Student Exchange Opportunity- Meeting Oct. 3rd

On Tuesday, during Study Hall, all sophomores and juniors will be informed of an opportunity to travel to Japan on a student exchange. Interested students should attend the informational meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd at 7pm with a parent/guardian. This meeting will follow the Junior College Planning meeting that same evening. Please see the attached form for details. Further questions can be directed to Mr. Lydy (kevin.lydy@wright.edu).

You can check out more about DSCC at: http://www.daytonsistercitycommittee.org/

Destination Imagination Meeting Oct. 3rd

Just a heads up that students interested in participating on a Destination Imagination team will need to be at the first DI meeting on Thursday October 3rd, 2013 in Mrs. McKnight's room after school from 3:30-4:30pm. Please email or see Mrs. McKnight (leticia.mcknight@wright.edu) or Ms. Miller (nichole.miller@wright.edu) for questions.

2012-2013 Yearbook Release Party!

Students who purchased a yearbook last year will receive a party invitation sometime next week during advisory.  On 10/1 students should show their invitations to their advisor/study hall coordinator and bring them to the party for admittance.  At the party, students will receive their yearbooks and get the chance to sign each other's books! 

When: Tuesday, October 1st (middle school - during middle school advisory; high school - during high school advisory)

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Jade McDaniel (jade.mcdaniel@wright.edu). 

MATHCOUNTS Meeting Times

MATHCOUNTS Club will meet in Mrs. McKnight's room on Tuesdays from 4-5pm starting September 24th with coach, Mr. Smith. Any middle school student interested in participating can attend. Please email Mrs. McKnight with questions at leticia.mcknight@wright.edu

Destination Imagination/DC Trip Announcements

Destination Imagination 2013-2014

Destination Imagination student sign-ups will continue through September 27, 2013.
Please see Mrs. McKnight or Ms. Miller

Questions? Contact Mrs. McKnight or Ms. Miller – leticia.mcknight@wright.edu or nichole.miller@wright.edu

7th/8th Washington DC STEMmersion Trip

There will be an informational meeting regarding the Washington DC STEMmersion trip on September 24, 2013 @ 5pm in the cafeteria. Any parents of 7th and 8th grade students interested in participating should attend to hear the details presented by a Classic Student Tours representative. Informational packets will also be sent home with students September 25th, 2013.

Questions? Contact Mrs. McKnight or Mr. Anticoli – leticia.mcknight@wright.edu or steve.anticoli@wright.edu

MATHCOUNTS Club meeting Sept 17th!

Dear Parents of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students:

There will be an informational meeting regarding the MATHCOUNTS Club on September 17th, 2013 @ 5pm in the cafeteria. Please join us if your child is interested in participating in the after school Math extra-curricular activity.

Questions? Please contact Mrs. McKnight - leticia.mcknight@wright.edu

PLAN E on Monday and Other Important News

Dear Parents,

Thanks to all of you for helping smooth out the kinks in our morning drop off and afternoon pickup process.  Due to your patience and cooperation, traffic is flowing well and the students are being safely transported to and from school each day.  The 3:15-3:30 time period continues to be the most congested of the day, so we ask that you assist in alleviating the problem by exiting the school at the north end of the parking lot.  Vehicles who travel back to the south exit, against the flow of traffic, after student pickup are creating a safety issue as well as slowing down the process.

The after school supervision program has become much more effective as well.  Students who remain after school have the opportunity to attend study tables on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  They also are able to attend a study hall each day, or have the option of participating in physical activities and games.  All students are being supervised until 5:00 pm.  In order to create a safe environment where all students are supervised until they are picked up, we ask that you coordinate a specific pick up time with your child each day.   If you have any questions about after school clubs and activities, please contact the faculty advisor for that club or activity.

On Monday, September 16 we will hold our first Plan E day at DRSS.   This day is considered to be a regular school day in that students will be expected to study and complete class assignments by a certain date and time.  In the future, high school students will attend virtual classes with their teachers through the Elluminate program (thus the E in Plan E day), but for this first Plan E day, high school students can find their assignments (and deadlines) on Pilot.  Middle school students will be assigned work on Friday that will be due the following Tuesday.  

