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Quick Reminder: DCMS Students will be allowed to go to the FREE Arthur Christmas Movie at the Iowa Theater tomorrow. Please send your student to school with cash if you would like for them to be able to purchase a soda or candy bar. Thank you!
Davis County Middle School will be taking students to see the FREE Arthur Christmas Movie at the Iowa Theater on Tuesday, December 21st. If your student would like Pop it will be $3 and Candy is $2. We look forward to a fun filled day before we head into Winter Break!
Dear Davis County,
Today the district was contacted by the Bloomfield Police Department and made aware of a “national threat” of gun violence on December 17th. This “national threat” originated on Tik Tok which you may know is a social media platform where users have posted other disturbing challenges that have created significant distractions to student learning and safety.
While the district and the Bloomfield PD do not believe there is a real threat of danger, we are working together to ensure tomorrow’s school day happens as normal as any other school day by having officers at each building. Again, neither the district nor the Bloomfield PD have significant concerns about this perceived threat but have decided to increase the presence of law enforcement to ensure this type of nonsense does not happen at Davis County.
Please take this as an opportunity to talk to your children about this issue and other harmful garbage that can be found on the internet. Please also look through your child’s devices to know what they are looking at, what sites they are visiting, and who they might be communicating with. Lastly and as a dad, I highly recommend that we all make our children, no matter their age, shut devices off at a reasonable time of night and store them overnight in a central location and not by their beds. We all need good and restful sleep and way too many of us and our kids are on these devices way too much!
Sincerely,
Dan Maeder, Superintendent
Board Games are beneficial to helping your teen develop strong Executive Functioning skills and can contribute their self esteem, confidence, and Mental Health!
What is Executive Functioning?
Executive function and self-regulation skills are the mental processes that allow us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully.
Executive Function Skills Expected in Middle School:
Self Regulation
Attention
Task Initiation
Organization
Planning & Prioritizing
Time Management
Easy ways to help students improve Executive Function skills include: posting daily schedules, clear & consistent routines, visual supports, experience, and GAMES!
Memory Games such as: I Spy, Matching Games, Yoga and even Tik Tok dances will help your teen to practice that body movement and impulse control!
Start a new tradition like, family game night! Playing a board game or card game such as: Uno, Fluxx, Clue, BattleShip, Settlers of Catan, Minecraft, Jenga, Don't Break The Ice, Dungeons & Dragons can be great ways to practice self regulation, prioritizing, planning, and attention.
Have fun some good, old fashion, family fun, over winter break!
Due to the unusually significant weather predicted by the NOAA, including sustained high winds and potential for severe storms, Davis County Schools will be dismissing classes at 12:30 pm today. Wednesday, December 15th. Please note we will not have practices or the After School Palooza at DCMS.
Thank you for your understanding and stay safe!
Davis County Schools will have a 2 hour delay on Thursday, December 16 to assess bus routes and damage to infrastructure. We hope you and your family are safe and have experienced minimal damage following the storm
Join us for the Davis County Middle School Holiday Concert tonight!
Use this link to view the Live Stream: https://youtu.be/St7ef1q6lgU
Due to the unusually significant weather predicted by NOAA, including sustained high winds and potential for severe storms, Davis County Schools will be dismissing classes at 12:30PM on Wednesday December 15. Please plan accordingly.
Davis County Middle School will have a Giving Gallery set up this Thursday, December 16th and Friday, December 17th.
If you would like for your student to shop for loved ones, gifts will range in price from $0.25 to $12.00. Students will be allowed to shop during their lunch/recess time.
Thank you to the Student Ambassadors and Volunteers who make this possible during the Holidays!
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not have chocolate milk available through Tuesday, December 21. We hope to be re-stocked following Winter Break. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Tonight's Girls and Boys basketball games at Cardinal will be live-streamed on NFHS Network, subscription required. Ottumwa Radio Sports, KRKN will also be broadcasting the varsity games.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/cardinal-high-school-eldon-ia
Congratulations to Davis County senior wrestler Taylor Huggins for picking up his 100th career win recently. Taylor will look to break the all-time career win total of 134 wins this season. Congrats Taylor!
Congratulations to Davis County senior basketball player Dalton Reeves for scoring his 1000th career point on Saturday night vs Wayne. Dalton now has 1024 career points and is 2nd on Davis County's all-time scoring list behind Chuck Locke. Congrats Dalton!
12/13 Mustang Activities:
HS Bowling team travels to Oskaloosa, starts at 3:30.
MS Wrestling travels to EBF, starts at 4:30.
MS Girls Basketball host Pekin at the high school, starts at 4:30.
HS Girls and Boys Basketball travels to Eldon to take on Cardinal. JV girls start at 4:30 in HS gym, Varsity girls at 6:00 in HS gym, JV boys at 6:00 in MS gym, Varsity boys at 7:30 in HS gym.
Dear Davis County,
At 3:41 today the school district received a phone call stating that an elementary student who was supposed to be picked up at school was not in the pick up line. The elementary office immediately contacted school personnel supervising after-school pick up in attempt to identify the whereabouts of the student. Law enforcement officials were notified around the same time and immediately began the search for the child. During this process, staff were interviewed by law enforcement with the support of the district. At 4:58 the district received notification that the child had ridden the 10-15 transit bus and arrived home safely instead of being picked up at school. The district is in process of reviewing this incident and our after school pick up procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of all Davis County students. We are thankful that this student is home safe and are also thankful for the immediate response of law enforcement and everyone’s cooperation to find the whereabouts of this child.
Sincerely,
Dan Maeder, Superintendent
Friday 12/10 Activities: HS Wrestling will compete at the Dan Christensen Invitational in Leon. Wrestling begins at 3:30. Live stream available on NFHS Network and a subscription is required.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/central-decatur-high-school-leon-ia/gamcae8520f62
12/9 Activities: HS Bowling at Clarke's Alley Bowl. 4:00 start.
MS GBB hosts Chariton. 8th grade followed by 7th. "A" & "B" games. 4:15 start.
MS BBB travels to Chariton. 8th grade followed by 7th. "A" games with extra quarters. 4:15 start.
9th grade BBB hosts Moravia. 5:30 start.
HS Wrestling travels to Knoxville for the SCC meet. 6:00 start. Live stream links:
North mat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcb7tKbWOc
South mat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ardt-Ewyq1A
DCCS Holiday Concert Schedule
Friday, December 3rd Mustang Activities: Middle School wrestling at Pekin. 4:30 start. High School girls and boys basketball at Centerville. 5:00 start for JV girls @ Lakeview, followed by varsity girls and varsity boys. 5:00 start for JV1 boys @ Howar JH followed by JV2 boys.
Good Luck Stangs!