Greetings from Title I
The kindergarten students enrolled in Title 1 classes have been working on recognizing the letters of the alphabet, learning the sounds of the letters, and phonemic awareness activities to develop their knowledge . . . read more
David City Elementary, Principal Jim Bathen
David City Elementary Jim Bathen, Principal A first grade parent gave me information about a Subway School Rewards Program that I had not heard about, so it must be fairly new because I eat at Subway at least once a month. This . . . read more
K-6 ART
We try to cover a variety of media and themes in Elementary Art, and we definitely have explored a wide variety this month. The Kindergarten class is . . . read more
Counseling
November guidance lessons varied with each grade level. We are back into their curriculums after spending October talking about being drug free. We do continue to discuss drugs . . . read more
Physical Education
Jumping into February
It is that time of year again for David City Elementary to do their part to help fight heart disease. This year during the David City’s Elementary Jump Rope unit, all students will have the option to raise money to . . . read more
Music
MUSIC: Sixth graders are busy learning songs to play in band as well as some individual solos and ensembles for the East Butler Elementary Music Contest on March 27. Parents are welcome at this contest, but be sure to be about 20 minutes . . . read more
Preschool
Hello from Preschool! We have been busy talking about Polar Animals, Penguins, Valentine's Day, and now we are talking about the Dentist. While we talked about the dentist we read a lot of Dentist stories. We also . . . read more
Kindergarten
We are all still here and still working hard. We had a great time counting up to 100, but now with the 3rd quarter ending, the countdown has begun it seems! March will be the last month for Book-It, so . . . read more
First Grade
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Behrens
The first graders are taking off on their reading skills. It is exciting to hear their expression and fluency as they succeed in reading a book. One of the favorite . . . read more
Second Grade
Another very cold month has come and gone. The students have had a ball playing on the large snow pile on our playground. (Some of us can't wait for it to melt.) In Language Arts class we have been listening to many stories and . . . read more
Third Grade
February has been full of exciting new things. The most rewarding experience was when students completed their story writing projects. Third graders wrote individual stories to be bound into a hardcover, keepsake book. Students have been . . . read more
Fourth Grade
Thank you to all of the families who attended parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, February 11. We also want to thank those families who helped in planning and supplying treats for our Valentine's Day party. Even though . . . read more
Fifth Grade
We would like to thank all the parents for their dedication to their children. We had a good attendance for parent teacher conferences and great support for what we are trying to accomplish, teach the students all we can. We would . . . read more
Sixth Grade
Do you have the winter blues? It seems that winter is just hanging around this year. Despite the cold and snow, sixth graders are plugging away at their school work. They have . . . read more
David City Elementary Staff E-mails
Superintendent of Schools: Jerry Phillips, jphillip@dcscouts.org David City Elementary: Principal , Jim Bathen, bathen@dcscouts.org Counselor, Tricia Pinneo, . . . read more
