Coming This Week: March 3rd

COMING THIS WEEK: March 3, 2014 **Updated**

SWEBS FOCUS:  Rule #4-I will solve my problems peacefully.

Dobson is conducting a mid-year Library review this week. Parent volunteers will be working with Ms. Paldino and Ms. Tierney to reorganize our Library, Tuesday, March 4th-7th.

 

Monday, March 3rd

•  Read Across America: Dr. Seuss Day
• Has been moved to Wednesday, March 5th due to potential inclement weather.

Tuesday, March 4th

• Dobson celebrates the 100th Day of School.
  If we are canceled due to snow, our 100th Day of school celebrations will take place on Friday, March 7th.

Wednesday, March 5th

• Read Across America: Dr. Seuss Day
  

  • All students will participate in our Annual, Read Across America, Dr. Seuss day with some cake and a visit from some very special guests.  Each class will read "Horton Hears A Who" with a guest.

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Thursday, March 6th

•  Dobson's Annual African American History Assembly will take place at 2:00pm in the auditorium.  The assembly will feature presentations about famous African Americans from Philadelphia and how they have contributed to our city and our country, the Dance Team and Choir will perform, and class performances.Has been moved to Wednesday, March 14th and will be combined with our Student of the Month Celebrations.
• Home and School Meeting at 6:00pm in the Auditorium

Friday, March 7

• Fun Friday and 4th Grade Bake Sale
• If we are canceled due to snow, our 100th Day of school celebrations will take place on Friday, March 7th.

Mark your calendar

• Wednesday, March 12th:
• Half Day for Students (12:10 dismissal)
• Student of the Month and Annual African American History Assembly 
• Friday, March 14th: Annual Doors of Dobson Contest
• Sunday, March 23rd: The 8^th Grade will be hosting a Flap Jack Fundraiser from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Applebee’s located at 8601 Henry Avenue.

 

   PSSA PREP TIP:  

Before Reading Strategies 

The test is on your desk. What do you do now?

•  Open the Proper Mental “Files” 
• When you are told to start, scan the test section you are working on. 
• Think of the test as several small jobs - not one big one. 
• Identify the type of reading, writing, science, or math you will be answering questions about. 
• Get your head into the right mindset.
• Scavenger Hunt 
• Read the questions before reading the passage. Save time and do not read the answer choices.
• Highlight key words in each question such as: “main idea,” “compare,” or “in the beginning of the passage…”. 
• Also highlight any unusual words or words you are unsure of. You can try to use context clues from the reading passage or the answer choices to determine the meaning later.

Reminders!

December 4th-6th Reminders

There will be a 12:10 dismissal today, tomorrow, and Friday for report card conferences.  The Home and School will be selling raffles for Mel's Italian Restaurant and Split Endz Hair Salon ($1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00.) during conference times.  Proceeds from the raffles will go towards the new math curriculum.  We are still accepting donations for the new math curriculum.  We appreciate any support you can give.

Coming This Week: December 2, 2013

Coming This Week: December 2, 2013

Thank you to everyone who worked on, attended or donated to our "Dobson's Night Out" event and fundraiser.  The evening was a huge success.  Thank you for supporting Dobson!

Wednesday, December 4th - Friday, December 6th: Student Book Fair

Monday, December 2nd

• Dance Team Auditions in the Auditorium 
  
  • Lower School: during 1st Lunch
  • Upper School: at 2:25
    

Wednesday, December 4th- December 6th

• Half days for Students!
• Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Student Book Fair 

 Thursday, December 5th

• Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences from 5:00pm-7:00pm

 Friday, December 6th

• Come support the Faculty, Staff and Students of Dobson from 8:00-8:21am.  Help us raise awareness and rally for the need to fully fund our school!  All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to attend!

 Mark Your Calendar:

• December 12th at 6:30PM- Winter Concert
• Come to Dobson on December 12th to be entertained by  the Dobson Band, Choir, Recorder Ensembles and Kindergarten through 2nd Grade play FLAKES!!  A musical celebration of Snow, Sleet and SNIRT!
• Tickets are on sale now!!! Each ticket is $3 ($4 at the door on the 12th)!  Email (ltierney@philasd.org) or come to see Ms. Tierney if you have any questions!

 
• December 20th: Boogie for Books
• Get your dancing shoes ready for our 1st Annual JDS Boogie for Books dance-a-thon and fundraiser!  More information will be sent home with students in the coming weeks!  

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: February 11th

Coming This Week:  February 11th-February 15th

Little Caesar's Pizza Orders are Due on Wednesday!! 

Don't forget to bring in your Box Top's for Education!

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Monday, February 11th

• D.A.R.E. Ceremony will take place at 10am in the auditoriun

 

Wednesday, February 13th

• Drop Everything and Read
• Little Caesar's Pizza Orders Due!
• 12:10 Dismissal- Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, February 14th

• 12:10 Dismissal- Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, February 15th

• 12:10 Dismissal- Parent Teacher Conferences

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Mark your Calendars:

•  School will be closed February 18th for the President's Day Holiday.

Click here for 10 Things That You Didn't Know About President's Day

March of Dimes

 
Students in Ms. Packer's class have been working hard to prepare for our March of Dimes Fundraiser.  Their plan is to ask students to donate $2 on Thursday, April 26th.  All students who donate will get to participate in a blue jean dress down day on that same day.  Alex T. designed all of their informational posters that have been hung around the school! Way to go 104!! We know that your fundraiser will be a huge success!

Week of June 6-10

Hi Dobson Family,

JUNE IS EXCITING~

This week is jam-packed full of fun and wonderful things here at James Dobson School!  On Tuesday, June 7^th,there will be an author’s tea at 9am in our library for our 1^st and 8^th grade students that participated in the buddy book project.  Also on Tuesday, after school from 3:30-6:30pm, our teachers will be serving water ice at Rita’s in the Ivy Ridge shopping plaza as a fundraiser for Dobson.  Come out and enjoy a water ice in support of Dobson! 



On Wednesday afternoon, June 8^th, the members of the Principal’s Perfect Attendance Association will be taking their annual walk to Chloe’s water ice as their reward for perfect attendance during PSSA season. 




 
On Thursday, June 9^th , from 11:15am-2:30pm, our graduating 8^th graders will be celebrated with a luncheon at Keenan’s Valley View Inn.



On Friday,  June 10^th, from 11am-2pm, the entire school will be participating in Dobson Day, a carnival that is held in the schoolyard, and sponsored by Dobson’s fabulous Home and School. Students are eligible to fully participate in Dobson Day if they earn 20 SWEBS tickets with good behavior.  Parents are welcome and encouraged to come enjoy Dobson Day with us.

I can hardly wait for the following weeks of June. Stay tuned; there’s more fun ahead,  as we go along swimmingly through the final month of school.

Go Dobson Dolphins!

Patty Cruice,

Principal