DKMS Newsletter

Start Time: 7:55 am

Regular Dismissal : 2:50 pm

Half-Day Dismissal: 11:30 am

Students' pass usage will be monitored digitally through Securly Digital Pass. When a student needs to leave during class they will ask for permission from the teacher and fill out the digital pass. When a student has used all of their out of class passes for the week they will not be allowed to leave the room during class. Passes during a student's lunch time will not count against their weekly pass limit.

NOTE: DKMS will follow all medical, behavioral, or IEP plans that address an increased need for a student to leave the classroom.

Also, next week we will begin offering Success Center. Success Center is a great place for students to get extra tutoring, work on homework, and work on missing assignments. Success Center will be from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Tuesdays Success Center will be in Mrs. Estep's class in room 18. Different teachers may be hosting Thursdays' Success Center and students will be alerted to where they need to report. If your child is coming to Success Center, you will need to pick them up at 4:00 pm.

Wednesday October 1, 2025 is count day in the state of Michigan. It is very important students attend school regularly and it is especially important they attend on Wednesday because our school funding is based on our attendance numbers on and around count day.

Finally, if you have not gotten a login and password for PowerSchool, please contact the middle school office at (269) 623-1540. PowerSchool is a great place for you to see your child's academic progress. You can track their grades, missing assignments, and test scores on the website.

As always, I would like to thank our students, staff, families, and community for their hard work and support. Homecoming week is always full of great energy and school spirit. It is also a reminder that we have completed a month of school and time is flying by! Have a great weekend and GO PANTHERS!

It's a great day to be a PANTHER!

Thank you,

Principal

Delton Kellogg Middle School

6325 Delton Rd

Delton, MI 49046

Office Phone: (269) 623-1544

Work Cell: (269) 297-1256

Friday, September 26th -Homecoming Parade / Homecoming Football Game

Monday, September 29th - Mobile Dentist at the middle school

Tuesday, September 30th - Mobile Dentist at the middle school

Tuesday, October 14th--Lifetouch Picture Retake Day (Time 8:30-10:00 am) Half day - Student release at 11:30 am Parent/Teacher Conferences- 1pm to 5pm

Tuesday, October 21st- Parent / Teacher Conferences- 2pm to 4pm & 5pm to 8 pm

Friday, October 24th - Last day of the First Quarter

Congrats to this week’s Panther Paw winners! They earned a sweet treat of their choice for showing Safe, Kind, Respectful, and Responsible (SK2R) behavior. Keep up the great work, Panthers! 🐾

Students in Mr. Phillips’ class practiced using the metric system by measuring all kinds of items. A simple, hands-on way to learn and have fun!

Although September 11 has passed, our 7th grade students wrote poems to honor and remember the day. Some students wanted to share their work, and we’ll be featuring those poems each week in the newsletter. These poems were created in Mrs. Ferguson’s and Mrs. Podolan’s classes. We look forward to sharing a few each week until all have been shared with our school community.

I failed (In remembrance of the Twin Towers)

By: Maci Osborne

If only I had been strong enough

To keep you safe and protect you.

I should’ve pushed those planes down

And held myself up.

If only this tragedy hadn’t happened

Everyone would be ok.

We would’ve all grown up and continued our lives

And none of us would feel pain.

If only people didn’t have such dark thoughts

The world would be a better place.

But there's always that one person or people

That ruins it for everyone.

If only…

By: Kylie Lake

If only…

If only

We could go back and just

Rewind

The past

That day

Was…Traumatic

Hurt people, fires

Collapsing

No one

Wanted this

The pain, the fires

The world just… collapsed

If only we could

Change the past

If only we could have known

If we could've seen

It coming

We could've prevented it

From the world

To save the people

If only

The world was safe again

Spiritual Care Consultants provides free, faith-based support for students and families dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, or depression. With a parent consent form, the team connects with families and meets with students at school to offer guidance and help them feel better, focus in class, and succeed. For more information or to sign up, call 269-929-2901, email: vera@spiritualcareconsultants.com, or stop by the school office.

We have some important news about your child’s health!

Our school has arranged for a dentist to come right to the school. The Mobile Dentist will be at DKMS on September 29th and September 30th.

By seeing the in-school dentist, you can keep your child healthy, in school, and learning.

Plus, it’s easy and convenient for you.

Simply go to www.myschooldentist.com to fill out and sign the permission form or print the form below and return it to the school with your child.

Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, from 8:30–10:00 AM. If your student missed Picture Day or would like a retake, this is their opportunity.

