Coming This Week: March 18th-22nd

Last week for Music Trivia!!  

Questions will be on the announcements each morning!!

 

Monday, March 18th

• Franklin Institute Field Trip (Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade)

• Philly Ad Group Trip to PHL17 Studios (Returning at 11:30am)
•  Music In Our Schools Month Poster Contest Entries will be taken today as well due to a typo on the rule sheet!
• Visit the 3rd Floor Hallway this week to see the entries!
• 2-$25 iTunes Gift cards are up for grabs for both the Upper School and the Lower School!!

Tuesday, March 19th

• Franklin Institute Field Trip (Upper School)

Wednesday, March 20th

• First Day of Spring!
• Drop Everything And Read
• Cherrydale Party

Friday, March 22nd

• District Technology Fair
• Good Luck to Julia O, Emma B., Ashton R., Isabela S., Emma S., and Destiny J!
• Fun Friday (35 tickets to attend with 10 additional needed to dress down)
• Kindergarten Bake Sale

 

Mark Your Calendars:

• School will be closed the week of March 25^th for Spring Break.
• Outward Bound Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, March 24 at Applebee’s (8601 Henry Avenue ~ Andorra Shopping Center).
  
  • Outward Bound is a five day excursion along the Appalachian Trail. This program is an outdoor experience that challenges each student to be a leader, an individual, and an innovator.  It will enhance each student's endurance as an individual and enrich their ability to work as a member of a team.  Students from grades 7 and 8 submit  essays on what they would get out of the program along with teacher recommendations. Ten students will be chosen to attend.  In order for these ten students to attend they must fundraise $1,500. We’ve set up an Applebee's Fundraiser on March 24th from 8am-10am. Tickets are $7 each. 
   
  Fundraising Opportunities:
  
  
  Sign up your "shopper card" at Campbell’s labels. Here's how to do it:  Go to:  http://www.elabelsforeducation.com/Sites/Campbells_eLabels/Page/HomePage
  
  
  Create your profile, choose your participating retailer (they are listed), enter your shopper card number and then select JAMES DOBSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to support.  It only takes one minute to register your card. After you register, you do nothing but shop for participating products. Points will be added electronically to Dobson's account. As an added bonus, continue to clip the labels and send them into school. We will earn more points.
  
  
  Also, continue to send in Box Tops. We collect these all year round. Visit Boxtops4education.comfor more ways to earn for Dobson.
  
   
    
  

Coming This Week: March 11th-15th

5th & 8th Grade Writing PSSA Tuesday through Friday

Music Trivia will be on the announcements each morning!! 

You don't want to miss it!!

Wednesday, March 13th

• Drop Everything And Read!

Friday, March 15th

• Music In Our Schools Month Poster Contest Entries DUE TODAY!


• If you have any questions, please see Ms. Tierney this week!!  2-$25 iTunes Gift cards are up for grabs for both the Upper School and the Lower School!!

 

Mark Your Calendars:

• Cherrydale Party will be held on Wednesday, March 20. 
• Kindergarten will host their bake sale on Friday, March 22. 
• Outward Bound Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, March 24 at Applebee’s (8601 Henry Avenue ~ Andorra Shopping Center).
  
  • Outward Bound is a five day excursion along the Appalachian Trail. This program is an outdoor experience that challenges each student to be a leader, an individual, and an innovator.  It will enhance each student's endurance as an individual and enrich their ability to work as a member of a team.  Students from grades 7 and 8 submit  essays on what they would get out of the program along with teacher recommendations. Ten students will be chosen to attend.  In order for these ten students to attend they must fundraise $1,500. We’ve set up an Applebee's Fundraiser on March 24th from 8am-10am. Tickets are $7 each.
     
• School will be closed the week of March 25^th for Spring Break.

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

The Celebration Continues: 8th Grade Visits Jill Scott's Recording Studio

In continuation of last week's celebration, the winners of the Math + Science Coalition Student Video Contest winners and the 8th grade students, traveled to one of Jill Scott's recording studios.  Students toured the studio, guided by one of the sound engineers that has worked with Jill Scott, Montez Roberts.  The students learned how math and science meet the arts meet head on when recording. From the construction of the room, using nonparallel walls to remove reverb, to how the engineers position the sound frequencies using the channels on the sound board and computer, students discovered that math and science plays an integral role in every aspect of the recording process.  The students would like to thank the Math + Science Coalition as well as Jill Scott's Foundation, The Blues Babe Foundation, for providing them with this wonderful opportunity and unforgettable experience,

 

The 8th Grade Arrives at the Recording Studio

  

Students were amazed by the number of artists that have recorded their albums (or at least part of their albums) at this studio.  

They enjoyed looking at the gold, platinum...even triple platinum albums on the walls!

Student Video Contest Winners Pose with the Mixing Board and Jill Scott's Gold Album Plaque

 

Mr. Roberts explains how education and learning from mentors has effected his career and helped him to grow as a sound engineer.

 "If there's one thing this building's got, it's buttons!!"--Mr. Roberts

 The Class poses with the "Wall of Fame" and Mr. Roberts