DMS Viking News
Dulles Middle School- 500 Dulles Ave.Sugar Land, TX 08.24.20
Message from the DMS Principal, Mrs. Knox
DMS Viking Parents,
Our DMS Faculty and Staff want you to know what a privilege it is to serve and teach your students. We are enjoying our time with our Viking Family and we are working each day to equip our students as we re-imagine what it looks like to teach and learn in a virtual world!
We have welcomed well over 1450 students to our virtual classrooms and we could not have done it without your help. Thank you for standing in the gap with us as we work to reach each and every student. Thank you for being patient with any technical challenges that may have occurred, and for embracing any learning curves of your own. We count ourselves blessed to partner with such an amazing and supportive parent community.
Mark your calendars for our Virtual Open House Event on September 3, 2020 from 7:00-7:45 pm. Next week, parents will receive links and instructions for accessing our Virtual Open House. Parents will have access to informational videos from each content area and elective course to preview at your own convenience. The live portion will be conducted from 7:00-7:45 pm on September 3, 2020. During that time, parents will have the opportunity to engage teachers in a Q & A event as well as have access to a live Tech Support Q&A.
Have a great week of learning!
Sincerely,
Dee Knox, Principal
Renaissance Star 360 Assessment
Dear Families,
As you may already know, our school uses Renaissance Star 360 Assessments to help teachers understand what students know and what they are ready to learn next. Typically, these assessments are given throughout the school year to monitor student progress and are administered in the school setting. Part of our normal testing plan includes a fall, beginning of the year assessment. After careful consideration, knowing the value of this data to make informed instructional decisions for your child, we will be administering the assessment remotely.
All students will take the Ren 360 Math screener Tuesday August 25th during Advisory and Ren 360 Reading screener Friday August 28th during Advisory.
Thank you,
Math and ELA Department
Student Login and Password Help:
Need help locating your student’s login and password? Click on the link and follow the job aid.
https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/125475
Attention 6th Graders: Your password has been reset to FORTBENDSCHOOL+last 4 digits of the student’s ID number (example – FORTBENDSCHOOL1234).
Hint: All student email addresses end in @student.fortbendisd.com
Optional Parent Training and Help Sessions Offered at DMS
Dulles Middle School is happy to partner with families to provide support for online learning. Click on the handout below for additional support. The document provides links to training parents may view at their own pace.
Wifi Hotspot Update
Our DMS loaner hotspots have arrived on campus and can be signed out to parents that requested by request at the campus. Pick-up times are between 9 am-11 am or 2 pm-3 pm weekdays. Thank you for your patience.
Attention: Parents of ELL Students – 2020 TELPAS Reading & Listening and Speaking Scores
FBISD 1LINK
Online learning can open a world of new possibilities; however, it can also come with its fair share of challenges. Easy access should not be one of those challenges. This Fall, Fort Bend ISD is proud to introduce 1Link (Powered by ClassLink).
1Link is a single sign-on platform that allows students, teachers and staff to utilize one username and password to access their digital resources and tools including Schoology and Clever. Single sign-on is an essential tool for productive remote learning. 1Link is web-based and available from the classroom or at home and can be accessed from a computer or mobile device.
All actively enrolled FBISD students can access 1Link using their district email (Ex. john.d1@student.fortbendisd.com) and network password. New student enrollees will be granted access upon completion of the enrollment process. Parents must log in to Skyward Family Access to retrieve password credentials for their student(s), which can be found in the Online Forms section of Skyward Family Access. Instructions for the retrieval of student password information can be found on the Fort Bend ISD website.
For more information about 1Link, please visit www.fortbendisd.com/1link.
Access 1Link at 1link.www.fortbendisd.com.