May 2013

1-3    5th Grade Sky Ranch 3    4th Grade Austin Trip 3    1st Grade Friday Treats 6    PTA Executive Board Mtg 8:30am 10    Kinder Friday Treats 14-15    STAR Math & Reading Retest 16    Tentative Day NRH2O 17    Field Day 20-24    Staff Appreciation Week 22-23    Early Dismissal 24   KDOV Friday Treats 31   Cardio Club Friday Treats SAVE THE DATE!   Dove Elementary Field Day Friday, May 17 Dove Elementary Field Day is May 17th.  It is a Dr. Seuss inspired day of fun in the sun with the kids.  For those of you who have never experienced Dove Field Day, you're in for a treat. It's a full day of running, jumping, games, races, sunshine, laughter and smiles.  To volunteer, pay for lunch, or make a donation, please click the button below:   Congratulations to our PTA Reflections Award winners and participants!   Students created and submitted works of art incorporating this year's theme in six categories.  We had four participants, and all of these entries were advanced to the district level for judging. They were awarded the following: Srot Jha Visual Arts Dove Elementary 1st Alexis Mize Photography Dove Elementary 1st Rainie Luo Visual Arts Dove Elementary 3rd Jessica Farbisz Visual Arts Dove Elementary The 1st place winners were advanced the State level for judging, where Alexis Mize was awarded Honorable Mention in Photography! Participants and their families are invited to attend a celebration of these achievements on Monday, May 13th in the Library from 3-4pm! The Dove Elementary PTA will offer two $500 scholarships to students from Grapevine High School, Colleyville Heritage High School or Bridges Accelerated Learning Center.  Among other requirements, the scholarships are offered to GCISD graduating seniors who attended Dove Elementary and are student members of their high school's PTSA.   Each year the Dove 4th grade takes a day long field trip to Austin to visit the Bob Bullock Texas State Museum and tour the Texas State Capitol Building.  This trip compliments the fourth grade study of Texas State History and is an exciting adventure for students and Chaperones. Fifth Grade parents! Information about this school year's field trip to Sky Ranch is now available online.  Please click here for further information:     Help Needed! Can you spare 10-15 minutes once every few Fridays to  help supervise the students as they empty the school recycling bins? Congratutlations to Kaley Pulliam, Guidance Counselor and all the volunteers who made Red Ribbon Week a big success! The school looked great with many decorations both on the inside and outside of our campus. Dove came in 1st place for outside decorations in the district- wide judging and placed in the Top 3 for inside decorations. The students participated with dress-up days such as wearing bright colors (I'm Too Bright for Drugs), pajamas (Follow Your Dreams -- Don't Do Drugs) and as always, wearing lots of red. Each student created their own poster with an anti-drug message. Congratulations to the following  classrooms for their winning door decorations during Red Ribbon Week: Mrs. Baum--Kindergarten Mrs. Jones--1st Mrs. Coody--2nd Mrs. Mendoza--3rd Mrs. Horn--4th Mrs. Grose--5th