The Student Council is hosting a Halloween Dance this Friday (10/25/24) from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm (no entry after 7:00 pm). Students must be academically eligible to attend and cannot be absent or tardy on the day of the dance. The cost for admittance is $3 and there will be refreshments for sale as well. Students may wear costumes, however, there can be no face paint and costumes must be school-appropriate.
The Maine chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) will be at TWKDMS next Wednesday (10/23/24) from 4:30-6:00 pm for a special parent/guardian and community discussion about mental health. The event is free to attend, and we hope to see people there. See the information below. Go Cougars!
Click the link below to reach the website to set up conferences. Once there, click on the teacher(s) you want to meet with. This brings you to that teacher’s calendar page. Select the date that you want (10/29 or 11/7, they are highlighted in blue). Select a time slot and fill out the form that pops up, or email the teacher if no time slots remain. You will receive a confirmation email and reminder email for each appointment, and you must keep track of your times. Repeat for other teachers. Call the school at 562-7552 if you need help signing up or to make changes. The Book Fair will be open 4:00-7:00 on 10/29. Here is the link: https://calendar.app.google/6uQV4LscNoSvuP6h8
Attention Parents/Guardians: Parent/Teacher Conference (PTC) sign-ups will start ONLINE at 7:00 AM on Friday, October 18, 2024 (this coming Friday morning). Sign-ups are first-come, first-served; TWKDMS teachers have between 60 and 100 students each, but there are only 24 slots available over the two nights for each teacher. The conference nights will be Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, and Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. The Scholastic Book Fair will also be open during the first conference night. We are holding our PTCs a little earlier this year based on feedback that earlier is better in the eyes of many parents/guardians. More information will be posted on the school website and Facebook Page (and emailed to all students) on Friday. Anyone needing help to complete the online scheduling may call the school for assistance at 562-7552 starting at 7:00 am on Friday when the scheduling opens. Go Cougars!
RSU 56 Job Opening:
Dirigo High School - Nutrition Worker. 4-Hours / Day.
Please submit an application or a letter of interest to : Lisa Sanborn - careers@rsu56.org or (207)562-7552.
REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 56 – OPENINGS
RSU 56 is in immediate and dire need of the following posted positions. Please share far and wide.
District Wide
Van Aide (6 hours/day. 7:00 - 10:00, 1:30 - 4:30)
Van Driver (4 hours/day, 7:00 - 9:00, 1:30 - 3:30)
To secure and submit an application or letter of interest, please contact
Lisa Sanborn
(207) 562-7552
careers@rsu56.org
Posted October 13, 2024
Good Evening from RSU 56,
This is just a reminder that there will be no school for students on Friday, October 11th as we have a teachers workshop day in RSU 56, and also Monday, October 14th is Indigenous Peoples' Day. Enjoy the long weekend and we will see you back in school on Tuesday, October 15th.
Mimi's Place on Weld Street is helping RSU 56 celebrate National Custodian Appreciation Day by generously donating gift cards for every custodian! We at RSU 56 have some AMAZING custodians! Our buildings and grounds are the envy of every visitor, and their hard work is the backbone of Dirigo Pride. At TWKDMS, Bob, Rob, Scott, Dana, and Katrina (in the summer) are total rock stars. We are truly blessed by our crew. Thank you, and Go Cougars!
Attention Parents/Guardians: The first Maine Through Year Assessment (NWEA) will be on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in the morning. The second will be Tuesday, October 8, 2024, in the morning. Go Cougars! Here is a link to information from the MDOE about the assessments: https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Assessment%20-%20Maine%20Through%20Year%20Assessment%20for%20Parents%20%26%20Guardians%2024-25%20-%209.18.2024.pdf
RSU 56 is looking to secure a few substitute nurses to cover when our school nurses have to be out of the district. Substitute nurse pay is currently $40/hour. Please call the RSU 56 Central Office at (207) 562-4300 if you are interested.
