Home of the Marauders! Davis Intermediate School Principals Newsletter Mrs. Barbara Rudolph, Principal WELCOME! Mr. Creighton Bryan, Assistant Principal September 27, 2015 News From the Principals Thank you parents for joining us for curriculum night. We hope many of your questions were answered. We are excited about the learning that is going to take place this year! We appreciate your partnership and support. Picture Day is Wednesday, September 30. Students are expected to wear a solid color polo shirt for their yearbook picture. This will be their official school picture. They may however wear jean on this day. Wylie Way Core Values Responsibly and Relationships: Kuleana Follow Up Day is Wednesday, September 30. Students may wear jeans to school today with a solid color polo. Students will be reflecting on their goals and dreams and what their responsibilities are related to being able to achieve these goals and dreams. Collin County Adventure Camp October 14-16, 2015: Payment Due: October 2, 2015. $160 checks made payable to Davis Intermediate School. Parent Chaperones $75. We still need chaperones. We are accepting chaperones on a first pay first go basis. There will be a chaperone meeting on October 8 at 6:30pm in the Davis Media Center. There will also be one last parent meeting on October 8 at 7:15 pm at Davis. Yearbooks are now on sale. You may order online at: jostensyearbooks.com or you may complete the order form found on the Davis webpage or attached to page 7 of this newsletter. The current price is $20, but this will increase after October 30th. UIL Academic Team Tryout Schedule is located on Page 3 and on the Davis Webpage. Students may tryout for multiple events; however, they are only allowed to participate in one contest area. Should a student be offered a position on more than one team, he/she will be asked to choose. The only exception to this is Ready Writing. Students who are selected for Ready Writing may participate on a second UIL team. After School Clubs: Additional information can be found on the Davis Webpage under the Clubs and Organizations tab. Lunch time: Parents, please visit with your child about not purchasing food for other students and not sharing food. We have many students with food allergies and dietary restrictions. Thank you. Communication: Weekly Newsletters: Emailed through School Messenger on Thursdays or Fridays each week. Also posted on the Davis webpage. Davis Webpage: Check our webpage on a weekly for updated information. Facebook: Go ahead and Like the Davis Intermediate Facebook page. Peach Jar: All flyers will be sent electronically through Peach Jar. These flyers are for all type of events and opportunities from the school, district, and community for children and families. PEACH JAR flyers are not Spam! Mark your calendar September 30: School Picture Day September 30: Day of R& R Follow Up September 30: 1st CIA Mentor Day 3:30-5:00pm October 2: Grade 5 Adventure Camp money due- $160. October 5: No School Fair Day October 6-9: UIL Tryouts October 8: Chaperone Meeting for Camp 6:30pm October 9: Fundraiser Limo Ride and Party October 14-16: Grade 5 Collin County Adventure Camp Trip. October 22: PTA Parent Program @ 6:00p.m. Information from PTA is on the next page.
News from PTA PTA tables set up by the elevators on the following Friday mornings for spirit wear sales, football spirit night tickets, memberships, yearbook sales, all things related to PTA: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 and 10/23 Spirit Wear: We apologize for the delay on the Marauder gray shirts. We are working with our vendor, EPI and UPS on the delivery of them. We will update via our Davis PTA Facebook Page once we get an update from them. We are placing our third order for the Wylie Way shirts, we were able to fill all orders except for 15 of them. We now have new University shirts available. These will be a one-time order shirt so get your order in now. The order sheet has been attached to page 5 of this newsletter. Box Tops: The contest has started! The university with the most box tops turned in wins a silly string party! Start clipping and place your box tops in the correct college container in the library. Hurry! Contest ends Thursday, Oct 22. Volunteers: PTA has a lot of activities coming up and we need your help. Please fill out the attached form and help us support Davis with family programs and events. Fundraiser Update: Thank you very much for supporting the Davis Fall Fundraiser. Our students sold a little over $30,000 worth of items! We receive 40% of that to spend on programs, equipment and other things for our students and teachers. The limo ride and the school party will both be on Friday, 10/9. Please make arrangements to pick up your fundraiser items on Wednesday, Oct 21 from 2:30-6:00. Thank you! Football Tickets: We will have a Football Spirit Night on Friday, Oct 16 th for the Wylie East Homecoming Game vs. Lovejoy. We will begin selling tickets Friday, Oct 2 in the morning at the PTA table. Reflections Art contest is an exciting and rewarding way to let your child showcase their artistic talents in a variety of ways. The program allows students to create and submit works of art in six categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts. This year's theme is "Let Your Imagination Fly..." This is a pretty broad theme so we anticipate great participation! The entry forms have been posted on the Davis website and in the main hallway at the school. Membership: Our new goal is to reach 300 members. When we reach 300 members, we will provide a popsicle party for all students once a month for the entire year. Who all can join PTA? Parents, Students, Community Members, Grandparents, Significant Others, EVERYONE! A form can be found on page 4. President: Kay Pitzaferro VP Aide: Patty Celis VP Membership: Kimberly Bowden VP Ways & Means: Kathryn Raebel Secretary: Liz Corral Treasurer: Robin Avino Parliamentarian: Adrienne Dulaney Arts in Education/Reflections: Kimberly Bowden Community Partners (Box Tops): Tara Lopez Communications/Website: Alison Greco Environmental: Loretta Hubbard PTA Board HealthEd/Youth Prog/SAGE: Lisa Ulmer Community Outreach: Melanie Bush Programs: Kelley Saunders SHAC Rep: Melanie Bush Staff Appreciation/Hospitality: Nicole Ostrom and Nicole Stevens Volunteer Coordinator: Watch D.O.G.S./MOD Squad: Tiffany Kvale Yearbook: Brandi Striplin Spirit Wear: Alison Greco
UIL Tryout Schedule UIL Event Coach When Where Art Memory Clint Bray October 6th 3:45-4:15 Art Room October 7th 3:45-4:15 Art Room Social Studies Trudi Kane October 6th 3:45-4:15 Room 201 October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 201 Calculator Skills (6th Only) Dora Brahimaj October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 129 October 8th 3:45-4:15 Room 129 Dictionary Skills Susan Wood October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 107 October 8th 3:45-4:15 Room 107 Listening Skills Angie Peters October 8th 3:45-4:15 Room 207 October 9th 7:35am Room 207 Maps, Graphs, and Charts Austin Cooper October 6th 3:45-415 Room 218 October 8th 7:35am Room 218 Number Sense Marisa Miller October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 124 October 8th 7:30am Room 124 Music Memory Asoni White October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 217 October 8th 7:30-8:00am Room 217 Math (6th Only) Sharon Brannick October 8th 7:30am Room 219 October 8th 3:45-4:15 Room 219 Oral Reading Pam Hennigan October 7th 3:45-4:30 Room 220 October 8th 7:30am Room 220 Spelling Janet Baldwin October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 202 October 8th 3:45-4:15 Room 202 Ready Writing Janet Conner October 6th 3:45-4:15 Room 223 October 7th 3:45-4:15 Room 223