From the Principal: Spring Fever Tips for the Middle School As we head into spring with its warmer weather and longer days, there are a few reminders that may help you to finish the school year on a good note. 1. “Commitment to continuity leads to emotional stability.” Increased outdoor and family activities can easily erode well-established homework rou- tines created earlier in the year. Continuing to plan “homework” time for your student will help to elimi- nate those avoidable end-of-the-year surprises. Many children find stability and comfort in regular routines, even if there is a little groaning. 2. Check your student’s planner (for all classes, not just core) regularly to avoid finding out about the big class project on the Sunday evening before the Monday due date! Do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher to validate details that middle school students often forget to share with you. 3. Continue to provide adequate rest for your child. Attendance often slips in the last marking period and chasing down missing homework adds a great deal of stress to an already busy end-of-the- year activity list. 4. Listen carefully to your child about what’s going on at school and carefully watch what they put in and take out of their book bags. The temptation to get involved in pranks can be quite strong for mid- dle school students during this time of year. High behavioral expectations and zero tolerance for dis- ruptive items or horseplay at school can result in some untimely disciplinary action if students choose to engage in inappropriate behavior. Remain famil- iar with their friends and pay close attention if their circle of friends changes drastically. Call our guidance office if you need to check out rumors or need some help. 5. Stay informed about school activities and get in- volved when you can. You might be surprised at how much you can learn about your child by attend- ing a school party, helping out in a classroom or just meeting them in the lobby to pick them up after school. DELTON KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 2012 IMMUNIZATION RECORDS As children get older, protection offered by some child- hood vaccines can begin to wear off. Help your child tran- sition into the teen years in a healthy way by staying up- to-date on pre-teen vaccines. Public Schools are required to have the following updated information: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis -One shot of Tdap vaccine is needed at 11-12 years of age Meningitis -First dose should be given at the 11-12 year old check up - many teens will need a booster dose Hepatitis A -Children and teens need two shots of Hep A vaccine Varicella (Chickenpox) -All school-age children and teens - who have not had chickenpox - now need two shots of vaccine! DKMS END OF YEAR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CALENDAR May 16 Apr/May Student of the Month Recognition - 2:00 May 18 8th Grade Dinner Dance - 5:30-9:00 PM May 23 Student of the Month Ice Cream Social with Parents - 2:30 PM May 28 No School - Memorial Day May 29 6th Grade Chicago Trip June 4 7th/8th Grade Michigan Adventure Trip June 5 DKMS Honors Program - 5th/6th - 8:30 7th/8th - 10:00 K-12 Students dismissed at 11:30 - 1/2 Day of School June 6 K-12 Students dismissed at 11:30 Last Day of School!
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From the Principal:
Spring Fever Tips for the Middle
School
As we head into spring with its warmer weather
and longer days, there are a few reminders that
may help you to finish the school year on a good
note.
1. “Commitment to continuity leads to emotional
stability.” Increased outdoor and family activities
can easily erode well-established homework rou-
tines created earlier in the year. Continuing to plan
“homework” time for your student will help to elimi-
nate those avoidable end-of-the-year surprises.
Many children find stability and comfort in regular
routines, even if there is a little groaning.
2. Check your student’s planner (for all classes, not
just core) regularly to avoid finding out about the
big class project on the Sunday evening before the
Monday due date! Do not hesitate to contact your
child’s teacher to validate details that middle school
students often forget to share with you.
3. Continue to provide adequate rest for your child.
Attendance often slips in the last marking period
and chasing down missing homework adds a great
deal of stress to an already busy end-of-the- year
activity list.
4. Listen carefully to your child about what’s going
on at school and carefully watch what they put in
and take out of their book bags. The temptation to
get involved in pranks can be quite strong for mid-
dle school students during this time of year. High
behavioral expectations and zero tolerance for dis-
ruptive items or horseplay at school can result in
some untimely disciplinary action if students choose
to engage in inappropriate behavior. Remain famil-
iar with their friends and pay close attention if
their circle of friends changes drastically. Call our
guidance office if you need to check out rumors or
need some help.
5. Stay informed about school activities and get in-
volved when you can. You might be surprised at
how much you can learn about your child by attend-
ing a school party, helping out in a classroom or just
meeting them in the lobby to pick them up after
school.
DELTON KELLOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER 2012
IMMUNIZATION RECORDS
As children get older, protection offered by some child-
hood vaccines can begin to wear off. Help your child tran-
sition into the teen years in a healthy way by staying up-
to-date on pre-teen vaccines.
Public Schools are required to have the following
updated information:
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
-One shot of Tdap vaccine is needed at 11-12
years of age
Meningitis
-First dose should be given at the 11-12 year old check up
- many teens will need a booster dose
Hepatitis A
-Children and teens need two shots of Hep A vaccine
Varicella (Chickenpox)
-All school-age children and teens - who have not
had chickenpox - now need two shots of vaccine!
DKMS END OF YEAR
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
May 16 Apr/May Student of the Month Recognition - 2:00
May 18 8th Grade Dinner Dance - 5:30-9:00 PM
May 23 Student of the Month Ice Cream Social
with Parents - 2:30 PM
May 28 No School - Memorial Day
May 29 6th Grade Chicago Trip
June 4 7th/8th Grade Michigan Adventure Trip
June 5 DKMS Honors Program - 5th/6th - 8:30
7th/8th - 10:00
K-12 Students dismissed at 11:30 - 1/2 Day of School
June 6 K-12 Students dismissed at 11:30
Last Day of School!
PANTHER PR IDE PAGE 2
The focus of the school program was to enhance four principles of honesty, caring, respect, and responsibility. By focusing on these character concepts, the students learned greater self-esteem and self-reliance while increasing their emotional intelligence. Through active participation, the students achieved a greater understanding of the concepts presented by their teachers, while enhancing three essential elements: character development for the spirit (honesty, caring, respect, responsibility), education for the mind, and recreation for the body.
Delton-Kellogg Middle School hosted its annual Science Fair on April 12th, and it was another huge success! The cafeteria was filled to overflowing with over 100 artistically-presented projects, interpreted by their creators and sampled by hundreds of curious students, parents, teachers, and community members, both during school (for students) and in the
evening (for families and friends).
There were rides on a hovercraft, views of a dry-ice tornado chamber, chances to test-fly various paper-airplane
designs, and samples of different thicknesses of cookies. Students presented their original experi-ments on cat and mouse dissections, bubblegum cir-cumference, nail polish hardness, bullet penetration, friction of different materials, pig feeding methods, mouse and hamster learning, and gender differences
in fear. There were homemade batteries, chromatograms of several inks and Kool-ade flavors, preserved squirrel skins, proofs that a magnetic field does not affect water flow and that a Tesla coil does not interrupt electric current in an
iPod, and many, many more.
Rob Groesbeck and Dan Phillips, the 8th grade Science teachers, reported that over 90% of students completed a project this year. This is especially im-pressive since to do so, students had to carry out an original investigation, taking it through all seven steps of the Scientific Method, working for
over four months and utilizing a wide variety of scientific and artistic skills. The teachers are very proud of the way so many of the students overcame obstacles, solved problems, and
showed perseverance to finish their project on time.
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