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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, December 12th, 2022
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates | |
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Through Wednesday, December 14th - DHMS Book Fair
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Tuesday, December 13th - DHMS Parent Chat/PTSA Meeting, 8:30am (Virtual)
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Tuesday, December 13th - Grade 8 We Are Writers Event, 6:30-8pm (Third Floor)
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Wednesday, December 14th - DHMS Chorus Concert, 7pm (Auditorium)
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Monday, December 19th-Friday, December 30th - NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
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Monday, January 2nd - NO SCHOOL (New Year's Day Observed)
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Tuesday, January 13th - DHMS PTSA General Membership Meeting, 7pm
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Monday, January 16th - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2022-23 school year dates.
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DHMS News & Announcements | |
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Happy Holidays from the DHMS PTSA!
Hope you enjoy a great last week before winter break, and a wonderful holiday season! The Phoenix Post will return on Monday, January 2nd. Look forward to seeing students when school resumes on Tuesday, January 3rd!
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Last Three Days to Shop DHMS Book Fair!
Open Through Wednesday, December 14th.
The DHMS Book Fair will be open through this Wednesday, December 14th. Students can visit the book fair before school, during TA, after lunch, during Phoenix Time, and right after school. We take cash and credit cards. Proceeds from the book fair support the purchase of books, author visits, and other library needs.
Volunteers Needed: We need a few more volunteers this week if you can help out for an hour or two. Thank you! Click to sign up: DHMS Book Fair Volunteer Sign-Up
Tomorrow Night! DHMS Book Fair Evening Event: Tuesday, December 13th 6-8pm
All are welcome to come visit the book fair! 8th grade families, make sure to stop by the book fair during the 'We Are Writers' event, to be held on the same evening.
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Tomorrow Night! DHMS 8th Grade 'We Are Writers' - Tuesday, December 13th 6:30-8:00pm
DHMS 8th Grade Parents, thank you to everyone who has volunteered to donate food/drinks and supplies to make our "We Are Writers" event on Tuesday, December 13th a success! There are still slots available if you would like to sign up to donate and/or volunteer with set-up and clean-up:
DHMS 8th Grade We Are Writers Event Sign-Up
All DHMS 8th Grade families are invited! Click here for the event flyer for more details, and feel free to contact Ms. Donnelly with any questions.
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DHMS PTSA Meeting/Parent Chat
Tuesday, December 13th 8:30am
Join us for a joint, virtual, DHMS PTSA Meeting/Parent Chat on Tuesday, December 13th at 8:30am. Because this is our first Parent Chat this year – we will do introductions and a brief update on how the year seems to be going before we transition to a PTSA Meeting.
The MS Teams Link will be sent out on Tuesday (12/13) morning via DHMS SchoolTalk Message.
Click here for the DHMS PTSA Meeting Agenda and draft November DHMS PTSA Meeting Minutes for approval.
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Donate to the DHMS KidsGiving Food Drive for AFAC!
The DHMS KidsGiving Club is holding a canned food drive for the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) from now until winter break, Friday, December 16th. Non-perishable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, peanut butter, and cereal can be placed in the collection box near the front door outside of the main office or in Room 129. 'Tis the season for giving!
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Support DHMS When You Order Your Holiday Cards at Minted!
We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Minted this holiday season! Please support the DHMS PTSA by ordering your holiday cards & gifts from Minted using our promo code FUNDRAISEDHMS. You’ll get 20% OFF your order, and 15% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to us at the end of the year.
FUNDRAISEDHMS is valid toward all Minted orders, excluding fine art prints, commissioned art, customizable fine art, all products purchased from the “direct from artist” section of our website, fabric goods, Minted More membership fees, Photo Op or styling or customization services. Discounts may be applied towards any Disney-branded merchandise, however Minted does not pay donations on these orders. Discounts and donations do not apply to shipping charges or tax, and cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions, including discounted credit.
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DHMS Corporate Donation Drive
DHMS families are invited to share our corporate donation drive with their employers, local business, and friends and family. More information is available in our MemberHub store: "Support a culture of teamwork, cooperation, and appreciation of sacrifice with your tax deductible corporate donation to the Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA!"
https://dhmsptsa.memberhub.com/store/items/64998
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Donate to the DHMS PTSA Phoenix Fund
If you didn’t have a chance during One DHMS One Week, you can still donate to the Phoenix Fund. This year’s contributions will be used to support a variety of student and teacher activities throughout the school year. Every contribution helps, no matter how small. Thank you for your contribution to help make DHMS the very best experience for our middle schoolers.
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Congratulations, DHMS Reflections Contest Winners!
