FOX FEATURE WEEKLY UPDATE
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS
- SC GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON CAMPUS
- SCHOOL-WIDE ACTS OF KINDNESS FOOD DRIVE STARTS
TUESDAY 10/02/2018
- C-TEAM VOLLEYBALL GAME vs. CHAPIN @CHAPIN 04:30 PM-7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY 10/03/2018
- PSAT WORKSHOP 3:45 PM- 4:45 PM DFMS CAFETERIA
- C-TEAM FOOTBALL vs. LEXINGTON MIDDLE @DFHS
- C-TEAM VOLLEYBALL vs. WHITE KNOLL @DFMS
FRIDAY 10/05/2018
- SCHOOL-WIDE ACTS OF KINDNESS FOOD DRIVE ENDS
- PTSA FUNDRAISER CLOSING CELEBRATION DURING DENS
JR. BETA CLUB
DF SWIM TEAM
YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE NOW!!!
PSAT INFORMATION
8th GRADE FIELD TRIP
FCA NEWS
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties Special Services along with Family Connection SC Present Parent Seminars
BOYS C-TEAM BASKETBALL 411!!!
School-Wide Act of Kindness Food Drive starts 10/1
Attention: all 7th & 8th grade Creative Writers, Ballet Dancers, Actors, Musicians, and Visual Artists!
A representative from the Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities in Greenville will be on campus to talk about their summer programs on Monday, October 1st during your lunch. If you are interested in learning about summer programs that provide pre-professional training in your art area, then be sure to sign up to attend their presentation! Our summer programs are a week long during the month of July. Come to learn how you can enhance your art!
WONDERING ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PROGRESS? HERE'S HELP
Would you like to track your student’s academic progress? Would you like to be aware of grades as soon as they are posted, or receive weekly summaries? Here’s how:
Parent Portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web using this link.
Parents can log in and see all of the children in one place - grades, attendance, schedules, etc.
You can set up your account to receive email summaries daily, weekly, or monthly!
Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android devices.
You can receive push notifications with updates about grades, assignments, and attendance.
All students have a Student Portal account that they can access at any time. Account login information remains the same from year to year. If a student has lost his or her login, please have them contact our Registrar, Kim Waters, via email from their school account at kwaters@lexrich5.org.
For helpful information:
Please visit the PowerSchool parent/student resource center.
**If you do not have a Parent Portal login, a parent or guardian must visit the DFMS front office with a valid ID.
DFMS OFFICE OF SCHOOL COUNSELING PRESENTS: SHATTER THE MYTHS AND START TALKING NOW TO YOUR TEEN ABOUT DRINKING AND DRUGS!!!
Go Foxes!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VrMOPhUQ4MuoGTBLkkPA6UoO3ks8AZly/view?usp=sharing
A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIS DEPARTMENT
Dear Parents and Guardians of Dutch Fork Middle School,
We are partnering with BrightBytes, an educational research organization, in order to learn more about our students’ school and home technology use for learning.
We are reaching out to ask you to take part in a Technology & Learning questionnaire. Your participation is essential to help us form a more complete picture of technology use for learning in our students’ lives. Please know that all of your responses will remain anonymous to protect your privacy and they will help your child's school choose the right technology for their classrooms. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
The last day to complete this questionnaire is October 5, 2018. Please complete the questionnaire using the steps below:
- Navigate to http://www.bbyt.es/
- Enter code 8W8ZP
Thank you for taking part in this important initiative!
PTSA UPDATES!!!
BOX TOPS:
We are collecting Box Tops in Den classes from October 1st - October 12th. Please send them in a bag or envelope labeled with student name, grade, and den teacher. The den with the highest number of Box Tops will win free ice cream at lunch. The top 4 student collectors will win a DFMS Swag Bag filled with goodies. Don’t forget to download the Bonus Box Top App. Make sure you sign up to support our school DFMS ID# 584789
SPIRIT NIGHT:
Thank you to everyone that attended our Spirit Night at Chicken Salad Chick on Wednesday. SAVE THE DATE! Our next Spirit Night will be Wednesday, November 7th from 4p-9p at Groucho’s Deli. We hope to see you there.
SPIRIT WEAR:
If you would like to make a request for a Dutch Fork T-Shirt you can send a request through email to dfmiddleptsa@gmail.com. We only have sizes medium or large in white or grey left. Keep an eye out in mid-October for our online spirit sales options.
REFLECTIONS:
Our school-wide Reflections art competition will kick-off October 1st. The theme is "Heroes Around Me". There will be six categories; Film Production, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance Choreography, Literature, and Music Composition. Packets with the Interest Form, Entry Form, Rules, and how to enter will be available in exploratory classes and in the front office. If you would like to have a digital copy emailed to you please request at dfmiddleptsa@gmail.com. A digital copy can also be found in Member Hub under files if you are a PTSA member. If you have any ideas or suggestions please send us an e-mail. Share your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you.
VOLUNTEERS:
Do you like planning events? We need help planning a school-wide family event coming soon and planning our Reflections award ceremony. Please contact Jennifer Sandsted at dfmiddleptsa@gmail.com
Have a great weekend!