I want to thank you all for joining us for our first Together Tuesday held at NDE last week. It was amazing to see so many NDE families come out and enjoy the evening together! I also want to share a big thank you to Michelle Livingston for coordinating treats and volunteers for the National Bike and Walk to School Day last Wednesday. So many Dolphins make it a point to bike and walk to school everyday, and it is extra fun to show our appreciation and support for your efforts on these national days as well.
Coming up this week is the October PTA Meeting TOMORROW Tuesday, October 16 from 6:30pm-8:00pm in the MPR. NDE School Counselors Alicia Perry and Maria Cook will be our special presenters this month. They will be sharing information about what they are teaching our kids in the classroom, as well as providing useful tips and resources for all of us to use at home. Davis School Board candidates will be coming by toward the end of the meeting to introduce themselves as well, and they will be available for questions and conversations during Open Forum. FREE Childcare is provided for NDE students, so be sure to register here if you plan to use this service: https://goo.gl/forms/seAkUuIjCsUhOj7u2.
One last note—be sure to save the date for Friday, October 26 for our NDE Sudwerk Dock Party! A portion of the proceeds from food and drink sales at Sudwerk that evening will be donated to our school. We hope you can join us on the 26th (5pm-9pm) for a fun evening together with food, games, and live music from Adam Donald who is a talented musician and first grade dad at NDE. We hope to see you all there!
Thank you everyone, and I wish you all a wonderful week.
Brenna
*We are finalizing prizes for our fall raffle this week! If you have any items or experiences you’d be interested in donating, please let me know. You can email me at brenna.c.hughes@gmail.com.
Próximamente esta semana es la reunión de la PTA de octubre MAÑANA martes 16 de octubre de 6:30 pm a 8:00 p.m. en el MPR. Las consejeras escolares de NDE Alicia Perry y Maria Cook serán nuestras presentadoras especiales este mes. Ellos compartirán información sobre lo que les están enseñando a nuestros niños en el aula, además de brindar consejos y recursos útiles para que todos los usemos en el hogar. Los candidatos de la Junta Escolar de Davis llegarán al final de la reunión para presentarse también, y estarán disponibles para preguntas y conversaciones durante el Foro Abierto. Se proporciona cuidado de niños GRATUITO para los estudiantes con ECM, así que asegúrese de registrarse aquí si planea usar este servicio: https://goo.gl/forms/seAkUuIjCsUhOj7u2.
이번 주에 10 월 PTA 회의가 10 월 16 일 화요일 오후 6시 30 분부터 8 시까 지 MPR에 열립니다. NDE 학교 카운슬러 Alicia Perry와 Maria Cook은 이번 달 특별 강사입니다. 그들은 교실에서 우리 아이들을 가르치는 것에 관한 정보를 공유 할뿐만 아니라 우리 모두가 집에서 사용할 수있는 유용한 팁과 자료를 제공 할 것입니다. 데이비스 교육청 (Davis School Board) 후보자는 회의가 끝날 때쯤에 자신을 소개 할 예정이며 오픈 포럼에서 질문과 대화를 할 수 있습니다. NDE 학생에게는 무료 보육이 제공되므로이 서비스를 이용하려면 여기에 등록하십시오 : https://goo.gl/forms/seAkUuIjCsUhOj7u2.
School Counseling Corner
School Counseling Presentation @ PTA-Wed. 6:30pm. Focus: What are students learning in classroom lessons on conflict resolution & bullying? What are kids learning about positive behavior and S.W.I.M.? How can adults help at home? We hope you’ll join us!
Classroom Guidance Update. Ms. Cook & Ms. Perry continue the 6 lesson unit with all students (TK-6). We focus on problem solving strategies, conflict resolution and bullying prevention. Want to learn more? Join us at PTA this week or email us directly (aperry@djusd.net, mtcook@djusd.net).
Parent Workshop – Yolo Hospice: Understanding Children’s Grief. Come learn how to support children and teens as they grieve. This is open to families, teachers, counselors, clergy, etc. Date: Thurs., 10/25/18, 1-3pm. Please register by Mon. 10/22 by calling 800-491-7711 or 530-758-5566.
NURSE'S NOOK
Hello North Davis Families! We have a new district website which is full of excellent information! Here is a link to our district allergy brochure. It has a lot of information about allergy awareness in the classroom.
Thank you very much to all the 6th grade parents and students who helped run the carousel fund-raiser for Walker Creek. A special thanks is due to Marinka Swift who coordinated all the volunteers for the three separate events.
We raised $467.29 - enough money for one full scholarship! Amazing job everyone!
NDE was recently informed that the costs for hiring the school buses for the trip will now be $900 more than previously quoted. As you are filling out your Walker Creek Forms, please do consider donating additionally, if at all possible, to help defray this unforeseen expense.
Walker Creek Information Night is November 1st. Reminders to come.
Fitness Corner
The Kids in Motion Fitness programming offered this year include: Jump Rope Club, T/K and Kindergarten fitness, Primary fitness, Intermediate fitness (including fencing), and 6th grade cross-age mentoring (with 1st grade). This week my focus is on Intermediate Fitness.
