Important Dates to Remember

Dec. 5th PTO Santa Pictures

Dec. 6th Winter Ball

Dec. 9th Elementary UIL early release @ 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 11th Elementary UIL early release @ 12:30 p.m.

Dec 12th 4th & 5th Grade trip to Ft. Parker

Dec. 13th ACE Breakfast with Santa

Dec 15th Christmas Program @ Family Life Center Pre-K through 1st @ 6:00; 2nd through 4th @ 6:30

Dec. 19th early release @ 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 20th—Jan. 4th Christmas Break

DAWSON ELEMENTARY

The Dog’s Ear December 2014

Striving for Excellence

Dawson Elementary is sponsoring a Food

Drive. From December 1st through 12th.

All donations collected are donated locally.

This is a wonderful opportunity to show

your child the true meaning of Christmas

and the spirit of giving.

Each class will have a donation box outside

of their classroom where items may be

placed.

Suggested items include, but not limited to:

Any canned goods

Pastas

Macaroni

Rice

Beans

NO ACE—Early Release

Please be sure and make a note on your

calendar that there is NO ACE on

December 9th and December 11th.

Dawson Elementary is hosting UIL on

our campus this year, school will dismiss

at 12:30 p.m. If your child is not

participating in a UIL event on these

scheduled days, they either need to be

picked up or ride the bus home that day.

Please make arrangements now for this

early release. If your child does not

participate, they DO NOT stay.

Christmas Program

Dawson Elementary will be having it’s

annual Christmas program at the Family

Life Center. It will be broken up into

two groups this gives families a chance

to come and see their children perform

and then leave so the so the next group

of parents and family may watch their

future “stars”.

Monday, December 15th, 2014

Pre—K through 1st grade will perform

at 6:00 p.m.

2nd through 4th grade will perform at

6:30 p.m.

Come out and get into the holiday spirit

with some good old fashion Christmas

carols and maybe some new ones...you

will just have to come and see.

#1 Christmas Trivia – Merry Movies and TV Shows 1. Who narrated the original 1966 TV show How The Grinch Stole Christmas?

2. What was Dr. Seuss’s real name?

3. In the Christmas Classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?

4. Arnold Schwarzenegger searches for what sold-out toy for his son in Jingle All the Way?

5. In what movie did the reindeer have to be fitted with replacement antlers?

6. True or False. In the movie A Christmas Story Ralphie says,”I wants the Red Ryder BB Gun” 28 times.

7. Is it really possible to get your tongue stuck to a piece of cold metal, like in the movie a Christmas story?

8. Which Christmas movie involves a scene with a tarantula and Daniel Stern’s face?

9. Which Christmas movie won a Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing comedy?

10. In which movie does Buddy yell, “Son of a nutcracker!” after being hit with a snowball?

11. The song “Silver Bells” first appears in which Bob Hope movie?

12. Which hip-hop group contrib-

uted a Christmas song to the

Die Hard soundtrack?

13. In A Charlie Brown Christ-

mas, during Charlie Brown’s

psychiatric session with Lucy,

he reveals that he has panto-

phobia. What’s that?

14. In A Charlie Brown Christ-

mas, Lucy is kissed once by

which character?

15. What traditional Christmas

carol does the entire Peanuts

gang hum, and then eventually

sing at the end of the of A Charlie Brown Christmas?

#2 Christmas Trivia

1. After Jesus, Mary and Joseph left Bethlehem, what country did they travel to?

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2. What famous Christmas movie is the following line from? “Youll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out!”

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3. What are the names of Santa's reindeer?____________________________

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4. What street does the Miracle take place on in the 1947 film?

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5. What country did the real St. Nicholas hail from? ___________________________________

