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November 3rd - Green Ranger Club 9:00 am
November 3rd - Zumbathon - 4:00 pm
November 5th-6thTeacher Workdays NO SCHOOL for Students
November 6th- Election Day PTO Bake Sale - Please help with donations.
November 8th- FLE Information and Preview Session 6:30 pm
November 8th PTO meeting - Fifth grade chorus performance, AAP and PYP overview at the PTO meeting 7:00-8:00 pm
November 11th-15th- Nagleri Nonverbal Ability Test for First Graders
November 13th - Parent Coffee 9:15 am
November 14th - Picture Retake Day
November 16th- Dogwood Thanksgiving Luncheon and Family Math Day
November 29th - Level 4 AAP referral and PYP information night
December 11th- Family Science Night
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 Thank you to Hidden Lane for donating pansies for our front entrance flower pots and thank you to Ms. Ali and Ms. Najate for the beautiful thank you card and little smiles.
 Click on the picture to hear Mrs. Devers welcome you to November and introduce our PYP Learner Profile of the month, Thinker. She invites you to our parent coffee on November 13 and November 29 to deepend the conversation about what it means for strudents to be thinkers through the lens of our Primary Years Programming (PYP) and our Advanced Academic Program opportunities, Please join us on Friday, November 16 for our Thanksgiving Lunch and Math Day. Check the schedule below for details.
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IB LEARNER PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Thinker
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In November, we will continue our work on developing the attributes of an internationally-minded citizen. Students and teachers will continue to read books, have discussion, and reflect on being thinkers in the classroom and community.
As thinkers we:
*use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems
*exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions
Here are some ideas to promote the attribute of thinker at home:
- Encourage your child to try several ways to solve a problem
-”What is another strategy we might use to solve that problem?”
-”How can we do this differently?”
-”I have never thought of that. Tell me more about it.”
- While reading a book, look for evidence of the character being a thinker
-Here are some possible books to read:
Come join us on Saturday, November 3rd at 4 PM to 6 PM for a fun active experience of Zumba which will be led by friends of Dogwood!
$5 for Children
$10 for Adults
Return permission slips by November 1st to reserve your space. Please pay at the door on November 3rd.
 On Saturday, November 3rd the Green Rangers Club will be holding its first Outdoor workday of the year. Our work day will run from 9:00am-1:00pm (weather permitting - cancelled if raining). We will be meeting at the STEAM Learning Center (in the trailers behind the main school building). We would like to invite the entire Dogwood Family to join us in getting our school grounds clean and ready for the winter. We need your help with the following tasks:
- Old shed removal
- Cleaning out raised beds
- Transplanting Flowers
- Getting our greenhouse ready for early spring
- Care for our newly planted trees
- Cut and trim grass in and around garden areas.
Tools to bring:
- Gloves
- Shovels
- Iron and leaf rakes
- Small auger for drilling holes for the flowers
If you can come to all or part of the time to help out, could you let Mr. Moseley know by emailing him at mmoseley@fcps.edu. Thanks for considering helping us.
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 Calling all Dogwood Families, The PTO needs you!
When: Tuesday, November 6 from 6am – noon
Where: At the front entrance of the school
Needed: donations of the following individually bagged items: Cookies, Muffins, Donuts, Cupcakes, & other delicious homemade treats
Please drop off donated items to the office on Monday, November 5
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 The 5th grade chorus will be performing at the PTO meeting on November 8th. Please plan on your child arriving at 6:30 and singing until 7:30. The PTO meeting begins at 7PM and the presentation is centered around the new Primary Years Program (PYP) that we’re implementing this year at Dogwood. Please come see the children sing, meet parents, and learn more about this exciting program!
November 8th PTO Meeting: Levels I-IV Advanced Academics and PYP at Dogwood
Please join us on Thursday November 8th for our PTO meeting. The topics of this meeting are the Advanced Academics continuum of services and the Primary Years Program at Dogwood. This informational meeting will be held in our Library from 7:00-8:00 pm.
Contact, Assistant Principal, Jamie Gadley with questions jcgadley@fcps.edu
November 8th Family Life Education Information and Preview
Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in Kindergarten through grade three receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit. Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on November 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the library at Dogwood All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time.
Parents/guardians who do not wish to have their child participate in FLE instruction may choose to opt their child out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more lessons, please fill out the form provided to you in your child’s orientation packet at the beginning of the school year or you may access the opt out forms online at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle. If you have already indicated your desire to opt your child out of FLE lessons by using the form provided earlier in the school year, you do not need to complete another form. Should you opt your child out and then later decide you want your child included in FLE instruction, you must notify your child’s teacher in writing before instruction begins.
An alternative non-FLE health instructional program is provided for children who do not take part in FLE instruction, and every effort is made to foster understanding and respect for family choices and to avoid peer pressure for or against participation in the program
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Dear Families,
Please come to enjoy Thanksgiving Lunch on November 16th. There will be a special math activity before or after lunch for you to share with your student(s). We would love for you to join us.
Kindergarten Lunch: 11:42-12:45
1st Grade Lunch:10:05-11:10
2nd Grade Lunch:10:35-11:40
3rd Grade Lunch: 1:25-2:30
4th Grade Lunch: 1:30 - 2:35
5th Grade Lunch: 12:20 and 1:25
6th Grade Lunch: 11:45 - 12:50
The Thanksgiving lunch is $4.50 for adults and $3.25 for children who are not students at Dogwood. Families will be able to purchase tickets as they enter the building.
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Dogwood Hours:
8:35am: Doors open
Bus riders and walkers enter through the front door and Kiss and Ride students enter through 5. All students go directly to classrooms.
8:50 am: Instruction begins
3:35 pm: Dismissal
Any changes to Dismissal procedures must be communicated before 3 pm.
Attendance phone number: 703-262-3131
Main Office phone number: 703-262-3100
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