Upcoming Dates - 2019
June 6 - General Meeting /Elections June 14 - Fun Day June 17 - Last PTA meeting ******************************************************************* Upcoming DMS PTA Meetings
FUN Day - Friday, June 14 (during school hours ) Volunteer Opportunities: We need volunteers to manage game and serve food. Please help make Fun Day a success and sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CABA92DABFE3-funday For all Fun day questions contact Liz at elizabethawysocki@gmail.com ******************************************************************* Introducing the 2019/2020 DMS PTA Board Nominees The Nominating Committee is concluding our search for next year’s DMS PTA Board Membership. DMS PTA Board of Directors Nominees President Lynn Bolenbaugh 1st Vice President Beth Miller 2nd Vice President Sandra te Plate Treasurer Maria Mickiewicz PTACHC Rep 1 Kim Flowers Teacher Appreciation Gina Hoagland Cultural Arts Michele Cavey Fall Social Patti Morse Fun Day Elizabeth Wysocki Corresponding Secretary Saraswathi Ramanna Website Manager Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz Social Media (co-chairs) Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz Gina Hoagland Reflections Karen Raksis STEM (co-chairs) Heather Shafer and Ari Miller Community Outreach Chair Deborah Slater Restaurants Nights Heather Wilkerson Spirit Wear Alicia Laboissonniere Box Tops Fred Jorgensen At this time the only required open positions are:
General Meeting - Elections June 6, 2019 before the start of DMS Band Concert at Centennial High. ******************************************************************* Cultural Arts Our annual Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Eighth Grade Residency wrapped up last week! The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists worked closely with all of our eighth graders for two weeks! This wonderful opportunity for our school was made possible by the DMS PTA and the Howard County Arts Council through a grant from Howard County Government! ******************************************************************* Box Tops Collection - Ends June 10 Top grade will be released to Fun Day first! Box Tops race standings as of Monday, June 3. First Place: 8th grade - 195 Box Tops Second Place: 7th grade - 185 Box Tops Third Place: 6th grade - 103 Box Tops The last day of the Spring Box Top collection is Monday, June 10. The top grade to finish this contest will be released to Fun Day first. All students who donate Box Tops will be entered into a drawing for $3 Fun Day tickets. Multiple prizes will be awarded. A member of PTA will be in the front lobby to collect Box Tops starting Thursday, June 6 through Monday, June 10. *************************************************************** Shop at smile.amazon.com If you use Amazon, please shop at the website: smile.amazon.com and sign in to your regular Amazon account. Choose DMS PTA as your charitable organization. Bookmark the site and use every time you shop. Same items, same pricing, but DMS gets the donation! *************************************************************** Community Events Boundary Review Process for HCPSS Schools The Board of Education directed systemwide HCPSS boundary review process will begin on June 13 with the release of the 2019 Feasibility Study. This could potentially impact any or all of the 74 schools in our system for the 2020-2021 school year. Community members are invited to share feedback and recommendations. Here are Superintendent's recommendation for Public Input Opportunities*:
*Outside of these opportunities there will not be any special town halls or meetings specific to a geographic or planning area. Board of Education Public Input Opportunities - September 17, 24 and 26, 7 PM Further information and updates will be available on the HCPSS website. ‘Angst’ Follow up and Listening Sessions - June 5 Thanks to all community members who attended the ‘Angst’ screenings. There were 1,500 people present to watch Angst over the course of the 4 screenings! People completed evaluations as they left the screenings, with questions asking things like “ What was the most valuable part of the event?” and “What are other things you are concerned about as a parent?”. Some of the top concerns parents had were around Social media, Stress, Anxiety, Sleep(or lack thereof), Test Anxiety and School. RSVP to really dive deep into what is most concerning for you as a parent/guardian/student to learn around mental health. Where: Horizon Foundation Conference Room Address: 10221 Wincopin Circle, Suite 200, Columbia, MD 21044 Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm When: Wednesday, June 5 Dinner will be provided! Please RSVP here *************************************************************** Stay Connected with the Dunloggin MS PTA @DunlogginMSPTA dunlogginmspta.org facebook.com/dunlogginmspta Don't hesitate to contact any of the PTA Executive Committee with questions or concerns at leadership@dunlogginmspta.org
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