OCT 21 - 25

#DMSLevelUp

Red Raider Nation

Shout out to our CNP workers! They work hard every day to keep our kiddos fed. They always have a smile, and are willing to be flexible with requests and changes in logistics. Thank you!

Reminders and Announcements:

Monday, Oct 21:

Faculty Meeting - Before Strategies

Tuesday, Oct 22:

Nearpod Training with Ms. Lovelace

DHS/DMS Halloween Hoopfest

Wednesday, Oct 23:

Safe and Civil Schools Student Surveys to be completed in Social Studies classes - more info coming Monday

Thursday, Oct 24:

Sams Sports Grill Spirit Night

Friday, Oct 25:

Safe and Civil Schools Teacher Survey Due - more info coming Monday

Strategic Teaching Walkthrough - Student Friendly Outcomes & Before Strategies

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct 26

Scholars Bowl Tournament @ Liberty Middle

Oct 29

PSAT

Nov 1

Virtual Day for students

PD/Vertical Planning day for teachers

Nov 5

Severe Weather Drill - 3rd period

Nov 8

School-wide Spelling Bee

Nov 12-13

ACT Aspire for 8th Grade

Nov 13

Grades due

Nov 15

Progress reports go home

Nov 18

Faculty Meeting - After Strategies

Nov 19

Fall Picture Make Up Day

Nov 21

Spirit Night at the Brick

Nov 22

Strategic Teaching Walk Through #2

Nov 25-29

Thanksgiving Holiday

The mass media classes need your help sharing the awesome pictures that you take at events happening at DMS or involving DMS students!

Please take a moment and download the ReplayIt app. When you use the app for the first time, you will need to find our school, join our school's photo stream, and register for a free account. Once you're registered, you will be able to upload pictures that we can pull from when working on the yearbook in the upcoming months.

Thank you all so much, and the mass media students look forward to seeing your amazing pics!

Decatur Middle School Staff Calendar

I will keep this calendar up-to-date of all of the events and activities specific to the teachers and staff of DMS. Please keep an eye on this calendar to stay informed.

Decatur Feeder Pattern Athletics Calendar

This calendar is kept up-to-date by Watt Parker, our district Athletics Director. This calendar will keep you informed of all DHS and DMS athletics events.

strategic teaching

Strategic Teaching Overview

Student Friendly Outcomes Sept 23

Mrs. Smith's Curriculum Corner

SHIELDS SAFETY SEGMENT

Coaching with cooper

Coaching with CooperImportant Dates Oct. 18: Report cards go home(Distribute during 7th period.) Oct. 21: PD in the Library @ 3:45 on Before strategiesOct....

Common planning

We will meet in the Raider Room/Data Room in the bottom of the library.
Please bring your data from our previous PD, your pacing guide(scope and sequence), your chromebook, and any activities/resources/assessments you plan to use over the next couple weeks.
Please be prepared to discuss the following: Standards, Objectives, Activities, and Assessment

Family Meeting Dates 19-20

the broken windows

Our school-wide discipline is off to a great start! Thank you for working together to fix those broken windows. Students are starting to understand that misbehaviors and civil unrest will not be the norm and will not be accepted. We truly have some great kids!

5-step discipline plan

Remember to have students sign the behavior log for breaking one of your classroom rules.
If a students continues to sign the behavior log he or she should move up your ladder of consequences.
Consequences will reset every week unless a student consistently signs on a Friday. Then the consequences can continue into the next week.
If a student is consistently signing the behavior log he or she will be placed on a RED Card.

RED Card

We have about 20 students on a RED Card.
Remember the top portion of a RED Card is for positive comments only.
The bottom portion is for consequences: 1- Warning, 2- Immediate 30 minute timeout in ISS, 3- Immediate visit to the office where admin will complete a discipline referral

Supervision

There is no procedure, policy, or program that works better than diligent supervision. Please continue to monitor the hallways and stairs between classes.
Please continue to adhere to our duty schedule. We will revisit the afternoon duty schedule to see if we can reduce the amount of supervision.

DMS in the news!

Bicentennial mural to serve as teaching toolA huge mural on a wall outside the auditorium at Decatur Middle School is not only a colorful piece of art, but a teaching tool, school officials said as they

Just 'one of the boys': Decatur Middle has three girls playing footballOne of the few times Yamilet Ortiz questioned her decision to play football at Decatur Middle School was when she arrived for summer camp and looked at Kate Parker.

Students focus on improving Decatur for robotics competitionA group of students at Decatur Middle School is on a mission to identify areas where Decatur can improve and is doing so through an annual robotics competition.

DUTY SCHEDULEs

Morning Duty 2019-2020

Afternoon Duty 2019-2020

Assistant Principal Responsibilities

Teacher Non-negotiables

Teach the standard
Bell-to-bell instruction
Provide Tier II instruction
Own the data
Love all kids

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO GUIDE DECISION MAKING

Does the activity align to our mission?
Does the activity align to grade-level content standards?
How will this lead to higher student achievement?
Does the activity align to grade-level content standards?
Is the the best use of instructional time, or a good use of instructional time?

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