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Dacula Middle School
137 Dacula Road, Dacula, GA 30019 / 770.963.1110
May 1, 2020
8th Graders: Your "Fond Farewell" is due TODAY, 5/1st by 4:30pm!
8th Graders: Your "Fond Farewell" is due TODAY, 5/1st by 4:30pm!
Log on to your science teacher’s eClass page to access the link to complete the online form for us to collect information to help us honor you.
Log on to your science teacher’s eClass page to access the link to complete the online form for us to collect information to help us honor you.
We want to honor you and provide you with a keepsake to remember your days here at DMS.
As you wrap up your final days as a Dacula Middle School student, please provide us with your fond farewell quote and/or well wishes. We would also like to collect your preferred T-shirt size.
Final Exams Schedule
Final Exams Schedule
In an effort to have enough time to take final exams and ensure that students have satisfied all of their work requirements, we have staggered our locally-created final exams.
This will allow our students time to review with their teachers and complete any missing assignments up until the last day of school, Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
Digital Learning Information
Digital Learning Information
Monday, May 4th - Friday, May 8th
Monday, May 4th - Friday, May 8th
The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week. What a wonderful way to show our admiration and gratitude to those that teach our children every day!
Dacula Middle School has such an amazing group of teachers at our school! Each teacher has worked so hard to provide a consistent and caring environment for all of the students, especially during our switch to full-time Digital Learning.
Please take a moment next week to reach out and let your teachers know how much you appreciate them!
Tech Tips for Families - Google Chrome
Tech Tips for Families - Google Chrome
Students need to use Chrome as their browser when completing DLD work. Using other browsers will allow students to sign into their GCPS Student Portal account but will not allow the different resources and materials to function properly.
If a student is using Chrome and having difficulties accessing eClass & DLD assignments, you may need to change the Chrome user. This is important because when a user clicks on links, permissions are read based on the user from the Chrome profile, not just the G Suite/Student Portal accounts that you have logged into.
An important component of our Digital Learning work is the daily “Live” sessions that students should attend for instruction, remediation, and extension.
In fact, students who attend live sessions will have their names entered into a drawing each week for a prize. The more sessions students attend, the more opportunities they have to win. This live interaction with their teachers is very valuable, and we hope that you will continue to encourage your child to participate.
In fact, students who attend live sessions will have their names entered into a drawing each week for a prize. The more sessions students attend, the more opportunities they have to win. This live interaction with their teachers is very valuable, and we hope that you will continue to encourage your child to participate.
Check out the DMS website after 4:30 pm today to see our next group of winners!
Log in information for each class is posted by the teacher on their eClass page.
We will continue using a Blue Day / Gold Day Schedule this week to help prioritize specific subjects on specific days. Fridays will still be used as "catch up" days across all courses.
We will continue using a Blue Day / Gold Day Schedule this week to help prioritize specific subjects on specific days. Fridays will still be used as "catch up" days across all courses.
Please use this schedule to help keep your child on track with their work as well as help with their daily assignment schedule.
DLD Resources and Guides
DLD Resources and Guides
DLD Instructional Overview Guide
DLD Instructional Overview Guide
We have created a DLD Instructional Overview Guide for families that covers instruction guidelines and online tools being utilized by teachers, daily "live" sessions by subject area, and grading policies.
GCPS Digital Learning will continue through 5/20th, the scheduled last day of the school year.
GCPS Digital Learning will continue through 5/20th, the scheduled last day of the school year.
The attached GCPS Digital Learning Update provides information on a number of topics, including assessments, help for students who are struggling, grading, promotion, and graduation.
Student meals (breakfast & lunch) are available for pick-up at 67 designated school sites, or by delivery at school bus stops.
School Site Pick Up: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m, M-F
School Bus Delivery: 11 a.m.- 12 noon, making stops at regular bus stops
It is important to remember that in order to receive a meal, the child must be present at the school site or at the bus stop when the bus arrives. These meals are available at no cost to anyone 18 years of age or younger, no matter which school a child attends.
Tutor.com Now Available!
Tutor.com Now Available!
This service is now live and can be accessed from the top of our DMS Landing page in eClass with how-to instructions and video.
Students that wish to use this service must have a GCPL library card or be part of the Branch Out program through GCPS.
CLICK HERE to complete the Branch Out program form (if needed).
Help is available from 8am - 10pm with help for native Spanish speakers starting daily at 2pm.
Students will be able to get real time help, be able to submit written work for feedback (12 hour turn-around time), as well as be able to submit a Math problem for step-by-step help (24-hour turn-around time).
Overdue Library Books
Overdue Library Books
Many of our students have overdue library books. Please do not worry about overdue items at this time. DMS does not charge overdue fines.
Plan to keep all books at home for the next few weeks. As we near the end of the school year, additional communication regarding the return process for library books will be shared.
Please continue to check the Dacula MS Website for updated information throughout the GCPS Digital Learning Days for school specific information located as part of "This Week's DMS Top 3" section.
Please continue to check the Dacula MS Website for updated information throughout the GCPS Digital Learning Days for school specific information located as part of "This Week's DMS Top 3" section.
Progress Reports are emailed home every Thursday.
Progress Reports are emailed home every Thursday.
Families should have received a progress report email from each of their student's Core and Connections teachers.
If you did not receive one, please check your email's Spam/Junk folder in case they were routed there instead of the Inbox.
Please reach out to the specific teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
What's Happening Around DMS
What's Happening Around DMS
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Information (SB10)
Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Information (SB10)
Under a state law passed by the Georgia State Legislature in 2007, parents of students who receive special education services may request to transfer their child to another public or private school in Georgia provided that their child has an IEP and has been enrolled for a full academic year in a Georgia public school.
Letters explaining this program, along with transfer request forms, are now posted on the GCPS website.
Special Education Parent Surveys
Special Education Parent Surveys
The Georgia Department of Education is required to survey parents of students receiving special education services each year. The survey is taken on-line and is accessed through the Georgia Department of Education Website. Survey responses must be submitted by June 30,2020. A copy of a letter to parents with directions on accessing the survey is attached. The letter is in both English and Spanish.
Yearbooks are scheduled to be delivered to school between May 6th - 13th. As soon as these have arrived and a plan is in place for distribution we will let our families know about how to pick their's up.
Yearbooks are scheduled to be delivered to school between May 6th - 13th. As soon as these have arrived and a plan is in place for distribution we will let our families know about how to pick their's up.
Thank you for your understanding and patience!
Thank you for your understanding and patience!
PTSA Events
PTSA Events
Home of the R.E.A.L. Falcons
Home of the R.E.A.L. Falcons
20/20 Vision Beyond 2020
20/20 Vision Beyond 2020
Dacula Middle School will become a world-class school that provides a safe and nurturing environment where students acquire the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and beliefs to be successful in college and careers in a diverse society.
Dacula Middle School will become a world-class school that provides a safe and nurturing environment where students acquire the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and beliefs to be successful in college and careers in a diverse society.
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