The Cub Reporter

Dutch Fork Elementary School • 7900 Broad River Road • Irmo, SC 29063 • (803) 476-3900 • FAX (803) 476-3920
www.lex5.k12.sc.us/dutchfork.cfm October 21, 2010

Mark your calendars . . .

October DFES Fall Festival
Word of the Month will be Friday, October 29th from 6:00-8:00 p.m.! We need
volunteers so please let someone on PTO know if you can
“Courage”
help! Donations of large size candy bars (NO NUTS) for the
candy walk, small bags of candy or trinkets for the prizes,
and Halloween decorations for the Haunted House are
needed. There will be a bin labeled “Carnival Donations” in
the main office for the donations to be placed in. We will
start the pre-sale of tickets and meal tickets October 21st through October 28th. The
tickets at the festival will be 4 for $1 but you can pre-buy tickets at 5 for $1. The
Oct 21
meal tickets will be $3. Food will be provided by Carolina Wings and it will include a
ƒ Early Release Day 11:40 hot dog with chili (or without chili), chips, cookie, and a drink. Both game and meal
ƒ Sonic Halloween Night tickets will be available to buy the night of the Fall Festival as well. Thanks for all
5-8pm your support and we look forward to seeing everyone at the festival!
Oct 29
ƒ Fall Festival

Nov 2
ƒ Holiday – Election Day Dutch Fork Elementary Math Night at Publix
Nov 3-4
ƒ ITBS Testing 2nd grade Once again DFES had a fun filled Math Night at Publix on Broad River Road at
Nov 7 Kennerly Crossing. This year’s Math Night was a HUGE success. We had 81 students
ƒ Daylight Savings Ends. Set turn in the completed scavenger hunt. Mrs. Cartledge's class had the highest
your clock back 1 hour percentage of students in attendance, and overall 5th grade had the most students
Nov 8, 9 &10 attend. A big THANK YOU to Dr. Rood, Ms. Sommers, Mrs. Cartledge, Ms. Jordan and
ƒ CogAT Testing 2nd & 4th grade Mrs. Pitman for volunteering their time and helping to make it such a huge success!
Nov 11 Also, a big THANK YOU to Publix for setting up for our Math Night, donating cookies,
ƒ Veterans Day goody bags, pencils and providing the ice cream party for the class winner!
ƒ Book Fair Begins
Nov 16
ƒ PTO Board Mtg. 1:45 p.m.
ƒ PTO Meeting and 4th Grade
Performance
Nov 17 Box Tops for Education
ƒ Early Release Day 11:40 a.m. Please send in any Box tops 4 Education you have collected. Our first submission is
ƒ Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 5-8 pm October 29th. All box tops need to be clipped, counted and bagged before they are
Nov 24-26 mailed. Each box top is worth 10 cents CASH for our school. This is a small way to
ƒ Thanksgiving Holidays contribute to our school’s earnings. Please send box tops in an envelope with your
child’s name and teacher’s name. Thank you for your support!
 First Grade needs our help!
Throughout the month of October, the first grade classes will be collecting items to
donate to the Ronald McDonald House organization in Columbia. You can send items
in with your child or drop them off in the tubs located at the end of the first grade
Terrific Kids hallway. We will take the items to the Ronald McDonald House on October 29. Listed
below are items that we will be collecting from the organization’s wish list below:

Kids Who Show Courage Individually packaged chips, crackers, & cookies Individual juice boxes
Large cans of regular coffee Windex
Rachel Grooms Gi-Gi Michaels
Lundyn Crouch A.J. Johnson Tilex Clorox wipes
Catie Formyduval Peyton Perry Lysol wipes Large styrofoam cups
Nate Johnston Jacob Sturkie Large plastic drinking cups Plastic utensils
Jalen Davenport Caleb Currence Disposable plates and bowls Dish detergent
Travante Lakin-Brown Christina Kinard
Trash bags (8,13, & 30 gallon) Laundry detergent
Jackson Nichols Khalil McDaniel
E.J. Porterfield Heaven Williams
Joshua Smith Sebastian Powell Thank you for your involvement in this year’s grade level service project!
Lauren Smoak Cameron Feagins First Grade Teachers
Peyton Pittman Zuriyana Martinez
Cedaria Currence Miles Woodman
Autumn Warner Jeffrey Tillman Media Center Happenings
Allaya Mahone Jalen Howell
Mark your calendars! The book fair will be here on November 11-18! Family night
will be November 16th. We have renewed the school’s subscription to Tumblebooks!
The web address is www.tumblebooks.com. The username is dutchfork and the
password is books. Nothing has a greater impact on a student’s educational success
than being a good reader. And, being a good reader starts at home when a child is
read to by their parents. Please take a few minutes every day to read to your
children. We all lead busy lives but I promise you, the time spent reading to and with
your children will pay off later in ways you cannot even imagine now. If you would
like to check out library books in your name, please come by the library anytime to
do this. Mrs. Newman and I will be happy to help you select great books that you will
Remember these dates . . . enjoy reading with your child. Also, I would like to encourage you to take advantage
of the fabulous public libraries that we are so fortunate to have in our area! Happy
Reading!
November 2
Diane Geddings, School Librarian
Election Day VOTE!
Student Holiday P.E. Stats
November 17
Early Release Day 11:40 a.m. Thank you to all the families who participated in the DFES Walk to School Day! We
November 24, 25 & 26 had over 200 participants! That’s close to half of our school. Please take a moment
Thanksgiving Holiday and check out my website in the calendar section of my webpage to know what skills
your child is working on in P.E. PACER Test winners for each grade level are also on
my web page. www.lex5.k12.sc.us/webpages/jadkins
Coach Adkins, P.E. Teacher
 Red Ribbon Week
October 25-29, 2010
Theme: “We are PAWS-itively Drug Free!”

Monday: Kick-Off Day/Wear Red Day

Wear red clothing. Students and staff receive stickers or
bookmarks. Staff members can wear their red “PAWS-itive
Attitude” t-shirts.

Tuesday: Pledge Day

Students will sign a drug-free banner by grade level in the
hallway near their classroom. Each grade level may decorate
their banner any way they choose.

Wednesday: Pawsitive “Plaid”itude Day/Double PAWS Day

Positive “Plaid”itude - Students may wear plaid, argyle or
checked clothing to show that having a “Positive Attitude” is a
first step in saying no to drugs.
**Don’t have any clothing with this pattern? Just Wear RED!

Also on Wednesday:
Double PAWS - EVERY adult staff member will issue a silver
paw (printed on red paper) and it counts as TWO PAWS! Be on
the lookout for “PAW-worthy” behavior and good choices on
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and give an individual or a class
your double PAW.
**By the way, you may NOT give your red double PAW to your
own class!
Thursday: “PAWS-itively Wild about Being Drug-Free” Day
Wear animal print, safari jackets or an animal t-shirt to
remember to “Stay on Track – Don’t fall into the Drug Trap”.

Friday: Say BOO to Drugs Day/Spirit Day

Wear orange and black, a Halloween shirt, or your DFES green.
No Halloween costumes please!!
“Celebrate You and Me” Assembly:
8:30 – Grades 3,4,5
9:30 – Grades PreK, K, 1,2