Duxbury Middle School

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1 Duxbury Middle School WEEKLY NEWS STRIVE FOR SUCCESS EVERY DAY IN A CARING, RESPECTFUL, LEARNING COMMUNITY 71 ALDEN STREET, DUXBURY MA PHONE: WEBSITE: OCTOBER 26, 2015 Important Dates Follow DMS on DMSAnnouncement on Twitter October 26 th No School for Students Teacher Prof. Day October 30 th 6 th Grade Social Spooktacular 2:45-5:00 October 30 th 8 th Grade Baby Pictures Due November 4 th School Committee 7:00 PM Alden 104 November 11 th No School Veteran s Day Observed Attention: Parents of Nature's Classroom Attendees Parents or designated adults PLEASE collect your child's medications left over from Nature's Classroom at the DMS nurse's office by Friday, October 30th. After that date, the medications will be discarded. Any questions, please call. Thank you, Donna Doyle, RN If your child is missing any items the office has a lost and found from the trip. DMS PTO Remember to sign up at

2 Communication At DMS, we encourage open communication and we make it a goal to respond within 24 hours of an , phone call and/or note. However, in today s busy world, you might find yourself typing an quickly and hitting send. Given that many of us must communicate via we should all be aware of the fact that s can have a tone. Just as a reminder, please be courteous of the being sent. Thank you DMS School Council Openings DMS has parent openings for our School Council. Interested candidates please submit a letter of interest and a brief personal or professional bio to School Council Elections. Letters may be ed to the DMS Principal, Blake Dalton at bdalton@duxbury.k12.ma.us or dropped off in the DMS office. Change of Address, Phone, or If you have moved, have a new phone number, and/or a new primary address; please change your information with the Duxbury School Registrar, Ann Dunleavy. changes in contact information to adunleavy@duxbury.k12.ma.us Duxbury Music Present the DHS Fall Concerts Beginning Tuesday Come and listen to the music of the DHS Orchestra Groups - Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7:30, DHS Band Groups - Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30, and DHS Choral Groups - Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30. We also take this time to honor the memory of our Duxbury Music Director from , Art Johnson, who passed away this summer. Excitement is building for the DMP Online Holiday Auction. Auction Items (Ex. gift certificates, business donations, sporting event tickets, artisan items, gift baskets assembled from personal donations) are being collected. Contact Christine Donnelly at DuxburyMusicPromoters@gmail.com if you have a donation or can help us out by joining the auction committee. Stay up to date with Duxbury Music News and DMP events by subscribing to DMP on our website -

3 Dance! DMS WEB 6 th Grade SPOOKTACULAR! Friday, October 30th 2:45 5:00pm Halloween Movie! Face Painting! Cookie Decorating! Mummies! Games! Knock Out!! Costume Contest! Prizes! More! Snacks & Drinks! Donuts on a String! Arts & Crafts!

4 First Chapter Friday Grade 6 November 20th during lunch Bring a bag lunch with you to the library on Friday, November 20th to learn about the exciting, new books available for you. Dessert provided. What do we do at FCF? We talk about books, trends in writing, and listen to the first few paragraphs of a current favorite. FCF is a great way to spend your 6 th grade lunch period with others who like reading. Because we only have the lunch block, please bring your lunch to school that day and come right to the library at the bell. We will be in the Library Conference Room, room C th graders, the program is free, but you MUST register in the library. Space limited to 30 students. Mrs. Potash apotash@duxbury.k12.ma.us if you have any questions.

5 Attention 6 th Graders Author/Illustrator Dave Roman can t wait to talk with you! Dave will Skype with 6 th grade teams on 11/3. To celebrate his upcoming Skype visit with teams 6A and 6B, the library is giving away a copy of Astronaut Academy. Stop by the library to enter, one entry per 6 th grader. Also, Westwinds Bookshop is offering 10% off on any of Dave s books through November with this flyer. Thanks to the DMS PTO for its generous support.

6 8 TH GRADE STUDENTS We need your BABY PICTURES for the yearbook. Please give your picture or scan and to Mrs. Sullivan or Mrs. Postler by Friday, October 30 th. Please have your name and homeroom gently written on the back of the photo. Pictures will be returned when we are done scanning them. Mrs. Sullivan s Room B235 Mrs. Postler s Room B132