DMS PTA eNewsletter - 12/4/18

DMS PTA eNews          December 04, 2018

Upcoming Dates
December 10 - PTA meeting, 7PM Media Center - All welcome
December - Service Club activities
June 2019 - Fun Day (need a chair)

PTA Open Positions
We are still in need of volunteers::

• Health and Wellness Chair
  
• Community Outreach/Service Club Chair
  
• Fun Day Chair (Spring)
  
• Sponsorship Chair
  

If you are interested in learning more, email president@dunlogginmspta.org

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DMS PTA Meeting, December 10, 7PM - DMS Media Center
DMS PTA meeting is coming up next week. All are welcome to participate.  Agenda topics will include: diversity night, health and wellness seminars/speakers (target Jan ), community outreach - service club (potentially monthly activities ),  talent show, STEM /PI Day (tentative March 16) and Principal and Teacher reports.

Chairs and volunteers will be needed for many of these activities.  If you are interested in hearing more, would like to volunteer or have an idea for an event or fundraising; please reach out the DMS PTA via leadership@dunlogginmspta.org or join us at any PTA meeting.

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DMS PTA Reflections 2018-19
Thank you to all the participants of DMS PTA Reflections 2018-19. PTA has received entries from students for the following categories:

Literature Category: Alexie Boursiquot, grade 8; Sabine Sommers, grade 7
Visual Arts: Alexie Boursiquot, grade 8; Cindy Guo, grade 8; Jodie Sovereigns, grade 8; Arushi Acharya, grade 7; Roscoe Grader, grade 6
Photography: Riley  Herdson, grade 6
Dance Choreography: Kasturi Vedantham, grade 8
Music Composition: Diana Omar, grade 8; Nivi Srinivas, grade 7

In each category, 3 final entries will be moving up to county level. Stay tuned for future updates. Congratulations to all the student participants for presenting “Heroes Around Me” in innovative and creative art forms.

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Direct Donations to PTA!

Please donate to DMS PTA so we can continue to provide high quality in-school academic enrichment programs.  Your donations give students hands-on opportunities to:

• Observe the development of zebrafish circulatory and respiratory systems;
  
• Grow oysters and learn about the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay;
  
• Dive into the works of Shakespeare and act out a scene with classmates;
  
• Build, test and program robots as part of the FIRST LEGO league; and
  
• Participate in science assemblies, author visits, field trips, and much more.
  

We are still short of our $6,000 goal.  Please consider giving. Your donation has the power to shape the future.

Please go to www.dunlogginmspta.org and to donate via PayPal.
Or, send a check payable to DMS PTA to:
Dunloggin Middle School PTA
Dunloggin Middle School
9129 Northfield Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042

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Get Ready For School Spirit Days!


Sport your Dragon pride (and support your PTA) with spirit wear delivered before Winter Break. Fill in the order form available online and make checks payable to DMS PTA or order online and make payments through paypal http://www.dunlogginmspta.org/fundraising.html



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DMS Talent Show - Volunteers Needed
The Dunloggin Middle School Talent Show is scheduled for Friday, Jan 25th 2019 at 7pm.  Volunteers will be needed to assist Ms. Satterfield in the running of the talent show. This signup lists some of the activities she may need help with for the show.  We will add additional activities as they become available. For questions, reach out to Beth at dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4EACAE2FA1FF2-dmstalent

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Health and Wellness Speakers and Attendees - Thank You!
A big thank you to Dr. Rick Silver, Founder and Director of The Thrive Center in Columbia, and Mr. Tim Weber, Executive Director and co-founder of Kennedy Addiction Recovery Center spreading awareness among parents regarding the all important topics of teen anxiety and drug usage. Thanks to all the parents who attended the session and made this a successful event.

PTA would like to bring in more of these events to you. If you have suggestions for topics, join the Health and Wellness Chair and Committee or email president@dunlogginmspta.org

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Support DMS When You Shop This Holiday Season - smile.amazon.com
As you complete your holiday shopping, sign into your regular Amazon account at smile.amazon.com.  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!

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Earn Money For Dunloggin As You Shop For Groceries at Giant
Currently, 93 people have chosen DMS and are earning reward cash for DMS! Let's get to 100 by end of December! 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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Business Sponsorship!
Is your business or employer interested in supporting Dunloggin Middle School?  We are offering two sponsorship levels to local businesses that would like to support academic enrichment 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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Community Events

Parent Information Sessions: Programmatic Options to Reduce Enrollment at CHS and HHS
HCPSS Staff will be hosting a series of parent information sessions on the programmatic options available to reduce enrollment at Centennial and Howard High Schools. These family sessions will share information on the opportunity to participate in Project Lead The Way Biomedical Science, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering at Marriotts Ridge; student reassignment, shuttles to HCC, and career development options. Each information night will cover the same content, and parents of rising 9th - 12th graders are encouraged to attend whichever event best fits their schedule.


Family Night Schedule (7-8:30pm): Tuesday, December 4th at Marriotts Ridge High School

Please note, all opportunities to participate in these programmatic options are contingent on interest and capacity.
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Stay Connected with the Dunloggin MS PTA
@DunlogginMSPTA
dunlogginmspta.org
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Don't hesitate to contact any of the PTA Executive Committee with questions or concerns at leadership@dunlogginmspta.org