S.S. Dixon Intermediate School
Mrs. Gooch’s Good News
I hope that each of you had a wonderful Christmas and that your New Year has begun on a positive note.
As we begin the 3rd nine weeks, our teachers will spend some time reviewing the students’ code of conduct,
classroom expectations, and rules. As a reminder, the code of conduct can be found on our school’s website
as well as the district website. Students are expected to be aware of the rules explained in the code of
conduct. Hard copies are available by contacting the school. Please share concerns or areas in which you
believe we could improve. More information about SSDI: https://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/schools/dis.html.
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The 2015-16 Santa Rosa School District Parent Involvement Plan is available for parents and guardians.
Please visit our school’s website at https://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/schools/dis.html or our Parent
Resource Center, located next to the guidance office. To obtain a paper copy of the District parent
Involvement plan, please contact Dr. Karen Barber at [email protected] or (850) 983-5001. SS
Dixon Intermediate’s parent involvement plan was sent home with students and is also available on our
website and in the parent resource center. As a reminder, parents may request information about the
qualifications of their child’s teacher and/or paraprofessionals. To do so, please contact the school’s office
and request information from Mrs. Gooch or Mrs. Gough. Please contact the school with questions.
VOLUNTEERS
If you haven’t completed a volunteer application and plan to chaperone any field trips or help in the
classroom, please make sure to request a form to complete and return to school. If you only plan to go on
field trips you may request only the field trip form.
2016 STANDARDIZED TESTING
Students will take test B of the DEA in January and test D of DEA in May.
Here are the dates for FSA testing:
FSA Writing Test
4th & 5th grades
March 1
rd
FSA English Lang Arts
3 grade
March 29 & 30
paper based
FSA Math
3rd grade
March 31-April 1
paper based
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FSA Math
4 grade
March 29 & 30
paper based
FSA English Lang Arts
4th grade
April 11-14
computer based
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FSA English Lang Arts
5 grade
April 20-22
computer based
NGSSS Science
5th grade
April 26-27
paper based
th
FSA Math
5 grade
May 2-6
computer based
Please do not schedule appointments for your children during these days. Please encourage your child to do
their best on all assessments.
NEWS FROM THE MEDIA CENTER
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida is January 25-29, 2016. Here are some events we have planned to
celebrate reading at SSDI.
Monday, 1/25
“Cuddle Up with a Cool Book”---PJ Day, Million Minutes
Tuesday, 1/26
“Hunt for a Good Book”----Camo Day
Wednesday, 1/27
“Score with a Good Book”---Favorite team clothes Day
Wahoo Team—Kazoo share reading incentive
Thursday, 1/28 “Sock it to Reading”---Crazy socks
Friday, 1/29
“Be Your Book Day”---dress up like a book character
NEWS FROM PTSO
Reindeer Lane News: A December highlight was Reindeer Lane Gift Shop! Lots of boys and girls enjoyed
shopping this year. It was delightful to see the children so happy and proud to pick out gifts for family,
friends and pets. The PTSO would like to thank our volunteers who graciously sacrificed their time and
energy to be a "Santa's Elf" this Christmas season. Thank you to everyone who donated candy canes for the
Mr. & Mrs. Claus visit and ESE’s Holiday-grams. Words cannot express our gratitude for YOU! Thank you to
the Media Center for sharing your home. 
Fundraising News: We would like to thank you again for your support with our Cookie Dough Fundraiser.
Thank you so much to our families that provided a monetary donation. We raised $16,000 for our school
through your efforts!!!
Top Sellers that got to pie the Principal: Troy T.(Hawthorne), Charlotte M. (Mefferd), Braden D.(Gann),
Nataleigh P.(Kennison), Kendylle S.(Murphy), Sean M.(Walker), Dominic C.(Teschel), Phebe G.(Walker), Isaac
R.(Slichter), Preston B.(Carrese), Emily E.(Keller), Rivers L.(Poggi/Hamel), Caden M.(Rodriguez), Makayla
G.(Poggi/Hamel), Emily D.(Martin), Margaret S.(Gann), Marissa S. & Brianna T.(Owens), Robert HF.(Broxson), Alexis P.(Johnson), Kristen L. & Blake P.(Stanford) and Olivia L.(Robbins).
