Welcome to Dartmouth Middle School!
You and your child are about to embark on the journey from childhood to young adulthood. The middle years of your child’s education will be some of the most trying and exciting times of their young lives. Times are changing and the demands put on students today are quite different than those of a few years ago. With careful planning, meaningful relationships, and fostering open lines of communication between the school and home, your child will have a successful middle school experience and will be ready for the heavy demands of high school.
Young adolescents have very unique needs and are extremely different from one student to the next. To help meet these unique needs we will focus on the following four areas: Academic Excellence, we will challenge all students to reach their greatest potential and expect them to perform at high levels in and out of the classroom. Developmental Responsiveness, as students navigate their way through adolescence we will provide student advocates, foster their curiosity and creativity, and provide a curriculum relevant to the middle level student. Social Equity, all students will have the options and opportunities to develop their unique abilities through high quality teachers, resources, and support. Organizational Structures and Processes, we will incorporate a way of doing business that will support all students as they strive towards excellence and their futures outside of Dartmouth.
Open lines of communication between the school and home greatly increase students’ success and academic achievement. I challenge each family to spend 10 hours a year volunteering in your child’s classroom. Staff and parents working in unison provide a pathway and structure for our students to reach their greatest potential.
"Everyone has inside of them a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"
Anne Frank, Diarist
I welcome all of you into the Dartmouth family and look forward to a great school year!
Sincerely,
Eric Dahlstrom
Principal
You and your child are about to embark on the journey from childhood to young adulthood. The middle years of your child’s education will be some of the most trying and exciting times of their young lives. Times are changing and the demands put on students today are quite different than those of a few years ago. With careful planning, meaningful relationships, and fostering open lines of communication between the school and home, your child will have a successful middle school experience and will be ready for the heavy demands of high school.
Young adolescents have very unique needs and are extremely different from one student to the next. To help meet these unique needs we will focus on the following four areas: Academic Excellence, we will challenge all students to reach their greatest potential and expect them to perform at high levels in and out of the classroom. Developmental Responsiveness, as students navigate their way through adolescence we will provide student advocates, foster their curiosity and creativity, and provide a curriculum relevant to the middle level student. Social Equity, all students will have the options and opportunities to develop their unique abilities through high quality teachers, resources, and support. Organizational Structures and Processes, we will incorporate a way of doing business that will support all students as they strive towards excellence and their futures outside of Dartmouth.
Open lines of communication between the school and home greatly increase students’ success and academic achievement. I challenge each family to spend 10 hours a year volunteering in your child’s classroom. Staff and parents working in unison provide a pathway and structure for our students to reach their greatest potential.
"Everyone has inside of them a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"
Anne Frank, Diarist
I welcome all of you into the Dartmouth family and look forward to a great school year!
Sincerely,
Eric Dahlstrom
Principal