Dickerson Middle School Foundation

Many thanks to our sponsor Boxed Bites 2 Go for donating these beautiful charcuterie cups at the DMSF Patron Drive High Donor event last week! They were delicious, and paired nicely with the generous donations from The Wine Shop, as well!

The Dickerson gym is looking amazing, thanks to a renovation funded by YOUR generous donations!

JOIN THE DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION BOARD
The DMS Foundation Board is looking to fill a few board positions for next school year. If you are interested in joining the board, please fill out the form at dmsfoundation.com/interest-form

We are a fun group invested in making Dickerson Middle School a positive and enriching experience for ALL students!

INTEREST FORM | dmsfoundation

The DMSF is thankful for the Senkbeil Group and it's generous 2023 donation to the patron drive! Thank you for supporting Dickerson!

DMSF is proud to be a recipient of a $500 grant from that will help support our students and school! Thank you for your support to help us positively impact our community.

The Foundation Fall Festival was a blast on Friday! All students 6th-8th enjoyed extra time outside with their classmates! Many thanks to all of the volunteers who helped the event run smoothly; it was a great way to celebrate the Patron Drive success.

We are still short of our fundraising goal by about $10,000. If you haven't donated yet, please consider doing so, as these donations benefit every student at Dickerson! Visit www.dmsfoundation.com to learn more about how donations are used and to donate today!

Don't forget the Foundation Fall Festival to celebrate the Patron Drive is TOMORROW!!! Please help your student remember to bring in money if they would like to purchase snacks from the food trucks during the festival!

Many thanks to all the families that have already donated to this year's patron drive! You can still donate today at www.dmsfoundation.com

Did you know the morning monitor is funded through YOUR Foundation donations?! Thanks to your generosity, students are able to come to school an hour early to participate in clubs, intramurals, and more!

Please donate today to continue this wonderful benefit! www.dmsfoundation.com

Did you know your Foundation donations fund programs like MI Write? Please donate today at www.dmsfoundation.com

Here's more about this wonderful resource from 8th grade ELA teacher Jennifer Attard:

Our Dickerson teachers are extremely thankful to the Foundation for their donation of the MI Write program. MI Write is a program that gives students instantaneous feedback on their writing skills. It has revolutionized our abilities to help students individually on their personal writing growth and help them become stronger writers because good writing comes from re-writing. Students are given on-the-spot, immediate feedback on any writing assignment. Students are able to submit drafts for feedback in the areas of: ideas, organization, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The feedback is individualized for each student's individual writing performance and provides lessons and skill tutorials to help improve writing and help them set personal goals and work to achieve them. MI Write helps teachers have meaningful writing-conferences with students since each student has multiple opportunities of feedback even before a teacher is able to see a writing piece.

Let the data speak! Since August 2023, Dickerson students have written 1,612 writing drafts with an average of 5.3 drafts per writing piece. Also, students have spent an average of 5 hours strengthening their writing with individualized lessons and skill building exercises.

Last school year, our students wrote 32,896 drafts to improve their writing using MI Write!

- Jennifer Attard, 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher, ELA & Reading Department Coordinator

The DMS Foundation Annual Patron Drive kicks off TODAY!!

The drive ends on Friday, October 27th with the Foundation Fall Festival for ALL students. During connections on that day, students will be outside with food trucks and many inflatables including an obstacle course!
This is the ONLY fundraiser for the Foundation, so please donate TODAY using the link below!

Thanks to your generosity over the years, the DMS Foundation has funded multiple projects that have greatly enhanced Dickerson's educational environment. Past and ongoing projects include:
Gym Renovation during the week of Thanksgiving break
Morning Monitor for before-school study hall (with an 8:00 am drop-off)
Woz Ed Science and STEM Materials
Laptop Carts
Shades and Benches around the Foundation-funded Track
Outdoor Classroom
Subscription to MI Write
Subscription to Membean
Satellite Clocks in the hallways
New iMac Computers for our STEAM Lab
Filtered Water Dispensers
Teacher Development
Teacher Grants
WiFi Hotspots
Landscaping Improvements
Plus more this year with YOUR support!
Your annual tax-deductible donation will have an immediate impact on our students THIS school year. We are asking for $150 per family but appreciate any amount that is meaningful to you. Families who donate can expect to receive a car magnet. A high donor event with Principal Blackman will be held in the spring. Please head over to www.dmsfoundation.com to learn more and DONATE TODAY to help us reach our goal of $100,000 to fund school projects. Thanks in advance for your support of the DMS Foundation and EVERY student at Dickerson! Remember... !

HOME | dmsfoundation The Dickerson Middle School Foundation is an educational, non-profit public foundation, established to provide resources to enhance Dickerson's ability to create rich educational experiences for all students.

Junior Raider Joe’s is back THIS FRIDAY, October 6th!!

Bring your $1 bills for treats and drinks during Fresh Air Friday!

Don't forget, Junior Raider Joe's is back TOMORROW at Fresh Air Friday!

Treats and drinks will be available for purchase, so bring your dollar bills. All items $1/CASH ONLY/$5 limit.

Junior Raider Joe's is back for its third year! Junior Raider Joe's is a concession stand which runs during select Fresh Air Fridays for each grade level. Our first Junior Raider Joe's is Friday, August 25th. Treats and drinks will be available for purchase, so bring your dollar bills. All items $1/CASH ONLY/$5 limit.

We need parent volunteers, so please sign up to help. You can sign up for future dates, too!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA5A72FA5FB6-6thgrade

In the words of Alice Cooper, “School’s out for summer!” Here’s wishing you all a safe & fun break with family & friends! We will see you in August with more Foundation fun!

