FOX FEATURES WEEKLY UPDATE
JANUARY 11, 2019
UPCOMING EVENTS
- EXAMS 2ND & 5TH PERIODS
- C-TEAM BASKETBALL vs. CHAPIN @DFMS
- PTSA SPIRIT NIGHT BJ'S 4PM-8PM
TUESDAY 1/15/2019
- MAKE-UP EXAMS
WEDNESDAY 1/16/2019
- MAKE-UP EXAMS
- END OF SEMESTER 1
THURSDAY 1/17/2019
- 3RD QUARTER BEGINS
- 2ND SEMESTER STARTS
- C-TEAM BASKETBALL vs. MEADOW GLENN @MEADOW GLENN
- PTSA REFLECTIONS CELEBRATION MEDIA CENTER 6PM-8PM
FRIDAY 1/18/2019
SEMESTER EXAM DATES
- Monday, January 14 - (2nd and 5th periods)
- Tuesday, January 15 - Exam makeups
- Wednesday, January 16 -Exam makeups
STUDENT MAKE-UP DAYS
- Friday, March 29. Students will attend school on this day, which was previously scheduled as a Teacher/Student Holiday.
- Monday, April 22. Students will attend school on this day, which was previously scheduled as a Staff Development/Teacher Work Day.
FRONT OFFICE SURVEY
VOTE FOR DFMS TODAY!!!
The Innovation Generation Contest invites educators and community adults to vote daily for a school of their choice for a chance to win a $25,000 MakerSpace! We have until March 3rd so vote DAILY by bookmarking this link.
Vote using this link:
C-TEAM BASKETBALL
YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE!!!
FIRST SEMESTER CHORUS CLASSES
DISTRICT MUSICAL
TECHNOLOGY CORNER
For all information about our District 5 Instructional Technology Initiative, please visit the iFive Initiative website.
In our district, we use Google Apps for Educations, which is a suite of apps that can help increase student skills such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. The following list includes teaching and learning tools which are available for students and teachers in School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties.
Google Classroom: Collaboration tool for teachers and students to help organize and streamline the classroom
Google Docs: Documents come to life with editing and styling tools to help easily format text and paragraphs
Google Sheets: Spreadsheets for analyzing, visualizing, and charting data
Google Forms: Quick & easy surveys to gather information
Google Slides: Presentation tool that makes it easy to tell stories
Google Drawings: Graphics and flowchart creation with shapes, text, and images
Google Mail: Email, contacts, tasks, and communications
Google Calendar: Scheduling, calendars, and appointments
Google Sites: Webpage creation and publishing
In the coming weeks, students will be exploring some more in-depth information about each of these apps during their Wednesday Den lessons.
IMPORTANT 8TH GRADE INFORMATION
Team 82: January 14-16
Team 83: January 17-18; 22-23
If you have a question regarding your meeting date and time or if you need to reschedule your appointed time, please feel free to call our School Counseling office at (803) 476-4805.
A few other important dates to keep in mind for 8th-grade students:
High School Open Houses
- January 15-31, 2019
- See specific dates by school listed below
Student Magnet Choice Application Window
- January 22 - February 4, 2019
Notification Emails to Students/Families
- February 11, 2019
Student Acceptance Window
- February 11-18, 2019
Open Houses:
Chapin High School
1/15/2019
6:30 p.m.
Spring Hill High School
1/17/2019
6:30 p.m.
Irmo High School
1/24/2019
6:30 p.m.
Dutch Fork High School (STEM)
1/31/2019
6:00 p.m.
PTSA CORNER
Hello Silver Fox families!
SPIRIT NIGHT:
BJ's Restaurant on Harbison Blvd. will be hosting our next spirit night this coming Monday, January 14th, 4p-8p. They are generously donating 20% of all food and drink sales. Please see the attached flyer. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COPY OF THE FLYER AT THE RESTAURANT. They were passed out to students during Den. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k1LMWOx8tY2KleOQ998VikC_sczbmw62/view?usp=sharing
REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST:
A Big Thank you to all of our students that entered the Reflections Art Contest. We will have 5 students moving on to the state level competition. They will be announced at the Dinner & Award Ceremony for the participants on Thursday, Jan. 17th from 6-7:30 at DFMS.
SPIRIT WEAR:
You can order spirit wear on our website all year at www.dutchforkspiritwear.com
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT:
Help us Spotlight a teacher? We want to reward and acknowledge teachers going above and beyond.
Please email us and tell us why you think a teacher is going above and beyond our school. Every teacher nominated will have their morning duty or lunch duty for special area teachers taken care of for a day. The teachers truly appreciate knowing what they do matters and the break that comes with it. To nominate a teacher send an email to DFMIDDLEPTSA@gmail.com. Please add the teachers name, grade and why you are nominating them.
BOX TOPS:
Box Tops are accepted year-round in the front office at DFMS. Keep collecting Box Tops our next contest will be in February. Don’t forget to download the Bonus Box Top App. Make sure you sign up to support our school DFMS ID# 584789.
NOTE:
If you have any ideas or suggestions please send us an e-mail. Share your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you!
DUTCH FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Website: lexrich5.org/dfms
Location: 1400 Old Tamah Rd, Irmo, SC 29063, USA
Phone: (803) 476-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dutch-Fork-Middle-School-549147891811317/