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DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post
August 16, 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE
Back to School Teacher and Staff Breakfast *
Summer Events
School Supplies and Math Reviews *
DHMS Orientation Day
* Back 2 School Block Party
Join! Donate! Subscribe!
* Volunteers Needed *
September PTSA Meeting
* Reflections
APS Annual Online Verification Process
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Mark Your Calendars
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BACK TO SCHOOL TEACHER AND STAFF BREAKFAST
AUGUST 22
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It's a "Phoenix First" - our first annual Back to School Breakfast for Teachers and Staff on Thursday, August 22!
We need your help to make this a wonderful event for our hard-working teachers and staff as they open a new school!
Please check out the sign-up link and sign up to bring something! Thank you!
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RISING 6TH GRADE BOARD GAME NIGHT
AUGUST 20 FROM 6-8 PM AT ASFS MULTIPOURPOSE ROOM
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Join other DHMS rising 6th graders for a fun and casual night playing board games and enjoying fun snacks!
DHMS PTSA will be providing some snacks and board games, but feel free to bring your favorite board game or snack to share! Sign up here:
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RISING 8TH GRADE LEAVE YOUR MARK EVENT
AUGUST 24 FROM 3-5 PM AT DHMS (ROOM TBD)
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Join other DHMS rising 8th graders for a fun art activity and social time before the school year begins! The 8th graders will be painting tiles to be placed in our new school building. If your 8th grader cannot attend, do not worry - they will have another opportunity! Questions? Please contact
[email protected].
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DHMS SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIST AND SUMMER MATH REVIEWS
DHMS has posted the School Supplies List on its website - click through the photo options at the top and you'll see it:
You can find links to APS summer resources, including Summer Math Reviews here:
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DHMS ORIENTATION DAY
AUGUST 29
DHMS students and families are invited to visit DHMS, meet the staff, and get to know their Teacher Advisory (TA) teachers. When you arrive, go to the auditorium for a brief introuction of staff, and then you will go to your student's TA classroom. The schedule for the day is as follows:
6th Grade - 8:00 am
7th Grade - 10:00 am
8th Grade - 1:00 pm
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BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY
SEPTEMBER 7 FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM at DHMS
Save the Date! Celebrate the new school year, and join the PTSA and the DHMS community for a Back 2 School Block Party! More details will be coming soon!
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JOIN! DONATE! SUBSCRIBE!
- JOIN! You and your family are invited to join the DHMS PTSA. Your membership dues are an important first step for funding our PTSA budget and joining our DHMS community. For the 2019-20 school year (7/1/19 to 6/30/20), dues for parents/guardians are $10 each, teacher/staff members are $10 each, and students are $5 each. NOTE - You must rejoin the PTSA each school year to be a member.
- DONATE! The DHMS PTSA Inaugural Fundraiser is our big PTSA fundraiser. Your donation helps to support our community by funding teacher/staff grants, appreciation events, community engagement, and more. The DHMS PTSA is a brand-new PTSA, and we really need your donations to help out our school this year with Classroom Grants, Community Building Events, Teacher and Staff Appreciation, etc.
- SUBSCRIBE! The PTSA will send important updates and information to the DHMS PTSA email list. You can subscribe to the DHMS PTSA email list using the DHMS PTSA E-Z Form! NOTE - Until parents verify their information in ParentVUE (see the section below about the APS Annual Online Verification Process), the PTSA will not have access to your information for its directory or be able to send you emails. So it is very important to sign up for the DHMS PTSA email list TODAY!
You can check all of these items off your to-do list
TODAY! Just click the button below, and it will take you to our online E-Z Form. You will also be able to join/donate/subscribe in person at DHMS Orientation Day and at the Back 2 School Block Party. Additionally, your student will be bringing home a paper form during the first week of school.
Please note that the DHMS PTSA accepts online payments by credit card through PayPal (with the option of the donor paying the processing fee to help support our PTSA) and by cash or check (no processing fee for cash or check; make check payable to “DHMS PTSA”; drop off or mail to DHMS “Attn: DHMS PTSA”).
