I hope everyone is having a nice long weekend. Congratulations are in order to our amazing 6th Grade Math Teacher, Ms. Rahe for being named one of the WCPSS Semi-finalist for Teacher of the Year. This is a huge honor and well-deserved. Also, thank you to our amazing PTA for purchasing a new golf cart. It was needed with the spring sports season starting. It will be used to transport supplies, equipment, or materials around the school grounds and will be available to help staff respond quickly and efficiently to any medical situations. We can’t thank you enough for your continued support. With this week being a short week, I only have a few updates for the school. Please take a moment to review the information below.
ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT HAPPENED AT DDMMS THIS WEEK:
6th – Ask about how they did on their math and science tests.
7th – Ask if they are getting ready for their social studies and science tests next week.
8th – IMPORTANT - CLICK HERE to learn about Rising 9th Grade High School Information Night
This week:
Thursday night February 22nd:
- Cary HS- @5:30
- Apex HS @6:00
- Middle Creek HS@6:00
Your Proud Principal,
Margaret Feldman
DDMMS PTA SPIRIT STORE -Take a look at this! The PTA has created an online store with NEW items. YES....PJ bottoms! Store opened 2/12 and will be open until 3/1/24!
https://dillarddrivespiritwear24.itemorder.com/shop/home/
- Monday, February 19th – PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY
- Tuesday, February 20th –TEACHER WORKDAY
- Wednesday, February 21st – B Day
- Thursday, February 22nd – A Day
- Friday, February 23rd – B Day
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- March 12th at 5:30 – Rising 9th Grade / High School Information Night – more information to come.
- March 12th 6:00 – 7:30 – Math Night – Come learn about DDMMS’s math and stem program and how you as parents can support your mathematician.
WANT TO BE PART OF GREATNESS? – CLICK HERE to learn more about being part of Athens High School Band.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR - We are now planning our next teacher and staff luncheon. We will have this on Friday, February 23rd. We are super excited and have planned an Italian Pasta Bar. If you'd like to be creative and make/decorate your items with a Valentine's theme, please do so! CLICK HERE TO HELP
WE NEED YOUR HELP – We have two global/career events coming up. If you or if you know someone who would be a good fit to provide opportunities for our students to learn about some of the options for their future careers, please reach out to Ms. Simmons our Career Development Coordinator at lesimmons@wcpss.net
- Career Fair - Friday, May 10th 7:45am – 12:00pm - All careers - trades, professional, military, entrepreneurial, etc.
- Global Marketplace - Friday March 15th 7:45 - 11:30am - Global Marketplace is all about careers that involve a global connection. This could involve:
- international travel
- international clientele
- international collaborators or parts of the company
- understanding other cultures right here in the US
- needing to understand international events or situations
- staying on top of international regulations
Volunteer speakers give brief 8–10-minute presentations to classes of 6th, 7th & 8th graders with a few minutes for questions. Speakers repeat this presentation 12 times - four times for each of our three grades.
INFORMATION ABOUT TRACK TRYOUTS - Attention all 7th and 8th Grader Students interested in trying out for Track please complete the form below and plan to attend the mandatory meeting on February 22 and all three days of tryouts February 26, 27, 28. YOU MUST ATTEND THE MEETING to try out for track. Please check eligibility and complete Dragon Fly Max before the meeting date. PLEASE Complete THIS FORM
YEARBOOK - Hello Dillard Families! This year we are looking to make the yearbook amazing, and we need your help! We want the yearbook to represent all of the students that make up our Dragon family and to do that we need as many photos as possible. If you have any photos from school events that could be put into the yearbook, please contact Christeanna Friend (cfriend2@wcpss.net). Remember yearbooks can also be purchased online at https://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=A01097836
FROM THE HALLS
- 8th Grade – CLICK HERE
- 7th Grade – CLICK HERE
- 6th GRADE - CLICK HERE
REMEMBER TO STAY IN THE LOOP - Follow Mrs. Feldman, DDMMS, and WCPSS on Twitter. Even if you don't ever tweet, it's a great source of information. @msfeldman and @DDMMSDragons. We also have a DDMMS Facebook page.
