DMS Community,

Families with learners currently in grades K-11 have the option of checking out their iPads for the summer months and be set for all of the 2023-24 school year! If interested in taking advantage of this, please review our 2023-24 iPad Loan Agreement and complete the iPad Loan Agreement activity registration in RevTrak (https://farmington-k12.revtrak.net). You may choose to either ENROLL or WAIVE the iPad Protection Plan. Enrollment in the optional $35 iPad Protection Plan for the 2023-24 academic year includes coverage for these summer months at no extra cost.

Please do not wait until the last minute. iPad Collections for Dodge Middle School are Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6. In order to participate in the Optional Summer iPad Checkout, all RevTrak registrations must be completed by Friday, June 2 by 3:00 PM. More information can be found below in the Dodge Dish.

Grade levels will be also distributing permission slips in the coming weeks for the following end of year celebrations. If any scholarships are necessary for these experiences, please contact the main office.

• 8th Grade - Valleyfair (Wednesday, June 7)
• 7th Grade - Bouncy Houses @ DMS (Wednesday, June 7)
• 6th Grade - Bowlero (Thursday, June 8)

Have a great weekend!

Andy Nelson, Principal

For your convenience, we’ve partnered with Sprout School Supplies for the 23-24 school year. Sprout offers prepackaged school supply kits customized to exactly match grade-specific classroom lists. Make back-to-school easier than ever and order your school supply kit today!

Supply kits will be available for pick-up at schedule picture day on Thursday, August 17. Order now at sproutsupplies.com with our School Code DMS001. A portion of sales comes directly back to DMS to support learner programs and incentives.

Families with learners currently in grades K-11 have the option of checking out their iPads for the summer months and be set for all of the 2023-24 school year! If interested in taking advantage of this, please review our 2023-24 iPad Loan Agreement and complete the iPad Loan Agreement activity registration in RevTrak (https://farmington-k12.revtrak.net). You may choose to either ENROLL or WAIVE the iPad Protection Plan. Enrollment in the optional $35 iPad Protection Plan for the 2023-24 academic year includes coverage for these summer months at no extra cost.

Please note that if you have not used RevTrak yet, you will need to create an account and know your child’s Student ID number to complete the registration process. If you used RevTrak for completing this past year’s 2022-23 iPad Loan Agreement, the system has saved your parent and child account information. You will still need to know your learner’s Student ID number (available from the Campus Parent app) AND also need to use your child’s complete last name as we have it in our Infinite Campus student information system. IF the Student ID and associated Last Name do not exactly match OR you attempt to register for an option you are not eligible, you will see an “invalid” Student ID error message. For more information and troubleshooting, please see our resource on “iPad Loan Agreement Troubleshooting Tips”

For step-by-step directions, the district RevTrak e-Guides are available from within RevTrak. These district-created resources may also be translated into over 100 different languages by using the “Translate” button in the upper right corner of the RevTrak window. Please be sure to choose your child's current school when completing the iPad Loan Agreement activity in RevTrak.

After completing the selected iPad Loan Agreement in RevTrak and finishing the “checkout” process, you are emailed a receipt confirming the successful registration and the information is recorded for your child’s school.

Please do not wait until the last minute. iPad Collections for Dodge Middle School are Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6. In order to participate in the Optional Summer iPad Checkout, all RevTrak registrations must be completed by Friday, June 2 by 3:00 PM.

Thank you for your interest, help, and ongoing support!

Attention Girls Soccer Players/Families: Any girls who are interested in playing middle school or high school soccer next school year please read this attachment. In the attachment you will find important dates for this summer and fall, coach contact info, girls soccer social media and Schoology information, and summer soccer camp information.

Are you wondering what to plan for your child’s summer? Community Education has several camp and class opportunities for youth ages 2-grade 12! Summer camps span a wide range of activities, including Art, Music, Sports, Theater, Academics, STEM, and much more! There is plenty for families to choose from to fit everyone’s interest!

To see a list of our offerings in our Catalog, click here.

Know what you want to sign up for? Click here to register!

Fee assistance is available for students who receive free and reduced lunch, or have extenuating circumstances. To apply, please fill out a request at https://bit.ly/192CEFeeAssist.

