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Dear DMS Families,

We are officially down to single digits with 9.5 days of school left in this school year. With two concerts, two Career Days and our Color Run this week, it has certainly been busy at DMS. Thank you to all of you who supported our events this week, through volunteering and supporting student fundraising. We will cap off the week with high school graduation tonight, and we look forward to seeing many Dighton families at tonight's ceremony.

As we move into next week, we will have our State Police event on Tuesday, June 10th, and sixth grade students will attend their field trip to Franklin Park Zoo on Wednesday. If you are a parent of an 8th grade student, you should have received information on the Luau and Promotion Ceremony from Mrs. Rose last week. Please be sure to rsvp as soon as possible.

Below you will find information on middle school summer reading and Band/Chorus sign- ups for 2025-2026. You will also find a variety of photos from this week, as well as our May Students of the Month.

Have a great week! Please also find the DR Dispatch and June Wellness Newsletter.

• June 6th: DRRHS Graduation at 6:00 p.m.
• June 10th: State Police Reschedule
• June 11th: Grade 6 Field Trip
• June 16th: Grade 4 Step- up Day
• June 17th: Grade 5 Field Trip
• June 17th: Grade 8 Field Trip
• June 18th: Grade 8 Luau at 6:00 p.m.
• June 19th: No School- Juneteenth
• June 20th: Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.
• June 23rd: Last Day of School- 11:35 a.m. Dismissal

• Rising Grade 5: Students may choose between reading a book or keeping an experience journal centered around the theme "Experiences."

• Rising Grade 6: Students will select a book related to the theme "Tolerance" and complete a brief reading reflection.

• Rising Grade 7: Students will read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and answer comprehension questions. All materials can be accessed through the Grade 7 Summer Reading Google Classroom.

• Rising Grade 8: Students will read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld and complete an evidence log. Materials are available on the Grade 8 Summer Reading Google Classroom.

Both Grade 7 and Grade 8 novels will be incorporated into students’ beginning-of-year writing assessments, so timely completion is especially important.

All materials, instructions, and book lists can be accessed on the Summer Reading Website Link

A survey is being sent to all families of students entering grades 5-8 at Dighton Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year. Please note that you should only complete this survey if your child will participate in band, chorus or both next year.

Please also complete it more than once if you have multiple children who will take band and/or chorus in middle school. The survey will close as of Friday morning, June 20th.

If you have any questions, reach out to Mr. Brundage (band) or Ms. Lopez (chorus).

Congratulations to our hardworking chorus on a great concert this week!

Congratulations to our hardworking band on a great concert this week!

May Students of the Month were nominated for exemplifying the idea of being Globally Minded and Community Engaged, as outlined in our District's Portrait of a Graduate!

Prior to the end of this school year, 8th grade Chromebook will be collected. Please see the below document from our Technology Department that includes potential fees for student devices.

Any student who is interested in playing football at DR next fall, there will be an informational meeting for both players and parents on Monday, June 16th at 5:30 in the gym at DR. All information regarding summer workouts and the fall schedule will be presented. Please plan on attending. If you cannot attend, please email Coach Gousie at Kgousie@drregional.org

Dear DR Families,

As you may know, Massachusetts now provides free breakfast and lunch for all students across the Commonwealth!

We are encouraging families who may have qualified for the National Free & Reduced School Lunch Program in the past to complete the online application. This helps determine eligibility and ensures that we can continue to offer reduced or waived fees for various programs and activities. When completing the application, please remember to include consent for sharing your status with relevant departments and programs.

Without this qualification and your consent, we will be unable to provide reduced or waived fees.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Dear Families,

We hope this message finds you well. As part of our commitment to maintaining our technology resources, we wanted to inform you about our updated repair fee structure. This will go into effect on October 28, 2024. These fees help us cover the cost of repairs when school-issued devices are damaged due to misuse or carelessness. The fees are divided into three tiers, depending on the extent of the damage:

• Level 1: Charger, Cover (top or bottom), Touchpad, etc- $40
• Level 2: Keyboard, Monitor- $75
• Level 3: Total Loss/Replacement- $300

We encourage students to handle their devices with care to avoid any damage and the associated costs. If a device does require repair, the appropriate fee will be communicated to you along with the steps to resolve the issue.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support in keeping our technology in great condition!

In addition, if your child needs Chromebook repairs, you will receive an email directly from mySchoolBucks regarding payment.