Daniel Morgan Intermediate School
March 2019
March Dates to Remember
NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
1-31 - National Nutrition Month
1-31 National Women’s History Month
1-31 Music in Our Schools Month
1-31 School Social Work Month
1-31 Youth Art Month
1 Read Across America Day
3-9 National Foreign Language Week
4-8 National School Breakfast Week
UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS
4 - WPS Spelling Bee ~ 9:00 a.m. Library
13 - Quarter 3 - End of Grading Period
14 - No School ~ Teacher Work Day
15 - No School
18 - School for Students (changed due to a previous weather related absence)
21 - Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4:00 - 6:30
25 - Rising Grade 5 (currently in grade 4) Parent Information Night - 6:00 - 7:00
28 - Multicultural Family Night from 6:00 - 7:30
29 - No School ~ Teacher Professional Development Day
Positivity Project - March Character Strengths
OPM2 – Cheering others’ success 3 - 9
#OtherPeopleMatter
Love of Learning 10 - 16
Those with a love of learning are intrinsically motivated and engaged in a topic regardless of achieving an external standard. They enjoy learning simply for the sake of learning. They don’t need a prize or a high grade as a reward. Their reward is the process of doing the work and
improving.
Forgiveness 17 - 23
Forgiveness is the ability to move past being injured, and allow yourself to reconcile with the person who hurt you. Forgiveness can often be seen as a selfless act, but it also carries many benefits for those who practice it. Those who demonstrate forgiveness have the ability to move forward after someone has hurt them. Forgiveness is often rooted in the idea that all people are valuable and worthy of a second chance. Many who forgive have the ability to
consider things from another’s perspective.
Fairness 24–30
Fairness is the product of moral judgment – the process by which people determine what is morally right and what is morally wrong. Moral reasoning has been explored and analyzed in two main traditions: the justice reasoning approach and the care reasoning approach.
Humor 31–6
Humor is a sense of playfulness and lightness. It is a way of looking at and describing the world that brings laughter to people. A person with the strength of humor is skilled at seeing at the funny side of things, bringing smiles and laughter to others, and identifying and communicating the absurdities in life. People with this strength don’t specifically need to be joke tellers, although many are.
Intramurals
Daniel Morgan faculty and staff members offer after school activities for all DMIS students, who are in good standing. Intramurals are Monday thru Thursday from 3:30-4:25. A list of activities offered will be sent home with your child at the beginning of each month on the monthly newsletter. The sessions will be a month to month schedule, meaning the activities may be changing each month.
The activities may vary each session and some clubs may meet year round. Each student needs a signed permission slip to be able to attend any intramural. You only need to turn in one permission slip per child per year; it will cover all intramural activities they attend. These slips do not obligate your child to stay each day. They are free to attend whenever they choose. Please make sure you communicate with your student if they are staying so as a family you are all on the same page.
Transportation home from the intramural is provided by the Winchester City School System buses. Students must ride these buses home unless the student gives the supervising teacher a note from a parent giving them written permission to be picked up or walk home. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Jeremy States at 667-7171 extension 75206 or at states@wps.k12.va.us..
You can go to the DMIS website for the Intramural Schedule by clicking the link below or typing in the web address provided:
Intramural Page Or http://dmis.wps.k12.va.us/intramurals.html
SOL Testing coming soon...
May 14 - Reading 6
May 15 - Reading 5, Day 1
May 16 - Reading 5, Day 2
May 17 - Math 6
May 21 - Math 5
Expedited Retakes: May 22, 23, and 24