Reminder of today's Technology Sale. There are limited iPad and AppleTV's, but plenty of Laptops!
The Technology department is happy to announce a Surplus Technology Sale! With all of the devices that we have replaced over the last year, we have a large number of used devices that we would like to offer to the staff, students, and community members before working with a reseller or recycling company.
Devices will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. We have approximately 200 13" MacBooks with the M1 Processor, around 50 iPad Generation 8 Wifi, and approximately 20 Apple TV's.
Prices:
- Apple Macbook Air, M1, 8GB Memory, 128GB Hard Drive (a few are 256): $300
- iPad 8th Generation Wifi, 32GB: $75 (Limited Number Left)
- Apple TV's - $20 (Limited Number Left)
The sale will be taking place on September 24th from 10AM until 6PM at the Central Office, 147 Weld Street in Dixfield, the small white building next to Dirigo High School. The sale will be first come first serve, we will not be taking pre-orders at this time.
Payment in full is due when picking up the device, either by cash or a check written to Regional School Unit No. 56. These devices are all sold AS-IS with no warranty. There will be a 24-Hour grace period for you to switch out the device or get a refund if the device is not in working order. The refund or swap must be approved by the Technology Director.
If you have any questions, please reach out to:
Brian R. Keene
Director of Technology
Regional School Unit No. 56
(207)562-4300 x4103
Bkeene@rsu56.org
The Maine chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) will be at TWKDMS on 10/23/24 from 4:30-6:00 pm. See the information below. Go Cougars!
RSU 56 Winter Coaching Positions have been posted!
From the TWKDMS PTO:
Cougar Community!
We are off to a great school year. The Dirigo Middle School PTO plans to open the snack shack for as many home games as possible. As we restock for the year we are asking for your help. If we all work together to purchase some of the snack shack items, PTO will be able to save money and give more back to the students, teachers, and school.
Below are photos of items we are looking for that can be purchased right at our local Walmart. If you can grab any items for us, you can either contact me directly (Jana Richardson) or drop them off at the school office.
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you at our upcoming mtgs.
Happy Constitution Day! On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time and signed the document they had created together. At TWKDMS, we are observing Constitution Day with a school-wide treasure hunt! The locks on the locked-away treasure have combinations that can be solved by using Constitution clues tied to numbers of Articles, Sections, or Amendments. Go Cougars!
This afternoon RSU 56 staff attended a training on Generative AI put on by Justin Cary from Drummond Woodsum. Our goal at RSU56 is to educate our staff on A.I. use in education so that our staff can teach our students with the most recent technology initiatives.
TWKDMS has our Open House this Thursday (9/5/24) from 5:30-7:00 pm. Several community partners will be here, as will the staff so that parents and guardians can see the building and meet teachers. Mr. Long will be presenting the annual MANDATORY tech safety sessions. For a student to take a device home from TWKDMS, they MUST have a parent or guardian attend one of the sessions (they are 20 minutes each, and run one after the other starting at 5:30). Parents/Guardians unable to attend can contact the school to schedule a different time for the technology session. See you soon! Go Cougars!
The late activity bus will not start until Monday, September 9th. Students participating in practices this week will need a ride home. Soccer and Cross Country will be at DMS and end at 4:15. Field Hockey will be at DES and end at 4:15. If you want your athlete to utilize the late bus starting next week, they must be signed up to ride. Please call the office if you have any questions.
The lunch menu for tomorrow is :
Pizza Choices, Corn, Carrots & Applesauce
Thursday's menu is:
Pizza Choices: Cheeseburger or Hamburger, Broccoli, Celery sticks, and Apples
Friday's Menu is:
Pizza Choices, Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Caesar Salad & Raisins
Attached is the menu for September
We are so excited to have 6th graders tomorrow and our 7th & 8th graders on Thursday!!
Here is the school board agenda for tonight's meeting at Dirigo High School 6:30PM - https://5il.co/2uuql
