| Announcements |
Academic Recognition Awards |
1st quarter Academic Recognition Awards Assemblies will be held Friday, November 13. Families are invited to attend to congratulate and support their children. 7th Grade will begin at 8:30am, 6th Grade at 9:24am and 8th Grade at 10:16am. We hope to see you there.
|
Report Cards Delayed Until Nov. 10 |
Due to the large number of absences lately, we have decided to postpone handing out grades for first quarter. This extra time will allow students to catch up on late or missing assignments from absences. Please look for report cards to be handed out on Tuesday, November 10.
|
Jogathon Continues to be a Successful Fundraiser for ASB |
The goal of $6,000 was surpassed as students collected almost $6,100 to support ASB student activities such as assemblies, band, choir, athletics, drama, special recognition activities and other student awards/incentives.
Almost two hundred students collected money during the Jogathon. Sixth grader Sarah Schoening brought in $200 to claim top prize – a new bicycle. Sarah also earned the privilege of throwing a cream pie in the face of Principal Brent Seedall. Seventh grader Anna Cartee brought in $170 in pledges for second place. Anna earned the right to put a cream pie in Asst. Principal Tim Mulvey’s face. What a treat!
Prizes were given to the top ten students who brought in over $100. These ten students brought in a total of $1,455 for the school. The sixth grade class brought in the most money to win the class competition and received an ice-cream bar. The top thirty students received the coveted “Cut In Line Pass” and students who brought in $30 or more received a “Homework Pass.”
Mr. Seedall would like to thank all who contributed to this year’s Jogathon, especially the staff for their hard work, dedication and motivating the students to do their very best. “This year’s Jogathon was successful because it was and continues to be a team effort from staff, students, parents and community members,” he said. In the past 11 years, DPMS has reached their goal 10 out of the 11 years. Mr. Seedall said “The parents and community are wonderful in supporting our school. We appreciate all you do.” “Thank you for your support!”
|
Student Led Conferences November 23-25 |
Individualized Student Learning Plans (SLPs) have become an integral component how we meet the academic needs of students in our schools. This process of identifying each student’s specific learning needs via a SLP begins in 5th grade and is carried out every year thereafter. The use of SLP’s are initially embedded in fifth grade parent/teacher conferences and this process then continues in conferences at Deer Park Middle School and Deer Park High School.
Deer Park Middle School will host SLP and Student Led Conferences during November 23-25. Here is the schedule for these days:
Monday, November 23 – School all day and SLP and Student Led Conferences 3:30 – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 24 – No School and SLP and Student Led Conferences 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Wednesday, November 25 – No School and SLP and Student Led Conferences 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Parents of middle schoolers will soon receive more information regarding the SLP Conference and Student Led Conference time for their student. Teachers will be contacting parents sometime in November to schedule an SLP Conference if applicable.
Teachers hope that all parents of 6th – 8th graders will take advantage of these conferences. They are a wonderful opportunity for parents to check and monitor the progress of their child and also to get involved with DPMS.
If parents cannot attend and have questions or concerns about their child’s progress, they are encouraged to call DPMS at 464-5800 and set up an appointment to meet with their child’s teachers.
|
October 2008 Events |
Nov. 2 2nd Quarter Begins
Nov. 3 “Stepping Stone” Family Night @ Arcadia 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Nov. 10 Report Cards Go Home With Students
Nov. 18 Site Council Meeting 3:15 pm
Nov. 23 Scheduled SLP and Student Led Conferences 3:30 – 7:00 pm
Nov. 24 No School: Scheduled SLP and Student Led Conferences 8:00 – 3:30 pm
Nov. 25 No School: Scheduled SLP and Student Led Conferences 8:00 – 12:00 noon
Dec. 4 Mid-Quarter Progress Reports for 2nd Quarter Go Home With Students
Dec. 7-18 ASB Toy Drive/Canned Food Drive
Dec. 8-10 7th Grade History CBA
Dec. 9 Site Council Meeting 3:15 pm
Dec. 16 Winter Music Concert 7:00 pm
Dec. 17 Drama Club Performance 7:00 pm
|
Fall Student Led Conference Schedule @ DPMS |
The School Board has recently approved the following schedule for fall conferences at Deer Park Middle School on November 23-25. Please remember to check with each school as they may have a different schedule for conferences.
Monday, November 23: Students will be in school all day with evening conferences from 3:30-7:00pm.
Tuesday, November 24: A non-student day; conferences will be held from 8:00am-3:30pm.
Wednesday, November 25: A non-student half day; conferences will be held from 8:00am-12:00 noon.
|
Cross Country |
Congratulations to the DPMS Cross Country Team. The All League Meet was held at Bear Lake on Tuesday, October 13. Brady Bollum, Jason Aebischer, Jordan Hawley, Brody Nadeau and Kody Turner brought home the 1st place trophy for the boys. Zoey Mohr, Makenna Adams, Rose Kingma, Jadine Morris, Cassidy Krahn, Aislinn McCoy and Rebecca Perkins combined to take 2nd place in the girls bracket. The 6th grade team competed for the experience but are not scored. The entire team had a great season. Thanks to all the hard work from not just the team but also from Coach Alison Kenlein and Coach Lorie Selle.
|
DPMS Parent Group Meeting on October 20, 2009 |
Our first DPMS Parent Group meeting for the 2009-2010 school year will be held on Tuesday, October 20 from 6:00 - 7:00pm in the DPMS library. If you are a parent of a 6th, 7th or 8th grader attending DPMS or even a community member in Deer Park, you are invited to attend. Sheriff Deputy David Morris will be spending a few minutes with us presenting some information on gangs and violence. Please contact Principal Brent Seedall at 464-5807 if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!
|
After School Programs Continue to Get Students Involved |
Deer Park Middle School is continuing to offer an after school program which started on September 21. The “Stepping Stone Program” will run Monday-Friday from 3:00-6:00 pm. The bus leaves at 5:10 pm with a set route determined by those enrolled. Activities include the following: drama, open gym, cooking, book clubs, tutoring, homework help, computer lab and several other programs the students will create. We will also have Whitworth College students working in the program to support math, science and literacy curriculum in our building. Sign up packets are in the main office. For further questions, contact Gina Keller at 464-5838 or kellerg@dpsd.org.
|
Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Taken Seriously at DPMS |
Washington State passed House Bill #1444, which requires schools to intervene and take all steps necessary to stop bullying, harassment, and intimidation. The bill requires that all schools make it a priority to intervene and stop bullying and harassment that occurs in their building. “We were just kidding” and “They were just being middle school kids” is not an excuse for their behavior. We will be educating the students on what bullying and harassment is and what steps they will need to take if it is happening to them or they see it happening to someone else. It is our hope that we can make school a place where all kids feel safe and are free from being harassed, intimidated, or bullied. We will take all complaints very seriously and will do whatever we need to do to get kids to stop.
|
|
| DPMS Announcements |
Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 04/16/2008 02:38 PM by daviss
|
|
|
|
|
|
