Which books would make your March Reading Madness bracket? Students in Mrs. Stockwell's classes learned about the "Sweet Sixteen" books last week. Students tracked their favorite books and ultimately selected their own championship book for the week. Students learned about authors Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Alan Gratz, and Chantele Sedgwick with this project.
Mrs. Stuckey's 6th grade students are reviewing Setting, Mood, & Tone for their ELA test using the online "Blooket "resource. Nice job preparing for success students!
Hello DMS Chieftain Families,
This is just a friendly reminder we will be having a half-day of school on Thursday, April 1st. Students will be attending their 5th-7th hours. Dismissal will be at 10:42 am.
Thank you,
Dr. Wightman
*Attention*
Math Tutoring is available at Dowagiac Middle School on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 - 3:30pm. Please arrange pickup for your student at the end of tutoring.
START YOUR ENGINES!!!! DMS Esports student athletes are getting qued up to play their next Rocket League match. You can watch us play live on Twitch.tv/DMSEsports starting at 5:15 pm. Good luck Chieftains!!!!!
Students in Mrs. Stockwell's English classes are using their career research to construct visual presentations. Students are learning about the different career pathways and gaining technology design experience on this project.
Coach Crawley and our DMS Wrestling Team are closing out their season tonight with a home match against Edwardsburg Middle School. Great job Chieftains on a good season!!
Our 8th grade Girls Basketball team made a good showing against Plainwell Middle School at today's game. Nice effort Chieftains!
Our 7th grade Girls Basketball team is working hard in their game against Plainwell Middle School. Keep up the good work Lady Chieftains!
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.
