Davis Elementary hosted their 2019 Code Academy Open House on Apr. 26. Parents were invited to tour the campus as students engaged in coding activities with portable devices and computers. Students coded in Minecraft, Scratch, and other platforms to solve problems and to augment existing digital environments.
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Davis Elementary will be hosting a Command Coding Academy Open House on Apr. 26, at 7:30-8:30 AM. Command Coding Academy launches this fall for the 2019-2020 school year, at Davis and La Villita Elementary campuses. The Open House will allow parents of current and future students what awaits them as they learn coding and programming concepts, while they demo technology projects in progress.
Whether your child is already attending Davis Elementary, or if they’re still babies – parents of current and future Dolphins are welcome to attend. Meet Davis staff and see what makes our campus a great place to learn and grow.
Davis Elementary
3205 Dorchester Dr.
Carrollton, TX 75007
CFB will be hosting Countdown to Kindergarten 2019 on Apr. 23, 6:30 PM at all elementary campuses. Students will be able to experience the sights and sounds of their campus, while parents register them for school. Parents and students will also have an opportunity to meet the principal and school staff. School registration will continue on school days between 9 AM-2 PM.
By state law, to be eligible for Kindergarten, students must have their 5th birthday by Sept. 1, 2019.
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Did you know we offer after school care until 6 PM with our After the Bell program? Space is limited!
Project SUCCESS is a Title III National Professional Development Program funded by the US Department of Education. Project SUCCESS won a competitive award of $2,709,123 from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2022 from the Office of English Acquisition of the USDOE. The grant funds the Latino Literacy Project. The project focuses on working with parents on ways to help their children with literacy and biliteracy development. Also, to establish a reading routine at home with their children. Parents work with the teachers at the schools for 10 weeks learning how to teach reading to their children in English and Spanish at home.
In addition, 290 teachers at 20 CFBISD schools (Blair, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Davis, Farmers Branch, Furneaux, Good, Kent, Landry, La Villita, Las Colinas, McWhorter, Rainwater, Riverchase, Sheffield, Stark, McLaughlin/Strickland and Thompson) receive professional development training through the grant.
Regarding the program, 2nd grade teacher Monica Agular states, “It has given me the opportunity to connect with the parents at a different level. I’ve gotten to know them more. What their home life is like, what experiences they’ve endured and more. It has allowed me to get out of my comfort zone and interact more with the parents.”
Additionally, 1st grade teacher Esmeralda Leal says, “With a new school year came a new program and experience. The project has given me the shared cultural experience that I had never felt with coworkers, parents, and students. These past months I have laughed, cried, and celebrated where we come from and where we want to go. No program or experience has ever done that before in my 8 years of teaching.”
See a local TV story on the Latino Literacy Project at Thompson Elementary.
After he and his parents moved away for a bit, Davis Elementary student, Jeremy Tul, expressed his desire to return to CFB. Jeremy’s parents saw that he was not reaching his full potential in his new school, so they moved back. His little sister started Kindergarten this year at Davis as well. His parents stated that at Davis, Jeremy feels at home and secure – and that he is truly blossoming at Davis, both socially and academically. Jeremy’s current career goal is to be a doctor. CFB Superintendent, Dr. John E. Chapman, visited Davis Elementary to meet Jeremy and to welcome him back.
Do you have a “return to CFB” story you’d like to share? If so, please share it with us using this online form. We’d love to hear from you!
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On the evening of Sep. 4, students and their parents got to meet with teachers at Davis Elementary. The event allowed parents of current students as well as parents of future Davis Dolphins a chance to visit the school and meet the educators. Parents were given a presentation on student safety and there was a book giveaway at the event.
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Davis Elementary teachers Alyssa LaPuma and Jorge Romero study data to be better teachers. Both LaPuma and Romero teach 3rd grade at Davis and they compared how their students have done on the STAAR test. When they saw from the data that they had strengths where their counterpart did not, they collaborated to share those strengths to better instruct their students. They compared their results to the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) requirements to make sure they were filling in the gaps where students fell short.
Parents of Davis Elementary student, Jeremy Tul, share their story about why they returned to CFB. The family left the area for a while, but realized their son truly blossomed at Davis Elementary. The learning environment and warmth of the teachers has brought him out of his shell.
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Retired School Personnel Association participates in the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s annual Children’s Book Project. The A Book a Child program encourages literacy, reading, and book ownership by providing a new book for each child to keep, read, and share. Books are chosen to be grade-level appropriate and also meet the needs of special students. This year, CFBRSPA will deliver 2,710 books to students at Carrollton, Central, Davis, Furneaux, and Good elementary schools.