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| Monday, March 2-Friday, March 5 |
CASE Benchmark Testing |
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| Saturday, March 7 |
DOLPHINFEST
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10AM-2PM |
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DolphinFest
It is almost time!!! DolphinFest is Saturday, March 7th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Come enjoy carnival games, inflatables, concessions, donut walk, prizes, and much more!
Today is the last day to pre-order tickets, lanyards, and unlimited inflatables wristbands. Beat the line at DolphinFest and ORDER NOW!
The silent auction is LIVE. We have some incredible experiences and items this year.
Check it out now
and start bidding!
A few things to take note of regarding the online auction:
- You must register to be able to bid.
- With the "buy it now" feature, you may "win" your item at any time.
- Your favorite Dogwood Experiences are in the auction -- Queen of the Carpool, Officer for the Day, Field Day Rockstars -- along with fun, new ones. Teacher Experiences and Teacher Features are back! Bid on a chance for your child to spend quality time with a special teacher.
- All items will be displayed for viewing in person from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm at DolphinFest, and online bidding will close at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 7th.
- We strongly encourage you to pay for your items online through Auctria and pick up the items you won at DolphinFest. The line to pay for items will form at 1:00 pm, and, once we have all the winning bids organized, we will begin the check out process. If you are unable to be there to check out at 1:00 pm, please contact
DolphinFest
to make other arrangements.
- Auction items can be paid for with a credit card, check or cash.
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DES Night at the Grizzlies
Tickets are still available for purchase! Use
this link to purchase tickets for this exciting event!
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Box Tops for Education
The spring submission deadline for Box Tops is on
Monday, March 2. Scan your receipts or send in you (unexpired) box tops by tomorrow! Thank you for your support of this program.
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COLORFEST
The
Houston
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March 7, 2020 at
11:30am.
COLORFEST is an annual Indoor Percussion and Color Guard Contest taking place at Houston High School. As spectators, you will be able to watch more than
16 Color Guard & Percussion teams from area schools compete. Plus come and support our very own, award winning Houston Middle School Guard, Houston Junior Varsity Guard, Houston Varsity Guard and Houston Drumlines as they perform in exhibition. Performance schedules will be announced closer to the date here.
Tickets are $10 available at the door and concessions will be sold. There will be a silent auction including theme baskets, gift cards from High Point Climbing, Buff City Soaps, Dave and Busters and more.
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Dogwood's Got Talent
This event will showcase the talents of our school! It is open to all DES students (kindergarten through 5th grade).
Applications are now available, or can also be picked up outside Ms. Boyd or Ms. Teel's room.
Applications are due by March 13, 2020. Turn in an application to get an email with sign-ups for audition slots.
Audition dates are March 31, April 1, and April 2. There will be a workshop on April 23rd and a dress rehearsal on April 29th. The show will be on April 30th.
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Choose to Be KIND
The following students received a Dolphin Dollar and were invited to sign the Choose to Be KIND wall in the cafeteria:
Deliliah Perlaman, Ellie Pleasants, Leo Saxton, Jude Young, Cole Wright
Please help the counseling department reinforce the importance of being KIND and how it shapes character and promotes becoming a world changer.
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Shout Outs
Huge Thanks and Shout Out to those that donated to February's Teacher Treat Station! Amanda Littlejohn, Hanan McNamee, Brooke Kelley, Ashley Webb, Holly Kulp, Sarah Dietz, Kristine Mahr, Karen Viotti, Amanda Brooks, Lauren Pardue, Angela Griffith and Katie Laird.
Our Dogwood community is the best! If you would like to have someone recognized, please email
Elizabeth Gates
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Houston High PTSO
Houston High School's PTSO is looking for board members for next year! If you are interested in serving on the 2020-2021 HHS PTSO Board of Managers,
please complete the form below
and return to
Sherri Sands by March 1, 2020
via email
or the PTSO mailbox in the HHS front office.
Listed on the
attached form are all the positions on the HHS PTSO Board.
