Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 7:30 AM to 2:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.
While students enjoyed a three-day weekend, teachers and staff at The Downtown School gathered for district wide professional development on Monday, learning how to better serve the students in their classrooms. Professional development is offered throughout the year, giving teachers and staff time to collaborate.
Thank you to the Merrill Middle School Show Choir for a festive performance for students and staff right before the holidays. Click on the headline to see video!
Downtown School teachers and staff were recently featured in the districtwide employee health newsletter. The article commended their creative effort to keep everyone engaged in personal health and well-being. Mrs. V (Deb Van Waardhuizen), the Downtown School’s Wellness Champion, focused the activities on learning about sugar, and included a Price is Right style game of ranking sugar content in various foods! Nice work!
Love the Grinch? Buy the book, or any others at Barnes and Noble on Saturday, Dec. 2 and the DTS library gets a portion of the proceeds! Just say “The Downtown School” at checkout. Plus, there will be a special reading by Mr. Burnett at 10 a.m., and the DTS band and orchestra students will perform at 1:30 p.m. See you there!
It’s always a pleasure to get the students together and remind them how awesome they are as individuals and as a team! Click on the headline for a video link.
Click on the headline, and then the link to listen to students sing, “You Are My Sunshine.”
Downtown students wore special shades, make pin hole cameras and watched NASA’s live stream as a new-in-their-lifetime event unfolded in front of them. Thank you to all of the parents and staff who donated glasses and treats, the teachers who incorporated this amazing event into their lesson plan and saw to the safety of our students, and to our amazing students for their enthusiasm, soaking up the celestial wonder of #Eclipse2017. Click on the image to see more photos!
In this edition of the Falcon Files, Mr. Burnett covers viewing the eclipse, introduces a new Special Education teacher and announces the first All School Sing! Click on the headline to read more.
No more pulling crumpled paper flyers from your student’s backpack! Opportunities in the community will now be available online, instead of jumbled up with homework and artwork. Read about child-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.
