DKMS Newsletter

Start Time: 7:55 am

Regular Dismissal : 2:50 pm

Half-Day Dismissal: 11:30 am

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A PANTHER!!!

Thank you,

Bobby Tillman

Principal

Delton Kellogg Middle School

6325 Delton Rd

Delton, MI 49046

(269) 623-1541

Tuesday, September 9th - Fall District Testing of STAR Reading and Math Assessments

Wednesday, September 10th - Lifetouch Pictures (Time 9:00 am to 12:00 pm) Only for students / staff who did not have pictures completed on August 28th

Thursday, September 11th - Fall District Testing of STAR Reading and Math Assessments

Friday, September 12th- Virtual Learning Sign up Deadline / Community PEP Rally - 4:00 pm football stadium

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

We would like to offer your student the opportunity to participate in a program called "Hand2Hand". This program helps provide a student with food for the weekends and is intended for families who currently may be experiencing a financial burden.

Here's how it works: At the end of each week, students who are signed up for Hand2Hand will receive a minimum of 10 food items in a bag. These food items will be a combination of breakfast, snacks, and lunch or dinner items. There is no cost to participate! If you sign your student up to receive Hand2Hand, they will continue to receive the weekend bag of food each week throughout the school year. Bags will be discreetly delivered to your child at school.

If you feel like your child would benefit from this opportunity, please complete the form. (You will need to complete one form for each of your children.) If there comes a point when you no longer need the assistance, alert your school office. It will take at least two weeks to receive your first bag. If you do not receive a bag, please contact your school office.

(Please note: if your student or another family member has food allergies, it will be the responsibility of the parent/guardian to check the contents of the bag each week to ensure the food doesn't contain ingredients which could cause an allergic reaction).

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.

Please make sure to complete and return ALL food service forms given out during building open houses. These are important for the funding of our meal programs. (2025-2026 Education and Nutrition Benefit form, special dietary form if your student has food allergies). The Education and Nutrition form may also be filled out online at the meal account address below. ONLY 1 Education and Nutrition Benefit form will need to be filled out per family.

Ala Carte/Snack Items and Staff Meal Accounts:

Any student (MS and HS) and staff who would like to purchase ala carte items, snack items, 2nd

student meals, or adult staff meals must have funds loaded on their meal accounts to make

purchases.

Staff Meal Pricing for 2025-2026 School Year:

Breakfast $3.15

Lunch $5.35

Student 2nd Meal Pricing

Breakfast $1.50

Lunch $3.00

3-year-old Meal Pricing

Breakfast $1.50

Lunch $3.00

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 #.

Meal accounts that were set-up and have leftover funds in previous school years will roll over into this 25-26 school year.

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