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PTSA POSITIONS
The PTSA is currently seeking to fill several chair and committee member positions for the 2019-20 school year as listed below:
- Back to School Block Party Committee Members
- CCPTA Representative
- APS School Ambassador/External Affairs Chair
- Reflections Chair
- Community Building and Connection Committee Members
- English Learners Parent Liaisons
- Fundraising Co-chairs
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation Events Co-chairs
- Historical Commemoration Co-chairs
Please contact Debbie Pearson at
[email protected] if you are interested in or have any questions about any of these positions!
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SEPTEMBER PTSA MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10
Save the Date! Please make plans to join the PTA for its first meeting of the school year on Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30 pm (location TBD). More details coming soon!
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Are your DHMS kids looking for something to do during these lazy August days?
Each year, students create original works of art based on a theme for the Reflections arts competition. The theme for the 2019-2020 program year is Look Within. Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
The PTSA needs a Chair for this event! The PTSA will share more details about the Reflections program once school begins in September. The deadline for submission is usually around mid- to late-October.
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APS ARLINGTON ONLINE VERIFICATION PROCESS
***Please read this section carefully as the transition to the new online verification is a bit complicated.***
NEW!
This year, APS will implement an Annual Online Verification Process (AOVP) to replace the paper first-day packets. The AOVP will use ParentVUE, which is an online system familiar to many APS parents, especially those with middle and high school students.
Using ParentVUE, parents will be able to update their contact information. ParentVue also provides you with access to the latest information about your child’s attendance and scheduling. Middle and high school families can view class assignments, scores, report card grades, and course history with ParentVUE
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All families will
BE REQUIRED
to have active ParentVUE accounts in preparation for the AOVP. If you do not have an active ParentVUE account, you can follow the instructions at the
ParentVUE Access Center
to activate your account. If you do not have an activation code, please contact the DHMS front office at (703) 228-2910.
Parents will be able to begin updating their information online beginning on August 26 and continuing through October 31 (AOVP will close on this date).
NOTE - Families with students who are new to APS will not be able to begin updating their information until the first day of school, September 3.
PTSA DIRECTORY AND EMAIL LIST!!!! When completing your information in ParentVUE, in the section called "PTA Student Directory - Opt in," you must click the box and select "Yes, Please provide my student/family information" to be included in the online PTSA Directory and to be automatically added to the DHMS PTSA email list. You can always unsubscribe at any time.
Please make sure to update your information in ParentVUE as soon as possible - the PTSA cannot finalize the online directory and the email list until a significant portion of families have completed their updates on ParentVUE!
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August 20 - 6th Grade Board Game Night at ASFS, 6-8 pm
August 22 - Back to School Breakfast for Teachers and Staff at DHMS Cafeteria, 7:45 am for donations
August 24 - 8th Grade Leave Your Mark Event at DHMS, 3-5 pm
August 29 - DHMS Orientation Day, 6th grade at 8:00 am, 7th grade at 10:00 am and 8th grade at 1:00 pm
September 3 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
September 7 - Back 2 School Block Party at DHMS, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
September 10 - PTSA General Membership Meeting at DHMS, 6:30 pm
September 19 - DHMS Back to School Night at DHMS, 7-9 pm
October 4 - DHMS Dedication Event at DHMS, 3-6 pm
October 14 - NO SCHOOL FOR COLUMBUS DAY
October 15 - PTSA General Membership Meeting at DHMS, 6:30 pm
October 16 - EARLY RELEASE FOR STUDENTS AT 11:54 am
October 24 - Parent-Teacher Conferences at DHMS (evening, times TBD)
October 25 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS and Parent-Teacher Conferences at DHMS (times TBD)
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PHOENIX POST SUBMISSIONS
The DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post is a weekly email newsletter that strives to keep our community informed about DHMS, PTSA, and APS events and news. Due to space constraints, the Phoenix Post will not include other information or events, but please feel free to share community events on our
Facebook group page
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Please submit entries for publication to
[email protected]
. All information must be in plain text (preferably in a Word document), edited with all wording exactly as you want it to appear. Photos, links, or pdf documents can be included.
During the school year, it will go out weekly on Thursday mornings.
Submissions must be received by each Tuesday at 5 p.m. before the Thursday that you want your item included.
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PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD 2019-20
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