DVMS Friday Focus

Welcome to the Diamond Mind 1/17/20

Friday Focus Video

Volleyball Champions

We want to congratulate the DVMS marching band for earning first place in the Hemet Christmas Parade. There were several band entries, including High School bands. Congratulations to the staff and students that supported this effort. The band was recognized by the city council on January 14th.

DVMS Classroom Highlights

Please click on the pictures below for a snapshot from some of our learning spaces.

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Mrs. Shepard

6th grade science students worked on a solar lab with Mrs. Shepard.

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Roller-coaster Lab

8th grade science students worked on this lab with Mrs. Dieges.

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Mrs. Lewen's Class

6th grade English students worked collaboratively to develop their thoughts.

DVMS Field Trips

DVMS students have had several opportunities to build on content knowledge and to expand their skills with field trips. Listed below are some follow pictures from a few of them.

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Ocean Institute

6th grade students had a chance to visit the Ocean Institute in Dana Point to further study sea life.

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Ocean Adventures

Students were give a chance to go out on a boat and observe real life applications of technology.

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AVID Leadership

AVID Students attended a leadership conference in Long Beach.

Student Awards

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Library STEAM

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Willy Wonka Drama Night

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WV Counselors Visit

Support Personnel Accountability Report Card

The DVMS counseling team has been hard at work supporting students. They have also prepared an accountability report showing counseling data and the members of the support team. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail:

Mr. Boenzi - aboenzi@hemetusd.org

Mrs. Schott - hschott@hemetusd.org

Link to SPARC Report

Diamond Valley Middle School Goals

This year Diamond Valley Middle School has three primary goals. Listed below are the current goals, and in the following section are graphs and data that show our current progress for the year. Feel free to call or e-mail Mr. Workman if you have any questions at jworkman@hemetusd.org.

Goal 1 - High Quality Teaching & Learning

"Diamond Valley Middle School will increase math performance by 18 points, as measured by the state test."

Goal 2 - Create a system of support for kids academically, socially and behaviorally.

"Diamond Valley Middle School will reduce:

Academic performance gap for African-American Students

The percentage of students suspended

The percentage of students chronically absent

Goal 3 - Create a culture and climate that engages all students and families.

"Diamond Valley Middle School will increase students attendance by 2% this year, from 93% to 95%."