DMS Delivers

A picture package flier will be coming home early next week.

The Cooters have arrived in 7th grade at DMS!!!! 7th graders are helping to give back to the community at large by headstarting this species. The Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris; “NRBC”) has been listed federally as Endangered since 1980, when fewer than 300 individuals were estimated to occur in the wild in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Since 1985, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) has managed a headstart program for the species in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in which roughly 100–150 hatchling NRBC are retained over the winter season to increase their mass prior to release. Each year the headstart program relies on the volunteer participation of 15–25 schools, museums, non-governmental organizations, and key landowners in southeastern Massachusetts. The headstart project is authorized through a federal recovery permit from the USFWS, through which the wildlife agencies strive to meet the recovery objectives set forth in a federal recovery plan. MassWildlife ensures compliance with the conditions of the federal permit, including annual reporting requirements.

Have you ever dreamed of being a superhero? Well, this year’s Grade 8 is having that wish fulfilled- sort of… In Grade 8 ELA we are creating our own superheroes and then learning about the hero’s journey through an interactive role-playing game known as MASKS. In the game students will interact with their teachers and specialists playing the roles of super villains and antiheroes as the student’s teams try to save the residents of Halcyon City. The administration is in the game as our superheroes backup and police force known as AEGIS. Through all this superhero action students will come to a deeper understanding of what a hero is and how magnificent the human brain can be in our Hero unit.

Our first school dance for grades 6-8 will be at DMS this Friday, October 7th from 2:45-4:45p.m.! Purchase your $5 tickets in advance from Mrs. Clearly or Mrs. Masterson (gr 6), Mr. Cetenich (gr 7), or Mr. Connolly (gr 8). Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. All money raised will support DMS student activities.

Lunch and breakfast are free of charge for this year, al a carte items (chips, cookies, additional snacks etc.) cost money. Please plan to send your child in with money or add funds to myschoolsbucks.com

We encourage you to get your child optional insurance coverage for their school issued laptops. If interested, please visit this website: https://schooldevicecoverage.com/signup.

Are you interested in learning about softball? This free softball clinic is being offered October 6. 13, 20, and 27th at Dighton Middle School. To learn more about the clinic and access the form, please click here and return to Mrs. Javier in room 212 by September 30th.

Please make an appointment if you wish to talk to the principal or assistant principal. If you need to meet with Mrs. Younger-Terceira or Mrs. McGourty, please contact the main office or email the secretaries: kalves@drregional.org or jrapoza@drregional.org to have an appointment set up for you.

Please contact the main office leaving a message at ☎️ 508-669-4200 prior to 8:00 a.m. if your child will be absent or if they will be dismissed early from school. If dismissing early, you must come into the school and sign your child out of the building. Please send in a drs note whenever available.

*Games to start by 3:15

* For schools that have one playing field for both boys and girls, girls will play first from 9/13/22 to 10/4/22

* Schools with one field are: Berkley, Dighton, Middleboro, Seekonk, Swansea

* All schools play every team and will play some teams twice

* Freetown-Lakeville Middle school plays games on campus, 96 Howland Rd., Lakeville (same complex as Apponequet High School)

* Swansea plays behind the school. There is a dirt/rock path to walk to the field.

*Westport plays at Russell Davis Fields, 914 Sanford Road, Westport

* Freetown-Lakeville and Dighton are co-ed teams this year – they will play against opponents’ boys’ team or co-ed team (boys and girls teams may combine players to play FL)

The Central Office team wants to celebrate the passion and dedication of our outstanding staff members. In order to fund a district-wide staff , the Superintendent is seeking sponsors for this program. Please click here to see how you can sponsor as an individual or a business.

The mission of the Dighton-Rehoboth middle schools, in collaboration with parents and the community, is to develop the whole child and to provide students with the knowledge, skills, global education, technology, and social responsibility to become contributing citizens and life-long learners in our ever-changing world.

Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected group.

Email: ayounger@drregional.org
Website: https://dms.drregional.org/
Location: 1250r Somerset Avenue, Dighton, MA, USA
Phone: 508-669-4200