held our annual lighting of the Christmas tree. We enjoyed a wonderful story from Mrs. McNickle and sang Christmas carols with Mrs. Cotton.
First Quarter Awards
Congratulations to all of the students who made honor roll and perfect attendance for the first 9-weeks.