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Dear DMS Families,

We were happy to welcome everyone back to DMS yesterday. We hope that all DMS families had a restful break, and we look forward to what is to come in 2025. As we move into next week, please see below for important dates in January, as well as a few reminders from prior to break.

Have a great weekend!

• January 6th: Basketball Game at Dighton
• January 7th: Basketball Game at Dighton
• January 8th: Early Release- Professional Development Day
• January 13th: Basketball at Bridgewater
• January 13th: SEPAC Meeting
• January 14th: School Committee at 6:30 p.m.- DMS Spotlight
• January 15th: Basketball Game at Dighton
• January 20th: Martin Luther King Day- No School
• January 22nd: Basketball Game at Dighton
• January 27th: Basketball Game at Raynham
• January 28th: School Committee Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
• January 29th: Basketball Game at Seekonk

There will be a half day of school on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 due to Professional Development.

Please note that both Central Office Newsletters, the DR Dispatch for families and the COLT Connection for staff, will be sent on Monday, January 6th.

As we begin to enter into our basketball season with home games, we are asking families to be available to pick up their students by 5:00 p.m. Most games are over by this time, and if they run a little bit over, they are definitely finished by 5:15 p.m. We appreciate your support with this, as there is a lot of work to be done in our gym/school after games are finished.

In addition, we will continue to encourage students to cheer for our team, and not against the other team, as this helps to build a positive environment for everyone. We truly appreciate your partnership in this, and hope that you will remind students of this at home as well. While we appreciate all of the support of our athletic teams, it is important that we are representing DMS and the Massasoit League with pride, integrity and sportsmanship. Thank you in advance for your help with this.

As the weather continues to get colder, please remind students to bring sweatshirts and/or jackets to school each day. We will continue to go outside for recess if the weather permits.

Also, if you are missing something at home, please encourage students to check our Lost and Found during lunch. We also remind them often, but another reminder might be helpful.

Thank you in advance for your help with this.

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.