As we head in to the final few days of school, the Foundation would like to genuinely thank you for supporting our mission of creating a richer educational environment for all our students. Together, we reminded our kids that ! Thanks for your support!

Thanks to your generous donations to the Foundation, we are able to annually provide our 8th graduates with an interactive real life simulation called Reality U, which helps youth acquire personal financial education to prepare them for their lives as adults! This program teaches students how their performance in school today can affect their future and meets several National Standards for Financial Literacy. Students will use rational decision-making and planning to set and implement financial goals, plus gain an understanding of the relationship between income and career preparation. We can’t wait for our 8th graders to have this experience!

Good morning 8th grade parents! There are still a few more spaces available to congratulate your graduating 8th grader on the marquee in the front of the school! Head over to https://www.dmsfoundation.com/8th-grade-messages to sign up before it’s too late!

ATTENTION 8th GRADE PARENTS:

You have the opportunity to reserve space on the electronic marquee in the front of the school during the month of May to congratulate your rising HIGH SCHOOLER! Please head over to our website for details and to sign up! Congratulations to your soon-to-be high schoolers!!!

https://www.dmsfoundation.com/8th-grade-messages

Thanks to the support of the Dickerson Foundation, the science department is excited to add the WozED Science and STEM kits to our available resources available to support 3D science with a focus on inquiry and phenomena-based teaching. These kits will help us take our science curriculum to the next level. They are designed to encourage students to take a more hands-on approach to science. The 8th grade Science team is already working on determining how to integrate the kits into the curriculum to make a more well-rounded student focused experience in science. We have also included three STEM kits that can be incorporated across all curricula. These include app design, artificial intelligence, and animation. These tools are game-changers for our students and open the door to more opportunities for our students to see how science and STEM can connect to their interests and their future endeavors. It is because of the generous support of the Dickerson Foundation that we can give our students these experiences.

ATTENTION 8th GRADE PARENTS:

If you want to see your child's name in lights, you have the opportunity to reserve space on the electronic marquee out in the front of the school during the month of May! Please head over to our website for details and to sign up! Congratulations to your soon-to-be high schoolers!!!

https://www.dmsfoundation.com/8th-grade-messages

The LAST Junior Raider Joe’s is tomorrow for ALL grade levels! The Foundation has stocked up on goodies. so please remind your kiddos to bring their dollar bills! A huge ‘THANK YOU’ goes out to Jessica N and her team of volunteers for creating this amazing monthly event for our Junior Raiders!

Barring good weather, new basketball goals and backboards will be installed over the break! Plus, we will be restriping the courts…all thanks to YOUR donations! What a way to end MARCH MADNESS!

Gratitude Galore!!! Thank you notes have been rolling in from the DMS faculty & students as we continue to enhance Dickerson's ability to create rich educational experiences for all students. Thank YOU for your support!! It wouldn’t be possible without our amazing community of families and sponsors!

Despite Mother Nature trying to scare us off with cold and rain, the Dickerson staff, parents, and students had a blast Friday night at our Dickerson Dash Glow Run! After a thorough warm up with barre3 & Ms. Attard, runners donned their cool new shirts and glow swag as they raced the 5k course and returned to Dickerson to enjoy local vendor booths with sweet giveaways. The live DJ was spinning tunes and leading fun dances to thaw everyone out before the evening’s grand finale raffle giveaway. Thanks to Kari F. for organizing this amazing race, and thanks to all the volunteers for showing up and making sure everyone was safe and had a great time!

The Dickerson Dash is TOMORROW! While we will run in the rain, we hope to have the luck of the Irish on our side and run in the clear & GLOWING moonlight!!! Register online today or in person tomorrow, if you haven’t done so already! Let’s GLOW crazy, Dickerson!

Don’t forget about the early packet pick up tonight from 5-8pm at Road Runner Sports.

https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Marietta/DickersonDash5K?fbclid=IwAR1a4rGubVQ-SLbsKkKyahtwtwh6EUkMEe6U16XIHRfAIn2sft0u0jMfa64

Dickerson Dash 5K The Dickerson Dash 5K is on Friday March 17, 2023. It includes the following events: 5K-Dickerson Staff & Students, 5K-Community, and Virtual 5K.

Junior Raider Joe’s is TOMORROW during Fresh Air Friday. All snacks and drinks are $1! Cash only, please!

Have you registered for the Dickerson Dash yet at https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Marietta/DickersonDash5K? Remember, THIS Friday is the deadline to be guaranteed a race t-shirt.

Any interest in volunteering with the Foundation on race day? If so, head over to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aaaa929a31-dickerson #/ ! We would love your help!

Have you signed up for the Dickerson Dash yet? If not, the deadline to be guaranteed a race shirt is THIS FRIDAY 3/3! Remember, all students and staff are free, but you still need to register!

Dickerson Dash 5K The Dickerson Dash 5K is on Friday March 17, 2023. It includes the following events: 5K-Dickerson Staff & Students, 5K-Community, and Virtual 5K.

The Dickerson Dash is ONE MONTH from today! So before you go on break, head over to https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Marietta/DickersonDash5K?fbclid=IwAR2nd0W4aOFKyuJ-Pe8cB56LQsRCbf3ywwgGB2NgLFxr7-fhvY_HbvTTTtU to register! All students & staff are free but must be registered! Plus, March 3rd is the deadline to order a race shirt! Don’t delay!

Thanks to your generous contributions to the DMS Foundation, we were able to spread the LOVE this Valentine’s week to several of our teachers by approving teacher grants! We know they will LOVE using their new art stools, reading workshop tables, and white boards!