The Dodge Dish

DMS Community,

It was a great week of learning at DMS! The highlight of the week was the WEB event on Thursday. WEB leaders spread kindness through an activity during WIN time with games and community building activities. These leaders have demonstrated community, empathy, and purpose throughout the year as they have mentored the 6th grade class.

Spring conferences are quickly approaching on March 5th and 7th. The highlight of these dates will be the Celebration of Learning on Thursday, March 7 from 4:15-7:15. We invite the entire DMS community in to celebrate all the great learning experiences our students have engaged in this year. There will be opportunities for individual Spring check-ins with staff during these dates as well. More information will come in the next few weeks on sign-ups for these check-ins.

As a reminder there is no school on Monday, February 19th.

Have a great weekend!

Andy Nelson, Principal

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Congrats to these learners who have demonstrated community, empathy, and purpose over the last week. We are so proud of all of our learners for demonstrating these core values each day.

Ms. Zimmerman received the Staff Tiger Stripe this week. Thanks for making a difference for learners and our community! #DMSpride #WeAre192

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!

During conferences and Student Celebration: March 5th from 4-6 PM and March 7th 1:45-7 PM. It will be located in the Media Center.

Cash, check or Card are accepted.

Dodge Middle School is in need of some Kleenex! If you would like to donate a box or two to the school, please bring them to the office. Thank you!

Middle School Track and Field will start soon! Click here to register: https://bit.ly/CE192MiddleSchoolSports2324

With Valentine’s Day coming soon we want to share a reminder of the ISD 192 health and wellness procedure when it comes to food. We strive to ensure a safe and healthy learning environment for every person here and due to the high number of allergies and food-related illnesses present in our schools we have restricted the sharing of food, treats, snacks, etc. This means that students should not bring in any food item to share with others, even on special days like birthdays or holidays. We appreciate your help in keeping everyone safe.

Treasure Yourself – We create the wonderful lives we want by harvesting the great things within us. There are often things we don’t like about ourselves, but we must recognize that we’re made of far more wonderful things than not. We need to recognize our own worth and see our uniqueness as something to treasure and develop so we can live the extraordinary lives we’re meant to live.

Be More Grateful – We all have the choice to focus on the good or the bad in life. If we focus on the positive things, they expand and guide us down the path to our dreams. If we spend our time in regret, jealousy, and anger, then the negatives multiply and we likely find our dreams sidelined and our goals unattained. We must simply be more grateful, reflecting as much as possible on the good things we have in our lives now, as well as those that are coming to us.

Thank It Forward – One of the best and quickest ways to feel better and become happier is to do something for someone else. And the easiest as well as one of the most powerful things we can do for someone is express gratitude for who they are and what they mean to us. Thanking someone provides two wonderful gifts: it makes the other person feel good, and it makes us happy at the same time.

Elevate Your Perspective – People who have achieved great lives point to moments of great adversity and challenge when they learned a critical lesson or built the essential skill that allowed them to be successful. Knowing this, we understand why it is important to seek the positives from all situations, even those that seem completely negative. When we do this, we get better, learn, and grow in essential ways that help us to live richer and fuller lives.

How to access Every Meal at Dodge:

Stop at Dodge Middle School and pick up a food bags located in the west facing entry way, door 17 (pool doors). Enroll online for your Dodge student(s) to receive food bags in their locker(s) each week, typically on Fridays – sign up using the link below.

Contact Jen Hogan with any questions or to discuss other pick-up options at 651-460-1598 or jhogan@farmington.k12.mn.us

• Free for all families
• No qualifications required
• No contact information collected
• Families may participate in the program at any time throughout the school year

Every Meal enrollment form

We are looking for family and community volunteers to be present in our youths' lives at Dodge Middle School through Friendly Presence. We are excited to offer this volunteer opportunity and welcome the larger Farmington community into DMS. We are hoping many of you take this opportunity to be involved in our learners’ experience. For more information click here and to indicate interest please complete this google form.

Farmington School District has some great opportunities for you!

Click the link to apply for positions or reach out to the main office if interested.

ISD 192 shares community flyers for local events and activities, especially those run by non-profit, youth-serving organizations within the district, on our website. The community postings and resources can be found here.

Please take some time to visit the DMS Website where you will find an abundance of helpful information to support your middle school student. Dodge Dish is an electronic publication that you will receive via email every week from our principal Mr. Nelson and the Dodge Dish is always available on the DMS website under “Social Media”. It is very helpful to take time to read through this publication to keep updated on upcoming events and happenings.

Download your free app for Campus Parent ​app (parents/guardians) or the Campus Student app (students) from your device's mobile app store for real-time access to grades, attendance, schedules, announcements and more!

If a student will be absent, a parent/guardian must call Dodge Middle School’s attendance line at 651-460-1505 before 10:00 am each day of the absence. If the school does not receive a call from the parent/guardian the day of the absence, an automated phone call will be placed letting you know your student has been marked absent from school. To request a pre-excused absence, a parent/guardian needs to complete the online “Request to Waive Unexcused Status of Absence” form. This link can also be accessed by visiting the Dodge Middle School webpage under “QUICK LINKS” and “Pre-Arranged Student Absence”.

Email: anelson@farmington.k12.mn.us
Website: https://dms.farmington.k12.mn.us/
Location: Levi P Dodge Middle School, 208th Street West, Farmington, MN, USA
Phone: 651-460-1500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dodgetigers
Twitter: @dodgetigers