Deb Weigel
We are so proud of these Eagles who were nominated by their teacher for the “RESPECT” Character Award!
RESPECT
Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule
Be tolerant and accepting of differences
Use good manners, not bad language
Be considerate of the feelings of others
Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone
Deal peacefully with anger, insults, and disagreements
Way to soar, Eagles!
DVA Eagles:
We did it! Our canned food drive was a huge success, thanks to your generousity!
Each class met their goal of 100 items, and DVA collected at total of 9733 items.
Ms. Angulo’s 4th grade class came out on top, with 1356 items! The Yuma Community Food Bank was thrilled to recieve our donation.
Way to go, DVA Eagles!
By Ms. Damron
First graders at Desert View Academy are spending their current unit learning about different life cycles. So far, they have learned about the life cycles of apples, frogs, sunflowers, and how animals grow from babies. This week, first graders had the opportunity to learn about how pumpkins grow from seed, to vine, to fruit! Mrs. Culpepper with the University of Arizona Yuma County Cooperative Extension made visits to all six classrooms to read a story and complete a life cycle activity.
On Thursday, the six first grade classrooms got to participate in pumpkin investigations. With donations from families and help from parents and teachers, students took time to explore the inside and outside of a pumpkin, count the seeds and ribs, measure the circumference and weight, and even carve their own jack-o-lanterns! Arizona first grade life science standards include learning about the life cycles of plants and animals.
By Marissa Will, 3rd Grade Teacher
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, let’s celebrate and educate with planned activities and assignments for the classroom spotlighting Hispanic Heritage. Living in a border town, this is especially essential in my Arizona community!
One of the activities I recommend comes from the book, “Gustavo, the Shy Ghost,” written by Flavia Z. Drago.
“Gustavo, the Shy Ghost” is a fun read aloud depicting Gustavo as a ghost who is good at many ghostly things, with one thing getting in the way: he is shy. With Day of the Dead approaching, he must find a way to share his love of music and get noticed by his peers. Epic has a read aloud video available to play if you don’t have the book.
The story introduces the concept of Day of the Dead, which some but not all of my students were familiar with. It is a good time for teachers to discuss the holiday with students, and it is an opportunity to branch off into a lesson on Day of the Dead.
In addition, the book brings up the topic of bravery, overcoming fear and grit. Novel Effect is a great resource for writing activities and other projects covering these topics, in addition to providing sound and effects that go along with the read aloud.
For my third grade class, I chose to talk about a fear they had overcome or wish to overcome. This fear would be written down on a template I created with a ghost outline they were able to design and decorate as they wish.
Using vibrant colors seen throughout Hispanic culture, the final products ended up being great school decor.
