The Diley Digest

December

December 15: End of 2nd Quarter

December 18-29: Winter Break

January

January 3: Students return from break

January 11: Spelling Bee

January 18: Diversity Family Night

Dear Diley Families,

I wanted to take this time to thank all of our parents/guardians for their support and patience during this school year. We are so appreciative of the teamwork we have developed in making sure this school year is as successful as possible. We at Diley can not thank you enough! Please take this time to unwind, relax, and hopefully spend some time with family and friends (however that may look).

We are so thankful for all of you this Holiday season. We hope everyone stays safe and healthy during the break. We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday and an even better new year. We wish you nothing but the best and will see you back in 2024!!!

Happy Holidays

--

Eric M. Koch
Head Principal
Diley Middle School

Twitter: @DMS_Proud

Thank you so much for all you have done for the school in 2023! We will be ready to go in the New Year with exciting activities for students, families, and staff.

Thank you for always supporting DMS!

Its time to get your Diley Spirit Wear and join in on schoolwide spirit days! Check out the amazing items up for grabs and place your order.

https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/OH/Pickerington/Diley+Middle+School?utm_source=74537&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=school-direct

Welcome to the Counselor’s Corner! Every month, the middle school counselors will share a bulletin board with the following information: hot topic, theme, and family resources.

Click here to see December's Bulletin Board: https://rb.gy/l84wrt

Check out the amazing information supplied by our school counselor on our family resource board! You can find everything from student planners to food assistance to information on dealing with stress and anxiety. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/PLSDfamilyresources

PLSD families, let's continue to ensure our competitions are an enjoyable experience for all attendees.

Please note the athletic expectations for students and adults. An adult must accompany ALL K-8 students to enter the winter competition; once inside the competition, K-8 students MUST be supervised by the accompanying adult.

Any action that could cause mental or physical harm is deemed inappropriate behavior and may be subject to immediate exclusion from the competition. Let's continue to work together to support a safe environment for all attendees.

This aspect of the newsletter will provide parents and guardians with the building's PBIS initiatives and expectations. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. Throughout the school year, PBIS messages and information will be shared here.

PBIS Challenge:

For each grading period, DMS plans to hold a quarterly theme and challenge. In our second quarter, our themes will be: "Live to Give" and "We are Connected". Again this goes along with our 7 mindsets curriculum. Students will be asked to explain what it means to give and how they can show giving here at Diley. We will also challenge students to think about how individuals who enter our lives can help us achieve more and live our dreams. How can recognizing the importance of others impact the way we live? Students will be challenged to think about how that can relate to school and life. During the second quarter, students will be able to earn an ice cream sundae social by meeting the following criteria:

1. No more than ONE missing assignment in each class. (Working on a bigger goal this time)

2. Having no more than ONE assigned ISS consequence

3. And NO OSS consequences

We will have multiple chances to earn incentives throughout the year. Please continue to help us by working as a team and stressing positive behavior and actions at school! We believe we have the best students and school and we are trying to motivate our students to achieve more and be the best version of themselves. Keep encouraging our kids to keep trying and pushing through adversity and difficult times (I.E. - school work, conflicts, grit, etc..). The more we can guide them to keep trying the more we will shift to a growth mindset and achieve more. Let’s Go Tigers!

Qtr. 2 Community Newsletter 23-24

DILEY PBIS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

School-Based Health Clinic

Pediatric Associates has an office located at Tussing Elementary that is available to all PLSD students and the community of Pickerington. The clinic offers the following services: helping with sore throat, headaches, earache, bad cough, strep test, immunizations, blood work, physicals, well check-ups, sports physicals, medication, asthma, etc.

The clinic is open on Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 3:30 and closed from 1:00 - 2:00 for lunch. Walk-ins are welcome or to schedule an appointment call 614-864-3222.

The School Nurses are on Facebook and Twitter! Please follow them for important health tips and news about school health opportunities! On Twitter @PLSDNurses and on Facebook www.facebook.com/PLSDNurses

Contact information to our PLSD liaisons. See below:

There are a number of ways you can stay up to date on all things Diley.

Follow Diley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DMS_Proud?s=20

Follow Principal Koch on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/mrerickoch?s=20

Follow our PTSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2085717574996931

Is social media not your thing? You can find all sorts of information on the Pickerington School District's website located at: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/

Principal: Eric Koch

Assistant Principal: Amanda Stemm

Secretary: Heather Ferns

Office Assistant: Stacy Gallion

Counselor: Gina Neilson

Nurse: Rhonda Carmel

Health Assistant: Robin May

Email: heather_ferns@plsd.us
Website: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/diley-middle-school/
Location: 750 Preston Trails Drive, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: 614-830-2900
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Diley-Middle-School-401947110003982
Twitter: @DMS_Proud