Dear Dragon Families!

Brrrrrr! It is cold outside! I hope everyone is staying warm! We have a big week coming up. We hope you will join us on January 14 for International Night, a celebration of cultures, traditions, and diversity within our school community. This is a wonderful way to connect with other families while learning about the rich experiences that make our school so special. The second quarter ends on January 17. Encourage your student to check their grades in PowerSchool and reach out to their teachers about turning in any missing assignments. Finishing the quarter strong is a great way to kick off the new year! And it is our winter spirit week. See how your student can participate below!

Ask your student about….

6^th Grade – Ask them about writing their essay in ELA

7^th Grade – Ask them about Global Wind and the Jet Stream

8^th Grade – Ask them about the Election of 1860

All – Ask if their work is all turned in

 

Your Proud Principal,

 

Margaret Feldman

 

THE WEEK AHEAD

• Monday – A Day
• Tuesday – B Day
• Wednesday – A Day
• Thursday – B Day
• Friday – A Day

 

SPIRIT WEEK

Monday – Superhero Day

Tuesday – Decades/Cultural Day

Wednesday – College Gear Day

Thursday – Twin Day

Friday – PJ Day

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

• Monday, January 13^th – BASKETBALL @ N. GARNER
• Tuesday, January 14^th – PTA Meeting (in person and online)
• Tuesday, January 14^th – INTERNATIONAL NIGHT 6PM-8PM

• Thursday, January 16^th – BASKETBALL vs EAST GARNER – 4:00PM
• Friday, January 17^th – QUARTERLY CELEBRATIONS

 

MEDIA CENTER SURVEY – Per Board Policy, we must share any survey we give. Ms. Morgan, our media center plans to use the following survey to reflect on our library services and get book recommendations from our students. All students will get a chance to complete this survey during the month of January. https://forms.gle/3o838PVN7DfSKDsq5

 

PTA MEETING – In the media center or online PTA Meeting Tuesday, January 14 · 5:00 – 6:00pm 

 

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT – Save the Date! Join us on January 14th at 6:00 PM for our 3rd Annual International Night at DDMMS! This exciting event will feature an opening ceremony, cultural performances, over 50 decorated country-themed doors, interactive global stations, free food, and much more. We look forward to celebrating the rich diversity of our school community with you! Our students have worked so hard on their classroom project! We have Latin Dancer, Draco Musica, Ms. Melville Singing, and MUCH MORE!

 

RESOURCES FOR OUR DDMMS FAMILIES - Wake County Health and Human Services offers a variety of programs that can provide assistance to families. Programs and assistance include benefits such as employment assistance, energy assistance, child care subsidy, food assistance, Medicaid, seasonal programs, transportation, Work First/CCS and other programs. Families can apply for multiple programs with one application: NC ePASS. This application is available in many languages and interpreters are available to assist families in completing the application if needed. More information about available programs and eligibility can be found here: https://epass.nc.gov/login. 

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS:

America’s Next Great Intern - Rubin Emerge Contest for the month of February.

This includes creating a professional e-mail, doing research on people or companies to develop questions for an interview and answering how the applicant would respond to an ethical dilemma. Contest grand prize: One-on-one, live virtual job shadow with Scott Kaufman-Ross, executive vice president for Media & Gaming at the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due end of February

https://danny50f1e1.clickfunnels.com/squeeze-page1671729734354

 

NCSU STEMP OPPORTUNITY FOR RISING 9^th GRADERS - Catalyst is a free international and national award winning high school program for students with disabilities interested in STEM Careers!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YVhPpttJLWDQvgNdD5TqB3Th-jLnSWtl/view?usp=sharing

 

MAGNET INFORMATION - If you are a Magnet 8th Grade student - you MUST reapply to retain your magnet seat for High School.  If you do not reapply for your magnet seat for high school, you will be defaulted back to your base assignment for 9th through 12th grade. Here is a video of a parent session hosted Monday night by magnet office. Magnet students who request their pathway school (wcpss.net/pathways) should be selected for that school. They may apply to any school however, an application to a non-pathway school is not guaranteed to be selected.  FYI : Typically, Enloe can only select magnet students from Carnage, Ligon, Martin, Moore Square, and Zebulon. If parents have questions they will need to email magnetcenter@wcpss.net

 

DRAGON CLUB LACROSSE- The Dragon Lacrosse Club for boys will be playing this season in the TYLC (Triangle Youth Lacrosse Conference). It is a great opportunity for boys to learn the game of lacrosse early, before heading to high school. Club sports teams have players from the 6th through the 8th grade. The Dragon Lacrosse Club will practice on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings beginning at the end of January. Games will begin on March 1st and will always be played on Saturdays. The team is looking for 5 to 7 more players. If you have a son interested in playing, please fill out the Google form at this link: https://tinyurl.com/vsaumype

 

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION - Do your children forget to turn in their attendance notes?  Do you find them crumpled up in the bottom of their backpack?  To simplify life and save a tree, please feel free to email Mrs. O’Brien when your student is absent.  You can even attach a doctor’s note when appropriate.  Lobrien3@wcpss.net. Please use “Attendance” as the subject, and in the body of the email include the first and last name of the student, which days they were absent and why.

 

FROM THE HALLS

• ^8th Grade – CLICK HERE
• 7^th Grade – CLICK HERE
• 6^th 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.