The DMS 5
Weekly News for December 7-11
Produced by Digital Journalism students
Email: DMSTrojanTimes@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bcbe.org/dms
Location: Daphne Middle School, Daphne, AL, United States
Phone: 251-626-2845
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School News and Events
All students should complete their Istation learning path per their December tier group to help develop their reading skills. This is done for homework weekly, but may be done in elective classes.
12/8-12/12 Istation Reading Learning Path by tier
12/8-12/12 National Computer Science Education Week
12/9 Band Practice at Trojan Hall from 8:00 to 10:30 AM
12/9 All County Band tryouts at Trojan Hall from 2:30 to 6:00 PM
12/10 Choir Caroling Field Trip
12/12 Toys for Tots participants receive their extra break
12/12 Chess Practice
Sports
Soccer Tryouts:
Soccer tryouts for boys and girls will be from 3:30 to 5:00 12/8-12/11, and the following week, 12/15-12/17. You MUST have all paperwork turned in BEFORE you can try out. The boys will dress out right after school, and will meet outside at DMS and then walk over to Trione Park. Students that are planning to try out will need athletic clothes (P.E. Uniform is okay), athletic shoes (cleats suggested, but not required), and a bottle of water or a sports drink.
Basketball:
12/8 BB Games @ Bay Minette
12/11 BB Game Against Fairhope - Home
8th Grade Report
8th
12/8 IB Presentation to all 8th grade students
12/12 Humanities Mock Trial in the DMS Library from 1:15-3:00
12/12 Digital Journalism blogs and comments due
12/12 Peer Helper blogs and comments due
8B
Larisey- studying the Rise of Rome and preparing for midterm all week
Madison- finishing Hunger Games
Garafola- Algebra I-finishing Ch. 6
Garafola Pre-Algebra-Starting Ch. 4
Waites- Working on bridges (bridges are mid term exam) building and constructing picture
8A
Boone- Algebra I- Chapter 6.1, 6.2
Boone Pre-Algebra- coordinate geometry
White- Bottle Rockets, exam 12/16
Law- 12/12 Book Assessment on Algernon
Surrey- studying India, guest speaker on internet safety
7th Grade Report
12/8-12/12 S.K.Taylor sewing unit. Sewing aprons, pants, bags, and pillows.
12/8-12/12 Pearson writing and illustrating children’s books with iBooks author
12/12 Humanities Mock Trial in the DMS Library from 8:30-10:15
12/12 Digital Journalism blogs and comments due
12/12 Peer Helper blogs and comments due
12/12 Pearson 4 blogs, 8 comments due next week
12/12 Holt/ Duke current event due
12/16 Science exams
12/18 Linsey reproductive system test
SAVE the DATE
Mid-Term Exam Schedule
- Monday, Dec. 15 Social Studies /Elective(s)
- Tuesday, Dec. 16 Science / Language Arts
- Wednesday, Dec. 17 PE/ Make-up (Got Zero Bowling FT)
- Thursday, Dec. 18 Math/ Make-up
- Friday, Dec. 19 (half day) Make-up
ACT Aspire Standardized Test Dates
- April 20, 2015: ACT Aspire Science (Grades 3-8)
- April 21, 2015: ACT Aspire Reading (Grades 3-8)
- April 22, 2015: ACT Aspire Math (Grades 3-8)