Duxbury Middle School WEEKLY NEWS STRIVE FOR SUCCESS EVERY DAY IN A CARING, RESPECTFUL, LEARNING COMMUNITY 71 ALDEN STREET, DUXBURY MA 02332 PHONE: 781-934-7640 FAX: 781-934-6084 WEBSITE: WWW.DUXBURY.K12.MA.US MAY 22, 2017 Important Dates May 29 No School Memorial Day June 2 Half Day Prof. Dev. Day June 5 Rosie s Place June 6 DMS Awards Night 7:00pm June 9 Aqua Culture Club Field Trip Hello DMS Community, Congratulations to this week s Students of the Week : Colin Browning, Dylan Paynotta, Thomas Barron, Caroline Weldon, Shaun Cass, Berit Cederlund These students have demonstrated one or more of our 7 traits of character: Citizenship, Caring, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Respect, Fairness, and Integrity. Great work! June 12 7 th Grade Beach Trip June 15 6 th Field Trip to Canobie Lake Park June 19 8 th Grade Promotion 6:30pm 6A Beach Trip June 20 8 th Grade Field Trip to Canobie Lake Park 6B Beach Trip June 21 Last Day of School Dismissal at 11:20
8th Grade PROMOTION & DANCE 6th, 7th AND 8th Grade Parent Help Needed!!!!! Sign Up Opportunity: 5/23 & 5/25 PAC Concerts @ 6:00 pm The 8th grade Promotion & Dance is a highlight of Duxbury Middle School and we need your help to make it memorable! We are in need of more 6th and 7th grade parents to help chaperone the dance. Before you know it, your middle schooler will be attending this fun event and hopefully your volunteer time will get paid back then. The dance will take place in the DMS cafeteria from 7:00 until 9:00 pm on Monday, June 19th. On 5/23 AND 5/25 at 6:00 pm, the Promotion & Dance Committee will have a table at the Band and Orchestra/Chorus Night. At this table, you can sign up to volunteer chaperone or donate $ to help defray the costs of this event. We thank you for your time and generosity! Sincerely, Debby Gayoski - 8th grade Promotion & Dance Co-Chairs dgayoski@partners.org Michelle Tackit - 8th grade Promotion & Dance Co-Chairs mikaski@aol.com Alison Estabrooks - Food Chairs Tracy McGill - Food Chairs Jan Bruno - Food Chairs Michelle Striebel - Decorating Chair Judy Tyler - Decorating Chair
DMS Awards Night At the Duxbury Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, June 6 th, 2017 at 7:00pm An email will be sent to the primary email from the Aspen Portal to any student receiving an award. If a student was on high honors (3 semesters of straight A s this year) they will be receiving a Principal s Award and should plan on attending (these students will not receive an invitational email). Parents and Caregivers A Note About Tardies, Dismissals and Dropping Items Off Please help us get your student s day off to a successful start by ensuring they are in the classroom by 8:15 and prepared with their necessary items for their school day. If your child arrives after 8:20 he/she will be marked tardy and will need to report to the DMS Office. After 5 tardies an after-school detention will need to be served. We understand appointments come up unexpectedly; otherwise, please send a note with your child for dismissal. Help us create an environment conducive to learning by limiting interruptions to our classrooms during the school day. ELEVATOR KEYS Please remind your children to return their elevator keys at the end of the day every day. Thank you!
Health Office Reminder to 6 th Grade Parents All parents who currently have students enrolled in 6 th grade and who do not have current physicals and immunizations on file have been sent notices in the mail. We do this at this time each year as a reminder to you because we recognize the difficulties that arise in getting a physical scheduled over the summer. Any physical between the summer of 6 th grade and before the start of 7 th grade is just fine. Please remember, however, that immunizations need to be up to date and that your child may still need to have an immunization appointment scheduled. In particular, the state mandates that your child will need a Tdap and a second varicella or MD note indicating history of Chicken Pox. Any questions, please contact me so that we can resolve any concerns before the start of 7 th grade! Donna Doyle, RN
Get your insulated Dragon's Tervis cup! What is a Tervis cup it is drinkware that keeps hot drinks hot, cold drinks cold and the unique double-wall insulation helps reduce condensation, with very little sweat or non at all! Cups are $20 each (cash or check payable to DMS PTO) GREAT GIFT FOR GRADUATION/PROMOTION Cups are for sale in the DMS Office (only a few left)
DRAGON POP SOCKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE DMS OFFICE (get yours today selling out)
Thank you DMS PTO for a delicious lunch!
