**starting this week the students will get 5 words to study for spelling that follow a pattern. They will be given 5 “cold” words on the day of the test that follow the same spelling pattern for the week. The pattern for this week is short a and short e vowel sounds.
spelling words: problem, machine, snack, candy, theft
content words: quadrangles, points, lines, line segments, rays
Oxygen, strap, bent, umbrella, shipment, prime,
staple, because, hope, rumor
Content: north, south, east, west, location
The 4th grade classes are planning a field trip on November 14th in the morning. We need parent drivers to take the students. Please let me know if you are willing to drive.
Thank you to all the families who came to Open House. It was great to meet you!
Mrs. Pelaccio’s Classroom Rules and Behavior Plan
Classroom Rules:
Behavior:
We will be using a clip/color system to monitor behavior in the classroom. All students will begin the day on green: “Ready to Learn”. They will get one warning to make better choices. After a warning the student will be asked to clip down to yellow, “Think About it”. If the student turns the behavior around he/she may have the opportunity to clip back up to green. If the bad choices continue then the student will be asked to clip down to pink, “Teacher’s Choice” (consequence). In the event that the behavior does not get better then the student will have to clip down to red, “Parent Contact”.
Due to the weather, we will delay our arrival time to Levagood Park. We have activities planned for the morning. The plan for this morning is to have the picnic in our classrooms at 11:00 AM. We will tentatively leave for the park at 11:45 (again, depending on the weather). Please stay tuned to our school news blog for further updates. Thank you for your flexibility with changes due to the weather.
We will be staying at school and having our picnic in the classroom at 11:00 because of the weather. Please bring any food items that you signed up for and enjoy some pizza with us. Hopefully it will clear up and we can head over to the pool/park afterward!
June 14, 2016
DuVall families,
I would like to thank all of the parents, guardians, and family members who are helping to chaperone the All School Picnic at Dunworth pool and Levagood Park. Students must report to DuVall at 8:35 so attendance can be taken. If a student goes directly to park, he or she will be marked absent. Chaperones must sign in the office and wait in the lobby until teachers call down to the office for them to come to class. We plan on leaving DuVall by 9:15 and will return to school by 3pm.
Please have your child bring a swimsuit and towel. Students may also bring a ball or Frisbee. The pool policy is no life jackets or water toys. Please make sure your child has sunscreen on before coming to school. Students will not be able to share sunscreen with other students. If you are not driving your child, please remember to send them with a booster seat if needed. Also, we have been advised by the City of Dearborn to make sure we have only DuVall students from grades kindergarten to fifth grade, who have signed up and paid for the pool can come to the pool due to safety liability. They will have a staff member at the gate to make sure and will not allow parents to come in with younger children. Please be aware that you can come to the picnic with younger siblings, but will not be able to enter the pool area. If you would like to take your child home from the picnic there will be a signout sheet available at the picnic area.
Recommended Route:
In order to avoid any possible traffic problems, a recommended route to the park will be to follow Beech Street to Outer Drive. Turn Right on Outer Drive and proceed to Cherry Hill. Turn Left on Cherry Hill. Proceed to North Silvery Lane. Turn Right on North Silvery Lane and proceed to our destination
Signing out students:
If you are driving other students to the All School Picnic and need to leave with your child, please return to DuVall any other students you are driving before signing out your child. If you are only driving your child(ren), you may sign your child(ren) out from the park. A centralized sign out sheet will be kept near all of the picnic tables.
Weather:
In the event of a short rain, we will monitor the weather throughout the day and make a determination if we return back to the building. In the event of a thunderstorm or prolonged rain, all chaperones should take all the students they are driving directly back to the school. The students will report to the gym and go directly to their assigned areas. Classroom designations have been placed on the walls for each class. The staff will take attendance.
Thank you for your help.
Mr. Attee
Robert Attee
Principal,
DuVall Elementary School
(313)-827-2754