Duxbury Middle School

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71 ALDEN STREET, DUXBURY MA 02332 PHONE: 781-934-7640 FAX: 781-934-6084

WEBSITE: WWW.DUXBURY.K12.MA.US

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Important Dates

October 6

8th Grade baby pictures

due

6th Grade Movie

Matinee

October 9

No School

October 10 – 13

Nature’s Classroom for

8th Graders

October 18

Sean Stellato

Motivational Speaker

October 19

School Photos

October 20

Prof. Dev. Day

No school for students

November 10

Veteran’s Day

No School

November 22

Dismissal at 11:20 for

Thanksgiving break

November 23 & 24

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Hello DMS Community,

Congratulations to this week’s

“Dragons of the Week”:

Brent Watts, Andrew Tenney, Myles Hall, Charlotte

Maxwell and Dennis Lee

These Dragons have been recognized for positive

attitude, achievement, and effort in the classroom.

They display consistent academic excellence,

commitment and interest in school, class leadership,

and exemplary effort and behavior!

Great work!

Breakfast is available from 7:45am – 8:15am in

the DMS Cafeteria

8th Grade Baby Pictures Announcement 8thgrade students, we need your baby pictures for the 2017-

2018 yearbook. Please give your picture or scan and email to Mrs. Sullivan or

Mrs. Postler by Friday, October 6th.

Please have your name and homeroom gently written on the back of the

photo. Pictures will be returned we are done scanning them. Mrs.Sullivan’s Room B235 Mrs.Postler’s Room B132

• Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/DMSAnnouncement

Coming this Friday – October 6th 6th Grader Movie Matinee is this Friday, October 6th from 3:00 to 5:30 in the

Presentation Hall.

Vote for your choice of movie on the 6th Grade Schoology Group and remember

voting ends Tuesday at midnight.

E.T., Coraline, Hocus Pocus, Pirates of the Caribbean, Nightmare Before

Christmas

Sean Stellato Sean P. Stellato is an NFLPA, NBPA, and CFLPA Certified Sports Agent,

motivational speaker, and author. He has negotiated contracts with the Eagles,

Patriots’, Jaguars, Packers and many other teams.

He will be speaking to our DMS students on October 18th in the PAC

beginning at 10:45am and ending at 12:00pm.

Parents are welcomed to attend this presentation. Please remember to park in

visitor parking and enter through the DHS doors.

Welcome to DMS! The PTO needs your donation so we can

ensure the upcoming school year is successful for your children.

Please donate to the PTO and help us fund activities for DMS. You don’t need to volunteer to join, but we do need donations to sustain and increase the events we host for students and teachers throughout the year. The DMS PTO raises money to fund the following programs:

➢ WEB Day Pizza lunch (welcome for incoming 6th graders) ➢ 6th grade agendas ➢ 6th grade Halloween social ➢ Spring Fling (7th & 8th grade social) ➢ 8th grade Promotion ➢ 8th grade t-shirts ➢ Teacher Appreciation Breakfast/Lunches ➢ DMS Author Series (funding for each grade to meet/Skype with an author of a

summer reading list book) Membership/Donation Drive Weekly Prize Through Nov. 30, we will pick a weekly winner from PTO donations. Each $20 donation receives one entry in the raffle. The more you donate, the more times you are entered. Winners receive a $5 gift certificate to a local business - FarFar’s, Westwinds, French Memories, My Little Bakery, Uncommon Grounds and more!

DONATE TODAY

Donation Fee: $20.00 (You don’t have to join or volunteer) Additional donation amount: $________ Total Amount Enclosed: $________

Please make checks payable to DMS PTO and return via your child’s backpack or mail to

DMS PTO c/o Duxbury Middle School, Alden Street, Duxbury MA 02332 You can also donate online at https://www.duxbury.k12.ma.us/domain/135

Do you have a Stop & Shop card? The DMS PTO can earn money for each dollar you spend. Just visit the A+ Customer Registration area at www.stopandshop.com/aplus and enter your Stop & Shop Card number, the first three letters of your last name and our school ID number 08976. It’s as easy as that! Thanks for your support!

Jessica Bettencourt Jennifer Coan Lori Hillstrand Cristin Mitchell Stephanie Murphy Sarah Rhinesmith Michelle Kelly Stephanie Handfield ** Week 3 $5 Raffle Winner

Margaret Hulett Kealy O’Brien Christopher Maloney Rajush Maskey Sarah Graham Anne Marie Papandrea Denise Chatfield Melissa Rosenbladt Ann Giambertone Ylana Stewart Kerin Lowe Angela Chase Deborah Conley Margaret Jordan Sarah Keating Daniel Romanelli Karlos Bustos Susan Kertanis Karin Templeton Kristin Gearin Alison Estabrooks Karen Gordon Melanie Greenan

Thank you to all those families that

have recently donated to the DMS

PTO:

It’s not too late to join/ donate. Please go

online to:

https://www.duxbury.k12.ma.us/domain/135

From now through November 30, we will pick a

weekly winner from the PTO donations. Each

$20 donation receives one entry in the raffle.