News from the County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) Reflections Contest Results, congratulations to:
- Bailey B - Award of Excellence (film)
- Isabella C - Award of Excellence (literature)
- Egshiglen G - Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme (photography)
- Oynzul O - Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme (visual arts)
Egshiglen and Oynzul's artwork, as recipients of the county's highest award, will advance to the State level! Congratulations!
All Reflections participants (except for Oynzul and Egshiglen, whose work is being held by the County for future display) can pick up their artwork from their TA at the end of next week.
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DHMS Yearbook Photos Needed!
Please help the DHMS Yearbook team by uploading fun photos from fall activities at DHMS. Sports games, club meetings, Driveway party, hanging with friends. Upload photos directly to Josten’s DHMS photo site by following the instructions below, or clicking here for more details.
LOG ON TO: images.jostens.com
Enter Login ID: 0s7ogMI5ev2uUTscS5kdSvA
- Click on “Select My Images.”
- Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
- Click “Upload Chosen Images.”
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Contact DHMS Yearbook Lead, Ms. Richardson, with any questions.
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Keep Recycling Your Plastic Film With DHMS!
Thanks to our partnership with Trex, a Virginia-based company that uses plastic film to produce composite decking products, we are competing for a chance to win a Trex composite bench, and to educate our community about recycling plastic. Follow the steps below:
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Collect plastic film listed on the acceptable list.
- Weigh your plastic film. (Kids on a bathroom scale with and without the plastic film is a great way to weigh!)
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Email the weight of your plastic film to green@dhmsptsa.org.
- Bring your plastic film to the Cherrydale Safeway, 3713 Langston Blvd, and place it in one of the two white plastic film collection boxes located just outside the store.
List of Acceptable Materials: https://nextrex.com/view/educate#materials1
Video: Plastic bag and Film recycling with NexTrex!
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Volunteer in the DHMS Library
Volunteer to help out in the DHMS Library! See details in the link below and volunteer for as many days as you'd like. Feel free to come between 9am and 12pm for an hour or two (you can let Ms. Tsai know in the comments), and contact Ms. Tsai with any questions. Reminder: Make sure to submit your APS Volunteer Application BEFORE you volunteer.
DHMS Library Volunteer Sign-up - Fall 2022
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2023-24 School Year Calendar
At the December 1 School Board meeting, the School Board received recommendations on the 2023-24 School Year Calendar proposals. Based on the discussion and feedback from families and staff, APS is revisiting options 1 and 2, and is modifying option 2 to provide a full 180 instructional days. At the School Board Meeting on December 15, they will vote on the final school year calendar.
The proposed option 2 was favored over options 1 and 3 with the stakeholder survey receiving 38.11% of the votes followed by option 3 with 33.59% and option 1 with 28.31%. The revised option 2 starts school on August 28, aligning with the current start date for the 2022-23 school year. Ten-month staff will report on August 17. On the initial proposed option 2 calendar, April 1 was included in the spring break. In revising option 2, April 1 will become a school day. Making this revision to option 2 increases the number of instructional days by 1 to include a calendar with 180 instructional days and 193 teacher workdays. View the Revised Option Two Calendar
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Support AFAC With Hardt of Christmas
Saturday, December 17th
This is a final reminder to join DHMS student Cole Hardt (7th grader) and his family charity Hardt of Christmas this Saturday, December 17th, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the DHMS parking lot (near the soccer field) for a volunteer event.
Help Cole reach his goal of donating 75 food kits to families in need by filling bags with each of the below items. Drop off your donations at the volunteer event and stick around to decorate ornaments and organize bags. Faithful Hardt of Christmas supporters will be present selling baked goods to help finance more food kits. Drinks and donuts will also be provided by the Hardt’s.
- 1 bottle vegetable cooking oil
- 1 bag of granulated white sugar
- 1 bag of flour (all purpose or masa)
- Low sodium canned soups (any flavor)
- Ground coffee (can or bag is fine)
- Holiday item(s) such as gift cards, holiday treats, ingredients to make cookies, cookie cutters, and cookbooks to name a few ideas.
Show up or reach out with questions or to confirm your participation to Melissa Hardt or 571-535-6063.
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Mom's Holiday Lights Recycling
Drop off your broken holiday lights for recycling November 25th-January 31st at MOM's Organic Market (located at 1901 N. Veitch St. Arlington, VA 22201). We get an extra boost of cheer knowing. MOM's customers diverted 17 tons of holiday lights from the landfill! Recycled lights are broken down through melting and shredding to recover raw materials that are repurposed into roofing and construction materials, piping, car batteries, other electronics, lead wheel weights, flatware, jewelry, and more! Click here to learn more.
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The DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post is a weekly newsletter that informs the DHMS community about DHMS, PTSA, and relevant APS and community news. Please send any newsletter submissions to newsletter@dhmsptsa.org by EOD Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's Phoenix Post. | | | | |
