Dismissal Patrol Fun

Making Ten with our class patrols during dismissal.

Using two numbers, can you list all the addition combinations of ten?

Wacky Hair Day!

Showing off our farmtastic school spirit as an Eagle Creeker.

Tomorrow is Chets Creek School T-Shirt Day.

How far back can you go?

Wanna Change Anything?

Preston Gannam wanted to change things. He wanted a safe place for students to enjoy recess without worrying about the harmful effects of the sun. So, he wrote an essay and was a winner for the 2011 Sun Defense Essay Contest. Thanks to his persuasive writing, our school will receive a sun shade structure to help shelter us from the sun when needed. Yee-Haw! Today, we also heard the story of some cows wanting an electric blanket from Farmer Brown. The cows in the barn typed away their demands trying to persuade Farmer Brown to give them what they want. Then, we made our own list of things we'd like to change and why or how. I wonder how will they try to persuade me to give them a longer recess? Or how will they persuade their parents to let them have a later bed time?

Our afternoon read aloud was about a little boy wanting to have a baby iguana as a pet. All he had to do was persuade his mother to let him have one. So, they wrote notes back and forth to each other about the pet iguana.

Do you have anything that you want to change? Why or how would you change it?

Go Fish Homophones

Today, we played a fun game of Go Fish with homophones.

Homophones are two words that sound the same, but they don't look the same and they have different meanings.

Can you list any other homophones?

DCPS Budget Meeting

Have you heard?
Duval County Public Schools are facing a possible $97 million shortfall for the next school year.

How can you help?
Stay informed. Attend a community meeting to discuss the Budget Shortfalls.

• Monday, April 4 – Atlantic Coast High School (6 PM)


• Thursday, April 7 – Andrew Jackson High School (6PM)


• Monday, April 11 – Ed White High School (6 PM)

What is Compass Odyssey?

CompassLearning Odyssey® is another online resource available to all DCPS students. I use this software in the classroom as a tool to help reinforce or build skills and concepts in language, reading, math and science. This software is available to your child on any computer that has Internet access.

To access Compass Odyssey, your child’s needs his/her assigned username and password.

Has your child checked what in his/her Compass backpack lately?

What is Destination?

Destination Learning Management™ DLM4 gives educators the tools and training they need to provide effective, individualized, standards-based reading and math instruction and assessment. This is another online resource available to all DCPS students. I use this software as a tool to assess or help build foundational skills and concepts in math and reading. This software is available to your child on any computer that has Internet access. To access Destination Learning, your child’s needs his/her assigned username and password.

Has your child had a chance to access Destination lately?