Dowagiac Middle School

Dowagiac Middle School Weekly News

January 31, 2025
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DMS Wrestling

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Semester Honors Breakfast

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DMS Esports Champs

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Girls Basketball

Roundup and Upcoming Events :

Hello DMS Families,

WOW! Over 200 students earned the privilege of taking part in our 2nd Card Marking Period Honor Roll Breakfast. These students earned a "B" grade or better in all of their classes. We are very proud of all of our students who made this goal.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! We want to give a BIG CHIEFTAINS SHOUT OUT to our DMS/ETS Esports Team for winning the National East Championship in the MSEL esports league. They were crowned the BEST over 180 Middle School Teams in the Eastern half of the United States. The "hardware" they earned will be added to our DMS Chieftains Trophy Case.

Our Wrestling Team really put on a clinic at their home invitational. The event was held at DUHS which included: Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Cassopolis, and White Pigeon Middle Schools. Our student-athletes performed to a "packed house" and didn't' disappoint!

Our girls 7th and 8th grade basketball teams have started their season and are showing their improvement after each game. They will be back in action with a home game on Monday, February 3 (4:00 pm) against Buchanan Middle School. We hope you will join us in supporting our team!

Mark your calendars. Wednesday, February 12th is "Count Day." We ask that you please be sure to send your child to school this day to assist us with our State funding. Thank you for your help with this.

This is just another friendly reminder we have several upcoming events we want to make you aware of. They are listed below for your convenience:

  • DMS Activities Night=Friday, January 31st (4:00-6:00 pm)

  • DMS Annual Title I Family Engagement Night=Thursday, February 20th (5:00-7:00 pm)

  • Winter Parent Teacher Conferences=Monday, February 24th from (4:30-7:30 pm)

  • Winter Parent Teacher Conferences=Wednesday, February 26th (12:00-3:00 pm)

GREAT things are always happening at DMS!

Dr. Wightman

Message from the School Nurse

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December 2024

Student of the Month: Robert W.

Citizen of the Month: Gaberiel R.

Chieftains of the Month: Braylon N.; Kassy F.; Tessa M.

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Dec 24 SOM: Robert W.
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Citizen of the Month Dec 2024 Gaberiel R.
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Chieftains of the Month - Dec 2024 Kassy F.; Tessa M. ; Braylon N.

Staff Weekly Updates

Here is what students have been doing in their classrooms

Ms. Gil de Lamadrid - Math

Ms. Gil's 6th grade math students are working on Ratios. They worked on figuring out part to part ratios this week. The 7th grade math students are working with integers and the four operations of math.

Both classes just finished celebrating the moving of the stars as our IXL scores continue to grow.

Ms. Gil de Lamadrid
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Mrs. Wightman's 6th Grade Life Science

We are currently learning about Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers in Science. We are using the Scientific Method in our classroom by conducting our own experiment using bread, blueberries, and a tomato. Students are Recording their daily observations of these food items to see how long it takes them to decompose along with charting the process. So far, the tomato is getting a fuzzy mold growing on it and the blueberries have not changed. They are all very curious to see how long it's going to take for the hamburger bun to decompose.

Mrs. Wightman -Life Science

Events

January 31- 7th/8th Boys Wrestling Jamboree - AWAY @ Buchanan High School; 5:00PM

January 31 - DMS Activities Night; 4:00-6:00PM

February 12 - Count Day

February 15 - Band Spaghetti Dinner; 4:00-8:00PM @DMS

February 17 - Board of Education Meeting; 6:00PM @PAC

Reminders

ATTENTION BUS RIDERS: rider families to make sure they are at bus stop pickups and ready to hop on the bus 5-10 early each day so that they drivers and routes can stay on schedule!!!

If you would like to recognize a DMS staff member for a special "Chieftains Shout Out", please use the following link to do so: Staff Shout Out Link

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Community Happenings

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After School Tutoring Opportunities

For students who need extra help we offer after school tutoring opportunities. Each session runs from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., no appointment necessary.

FYI-Transportation will not be provided for those staying. Those students will need to be picked up or given permission to walk home at the end of each session in the front of the school building.

Tutoring Schedule:

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: ELA

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: Math

Wednesday & Thursday: Social Studies

Building Information

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Principal:

Dr. Sean Wightman

swightman@dowagaicschools.org

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Assistant Principal:

Courtney Harjung

charjung@dowagiacschools.org

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Secretary:

Tammi Spivey

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Guidance Secretary:

Jennifer O'Brien

jobrien@dowagiacschools.org

Drop Off Time: 7:25 a.m.

Breakfast: 7:25 a.m.-7:35 a.m.

Building Times: 7:37 a.m.-2:23 p.m.

Half Day Dismissal: 10:47 a.m.

Building Office Phone:269-782-4440

Social Media

Dowagiac Middle School Website:

https://www.dowagiacschools.org/o/dms

Dowagiac Middle School Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/DowagiacMiddle/

Lunch Menu:

https://dowagiacschools.nutrislice.com/menu

District Website:

https://www.dowagiacschools.org/

District Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/dowagiacschools/

Daily Bell Schedule

6th Grade

7:25-Student Drop Off/Breakfast

7:37-8:29 1st Period

8:33-9:23-2nd Period

9:27-10:17-3rd Period

10:17-10:47-Lunch A

10:51-11:41-4th Period

11:45-12:35-5th Period

12:39-1:29-6th Period

1:33-2:23-7th Period

2:23-Dismissal

7th Grade

7:25-Student Drop Off/Breakfast

7:37-8:29 1st Period

8:33-9:23-2nd Period

9:27-10:17-3rd Period

10:21-11:11-4th Period

11:11-11:41-Lunch B

11:45-12:35-5th Period

12:39-1:29-6th Period

1:33-2:23-7th Period

2:23-Dismissal

8th Grade

7:25-Student Drop Off/Breakfast

7:37-8:29 1st Period

8:33-9:23-2nd Period

9:27-10:17-3rd Period

10:21-11:11-4th Period

11:15-12:05-5th Period

12:05-12:35-Lunch C

12:39-1:29-6th Period

1:33-2:23-7th Period

2:23-Dismissal

GO CHIEFTAINS!