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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, January 24th, 2022
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates |
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Thursday, January 27th - DHMS Course Information Night for Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Students & Families, 6:30pm (MS Teams)
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Friday, January 28th - End of 2nd Quarter
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Monday, January 31st - NO SCHOOL (Grade Preparation Day)
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Wednesday, February 9th - Early Release (11:54am Dismissal)
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Tuesday, February 15th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
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Monday, February 21st - NO SCHOOL (Presidents Day)
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DHMS PTSA News & Announcements |
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Virtual DHMS Academic Planning Night
Thursday, January 27th at 6:30pm
Rising DHMS 6th, 7th & 8th grade students and families are invited to attend the DHMS Virtual Academic Planning Night on Thursday, January 27th at 6:30pm. DHMS counselors will review course information, electives options, and graduation requirements. This is an opportunity to get questions answered with regards to next year’s course selections. The program will begin with an introduction, and we will then move to specific breakout rooms for each grade level.This event also replaces the Rising 6th Grade Information Night that was originally scheduled for January 20th.
Click the links below to join the session for your student's 2022-23 grade level:
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Annie Jr Parent Information Session
Tonight: Monday, January 24th 7:00pm
Families of the cast and crew of Annie Jr, join Ms. Lunger and Ms. Causey on Microsoft Teams for more information about the musical. This information session will take place on Monday, January 24th at 7:00p. Join the meeting with this link.
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Virtual Dorothy Hamm MS Science Fair
Thank you to all DHMS students who have submitted artifacts (video and abstract) for the Virtual DHMS Science Fair! The judging window is this week between Tuesday, January 25th-Thursday, January 27th. Mrs. Kennedy will send out a training video to judges and assign each judge several projects to evaluate. Projects will be accessed through a Google Slideshow.
The results of the science fair competition will be communicated to the Dorothy Hamm community within a week after the judging window closes. Finalists have the opportunity to compete in the regional science fair. Information on the regional science fair requirements will be sent home with finalists with instructions on how to proceed.
If your student is in the school-based science fair, please remind them to bring in their tri-fold display boards by Monday, January 24th. Students can drop them off in the library classroom. Student name, grade, and science teacher should be written on the back of the board. All students will have the opportunity to attend a Science Fair Gallery Walk during their science classes on Wednesday, January 26th-Friday, January 28th to investigate the projects completed by our students. Boards can come home with students Friday after school or can be picked up from their teachers the following week. Please email Mrs. Kennedy if you have any questions.
If you are interested in helping with appreciation gifts for the DHMS Science Fair participants, please contact PTSA Science Fair Lead, Carole Russo.
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Mark Your Calendar: DHMS PTSA Meeting
Tuesday, February 15th 7:00pm
Come join us for our first DHMS PTSA meeting of 2022! We’ll meet virtually on Tuesday, February 15 @ 7pm (link to follow). Your PTSA has been busy through the late fall and the early winter! Thanks to your support, we were able to:
- celebrate our great school community’s contributions to our Phoenix Funds with fun outdoor grade level parties (and the 70° November weather was celebrating right along with us!) and TA parties for participation in our One Week, One DHMS spirit week
- treat our teachers and staff to a festive breakfast
- acknowledge our appreciation to our amazing Principal E. Smith during Principal Appreciation Week
- provide gift cards to all of our hard-working, dedicated custodial staff during School Custodian Week
- partner with our school social worker, Ms. Katcher, to provide grocery and retail gift cards to DHMS families during the holiday season
- award over $10,000 in classroom grants to DHMS teachers and staff!
We are excited for all we can continue to accomplish, partnering together to support our students, teachers, staff, and families in creating a vibrant middle school community! Join us Tuesday, February 15 @ 7pm as we learn about efforts to keep our school safe and healthy, opportunities for parents to volunteer, and upcoming school events!
Did you make joining the DHMS PTSA part of your New Year’s resolution?! Click here for membership details.
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No Place for Hate Program at DHMS
The No Place for Hate® program is an organizing framework for K-12 schools committed to creating sustainable change that leads to improved school climate developed by the Education Department of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Participating schools are able to incorporate ADL’s anti-bias and anti-bullying resources with their existing programming to form one powerful message that all students have a place to belong. The goal of No Place for Hate® is to inspire a national movement led by students and educators who are committed to using the power of positive peer influence to build inclusive and safe schools in which all students can thrive.
To learn more or to get involved with No Place for Hate® at Dorothy Hamm Middle School, please read the letter to parents and/ or contact the No Place for Hate Coordinator and DHMS Equity & Excellence Coordinator, Dr. Glenn in room 118 or email her at kamyka.glenn@apsva.us. With your help, we will make our school community a safe and welcoming space for all.
