Welcome to SY26-27!

What an incredible start to the school year! We are so proud of how hard our Bulldogs are working in their classes. Our students have truly impressed us with their focus, effort, and willingness to rise to the expectations we have set for them.

We are also incredibly proud of how well students have embraced the new digital device policy. In our first two weeks of school, we have only had to confiscate one phone, one smartwatch, and one set of earbuds—an outstanding reflection of our students’ responsibility and respect for our learning environment.

Thank you to our students for stepping up and to our families for reinforcing these expectations at home. Our Bulldogs are off to a fantastic start, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish this year! 🐾

Parents:

• Please continue to support your student with charging their Chromebooks overnight & bringing them to school every day (daily loaners should be an Emergency Plan; not 'Plan A')
• New Nurse Office Procedures: A new nurse pass and follow-up communication procedures will begin next week. Every day, parents/sponsors of students who visited the nurse's office will receive a notification email letting parents know that their child was seen that day. For further questions about the visit, parents are able to reach out to Nurse Kelly at Kelly.Pretorius@dodea.edu. 
• Sign-In/Sign-Out: Parents are required to come in to the front office for sign-in/out if a student is entering or leaving campus between 0800-1440.

🐾 Upcoming Important Dates:

• Sept 1: PTSA Meeting @ 1500 (commons)
• Sept 2: Open House 1600-1700
• Sept 3: Q1 SAC meeting @ 1515
• Sept 7: No School - Holiday
• Sept 25: No School - Q1 CCR Training Day

Remember to visit the Virtual Welcome Folder for important information for this school year.

Student Council

Student Council season is upon us! Students interested in running for an office met with Ms. Santana to talk posters, slides and voting-- and it sure does look to be a great race! Elections will be held on Monday, Aug 31st, during seminar. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, Sept 1 during morning announcements. POC: Terry.Santana@dodea.edu  Best of luck to all of our wonderful leaders!!

September 11th Memorial Ceremony

We (SpMS & SpHS) will hold the annual 9/11 Ceremony in the Commons at 0800 on Friday, 11 September. We are proud to support our AFJROTC cadets as they will be in formation on stage, facilitate a 5-minute speech from a Distinguished Guest from the base leadership team, and a reading of the events that took place on 9/11.  The entire event should take about 25 minutes.

Drama Club

• First Meeting: Oct 1, 3:00-3:45
• Auditions: Oct 15, 3:00-4:00
• 1st Practice: Oct 20, 3:00-4:00
• Ongoing Practices: Monday and Thursday from Oct 20 - May 6, 3:00-4:00
• Cast Party, tentative: May 6
• Performance: Friday, May 7, 1800
• POC: Bianca.Appiah@dodea.edu 

Choir Club

• First Meeting: Oct 2, 3:00-3:45
• POC: Bianca.Appiah@dodea.edu 

Course Syllabi

Did you see that all course syllabi are available for access on our official webpage? Check out the link to the right or click HERE.

Open House

Please join us for our September 2 Open House (1600-1700) as we celebrate the start of a new year together. You’ll connect with teachers, preview curriculum and supports, and learn how we communicate grades, feedback, and upcoming events. Your involvement strengthens our school community! Please note, this is not a Conference time, rather a quick walk in your student's shoes. Parent-Teacher conferences can be scheduled directly with teachers, or you can schedule a time on October 30 when SpMS has our official Parent-Teacher Conference Day.

Have a Voice in Our School — Join SAC!

Want to stay connected and have a voice in what’s happening at SpMS? Join us for our School Advisory Committee (SAC) meetings! SAC brings together parents, students, staff, and community members to share ideas, provide input, and help strengthen our school.

Our first SAC meeting of the year is Thursday, September 3 at 3:15 PM in the SpMS Conference Room. Whether you have ideas to share, questions to ask, or simply want to learn more about what’s happening at SpMS, we’d love to have you at the table!

Your voice matters. Your perspective matters. Come be part of the conversation! 🐾 Flyer of dates/information can be found below or visit https://spangdahlemms.dodea.edu/school-family-involvement

We are still in need of a SAC President, SAC Vice President, and SAC Secretary. Teacher representative: Chantel.Waddell-Saville@dodea.edu

As always, thank you for your partnership in ensuring a safe and supportive environment for our students!

Bulldog Proud,

Reminder Highlights:

• Personal Digital Devices: New DoWEA Policy SY26-27
  • All devices capable of communication by voice, text, or other data with one or more other parties or devices, or capable of connection to a smartphone, the internet, or a cellular or wireless network, including a smartphone, cell phone, Bluetooth-enabled device, tablet, smartwatch or other wearable device, and gaming device. This does not include school-owned devices provided to a student and school-approved devices used by a student in accordance with this section.
    • Prohibited from the start of the school day to the end of the school day (0800-1440)
    • Must be securely stowed away, out of sight (in locked locker)
    • Must be on silent/vibrate

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