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Check out our DMS Weekly Newsletter. Enjoy your weekend!!!
Good morning,
Friendly reminder: Gym Games has been canceled for Tuesday May 12th.
Check out our Weekly Middle School Newsletter. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day!
Check out our DMS Weekly Newsletter. Enjoy your weekend!!
This week, students took on a NASA-inspired challenge: designing and building lunar landers to safely protect their “marshmallow astronauts” during landing 🌕👩🚀👨🚀
Using creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, they engineered shock-absorbing systems to handle the impact—testing, redesigning, and trying again like real engineers.
So much innovation (and a few bumpy landings!) along the way. Great work, everyone! 👏✨
#STEM #FutureEngineers #HandsOnLearning #STEMClub
Mental health is just as important as physical health—and it deserves our attention, care, and compassion every single day.
This month is a chance to:
• check in with yourself and others
• recognize the importance of rest and balance
• challenge stigma by having open, honest conversations
• remind people that asking for help is a sign of strength
Everyone’s journey looks different. Some days are easier than others, and that’s okay. What matters is continuing to show up, take small steps, and support one another along the way.
If you’re struggling, know that you don’t have to go through it alone. And if you’re in a place to help, your presence can make a difference.
Let’s use this month to listen more, judge less, and build a community where mental health is prioritized and supported. 💚
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma
Check out our DMS Weekly Newsletter. I hope you all have a restful, relaxing spring break!!! See you all on Monday, April 27!
Students in High School Spanish 2H and 3H from Ms. Floria’s class put their creativity to work by writing original fairytales—in Spanish! 🏰🐉 They then brought their stories to life by visiting Douglas Middle School and reading them to Mrs. Reber’s students.
It was a special opportunity for our high schoolers to share their language skills and for middle school students to enjoy engaging, imaginative storytelling. A great example of collaboration, creativity, and community in action! 💙💛
#DouglasPride #StudentVoice #WorldLanguages #CommunityConnections
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Good evening DMS families,
This is a quick reminder that MCAS testing for grade 7 and 8 begins tomorrow. Grades 7 and 8 will take Session 1 of ELA tomorrow and Session 2 on Friday.
Please make sure your child:
Charges their Chromebook fully tonight and brings it to school
Gets a good night’s sleep (limiting electronics before bed can really help!)
Eats a healthy breakfast in the morning
Arrives at school on time and ready to do their best
Encourage your child to take their time, stay focused, and show what they know—we’re proud of the effort they’ve put in this year!
Thank you for your support.
Good evening DMS families,
This is a quick reminder that ELA MCAS testing begins tomorrow. Grade 6 will be testing Tuesday and Thursday and Grades 7 and 8 will test on Wednesday and Friday.
Please make sure your child:
Charges their Chromebook fully tonight and brings it, along with their charger, to school
Gets a good night’s sleep (limiting electronics before bed can really help!)
Eats a healthy breakfast in the morning
Arrives at school on time and ready to do their best
Encourage your child to take their time, stay focused, and show what they know—we’re proud of the effort they’ve put in this year!
Thank you for your support.
Please note: Instructor change: Kayla Avedian will be running Drama & Performance on Mondays.
Check out our DMS Weekly Newsletter. Enjoy your long weekend and holiday!
We invite our school community to come together in support of this cause by donating new or gently used items to DMS between the hours of 7:10 AM - 3 PM. Your generosity can help ensure that every child has the resources they need to feel safe, warm, and ready to learn.
👏 Bryce Duclos
👏 Madeline Benjamin
👏 Colin Potter
A growth mindset means believing you can get smarter and better at something through effort, practice, and learning from mistakes.
Last week’s survey asks:
👉 When you make a mistake on your schoolwork, how often do you ask your teacher for ways you can do better next time?
Remember — this isn’t about how smart you are right now. It’s about how you respond to challenges and whether you take action to improve.
💡 Think of your brain like a muscle — the more you practice, ask for help, and challenge yourself, the more it grows!
🎉 Complete the next survey to be entered into a Counseling Department prize drawing!
