DMS PTA eNews - 2/27/19

DMS PTA eNews February 27, 2019


Upcoming Dates - 2019
March 6 - DMS Plant sale orders due
March 11 - 12 - BioEyes Program (during school)
March 16 - STEM Fair
March 18 -  Ji Li Jiang Cultural Arts program (during school)
March 19 - Restaurant Night - White Oak Tavern - all day
April 6 - Book Fair at Barnes and Noble
April 11 - Cultural /Diversity Event (evening)
April 23 - Laura Resau, Author Visit (during school)
April 29 - Restaurant Night - Panera 6-9 p.m.
May 3 and 4 - Plant Sale - pick-up plants
June 14 - Fun Day (need a chair)
Upcoming DMS PTA Meetings: 3/11, 4/8, 5/13 and 6/10. Join us!

PTA Open Positions
We are still in need of volunteers to fill these positions: 

• Health and Wellness Chair, Fun Day Chair, Sponsorship Chair

To learn more, email president@dunlogginmspta.org

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Plant Sale Orders Due March 6th (new deadline)


Dunloggin plant sale pre-orders have begun!  Submit your order by March 6th.  The first 25 orders in will be placed in a drawing to win an herb basket.  Our hanging baskets or large standing pots make great gifts!  Order forms went home with students.  If you need an order form, you can download it at the DMS PTA website:  http://www.dunlogginmspta.org/fundraising.html.  

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STEM Day, Saturday, March 16, from 9AM - 1PM 
Dunloggin Middle School is hosting a FREE STEM fair for children, parents, and teachers in celebration of Pi Day. Come and celebrate with us. Learn about computer coding, cryptology, science, and do hands on activities with STEM field exhibitors and speakers. No registration required. Exhibitors include STEM after school Academy, Clubsckidsmd, National Cryptologic Museum, Science Cosmo, Code Ninjas, SheSoft, FIRST Robotics. 

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FUN Day is Friday, June 14th -Send in your $5 gift cards donations
DMS Fun Day is scheduled for Friday, June 7th (during school hours). The PTA is collecting $5 gift cards to be used for the Dragon Dollar Raffle. Any donations of $5 gift cards that you think a middle schooler would enjoy (Rita’s, Subway, Target, Amazon, iTunes, Walmart, etc.) would be much appreciated. Send in your gift cards to the front office in an envelope labeled “Fun Day – PTA /Beth Miller.” Questions? contact Beth at dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com

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Save the Date! Barnes and Noble Bookfair on Apr 6th
On April 6, 2019, we are having a Book Fair at Barnes and Noble, Long Gate Shopping Center, 4300 Montgomery Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043.  Money raised will benefit DMS PTA.  More details to come.

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Calling all 8th Grade Parents .. Your help is needed for the end of year 8th grade dance
Mr. Rajala, the Student Government Association (SGA) sponsor, is looking for parents to help coordinate with the Student Government Association (SGA)  the  8th grade dance at the end of the school year.  The 8th grade parent committee (needs 10 parents )  usually  helps out with the planning and implementation of the event.  Mr. Rajala has the venue, DJ, etc., but the parents usually help with the decorations, food/drinks, games at the dance.  Please reach out to Mr. Rajala at brett_rajala@hcpss.org if you are interested in helping. 

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DMS Robotics - PTA Supported
In addition to the Shakespeare Residency, BioEYES, Ji Li Jiang (Red Scarf Girl) author presentation, and Chesapeake Bay Oyster Gardening, the PTA also supports school robotics teams.

"...The students are so invested and love robotics. They learn robot design, computer programming, and most importantly working with others. They give up additional time to meet on their own. And they love competing at all day events! This is really fun learning for the students.” - Teacher

*****If your child is interested in robotics, mark your calendar for the start of the school year.  Signups occur in early September. *****

Your gift today to PTA makes these high-quality programs possible for our students.  You can help spark a love of the Chesapeake Bay, robotics, literature, acting and science by supporting PTA and the school enrichment programs it funds.  We need your help so we can continue to provide these academic programs. All donations are appreciated. 
Go to www.dunlogginmspta.org to donate via PayPal (see yellow Donate button at top of page). 

Thanks for supporting high quality enrichment programs for our students.


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Volunteers NEEDED!

Opportunities:

• PTA Website/PayPal integration

The PTA Board would like to integrate PayPal with our website – along with adding statement capabilities and reporting etc..  We would like assistance from someone in the DMS Community who has the knowledge/skills to assess our current situation and provide options.  You would be working with our Communications/Website volunteer on this need.  Note This is not a paid position, volunteer only. If interested, please reach out to leadership@Dunlogginmspta.org.

• STEM FAIR --  Saturday, March 16

DMS PTA will host a STEM Fair* on Saturday, March 16, from 9am to 1pm (at DMS) and urgently needs volunteers to organize activity tables and presentations. If you or your employer are able to present a hands-on, interactive STEM activity appropriate for DMS students, PLEASE contact STEM coordinators Vivianne Miller and Mila Harding at (301)956-0757. 

We are also going to need volunteers to provide general support during the event .. Come for any hour or as long as you can.

• Fun Day (June) … Planning has  started ….We need help

• Dragon Dollar raffle for Fun day ... We have a chair but she needs some committee members to help solicit or pickup donations. 
• Advertising of event -- most of this could be done from home.
• Karaoke Machine -- we need a Karaoke machine and someone to run it  day of event. 
• Coordinate games w/volunteers - the games have been selected  

Interested ?? Please contact Beth at dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com

• Family Game night  --- LAST CALL … Let us know if there is interest

DMS PTA is considering having a Family Game Night (on a Friday ) run by the men; fathers/guardians etc.  We need a few men to step up to the role to run this event for the PTA.   If there is any interest, please contact Beth at dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com.

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Hundreds of Box Tops Received! Thank You.
DMS families rock. More specifically, your students delivered more than 1,300 Box Tops last week during our Winter drive. While we are still finalizing the count, this means another $130 toward our goal of $1,000 for the year. To date, we are at 62% of our goal, so keep on clipping those Box Tops for our next drive in the Spring. 

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Be a Dragon Trainer - Business Sponsors Welcome
Is your business interested in supporting hands-on enrichment programs for Dunloggin Middle School students?  We are offering two sponsorship levels to local businesses that would like to support high quality programs for our students:

Dragon Trainer $250
Good Neighbor $125

We also welcome donations such as gift cards or free services that we can raffle off.  If you would like to make a donation, please contact Lynn Bolenbaugh at leadership@dunlogginmspta.org.  Thank you for your support.

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Giant Rewards Goal of 115 - Make it happen!
Thanks to the 108 people who are earning money while they grocery shop.  Our goal is to reach 115 by the end of February.  Through January, we have earned $846 for Dunloggin MS.  Visit Giantfood.com and sign in to your account. Go to "Manage my account", then "Rewards and Savings", to SELECT DMS. Don't have your 12-digit account number? Call 1-877-366-2668/option 1.   

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Community Events

Get Your Tickets to The Wizard of Oz - Mt. Hebron High School - March 22-24, 28-30
Travel over the rainbow and along the yellow brick road with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion on a journey to Oz. A cast of 80 area students and high schoolers bring the characters to life, complete with Glinda, a wicked witch, monkeys, munchkins, and even Toto! Tickets are $10.Performances are at 7pm on March 22, 23, and 28-30. The March 24 show is at 2pm. Order tickets at http://bit.ly/2019HebronOz or purchase at the door. Don't miss this magical production, which reminds us all, that there's no place like home!

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Don't hesitate to contact any of the PTA Executive Committee with questions or concerns at leadership@dunlogginmspta.org