Registration for summer instrumental music offerings including pops band, jazz band, ukulele, and semi-private lessons is now open. These offerings are available to learners entering grades 6-9 for the 2023-2024. Please check the flyer for more details.

Click on the link to register: https://tce.me/ikgWxs

Please contact Tara Michlitsch with questions: tmichlitsch@farmington.k12.mn.us

For years, Farmington Community Education has offered intramural co-ed basketball and an intramural co-ed combination of football & soccer. Starting in Fall 2023, Farmington CE will now be your source for the following interscholastic middle school sports: girls volleyball, girls tennis, girls soccer, boys soccer. Wrestling will be offered in the winter; and track & field will be offered in the spring.

Interscholastic Opportunities: this is for participants to compete against other middle schools in the BSC (Big Suburban Conference) as done previously. It is important to note that school-bus transportation will not be available to or from those other schools on meet/match days.

Continued intramural opportunities in co-ed football & soccer will be offered again in the fall and in co-ed basketball in the winter. Those will entail a combination of teaching of basic skills and drills and some game-like opportunities against others in the program. All participants are from Dodge and Boeckman. The after school shuttle bus will still be available for middle school students that need to get to the other building.

Registration opens June 28.

For more information visit http://bit.ly/192CEMiddleSchoolSports.

For more information, feel free to email middleschoolsports@farmington.k12.mn.us

Only a click away, the Free Meals for Kids mobile app will help families and kids find free meals at schools and other sites across Minnesota.

How it works:

1. Download the Free Meals for Kids app to your cell phone.
2. Use the app to find the nearest site providing meals by GPS.
3. Click on the nearby site and use the Site Updates tab for more details.
4. Share the app with friends, neighbors and on social media.

Free Meals for Kids can be downloaded at Apple or Google Play app stores. There are free meal sites across the state at schools and community locations. The app provides location, directions to the site and hours and days of operation. More sites are added daily. For more information: www.hungerimpactpartners.org.

Download the free app via the app store on your smartphone, simply search "Free Meals for Kids”
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/summer-eats-minnesota/id1230666424

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.p3703BA&hl=en_US

Farmington School District has some great opportunities for you! Have you ever thought about subbing as a teacher? Here is your chance to get more information about it. It is a great way to have the same schedule as your children and be involved in the schools. Effective Dec. 1st, sub pay will increase to $185.00. The links below will bring you to a website that will give you more information on how to get a license.

https://mn.gov/pelsb/assets/Short%20Call%20Substitute%20Teaching%20License%20Guidance%20POST_tcm1113-451855.pdf

https://mn.gov/pelsb/assets/Application%20for%20a%20Short-call%20Substitute%202021%20POST_tcm1113-485445.pdf

Also, please check out the other opportunities in the Farmington School District.

https://www.farmington.k12.mn.us/news/what_s_new/we_re_hiring_

Please take some time to visit the DMS Website where you will find an abundance of helpful information to support your middle school student. Dodge Dish is an electronic publication that you will receive via email every week from our principal Mr. Nelson and the Dodge Dish is always available on the DMS website under “Social Media”. It is very helpful to take time to read through this publication to keep updated on upcoming events and happenings.

Download your free app for Campus Parent ​app (parents/guardians) or the Campus Student app (students) from your device's mobile app store for real-time access to grades, attendance, schedules, announcements and more!

If a student will be absent, a parent/guardian must call Dodge Middle School’s attendance line at 651-460-1505 before 10:00 am each day of the absence. If the school does not receive a call from the parent/guardian the day of the absence, an automated phone call will be placed letting you know your student has been marked absent from school. To request a pre-excused absence, a parent/guardian needs to complete the online “Request to Waive Unexcused Status of Absence” form. This link can also be accessed by visiting the Dodge Middle School webpage under “QUICK LINKS” and “Pre-Arranged Student Absence”.

RevTrak is an electronic enrollment program and online payment system used by Farmington Public Schools (ISD #192). Parents need to create an account with RevTrak to complete the iPad loan agreement for their student; completed iPad loan agreements are required for students to receive a school issued iPad. To create an online account with RevTrak and complete the iPad loan agreement please click HERE. If you need further assistance navigating RevTrak you can click Step by Step Directions to Completing the iPad Loan Agreement.