DMS Drama Club Presents: Romeo & Juliet
A successful night for DMS Drama! Thank you Mr. MacFarlane and our DMS Students!
DMS Aquaculture Club News DMS Aquaculture Club is highlighted in an article in the South Shore Living magazine called Thinking Outside The Books. h t t p s : / /ssliving.com/thinking-outside- the- bo o k s /
BADMINTON TOURNAMENT Win a basket of gift cards to various businesses including Tsang s, Peel, Dairy Twist, Starbucks, and many more Win by conquering all other teams OR having the best costume AFTER SCHOOL THURSDAY May 25 th Teams of 4 Students grade 8 to 12 DHS Faculty DMS Faculty $5 per person DHS Gym Registration Info on Back Caroline Vitaro Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10:07:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time 48:d7:05:c9:fa:fb
Badminton Registration Form
DSU News Registration for 2018 After School Program is now open. DSU after school enrollment is now open with options till 5:00pm and 6:00pm. DMS students can arrive at 2:49pm on their own with option to drop in and use DSU as a landing pad between afternoon activities or participate in our CEO program to receive academic and organization guidance to complete homework. A simple registration form with deposit is required at sign up. More pertinent, time sensitive information along with a monthly payment plan will be initiated in August. Sign up here For more information about how DSU connects with Duxbury youth, go to www.duxburystudentunion.com. Duxbury Youth Football & Cheer
Promoters is a parent and community volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the music departments, teachers, and students of Alden, DMS, and DHS through efforts including fundraising, publicity, and concert event support. UPCOMING DUXBURY MUSIC EVENTS and NEWS Upcoming Music Promoter's Meetings - Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 13th 7:30 p m in the Orchestra Room. Come and see how you can help support Duxbury Music in 2017/18. SENIOR MUSIC STUDENT DRESS COLLECTION Duxbury Music Promoters will accept donations of cleaned (washed) used concert performance dresses from students, who will no longer need to wear concert attire, through the end of the school year. Please contact Suzanne Chinetti via email-schinetti@juno.com or Hannah Roveto via email-hroveto@gmail.com DMP will resell the dresses to in the Fall. Thank you to all those who wish to contribute and clean out their closets at the same time! Missed a Concert? View Past Concerts Listen to previous band performances on Jill Noerenberg's Soundcloud Become A Duxbury Music Supporter Today! DUX TERVIS TUMBLERS make great gifts for Grads! They are only $20 & only a few are left--so hurry! Contact schinetti@juno.com Upcoming Events DMS 7 & 8 Bands Concert DMS7 & 8 Orchestra-Chorus Concert Memorial Day Parade Grade 6 Concert Grade 5 Concert 5/23/17-7pm 5/25/17-7pm 5/29/17-10am 5/30/17-7pm 6/8/17-7pm Like Us On Facebook & Twitter & Receive Updates Subscribe to DMP News and Receive Monthly Newsletters Submit your 2017/18 Annual Membership All donations are tax deductible (non-profit organization). Eighth Note $25 Quarter Note $50 Half Note $100 Whole Note $200 and above receive 4 reserved seats for every requested student concert. Symphony Level $500 Benefactor Level $1000 Follow us on Twitter!!
Please help support Gradnite and help us keep this annual tradition alive!! Roche Bros. Fundraiser Saturday May 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Roche Bros. will donate a percentage of all receipts collected as shoppers exit the store. Please shop to support Gradnite. Please sign up to donate food, prizes, or volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4aafa72ea46-2017 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4fa9a62aa75-donations Announcements and ways to donate and help can be found on our website: www.duxburygradnite.org
The Duxbury 4th Of July Parade Committee Annual Art Contest *Open to all students in grades K-8. *All Artwork must be original (No computer generated artwork, please). *Must include the colors: red, white, and blue. *Artwork should include a national monument and our theme, Celebrating American Landmarks The Talented Artist Will Win: $100.00 Cash Award Entries may be dropped off at the main office of: Chandler School Alden Duxbury Middle School Entries due by: May 19, 2017