| Announcements |
DPMS Parent Group Meeting on March 16 |
| Our next Parent Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16 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. Deer Park School District Superintendent, Mick Miller, will be speaking to us and giving us an update on the legislative budget and how this might impact our school district. Mr. Miller will also give us a summary on how things are going in our school district. Please contact Principal Brent Seedall at 464-5807 if you have any questions. Our last Parent Group meeting for the school year will be held on May 18 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm in the DPMS library. We hope you can attend these meetings and support our school! |
Cinderella March 17 |
Our Drama/ Choir production of Cinderella will be on March 17th at 7:00 in the evening. Please come and support the hard work that our students in drama club have put in for this show. Drama Club is part of our 'Stepping Stone' after school program. The students stay after school and give up their free time to practice. It's a wonderful evening and great entertainment. Thank you Mrs. Porter for all you do to make these events possible.
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Student Led Conferences Scheduled for March 24-25 |
Deer Park Middle School will be hosting Student Led Conferences on Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25. Here is the schedule for these days:
Wednesday, March 24 - No School and Student Led Conferences 8:00am – 7:00pm
Thursday, March 25 - No School and Student Led Conferences 8:00am – 3:30pm
Parents of middle schoolers will soon receive more information regarding the Student Led Conference time for their student. Teachers will be contacting parents sometime in March by letter to schedule a Student Led Conference for their son or daughter.
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.
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End of 3rd Quarter Changes |
Due to our Student Led Conferences on March 24 and 25, DPMS is changing the ending date for 3rd quarter to March 19. Report cards will be handed out to parents during the Student Led Conferences.
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Nice Weather Has Arrived |
We are prediciting that the nice weather is going to stay around for a while. With this, we are going back to our regular schedule of opening the front doors at 8:10am to allow students to come in for breakfast. Please adjust your schedules accordingly.
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Read Across America |
As you may know, Tuesday, March 2nd is Dr. Suess' Birthday as well as NEA's Read Across America. Deer Park Middle School will be on an assembly schedule and spend the assembly time in our 7th period classes reading. We are encouraging the students to wear Dr. Suess hats or dress a book character with some simple prizes at lunch for those who come to the library in appropriate attire. Students will also be allowed to bring a stuffed animal to read with. We are always encouraaging students to read through our Reading Counts and Pizza Reading reward programs, but actually leading by example is the best way to encourage kids. Remind your child to dress-up, bring a stuffed animal or just their favorite book and help them get excited about reading!
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TO ALL DPMS STEPPING STONE FAMILIES: |
There will be a Parent Group Meeting open to all parents at Deer Park Middle School on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 in the library. I would like to personally invite you to attend to learn more about DPMS and the Stepping Stone Program. I hope to see you there!
Gina Keller
Stepping Stone Coordinator
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ATTENTION STEPPING STONE FAMILIES! |
We really need your help! We are in the process of sending the next round of Student Progress Reports home from the after school program. Please read it over with your child, sign it and return it to school. Also, the staff will be contacting you to discuss program components and your child's strengths. I hope you can take a few minutes to talk with them. We have been communicating with the regular school day staff regarding your student and what we can do in the after school program to best serve your child. If you have any questions, please contact me at 464-5838 or kellerg@dpsd.org.
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“Sweet Tooth” Sweetens Things Up at DPMS |
Chocolate suckers, bite-sized chocolates, caramel corn, white chocolate gorp, and flavored pretzels are just a few of the items sold by the students in Teri Goe’s living skills class. The Sweet Tooth, the name of their business, was founded in 2002 with a grant from the director of Special Services. The students participate in cooking, advertising, sales, and packaging. They also have to count change, do some bookkeeping, and learn about profit and loss.
The chocolates are made by melting chocolate and pouring it into molds. “Making chocolates and the other stuff is fun, “says student Hunter Bradford. Items are sold at school during the last 15 minutes of the lunches to students and staff. Prices range from $.25 to $3.50 for a solid chocolate Valentine heart. The sales coincide with holidays: Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Mother’s Day. Special chocolate boxes filled with candy are available for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. For Easter, a raffle is held for a basket filled with candy and a stuffed animal. “Each year we try to make a few changes and add something new to keep the sales interesting,” says Goe.
Response to the sales has been very good. There are even a few bus drivers who purchase goodies to support the students and some parents who stop by the school on sale days. Money the students earn pays for field trips. Lunch at the Pizza Factory followed by bowling at Deer Park Lanes usually happens in the spring. An end-of-the-year trip is planned for Wild Waters in Coeur d’Alene. “The trips are fun!” exclaims Katherine Schuler. Four years ago the class voted to purchase a refrigerator for the classroom to help with chocolate production.
This has been a great learning experience for all of Goe’s students. She explains, “Not only are the students making business decisions and learning about hygiene, they have to cooperate with others and use appropriate public behaviors. They seem to enjoy the food they make and I see confidence gains in many other areas, too. They aren’t afraid to try something new.” Hans Christensen likes making candy and says, “We cook a lot of good food and we’re proud that we make it.”
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6th Grade “Math Is Cool” Team Places Fourth at Mt. Spokane High School |
Ten Deer Park Middle School 6th grade students earned the fourth place team plaque recently at the regional “Math Is Cool” competition on February 5 at Mt. Spokane High School. The students completed a difficult forty question individual test and then competed in a team test. After a quick break for dinner, the competitors showed their mental math skills. The evening ended with three rounds of a Jeopardy- like game.
Congratulations to team members Austin Andersen, Jeff Cotter, Jacob Duncan, Jordan Helm, Marlowe Keller, Shelby Keller, Heidi Plough, Karisa Stark, Holly Wheaton and Coach Roger Plough.
Four of these ten students will be chosen to attend the “Math Is Cool” state competition in Moses Lake later this month. We wish them well and the best of luck in Moses Lake!
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| DPMS Announcements |
Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 04/16/2008 02:38 PM by daviss
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