May Newsletter

This is The Talon Times; your monthly newsletter from Douglas Middle School.

It's hard to believe that we are in the last few weeks of another amazing school year. We still have about four weeks left packed with exciting events for DMS; field trips, awards day, and field day, just to name a few! But obviously, the one thing that's on everyone's mind is summer break. We are excited about the new possibilities for our students as they move on to the next grade in their school careers. To the 8th graders who will be moving on to a new building and new challenges, we wish you all the best as you continue to fly. To the 6th and 7th graders, we are excited to have you back in the halls of DMS for a little while longer! We also hope that all of our students have an amazing and safe summer break!

This is The Talon Times; signing off from the 2024-2025 school year. We will be back in August better than ever!

GO EAGLES!

6th - Ella Evans and Garrett Tolbert

7th - Miguel Nicolas Sebastian and Gabby Negron

8th - Josefina Ta Cuc and Jayden Zeoli

6th

Writing - "Night at the Museum" Project, End of the Year Review

Reading - Finish The Miracle Worker

Math - Fractions and Data Review

Social Studies - Moon Landing, 1970's Gas Shortage, The rise of technology in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Science - Rocketry Challenge

7th

Writing - "Night at the Museum" Project, grammar practice

Reading - "A Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds, begin a project based on the book

Math - Graphing ordered pairs, combining like terms, distributive property, inequalities.

Civics - Finish and present American Character projects, central and eastern Asia

Science - Human Body Systems

8th

English Language Arts- Drama Study: The Diary of Anne Frank.

Creative Writing- Historical Essay; Travel Brochure; Narrative Essay.

Math - Systems of Equations.

Social Studies - Medieval Times.

Science - Force and Motion.

Here are five simple rules of digital citizenship for you to create a world you can be proud of – and inspire others to do the same.

1. Think before you post or text – a bad reputation could be just a click away. Before you press the “send” button, imagine the last person in the world that you’d want seeing what you post.

2. What goes around comes around. If you want your privacy respected, respect others’ privacy. Posting an embarrassing photo or forwarding a friend’s private text without asking can cause unintended hurt or damage to others.

3. Spread heart, not hurt. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online. Stand up for those who are bullied or harassed, and let them know that you’re there for them.

4. Give and get credit. We’re all proud of what we create. Illegal downloading, digital cheating, and cutting and pasting other people’s stuff may be easy, but that doesn’t make it right. You have the responsibility to respect other people’s creative work – and the right to have your own work respected.

5. Make this a world you want to live in. Spread the good stuff. Create, share, tag, comment, and contribute to the online world in positive ways.

• May 2: Liberty Learning Expo @ 8:00 AM middle school gym
  
• May 3: Middle School County Math Tournament @ Snead State
  
• May 3: Senior Walkthrough
  
• May 3: Spring Band concert
  
• May 7: Band Banquet
  
• May 8: Block Party Tournament 8th period
  
• May 9: Block Party Tournament 8th period
  
• May 9: Night at the Museum
  
• May 9: NJHS Induction during 3rd period
  
• May 10: Peer Helper field trip
  
• May 13-14: middle school volleyball tryouts
  
• May 13-14: Varsity/JV Girls Basketball Tryouts for 8th-grade girls going to 9th grade
  
• May 14: SGA field trip
  
• May 15&16: Softball Try-Outs during 8th period both days
• May 16: Field Day
  
• May 17: Awards Day
  
• May 20: Semester Tests (even periods)
  
• May 21: Semester Tests (odd periods
  
• May 24: 2nd semester ends; end of the 4th 9-week grading period; last day of school