6. True or false, the only female deer to grow antlers are reindeer. _________________

7. What country is Santa Claus know as Sinter Klaas? _________________________________

8. Who directed “Its A Wonderful Life? _________________________________________________

9. Where did the Grinch steal Christmas? _______________________________________________

10. True or false: The New England Puritans forbade Christmas celebrations.

_______________________________

Answers on page 5

GR Student A A/B GR Student A A/B

2nd Long, Aaron A/B 4th Sykes, Natalie A/B

2nd Martinez, Buck A/B 4th White, Brylea A/B

2nd Miller, Jady A/B 4th Woodall, Beau A/B

2nd Miller, Riley A/B

2nd Moderzinsky, Austyn A/B 5th Onstott, Emma A

2nd Parrish, Jeremiah A/B 5th Williams, Cooper A

2nd Ruiz, Laura A/B 5th Becerra, Alejandra A/B

2nd Shelton, Madisyn A/B 5th Boatright, Hunter A/B

2nd Swenson, Selicity A/B 5th Driggars, Austin A/B

5th Hodges, Jessie A/B

1st Boatright, Brant A 3rd Allen, Davontae A 5th Hopson, Dillon A/B

1st Ortez, Andrew A 3rd Bode, Bryce A 5th Jones, Jason A/B

1st Rosas, Serenity A 3rd Bryan, Marcella A 5th McKinney, Cadence A/B

1st Williamson, Payton A 3rd Hopson, Andrew A 5th Smith, Sammy A/B

1st Wren, Shaylen A 3rd Kappelman, Joshua A

1st Allen, Alyssa A/B 3rd Wheat, Haley A 6th Elkins, Levi A

1st Barrios, Leon A/B 3rd Allen, Lavoris A/B 6th Bryan, Mateo A/B

1st Brooks, Henlee A/B 3rd Bates, hannah A/B 6th Hall, Colton A/B

1st Clark, Holden A/B 3rd Brock, Devin A/B 6th Jankowski, Jakob A/B

1st Commiato, Jacob A/B 3rd Bryant, Rika A/B 6th Morehouse, Reno A/B

1st Hill, Tattum A/B 3rd Montoya-Tyler, Seth A/B 6th Murray, Kenleigh A/B

1st Marlett, Elizabeth A/B 3rd Parker, Aaron A/B 6th Williams, Ty A/B

1st Mattix, Joseph A/B 3rd Robinson, Antony A/B

1st McConnell, Rylie A/B 3rd Skonetski, Kassidy A/B

1st Milner, Joseph A/B 3rd Springer, Johnathan A/B

1st Pipho, Joshua A/B 3rd Swenson, Serenity A/B Gr Student A A/B

1st Rierson, David A/B 3rd Wilder, Braydon A/B Pre-K Holley, Matthew A

1st Williams, Cain A/B 3rd Williams, Tanner A/B Pre-K Marquez, Erika A

1st Williamson,Skylar A/B 3rd Kammerer, Alexandra A Pre-K Pawlowski, Zayne A

Pre-K Radke, Amberly A

2nd Barrios, Keith A 4th Matthews, Ashlyn A Pre-K Williams, Brynlee A

2nd Guthrie, Baeden A 4th Sanchez, Paris A Pre-K Brandy, Jaren A/B

2nd Harper, Ana A 4th Crawford, Maggie A/B Pre-K Gehring, Kayla A/B

2nd Keele, Daniel A 4th Davis, Madison A/B Pre-K Hogue, Bryson A/B

2nd Payne, Kaylee A 4th Elkins, Jase A/B Pre-K Robinson, Kylie A/B

2nd Saldana, Maritza A 4th Hall, Tiffany A/B

2nd Slade, Zanida A 4th Hawkins, Rylee A/B

2nd Valenzuela-Hubert, Tamia A 4th Hawthorne, Gabriel A/B

2nd White, Mason A 4th Heaton, Micah A/B

2nd Benton, Emiley A/B 4th Lewis, Madelynn A/B

2nd Brock, Denstiny A/B 4th Martinez, Brooke A/B

2nd Chappell, Wyatt A/B 4th Merritt, Kayla A/B

2nd Donaldson, Auston A/B 4th Nemjo, Landon A/B

2nd Freeman, Tripper A/B 4th Onstott, Cade A/B

2nd Hall, Andrew A/B 4th Ortez, Rebekah A/B

2nd Hamm, Kyle A/B 4th Rogers, Kylie A/B

4th Rosas, Trinity A/B

1. Boris Karloff

2. Theodor Geisel

3. An angel got his wings.

4. Turbo Man

5. Ernest Saves Christmas

6. True

7. Yes. Mythbusters tested

it and found that it’s very

possible. Learn more

about it on

dsc.discovery.com.

8. Home Alone

9. Home Alone

10. Elf

11. The Lemon Drop Kid

12. Run-D.M.C.

13. The fear of everything

14. Snoopy

15. Hark the Herald Angel Sing

#1 Trivia Answers

1. Egypt

2. A Christmas Story

3. Donner, Blitzen, Comet,

Dancer, Prancer, Cupid,

Vixen, Dasher, and of course

Rudolph

4. 34th Street

5. Turkey

6. True

7. Holland

8. Frank Capra

9. Whoville

10. True. The Puritans

considered Christmas trees

and decorations to be pagan,

and outlawed them in

Massachusetts until 1859

#2 Trivia Answers

PTO

News!!! We’ve been busy

this year!!!!!

The Fall Book Fair

was a success.

Thanks to everyone who bought books. Our next

Book Fair is in February.

Feed the Dawgs campaign brought in

$324.21. Thanks to all our students!!!!

A special shout out to 4th grade they

brought in $149.78!!!! Mrs. Gray’s 5th

grade had the most creative can. They

really enjoyed their ice cream

parties!!!

We teamed up with the A.C.E.

program for Family Painting and Movie Night. We all

had the best time.

(Look for these activities again in the spring)

Up coming events:

Pictures with Santa December

5th during school for $5.00

The Winter Ball 2014!!!

Saturday December 6th 7:00-

9:00 p.m. in the elementary

cafeteria. For 3rd-6th grade

only!!! (pre-k – 2nd grade dance will be in

February) Admission

and refreshments are

FREE!!! PTO will have

a concession stand

with items for

purchase and a $5.00

picture booth.

Thanks again to everyone for their continued support.

Shelly Allen