The Dodge Dish
March 15, 2024
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL NELSON
DMS Community,
Next week, DMS will have a Spirit Week to celebrate our approaching Spring break! The highlight of the week will be the Recognition Rally on Wednesday morning as we celebrate our staff and learners' amazing talents. As we celebrate the week, DMS will also have several optional dress up days:
Monday: Comfy Like Adam Sandler
Tuesday: Color Chaos
Wednesday: Tiger Pride
Thursday: Sports Mania
Friday: Vacation Getaway
To prepare for the Recognition Rally Assembly, we would like to remind learners of our core values: community, empathy, and purpose. We ask families to review the DMS assembly expectations with their child prior to Wednesday.
There will not be a Dodge Dish until the first week of April. We are excited for a fun week leading up to Spring Break!
Andy Nelson, Principal
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Useful Phone Numbers
School: 651-460-1500
Nurse: 651-460-1506
Food Service: 651-463-5025
Bus Company: 651-463-8689
School Fax: 651-460-1510
School Athletics: 651-252-2514
School Closing Line: 651-985-1100
Community Education: 651-460-3200
LEARNER TIGER STRIPE WINNERS
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.
LOST & FOUND
There are lots of clothing/water bottles/mittens in our lost & found! Please tell your learner to check the Lost & Found in the main hallway if they may have lost something this year.
2023-24 YEARBOOK ORDERS
ORDER YOUR 2024 YEARBOOK TO GUARANTEE YOUR COPY FOR THIS YEAR! Don’t wait and possibly not get a yearbook – order TODAY!
Just scan the QR code or visit the link below to order
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES
New programming begins in March for middle school youth after school, evening, and on non-school days with Community Education! Babysitter Training, Horse Camp, IGNITE Golf, Kung Fu, and Machine Sewing start soon! The activity bus is available for students to take right after school.
Summer registration has also opened for camps and programs. Middle School youth can check out the IGNITE Camps, Tiger Athletic Camps, and great Summer Music Programming!
Register your youth today by clicking here.
In need of fee assistance? Youth on free and reduced lunch or who have extenuating circumstances are eligible to apply for fee assistance. Apply here: https://bit.ly/CE192FeeAssistance.
7 MINDSETS MARCH THEME - LIVE TO GIVE
Make a Difference – The easiest and quickest way to feel better and become happier is to help someone else. Similarly, the best way to bring more good things into our lives is to start giving. When we do this, we create value with our lives and begin to receive value in return. In order to start or expand the flow of abundance in our lives, we must simply start making a difference every day in every little way that we can.
Receive Gracefully – One of the hardest things for people to deal with when they start living their dreams is that they’re uncomfortable receiving the new and wonderful things that come into their lives. They may not feel worthy or know how to react. As a result, when opportunity knocks or people want to help them, they shut the door and don’t allow themselves to accept what the universe is offering them. The problem is that these gifts could be a source of joy, fulfillment, and opportunity to their lives. If we don’t receive gracefully, we cut off the cycle of giving and limit our own potential.
Leave a Legacy – The only thing left when we leave this life is the impact we had on others and the world. The true meaning of our lives is only apparent when it transcends us. That’s why it’s vital to find those things that we’re passionate about and orient our lives around the legacy we want to leave. We must make our lives transcend us.
EVERY MEAL - WEEKEND MEAL PROGRAM
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
FRIENDLY PRESENCE
WE'RE HIRING
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.
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DMS WEBSITE AND DODGE DISH
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.
INFINITE CAMPUS MOBILE APPS
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!
ATTENDANCE LINE
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”.