DMS Community,

We are excited to welcome our learners for the 24-25 school year! On Tuesday, September 3rd 6th grade learners will attend school for WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) orientation day. WEB leaders and staff are excited to welcome you to our DMS community! WEB day will feature fun social opportunities, team building, and meeting all your teachers. The first day of school for all grades will be Wednesday, September 4th.

This year as a learning community, DMS will focused on our core values of Community, Empathy, and Purpose. We will spend an extended time in Tiger Connections reviewing these core values, as well as, the DMS Learner Expectation Matrix. We ask that you discuss these words and expectation as a family.

Please read below for several important announcements and information as we begin the school year. We appreciate your partnership to make it a great year and will see all of our learners next week!

Please reach out if we can support in anyway.

Have great weekend!

Andy Nelson, Principal

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The school board recently approved policy 1022 around personal technology use for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. We wanted to take a moment to let our families know about how this will affect our learning communities moving forward.

Starting with the 2024-2025 school year at Boeckman and Dodge Middle Schools, cell phones will need to remain silent and kept out of sight during the school day. This will be from when students enter the building until they leave. More detailed information was emailed to families on August 16th and will be reviewed with learners as we being the school year.

Click here for important reminders for student drop off and pick up. We do ask that vehicles line up on the route indicated in purple for safety reasons. Also, please be mindful of the crosswalk outside of door 17 as staff and learners exit the building.

Busing information is now available for the 24-25 school year. Transportation information can be found under the "more" tab in Campus Portal. Any questions can be directed to Marshal Line at 651-463-8689.

Get excited — your pictures are ready! View and order your school pictures at https://shop.jostenspix.com and use code FE63324. Picture retake day is Thursday, September 19th.

We are very excited to welcome the community to Tiger Stadium for fall football games! We understand that football games are a social event and expect all in attendance to follow these guidelines.

It is an expectation that middle school and elementary school students have a parent or guardian at the game and remain supervised throughout the night.

Please remember to be a positive fan; cheer for the Farmington Tigers and refrain from using negative or obscene language, gestures, or interactions with fans/players from the opposing team. It is all of our responsibility to ensure our venues are safe. If someone around you is not acting appropriately, please discourage them from continuing or involve a member of our ISD 192 staff.

Also, please take note of our general Tiger Stadium procedures:

• Visiting fans sit on the East side of the stadium; Tiger fans on the West

• Fans should not travel between the home and visiting side of the stadium

• No outside food or beverage is allowed (Including reusable water bottles)

• No backpacks or oversized totes

• No MSHSL prohibited items (noisemakers, megaphones, flags, etc.)

• No re-entry; if you leave the stadium for any reason, you will be asked to purchase another ticket to return. After halftime there is no re-entry.

• Fans are not allowed on the field before or after the game

• Tailgating is allowed in the NW lot on the FHS campus from 4:30 - 7:00 pm

• No alcohol or tobacco on ISD 192 property, including e-cigarettes

• No open or closed fires

• No footballs, frisbees, inflatables, or other similar items allowed in the stadium

• No promotional or marketing activities unless pre-approved

• No sales of products, food, or beverage unless pre-approved

School supply lists have been posted to the DMS website. If you are in need of school supplies, please contact the DMS office. If you are in need of school supplies, please complete this form. DMS wants to ensure all of our students are ready with the necessary supplies for learning the first day of school.

Click here to learn more about Murphy our therapy dog at DMS. Murphy works at DMS frequently throughout the school year and questions can be directed to the main office.

• Free for all families
• No qualifications required
• No contact information collected
• Families may participate in the program at any time throughout the school year
• Students will receive food bags each week, typically on Fridays

Every Meal enrollment form

Registration remains open to participate in some middle school sports after school.

There is interscholastic (against other schools) opportunities in 7th & 8th grade girls’ volleyball, 6-8th grade girls’ soccer, 6-8th grade boys’ soccer, and 6-8th grade girls’ tennis. Practices start the week of August 26th and continue into early October. There are no practices or matches scheduled on the Fridays. There is also intramural (in-house) co-ed volleyball for 6-8th graders. That will take place on Fridays 9/6 through 11/1 (skip 10/18).

For more information, please check out:

https://www.farmingtonce.com/youth_programs/middle_school_sports

or email Colm Griffin at Dodge Middle School: cgriffin@isd192.org

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 or fill out this form 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