Well, Friday was a HUGE day at Denton Creek. First of all, the PTO provided the teachers and staff with a little treat to start their days out on the right foot. We REALLY appreciate our DCE teachers and staff and hope they enjoyed their treat. A huge thank you to Tiffany Ching for making the precious pretzels.
After the teachers receieved their treats, we had the annual Storybook Character Parade. It was really cute. The teachers dressed up as characters in Alice in Wonderland. The kids looked darling and seemed to have a great time parading through the halls. For the first time, my 5th grader chose to watch instead of parade. Made me a bit sad.... Luckily, my little fighter, Colton paraded. Thanks to D'Amico for giving up his seat for me so I could take this video and these pictures for those of you who couldn't attend. Hope you enjoy.
Another big event of the day was pumpkin math. The 5th graders brought pumpkins to school and buddied up with the second graders for a bit of pumpkin math. The 2nd graders were weighed while holding the pumpkins and then again without the pumpkins. The kids subtracted to determine the weight of the pumpkins. They then worked together to scoop out all the gross insides and count the seeds and use their senses to check out their pumpkin. After the hands were all washed the kiddos got to enjoy a snack with their second grade buddies. I think everyone had a blast. Here are some pics that I took. Thanks to all the 5th grade parents who came and helped cut pumpkin tops and work the event. Thanks to the second grade parents who sent in snacks.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Firemen of Coppell ROCK!
As several of us were tying red ribbons around anything that stands still in front of DCE last Friday, we kept noticing more and more fire department vehicles pulling into the Racz Red Raider Loop. When we were finished tying, we couldn't resist going to have a peek. I am so glad that we did. I now know what I want to be when I grow up, a firefighter in Coppell. They were fabulous!
A group of firefighters came to the school as a group of clowns to put on a show for our K-2nd graders on fire safety. They were hysterical. In a completely non-threatening way, they were able to address fire safety, gun safety, internet safety, Halloween safety and several other topics that I am sure I missed by walking in late to the presentation. They told jokes, did short plays, sang songs and even included a few teachers (thanks to Ms. Francis and Mr. Rivas for being such great sports).
I have attached a video that I shot with my cell phone. Sorry, for the poor quality, I haven't yet upgraded to the I4.... (honey, are you reading this? Just kidding. I am completely happy with my current cell phone).
To think that not only do these men save lives, they also promote safety in a completely safe environment and look like they have a blast doing it.
Thank you for taking such good care of our kids.
Lisa
I have attached a video that I shot with my cell phone. Sorry, for the poor quality, I haven't yet upgraded to the I4.... (honey, are you reading this? Just kidding. I am completely happy with my current cell phone).
To think that not only do these men save lives, they also promote safety in a completely safe environment and look like they have a blast doing it.
Thank you for taking such good care of our kids.
Lisa
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Gifts to DCE
Last week at our October monthly meeting, the PTO donated $18,000 in various gifts to Denton Creek. With matching funds from the education foundation, we will be able to provide around $30,000 to Denton Creek. WOW!!!! This is all due to the wonderful contributions of so many of our parents. Thank you all for making this happen. Our children are so blessed to be a part of a school where so many parents and teachers care so much about their future.
Our Gifts to DCE team had a hard job prioritizing the gift requests for this quarter. Thank you to each of them for their hard work and contribution to the cause. A special thanks to Michelle Bauer for heading up the team and keeping everyone organized.
Tim D'Amico wins my personal award for the Most Valuable Team Player for the month. Tim, for that award you get .... nothing, but our undying gratitude and thanks for your hard work. For those of you who don't know Tim. He is a kindergarten teacher and sits on the technology committee at DCE. Tim spent countless hours putting together a technology proposal and gift request for DCE. He sent a massive amount of data to support his ideas and thoughts. WAY TO GO, TIM!!!! I hope you are happy with all we were able to provide.
Here are the items purchased this quarter for DCE:
1) 3 projectors
2) 3 smartboards
3) kiln for art
4) 1 set of Math Manipulatives for 2nd grade
5) 60 pumpkins for prek
6) Recess Equipment
7) 60 Itouches
8) 3 Ipads
9) 3 Parasync carts for the Itouches
WHOOOHOOOOOO!!!! Doesn't get much better than this!
Lisa
Our Gifts to DCE team had a hard job prioritizing the gift requests for this quarter. Thank you to each of them for their hard work and contribution to the cause. A special thanks to Michelle Bauer for heading up the team and keeping everyone organized.
Tim D'Amico wins my personal award for the Most Valuable Team Player for the month. Tim, for that award you get .... nothing, but our undying gratitude and thanks for your hard work. For those of you who don't know Tim. He is a kindergarten teacher and sits on the technology committee at DCE. Tim spent countless hours putting together a technology proposal and gift request for DCE. He sent a massive amount of data to support his ideas and thoughts. WAY TO GO, TIM!!!! I hope you are happy with all we were able to provide.
Here are the items purchased this quarter for DCE:
1) 3 projectors
2) 3 smartboards
3) kiln for art
4) 1 set of Math Manipulatives for 2nd grade
5) 60 pumpkins for prek
6) Recess Equipment
7) 60 Itouches
8) 3 Ipads
9) 3 Parasync carts for the Itouches
WHOOOHOOOOOO!!!! Doesn't get much better than this!
