🦃 Turkey Trot Shirts Are Here! 🦃
Support North Dorchester Middle School's PBIS program by grabbing your official Turkey Trot 2025 shirt!
👕 T-Shirts: $17
👕 Long Sleeves: $22
📅 Orders close: October 27
📦 Shirts will be delivered to NDMS by November 21
🏃♂️ Turkey Trot Event: November 25
👉 Order yours now: https://tinyurl.com/NDMSTurkeyTrot2025
Let’s trot in style and support a great cause! 🧡💛
📬 Stay updated with this week’s school news! Check out our latest newsletter here: https://secure.smore.com/n/v3sn2
📚 NDMS After-School Tutoring Sign-Ups Are Open! 📚
North Dorchester Middle School is excited to offer after-school tutoring once a week starting October 8, 2025 through May 20, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
✅ Tutoring is FREE
✅ Bus transportation is limited
✅ Permission slips are due by October 1, 2025
Tutoring will pause from December 10, 2025 to January 7, 2026 for winter break.
📄 The permission slip is available online here: https://aptg.co/9VmfMy
Please complete and return it as soon as possible to secure your child’s spot!
📞 Questions? Contact Ms. Johnson (Liaison) at
📧 johnsonje@dcpsmd.org
📱 410.943.3322 ext. 1659
Let’s work together to support our students’ success! 💪
#NDMS #TutoringSupport #AcademicSuccess #DorchesterPride
We’re excited to connect with our families during our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 6th from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
✅ Scheduled Appointments: Sign-up request sheets will be sent home with students soon.
📅 Return Deadline: Please return the completed flyer by Thursday, October 2nd.
🚶♂️ Walk-In Hour: From 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM, we’ll welcome walk-ins—no appointment needed!
Let’s work together to support our students’ success. We look forward to seeing you there!
Look for a report with current reading ability coming home with your scholar the week of September 29th. Please speak to your scholar’s teacher if you have questions, concerns, or would like ideas for how to support literacy.
Five Tips for Supporting Literacy at Home:
Encourage summer IXL practice which can be done on cellphones and reading.
Read in the home, even reading cooking instructions and other practical items or product labels count.
Reply to one another’s text messages in complete sentences with punctuation and capitalization. (Bragging rights for being an editor and fixing other people’s errors.)
Watch media with closed captions turned on.
Go to the public library or check out books from the school library.
📍 NDMS Flagpole
🗓 Wednesday, September 24
⏰ 7:00 AM
A moment of reflection, unity, and hope as we gather together before the school day begins. All are welcome.
👉 https://secure.smore.com/n/7arug
Her dedication, care, and commitment make such a difference for our students, families, and school community every single day. We are so grateful for all that you do! 💙❤️🤍
#CommunitySchoolLiaisonWeek #ThankYouMsJohnson #OwlsRise
The Hurlock Lions Club is hosting a Chicken BBQ on Friday, October 24, 2025 — and it’s all for a great cause! 🍗🔥
📍 Pickup Location: Unity Washington Church
📍 Address: 111 N Main St, Hurlock MD 21643
🕥 Business Delivery: Starts at 10:30 AM
🕛 Pickup Time: 12 PM – 1 PM
💲 Cost: Only $12!
Your meal includes:
1/4 (leg quarter) BBQ Chicken
Baked Potato
Cole Slaw
Roll
Cookie
Bottle of Water
📞 Pre-order by contacting any Lions Club member or calling 443-521-0884
All proceeds benefit community projects, including support for schools in the North Dorchester area — like ours at NDMS! 💙💛
Let’s show up and support those who support us! 🙌
🎉 Lunch is never boring with Mr. Evans! He loves to keep it interesting and never misses a chance to test the listening skills of our 6th graders. While many know him as our proud principal, he’s also a true connoisseur of Simon Says!
👏 A big thank-you to Mr. Darrence Slacum, who stopped by today to donate his time as a judge and provide snacks to the winner (and their tablemates) of the 6th Grade Lunch Simon Says Challenge!
💚 To top it off, our 6th graders showed House Spirit by donning GREEN in honor of Isibindi Day. Middle school is already looking good on the Class of 2031! 🦉
#OwlsRise #NDMS #Classof2031 #Isibindi
Check out the latest updates from NDMS:
👉 https://secure.smore.com/n/8mu5v
Get ready to show your House pride September 15th–19th with our Sorting Week Spirit Days! 🏠✨
🔴 Monday – Celebrate the House of Amistad
Wear RED to show your spirit!
🟢 Tuesday – Celebrate the House of Isibindi
Wear GREEN and represent!
🔵 Wednesday – Celebrate the House of Rêveur
Wear BLUE and shine bright!
⚫ Thursday – Celebrate our 2024–2025 House Champions: Altruismo
Wear BLACK to honor the champs!
🌈 Friday – Sorting Day!
Staff, Grade 7 & 8 sorted students: wear your House colors!
Grade 6 & unsorted 7/8 students: show your spirit or wear the color of the House you hope to join!
Let’s make this week unforgettable. Welcome to Our Houses! 🏠💫
#NDMSSpiritWeek #HousePride #SortingWeek2025
With a new school year came leniency and grace during the first week of school. To ensure accountability and support student success, please note the following procedures for tardy arrivals. These procedures will be enforced starting tomorrow.
🚪 All tardy students must be signed in by a parent/guardian in the main office.
Tardy Consequences:
🔹 1st & 2nd Tardy
Parent receives a Tardy Procedure Reminder.
🔹 3rd Tardy
Parent receives a Tardy Procedure Reminder.
Parent is informed that the student will receive lunch detention on the next tardy.
🔹 4th & 5th Tardy
Parent receives a Tardy Procedure Reminder.
Parent and student are warned that the student will be placed on an activity ban with the next tardy.
Student receives lunch detention that day.
🔹 6th Tardy and Beyond
Parent receives a Tardy Procedure Reminder.
Parent and student are warned of an activity ban with the next tardy.
Student receives lunch detention that day.
Student is placed on an activity ban for the remainder of the quarter.
🔁 Tardy counts reset at the end of each quarter.
Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to student punctuality!
Hope you had a great weekend! Check out this week's NDMS newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/gbsdwf 📬 #NDMSNews
We’re back in action at North Dorchester Middle School, and our students are already diving into creativity, collaboration, and exploration!
🎶 NDMS Band — Mr. Bragg’s musicians spent time independently exploring their instruments after a long summer break. The energy and curiosity were inspiring!
🎤 NDMS Choir — Ms. Griffin led students through the syncopated rhythms of “Shosholoza,” and their intonation was spot-on. What a beautiful start to the year!
🎨 Art with Mr. Shores — Students got creative with graffiti-style name drawings, expressing their personalities through bold colors and unique designs.
🏀 PE with Mr. Long & Ms. Buckley — A fun “get to know you” activity in the gym had students passing a ball to partners while learning more about each other. Teamwork and smiles all around!
🧪 Science with Ms. Tucker — Students explored the NDMS grounds, visiting birdhouses and outdoor life science spaces. Nature and learning go hand in hand!
Swipe through the gallery to see our amazing students in action. We’re proud of the vibrant learning happening every day at NDMS!