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Preschool Program
Germantown Municipal School District is looking for preschool students. The Peer Model Program provides an opportunity for typically developing children to be integrated into our Early Childhood classrooms to serve as positive role models for our students with disabilities.
To apply to be a positive peer model:
- Children must be a Germantown resident or a child of a GMSD employee
- Children must be 4 years of age (or 3 if a child of an employee), but not yet 5 by August 15, 2020.
- Children who are 5 by August 15, 2020 are eligible for kindergarten and are not appropriate for the early childhood preschool class.
- Children must speak clearly and be easily understood in order to model appropriate speech and language.
- Positive peers model appropriate peer interactions, demonstrate play skills, and appropriate language and behavior for children with disabilities while in the classroom setting.
- Children must attend both days of the screening.
Those interested are asked to complete one of these two applications by
March 6th, 2020:
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GMSD Color Run
It's that time of year again! Early Bird Registration has been extended until
March 8th. The homeroom with the most students registered will win a prize, and the school with the most entires will also receive something special!
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C.L.A.S.S
Closed, Locked, and the Students are Safe!
The GMSD Safety Team has launched a new campaign to remind students not to open school doors for anyone. Signs are posted at each exit as visual reminders. Check out our principal and students in this musical public safety announcement.
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GMC PTO Board
The nominating committee has been working diligently to prepare a slate for the 2020-2021 GMC PTO Board and we will need your assistance. If you are interested or know someone who is seeking to serve our GMSD community, please have them complete the nomination form. Our main goal as a committee this year, is to ensure that we have a representative from each school on the GMC PTO Board.
Please send all completed forms via email or a screenshot to Chii Onyeagocha or 404-798-9056.
The deadline for the form submission is March 23, 2020. This will give us ample time to communicate with all candidates, confirm our slate and present at our next scheduled GMC PTO meeting on April 14, 2020.
Thank you for your continued service and commitment to GMSD.
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Parent Engagement Opportunities
Strategic Plan Town Hall For Public Feedback on March 31st
District staff and school board members will present the first draft of the GMSD 2025 Strategic Plan on March 31st from 6 pm - 8 pm at a townhall meeting. Staff will be available to collect public feedback. Following the town hall meeting, the draft plan will be published at
www.gmsdk12.org. The community is also invited to provide feedback via our online platform at that time.
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| Monday, March 9 |
GMSD Board of Education Meeting |
5:30 PM Work Session
6:30 PM Business Meeting
GMSD District offices |
| Tuesday, March 10 |
PTO Meeting |
9 AM, Dogwood Cafeteria
*this is a time change*
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| Tuesday, March 10 |
DES Night at the Grizzlies |
7 PM, Fed Ex Forum |
| Wednesday, March 11 |
Kindergarten Western Day |
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| Thursday, March 12 |
Spring Pictures |
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| Friday, March 13 |
End of third quarter |
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| Friday, March 13 |
4th Grade Field Trip |
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| Monday, March 16- Friday, March 20 |
SPRING BREAK- NO SCHOOL |
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| Monday, March 23 |
First Day of 4th Quarter |
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| Monday, March 23 |
Down Syndrome Awareness Day (wear blue and yellow) |
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| Tuesday, March 24 |
Fine Arts Night |
6-8 PM |
| Thursday, March 26 |
HMS Open House for 5th Grade Parents |
6 PM |
| Monday, March 30- Friday, April 3 |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
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| Tuesday, March 31 |
4th and 5th Grade Clubs |
9:30-10:30 AM |
| Wednesday, April 1 |
Quarter 3 Report Cards sent home |
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| Thursday, April 2 |
Autism Awareness Day |
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| Friday, April 3 |
Volleyball Games |
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Each of these businesses gives back a portion of your purchase to Dogwood or the Dogwood PTO. Click on the links below to enroll!
View
this video to see just how easy the new BTFE program is to use!
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Germantown Municipal School District provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, handicap/disability, sex, genetics or age.
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