Bulldog Drool Newsletter
September 23, 2022
In This Issue
News to Know
- NTMS 6th Grade Outdoor Education Camp
- PTSA Color Run
- Updated Student Information Needed
- Character Dare
- Set your email notifications for grade reports in Schoology
- A Note From Your NTMS Counselors
Message from the District Nurse
- Department of Health Guidance
- Free Covid Home Tests
- Menu
Substitute Teachers and Paras Needed
Community Resources
CALENDAR
September
26: 6th Grade Camp permissions Due
26: School Board Meeting (hybrid) 6pm
28: ACE Day Late Start! School begins at 9:45a! / Homework Club in the HUB after school 2:15-4p
29: Homework Club in the HUB after school 2:15p-4p
October
3-4: NTMS 6th Grade Outdoor Education Camp
17: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Collaboration Day
20: Picture Retakes
NTMS 6th Grade Outdoor Education Camp - Permissions/Forms/Payment due Monday Sep 26!
6th grade camp will be held on October 3rd & 4th at camp Arnold in Eatonville. This will not be an overnight camp. We will be busing the students from school to camp each day and then busing them back to school each evening. Students will need to be picked up each evening from North Tapps Middle School. On Monday October 3rd we will arrive back to school at 6:00pm. On October 4th we will arrive back to school at 8:00pm.
We are excited to bring the camp experience back for students. Camp is often the highlight of 6th grade and it is a great opportunity to bond with classmates and staff. While your child is at camp, they will take part in outdoor classes that include hikes, outdoor cooking, low ropes courses aimed around team building, art, and science classes. Teachers, para educators, counselors, and administrators all attend camp and teach our outdoor education classes.
6th Grade Camp Fee Payment Instructions
Please see attached document for the Liability & Medical Release Forms and more camp information.
PTSA Color Run
A huge THANK YOU to our AMAZING PTSA and all that helped make the PTSA Color Run a SUCCESS!!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Updated Student Information Needed
If you have not yet updated your child's Annual Student Information, please complete these forms as soon as possible. This process is required annually and replaces the paper forms that were sent home in the past.
These steps must be completed separately for each child.
Log in to Skyward Family Access using this link, or by clicking the Skyward button on the upper right side of the Dieringer website. The Skyward URL has changed since last school year. If you previously bookmarked the site, you will need to update it to the URL linked above. NOTE: This process cannot be completed in the Skyward Mobile App. You must use the link above.
**If you don’t know or have forgotten your user name or password, click here.**
Using the blue menu on the left, select Annual Student Information Update.
Read and follow the detailed instructions there to:
Step 1. Verify or update your student and family information
Step 2. Verify your family’s military status (required by state legislature)
Step 3. Verify your student’s race/ethnicity fields (required by WA state)
Steps 4 - 11: Complete the online forms regarding technology, health, housing, transportation, parent handbooks, and picture consent.
Step 12. Submit to complete the process.
This process replaces many of the required paper forms used in the past, and must be completed individually for each child. If you need assistance, please contact the school office.
This Week's Character Dare
Student Spotlight
Set your email notifications for grade reports in Schoology
In your Schoology parent account, you can customize how often you would like to receive an email grade report from Schoology. You can choose weekly or daily and select a time to receive a "Parent Email Digest." The Email Digest includes overall course grades, recent assignment grades, overdue submissions, upcoming events, and other recent activity.
You can also turn on/off Overdue Submission Emails. These overdue emails only include assignments that the teachers require to be submitted to Schoology. It does not include emails for overdue assignments that are turned in by hand to the teacher.
New parent account login credentials were emailed to parents the first week of school. If you did not receive your account information or you’re having trouble accessing your Schoology account, complete this Schoology Parent Account Help Form. Existing users will not be affected and did not receive an email.
A Note From Your NTMS Counselors
Message From the District Nurse
Updated Covid Guidelines
Free Covid Home Test
Did you know that you can order free Covid home tests from Washington State? Here is the website to order your free test for your family:
Washington State: https://sayyescovidhometest.org/
Terry Woodall, BSN, RN
District Nurse
Dieringer School District
Lake Tapps, WA
Substitute Teachers & Paras Needed!
Call Jade Hughes (253-862-2537) or stop by the District Office for more information. Applications can be found on our website under Employment!
**If you have a 4 year degree, you are eligible to be a substitute teacher!
Food Services
September Menu
Community Resources
Text Support Line - 741741
Pierce County Crisis Line 1-800-576-776 (24 hours)
National Suicide Prevention - 1-800-273-8255
Contact Information
Principal: David Uberti, duberti@dieringer.wednet.edu
Asst. Principal: Tyler Borden, tborden@dieringer.wednet.edu
Counselor: Jennifer Roscoe, jroscoe@dieringer.wednet.edu
Counselor: Kristine Brubaker, kbrubaker@dieringer.wednet.edu
Tech Coach: Dietrich Baker, dbaker@dieringer.wednet.edu
Website: https://ntms.dieringer.wednet.edu/
Location: North Tapps Middle School, 12th Street East, Bonney Lake, WA, USA
Phone: 253-862-2776