December 2, 2022

Week Snapshot

  • Monday, December 5

      • Math Transformations Project due

      • Basketball vs WHMS

  • Tuesday, December 6

  • Wednesday, December 7

      • ELA Benchmark Assessment

  • Thursday, December 8

      • DVA Spelling Bee - good luck

      • Basketball vs WHMS

  • Friday, December 9

      • UGA Band Festival - congratulations Eli A, Goldie, & Maddy!

What We're Learning

This Week We Are

  • Learning about square and cube roots

  • Learning about rational and irrational numbers

  • Learning how to solve multi-step equations

  • Transformation Projects due Monday 12/5

  • Unit Test 12/15-16

This Week We Are

  • Studying the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and immune system.

  • Project due 12/12

  • Test 12/14

  • Dissections 12/15-16

This Week We Are

  • Taking the County Benchmark Assessment

  • Working on our informational children's books. Ask your child what they are writing about! 😊

This Week We Are

  • Learning about the Pan-African movement

  • Learning about the independence movements in Nigeria and Kenya

★ ★ ★ DVA Wish List ★ ★ ★

  • Life Science Animal Supplies Wish List - having an interactive classroom full of live animals is not a cheap endeavor and many supplies are purchased by Ms. Atwill herself. Any donation would be helpful.

  • Bottled waters - with no nearby water fountains on the hallway, we try to keep small water bottles to hand out to students who forget to bring their own, but we have run out. Donations would be appreciated.

AoD Winter Coat Drive

We are in need at least 50 new or gently used coats (mostly sizes adult medium & adult large) for AoD students this winter.

Other Announcements

Upcoming Dates, Important Announcements, and more

DVA Recap: Visiting author, Lola Schaefer, has written over 280 children's books and spoke with our students about writing engaging nonfiction text.


DVA Recap: Veteran's Day Breakfast

  • Earn a TRIFECTA of Volunteer Time! Sign-up for the Museum Treasure Shop + DVA Cafe on the same day and fill in three slots to gain six hours of volunteer time. (Cafe 7:30-8:30, Treasure Shop 8:30-10:45, Cafe 11:00-1:00)




  • If your child knows that they will be absent ahead of time (for example, on vacation), please have them tell each teacher at least 2 days before they leave so that we can communicate what they will miss. While some of their assignments can be seen online, everything cannot. Being voluntarily absent for several days without letting teachers know makes the return stressful for both the student and the teacher. (This is not talking about illness related absences; we realize no one plans ahead for those types of absences.) As a reminder, absences for vacations or family trips are considered unexcused.

  • Upcoming Dates...

      • Monday, December 12

        • Basketball vs Davis

        • Winter Band Concert (8th grade)

      • Tuesday, December 13

      • Thursday, December 15 - Friday, December 16

        • Life Science dissections - please plan to be at school

        • Block schedule classes: Thurs 1st & 5th / Friday 2nd & 6th

        • Basketball vs NHMS on Thursday

        • Knight Time on Friday during Connections

      • Monday, December 19 - Tuesday, January 4

        • Christmas Break - No School

        • Tuesday, December 20 - Chorus Spirit Nights at Sliced Pizza

        • January 3 - Professional Learning Day (student holiday)

      • Thursday, January 5

        • Basketball vs CBMS

      • Friday, January 6

        • Report Cards

      • Monday, January 9

        • Basketball vs Chestatee

      • Wednesday, January 11

        • Museum Build Day

      • Thursday, January 12

        • Basketball vs EHMS

      • Monday, January 16

        • No School

      • Wednesday, January 18

        • Basketball vs WLA

        • Museum Build Day

      • Thursday, January 19

        • Basketball vs WHMS

      • Monday, January 23

        • Basketball vs Davis

      • Wednesday, January 25

        • Museum Build Day

      • Friday, January 27

        • Knight Time! Reward Day

      • Tuesday, January 31

        • Family Engagement Night (South Hall)

      • Wednesday, February 1

        • Jekyll Payment $150 due ($200 total)

        • First Museum Presentation Day for 7th Grade Portable Exhibits

      • Thursday, February 2

        • Early Release Day @ 1:15 pm

        • Basketball Tournament Championship at AoD

      • Monday, February 20

        • Teacher Workday - No School

      • Thursday, February 23

        • Family Engagement Night (South Hall)

      • Friday, February 24

        • Knight Time! Reward Day

      • Wednesday, March 1

        • Jekyll Payment $150 due ($350 total)

      • Monday, March 13 - Wednesday, March 15

        • Jekyll Island Field Trip

      • Friday, March 24

        • Teacher Workday - No School

      • Monday April 3 - Friday, April 7

        • Spring Break - No School

      • Wednesday, May 24

        • Last Day of School!