The more you give, the more chances you have

to win! Winners receive a $5 gift card to a local

business such as FarFar’s, Westwinds, French

Memories, My Little Bakery, Uncommon

Grounds and more!

News from the Library Be sure to ask your 6th grader about our brand new DMS Mock Newbery

Program, funded by book fair proceeds. We are reading an assortment of NEW

middle school fiction and voting on our top choice for the DMS Mock Newbery

Award. Perhaps we will choose the same book as the Newbery Medal which is

awarded in February 2018.

DMS Drama News Calling all DMS Drama Families: ACT/Adults Caring for Theatre is hosting the

Annual Drama Family Club Pizza Party on Wednesday October 11th, 6-7pm in

the DHS Breadboard. We would love for you to join us and learn more about the

HS Drama program, meet new friends, and get a sneak preview of the DHS Fall

Festival of Plays!

Cost is only $5/person or $20 cap per family. Make it an easy dinner night, and

come learn more about the Drama program. Please RSVP by 10/5

to kwonkka@outlook.com

They're baaack!

Beginning Monday, October 2nd, in honor of national Breast Cancer Awareness

Month, Duxbury Football will be selling their 2017 edition

PINK SHIRT! These long sleeve pink shirts sell for $20 each and all proceeds will go to the

Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth Cancer Center, keeping your donations

local. These shirts sell out every year - don't miss out! Shirts will be for sale

outside the Cafeteria before school and during all lunches. Cash or checks

accepted.

Wear PINK this Friday to show support

DUX BURYFOOTBALL

$20

ALL proceeds to

BIDPlymouth Cancer Center

and

Boys’ & Girls Club of Dorchester

7th & 8th Grade Social Thank you to our very own DJ - Peter Stanwood for a great play list at the 7th &

8th grade social! Thank you to all the donations and chaperones - we had close to

200 students!!

Thank you to our Student Council and PTO

for putting such a fun and successful event!

What is Teacher Spotlight?

Brief “about me” spotlighting the wonderful teachers and work they are doing with our students at DMS. Look for a couple new teachers each week!

This week we are spotlighting Anne Wargo & Meaghan Davey

Duxbury Music Promoters is a parent and community volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the music departments, teachers, and students of Alden, DMS, and DHS through efforts including fundraising, publicity, and concert event support.

DUXBURY MUSIC EVENTS & NEWS

Upcoming Music Events

Musical Auditions 10/2, 10/3, & 10/4/17

Music Promoters Meeting 10/10/17 @ 7:30pm

Fall String Fest 10/16/17 @ 7:30pm

Fall Band Fest 10/17/17 @ 7:30pm Fall Choral Fest 11/2/17 @ 7:30pm

Download Dress and Tux Information Documents Here:

DRESS & TUX INFO

DRESS GUIDELINES

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DMP Membership

Last school year DMP had only 62 members from approximately

1,300 students that participate in performance groups.

Please consider donating or joining. We need new families to get

involved with fundraising ideas, social & print media updates,

sharing bake goods & setup of events to keep support of our amazing

music program!

Submit your 2017-18 Annual Membership

All donations are tax deductible (non-profit organization).

Eighth Note $25 Quarter Note $50 Half Note $100

Whole Note $200+ - Receive 4 reserved seats for every requested

student concert.

Symphony Level $500 Benefactor Level $100

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2017 Carnegie Commission Piece Fundraiser

The Duxbury Music Promoter Organization is honoring Director Ric

Madru's 35 years in Duxbury Schools by commissioning an original

composition to be performed at Carnegie Hall by the Duxbury Music

High School Ensemble Groups on February 8, 2018.

Please contribute to this honor by November 20.

Missed a

Concert?

View Past Concerts

Listen to previous band

performances on Jill

Noerenberg's Soundcloud

Follow us on Twitter!!

@Duxburymusic

Like Us On Facebook &

Twitter And Receive

Updates

Become A Duxbury

Music Supporter

Today!

Thank you parents for making morning drop-off

go smoothly and students getting to class on time!

Thank you to our DMS PTO for the beautiful

plants for our school!

DSU NEWS

DSU AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Are you finding the workload is just starting to ramp up for your DMS student?

Our CEO program attracts the entire spectrum of students from the highly

motivated to the student who needs executive function and academic

support. https://www.duxstudentunion.com/ceo-program/

We also have a bargain $199 All Access drop in program for students needing a

landing pad after school between activities on campus.

DSU IS CAMP CENTRAL

Join us for Green Halloween on Friday October 20th with a breakfast club

and late pick up option. Our Green Halloween camp day will test participants

creativity, endurance and wackiness with jack-o-lantern inspired caramel apples,

outdoor relays, mental challenges and much more. Bring your bathing suit

and towel for Percy Walker fun. Pack your lunch or purchase Benchwarmers

pizza. Space is limited. To sign up for camp, go to duxburystudentunion.com