Thank you for a very successful start to the school year!

Hope Strickland

 

Assistant Principal

Dayton Regional STEM School

1724 Woodman Drive

Kettering, OH 45420 

(937) 256-3777

Scholastic Book Fair - Volunteers Needed!

Dear Parents,

The middle school is hosting another Scholastic Book Fair this year to help promote reading and to get more books into our classrooms. We are looking for volunteers to help run the book fair from 7:30-3:45 the week of September 30.

If you are available to help us with this, please e-mail me at nichole.miller@wright.edu at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,
Nichole Miller
7th Grade Language Arts and World History

Dayton Regional STEM School
1724 Woodman Dr., Kettering, OH 45420
(937) 256-3777(phone)
nichole.miller@wright.edu

Destination Imagination Parent Meeting

Dear Parents,

 

It's that time of year again! If your child is interested in participating in Destination Imagination, or in figuring out what DI is, please join us for a parent meeting on Thursday, September 12 at 5 pm in the school's cafeteria. Students are welcome to join us!

 

Sincerely,

Nichole Miller and Leticia McKnight

 

News about PSAT testing from Ms. Fisher

Dear Parents of students in grades 8-11,

I am writing to alert you to some upcoming PSAT testing opportunities that will be available at the Dayton Regional STEM School.

The following statement describes what the PSAT assessment measures:

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you (Juniors only) a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.

The PSAT/NMSQT measures:

Critical reading skills
Math problem-solving skills
Writing skills

So, here are the options:

FREE PRACTICE TEST

On Saturday, September 21, the Princeton Review will be offering a "FREE" practice PSAT at the Dayton Regional STEM School. The free practice test on September 21will allow current juniors the chance to experience the testing format of the PSAT before they take the actual assessment in October.  The practice PSAT may also be useful to underclassmen who want additional opportunities to practice college admission type assessments for no charge. The test will begin at 9am and should end around 11:30am. Please have your student arrive by 8:45 that day to allow time for registration and announcements. Please click on the following link to register for this testing date:

PSAT Practice Test

REAL PSAT - OFFERED THROUGH COLLEGE BOARD

The REAL PSAT will be given on October 16 at DRSS. Each year, the school gives the College Board PSAT to all Juniors free of charge. At that time, students in grades 8-10 may also choose to take the assessment as long as they pay a testing fee of $20. If you have a student in grade 8th, 9th or 10th that will be taking the real PSAT on October 16, please email me at robin.fisher@wright.edu. You simply need to supply the students name and grade level. Return payment of $20 in the form of check (made out to Dayton Regional STEM School) or cash to the front office by Friday, October 4.

Please remember that NMSC scholarship opportunities are only available to juniors who test on the October 16 testing date.

Please contact me if you have any questions at robin.fisher@wright.edu.
Sincerely,


Robin Fisher
Assistant Principal/Director of Counseling
OSLN/WSU STEM Network Liaison

JCOWA Membership forms due Friday!

A quick reminder to students who are interested in Junior Council On World Affairs- please bring your money to Mr. Lydy or Mr. Grieve ($10 fee) by Friday morning (9/6/13). They will also need your JCOWA membership form at that time (see below).

Please email them with any questions at kevin.lydy@wright.edu or arch.grieve@wright.edu.

For more information on JCOWA, you can find their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dayton-Junior-Council-on-World-Affairs/314955711855888

For details on their first event at Stivers School For the Arts, go to this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/220411021449102/ 

Muse Machine-Not too late to sign up!

Its NOT TOO LATE Sign-up NOW for Muse Machine
https://sites.google.com/site/stemmuse/home

Check out the website for all details regarding MUSE

September 11 is the deadline for Muse Machine Sign-ups.

PARENT meeting on Sept. 5 at 7 (if your parent came to the Kick-off meeting they do not have to come to this one).

NO MEETING September 4th.

Guest Speaker for meeting on September 18 at 3:30 -more details to come but this will be a VERY FUN meeting so we look forward to seeing everyone!