February 27, 2026

We have had many students that are out of school for various illnesses and I wanted to remind parents about our illness policy which states that children should stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of any fever reducing medication such as Tylenol or Motrin.  I also want to remind parents that it is important for you to contact the school to notify us that your child is ill.  The school is required by the public health law to report illness numbers to the local health department each week and the information we report is gathered from what parents report to the school.  It is very helpful for our report if you can provide us with a basic idea of what type of illness your child is experiencing.  Also if your child is seen at a physician office please bring in a written excuse from their office to document their illness.  

Just a reminder, any medication that must be administered at school must have a completed medication authorization form completed by a physician.  Medication must be brought to school by a parent/guardian with the authorization form completed. This form can be obtained in the office along with the Dowagiac Union School Medication Policy. 

Also reminding you as we are still in the cold months,  your children will be wearing coats and hats so with those we find the number of students with head lice to be increasing.  Please remember to check your child’s hair frequently during these times.  If you notice any signs of head lice please begin the treatment process immediately.  This process is very time consuming, but in order to keep the head lice from returning the entire process must be completed.  If you would like information about the treatment of head lice please feel free to contact me at 269-782-4420 ext. 1218 or sdorman@dowagiacschools.org with any questions or concerns.

Suzanne Dorman RN, MSN

School Nurse

Dowagiac Union Schools

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Mrs. Leigton's ELA class finished their narrative essays. This week, students started Amplify with the unit 6b Mysteries & Investigations. We are starting with SU1 Fever: A Nightmare in Philadelphia. Reading Objective: Students read for details that help to explain the impact of yellow fever on the narrator and the city of Philadelphia.

Writing objective: Students will write from the perspective of Matilda to describe the impact of yellow fever on her hometown of Philadelphia.

6th Grade Social Studies - Mrs. Stanford

This week in class we have been finishing up our reading, vocabulary, and review questions on contemporary life in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Students were able to learn about cultural aspects such as languages, religions, foods, sports, and more through these regions. We also examined the political challenges that have happened in the past 30 years, natural disasters that have impacted these areas, and difficulties that local communities face. To finalize the chapter students are working in small groups and are researching modern cultural aspects and challenges in one of three regions from this chapter. Lastly, students were able to show off their skills by completing their North American Countries Map Quiz - be sure to check PowerSchool for an updated grade!

Mrs. Cline

Digital Design students recently learned how to mat and frame their own projects. They did well for their first time doing this! These students also were in charge of setting up the display case for their work. I'm excited and proud of how well the students completed this project from start to finish!

Art 1 students are finishing their 2-point perspective cityscape drawings this week. 

Art 2 students just started their Surrealism Grid drawings. This week they learned how to create a grid on their chosen image and then upscale and draw the grid on their paper. Once the outlines of the image are lightly sketched in place, they will learn multiple shading techniques for using pen.

More students have had a chance at throwing on the pottery wheel! These students never cease to amaze me!

Mr. Jason Turner

Pre-Algebra: students this week completed notes over 6-4 Solving Systems by Elimination Part 1 and 2. They then completed their assignment 6-4 Wks. 1A.

7th Grade Advanced: students this week completed a quiz completed some 8th grade pre-algebra notes over 3-3 and 3-5. They then took a test over Module 6 and Module 3 (8th grade).

Algebra: this week completed notes 8-1 Properties of Exponents Multiplication, 8-2 Properties of Exponents Division, and 8-3 Zero and Negative Exponents. They also completed their assignments over all 3 sections of notes.

7th Grade: students this week completed notes over 7-1 Solving One-Step Inequalities and completed their assignment over it. They also worked on their Aleks learning path assignment and completed their first warm up and warm up quiz of the year.

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