Hooray! It is warm outside! Students can leave their snow pants, gloves, and hats at home! Our playground is muddy so they will still need boots. Also, a jacket is required. If the snow returns, we'll need to get the snow gear out again. Let's all keep our fingers crossed!
7th & 8th Grade Parents,
7th & 8th graders will be issued a Chromebook device to use for all classes & homework. A parent meeting is scheduled for 3/25/19 at 7 pm at the HS to explain an agreement & student expectations. We encourage parents to please attend this meeting.
Fifth graders used their engineering skills during tech time to see who could construct the most efficient catapult using the Rokenboks. It was full on engagement and FUN!!
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled from 4-7 p.m. (or as individually scheduled) on the following days: DCE - March 21 & 26, DCHS - March 25 & 26.
Congratulations to Mavrick Wolf and Daimien Bailey for being the first students to solve 1,000 math facts (addition and subtraction 0-10) on Reflex! Wow, what a great start to our Reflex grant!
Oh, The Places You’ll Go craft was fun to do and a true statement for these awesome kids!
Kindergarteners read to each other.
Early Dismissal/Teacher In-service at DCE & DCHS tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20 at 1:30. Kindergarten dismisses at 1:20
Well, we did not win the Academic Olympics at South Prairie yesterday, but we gave it our best shot!
3rd Grade’s comprehension skill this week is Author’s Purpose. Students played Author’s Purpose Uno as a fun learning tool.
Congratulations to the Divide County Chess Club at their tournament in Minot over the weekend. Payton Mueller placed 1st overall, Tate Haugenoe placed 1st in the K-5 age division, and Ryker Krebsbach placed 2nd in the K-5 age division! Way to Go!!!!
The Divide County FFA Livestock team competed today in Minot for the State FFA CDE contest. The team consisted of Cashlyn Krcklau, Tucker Svangstu, and Maren Burtman. The team received 31st place and Cashlyn received a silver award and Tucker received a bronze award. Congratulations to these 3 individuals.
The Book Fair will be at the high school next week! Come and see us before or after parent-teacher conferences!
The 5th grade class was awarded a grant from Reflex. Reflex is an online math facts fluency program. 5th grader students will begin the Reflex grant today and have access to it for one calendar year. Students will have access over the summer months and into 6th grade. Parents can watch their progress too! Informational letters will go home at Parent/Teacher conferences.
3rd graders learned about the importance of online safety. We discussed rules and the importance of open dialogue between students, teachers and family members about these safety rules.
Spring sports are just around the corner. Check out the activities tab for schedules and results. Go Maroons
Mrs. R’s class is cuddled up with a book during our drop everything and read time!
The 2nd graders wrapped up their math chapter on Graphing & Data Analysis this week. It made perfect sense to celebrate that and St. Patrick’s Day by doing graphing activities with Lucky Charms!
DC choir received 4 out of 4 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ yesterday from both judges @ Region 9 Vocal Contest. Mixed vocal ensemble “Benedictus”, women’s duet “Die Schwestern”, and men’s a cappella ensemble “Ride the Chariot” all received stars as well as high compliments from the judges. A total of 5 out of 7 stars! It was such a great day and I couldn’t be prouder of these kids’ accomplishments. Way to go you guys!! Now on to State!! 👊🏻👊🏻😍😍🎶🎶
The I AM Banners have begun to fill the upstairs hallway. We hope that students will see the positive in each other and themselves. The banners will be on display through parent/teacher conferences.
