Douglas Middle School

• Monday, June 8- Step Up Day
• Friday, June 12- Grade 6 Tiger Bucks Auction AND Grade 8 Celebration at West End Creamery from 3:00-5:00
• Monday, June 15- Grade 7 Field Trip to Pinz AND Grade 8 Picnic at Soldiers Field from 11:00-1:45
• Tuesday, June 16- Middle School Field Day
• Wednesday, June 17- Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony at 12:00, Grade 8 Dessert Dance from 6:00-8:00, AND School Committee Meeting
• Thursday, June 18- Grade 8 Breakfast AND Last Day of School....Early Release Day with Dismissal at 10:58am
• Friday, June 19- Juneteenth....District Closed

Grade 6 students participated in their Annual Straw Rocket Competition with Mrs. Findlay. All of the students needed to design, construct, and conduct 12 test flights of their rockets, followed by participating in an 8-team single elimination bracket to determine the top rocket. Students then analyzed their data. They calculated the mean, median, mode, and range, as well as graphed the rocket’s performance as both a dot plot and a box and whisker plot. Collin LaChance and Nevaan Renjith came in first place with an exceptional rocket design that traveled 29 feet! Second place went to Jeffrey Harrington and Camden Longchamps with a rocket flight of 27ft. Third place went to Ethan Mascis and Abram Shepherd with a flight of 25ft. Noah Cook came in fourth place. Congratulations to all of the winners!

For the upcoming 26-27 School Year, students will still have the option of getting a lunch free of charge everyday. If a student decides to purchase an additional lunch, the lunch fees will be increasing slightly.

Costs per school:

Douglas High School: $4.00

Douglas Middle School: $4.00

Douglas Elementary School: $3.75

Douglas Primary School: $3.75

Student Breakfast District Wide: $2.50

Order your signs now! Use the attached form to place your order. Due date: Saturday, June 6.

Douglas Public Schools would like to share an important technology update regarding middle school student Chromebooks for the upcoming summer.

Beginning this year, all current Grade 6 and Grade 7 students will be expected to take their assigned Chromebook and charger home with them for the summer and return with the same device on the first day of school in the fall. We will no longer be collecting Grade 6 and Grade 7 student Chromebooks at the end of the school year.

Please note that current Grade 8 student devices will still be collected on Friday, June 12 so they can be cleaned, prepared, and redistributed to incoming Grade 6 students for next school year.

This new approach is intended to help students continue building accountability and responsibility as they prepare for high school, where students already follow a similar take-home model throughout the year and summer months.

If a Chromebook becomes damaged over the summer, families may report the issue directly to the Technology Department and arrange to drop off the device for repair.

We ask that students continue to:

• Keep their Chromebook in a safe location
• Avoid damage or misuse
• Return to school in the fall with both their assigned Chromebook and charger

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. Families may also contact parentportal@douglasps.net for assistance or additional information.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation as we continue improving and modernizing our student technology programs.

Sincerely,

Douglas Public Schools Technology Department

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Douglas, MA 01561

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