Hello DMS Chieftains,
On Monday, March 15th we will be initiating a new option for our families who drop their child off in the morning. This is being done to help relieve some of the traffic people are experiencing on Riverside Dr. To accomplish this goal, we are opening up our back parking lot for families who wish to park and wait for our doors to open at 7:20 am. To assist you in avoiding getting caught between our buses when exiting, we have designated an area for parents to make use of which can be viewed in the provided image. Please note our recommended traffic flow diagram for this process. As always, we appreciate your patience and cooperation.
Thank you for your support.
Dr. Wightman
Mrs. Collins' 7th grade math class has been working on using inverse operations to solve 1 step equations. We played the Gimkit game "Tell No One" (Similar to Among Us) to review for a test.
Students participating in Disc Golf in Mrs. Frontczak's Physical Education class.
We would like to congratulate our DMS Chieftains for their amazing efforts in school for the month of February!! Keep up the great work!!
8th graders in Mrs. Frontczak's PE class end day two their basketball unit with a whole class game of "Knockout." Today’s skill focus was shooting.
Eighth grade students in Mrs. Cummings' science class are learning about the motion of objects in our sky due to Earth's rotation. Today, they learned how to read a Star Wheel and observed how stars appear to move in our sky throughout the night and year.
Hello DMS Chieftain Families,
We wanted you to be aware we have mailed out student progress reports for the 3rd Card Marking on Friday, March 5th. You should receive your copy sometime this week. Please feel free to contact any of your child's teachers if you have any questions about your son's or daughter's performance. We are here to help.
Thank you for your continued support!
Dr. Wightman
Congratulations to all of our AWARD WINNING DMS artists! Many of our students have earned recognition for the work they produced for the 2021 Box Factory Art Exhibit under the direction of Art Teacher Mrs. Tavolacci. A special virtual awards ceremony is scheduled or Thursday, March 25th at 6:30 pm where students will be honored. If you would like to view the ceremony live, you can access it by selecting the following weblink at the designated time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhYeIQCxFeE
Prior to the ceremony, you can get a "sneak preview" of the show by selecting the following weblink below: https://communitystudentartexhibition.smugmug.com/Middle-School-2D/
WAY TO GO DMS CHIEFTAINS!!
DMS has started their 1st Esports Team with the help and generous support of Southwestern Michigan College's ETS (Education Talent Search) Program. Student Athletes will be participating in weekly matches with other middle schools around the country on Thursday's at 5:00 pm (Rocket League) and Friday's at 7:00 pm (Fortnite) now through April. You can watch us play on our Twitch channel which can be streamed live at: Twitch.tv/DMSEsports
GO CHIEFTAINS!
Students in Ms. Rezek's STEM class present information they researched about prominent Scientists during Black History Month. Students did an amazing job presenting and answering questions from their peers about the inventors they selected!
8th grade students in Mrs. Cummings' Science class are learning about the motion of objects in our sky due to Earth's rotation. Today, they learned how to read a Star Wheel and observed how stars appear to move in our sky throughout the night and year.
Hello Chieftain Families,
We wanted to make you aware there was a brief power outage that occurred today at approximately 1:30 pm. Fortunately, students were able to complete their day. We have been informed this issue has been resolved and power has been restored. We thank everyone for their help and cooperation during this situation.
Dr. Wightman
Seventh graders in Mrs. Cromer's English class are playing an interactive vocabulary game to practice their understanding
6th grade students are learning how to sew in Mrs. Leighton's Life Skills class.
8th grade Math students are learning how to solve multi-step equations in Mrs. VanPeteghem's class! Show us the way CHIEFTAINS!
7th grade students in Mr. Schuchardt's Science class are learning about the phase changes of matter in a dry ice experiment. Looks like Science!
Students in Mr. Kelver's REWARDS Science Reading course wrap up their unit on Atomic Theory by contrasting the structures of atoms and elements in a T-chart
During the 'Distance Learning' day on 2/16/2021, some of Mrs. Leighton's Life Skills students made some 'Snow Ice Cream'
Mrs. Leighton's class researched stains and how to get them out of different types of fabrics and materials in Life Skills.
8th Graders in Mrs. Stockwell's class were hard at work researching a theme related to Valentine's Day. Students created One Pager digital posters to show their learning on their chosen topics such as chocolate, the history of the holiday, and flowers.
