Deweys Diary

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Vol. 9 No. 7 March 2014

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PTA Box Tops and Labels for Education contest #3 begins National School Breakfast Week Parent-Teacher Conferences Book Fair Early Out Day Cookie dough orders/payments due No School Comp day for teachers Draper Literacy Week PTA General Meeting, 9 a.m. Dads & Donuts, 8 a.m. Literacy Week Celebration Assembly Art Through the Ages training, 9:30 a.m., Kiva; Mix-it-Up Lunch Dual Immersion Parent Program and Reception, 6 p.m. Fifth Grade field trip to Symphony Art Through the Ages (Baroque Rococo periods)

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Our Spring Parent-Teacher (SEP) conferences are this week: Tuesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 6. Remember that Thursday is an Early Out Day and classes dismiss at 1:40 p.m., and there is no school on Friday, March 7. The Book Fair will be open Tuesday from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and Thursday from 1:30-7:30 p.m. in the Kiva.

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It is important that we are able to reach parents/guardians at all times. If there has been a change in your contact information, please make that change in Family Access or contact our front office at 801826-8275.

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This Week, March 3-7, is National School Breakfast Week. Breakfast is a critical part of each students daily routine. Research shows students starting the day with a healthy breakfast can lead to improved classroom behavior and achievement.

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NOTE: Every Friday is Spirit Day. Students And staff are invited to wear their school T-shirts, sweatshirts or school colors.

Draper Elementary is hosting Literacy Week March 10-14 in an effort to celebrate students love for reading and writing. Students will be working on class and grade-level projects, be read to by guest readers, and participate in a school-wide reading contest. The contest involves the entire school reading 50,000 minutes in five days! Contact your room parent or classroom teacher if you would like to be a guest reader during the week. We need readers 15-20 minutes each of the four days. Readers are asked to choose a story/picture book to read aloud to the class. The story can be a favorite book from childhood, or have a message about literacy. Watch for more details about the specifics of the schoolwide reading contest. !

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This school year, and in particular, this past month, has been action-packed with learning for both students and staff! Together we have been working on targeting and improving our academic skills and supporting students with positive attendance and behaviors. Draper students have been demonstrating their achievement through class presentations, demonstrations, and projects. We have been so impressed with the efforts of learning, creativity, kindness, and leadership shown by our students. SEP (Student Education Plan) Conferences will be held March 4 and March 6 -- we look forward to sharing with you then your students successes. March 10-14 is Draper Elementarys Literacy Week. We will be celebrating our love for reading and writing through class and gradelevel projects, guest readers, and a school-wide reading contest. Our goal as a school is to read 50,000 minutes in five days -- thats a lot of reading practice! I am proud of Draper teachers and staff and the incredible dedication they have for improving their craft, and most importantly how their work will positively impact the children. Draper is a high achieving school because of the work that teachers and staff do each day, and the home connection and partnership we have with YOU! Thank you! !Piper Riddle, Principal

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Our school is currently selling cookie dough as part of a school-based fundraiser to benefit classroom supplies, recess and PE equipment and music equipment. Selling cookie dough is optional for students and can also be purchased through the front office. Orders and payments are due Thursday, March 6, and will be delivered April 2.!

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Beginning in April, our students in grades 3-5 will take new, online tests required by the State Board of Education. SAGE (Student Assessment of Growth and Exchange) tests are designed to measure the new Utah Core Standards in math and English language arts and Utahs science standards. The SAGE tests will replace the CRTs (criterion references tests). The State Board of Education requires Utah students to take the SAGE tests every year. The state will report the overall test results each fall. These tests cannot be compared to the old CRT scores since they are a different measurement of achievement. Practice tests are available at www.sageportal.org and include multiple choice questions, writing prompts and experiments.

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Thank you to all the wonderful teachers and staff who help our students every day. We have a great T.E.A.M. of teachers, staff, volunteers and parents that help our students reach their potential! Please come to our General PTA Meeting on Tuesday, March 11, at 9 a.m. in the Music Room. We will be voting in the Executive Board for 2014-15 and discussing other Draper Elementary School issues. We still have some PTA board positions that need to be filled for 201415. If you would like to get more involved, please let us know! Together Everyone Achieves More! !Kerri Brown, 2013-14 PTA President draperelementarypta@gmail.com