DMS December Newsletter
December 22, 2023
This month's W.E.B. Wednesday activities focused on the character traits of compassion and team work. Each classroom had students work on decorating doors in different winter themes. Students worked together to come up with the theme they wanted for their homeroom or classroom. All students and staff in the middle school voted on the doors they liked best in each wing of the building. The winning homeroom got ice cream coupons for the cafeteria. This was a fun activity that let us be creative and work together and it made the building get into the Holiday Spirit!
Written by Ian F., 7th grade student
For the last month, DMS students and staff have been donating canned goods and non-perishable food items to the Student Council Holiday Food Drive. In conjunction with the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Depew, who run their own food drive at the same time, hundreds of pounds of donations were collected at the school. The Eagles Club combines their donations with the middle school, and all the donations go to needy families with children in the building. A competition was held between the grade levels, with 8th grade leading the way with the most donations. The students and staff of Depew helped make the season brighter once again for deserving students and their families. The Eagles Club picked up the donations on Friday December 8th to distribute to the families. In recognition of the yearly collaboration, The Eagles Club made a generous donation to Student Council which will be used to purchase a lunch treat for all three grades. The food drive was organized by Student Council co-advisors Mr. Carlino and Mr. Teresa, along with the Student Council Officers. The National Junior Honor Society, led by Mrs. Iwanicki and Mrs. Garver also contributed to the food drive to help make it successful.
Written by DMS Student Council
National Junior Honor Society hosted a Babysitting Night on Friday December 15 at the middle school for Cayuga parents looking for some time to get their holiday shopping done. There were 50 Cayuga kids who attended this fun event. Students were grouped by grade level and worked with NJHS and NHS students who volunteered their time to babysit and create a fun night for the Cayuga kids. NJHS students planned and ran the activities and all the students went through the different stations. Some of the activities the kids had fun doing were games in the gym which consisted of Christmas Present Relay Race, Scooter Sleigh Races, Duck Duck Goose and Snowman Decorating. It seemed that the kids really liked using toilet paper to wrap someone up and decorate them like a snowman.
Cayuga students had Holiday stories read to them. They decorated Christmas cookies and made the very important Reindeer Food. They created many Holiday crafts including reindeer bags, ornaments, and Holiday Pictures. Lastly, they got to write a letter to Santa asking for their holiday wishes to come true.
I think we had just as much fun as they did. Many Cayuga kids didn't even want to leave. It was a Great Night and It was a lot of fun hanging out with the younger kids! This was an awesome event for DMS and Cayuga students!
Written by Emily and Aidan, 8th Grade NJHS members
Written by Madelyn, Jillian, & Rhiannon 6th Grade Students and Morning Announcers
