Mrs. Pharr and Mrs. Donato's Ocean of Learners

Barnes & Noble Night

Barnes & Noble Night is Thursday, December 1st, 5:30-7:30pm
Barnes & Noble at West Avenue, Dallas Hwy

Conference Week/ Red Ribbon Week October 24-28

This is going to be a very busy week! We are very excited to meet with all parents at conferences.

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This Week is Red Ribbon Week!

Monday-We Don't Sport Drugs-wear your favorite sport uniform

Tuesday-Be Like Me, Stay Drug Free- dress like a twin

Wednesday-Drugs are Wacky- dress wacky, wear clothes backwards, miss match Thursday-Don't Let Drugs Sneak Up on you- wear sneakers, a hat, and something red

Friday-Black Out Drugs!- wear ALL black

Fall Festival Everyone is invited to join us at our annual Fall Festival from 5pm - 8pm on Friday, October 28th. The festival will feature games, treats and rides including EIGHT bungee jumpers! Wrist bands for unlimited rides will be on sale for $10.

Book Fair Reward your student for an awesome report card with a book from the book fair! The book fair will be open all next week from 7:15am to 3:00pm. In addition, the book fair will have extended hours on Tuesday (open until 6:00pm) and Friday (open until 8:00pm). A special thanks to all of the volunteers who have signed up work at the fair! We still have some open slots, though. If you can help during the book fair, please sign up at: http://bitly.com/DowellBookFair

 iMoms Breakfast Moms, Aunts, and Grandmothers, come eat breakfast with your child on Thursday, October 27th at 7:15 am - 8 am. This breakfast is a great opportunity to bond with your child before you start your busy day. Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuits will be sold for $2.50 or breakfast may be purchased in the cafeteria. We look forward to seeing you this week at school! Dowell PTA Presents 10 for 10 1000 Students x $10 = $10,000 If every family makes a one-time donation of $10 per student, Dowell can raise $10,000 to support our students. No additional fund-raising required! Say goodbye to selling coupon books, wrapping paper or candy! This is a No Hassel, No Sale Fundraiser. In appreciation for your donation PTA is offering the following incentives: $10 donation - Dowell Dolphin Necklace. Your child will love this! $25 donation - Dowell Magic Bank and Dowell Dolphin Necklace. $50 donation - Chance to win a $100 gift card, Dowell Back Pack, Dowell Magic Bank & Necklace. Your donation will help the PTA continue to provide support to Dowell students this school year through student educational events, celebrations, fun days, school grants, and special area grants. To help us reach our fund-raising goal, please return the bottom portion of the 10 for 10 flier that came home last week along with cash or a check.

Publix Math Night

 Join us for some math fun… MATH Night at Publix Tuesday, October 4th Location: Publix at Dallas Highway (2500 Dallas Highway) Times 5:30-6:15 Session 1 6:15-6:30 PTA Meeting 6:30-7:15 Session 2 Don’t forget to show your pride and wear your Dowell t-shirt! Parents please help your child participate in all activities.

Navigating the Seas of Learning

Our wonderful class has set sail with a determination to have a successful year.

Our instructional time begins promptly at 8:00 with our math computation. Then we move into the math lesson for the day, followed by guided math groups. Since there are two teachers in the room, Mrs. Donato and Mrs. Pharr can each teach a guided math group at the same time and follow a rotation schedule that allows each student to be included in a group. Other students are working at the computers on assigned lessons or doing assigned independent practice work while they are waiting to come to guided math group. We have so much going on at the same time and can monitor all of it.

Practice math facts at home, especially the subtraction facts 0-18. We are applying those facts in class each day. Students should come into third grade knowing the addition and subtraction facts.

Daily Reading folders go home each day except Friday. Thank you for reading with the students at home and signing the folders.

Open House is on Thursday, September 15, beginning at 5:30 for session 1, followed by PTA meeting and then session 2. We hope all our families can attend.

We have worked on rocks and minerals in science.

Now, we are exploring Greece and the country's influence on buildings and the Olympic Games. We will see how our democratic form of government originated in Greece.

Mrs. Jacobs, the Target teacher at Dowell, comes into our classroom every other week and teaches a lesson on critical thinking skills. Her lessons support our developing critical thinking in all the work we do. The students really enjoy the lessons and actively participate.

Thank you for the notes about any changes in the way a student goes home.

Thank you for your support at home.

We are having a great year!