Order Online: ybpay.lifetouch.com

Yearbook ID Code: 13316726

Order Deadline: April 10, 2026

Scan the QR code or visit the website to place your order today!

Don’t miss out on a keepsake full of this year’s memories!

Meal accounts & Education and Nutrition forms can be set up at: deltonkellogg.familyportal.cloud Students and staff ID #s will be needed to set-up meal accounts.

Please email tiffany.haines@dkschools.org if you need your student or staff ID #.

Families, please remember to complete the 2025–2026 Education and Nutrition Benefits Form. Only one form per family is needed. This helps our school receive important funding and ensures students have access to available meal benefits.

Please check event link for all updates and changes.

* Eventlink.com is where information for athletic events and facility usage can be found. Tickets and season passes can be purchased through Eventlink, and you are able to customize your experience by choosing which sports you would like communications from.

* Finalforms.com is where physicals and other important documents should go. These documents can be uploaded by your phone by taking a picture of the document.

* The Athletic Department would prefer all pay to participate payments go through this virtual portal for all Middle School and High School athletes.

Pay to Participate Fees can be paid HERE

PDF of Sports Participation Fees

* Hudl.com is where fans can subscribe to watch live streams of home events that occur at the turf stadium or the High School main gymnasium.

Click here to visit the Delton Hudl Fan Account

* You can also stay up to date with our new athletics social media accounts:

Facebook: Delton Kellogg Athletics

Instagram: DKpanthers

Twitter (X): DKpanthers

Hello DK Families,

Welcome back to school! There are important updates for students taking medication at school. A new medication policy went into place in July 2025. The biggest change impacting your middle school student is around emergency medications, such inhalers and EpiPens. If your student needs to carry their inhaler or Epi-Pen, it is required to have the parent and the physician give written permission by checking the box on the medication form. Another option, especially for young students, is to keep the emergency medication in the office. It is important to remember all medications used at school will require a medication administration form completed by the health prescriber (linked below).

Medication Authorization Form

This form requires parent signature and student physician's signature, along with dosage and administration instructions. New forms must be completed every year. Any medication must be brought to the school office by an adult and in the original bottle or container.

Please be sure to accurately fill out the new or returning student registration for your child/children, including any medical concerns, updated contact information, and updated physician information. This is important for the first day of school to be safe for your child when they arrive.

Below you will find a list of school needs for some of the most common health conditions:

Any Medications Taken During School Hours:

• Medication in the original bottle/prescription bottle.

• Signed Medication Consent Form

• All Prescription Medications must have a physician’s and parent signature

• Self-Carry Medications

• Allowed to self carry medications per district policy are emergency medications such as inhalers or EPI Pens and permission from both the parent and physician must be marked on prescription medication form.

Severe Allergies:

• EPI Pen and/or Benadryl with Medication Consent Forms

• Allergy Action Plan

Asthma:

• Inhaler with Medication Const Form

• Asthma Action Plan from the physician

Seizures

• Emergency Seizure medications with medication consent form

• Seizure Action plan from physician

Other Life Threatening medical conditions (example: Bleeding disorders)

• Action Plan from the physician

• Any medications needed for medical condition with medication consent form

Diabetes

• Diabetes Medical Management Plan from physician and signed by parent

Please reach out with any questions. We look forward to a great school year!

Rhonda Lundquist, BSN, RN, NCSC, CDCES

School Nurse, Delton Kellogg Schools

BISD/Corewell Health Pennock

Phone: 616-240-5636

Email: rhonda.lundquist2@dkschools.org

Background checks for volunteers are essential to ensure the safety and well-being of students.This helps keep our school environment secure and positive for all students.Therefore in a continued effort to keep our schools as safe as possible, all volunteer parents and community members, as well as classroom visitors, must submit to criminal background checks.Field trip chaperones are also considered volunteers. Visitor and Volunteer Consent forms must be completed each year and should be turned into the middle school office. You can pick up a volunteer form in the office or click below to print one.

Tentative Kickstart Deposit days at DKMS:

Lost and Found items will be retained for 30 days. After which, they will be donated locally. If you have a student that is missing something, please ask them to check the lost and found shelf, located near the entrance to the cafeteria. If you would like to claim an item, please stop by the middle school office Mon-Fri 7:30 - 3:30.

Email: tammy.whitmore@dkschools.org

Location: 6325 Delton Road, Delton, MI, USA

Phone: 269-623-1541

Email: julie.gorter@dkschools.org

Location: 6325 Delton Road, Delton, MI, USA

Phone: 269-623-1542