Fast Start

We sure had a fast start to this school year. Can't believe September is almost gone. We've really been able to accomplish quite a bit so far. The best thing we've done- FINISH our first fitness testing of the school year!! What a great job these students have done! The next time we fitness test will be in the Spring. Once those scores are collected the students (grades 3-5) will be able to compare their Fall and Spring scores to see what has changed.

One small reminder- PLEASE try to remember good PE shoes for your student. We've been getting a few more pairs of sandals, flip flops and crocs than I'd like.

Thanks!
Coach J

End of the Year Already??

Can't believe it's already here. We only have a couple weeks of school left. I wanted to say a few things-

1- THANK YOU to all the volunteers we had for the different Field Days. It was great to have such a supportive group of parents come and lend us a few hours of their time. I can honestly say, Field Day would be impossible without them.

2- I wish the best of luck to all the 5th graders who are moving on to Mabry Middle. I know they will have a good time in middle school. Be sure to tell Mr Graber and Ms McCall that Coach Jones says hello!!

3- Have a great summer!!!

thanks again for another outstanding year!!
Coach Jones

Cystic Fibrosis Week!!

During the week of March 26 – 30^th Davis Elementary will be participating in a series of fundraisers to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In 1955 children born with CF were not expected to live long enough to enter elementary school, but thanks to foundation funded research and specialized care, an increasing number of people with cystic fibrosis are living into adulthood and leading healthier lives that include careers, marriage and families of their own.

For more information on Cystic Fibrosis and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) please visit the CFF web page by clicking HERE.

During CF Week we will be running 3 fundraisers at Davis Elementary-

1.) We will be selling CF Awareness Bracelets for $2 every morning outside the gym

2.) We will be selling hat passes for $1 on Tuesday and Thursday outside the gym

3.) We will be participating in a Jar Wars competition. Jar Wars is a class vs class competition to see who can bring in the most of a certain denomination of money for their class’s CF Jar. The schedule for Jar Wars is as follows- Monday= pennies, Tuesday= nickels, Wednesday= dimes, Thursday= quarters, and Friday= dollars/checks

*If you wish to donate with a check, please make it out to: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

All Money raised will go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Please help out in any way you can! We will also be searching for volunteers to help count the money collected each day. To volunteer or for more information please contact Coach Jones via email: bryan.jones@cobbk12.org

Guest Teacher!

This year we have dubbed Fridays in PE "Fitness Fridays." It works out great. Fridays are a rotational day for all the specials- this means every Friday is a different class.

This Fitness Friday we had a wonderful visit from Mrs. Bobby Bourne. Mrs. Bourne is an aerobics instructor at Cosmos Fitness on Sandy Plains Rd. She has been instructing classes for 30+ years. She spent the day with us today taking each class through one of her many aerobics routines. The kids had a blast. She had all the students from Kindergarten through 5th grade engaged and involved.

Thank you Bobby for coming out!! Looking forward to your next visit, and I know the kids are too!!

The Davis Art Show!!

Mark your calendars now for our annual Davis ES Night of the Arts! Stop by the gym between 5:30 and 8:00 Tuesday night to see your child's favorite piece of artwork framed and proudly displayed. Love the frame? Think it would look great hanging in your home? Really love not having to take your child's amazing work of art to an expensive framing shop to preserve it forever? Great news! You can purchase the frame and take it home that night! The cost of $25 includes a small donation that will be used to buy equipment and supplies for the art room to benefit your children during all their years at Davis. So plan to bring your checkbook! Yes, we'll take cash too! Please note: We are unable to take charge cards. Artwork in unpurchased frames will be returned to students at a later date.

And . . . be prepared to be dazzled by our musical entertainment at the Night of the Arts as well! We are excited to announce that our talented Davis Chorus will present a spectacular performance in the Cafeteria as a part of the Night of the Arts. The Chorus will perform immediately following a brief PTA meeting at 6:30 P.M. The chorus program, entitled “Music Through the Ages” will feature music from Bach to Justin Bieber. Don’t miss the singing and dancing extravaganza featuring our fourth and fifth grade chorus students!

Please mark your calendars for March 13 and plan now to attend this evening of celebration to support the arts at Davis!

Read Across America

So this past week we had an awesome assembly in the gym celebrating Read Across America. We even made a giant cake. Take a look at one of the ingredients:

Yup, that sure was a mess to clean up, but the students sure had a blast watching all that stuff getting dumped on me!!

1st Month of 2012.....check!!

February already? Well we’ve been pretty busy. We tackled our juggling unit for the K-2^nd grades. We really work a lot on 2 scarf patterns (using scarves instead of bean bags). A few of the 2^nd graders were able to get some true 3 scarf patterns going. It was a lot of fun to see!

We also got to squeeze in a couple weeks of jump rope. We have quite a few great jumpers and we still have a few that are so very close.

For the 3-5^th grades- We are wrapping up our basketball unit. We got to go through many of the basic skills and even got a chance to put our skills into action in some modified games. I’ve been very impressed with the way these 3^rd-5^th graders have been working together. It’s really great to see!!

On a different note, please read below:

The Fire Marshall has begun writing Fire Lane parking violations on school parking. A number of people have already received citations. The Fire Marshall will continue writing these citations throughout the county this school year. Please remind parents/staff that if they park in a fire lane (a curb that is painted red) they risk being ticketed.