Our Coupon Book Fundraiser is January 29th – Feb 16th. Information will be sent home. You can view
types of BOGOs, coupons, etc. at www.fundrays.com/productscouponbooks.
The PTSO would like to wish our parents, teachers, and students a Happy New Year! We look forward to
serving with you in 2016! Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ssdixonintermediateptso to
stay up to date on great things.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2016 at 9:30am. Anyone is welcome to attend. We will also
host an evening meeting with the date to be determined.
Box Tops: We continue to collect General Mills’ Box Tops, so please keep saving them. Our next Box Top
Collection date will be this month.
NEWS FROM P.E.
Welcome back in 2016! We hope that you had a happy holiday season! In January we will start with Field
Hockey Jan 5-14. Following that will be, Flag Football from Jan 19-28. Please encourage your student to
wear closed toed shoes to PE each day to avoid injury to their feet. Running Club will resume on January 8.
There are a lot of jackets and other clothing items in the cafeteria in the lost and found. Students and/or
their parent may look through those so we can get them back to their owners. Mark your calendars for the
Bicycle Safety Unit which will run from February 29-March 16. Students may bring their bikes from home
to ride. Every student will need a helmet to ride. Field Day will be March 17.
Have a wonderful January! Any questions, comments, or concerns should be directed to Coach Malone or
Coach Williams 850-995-3650. [email protected] or [email protected].
PARENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP
Safety is one of our main concerns and we ask that you do not TEXT while you are in line to drop off or pick
up your child. Please help us by having your car display tag hanging when you pull in.
POP TABS
Students may bring in pop tabs and give them to their teacher. Each teacher will have a container in their
room and Mrs. Gavin will collect pop tabs at the end of each month. Each grade level has a container that is
weighed and we announce the winner each month. The pop tabs are donated to the Ronald McDonald House
of NWFL and they use the money to pay their utility bills.
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Our school improvement plan, agenda, and minutes from meetings are posted on our website. The document
is a working document and can be updated during the year. Parents are welcome to send suggestions. Our
next meeting will be held on January 21, 2016.
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
Our Little Free Library will become a reality on January 18th. Our house/library is built, charter sign has
arrived, and is ready to be installed at Benny Russell Park. Parents and students are encouraged to attend.
Information about the installation time will be sent home with the students. Mrs. Clapper has some books
to put in the library, but students are welcomed to bring in books for us to put in the library OR they can
take them to the park and place them in the library once it is installed. Visit http://littlefreelibrary.org/.
WEBSITES
You should have received information about your child’s user name and password for Moby Max, Reflex
Math, Think Central, and others used by individualized teachers. In addition, you should have your child’s
ID number which will allow you to check grades on the parent portal, put money online in your child’s lunch
account, and check the Durham bus tracker. If you need any of this information, please contact your
child’s teacher. The following are websites that parents might find helpful.
https://www.mobymax.com/signin
https://www.reflexmath.com/
The following websites have English Language Arts (lafs) and Math (mafs) standards listed for grades K-12.
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5390/urlt/0081014-lafs.pdf
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5390/urlt/0081015-mathfs.pdf
A couple of others: https://www.khanacademy.org/ and http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
SSDI January Calendar of Events
Jan 5
Jan 8
Jan 12
Jan 15
Jan 18
Jan 21
Jan 25-29
Jan 29
STUDENTS RETURN; begin 3rd 9 weeks
Bloodmobile at SSDI
Tutoring begins for identified students
Report Cards
Martin Luther King’s birthday NO SCHOOL
School Advisory Council meeting 9 am
Literacy Week
Coupon Book Fundraiser kick off