CENTER FOR GIFTED STUDIES SCHOOL TOUR

Are you interested in taking a tour of the Center for Gifted Studies? Reserve your spot now.

Click here to reserve 

Summer Bridge 2021

The Summer Bridge Middle School Program Registration opens March 23! Summer Bridge helps students develop and strengthen skills in math, reading, science and social studies, with a blend of technology, small group instruction, manipulatives, hands-on labs and project-based learning. New this summer, students will have the opportunity to take an elective! Course recovery courses will also be offered to eligible students in math, science, social studies and language arts.  Transportation is also available this year, along with free Breakfast and Lunch!

Dates: June 21 – July 15

Days: Monday - Thursday

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

To Apply:  Go to https://reservation.pcsb.org

Need Help Applying?  Please contact Student Assignment at 727-588-6210 or StudentAssignment@pcsb.org

FSA and EOC Testing Dates

We want to thank our parents and families for a great start to testing season.  To-date we have tested 95% of our students on FSA Writing! 

Face to Face Testing Calendar: 

FSA Reading May 4th (Session 1)  and 5th (Session 2)

FSA Math* May 11th (Session 1) and May 12th (Session2/3)

*This includes Algebra and Geometry students

Science SSA May 18^th

Civics EOC May 25^th

MyPCSOnline Testing Calendar:

Please review the Dunedin Highland Middle School May online testing calendar.  Parents of online students MUST complete a FORMS document (see below) to make a testing reservation for student. This is important to maintain social distancing.

Arrival: Students arrive at the front of the school at 9:45 am (after the start of the day). They will follow the signs to the Media Center OR the Testing Lab

Pick up: See below, as times will vary

All students must test in person

Reading and math are typically both 2 day sessions. However this year parents may elect to have their student take both sessions in one day (this includes Alg and Geo). Please sign up for 2 days of testing or one day of testing. 

Civics and Science are both ONE session.

Reading FSA   May 6^th (Session 1)                 Pick up at 11:30am

                         May 7^th (Session 2)                 Pick up at 11:30am

Math FSA         May 13^th (Session 1)               Pick up at 11:30am

                         May 14^th (Session 2/3)            Pick up at 12:30pm   

*This includes Algebra and Geometry

Saturday          May 15^th                                 Make up day - Students may take one or both sessions

 Science SSS    May 19^th & May 20^th              Pick up time 1:30pm

Civics EOC       May 26^th & May 27                 Pick up time 2:00pm

Saturday           May 29^th                                 Make up day - Any FSA or EOC test

Sign your student up for their May testing time and date at this link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BZM8c9c5GkaGb_3ye_PH_yiKEmXdDm5LhfLCKG8h92BUOE05M1ROS0RFWDE3UEJaRjJQR0VVRDNWMS4u

FINAL EXAMS: JUNE 3rd - JUNE 8th

If you have any questions about our testing dates and processes, please call or email Ms. Bernal @ 469-4112 x 2014 or bernalj@pcsb.org .

For an update on State Testing Procedures, please view this video:

The IT Factor Inspiring Teachers  - Maria de Koter

In this IT Factor - Inspiring Teachers video, Maria de Koter from Dunedin Highland Middle school shares her passion for teaching

It is with great pleasure that we announce we will be having boys and girls track season this year! Here are some important dates regarding the season:

The first meet is April 6^th at Countryside High School.  Coach Flannery and Coach Myers have posted a Track schedule for all meets and practices. The schedule is posted on our website.

TRACK PRACTICE SCHEDULE

If you have any questions please contact Coach Flannery (flanneryk@pcsb.org) or Coach Myers (myerssea@pcsb.org) for more details.

PTA Corner:

SAC and PTA Meeting:

Wednesday, April 14th 6:00 for SAC and 6:30 for PTA on this link:

https://zoom.us/j/96576143858

DHMS Car Magnets are for sale at the PTA STORE at www.dhmspta.org !

Parents, PTA wants your opinion as we participate in the National PTA School of Excellence Program to enrich the well-being of all students. Please help them by taking a 5 to 10-minute anonymous survey on your experiences at our school. It is open until 11 PM on April 5. https://forms.gle/URpxPiPbtXqF9EfN8

6th Grade Expo!

We enjoyed meeting our new 6th grade families on March 11that 6th Grade Expo!  We have uploaded our PowerPoint and a video recording of the session here to get you ready for the 2021-2022 school year!  More information about Camp Highlander in July will be coming soon!

Here is a link to the meeting recording: Click Here

And the PowerPoint document: Click Here

 And here are some helpful documents to get you ready for 6th grade!

6th Grade Brochure

Expo Night Contacts

Expo Night Contacts in Spanish

Expo Night Contacts in Arabic

Course Requests for 2021-2022 School Year

If you need to fill out a course request form for your current 6th or 7th grader for next year, please fill out the form below:

Course Request Form

*Note: If you submitted a paper form to your counselor, you do not need to fill out this form.

PE Waivers: Please note that if you wish for your child to waive PE class for the 2021-2022, you must fill out the link to the digital PE waiver form:

 https://asd.pcsb.org/SchoolWiresForms/PE_Waiver/ 

PE Waivers have to be signed every year for your child to have PE waived.

Need Help? Contact our staff:

Current 6th graders: boscoma@pcsb.org

Current 7th graders: mcdonnellk@pcsb.org

Assistant Principal for Scheduling: doland@pcsb.org

ESE Survey link: www.esesurvey.com (Deadline 5/31/21)

If you wish to change your child's current learning option from online (MyPCS) to in person, or from in person to online, please fill out the following form. Dunedin Highland Middle School staff will reach out within 7 days to discuss potential changes to your student's schedule, including teachers. Again, in order to meet the needs of all learners, there will likely be changes to your student's schedule and/or teachers. *If you desire to keep your child in their current learning option, please indicate such.

Learning Option Change Form

ELP (Extended Learning Program)

If your child is interested in participating ELP, please help them fill out the ELP Survey at https://tinyurl.com/dhmselp . We will use these Forms to set students up in Focus and on the Canvas site for their clubs and tutoring choices. Please be patient as this process make take a few days before students see their choices populate in Canvas. They will then see the live sessions for these show up on their Canvas Calendar along with their regularly scheduled classes.

ELP Schedule 2020-21

**NEW** Afternoon & Evening ELP on Teams!

Monday through Thursday

Click Here to Join for Math ELP!

5:00-6:00

Click Here to Join for Reading and Language Arts ELP!

Mondays and Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm & Wednesdays and Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm

Click Here to Join for Algebra and Geometry Help! Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm and Thursdays 8:00-9:00pm

Center for Gifted Studies

For Prospective 5th grade Gifted Students:

 Please see the PowePoint presentation from our January info nights!

January CGS Info Night Presentation

PBIS Store for Online Students

We are opening a PBIS Store for our online students!  If your student is online and wishes to redeem their PBIS points for prizes, have them join this zoom link every Wednesday at 4:20pm: https://zoom.us/j/99717929847

DHMS Online PBIS Store

Talleres Virtuales para Familias ESOL/Virtual Workshops for ESOL Families

Talleres Virtuales para Familias Aprendices del Ingles Escuelas de Pinellas S2 Escuela Intermedia

Virtual Workshops for EL Families in Pinellas County Schools S2 Middle School grades

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