Archer Update #12

P-H-M prides itself in offering academic excellence at every level, to every student. With a 97% graduation rate, Penn High School is a state and national academic leader helping students with college and career readiness. Penn High School offers everything from vocational to advanced biomedical courses, to the fine arts, to robotics, even providing one of the finest and most complete health and athletic training programs in Indiana.

Election Day - No School - Nov. 8th

In this edition of the Archer Update you will find the following information:

1. Point of #PHMExcellence
2. DMS PTO Fundraiser - Major Saver
3. 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Information
4. Picture Retake Day is November 7th
5. Available Substitute Positions ... Apply with ESS.COM
6. PTO Corner
7. Reporting Student Absences
8. SEL Lessons

Friendly Reminders:

• BOOK FEES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON SKYWARD! Please login and begin paying them as they are due for the 2022-2023 school year! You can pay by check or at this website: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56752 It is also possible that if you already paid, there have been some adjustments, so please double check to see if you still owe for a course that occurs in another semester this year. Thank you.

Discovery Middle School is now ranked #2 in the State of Indiana for top performing middle schools (this is out of about 300). Our teachers continue to be prepared to provide the most targeted, engaging lessons to help all our students reach their fullest learning potential. Our students are some of the best in Indiana and possibly the world! Thank you for sending us your finest!

Attention 8th grade DMS Students and Parents:

Here is the link to sign up for the DC trip.

-Once on the site click find your school at the top of the page

-Scroll to about the middle of the page to find Discovery Middle School

-Click register

-Make an account

-You will find the details of our trip and links to sign up.

Picture Day is: November 7, 2022

Order Code is: 70791S
Your link to order is: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/70791S

Retake picture day is coming soon! We will not be sending paper order forms or Picture Day Notices for retakes but we want to provide you with the information your parents will need to place an order.

Above is your picture date, order code & one click link to online ordering for your retake picture day. THIS CODE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDER CODE. Please share it with the parents of any new students, students who were absent on original picture day or any students that may have not yet been photographed.

Students who ordered a package on original picture day but are choosing to get their picture retaken MUST bring their original picture package with them on retake day. They DO NOT need to place a new order. If they forget their package on retake day, we will take their photo & write their name down but we won’t order a new package until the old one is returned.

Dear DMS Families,

We are so thankful to be enjoying our first “normal” school year in recent history! The PTO spent time over the summer working to get ready to meet the needs of our staff and students - we have donated “Illuminate the Possibilities” 1/4 zip shirts to all of the staff at the beginning of the school year, provided funds to purchase items for the Archer Rewards store, stocked the concession stand for our fall sports teams (congrats to all of them for successful seasons!), and donated meals for teachers during student-led conferences. And that is just the first couple months of the school year!

We could not do this without the support of our DMS families. A huge thank you to those who worked at the concession stand, donated items to supplement our teacher dinners and/or donated via PayPal or check to our direct donation campaign!

As of right now, fewer than 8% of DMS families have made a donation. If you are not able to donate your time, please consider a financial donation - donations of $25 or more receive a DMS car decal. This is an easy way to support our PTO and help us reach our goal of providing ongoing support and appreciation to the faculty and staff of DMS. You can send a check to school with your student or donate via our PayPal link: paypal.me/DiscoveryPTO

We are also looking for volunteers! Do you have experience organizing Give Back Nights? Do you own a local restaurant or business that would be interested in donating items or gift cards for Teacher Appreciation Week in the spring? Would you like to be more involved with Concessions (we are looking for volunteers to chair this committee - a great opportunity to join the PTO board and get to know many of our amazing coaches)? We would love to work with you - please reach out!

We are so fortunate to have such an amazing school for our kids. Please consider supporting DMS and the PTO!

Go Archers!

Jamie Nugent

DMS PTO President

If your child will be absent for any reason, please notify our office as soon as possible! Our office staff records all absences beginning at 8:00 am and must phone any student's home who does not report to school without notice.

Another option is to go to your Skyward Family Access Account and follow these steps:

• Click on the Attendance Tile for the child who will be absent.
• Click on the Absence Requests Tab
• Click Add Absence Request on the right side of the screen
• Enter Start and End Date
• Check All Day if the absence will be the entire school day
• Attendance Reason - Choose from the drop down menu
• Comment - Add any information regarding the absence reason
• Click SAVE in the upper right hand corner

P-H-M is committed to helping students reach their fullest potential, which includes the whole child! Please visit the PHM website HERE for various valuable parent resources to help you in supporting your child

Website: https://discovery.phmschools.org/
Location: 10050 Brummitt Road, Granger, IN, USA
Phone: 574-674-6010