Volume 79 | April - May 2020
Diablo Vista Middle School
Calendar Reminders
Full CALENDAR, EVENTS and NEWS on DVMS site

  • 4/15-5/29 Remote Learning

  • 4/22 PTSA Elections General Meeting 9am

  • 5/4-5/8 Teacher Appreciation Week

  • 5/20 PTSA General Meeting 9am

  • 5/28 Last Day of School -end of second semester


DVMS hosts a public school calendar here. For additional news private to enrolled students and their families register for your School Loop Parent Account.
Read All About It
The library website has been updated! Check it out by visiting our school’s web page, and by clicking “DV Library” under the “Academics” tab, or by clicking here. Watch this quick tutorial video for a virtual tour!

Once you are on the library website you will notice the "Book of the Week" updates. Keep an eye out for the brand new "YA Wednesdays!" These are both shared on our school's Instagram each week for another way to get book suggestions. If you want a customized book recommendation, use school loop to email Librarian Ms. Dowd and she will carefully research a customized selection.
PTSA Elections
The next Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 22 at 9am through Zoom online conference call. This meeting will include an election for key Executive Board positions for next school year. Our slate of candidates for the 2020-2021 school year are as follows:

  1. President: Kathy Dimalanta
  2. Exec. VP: Marianne Mendoza
  3. Treasurer: Open
  4. Secretary: Karen Choi
  5. Financial Secretary: Kristen Heiden
  6. 1st VP Membership: Terranessa Lewis
  7. 2nd VP Ways and Means: Danny Kraus
  8. Auditor: Anna Stratton
  9. Historian: Deanna Karlson

To join our online PTSA meeting at 9am on April 22nd, use this link for the call information and the
Meeting ID: 720 8676 4215 Password: 179450
We encourage you to join the PTSA for the 2020-2021 school year at registration and volunteer with us.
Trek for Tech
Traditionally the DVMS students participate in a Trek for Tech Spring walkathon/fun run to celebrate the end of CAASPP testing and raise money to refurbish technical equipment on campus. This annual activity brings in funds to equip classrooms for the upcoming year and hopefully will return. While we are unable to hold the event this year, we want to offer a big thank you to all of the students who submit over 46 artistic ideas for the event logo! View their entries ( here) on the PTSA webpage.
Character -Student of the Month
What a happy coincidence that our character goal for April is "Positive Attitude." This helps us persevere in most every situation in life, but is especially useful now as we find ourselves in the midst of change and new circumstances. Join the soaring eagles as we look for the positive side, remain hopeful, and enjoy the best aspects of the unique circumstances of today.
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” –Winston Churchill

Express Gratitude
Teacher Appreciation Week
During the week of May 4th through 8th we will be celebrating our teachers and staff. In light of our distant learning schedules we would like to encourage parents and students to post video messages of thanks on Instagram or pictures on Facebook at the official DVMS sites. If you prefer to send private messages of appreciation you can do that through loop mail. We've all learned to be grateful for what we have and appreciate what we miss. Please take a moment to share your appreciation for the teachers and staff who've supported us all year and have done their best to transition us to remote learning during this difficult time. Don't forget to show your thanks May 4 to May 8!
teacher appreciation
PTSA Meeting
The final PTSA meeting of the school year will take place on
May 20th at 9am. Find details posted on our webpage here.
School Spirit
Soaring with Social Media
Feeling the need for more social connection? Eagle students and parents can build our sense of community by keeping our social media platforms active. Join us on Facebook at "Diablo Vista Middle School Parents" ( link) and follow us on our Instagram site or tag us @dvmseagles or #dvmsathome. We just participated in virtual Spirit Week and you can check out familiar faces of both staff and students with their pets, dance videos, and even hear some familiar morning announcements. Hope to see a comment or photo post from you soon!
We are here as a united community to support and encourage each other to become positive, well-rounded, lifelong learners and successful leaders of the future. -Mission Statement DVMS
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