The whole school is excited about our upcoming Book Fair. An amazing selection of books is headed our way! At the Book Fair you will find the latest and finest titles for kids, as well as books of interest to parents. Mark your calendar for our Family Event where the whole family can join in the fun. And, you can contribute books to your child's classroom library. The Book Fair is a great way to get everyone excited about reading. See you there! Your Principal

I proudly announce that the Dove Science Academy Robotics Team got 1st place in the PTC Design Award category on First Tech Challenge(FTC) Muskogee Qualifier yesterday. Our Robotics Team is invited to compete in the Oklahoma Statewide FTC Robotics Competiton on March 3rd.
Congratulations!
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The PTC Design Award recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. All successful robots have innovative design aspects. The PTC Design Award, however, is presented to teams that incorporate industrial design elements into their solution. These elements could simplify the robot giving it a clean look, decorate the robot, or otherwise express the creativity of the team. The winning design does not compromise the practical operation of the robots but compliment its

DSAE will be joining with the Oklahoma Sheriff's Department to support the Polar Plunge. A Polar Plunge is a fundraising challenge made to an individual or group challenging them to dive into a cold body of water in order to raise money for Special Olympics. Participants collect pledges from family, friends and businesses in the hopes of raising money for the local Program. Then, on February 4th, they "take the plunge" in the cold water to benefit Special Olympics.

Our goal is to raise $300. At different levels, there will be members of the adminstration that will take the plunge......


$75 - Mr. Yilmaz takes the plunge
$150 - Mr. Camuz dives in
$300 - Ms. Floris has agreed to brave the cold water.

We have a few events scheduled to help us raise the money. They are as follows:

January 24 - Hot chocolate sales
January 25 - Popcorn sales
January 26 - Loose change drive
January 27 - Jeans money will be donated to the plunge

If you would like to make a private donation, simply click here!

We appreciate your help in supporting Special Olympics. We can't wait to see our adminstration take a dive in February!

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Our submission date for Box Tops Labels is Friday, February 24th. Please have the labels cut out and bundled in groups of 50. Labels can be given to teachers at any time. However, they all need to be turned in by the 24th.

We raised more than $350 towards our playground equipment during the last collection period. It would be great to raise even more this round!

Each year, as part of the Red Ribbon Drug Free Celebration, students from across the State of Oklahoma submit original artwork and essays. Students are asked to interpret the Red Ribbon theme. This year’s theme was, “It’s Up to Me to be Drug Free!”

Essay Contest:

Age Category: 8-10 years
1st Place: Michael Ly, Dove Science Academy
2nd Place: Jalen Grier, Dove Science Academy
3rd Place: Makayla Woosley, Eisenhower

Poster Contest:

Age Category: 8-10 years
1st Place: Camryn Anderson, Dove Science Academy
2nd Place: Armon Asle-Hashemi, Dove Science Academy
3rd Place: Yasmin Gramajo, Dove Science Academy

Congratulations!!!

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The students from the Future Business Owners Club was on Oklahoma Live with Lyn Hester.
Here's the link to the Future Business Owners visit to Oklahoma Live with Lynn Hester. They did a great job and everyone there was really impressed with our students.

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Dear Parents and Students,

According to the American Association for the Child’s Right to Play, recess responds to children’s social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and physical needs. The organization’s website cites the following benefits of recess:
-Physical activity is essential for the healthy growth and development of children
-Recess can serve as an outlet for reducing or lowering children’s anxiety
-Traditional recess activities encourage children to take turns, negotiate, or modify rules and interact cooperatively.
Therefore, every attempt will be made to provide children with a daily outdoor recess
(approx. 10-25 minutes) as per the following guidelines:

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* Outdoor recess (20 or 25 minutes)

Feels like 50 degrees and above (considers wind chill factor)
There is no falling precipitation

* Limited Outdoor Recess (5 or 10 minutes)

Feels like 40 - 50 degrees (considers wind chill factor)

* Inside recess

Feels like 40 degrees or below (considers wind chill factor) or if there is falling precipitation.

More information…

DISTCO 2012 is part of a series of “Digital Storytelling Contests". DISTCO 2012 is an online contest where Students and Teachers in K-12 are invited to submit their original digital stories between November 28, 2011 and January 27, 2012. Pleace check our website at distco.org for complete timeline and rules. The project has certain benefits for both students and teacher. It is a way of exposing and challenging the students in a competition where they can show their certain skills in multimedia, technology, researching, writing and creativity. DOWNLOAD DISTCO 2012 Flyer Here
Participants could win IPAD or INano from among the many rewards available this year. You could win an IPAD or IPOD Nano. SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL STORY BY JANUARY 27, 2012!