November 2018 Dos Rios Elementary School Newsletter

Dos Rios Elementary School ~ 2201 34th Street ~ Evans, Colorado 80620

School Office

(970) 348-1300

Principal

Mr. Matthew Thompson

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Elizabeth Urich

Betty Romero

Bilingual Parent Liaison

(970) 348-1388

Dos Rios Elementary School

Home of the Buffaloes

School Website Click HERE

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University of Northern Colorado

Celebrates Day of Music at Dos Rios

As part of the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) School of Music’s Day of Music, Dos Rios hosted UNC’s world music percussion and dance ensemble on Friday, October 5.

The UNC Day of Music is an annual event, and as noted on the UNC School of Music’s website, students “flood the Greeley community with music, booking shows and performing all day, all over town. Students are liberated to dream big, create professional partnerships, and do what they love—play music and share their art with the community.“

Led by Sean Goldman, UNC Graduate Teaching Assistant, UNC dancers and musicians first performed traditional music from Brazil and Ghana for the Dos Rios students. Then the dancers and musicians taught a traditional Ghanian dance to all of the Dos Rios students who performed the dance in large groups.

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Dos Rios Staff

Mrs. Sally Armenta

Attendance Secretary

(970) 348-1300

Mrs. Melia Young-Igo

Office Manager

(970) 348-1301

Mrs. Liz Eberhard

School Nurse

(970) 348-1300

Mrs. Lori Montgomery

Health Office Aid

(970) 348-1326

Holli Kitchell

Library and Technology

(970) 348-1392

Ms. Amanda Abbood

Programme Coordinator

Math Coach

(970) 348-1370

Maria Esswein School Counselor

(970) 348-1371

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Mr. Goldman also assisted Dos Rios in refurbishing wood and metal Orff instruments, which had been in storage. Dos Rios K-2 students have already been using these instruments to make music.

Golden Pencil Promotes Student Agency

At Dos Rios, every month students can submit an entry for the Golden Pencil Writing Contest, sponsored by the (imaginary) Council on Pencils and Eras-ers. The purpose of the Golden Pencil Writing Contest is to promote student agency in writing and help learners dis-cover the pleasure of writing. All writing must be original and parents, teachers, and staff cannot assist the student writ-ers. Each month there is a different writ-ing prompt or genre, but students can also choose to write about anything they like instead. Winners for each grade are honored with a certificate presented at the PBIS assembly, breakfast with the principals, a small prize package, and of course, an engraved golden pencil.

For the month of October, Dos Rios learners were invited to create original poems on leaves for the Poetry Tree, located in the front lobby of Dos Rios. Well done, Dos Rios poetry writers! After Thanksgiving dinner, do you ever get bored? How about during Thanks-giving break, do you ever run out of things to do? Hey, why not try some writing for the Golden Pencil Writing Contest? It's fun! And the only ones allowed to see your writing are the members of the Council on Pencils and Erasers. The Council just wants to see what you have to say.

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Dos Rios Staff

Erin Kelly

Psychologist

(970) 348-1371

Ms. Rachel Brown

Special Education

Case Manager

(970) 348-1372

Pam Smith Gifted & Talented

Specialist

(970) 348-1365

Denise Moharsky Occupational Therapist

(970) 348-1365

Mrs. Laura Eilers

Speech Language Pathologist

(970) 348-1365

Mrs. Chas Farris

Kitchen Manager

(970) 348-1329

Mr. Dan Deaver

Building Manager

(970) 348-1328

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The writing prompt or idea for the Golden Pencil Writing Contest for November is your choice:

- I am thankful or grateful for …

OR

- If I had a pet turkey, I would…

OR

- Compare and contrast: If I were a pilgrim, my life would be the same or different be-cause…

If you want to write about something else, that’s great! But whatever you write about, be sure to tell us all about your thoughts and ideas. The Council loves details!

Entries are due the last day of the month so Friday, November 30th.

What’s Cooking

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Dos Rios Kindergarteners

Celebrate “50’s Day”

Kindergarteners from Mrs. Cisneros’, Mrs. Lindgren’s, and Ms. Nonie’s classes recently celebrated

their 50th day of school by dressing in the style of the 1950s, while also engaging in many activities

and games centered around 50. It’s hard to believe we are half-way to 100!

Kindergartner Max Acosta Arevalo votes on his favorite playground design with a blue dot sticker. Students recently had an opportunity to vote on their favorite design during parent teacher conferences.

December Dates

November Dates

Upcoming Events

1 Greeley Central High School performance at Dos Rios 4 Daylight Savings Ends (Sunday—Turn clocks back 1 hour) 9 PBIS Assembly 12 Veterans Day Assembly 17-25 No School—Thanksgiving Break 26-29 Science Camp

3 No School for Students 3-6 Science Camp 6 Parent Teacher Group Meeting 10 Santa’s Store Opens 11 MOVIC Snow Storm Winter Performance 12 Student Council 13 Science Fair 15 Pancake Breakfast 15 Santa’s Store Closes 19 Fuel Up to Play 60 Assembly 21 No School for Students 22-31 No School—Winter Break

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Teacher Student

Cisneros Delylah Avila

Crane/Nonie McKenna Cribbs

Lindgren Cade Ryder Burchfield

Barton Martin Aguilar Ortiz

Sorge Carly Montano

Rosales Roman Dominguez

Ratliff Taw maner Soe

Simpkins Jazmine Martinez

Skow Makenzie Violi

Warren Hilario Ruiz Ortiz

Brown, J. Isabel Garcia

Clarke Mariposa Blackelk Garcia

Ozols Violeta Vasquez Ortiz

Alcazar Ahlayah Gonzalez

Braun Daniel Reed

Sallee Yahaira Ortiz

Tannel Edwin Ruiz Juarez

Eussen Lizbeth Chacon

Starr Yamileth Sotelo-Pacheco

Stickler Yadeliz Garcia Arce

Brown Audriana Martinez

Cezniak Zoey Medina

York-Schmidt Reyez Deleon

Serrano Justyce Chavez

Bustillos Christian Palacios

Korolainen Santiago Alamo

Hines Adrian Servantez

October Principal Award Winners