March 24, 2009

Data for Cobb County

Please copy and paste the link below to check out the draft on data collection for the Cobb County School System.

 

http://www.cobbk12.org/aboutccsd/strategicplan.asp

 

March 17, 2009

Spring Into Tecnology

Join us for TECHNOLOGY night!  It is a great opportunity to see all the wonderful things students are learning here at Dowell.

Join us on Tuesday, March 31~ Session 1-6:45 PM-7:00 PM

7:00-7:30 PM  PTA Meeting

Session 2 -7:30 PM - 7:45 PM

Mrs. Bertoglio & Mrs. Long will be demonstrating the ACTIVboard with the help of some students.

Power Point demonstration in the computer lab.

WORD demonstrated in Mrs. Sullivan's 3rd grade classroom.

Cobb Virtual Library demonstrated in the Media Center.

We hope to see you all there!!!

March 14, 2009

Dowell Dash Fun Run-March 20

Dowell Dash Fun Run

 

Our first Fun Run will be held on Friday, March 20th during school.  We are encouraging students to become fit, so our PTA decided to make a fund-raiser by becoming fit.  This will take place of our annual cookie dough fund raiser.

 

Directions:

1.     Have your child ask friends and family to sponsor their run.  They can pledge an amount per lap or just give a donation.

2.     Complete the chart on the reverse side.

3.     Students will be running in school.

4.     Then the students will collect the money pledged for each lap they ran.  Money is due one week after the Fun Run.

 

PRIZES for participation:

1.        All students will receive exercise!

    2. Students who collect:

         $50+ = Medal

         $100+or $200 for family=entered in drawing for Wii

         Top 10=Pie in Mr.  Manson's face

         Top Class=$100 Visa card for teacher, treats for students,  

                         teacher throws pie at Mr. Manson

         2nd place class, $50 for teacher + treats +pie

     3rd place class, $25 for teacher + treats +pie

 

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!!!!!

 

March 13, 2009

EQ'S for the Week:

Math: How do I share objects equally?

Science: How are parents and babies alike/different?

Reading: How do I compare and contrast stories that I read?

Writing: How do I write simple directions?

Important Dates:

March 19- Spring Picture Day/ Class picture

March 20- In School Field Trip- Chattahoochee Nature Center

March 31- Technology Night 6:45- 7:45

April 3- Egg Hunt

April 6- April 10- Spring Break NO SCHOOL!!!

April 23- Field Trip to Publix (info. coming)

DOWELL DASH FUN RUN

When: Friday, March 20, 2009

Students will be receiving a Donation Sheet today . Please have students start getting donations for the number of laps he/she will run on Firday, March 20th.

Here is the info. about the prizes for the Dowell Dash-

Students who collect:

$50+ = Medal

$100+or $200 for family=entered in drawing for Wii

Top 10=Pie in Mr. Manson's face

Top Class=$100 Visa card for teacher, treats for students, teacher throws pie

2nd place class, $50 for teacher + treats +pie

3rd place class, $25 for teacher + treats +pie

Let the students know that their pledges will be due a week after the Dowell Dash. Also, make sure they know they can collect flat donations and they don't have to collect per lap. There is a maximum of 40 laps per students.

 

March 07, 2009

Health Night

Please join Dowell Elementary for the 1st Health Night!  There will be many fitness activities for adults and children.  Mrs. Bertoglio will be teaching a KICK (cardio kickboxing) section with Mrs. Baltes.  Check out the information below!

Dowell Health and Fitness Night
Do you want to become healthier and fit? Well, now is your chance. Dowell is having its first ever Health and Fitness Night! Many businesses will be providing important information on health and fitness. Gold's Gym, the Kennesaw State University Physical Education Department and Dowell students will be here providing several fun activities. Healthy snacks and water will be available for purchase to support our Relay for Life team. So bring the family for a night full of fun and fitness!

Dr. Suess' Birthday!!

In celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday we read Green Eggs and Ham.  Afterwards we made and ate green eggs and ham.  Yummy!!

 

 

February 17, 2009

February 18-March 6

What we are learning:

Math:    How do I add 2 numbers to find the sum?

Writing:    How do I write an opinion/point of view story?  How do I use the Dowell editing marks?

Science:    How can I tell the difference between living and nonliving things?

Social Studies:    What are our Nation's symbols?

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, March 3-Early Release

Thursday, March 19-Spring Pictures

Friday, March 20-Health Night at Dowell

Friday, March 20-Field Trip to Chattahochee Nature Center

Health Night

Dowell's 1st Health/Fitness Night is Friday, March 20 from 6-9 PM.  It will be a fun night full of health and fitness activities.  More information will be sent out soon!

January 30, 2009

February 2-13

What we are learning about:

EQ's:

Math- How do I use numbers everyday?  We are counting numbers up to 20 while also being able to write the number.  For money we are learning to make fair trades and buy items for money up to 30 cents.

Science:  How can I tell the difference between living and nonliving things in my world?

Writing:  How do I write an opinion/point of view story?  How do I edit my paper?  Ask your child about the Dowell Editing marks!

Reading:  How do I orally blend sounds?  How do I find the literary elements in a story?

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, 2/4     Early Release

Thursday, 2/5        Cosmic Bowling

Monday, 2/16        NO school-Presidents' Day

Please send in any EMPTY cereal boxes- we need them for an art project for Valentine's Day.  Also, don't forget to send in your Valentine's Day cards on February 13.

 

January 13, 2009

Happy New Year!!!

We are back to working hard!!! We hope you had a fabulous break and got to relax a little.

Here's what's going on:

Our EQ's:

Math: How do I use coins to buy something?

Science/S.S.: Why is Martin Luther King an important person in country?

Reading: How do I sequence a story?

Writing: How do I write an opinion point of view story?

Skills to work on:

*Counting coins- pennies, nickel, dimes- trading pennies for nickels and pennies for dimes

*Writing numbers correctly- no reversals

*Writing numbers 0-20 to match sets of objects

*Number words 0-10

*Ordinal numbers- 1st-5th

*Identify coins and values

*Sight words

*practice reading

Field Trip:

Our next Field Trip is going to be March 20th to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Please fill out the permission form and return with correct donation posted on permission form. Thanks!

Important Dates:

Jan. 19- NO SCHOOL! MLK Day

Jan. 26-30- Conference Week- dismissal @ 12:20

Feb. 5- Cosmic Bowling

Feb.16- NO SCHOOL! President's Day

March 5- PTA

Mar. 19- Spring Pictures

Mar. 20- Field Trip- Chattahoochee Nature Center

See you soon at conferences! We look forward to sharing with you all of your child's accomplishments!!!!

December 02, 2008

Our EQ's for the week:

Math: How do I use numbers everyday?

Science/S.S.: How do I describe the time pattern in the day and night sky?

Reading: How do I compare and contrast a story?

Writing: How do I write an informational descriptive story? How do I organize the words when I write a sentence?

Sight Words:

Please continue to work on sight words with your child. Also, please support our math standard by having your child learn the number words that correlate with each number.

Up Coming Events:

Supper with Santa:   On Friday, December 5th from 5:00 - 8:00. We will be serving a spaghetti dinner. The tickets are $10.00 for a family of 4 or $3.00 per person.

There will be no cost for admission if you would like to come see Santa.

You can have your picture taken with Santa for $2.00 or bring in a gift for our Giving Tree and receive a free picture with Santa.

Come visit our vendors and do some holiday shopping. There will be a silent auction and raffle. The chorus will perform and there will be crafts to do as well. Come have a GREAT TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY!!!

Dates to REMEMBER:

Dec. 22- Jan 5- Holiday Break- NO SCHOOL

Jan. 19- MLK Day- NO SCHOOL

 

P.S. Pictures will be coming soon- Having a little trouble with the program!