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 - Dunloggin Cultural Night 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:
**************************************************************** Plant Sale Orders Due March 6th Last chance to get your plant sale pre-orders in! Orders are due Wednesday, March 6th! Plants can be picked up May 3rd and May 4th. There will be more flowers, herbs and vegetables available on the pick up days! *************************************************************** 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. *************************************************************** DMS PTA Restaurant Night - White Oak Tavern - Tuesday, March 19 Come take a break from this March Madness and join your fellow Dragons at White Oak Tavern, on Tuesday, March 19th at our local farm-to-table restaurant! Dine in or carry-out all day long! Just mention Dunloggin and we will get a portion of their sales! 10030 Baltimore National Pike (In the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center on Rt 40) 410.680.8974 www.whiteoaktavern,com Come out and show your FIRE! Hope to see you all there on the 19th! *************************************************************** Dunloggin Cultural Night Help us celebrate the diverse cultures of the DMS community! We are looking for donations for Dunloggin Culture Night coming up on April 11. To signup to donate paper goods for this event, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4cadaf23abfb6-duloggin (Note this event is school sponsored - the PTA is supporting by donating paper goods). *************************************************************** FUN Day is Friday, June 14th -Send in your $5 gift cards donations DMS Fun Day is scheduled for Friday, June 14th (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 *************************************************************** Barnes and Noble Book Fair Fundraiser on April 6th Save the date - DMS PTA will host a Book Fair fundraiser at Barnes and Noble (4300 Montgomery Rd., Ellicott City MD) on April 6. Pick up a book to read over Spring Break. Get a head start on your summer reading. Pick up gifts for spring holidays, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Enjoy a coffee at the cafe. See you there! **************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************** Upcoming PTA Supported Events Over the next couple of weeks, the following PTA-supported programs are scheduled: March 11&12 – BioEYES (7th grade – in school) March 16 – Free STEM Fair @ Dunloggin MS 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – All invited. March 18 – Ji Li Jiang (Red Scarf Girl) Author Presentation (6th grade – in school) We hope your family enjoys these memorable learning experiences. Thank you for your continued support. **************************************************************** Volunteers NEEDED! Opportunities:
We are also going to need volunteers to provide general support during the event .. Come for any hour or as long as you can.
Interested ?? Please contact Beth at dunlogginptavp1@gmail.com
**************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************** Giant - Thank you! Thanks to the 109 people who are earning money while they grocery shop. Since the start of the school year, we have doubled the number of participants! It is not too late to join us. 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. ************************************************************ Community Events Shrek – Centennial HS Theatre March 21-23 at 7 p.m., March 24 at 2 p.m.To purchase tickets, visit www.chstheatre.org. Everyone's favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning, smash hit film. "Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek. Citizens’ Budget Hearing for the FY 2020 Howard County Executive, Calvin Ball will hold his second Citizens’ Budget Hearing for the FY 2020 budget cycle on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City. Please go to support HCPSS budget request. Mt Hebron HS PTSA Mulch Sale March 6 - 27 Mt. Hebron PTSA’s Mulch Sale is held to raise money for school After Prom program, which provides our students fun alcohol/drug-free activities following the Prom. After Prom receives 100% of the net proceeds from the Mulch Sale. This year sale runs March 6-27th and mulch will be delivered, or available for pick-up, the morning of Saturday, April 6th. Visit their website for more info or to place an order . FREE DELIVERY for orders 15+ bags within the Mt Hebron HS district. ************************************************************ 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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