Dodd Intermediate News

Feb 1 Super Bowl Day-Support your favorite team

Feb 6-10 National School Counselor Week

Feb 8 Wear Red Day-American Heart Association

Feb 8 Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kick-Off

Feb 14 Valentine's Day-Parties start at 2:00 unless notified by teacher

Feb 15 Superhero Day-Wear your superhero shirts

Feb 17 End of 4th six weeks

Feb 21 PTO meeting Dyer 5:30

Feb 22 Bobcat Blue Day

Feb 22 Fundraiser ends

Feb 23 Report Cards

Feb 24 No school for students-teacher work day

WOW! Our UIL teams did an awesome job in Gainesville. We had several place winners and in many categories took 2, 3, and more places in a single event. We also had some teams that placed. Our students certainly represented our school well. Thank you to the coaches who have been meeting with students for many weeks preparing them for this event. Thank you to the chaperones for attending the meet, supervising students, judging events, and grading. Thank you also to Mrs. Plunkett and Mrs. Kragh for sponsoring/organizing our UIL. Every participate listed below had to try out and win a spot on the team. They then practiced after school weekly for many weeks, some twice a week. We are so proud of their dedication and hard work. All their hard work really paid off!! We won 2nd Place Overall!!

Below are the events, coaches, participants and place wins:

Oral Reading 4th grade coached by Mrs. Blocker and 5th grade by Mrs. Kragh:

4th Grade - Ava Elder, Tyler Love, Kaitlyn Shebat, and Abby Steele

5th Grade - Jaylee Bragg, Mabry Griffin - 5th Place, Anyla Paschall - 6th Place and Ally Price

Ready Writing 4th and 5th grade coached by Mrs. Murray

4th Grade - Addison Kilmer - 3rd Place, Liberty Cooper 4th Place, McKenna Hyder, and Alyssa Norwood

5th Grade - Hannah Stump, Addy Chenault - 1st Place, Bethany Hendrickson - 6th Place and Gabby Flores - 5th Place

Spelling 4th grade coached by Mrs. Juarez and 5th grade coached by Mrs. Coon

4th Grade - Bailey Chism - 5th Place, John Cain - 4th Place, Sedona Quackenbush, and Asher Owens

5th Grade - Ayla Rusk, Ashlyn Dickenson, Avery Carrasco and Case Pitt

Art Smart 5th grade coached by Ms. Duncan

5th Grade: Katie Foster, Audrey Hendricks and Tatum Kilmer

Chess 4th grade and 5th grade coached by Mr. Forgarty

Won 1st place team in both 4th and in 5th grade

4th Grade - Carter Campbell - 2nd Place, Diego Henderson - 1st Place, Aaron Keshler, and Colton Warnack - 5th Place

5th Grade - Joshua Hayes - 1st Place, Will Lombard - 2nd Place. Zach Paul - 3rd Place,

and Luke Zavishlak

Music Memory 4th grade and 5th grade coached by Mrs. Lamb

Won 2nd Team for 4th Grade

4th Grade Bridger Murray - 6th Place, Kathrine Aydelott - 1st Place, and Daniel Vieira - 5th Place

5th Grade - Logan John - 1st Place

Maps, Charts and Graphs - 5th grade coached by Mrs. Plunkett

Won 2nd Place Team

5th Grade - Gage Guthrie, Grant Freels - 1st Place, and Aiden Zamudio

Number Sense 4th grade and 5th grade coached by Mrs. Wilkerson

Won 1st Place Team in 5th Grade

4th Grade - Olivia Burns

5th Grade - Reid Blakney - 3rd Place, Jarrett Gutzler - 5th Place, Blessing Martinez - 2nd Place, and Nathan Rettinger

Listening Skills 5th grade coached by Mrs. Nabors

Won 3rd Place Team in 5th grade

5th Grade - William Henderson - 6th Place (tie), Gracie Hunter, Tyler Ruby - 4th Place (tie)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Blanche Dodd Intermediate district website:

http://dodd.krumisd.net/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Blanche-Dodd-Intermediate-School-170832466699917/

Twitter:

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NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH. THIS IS A WORK DAY FOR TEACHERS.

It's getting to be that time of year when we will be taking field trips for various activities at Dodd. If you are planning to attend any of these, you will have to complete a background check. The link below will take you to the page and can be submitted online. Please be assured that Krum ISD only checks your criminal history and not any sort of financial credit check. Please remember that it takes 10 business days to get these processed and a new one must be completed every year. These forms will also be available in the office if you prefer.

https://krumisd.quickapp.pro/

Each month, Dodd Intermediate recognizes an educator, support staff member, and student of the month! Please feel free to vote. Click below to submit your vote now!

http://www.krumisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=447440&type=d&pREC_ID=964604

Educator of the Month: Kelli Lawrence, Dual Language Teacher

Support Staff of the Month: Tracy Reynolds, Counselor

Students of the Month: Grant Freels and Macie Parrent

Here at Blanche Dodd Intermediate, we have begun preparation for STAAR testing. Below are the testing dates for this year.

1st Round

March 28th-4th grade Writing

March 28th-5th grade Math

March 29th-5th grade Reading

March 30-31- Test Makeup days

2nd Round

May 8th-4th grade Math

May 8th-5 grade Math retest

May 9th-4th grade Reading

May 9th-5th grade Reading retest

May 10th-5th grade Science

May 11-12- Test makeup days

3rd Round

June 20th-5th grade Math retest

June 21st-5th grade Reading retest

Click on the link below to view tips on preparing your student for the STAAR test.

http://www.iuniversityprep.org/single-post/2016/03/21/9-STAAR-Testing-Tips-All-Parents-Should-Know

Valentine's Day is around the corner and that makes everyone think about hearts & love.

Here are some interesting facts, and ideas to stay heart healthy!

Drink plenty of WATER
Eat fruits and veggies
Try whole grains
Get at least 8 hours of sleep per day
Add 60 minutes of exercise a week
Keep clean and brush your teeth
No smoking

Interesting numbers to know about your heart:

144,000 heart beats per day

90-120 beats per minute for a child

60 seconds to pump blood to every cell in your body

12,000 miles is how far blood travels per day

Stay healthy,

Nurse Sally

Dodd Intermediate is starting the WATCH D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students) program. For more information on how to become a part of this program, please contact Anyon Coon at anyon.coon@krumisd.net.

We have been practicing our typing skills using the correct hand placement and posture. We have been working on increasing our typing speed. This month we will be taking typing tests to increase and improve our typing skills.

We will also start working on projects using Google Slides. The students will be given a topic and rubric to create a slide presentation. They will present their finished project in class.

Students can go to my webpage to access links to practice their typing skills.

Fitnessgram testing will begin at the end of February. These are the areas we will be testing:

• 1 mile test
• curl ups
• push ups
• trunk lift
• shoulder reach
• height/weight

The website is www.fitnessgram.net if you would like more information on the fitnessgram.

We will also continue working on pace and endurance once a week at the track. Endurance grades for this semester:

4 or more laps = 100%

3 laps = 90%

2 laps = 75%

1 lap = 50%

Don't forget to sign up for our specials remind. We send out all information on upcoming events for special areas.

Enter this Number: 81010

Text this Message: @bdspecials

This month music gets back in the groove of our normal routine. We will continue to sing, play games, and move to music during the week and enjoy Folk Dance Fridays. 4th grade will focus on learning the notes of the Treble Clef. 5th grade will both review Treble Clef and begin learning Bass Clef.

Choir will continue to meet on Tuesdays this month.

For any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Lamb at megan.lamb@krumisd.net.