The Intermediate (grades 4-6) Fitness programming focuses on skill-based units. These units build directly from the activities students experienced in grades 1-3. Each unit has its own set of lesson plans and equipment. Classroom teachers have access to three units each during Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. Teachers coordinate with their grade level as well as work within their own classrooms on the various fitness activities and lessons.
The Fall units include: Overhand throwing (baseball/softball/football), Racquet sports (tennis/badminton) and Fitness testing (mile run, flexibility, abdominal strength/endurance, upper body strength, lower back flexibility/upper back strength).
Beginning in December, units will rotate and students will work on Blacktop ball games (dodgeball, handball, 4-square), Basketball and Frisbee skills. During Spring, students build their skills in Volleyball, Kicking/Trapping (soccer), as well as Track and Field.
Additionally, our fourth through sixth grade students participate in a 3-session fencing unit as part of our physical fitness programming. We are fortunate to have Simon Pitfield from the Davis Fencing Academy provide the instruction with support from classroom teachers and parent volunteers. Students learn the basics of fencing foot work during their first session (first position, “en garde”, advances, retreats, “extend” and lunges). During the second and third sessions, students suit up in vests, gloves and masks working with partners as they “lunge”, “parry”, and “riposte” with foils. We have been fortunate to offer this program since November 2007. Students begin their fencing instruction when we return from Thanksgiving break.
Hello everyone! We are finally beginning vocal testing for 4th graders on Tuesday, 10/17 during lunch, so please come straight to the MPR. I’ll test vocal ranges and hear each student sing the high and low notes of some of favorite songs. Please have your favorites list ready.
At 12:30, I’ll also vocal test a couple pre-notified 5th graders. This week it will be Isla and Alyssa.
Since vocal testing a group this size takes about a month, the only time during the next four weeks we will have to practice as a group is at Friday rehearsals, so please try to attend each Friday from 3:05-4:00pm.
Thank you!
Mindy
INFORMATION ON MEASURE M
Measure M, the Davis schools' facilities bond is on the November ballot. Measure M provides critical funding for aging facilities in our district. Over the last year, the district engaged the community in a facilities master planning process, and it has mapped out facilities needs in Davis for the next 25 years.
In phase 1 of the plan, North Davis Elementary is scheduled to receive $16 million dollars’ worth of improvements, including:
New bathrooms and drinking fountains
New Multi-purpose room
Safety & Security Upgrades
Bike & Car Drop-off Improvements
Technology Infrastructure Upgrade
Front office redesign
For more information visit www.djusd.net/about/initiatives/facilityplanning to see the full facilities master plan online and check out the plans for each school. Click on “DJUSD Facility Master Plan” on the left-hand side of the page.
NOTICE from DJUSD:
Special Education Parent Engagement Night
Join us for an informative evening to learn more about your child’s social and emotional development, special education services in the school district, and post-secondary considerations for older students. Breakout sessions followed by an informal parent social/networking time.
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Location: Davis Senior High, All Student Center, 315 West 14th Street, Davis
6:00 PM
Welcome
Session “A”
Session “B”
6:10
“Special Education 101: An Overview”
Presented by DJSUD Special Education staff
“Attending to Your Child’s Social & Emotional Development: Junior High to Graduation”
Presented by DJUSD Mental Health Clinicians
Session “A”
Session “B”
6:40
“Attending to Your Child’s Social & Emotional Development: Preschool through Elementary”
Presented by DJUSD Mental Health Clinicians
"Strategies for Post-Secondary Transition Assessment and Planning "
Presented by Steve Ruder, UC Davis MIND Institute, Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
7:10
Parent Social/Networking
Childcare, a light dinner, and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Click here to RSVP: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3622884 Hosted by DJUSD Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Special Education (SACSE)
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
The Davis High School Basketball Camp
This fun camp will be held Oct 20-21, from 1-4 PM @ DHS. Davis High Girls Basketball players will be running the camp. The camp is for students grade 4th-8th, and is $60 per player. You will receive a shirt and basketball. This is a fundraiser benefiting the DHS Girls Basketball program. Please email Coach Heather Highshoe at hhighshoe@djusd.net for more information.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF: Kids Helping Kids
Kids can go trick-or-treating and save lives at the same time! North Davis students are again invited to participate in the United Nations Children’s Fund annual fundraising event during the Halloween season. UNICEF works throughout the world to provide children with life saving medicine, nutrition, clean water, sanitation, education and emergency relief. An estimated 7 million children are saved each year by the efforts of UNICEF and its partners. The spare change, bills and checks collected by children really makes a difference in the world. Last year North Davis Elementary children raised $542.28 and collectively, Davis students raised about $14,310. All that little change really adds up! For example, a malnourished child can be fed for five days for $5. A year’s worth of clean, safe water for a child is only $15. With $165, UNICEF can purchase a bicycle to deliver medicine to children.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF information fliers and collection boxes will be distributed Oct. 19 and they can be returned to the office after Halloween. Look for the boxes in your child’s backpack. If your child would like to participate, keep the box; if not, please return it to the school. If you have any questions, contact Amrit Kaur at amritkr87@gmail.com.
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