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Upcoming Dates - 2019
May 24 - Due date for Nomination forms for PTA board members June 14 - Fun Day June 6- General Meeting /Elections ******************************************************************* Upcoming DMS PTA Meetings General Meeting - Thursday, June 6, 30 mins before the start of DMS Band Concert at Centennial High. Last Monthly Meeting - Monday, June 17, 7PM at 7PM at DMS media center ******************************************************************* DMS PTA Sponsored Activities Cultural Arts On May 16th the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will be at DMS to kick off the annual Eighth Grade Shakespeare Residency! This is the fifth year we have had this fantastic residency at our school! The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists will be working closely with our eighth graders for the next 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! 6th grade trip to Miller Library Because of your support, PTA is able to pay for the buses for 6th graders to go to Miller Library on Friday, May 17. “Students get an opportunity to have the library all to themselves! They feel special. They get a head start on summer reading programs and have interactive and fun book talks by trained librarians.” - Media Specialist. Thank you for supporting enrichment programs for DMS students. ******************************************************************* Spring Spirit Wear Sale - Orders Deadline Tuesday, May 28 Spirit wear is on sale. Show your DMS spirit this spring with colorful Tie-Dye t-shirts. Order forms are available for download on PTA Website. Make checks payable to DMS PTA. Submit orders in envelope labeled PTA Spirit Wear by TUESDAY 5/28/19. Delivery to classroom on week of June 3rd. Questions? Contact spirit wear chairperson Rachel Welch, welchkelm@gmail.com ******************************************************************* Gently Used Book Drive The PTA is collecting books to benefit a nearby Title I school. We are looking for gently used books for preschool through middle aged students. Books can be dropped off in the collection boxes at school from April 22 through May 17. If you would like books picked up from your house, please email debslater@verizon.net. The books will be given to local students who might not have many books at home, for summer reading. *************************************************************** FUN Day - Friday, June 14 (during school hours ) Count Down .. The PTA is collecting $5 gift cards to be used for the Dragon Dollar Raffle and our “Gift Card Walk”. The Gift Card Walk works the same way as a “Cake Walk”. Students stand on a number and the volunteer spins the wheel. The student standing on the number the wheel lands on gets a $5 gift card. We want to keep the gift card wheel spinning for two hours on Fun Day – so we need as many gift cards as possible. Let’s say the wheel spins every 2 minutes – that’s 30 winners/hour, or at least 60+ winners for all of Fun Day. Any donations of $5 gift cards that you think a middle schooler would enjoy (Rita’s, Subway, Target, Amazon, iTunes, Walmart, Dunkin Donuts, Chipotle, Sweet Frog, Movie Tickets, Shake Shack) would be much appreciated. Send in your gift cards to the front office in an envelope labeled “Fun Day – PTA /Jill Sommer” Questions? contact Jill at jillsommer@hotmail.com. We still need help in these areas --
Thank you for your help! Any more questions .. contact Liz at elizabethawysocki@gmail.com ******************************************************************* Volunteers Needed - 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. ******************************************************************* DMS PTA Nominations 2019/2020 -- IT’s not too late? Next year’s PTA Nominating committee would like your input in recommending Board of Director members for the 2019-2020 school year. Some of the positions we need to fill:
If you don’t want to join the board, consider taking on a leadership role for an event (Movie Night, Fall Social, 6th grade orientation event, Sponsorships, etc.). Nominee must be a current Dunloggin Middle School PTA member for the 2018-2019 school year. If you are interested, and are not a member of the DMS PTA, there is still time to become a member - fill out a membership form at http://www.dunlogginmspta.org/join.html. For a list of all open positions, responsibilities and the nomination form visit http://www.dunlogginmspta.org/nominations.html. May 24, 2019 is deadline to submit nomination forms and statements. Letters of Interest and Nomination Form must be mailed to and received at the following address or emailed to Nominations@dunlogginmspta.org on or before May 24, 2019. Elections June 6, 2019. Dunloggin Middle School PTA 9129 Northfield Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Thank you for your participation in this process and your willingness to serve. Our kids deserve the best educational experience we can provide them. Nominating Committee Members: Beth Miller (dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com ) Kim Flowers (kimaflowers@kw.com) Alicia Laboissonniere (alilaboiss13@gmail.com) ******************************************************************* Box Tops Collection - Now until June 10 The race is on. Which grade will be released first to Fun Day? The grade with the most Box Tops collected will be released first to Fun Day. Drop off your Box Tops to the front office. Remember to put them in an envelope or plastic bag and write YOUR NAME and GRADE on the outside (otherwise you will not get credit.) If you turn in Box Tops you will be entered into a raffle to win one of 10 individual prizes of $3 worth of Fun Day tickets. The deadline to turn in Box Tops is 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 ‘Angst’ Follow up and Listening Sessions - May 23 and 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. If you are able attend, join one of the two nights, 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: Thur May 23rd OR When: Wed June 5th Dinner will be provided! Please RSVP at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTAeqNM9tKG9oZBpuqdCzvG7N3tkmqETxrz__ejh7ls5h_Cw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 *************************************************************** 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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