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As the weather gets chillier, we’re still in full swing with learning here at DMIS! Please encourage your student to bundle up, stay focused, and make the most of these last instructional days before winter break.

Upcoming Performances

We’re thrilled to highlight the talents of our student musicians in the coming weeks:

• Chorus Caroling Tour: From Monday through Thursday this week, select chorus students will be performing at elementary schools during lunchtime.
• Band Winter Performance: Wednesday, December 11, at 6:00 PM.

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating the hard work and dedication our students have put into their music this semester.

Attendance Reminders

Regular and punctual attendance is essential for your child’s success. Our attendance protocol, as guided by School Board Policy JED, helps ensure students stay engaged and achieve their academic potential. Please remember:

• Excused absences: Illness, injury, medical procedures, funerals, legal obligations, suspensions, and other approved reasons.
• Unexcused absences: When no valid reason is provided or if the reason doesn’t align with policy guidelines.

Attendance protocol:

• Any absence: We will call home.
• After 3 days missed (excused or unexcused): A Talking Points message will be sent home.
• After 5 days missed (unexcused) or 10 days missed (excused): Families will receive a letter, and we may request a meeting to create an attendance plan.
• After 10 days missed (excused or unexcused): Families may receive a letter requiring doctor notes for any future absences.

By working together, we can ensure your child receives the consistent, high-quality instruction they need to thrive.

Weapons Detectors Starting in January

Beginning in January, the Daniel Morgan Campus will implement weapons detectors to further enhance school safety. Four additional detectors will be placed at the car loop and bus loop entrances. Starting January 6 (DMMS) and January 13 (DMIS), students will remove their Chromebooks from their backpacks before passing through the detectors.

Common items that may set off detectors (not a complete list):

• Adult-size scissors
• Aerosol cans
• Cameras
• Chromebooks and other laptops (remove before entering)
• Eyeglass cases
• iPads and tablets
• Metal utensils (e.g., forks)
• Three-ring binders larger than 1.5 inches
• Umbrellas
• Water bottles with metal components
• Wheeled, rolling backpacks

Note: Keys and cell phones do not set off the alarms. We will review these procedures with students before winter break so they are prepared when they return in January.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Warm regards,
Sam Gates
Principal

• December 9th: DMMS Wrestling @ Johnson Williams (5:15) & DMMS Volleyball Home (5:15)
• December 10th: DMMS Volleyball Home (5:15)
• December 11th: Campus wide Band Concert (6:00) & DMMS Wrestling @ Handley (5:15)
• December 12th: DMMS Wrestling Home (5:15) & DMMS Volleyball @ Skyline (5:15)
• December 14th: DMMS Wrestling @ Warren County HS (10:00)

• December 16th: DMMS Wrestling Home (5:15) & DMMS Volleyball @ Warren County (5:15)
• December 17th: DMMS Volleyball Home (5:15)
• December 19th: DMMS Wrestling @ Warren County (5:15) & DMMS Volleyball Home (5:15)
• December 20th: End of Grading Period and Early Dismissal

December 11th: Campus Wide Band Concerts @ 6:00

• What made you smile today?
• Can you tell me an example of kindness you saw/showed?
• Was there an example of unkindness? How did you respond?

Our SEL curriculum is currently focusing on teaching students about social awareness. You can help your child by modeling good behavior. A child’s social behavior is best reinforced when parents are kind, sincere, and non-judgmental. Remember that your child is looking to you to set an example of how to interact with others, and that taking a moment to consider how you interact with others is an important part of nurturing your child’s social skills.