Dixon Parents Encouraged to Vote on Proposed Dress Standard
Parents who were unable to attend the open house on April 23rd, or who
will not be able to attend the May 1st parent teacher conference, may
cast their vote on the proposed dress standard for Dixon students by calling Dixon Middle School (374-4980) and
giving the following information to the secretary:
Student Name:
Elementary School (If child is in 6th grade):
Street Address:
For or Against Proposed Dress Standard:
Please
remember, one vote per household. Calls for voting will be received
between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm to ensure that parents casting
their vote will be able to speak to a secretary. Results of the voting will be available after May 5th
at the earliest.
Proposed Dress Standard in English
Proposed Dress Standard in Spanish
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Book Festival
Mark your calendars for May 16-17—dates for the Provo Children’s Book Festival. Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Gerald McDermott, author of multiple Caldecott Award winning books will give the keynote kick off address. Saturday, May 17 from 10-4 p.m. , over 30 local and regional authors and illustrators will be doing presentations, signings, illustrations and more.
Festivities include puppet shows, arts and crafts, printing press demonstrations, book making, book character visits, book sale, refreshments and more. All ages are welcome for this free event. For more information call 801-852-6682. Information is also available in the Dixon Main office.
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End of Year Activities
May 21 is the cut off day for passing classes and to be eligible to walk in Promotion Ceremonies. The Eighth grade promotion event will be held May 28 at the Provo Tabernacle and will begin at 7 p.m. There will be a dance at Dixon at 8:30 p.m. for eighth grade students only.
The Seventh Grade Honors event will be held May 28 at 5 p.m. and students will receive an invitation. Both events will include awards, honors, entertainment and refreshments. This day is also an early out at 12:30 p.m.
May 23 will be the final day for students to bring back packs to school and to have access to their lockers. No lockers and no backpacks are allowed the final week of school.
The final year activity will be May 29 and students will be going to Seven Peaks. This is an all student activity. The cost is $10.00. However, to attend, students must have all school and lunch fees paid and have no "U's" or suspensions 4th term
The final day of school is May 30 and students will be out early. They will be signing yearbooks this day. There is still a limited number of yearbooks available in the Main Office for $25. No yearbooks will be handed out early. Students who are out of town can make arrangements to pick up their yearbook at the office during the summer.
Students with fines will not receive their yearbook until all fees and fines have been paid.
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Congratulations, Mr. Chun!
Utah Assistant Principal of the Year
The award Mr. Chun received is from the Utah
Association of Secondary School Principals. He was selected by this
organization as the Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year for the
State of Utah. He will represent this organization and the state of Utah
at the National conference where the winners from each state will be in
attendance.
"I don't know that this award means anything, other than the fact that I am surrounded by good people, and have been all my life! This award is just a reflection of how others have supported me in my endeavors, and that includes the students, parents, teachers and staff members at Dixon Middle School! I hope to represent all of you very well."
"What I love working about at Dixon is the diversity
of students and their warm, kind and fun spirits. I love the teachers
and staff members that are also full of love and a willingness to help
others. Dixon parents are involved and supportive, and I enjoy seeing
them dressed in their blue vests patrolling our halls and lunchroom.
Overall, Dixon is a fun place to be and I can't imagine working at any
other school," said Mr. Chun.
Mr. Chun has always loved participating in sports and dance and music
performance. He met my wife, Nizhoni, at BYU and together they have four
children, Clayton-7, Camilla-5, Corban-3, Cumorah-1. He is currently
working on his doctorate degree at the University of Utah in Educational
Leadership.
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An Academic Plan to Help Students Succeed at Dixon
We want to help our students do well academically. The following are ways we plan to give support to struggling students who need additional focus and encouragement. Parents you can provide your students with encouragement, help, and support too.
Level I Intervention: (2 weeks into each term--failing class)
- Teacher will send progress report home with student and contact parents.
- Teacher will meet individually with student to establish an academic success plan. (Arrangements with teachers to make up work, Power Hour, tracker support, etc.)
*Over the next two weeks, teacher will meet with student to determine progress. If student is still failing, move to level II.
Level II Intervention: (4 weeks into each term)
- Teacher will make phone contact with parents and refer student to counselor.
- Counselor will review homework plan with student and mail progress report home.
- Counselor will assign student to mandatory homework help in Power Hour 3 x per week.
*At the end of two weeks, counselor will remove student from mandatory Power Hour if student is passing all classes.
Level III Intervention: (6 weeks into each term)
- Counselor/teacher will refer student to administration.
- Administration will set up parent-teacher-administrator conference to discuss intervention plan.
- Student will be required to attend lunch hour homework help for two weeks.
- Student will be required to attend Grade Recovery held in the library from 3-4pm daily for two weeks.
* If grades are current at the end of two weeks, student will be removed from Grade Recovery.
Level IV Intervention: (Student fails the term)
- Parent-teacher-counselor-administrative conference to discuss possible class change.
- Student will start the term in mandatory Power Hour 3 days a week for two weeks.
- Student will be referred to appropriate credit intervention.
- Student will be referred to level II intervention if grades are not current for two weeks.
Together we can accomplish great things.
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Mission statement
- Prepare educated, capable, responsible, caring and contributing citizens through a partnership of home, school, and community.
- Cultivate a safe environment where cooperation, respect, and a desire to learn and achieve excellence are nurtured.
- Use teamwork to meet the unique needs of pre-adolescents and create a bridge between elementary and high schools.
