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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, October 30th, 2023
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates | |
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Monday, October 30th - Million Bazillion Live! 7pm
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Monday, November 6th - End of 1st Quarter
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Tuesday, November 7th - NO SCHOOL (Grade Preparation Day)
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Friday, November 10th - NO SCHOOL (Veterans Day)
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Tuesday, November 14th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7pm
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Wednesday-Friday, November 22nd-24th - NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
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Tuesday, November 28th - DHMS Dines Out: Rockland Barbeque
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Wednesday, December 6th - EARLY RELEASE (12:05pm Dismissal)
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Tuesday, December 12th - DHMS Dines Out: Pupatella
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Tuesday, December 12th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7pm
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Thursday, December 21st-Monday, January 1st - NO SCHOOL (Holiday Break)
Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2023-24 school year dates.
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TONIGHT: Million Bazillion Live!
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Show Monday, October 30th 7pm
DHMS is proud to announce that we have been selected to host the Million Bazillion Live! Who Wants to be a Millionaire Show on October 30th at 7:00 PM. Join us for an unforgettable evening of family fun, financial literacy, games, and prizes. This game show-themed event is a great way for you and your kids to learn about money and have fun doing it. Doors open for snacks at 6:30 – the show begins at 7:00 PM in the Main Gym.
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Deadline Extended! Calling All Phoenix Artists: 2023 PTA Reflections Contest
The PTA Reflections deadline has been extended to Friday, November 3rd! The TA class with the most entries for each grade will get a snack award!
This year's theme is “I'm Hopeful Because ...” Interested students -- please submit your original work of art in one or more of the following categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. Fill out this form and submit it with your artwork to reflections@dhmsptsa.org or the main office by Friday, November 3rd. Check here to make sure your submission complies with your art category-specific guideline requirements. Students can also pick up the entry form and the guidelines from the main office. Reach out to reflections@dhmsptsa.org with any questions.
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DHMS PTSA Field to Table Grant
Field to Table, Inc. provided the PTSA with a generous grant of $5,000.00 at the Cherrydale Farmers Market on Saturday, 10/28. These funds will be used to purchase two hydroponic growing systems for our school.
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Used Sneaker/Cleats Donation Drive
Thank you to our amazing DHMS community that donated 127 pairs of sneakers/cleats to be reused/recycled!!! Team Trees won by just three pairs of shoes! Each dollar raised through recycling these shoes will remove one pound of plastic from the water or plant one tree via the YouTuber Mark Rober and Mr. Beast competition. We will have another sneaker/cleats recycling event in the spring.
If you want to help with other recycling events, consider joining the Green Team club, led by Ms. Thomas. Please contact PTSA Green Team lead, Heather Shinn, with any questions.
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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. Starting Monday, November 6, 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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Online DHMS PTSA Directory 2023-24
The online DHMS PTSA Directory for 2023-24 is now available! The PTSA directory allows parents to communicate with other DHMS parents. You can search by Name, Grade, or TA, and you are able to customize the information you would like to have displayed.
Parents who choose to opt-in via ParentVUE under the "PTA Directory Information - Opt In" section are included. For additional details, including how to access the directory and set your password, please visit: dorothyhamm.apsva.us/ptsa/ptsa-directory. Please feel free to contact directory@dhmsptsa.org with any questions.
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APS Feedback on the Draft Mission, Vision and Values
You are invited to provide Feedback on the Draft Mission, Vision and Values. Since kicking off our work on the Development of the 2024-30-Strategic Plan in September, we have heard from over 4,400 students, staff, families, and community members. This initial feedback is invaluable and has informed the revisions to the current APS mission, vision, core values and priorities. Share feedback on the draft by completing a questionnaire by Sun, Nov. 5. It takes about 8 minutes to complete. Community Members: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/L0lrpX
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INTEGIRLS Los Angeles/Orange County Fall 2023 Virtual Math Competition
We’re excited to announce that registration for the INTEGIRLS LA/OC Fall Math Contest is open! The spring contest will be online on Saturday, November 18th, and it is open to middle and high school students who identify as female and non binary students comfortable being grouped with girls. There will be fun games, sponsor-provided prizes, and more! We highly encourage this to share this opportunity with your students, as this is a perfect chance for girls to be introduced to competition math and connect with each other. To register as a competitor, go to https://forms.gle/17z1U2Wxi3LumDLS9
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2nd Annual KidsGiving Fair
Saturday, December 2nd 10am-Noon
Join us for the 2nd Annual KidsGiving Fair on Saturday, December 2nd from 10am-12pm! Meet and learn from 11 of our local nonprofit partners about what they do in our community. For every donation made, you will receive a greeting card to decorate and give on behalf of a loved one this holiday season. Family-friendly entertainment ° Refreshments ° Kids' Raffle & Activities ° Free to Attend at: Arlington Science Focus School - 1501 N. Lincoln St. 22201 ° kidsgiving.com ° KidsGiving Fair Flyer
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Cherrydale Farmers Market
Saturday Mornings at DHMS Through 11/18
Open Saturday mornings, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon). Market location is, adjacent to the soccer field, in the courtyard on the southeast face of the Dorothy Hamm Middle School. This year’s market will conclude in November, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.Visit https://cherrydalefarmersmarket.org for more details.
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DHMS 8th Grader Fundraiser for Orphaned Children in Mongolia
Hello, my name is Egshiglen Ganbat and I am fundraising money for orphaned children in Mongolia to get through this harsh upcoming winter. Mongolia is a landlocked country in Asia, bordered by Russia and China. Poverty, being one of Mongolia's biggest challenges, causes 400,000 children or 14.5% of the entire population to live on the streets. Poverty can be destructive enough in a hot climate. However, in the severe winters of Mongolia, temperatures can drop to -30 degrees Celsius, leaving orphans nothing but hope to last the winter. In addition to the dangerously cold winters, winter is the season where pollution climbs to its peak. During the wintertime, many Mongolians get warmth in the frosty and frigid temperatures by burning wood and coal in their yurts. Thus, this causes the pollution levels to reach 687 micrograms per cubic meter, which is 27 times the level that the World Health Organization recommends as safe.
Your donation will raise money to buy warm clothing, school supplies, books, masks (to shield from the polluted air), and anything else the orphaned children of the Living Hope orphanage in Mongolia will need to be at their healthiest this winter.
Students can purchase smiles to put on a bulletin board at school for $1 before school in the cafeteria or during TA in Ms. Banks' room (131). Adults can also donate to the GoFundMe. The fundraiser closes on October 31.
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