Dike-Newell School Newsletter

December 16th - December 20th - Winter Spirit Week at DNS!

December 23rd - December 31st - NO SCHOOL for Winter Holiday Break

January 1st - New Year's Day! NO SCHOOL

January 2nd & 3rd - No PreK

January 20th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL

February 17th - NO SCHOOL for President's Day

February 17th - February 21st - NO SCHOOL for Winter Break

Monday - 12/16 - Snow Storm! Wear cool colors!

Tuesday - 12/17 - Get your head in the game! Wear holiday/winter head gear.

Wednesday - 12/18 - Busy busy bees! Wear as many crazy patterns as possible.

Thursday - 12/19 - Spirit of the season - school spirit that is! Wear yellow, black & all things DNS!

Friday - 12/20 - Warm wintah Maine-ah day! Wear your flannels and fuzzies!

Dike-Newell students have been participating in Hour of Code during library classes this week as well as having a special library visit to practice programming Bee-Bots. Hour of Code is a free introduction to computer science through fun activities and videos for learners of all skill levels. Schools around the world join the Hour of Code movement as part of Computer Science Education Week.

DNS students used PebbleGo to read about computer programming and coding. They also searched Epic to see how many books about coding were available. They read Coding Confusion by Kirsty Holmes and translated their names into binary code language. Students previewed two of the many activities available on the Hour of Code website and learned how they could access this site at school as well as at home. All of this learning ties into this years visitng author, Josh Funke! He wrote How to Code a Sandcastle and How to Code a Rollercoaster. These books will be read closer to his visit in May.

During the special Bee-Bot library visit, Ms. Hardman, with the help of second grade Coding Club members, taught students how to program the Bee-Bots. They then visited various stations for Bee-Bot challenges.

For more information:

Bee-Bots

https://hourofcode.com/us/learn

Epic (only free during school hours, use class code csr7922)

https://kids.getepic.com/e2c-classcode-login

Hour of Code Activities

https://hourofcode.com/us/learn

PebbleGo (Access through the DNS Library website)

https://sites.google.com/rsu1.org/dnslibrary/databases-and-websites?authuser=0

It was a tight race but 2nd Grade is the winner of the DNS coin challenge! Thank you so much to all of our families - all together we raised over $500!! Your contributions will go a long way to help us provide fun events and support for our teachers this year! Stay tuned 2nd grade - your stuffy party date will be announced soon!

Holiday Beezar is Monday - 12/16! Many hands are needed to pull this event off - if you’re interested in volunteering, please make sure to fill out your RSU1 volunteer form and sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30E0A48ABAD28A7FE3-53465267-dnsholiday

Keep an eye on our FACEBOOK PAGE for all PTA related events.

Are you interested in being on a list of eligible volunteers? Visit the RSU1 website to learn more and to sign up: https://www.rsu1.org/page/volunteer-information. At site preference, scroll down to select DNS and be sure to click Submit after the form is complete and signed. Please allow one week prior to a field trip or event for processing.

Email: kwalker@rsu1.org
Website: https://dns.rsu1.org/o/dike-newell-school
Location: 800 High Street, Bath, ME 04530
Phone: (207)443-8285