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Davie Elementary
Title I School-wide Project
7025 S.W. 39th Street * Davie, FL. 33314 * 754-323-5400
Robert N. Schneider, Principal * Dawn Graber, Intern Principal
2017
Sheriff’s Message
Believe it or not we are already half way through the school year.
Testing is on the way! Our major focus continues to be on
fundamental skills and meeting each child’s individual needs.
Students in fourth grade have been working hard each day on
writing skills. We have several standardized tests beginning in
February: The Broward Standards Assessment (BSA) test will be
given to all third, fourth and fifth grade students on January 30th – February 9th. Please
take the time to review daily homework with your child. Research indicates that students
are more successful in school when parents take an active role in their child’s education.
We are prepared to assist you with materials and share strategies to work at home with your
child. State testing is just around the corner. If you need home study materials for your
child, please contact the school or your child’s teacher for extra practice materials. We
would be happy to send them home.
Deadline to Apply for School Choice is Wednesday, February 8, 2017. If you are
interested in submitting an application for your child for a magnet program, Nova school
or school reassignment for the 2017/18 school year, thedeadline to submit the School
Choice application is February 8, 2017.
You can apply online or learn more about the application process by
visitingbrowardschools.com/schoolchoice.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the parents, for your continued support.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sincerely,
Robert N. Schneider
Dawn Graber
Robert N. Schneider
Principal
Davie Elementary will celebrate Black
History during the month of February.
There will be various activities to raise
students’ awareness of Black History.
Dawn Graber
Intern Principal
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Head Start Celebrates February Holidays
We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on February
14th. Students will be creating Valentine's Day boxes for
homework. Look in your child's backpack for directions!
In addition, we will discuss two former presidents whose
birthdays are in February: George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln. We will discover their images on our
money (coins and bills) and discuss why “Honesty is the
best policy.”
Registration for Early Head Start and Head Start will begin
soon! Please check your child's book bag daily for more information.
The rest of the month, we will be rhyming to the beat and rocking with the
alphabet! Don't forget to be involved in your child's education....spend time
with your child, complete the suggested daily activities and read every night!
February is a busy month in Kindergarten! Black History Month, Presidents'
Day, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, and the 100th day of school are a few
of the many themes we will focus on during the month of February. The
students are eagerly anticipating their field trip to the Broward Center on
February 13th, and we will begin collecting for our next field trip, Tradewinds
Park Farm, that day. The $13.00 online payment and permission slip will
be due for that field trip on Monday, February 27th.
First Grade Plans Trip to the Rodeo
Every year the Davie/Cooper City Rotary Club and the
South Florida Trail Riders Association sponsor the
"Horse Tales Literacy Program" for our fabulous first
graders. They always begin with "Meeting and
Greeting the Horses" in January on our campus. Our
students are thrilled to get up close to these beautiful
animals. At this time, each student is given a brand
new book to read, Little Black, a Pony.
We are now so excited for the next event. We are
looking forward to our upcoming Bergeron Rodeo field trip on Wednesday,
February 22, 2017. We can't wait to read to the horses and receive another
book by Walter Farley. We know this will be a memorable experience for our
young readers. We are so grateful to have this reading program offered to our
students to help promote literacy. Parents, please sign and return the
permission slip to your child's teacher as soon as possible. Thank you!
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Second Graders Need to Read Nightly
Second graders are excited to attend our field trip
to the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society during
February 28th and March 1st. Students will travel
back in time to see what Fort Lauderdale looked
like 100 years ago. Please check your child’s
homework folder or agenda for more information
regarding the field trip. Comprehension is a key element in reading. Ask your
child to retell what he or she has read. Remind your child to include the story
characters and what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Continue to read with your child for at least 20 minutes each night. In addition,
please help your child study and review addition and subtraction facts from 020. Students need to be fluent in these facts by the end of 2 nd grade. Everything
you do at home helps your child to be better prepared at school. Thanks for
all of your support and encouragement.
Third Grade Test Preparation is
Underway
We are gearing up and working hard to prepare ourselves
for the Florida Standards Assessment by taking a practice
assessment in math and reading at the beginning of
February. It is very important that students read each and
every day and practice the fact families in multiplication.
Make reading and math time fun by practicing together
with your child! We also had an amazing time at
Flamingo Gardens and on our trip to see James and the
Giant Peach.
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Tips to Help Your Fourth
Grader Prepare for Testing
The 4th Grade is now in test prep mode. You can help
your child achieve to his or her highest potential if you do
the following:
Make sure your child gets at least 8 hours of sleep each night.
Start each day with a healthy breakfast.
Check your child schoolwork/homework daily.
Be positive and encouraging.
Talk with your child's teacher if you have any concerns. When parents
show interest in their children’s studies it emphasizes the importance
of education.
6. Have your child use i-Ready to strengthen reading and math at least
30 minutes each day. Your child should have their password in their
planners. They can also use tenmarks.com for math remediation.
Mastery of multiplication facts 0-12 is imperative for success.
7. Please have your child read for 30 minutes daily, as well.
Over the next few weeks we will be covering many different writing, reading
and math skills. With your help, we will surely succeed.
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Websites That Can Help Your
Fifth Grader Prepare for Testing
Fifth graders are working very hard with their reading, math,
writing, and science skills. To help your child get ready for the
Florida State Assessment have them read every night, practice
their math facts, and go on I- Ready. Some of the other websites
that your child can go on are for reading are; newsela.com and
tweentribune.com. For math practice they can go to: multiplication.com and
khanacademy.com. We are preparing to go to BizTown on February 13th. Thank you to
the parents who volunteered. Remember to check your child's planner each night for
homework and notes form the teacher. Happy Valentine's Day!
Third, fourth and fifth graders will be
taking the BSA test February 6th to
February 10th.
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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2017
Happy New Years to all the parents and guardians of Davie
Elementary School.
The Health and Physical Education Department at Davie
Elementary is off to another new and exciting year full of new
activities, games, curriculum and programs as well as new
working facilities.
All students are learning how to play the team sport of volleyball
during physical education time and it will be played on a new
resurfacing project where our basketball hard top will get a new
surface as well as striping.
The JRFH, Jump Rope for Heart, event is set for February 23,
2017 with a kick-off event for all students on January 30, 2017.
Last year we raised $3,000.00 for the American Heart
Association and the school was rewarded with $400.00 worth of physical education
equipment. All parents are welcome to come out and see their child jump at the JRFH
event.
All students are now learning how the body moves with the muscular system and will learn
the respiratory system at the end of January.
The children enjoy running on the Nova University soccer field for cardiovascular exercise
and less children are being hurt as compared to running on concrete.
We are gearing up for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program and the program will start
after teaching volleyball skills.
If you have any questions about the health and physical education curriculum, please feel
free to contact Dr. Carel at your convenience. Have a great 2017 year. 
Musical Notes
February for music will have the full start of club activities
for Piano Club on Wednesdays at 7:30 AM and Choir Club
on Thursdays at 7:30 AM. Due to overwhelming interest
in the Piano club a second session will be opening
up. Information about this second day will be handed out on Wednesday, February 1st at
7:30 AM during normal Piano Club session.
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Science Lab News with Ms. Guerra
The Guerratarium Has Been Launched!
Students are experiencing the Solar System and Beyond! They enter the
Guerratarium, go to their launch pad and take off as they learn about the planets and
our special star THE SUN! Ask your child about the cow… why is a COW in there? Stay
tuned for more from these Earthlings!
Thank you for all your help and support!