DMS Community Newsletter 26/27

Dear Defender Families,

We are hopeful that the extreme heat is behind us. The forecast is predicting cooler temperatures this week. Hooray!!! Please be sure to check 9-week Progress Report Grades. 9-week progress report grades will be available in Infinite Campus by October 13.

Parent/Teacher Conferences – October 15

DMS will host Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 15, from 3:00–6:00 PM in the MPR. We encourage families to bring their students to conferences, particularly when there are areas where students may be experiencing challenges. Having students be part of the conversation allows us to work together to identify next steps and support their success.

Need Help with Infinite Campus or Canvas?

Parents/Guardians, are you receiving Infinite Campus notifications when your student is tardy or has a missing assignment? Would you like to become a Canvas Observer?

If you need help with either platform, DMS will have support available on October 15 from 2:00–3:00 PM in the Media Center (Library).

Please bring your student if you need to set up Canvas Observer access, as the student will need to provide the observer code from their account. You are welcome to stop by anytime during the hour—no appointment is needed!

Mark Your Calendar

• October 13: Make-Up Picture Day
• October 15: Earthquake and Fire Drill
• October 15: Modified Day – dismissal at 12:10 PM
• October 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences – 3:00–6:00 PM
• October 16: Modified Day – dismissal at 12:10 PM
• October 27: Nightmare Before Christmas Party -2:30 - 3:45 buy tickets at the bookkeeper
• November 9 - 10: 8th Grade Vision and Hearing Screening - bring prescription glasses if you wear them.

Important Reminder

Any middle school student attending a high school football game must be accompanied by an adult.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. As we begin our next grading period, let's continue working together to help our Defenders stay connected, engaged, and successful!

Go Defenders!!!

– Your Defender Team

Students making observations and inferences based on a picture displayed.

Students review Earth and Solar Energy. Students record what they know about a topic, then add information that was missing from previous information that was posted.

Students list historical events and the effect they had on the decline of feudalism based on research they collected.

Students working in groups to solve a variety of proportional relationship problems.

Students working on ratio problems to determine which paint mixture would be darker or lighter.

Students designed rockets during the Force and Motion Unit. Launching the rockets shows an example of Newton's 3 Laws.

Students performing their dance routines for the class.

Students participating in a College and Career Kahoot at lunch with the counseling team.

Want to participate in the TVUSD Winter Holiday Card Competition? Access the rules and information here. Link

Click on the link to access the Attendance Newsletter from the district office.

Please see the links to the Math Smores. The Math Smores will explain what students are learning in math and provides resources to support students at home.

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If you have a student who is riding a bike/scooter/ebike/escooter to school, they need to complete the Safe Riders Course.

TVUSD cares deeply about all of our community members, some of which are being impacted by the government shutdown. If your family needs support, or you would like to help our affected students and families, this flyer will connect you to some local resources. See the flyers below or the Link Here

• Log into IC as Parent/Student? Click HERE

• Using the IC Mobile App? Click HERE

• How to set notifications on IC? Click HERE

• Canvas Parent Observer Video

• Linking a Canvas Parent Account to a Student Account - Written Directions

• Go to Canvas Parent Account Web Address

These directions can also be found on our school website using this link:

Temecula Valley Unified School District believes that appropriate dress and grooming contribute to a productive learning environment. Student attire and grooming must permit the student to participate in learning without posing a risk to the health or safety of any student or school district personnel. The school district is responsible for seeing that student attire does not disrupt school activity or contribute to a hostile or intimidating atmosphere for any student.

1. Students must wear clothing including a shirt with pants or skirt, or the equivalent (for example dresses, leggings, or shorts) and shoes.
   
2. Clothing shall be sufficient to conceal undergarments and buttocks. No underwear, undergarments, or clothing that is comparable to undergarments (e.g, bathing suits that resemble the same coverage of an undergarment) may be visible at any time. Clothing may not be see-through or mesh if underwear is visible underneath.
   
3. Attire may not display images that are violent and/or depict drugs, drug paraphernalia, alcohol, or promote any unlawful act. Additionally, attire may not contain imagery, words or acronyms associated with hate speech, profanity, pornography, or any promotion and/or endorsement of violence, alcohol or drug use.

Dress Code Enforcement

No list of dress and appearance guidelines for students can be written that will anticipate all potential dress and grooming extremes. In the case of questionable dress or grooming that is not specifically covered in the list above, the administration will make the final decision. Appropriate action will be taken at that time, and when necessary, contact will be made seeking parental cooperation and assistance.

School-directed changes to a student’s attire or grooming should be the least restrictive and disruptive to a student’s school day. Any school dress code enforcement actions should minimize the potential loss of education time. Administration and enforcement of the dress code shall be gender neutral and consistent. When a dress code violation occurs, the student will be required to change into proper attire. Continued violations of the dress code will be considered defiance and will be referred to administration for disciplinary action.

Gum is not permitted on campus. Students chewing gum will be assigned Gum Club and receive a discipline point for each infraction.

Gum Club – Students will eat in a designated area under supervision, and serve detention for 3 days. If a student fails to show up for Gum Club, they will receive additional days.

TVUSD Community Communication & Non-DiscriminationStatement

• TVUSD Non Discrimation Statements English or Spanish
• Annual Family Notification
• Previous DMS Community Newsletters
• TVUSD Community Connection Newsletters
• Official TVUSD Social Media INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK

• TVUSD Parent Center Instagram Link

• TVUSD is Hiring: Edjoin Link HERE

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• • TVUSD Calendar & Bell Schedules - HERE
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