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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, December 4th, 2023
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates | |
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Wednesday, December 6th - DHMS Career Day (details below)
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Wednesday, December 6th - EARLY RELEASE (12:05pm Dismissal)
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Thursday, December 7th - DHMS Orchestra Concert, 7:00pm (Auditorium)
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Friday, December 8th-Friday, December 15th - DHMS Book Fair (details below)
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Tuesday, December 12th - DHMS Dines Out: Pupatella, 3:00-9:00pm
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Tuesday, December 12th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
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Thursday, December 14th - DHMS Book Fair Evening Event, 6:00-8:00pm
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Thursday, December 14th - DHMS 8th Grade We Are Writers Event, 6:30-8:00pm
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Monday, December 18th - DHMS Chorus Concert, 7:00pm (Auditorium)
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Thursday, December 21st-Monday, January 1st - NO SCHOOL (Holiday Break)
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Tuesday, January 9th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
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Monday, January 15th - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
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Friday, January 26th - End of 2nd Quarter
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Monday, January 29th - NO SCHOOL (Grade Preparation Day)
Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2023-24 school year dates.
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Exploring the Possibilities for our Futures
Wednesday, December 6th (Early Release)
DHMS Students will participate in career and futures exploration activities. Sixth Grade will explore their strengths and personal talents - and possible future careers; Seventh Grade will explore their Occupational Outlooks and financial future; and Eighth Grade will learn about future career paths from people in a variety of careers!
If you (any grade level parent) are interested in sharing your career and career path (how did you get where you are), on December 6 from 8:30-11:30 please let us know here.
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Volunteers Needed! DHMS Book Fair
Friday, December 8th-Friday Morning, December15th
The Book Fair is coming to Dorothy Hamm in less than two weeks, and we need your help! The Book Fair will run during the school day beginning Friday, December 8th through the morning of Friday, December 15th in ROOM 340 (not the library). There will be one evening event for families on Thursday, December 14th from 6-8 pm. We have many opportunities for parents to help during the week of the book fair. Please click below to sign up:
2023 DHMS Book Fair Volunteer Sign-up
Proceeds from the book fair support the purchase of books, author visits, and other library needs. Contact DHMS Librarian, Ms. Shanker, with any questions. Thank you for your help!
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DHMS Dine Out Night: Pupatella
Tuesday, December 12th 3:00-9:00pm
Eat To Support DHMS! On Tuesday, December 12th from 3:00-9:00pm, Pupatella Pizzeria on 5104 Wilson Blvd is donating back 20% of sales from Dine-In, Takeout & Pick up orders to DHMS!
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Details here: https://grouprai.se/f262834
- Call 571.312.7230 and mention DHMS before you place your order.
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Order Online - In the section for order notes, comment or special instructions, mention DHMS to receive 20% of your meal’s price donated back to DHMS.
We hope you can join us in eating out for a good cause! P.S. Please feel free to invite -- and share this event with -- your friends and family.
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DHMS 8th Grade We Are Writers Event
Thursday, December 14th 6:30-8:00pm
Our eighth graders have been writing away this fall! We will hold our We Are Writers celebration on Thursday, December 14th from 6:30-8:00pm. We hope you can join us for this short evening of celebration. Stay tuned for more details, including the timeslots when students will be presenting.
Warm Regards, Amy Juengst, Dana Kelly, Robbie Loutsios and Beth Sanderson
Parent Volunteers Needed: See the email sent to 8th grade families on 11/21/23 with details, and please reach out to Ms. E. Smith if you are able to help coordinate.
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DHMS Holiday Gifting Event
Location: Front Office Conference Room
Families who may otherwise struggle to provide gifts for their students are encouraged to stop by the school for one
of these four free events:
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Monday, December 11th, 7:30am-9:30am
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Tuesday, December 12th, 2:30pm-4:00pm
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Wednesday, December 13th, 5:00pm-7:00pm
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Thursday, December 14th, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Questions? Unable to get to DHMS? Contact the DMHS Social Worker, Gabby Bomberg
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Donate Your Reusable Shopping/Gift Bags
Dec 4-8: Please drop off any reusable shopping bags or gift bags you have sitting at home collecting dust. We would like to reuse them for the DHMS holiday gift event for families in need. Collection boxes are located near the main office.
“Reuse with the Green Team.”
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Donate Your Plastic Film Waste & Help DHMS Win a Trex Bench
Holiday season is here, and that means you're probably getting lots of shipping envelopes from online retailers! That's great news because the DHMS Green Team is setting our sights on winning a super cool Trex bench for our school if we can collect 1000 pounds of plastic recycling material. Bring in your CLEAN, DRY plastic film waste like newspaper sleeves, plastic grocery bags, bubble wrap and all of those empty shipping envelopes. Just drop it in the plastic bins in the hallway near the front office and we'll do the rest. Please make sure all of the plastic is CLEAN, DRY and FREE of FOOD RESIDUE.
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The APS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary and Visual Arts Contest is now OPEN!
- Students are invited to create art, poetry or essays that represent the powerful leadership qualities of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Students are encouraged to choose the trait that means the most to them and explore how it makes a difference.
- Entries are due by 5 p.m. on Wed, Dec. 20.
- Student submissions will be shared, and awarded students will be recognized in a special ceremony at the Jan. 25 Board meeting.
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Learn more about the contest.
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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. | | | | |
