Ms. Danowitz

Important Dates at DMS--Summer 2011

Dickerson Middle School Weekly E-News Blast May 24, 2011 Important Dates at DMS   From Our Principal  Letter to parents about summer reading- Click Here PRE-SALE PACKETS for Rising 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Parents DMS Meet and Greet Pre-Sale Packets can be dropped off in the front office until the last day of school or they can be mailed to Amy Valley's address listed on the form. The Pre-Sale Packet Forms are also available for download on the home page of the Dickerson PTSA website www.dickersonptsa.org      Last day to mail in your forms is July 15th Meet and Greet 2011-2012  ____________________________________________________________   Save the Date for Meet and Greet    The following date has been scheduled for the 2011 -2012 school year Meet and Greet and PTSA Sale:  August 12th  8:30am - 9:30am          Meet and Greet - 6th Grade               10:00am - 11:00 am        Meet and Greet - 7th Grade               11:30am - 12:30pm         Meet and Greet  - 8th Grade       Rising 9th Graders- Walton Academic News   Summer Enrichment Opportunities   English Department will be offering help for all students on developing reading skills and notetaking, as well as connecting text to contemporary issues. June 13- 16, Session I: 8:30-11 am, Session II: 12- 2:30 pm.    English department will be offering activities to enrich and expand the summer reading assignments for rising 9th grade students only. June 22-23                 Session I: 8:30-11am                 Session II: 12-2:30pm or July 13-14                 Session I: 8:30-11am                 Session II: 12-2:30pm   The Mathematics Department will be offering the following sessions in order to help students preview material for the new school year.  Please bring your math packets to the sessions.   June 6-9 Session I:  8-11am - GPS Algebra preview                 Session II: 8-10am - Math II/Enrich Math II Preview                 Session III: 10-12pm - Accelerated Math II Preview                 Session IV: 10-12pm - Math III/Enrich Math III Preview                 Session V: 9-12pm - AP Calculus Preview   Walton High School Summer Math Packets for 2011-2012 are now available on the Walton web page under academics, summer assignment list. http://www.waltonhigh.org/academics.cfm __________________________________________________________________   From WHS- We INVITE all Walton (and rising Walton) students to submit an entry for the cover of the 2011-2012 Walton Calendar.  Please make sure your art is 10 x 7 and is either on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper dropped off in the Walton Front Office or you can email your submission to hprees@aol.com   DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:  May 25, 2011 Let your creativity flow and show your RAIDER PRIDE!!      From the Clinic...   Please remember that we dispose of all medications left in the clinic at the end of the school year.  Information and medications cannot be saved until next year.  Clinic hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm to pick up extra medications and plans for next year.    Planning ahead for your student's medical needs like asthma, severe allergies, seizures, diabetes that could require care at school is a great idea!  The appropriate care plans can be completed by your Doctor before school begins in August so we can be prepared if your student needs medical treatment at school!   Students are allowed to carry emergency medications (inhalers, insulin, and Epi-pens) with special permission.  The form is available in the clinic and it requires a doctor's signature.  All plans are available on the Cobb County School District website under Student Health Services, too.  If you are not sure what you need or if you have questions or concerns, please contact Anna Misdom RN at 770-578-2710 ext. 256.   Have a safe and healthy summer break!     SpiritWear Click here to see NEW Spirit Wear items available to order for the 2011-2012 School Year ! Great new items for your student to wear during PE class at DMS. VOLUNTEER FOR PTSA    We are still in need of a few good volunteers to chair committees for the 2011-2012 school year.  There are several openings, including some that really need to get started now rather than next year.  If you are interested, or have a friend with a rising 6th grader who is ready to get on board, please call Cheryl Miller njwanabe@aol.com (678-277-9412) or Tamara Karrh tdkarrh@bellsouth.net  (770-977-6685), our Vice-Presidents, and let them know you want to get involved. We can't do it without your support and your involvement is what makes Dickerson the best it can be for our students.

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Hello Everybody! 

Happy Friday!  8th graders, I missed you!  I hope you have had a fun two days, and, John, I know you have had a great Disney trip!  Alex, I missed you today, too.  I hope to see you on Monday.

READ, READ, READ this weekend.  The media center needs all books returned one week from today (May 13th) but May AR tests are due two weeks from today (May 20th.) You need to work out how you will finish a book and yet still have it back in the media center by these due dates.

  
The time is near.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Hello Everybody!                  Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Can you tell me why people in the U.S.A. celebrate "cinco de mayo"? 

 Get your reading logs signed tonight.  ON THE READING LOG FORM!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Hello Everybody!

Dickerson 8th grade chorus, band, and orchestra students, have a safe and fun time on your field trips to Florida and New York.  Be sure to show your hosts what great kids Dickerson students are!

You are contnuing the Unit 1 spelling words and you are beginning Unit 4 in the reading book.

Have you taken your May AR test yet?  The media center will be closed to students in less than 2 weeks.  That will NOT be an acceptable excuse for not finishing a SRB.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

      Hello Everybody!

Albert, I hope your birthday is a happy one!
       8th graders, today you worked on spelling word exercises and began a new unit for reading.  7th graders will begin the new unit tomorrow.  I think you will enjoy the new unit on cultures and traditions; however, it may make you hungry.  Eat a good breakfast and lunch! 

      You received progress reports today that need to be signed and returned immediately.

      Continue to read constantly!  May AR tests are "just around the corner."