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APS High School Academic Planning Nights and Key Dates
Families with high school students and rising 9th graders, mark your calendar for these upcoming high school events:
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Tuesday, January 25th (Rescheduled) - Yorktown Academic Information Night (virtual)
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Rising 9th Grade Information at 6:30pm - Teams Link
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Tuesday, January 25th - Wakefield’s Academic Planning Night at 7:30pm (virtual)
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Wednesday, February 2nd - Washington-Liberty’s Academic Planning Night (in the library as of now)
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Thursday, February 3rd - Yorktown and Washington-Liberty visit DHMS to present to 8th Graders
For information on APS high school options and transfers, click here. Please contact Erin Pennington, DHMS 8th Grade School Counselor, if you have questions.
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DHMS Morning Announcements
Morning announcements are now posted on the DHMS website. You can access the link under Quicklinks and also under About Us.
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Order Your 2021-22 DHMS Yearbook
Click below to order your 2021-22 DHMS Yearbook! Contact DHMS Yearbook Advisor, Abbey Gwydir, with any questions.
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Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge! Remember to keep collecting your plastic bags and other acceptable items* to drop off at one of the locations below so that DHMS can earn the chance to win a cash prize and Trex composite bench!
When you are collecting or dropping off your plastic bags, we encourage you to snap a picture and post it on Twitter with the hashtag #TrexRecyclingChallenge and #Recycle2Win to help us earn a chance to win!
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DHMS Drop-off Locations:
- 2115 N. Quinn Street
- 3500 21st Ave North
- 4324 17th Street North
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*Click here for the list of acceptable items. Please contact green@dhmsptsa.org with questions. Thank you for your help to reduce waste!
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Dorothy Hamm MS Library Volunteers
Want to volunteer in the DHMS Library? Please complete your APS Volunteer Application and then sign up for hours here. We welcome volunteers for a couple hours each day. Volunteer hours are from 8am to 2pm. Please enter the hours you will be volunteering when you sign up, and email Ms. Tsai with any questions.
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Arlington School Board Meeting
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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Scheduling
Arlington County’s Public Health Division is offering FREE COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 5 years and older. Visit the Arlington County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Scheduling website for complete details, including clinic locations and hours.
- Schedule an Appointment through VAMS
- If you need ADA accommodations or require assistance scheduling an appointment, call 703-228-7999.
- Please note: Children ages 17 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive their free COVID-19 vaccine.
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APS COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance
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Weekly Screening COVID Testing
Families must Opt In to allow students to be tested free in school. Even families who already opted in last fall must re-submit because we changed to a new testing provider in January. OPT IN
Arlington Public Schools strongly encourages all students and staff to sign up for free weekly COVID testing as part of our overall pandemic strategy to keep each other safe. APS is providing the free asymptomatic testing in partnership with CIAN Diagnostics and ResourcePath. Visit apsva.us/school-year-2021-22/health-safety-information/covid-19-testing/ for details, including the testing schedule.
Free symptomatic/exposure testing is available, by appointment, at Kenmore Middle School, from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Mon-Fri and Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A PCR-RT test is administered by medical staff and results are available through email typically within 24 hours. More information and appointments on the ResourcePath website
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APS Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Family Survey
The APS Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is conducting a family survey to help shape the APS Equity Profile in development. The Equity Profile is an online platform that will highlight trends in division and school performance to more openly and effectively identify and address equity gaps among various student groups. The profile will be published online and monitored to ensure that gaps in opportunity, access, and achievement are being addressed. Your feedback is important to us. We ask students, staff and families complete the survey to help inform us of data that is important to you by Fri, Jan. 28.
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SCAN of Northern Virginia Family Programs
From DHMS Social Worker, Christine Katcher, see below for information on two free virtual community series. Join other parents and share parenting insights, successes, and challenges.
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Nurturing Parenting Program - Wednesdays beginning January 26th
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Strengthening Families with children 10-14 - Thursdays beginning January 27th
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Yorktown PTA Webinar for Parents/Guardians/Caregivers of MS and HS Students
First of Three Events in our Executive Function Skills Series
HOW EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS
Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 7:30 PM
- Event Summary: How do Executive Functions skills impact planning, starting, and completing work? Learn how to build them to help your student thrive.
- For more information: Download Flyer
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REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3qoqtLd
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DHMS Basics: Office: 703.228.2910 / Clinic: 703.228.2940 / Attendance: 703.228.2911
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The DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post is a weekly newsletter that informs the DHMS community about DHMS, PTSA, and relevant APS and community news. Please send any newsletter submissions to newsletter@dhmsptsa.org by Thursday at 10am for inclusion in the following Monday's Phoenix Post.
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