Lisa
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sky Ranch
For those of you who do not have a 5th grader at Denton Creek, let me tell you a bit about Sky Ranch. Every year the whole 5th grade class embarks on a 3 day field trip to a camp called Sky Ranch. Did that scare you? It was great. I was lucky enough to have been chosen as a chaperone this year and was able to attend the camp with my daughter, Macy. We had 5 lovely moms chaperoning my cabin of 18 girls. What a great group of girls. Other than the constant signing and chatter after lights out, we had not one problem. I was anticipating a ton of drama, what with having 18 5th grade girls crammed together for 3 days, but no. NONE. I heard the other cabin was just as good. Now, the boys....... just kidding, I heard they were great, too. Although, the dad to boy ratio was not nearly as good. They only had 2 dads for each of the boy cabins. I am betting they wished more dads would have signed up.
During the day, the kids were broken up into class groups and attended classes all day. Some of the classes were; Ranch Life (got to learn about farm animals and ride horses), Native Americans (travelled back through time to see how the Native Americans lived many years ago), Limnology (the study of water...see, I learned something, too). My group seemed to enjoy the Ranch Life the best. Macy, my kiddo, is sort of obsessed with pigs and they had the cutest little pig to pet at the ranch. It was great. The kids in my class group paid close attention and asked really good questions.
It was exhausting but I think all the kids had a great time. They learned a lot, they had a blast and most of all they bonded as a class, which will only help them as they transition into middle school. Our children are blessed to have such wonderful teachers who take time away from their families to allow our kids to have an opportunity such as this. Mr Mac even drove in one day to spend the day with us and it was great to see him having fun (ask me how many snowcones he had in a one hour span......).
If you are ever given the chance to sign up to chaperone the Sky Ranch trip, I urge you to do it. It will be an experience you never forget, at a time in your child's life where they still want you around.
Check out my pics.
Lisa
During the day, the kids were broken up into class groups and attended classes all day. Some of the classes were; Ranch Life (got to learn about farm animals and ride horses), Native Americans (travelled back through time to see how the Native Americans lived many years ago), Limnology (the study of water...see, I learned something, too). My group seemed to enjoy the Ranch Life the best. Macy, my kiddo, is sort of obsessed with pigs and they had the cutest little pig to pet at the ranch. It was great. The kids in my class group paid close attention and asked really good questions.
It was exhausting but I think all the kids had a great time. They learned a lot, they had a blast and most of all they bonded as a class, which will only help them as they transition into middle school. Our children are blessed to have such wonderful teachers who take time away from their families to allow our kids to have an opportunity such as this. Mr Mac even drove in one day to spend the day with us and it was great to see him having fun (ask me how many snowcones he had in a one hour span......).
If you are ever given the chance to sign up to chaperone the Sky Ranch trip, I urge you to do it. It will be an experience you never forget, at a time in your child's life where they still want you around.
Check out my pics.
Lisa
Sunday, October 3, 2010
What a Success!!!
First let me start by saying that I leave tomorrow morning for 3 days with the 5th graders at Sky Ranch. Hmmm... I haven't packed, still have laundry to do, haven't slept much this weekend and need to shower. This may be my shortest post, yet (I know some of you are saying that is a good thing).
Wow! Grandparent/Special Friend Tea was such a success this year. Jeannie Tierney and Tiffany Ching, as well as their fabulous committees, did a GREAT job of decorating and organizing the event. A special thanks to Dena Buford who went way out of the box helping out. The cafeteria looked wonderful and I think this was the most organized of all the teas in the past. I was up filling those cookie trays all day and want to thank all of the volunteers who sent in items. I do believe they were really enjoyed by all of the students and their special friends. I would also like to thank all of the moms and dads who came and worked as greeters or servers. It was a lot of hard work, but I know the effort was appreciated. I think the kids really enjoyed showing their special friends around the school.
Thank you to the teachers who really worked hard this year to create a memorable event. Many of them used their Smart Boards during the classroom time and many of the grandparents made a special effort to find me to thank the PTO for purchasing those for their grandchildren. I think they thought they were as cool as the kids think they are.
I am going to go and start packing now. Wish me luck. I am sure next week's blog will be about this amazing (and probably exhausting) 5th grade field trip.
Lisa Johnson
Wow! Grandparent/Special Friend Tea was such a success this year. Jeannie Tierney and Tiffany Ching, as well as their fabulous committees, did a GREAT job of decorating and organizing the event. A special thanks to Dena Buford who went way out of the box helping out. The cafeteria looked wonderful and I think this was the most organized of all the teas in the past. I was up filling those cookie trays all day and want to thank all of the volunteers who sent in items. I do believe they were really enjoyed by all of the students and their special friends. I would also like to thank all of the moms and dads who came and worked as greeters or servers. It was a lot of hard work, but I know the effort was appreciated. I think the kids really enjoyed showing their special friends around the school.
Thank you to the teachers who really worked hard this year to create a memorable event. Many of them used their Smart Boards during the classroom time and many of the grandparents made a special effort to find me to thank the PTO for purchasing those for their grandchildren. I think they thought they were as cool as the kids think they are.
I am going to go and start packing now. Wish me luck. I am sure next week's blog will be about this amazing (and probably exhausting) 5th grade field trip.
Lisa Johnson
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