Greetings DMS Families,

We want to thank everyone who attended our DMS Awards Night on Wednesday, May 21st. We had over 300 RSVP's for the evening's event. Congratulations to all of our recipients and the hard work you have put in this year!

Below is some end of year information for your convenience

• Student work that has yet to be turned in for a grade are due on Monday, May 27th (this information was communicated to students last week)

• Our last day for After School Tutoring is Wednesday, May 28th.

• Student issued Chromebooks & Chargers are scheduled to be returned during 3rd hour on Wednesday, May 28th

• Our Exam schedule for the last few days of school is attached for your convenience. Please be aware Thursday, May 29th and Friday, May 30th are half days (10:47 AM dismissal).

AWESOME! We are very proud of our DMS Esports Team for finishing 2nd Place in the East Region of the Middle School Esports League. Nice work Chieftains!

We want to wish the best of luck to our qualifying track team members who will be attending the MegaStar Relays on Wednesday, May 28th: Jamere B., Jaden H., Colton F., Daryl S., Cordell S., Brenna C., Jaleah H., Bayleigh M., Bailey O. and Gala S. BRING HOME THE GOLD CHIEFTAINS!

We want to give a BIG Chieftains Shout-Out to our DMS Girls Soccer Team. They competed in every game and represented the school well! Nice work Lady Chieftains!

Finally, all student library books should have been turned in by now. If your child has not done so, they will be issued a fine letter requesting replacement. To avoid this, please have your child return any borrowed items before Friday, May 30th. We want to thank everyone who has done so already.

GREAT things are ALWAYS happening at DMS!!

Dr. Wightman

Mrs. Cline - Art

Art students were challenged this week with our House of Cards activity. This activity focuses on small group collaboration. Day 1 was forming their small groups and creating the story for their group's "dream house". Day 2 was taking the details from their story and building their house using ONLY note cards. No scissors, glue, or tape is allowed in the construction of their dream house. After assembling their houses, we went around the room giving each group time to tell their story and talk about the challenges of this activity and how their group worked together to overcome the challenges. 

Mrs. Wightman's 6th Grade Life Science

We are finishing the year with our final lesson on "Changes in Ecosystems".  In this lesson we learned how organisms are affected by disturbances such as wildfires, seasons, floods, drought, and humans.  Students were surprised to learn that some forests, like the Sequoia forest, depend on wildfires to clear out dead material as well as thin out the forest canopy to allow sunlight through which allows growth of new saplings.

Mrs. Wightman's 6th Grade STEM

We have been working on our Jet Toys for the past few weeks and have completed all of the testing and data collection on our Prototype cars.  Students are now using this data to design their own car and deciding if they want their car to go fast, go a long distance, do wheelies, spins, or just travel slowly in a straight line.  Students will be doing their final presentations to explain any difficulties they faced in their design as well as how they tackled these issues to have their car meet their specifications.  The final task is to have races to see whose car goes the fastest, does the most unique tricks, or travels in a straight line.

Mr. Carr - Industrial Tech

Proud of our second semester 7th and 8th grades. Great job on your candy machines!

May 26: NO School - Memorial Day

May 28: DMS Title I Family Planning Meeting; 5:30PM

May 29: Exams ~~ Half Day (Dismissal 10:47AM)

May 30: Exams ~~ Half Day (Dismissal 10:47AM) ; Last Day of School

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

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

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