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Our choir and band students are bringing in the holiday spirit!
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Pie in the Face Winners - Mr. Turner and Mrs. Harjung!!! |
Join the Spelling Bee Team!
Do you love words? Enjoy a good challenge? Want to show off your spelling superpowers?
Then come join our Spelling Bee Team!
We’ll practice together, learn new vocabulary, and get ready for the school-wide competition. This is a great chance to build confidence, have fun, and challenge yourself alongside friends.
All students are welcome—no experience needed!
If you’re interested, talk to Ms. Spivey or Ms. Gil! Sign up in the main office or at lunch.
Let’s spell our way to success!
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We are seeing an increased number of cases of head lice in our buildings as well as across the Southwest Michigan area. With the number of cases increasing, please check your child’s hair frequently for nits and live bugs. If your child is found to have head lice, please begin treatment immediately. Head lice treatment is very time consuming and can be expensive, but if the head lice and all of the nits are not removed from the hair as well as anything that comes in contact with the hair the cycle will start over in your home.
There are resources for head lice treatment in the main office if you need assistance. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at 269-782-4420 ext. 1218 or sdorman@dowagiacschools.org.
Suzanne Dorman RN, MSN
District School Nurse
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Mrs. Leighton's 6th-grade ELA class participated in We Will Write. The topic was a fictional Thanksgiving. They worked in teams competing through challenges. |
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Tidey's Resource: Our class is hard at work and I couldn't be more proud of what these students have accomplished. With the two weeks remaining Resource students are in maintain mode to finish the semester strong. They are working towards a Mario Cart party the last day of school before a well earned Christmas break. This incentive was a huge hit this year and I am happy to bring it back this year. I have no doubt my Resource students will earn this reward as they have shown outstanding motivation this week. |
Miss Stanford - Social Studies
Students are developing an understanding of the environmental and geographical characteristics of the United States, West of the Mississippi River. Students are learning about different physical features such as the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Colorado Plateau, Columbia Basin, the Rio Grande River, and much more! Learning about physical features can help us understand how the physical environment shapes our lives. Geographical landforms are crucial because they can influence human lives, economic activities, and provide a whole other world for plants and wildlife, plus it's cool to see! In addition, studying these features allows us to develop critical skills and connect the natural world to our daily life.
Note: Students have also been practicing locating and identifying their U.S. 50 States to prepare for their final exam before the end of MP2.
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Mrs. Cline - Art
Students have worked hard this week in Art. They completed their clay Christmas ornaments and they look great! I'm super proud of my students and their work!
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7th Grade Math with Miss Bee
This week we broke into our Volume 2 Workbook! Starting off with Module 5, your scholars are beginning their algebra journey! This week we combined like terms and learned the distributive property, expanding linear expressions and simplifying them. We have been using markers to help make sense of playing the matching game for like terms. 'Tis the season of basketball, ask you scholar how I taught distributive property using "point guards" and "teammates". Check us out!
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Mrs. Leighton's 6th-grade ELA class learned about dialogue, narration, character, and point of view within a narrative this week. Today, they spoke the dialogue scenes aloud from the book Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl. I think they had fun acting out Mrs. Pratchett! |
Ms. Gil’s 6th and 7th Grade Math classes are gearing up for their Winter i-Ready assessments! We will begin testing toward the end of next week. In preparation, we’ll be conferencing with each student to review their current i-Ready goals, discuss their stretch goals, and talk about the progress they’ve made so far this year.
Students will also place their stars on our classroom data wall so they can visually track their growth. It’s always an eye-opening and motivating process for them, and we’re excited to celebrate their hard work!
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DMS offers after school tutoring sessions for any DMS student that needs/wants extra support. Each session runs from 2:30 - 3:30 PM.
Transportation will not be provided for those staying. Students will need to be picked up or given permission to walk home at the end of each session. Pick-up will be in the front of the school building.
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Tutoring Schedule:
ELA: Miss Gil de Lamadrid; Mon & Thur
Math: Miss Bulifant; Only Thursdays
Social Studies: Miss Gabrielle Cook; Wed & Thur
Science: TBA
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December 2 - Lions Vision Screening ~ 8-10AM
December 3 - DMS Band & Choir Concert ~ 7PM
December 5 - Dowagiac Holiday Parade ~ 7PM
December 6 - Elks Hoop Shoot ~ 10am Registration; 11am Hoop Shoot starts
December 8 - Boys Basketball (HOME) Game vs. Berrien Springs ~ 4PM
December 10 - Boys Basketball (HOME) Game vs. Brandywine ~ 4PM
December 12 - DMS Activities Night (#4)
December 15 - Board Meeting (PAC) ~ 6PM
December 17 - Boys Basketball (HOME) Game vs. Lakeshore ~ 4PM
December 19 - Half Day (Dismiss @ 10:47AM) ~ End of 1st Semester ~ Winter Break Begins
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Principal
Greg Guernsey
gguernsey@dowagaicschools.org
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Assistant Principal
Courtney Harjung
charjung@dowagiacschools.org
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Building Secretary
Tammi Spivey
tspivey@dowagiacschools.org
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Guidance Secretary
Jennifer O'Brien
jobrien@dowagiacschools.org
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Student Services Secretary
Tammy Crawford
tcrawford@dowagiacschools.org
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Guidance Counselor
Chonda Rimpson
crimpson@dowagiacschools.org
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Student Advocate
Brittany Brooks
bbrooks@dowagiacschools.org
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Social Worker
Katelyn Sellers
ksellers@dowagiacschools.org
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Drop Off Time: 7:15 a.m.
Breakfast: 7:15 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
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6th Grade
7:15-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
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7th Grade
7:15-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
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8th Grade
7:15-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
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