DMS Delivers

Dear DMS Families,

A special shout-out to our band students for their wonderful performance at last night’s concert. Every note played reflected the months of tireless practice and dedication of both our students and Mr. Brundage. Thank you to all the families who attended and supported our performers. We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Mr. Brudage for his exceptional leadership and for creating moments of joy that have lingered far beyond the final song.

As the weather continues to get colder, we kindly remind families to ensure their child is coming to school dressed warmly. We make every effort to have outdoor recess and want all students to be comfortable and prepared for the conditions. If you need assistance obtaining a winter jacket, hat or gloves for your child, please reach out to me at: Cleandro@drregional.org

Thank you for your continued support!

Warmly,

Dr. Cheryl Leandro, Principal cleandro@drregional.org

Mr. Sean Kinney, Assistant Principal skinney@drregional.org

Please click HERE to access a variety of community resources. Please refer to Superintendent Runey's email sent to families earlier today.

Principal: Dr. Cheryl Leandro

Assistant Principal: Mr. Sean Kinney

Office Secretaries: Karen Alves and Jessica Rapoza

Nurse: Denise Wilkins

Guidance and 504 Coordinator: Aaron Andrade

School Adjustment Counselor: Jennifer DeMatos

School Psychologist Samantha Quinn

Sped Secretary: Allison Hanson

Special Education Coordinator: Gloria Monty

You can reach any DR staff member by email utilizing this format for their email address: staff member's first initial and last name followed by @drregional.org

• For example, if you wanted to email Dr. Cheryl Leandro you could do so by typing in the email address: cleandro@drregional.org

Student services have a variety of resources available to families and students. Please access the link for more information about the services they can assist you with. https://sites.google.com/drregional.org/dmsstudentservices?usp=sharing

Please make sure students bring their Chromebooks to school every day. We have a limited number of loaners available, so it’s important that each student brings their own device fully charged and ready to use.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Save the date: We look forward to seeing our School Council members on January 13, 2025.

• 12/22- Wear a Winter themed sweater/Ugly Sweater

• 12/23- Wear your Pj's/Comfy clothes. Early Release Winter break begins

• 1/5- First day back from Winter Break; Basketball Dighton v Berkley (Home)

• 1/6- Card game club; SAVE Promise Club

• 1/7- Early Release Staff PD Day

• 1/8- Scrapbooking; Debate; Basketball Seekonk v. Dighton (Away)

• 1/12- Dighton v. Bridgewater (Home)

• 1/13- Card game club

• 1/14- Somerset v. Dighton (Away)

• 1/15- Debate; Scrapbooking Club; PTO Meeting (DES Library 6:30)

The administrative team will pick certain home games that all students are welcome to stay and cheer their friends on.

For Other Games:

We want to take this opportunity to remind families that DMS students are more than welcome to return to DMS to watch their friends play basketball/baseball/softball. However, they should take their regularly scheduled transportation home and return for the game with an adult, if they would like to watch. Games typically begin around 3:15/3:30 p.m

Please take a moment to review the December Newsletter from the Wellness Committee HERE.

Bloom Bus Co. has asked us to let you know that students must be out at bus stops ten minutes before the scheduled pickup time. Students cannot wait inside the house, or on the porch, etc. They must be out at the bus stop. Being in position when the bus arrives keeps the district on schedule.

Snack Prices/Availability may vary:

Cookies and Chips $1.00

Waters $1.25

Ice Cream $1.75

Fruit Snacks $0.50

Pudding Parfaits $1.25

If your child will need to take medication during the school day, please ensure the following steps are taken:

✅All required forms are completed

✅A doctor's note is submitted to the school health office.

✅Prescription medications must be provided in their original packaging, clearly labeled with the student’s name, the name of the medication, and the correct dosage.

🚫 Medications cannot be transported to school by students. We kindly ask that parents or guardians contact the school health office to arrange an appropriate time to drop off any necessary medications. You can reach her at dwilkins@drregional.org

We appreciate your partnership in supporting the health and well-being of all students.

⭐Health & Medical Updates⭐

If your child has had a recent physical exam or updated medication orders, please be sure to forward that documentation to the school health office as soon as possible