DCC Kindergarten’s Valentines Day Party

Daniel Cooley, Staff Writer

February 17, 2020

Last Friday, Mrs. Pompeii and Mrs. Frank's kindergarten classes celebrated the holiday with a Valentines Day party.  During the Valentines Day celebration, students ate treats made especially for the holiday and played fun games.  They even exchanged Valentines with each other.

Valentine Math in Kindergarten

Rachel Aravich, Senior Editor

February 11, 2020

Mrs. Frank's Kindergarten class did a fun activity for Valentine's Day with a little math twist. They used candy hearts for this activity with heart placemats they colored. The students estimated how may hearts were in the box, sorted them by color, counted them, graphed, and even got to eat them! This...

DCC Kindergarten Enjoyed Learning about the Letter P

February 9, 2020

Learning is always fun in Kindergarten!  Check out these amazing smiles!

Officer Phil Teaches Elementary Students About Respect

January 23, 2020

With a little bit of magic, Officer Phil shared his message of having respect for others and the environment.  The elementary students at DCC enjoyed the show and even participated in it. Children received materials they could take home so that they can share the information from the assembly with...

DCC First Graders Take on Dinosaurs

Jaci Mennetti, Staff Writer

January 14, 2020

Mrs. Aravich and Mrs. Dettore's first grade had lots of fun to end their week last Friday as they became paleontologists for the day. They did a great deal of digging to try to find dinosaurs in Dino eggs. This activity was an excellent way for the energetic first graders to learn more about dinosaurs...

DCC Kindergarten Tests the Concepts of Sinking and Floating

Sam Harris, Staff Writer

January 9, 2020

Today, the Kindergarteners of Mrs. Pompeii's class participated in the Sink or Float experiment. In this test, the kids took several items and a bin of water, and hypothesized if the item they had would sink or float! After they were confident in their answer, they would drop the object into the water...

DCC Kindergarten Feed their Feathered Friends

January 8, 2020

In learning about the letter "F", the Kindergarten students took the effort to make natural feeders to hang in the trees outside the school.  The birds will enjoy the treat and these students will not soon forget the lesson from their creative teachers, Mrs. Kelle Pompeii and Mrs. Stacey Frank. ...

DCC Kindergarten Learns Sight Words Using Shaving Cream

Jaci Mennetti, Staff Writer

January 2, 2020

Mrs. Pompeii's Kindergarten always find learning to be fun.   In this activity, they were spelling out sight words using shaving cream. Sight words are commonly used, short words that young kids are encouraged to memorize. The point of them being called "sight words" is that they are supposed to be...

DCC First Grade Shared Christmas Carols with the Residents of Christ the King Manor

December 31, 2019

Students from DCC's first grade class visited Christ the King Manor before Christmas with their teachers, Mrs. Brenda Aravich and  Mrs. Barb Dettore.  They happily sang Christmas Carols and encouraged the residents to sing a long.  It was a joyful time for all involved. The first graders also brought...

Santa’s Workshop Gives Elementary Students a Chance to Shop

Rachel Aravich, Senior Editor

December 16, 2019

Santa's workshop gives the elementary kids a chance to go shopping themselves to buy Christmas presents for their family members. They can find something for everyone in the shop, even for their pets. There are helpers, who even help wrap and bag everything up safely. The workshop is open for kindergarten...

Kindergarten Makes Donuts for the Letter D

December 16, 2019

Kindergarten makes donuts for letter D week !  Nothing helps students learn a letter like the taste of a delicious donut.  

Rock Wall Installed in Elementary Gym

Sam Harris, Staff Writer

December 11, 2019

The gym rock wall in DCC's B-Wing is a recent permanent installation, and is going to be used frequently throughout this and every year after. It is primarily used to help students with dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Secondarily is going to be used for problem solving to help kids understand...