Achieve3000 STATE TOP SCORERS

Congratulations to Jordan K. in room 308 and Alexis K. in room 203 who were top scorers in the state for today on Achieve3000!!!  Keep up the good work!

Achieve3000 Top Scorers

Read 2 Succeed Contest Update!!

Currently, Mrs. J's class is in the lead with 79.4 points, Mrs. Claxon's class is in 2nd place with 12.2 points and Ms. D's class is in third with 11points!  The contest ends on March 22nd, so log on and complete those articles!!!  

Every student that completes 8 activities or more at 75% or higher earns points for their class.

In order to be eligible to win, the class must have 75% of their students complete 8 activities.

Achieve3000 Top Scorers

Achieve3000 Top Scorers

Congratulations to Zach from room 203 and Janiyah from room 204.  Both were top scorers for the past week on Achieve3000! Keep up the good work!

 Congratulations to the 4 students who recently completed your 40 activity goal!!

Achieve3000 Top Scorers

A new contest is coming beginning this March!! Guidelines and rules will be posted below this week's top scorers!

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MARCH READING CONTEST

Achieve3000 Top Scorers!

Congratulations to everyone who has earned an achievement on KidBiz or TeenBiz this past week.  Keep up the good work! Remember every score of 75% or higher earns points.  A new contest should be coming from Achieve3000 soon.  Keep up the good work!

Achieve3000 Leaders!

Our PSSA prep season is underway and our students are hard at work!! Congratulations to our weekly top scorers, Franny in 5th grade and Hayley in 7th grade!! You each earned bonus points for your achievement!  

Keep up the good work!

Achieve3000 Top Scorers

KidBiz Top Scorer Update!

With the PSSA approaching, we are mindful of our students progress using both KidBiz/TeenBiz as well as First In Math.  The PSSA Pep Rally will be held a week from tomorrow and the 50 day count down will begin!

Below is an update on the school wide progress on KidBiz/TeenBiz so far this year!

 

 

 

Congratulations to Ms. Linder's class, room 208!  Keep up the good work!

Coming This Week: January 7th

Coming This Week:  January 7th- January 11th

Congratulations to the December Students of the Month!

Nora F., Tahir B., Durand D., Kadence B., Mia B., Ava A., Nyssa P., Sammie D., Tiger M., John S., Evan W., and Zack W.!!

Don't forget to log on to KidBiz3000 and First In Math everyday!! If you need your child's log in information, please contact your child's teacher!

Monday, January 7th

• Achieve3000 Achievements will be announced! Stay tuned for more information.

Tuesday, January 8th

• Winter Music Showcase!!  This Showcase will feature many of our students in the large band and a group of songs from our recent production of Cinderella!
• Roxborough High School
• 6:00pm

Wednesday, January 9th

• Drop Everything And Read
• 3:15 Boys Basketball game vs. Linglebach at Hillside 

Friday, January 11th

• Fun Friday
• 30 Tickets with 10 additional needed to dress down
• Bake Sale to benefit the 5th Grade Classroom

Mark Your Calendars:

• Picture Retake Day will be on Monday, January 7, 2013. Students who were absent or unable to have their picture taken in November may do so on the 7th. A note will be sent home with students this week.
• Home and School Meeting at 6:00pm.  This meeting will be held at the Roxborough Free Library
•  January 21st- School will be closed for Martin Luther King Day

Note from the Principal!

The 2012-2013 school year is truly off and running.  Many of our after school programs have begun! From Cinderella and Students Run to Soccer and Volleyball, our students are already busy preparing for tournaments and events coming later this year.

Thanks again to all of the families that attended Back to School Night and, once more, welcome all of our new and returning families to Dobson. It is my hope that we provided a small snapshot of the learning environment and activities that your children thrive in each day.

This year, Dobson is going hi-tech.  With an unprecedented level of access to student computers, many of our programs have gone online!

This week marks the beginning of our First In Math Program.  Students will be given their log-on information and can begin earning stickers!  Our First In Math competition at Dobson is very steep!

Another program that your students may have been talking about with you is Achieve3000, also known as KidBiz3000 or TeenBiz3000.   Similar to First In Math, students can log-in and earn points as they read non-fiction articles. 

“Achieve3000 is a web-based differentiated K-12 reading program that uses email, technology, and current events to strengthen students’ literacy skills. Based on scientific research on how children learn to read effectively, Achieve3000 helps students reach and exceed the appropriate reading and writing levels through individualized teaching.”

Our goal at Dobson, for each student using the Achieve 3000 program in grades 3-8,  is to complete a minimum of 2 activities a week.  This means that your child will log on during the school day and read assigned articles and complete PSSA structured questions and aligned activities. These activities allow students to practice reading and decoding questions and informational texts similar to what they will see on the PSSA all year long.   Each activity completed at a 75% score or higher allows students to earn points.   

OCTOBER is busy! In addition to our bi-weekly Fun Friday activities and the Student of the Month Assembly, we are looking forward to a Lower School (k-4) Costume Parade on Halloween, hosted by the Home and School, and an Upper School (5-8) Fall Dance in the gym, both occurring in the afternoon of October 31^st.

…. Coming soon: November will bring awareness of the national election, with a Dobson Election event courtesy of our students in rooms 106, 104, and 203.  This assembly will help students become more familiar with, not only the election process, but also the candidates and the political parties they represent. Soon after this event, our own election process for Student Council in the Upper School is scheduled. 

Here’s to a great start of our new year and the fabulous fall is has been thus far!

Ms. Cruice, Proud Principal of the Dobson Dolphins