November 10, 2017

 
"The Tradition"              

 

Dawson Middle School

Where the Dragon Tradition Continues..."
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Helping Hands 2017
 
Friday, November 17th is our annual Helping Hands Day! Students and staff from DMS will travel to locations throughout Southlake and the DFW Metroplex to "give back" to our community.
Locations this year include: GRACE, Victory Horse Therapy Center, Community Table, House of Shine, Stepping Stones, Bishop Davies Nursing Home, Bob Jones Nature Center, LaDora Nursing Home, and World Vision, to name a few.
All students must have a permission form turned in to participate. You must print, sign and return the Helping Hands Waiver via your student, fax, or scanned and emailed to trilby.lavender@southlakecarroll.edu
Students will not receive the permission form at school. Please print this one.
Waivers are due by Monday, November 13, 2017

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Thank you for Brightening
a Child's Holiday!
 
All angel items are due back on or before Wednesday, November 29th, (cash donations due by Monday, November 13th). If your child is donating clothes, please include a gift box. Thank you very much for your support and participation in creating a holiday for these families. Contact us with any questions. Margie Wedinger and Heather Gillett.
Tax Receipt - Click HERE

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Food Drive
 
This week begins the Christmas is for Children food drive. Boxes will be placed in the lobby for collections. Boxed and canned foods are preferred to glass jars. (Suggestions: pasta, canned meats, cereal)

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Stuff the Bus!
 
 We are collecting toys for GRACE. The toys will benefit children that will not otherwise receive presents during the holidays. Please help Dawson Middle School and the Dawson Student Council collect new unwrapped toys so we can fill a big yellow Carroll ISD school bus. All toys must be received by Friday, November 17th at 8:30am. We will be delivering them to GRACE during Helping Hands that day. Please do not forget the older children ages 12-18. The advisory class that collects the most toys will receive a pizza party.
Semester Exam Schedule
 
Click here.
2nd Semester Schedule Changes
 
Students were handed their second semester schedules on Thursday during advisory class. They have the opportunity to make semester elective changes through November 26th at 9:00 PM. Please use the Google form provided for your grade level to request the change. If the change is granted, the students will receive a new copy the week of November 27th-December 1st.
7th grade form - Click here
8th grade form - Click here
Amy Hurlburt and Katrina Tatum
Brown Bag Lunch and Learn
 
Carroll ISD's next community brown bag lunch and learn discussion will be Wednesday, November 29th, at the administrative complex. The topic of the discussion for this lunch and learn will be "Tech Tools," insight in the world of student-friendly assistive technology tools. For more information, follow the link here.
UIL Academics Info
 
UIL (University Interscholastic League) provides students an opportunity to participate in extracurricular academic, athletic, and music contests. This year the district's UIL academic competition will take place at Dawson Middle School on March 24, 2018. Students were invited to attend an informational UIL meeting in the library on Friday, October 20th. Students are allowed to sign up for 4 events using the online form. Coaches for each event will determine the 3 students from both 7th and 8th grade that will compete. An alternate for each grade will be determined in the event one of the three students is not able to compete on the day of the event. Practice times and locations are determined by each coach and will be held either before school, after school or during advisory. Students participating in NJHS have been offered service hours for participating in UIL. Students can scan the attached QR code or visit the URL to sign up for events that they are interested in. Students should sign up as soon as possible as coaches will begin meeting with students and determining teams.
Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Scholarship Program
 
The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation was established in an effort to encourage children to stay in school and pursue their educational and career dreams. The foundation recognizes outstanding 8th grade students each year by awarding the promise of $2,500 college scholarship to selected students, to be redeemed once the student has graduated high school and enrolled in college. The application is due to Mrs. Tatum, the 8th grade counselor, on November 15th no later than 4:00 pm.
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PTSO Volunteers of the Month
 
Congratulations to our September Volunteers of the Month, Kelly Owens and Carrie Ruck, for their hard work restocking and organizing our concessions for a new school year.