Welcome to Durham Middle School
School Hours &
Important Transportation Info
8:50 AM - 4:15 PM
- It is highly recommended that students arrive early (before 8:50
AM) only if they have a specific reason (appointment with teacher, intramurals, etc.).
- No student should be dropped
off before 8:15 AM; there is no supervision
available prior to this time and the front doors remain locked until
8:15 each morning. Students who arrive early will report to our
cafeteria and sign in for silent study hall.
- All car-riders should be off campus by 4:30 each afternoon.
- Please send a note in with your student if an early check-out is required or you are making any transportation changes
for the day other than your normal arrangements.
- Early dismissals are accepted until 3:45
pm. If you arrive to check out your student AFTER 3:45 pm, please
accept our apologies but we will not be able to call into classrooms. Students will be dismissed at the normal 4:15 pm dismissal time.
- All last-minute transportation changes must be completed by 3:45 pm to ensure we have adequate time to communicate this with
your student. For safety reasons, no transportation changes will be announced at the end of the day.
School-Day Extended
45 Minutes
on August 21
due to Solar Eclipse
Due to the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017,
the Cobb County School District
will delay dismissal of elementary,
middle and
high school students by 45 minutes.
Durham Middle School students will be
dismissed at 5:00 PM
The peak time to experience the solar eclipse
falls during our regularly scheduled elementary school dismissal time.
Since student safety is always our first priority, we will delay
dismissal to ensure that neither students nor employees are on the
roadways during the time of the eclipse. Subsequently, high
schools and middle schools will delay dismissal as well.
To prepare students for this once in a lifetime
event, Durham Middle School students and staff will be able to
go outside with their classes and view the eclipse with special
certified glasses to protect their eyes. These glasses will be
provided for all students who have returned a
required permission form for viewing.
The permission form will be sent home before the eclipse takes place.
Leading up to the eclipse, teachers in every
subject area have been asked to design lessons that touch on the
eclipse. Students will use this natural phenomenon as a real-world
learning opportunity to explore eclipses. If you have questions
about classroom activities, please contact your student's teachers.
For more information regarding the solar eclipse
visit the National Weather Service at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/SolarEclipse.
Open House for the
2017-18 School Year
7th and 8th Grade Open House
Monday, August 14
6:30 PM
6th Grade Open House
Tuesday, August 15
6:30 PM
We will begin in the homeroom
classroom this year, rather than the theater. Please arrive in
time to be in your child's homeroom class by 6:30 PM.
School Supply
List
Parents of 8th Graders
If your 8th grader will be turning 15-years-old
and you plan to have him/her get their Learner’s Permit, you
will need an Enrollment Certificate from Durham. Please contact Cindy
Browne, attendance clerk, at
Cindy.Browne@cobbk12.org.
The student may pick up their certificate in the attendance office.
7th Grade
Vaccination Requirements
Before starting the 2017-2018 school year, all students born on or after
January 1, 2002 who are entering 7th grade AND new entrants* to Georgia
schools in grades 8-12 will need proof of a whooping cough booster and a
meningococcal shot.
*New entrants include anyone that is entering Georgia schools for the
first time or is returning to a Georgia school after being gone for more
than 12 months or one school year.
For more info, please call or visit Cobb & Douglas Public Health at
770-514-2417
www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com
HELP
US SAY...
Parents, Students, and Durham Staff are
invited to nominate a deserving
Teacher or Staff Member of the Month!
By the 15th of the month, please complete this
nomination form
to recognize an outstanding Durham staff member!
2017-2018 Teacher of the Year
Erin Baker
Media Specialist
2017-2018 Classified Employee of
the Year
Geri Connaughton
Paraprofessional
2017 Volunteer of the Year
Teri Stanfield
PTSA Treasurer
Thank you for making Durham such an incredible place for our
students through all your hard work!
Celebrating a birthday?
Support the Durham Foundation by purchasing a
Happy Birthday message on our school marquee for any student, staff, or faculty member for just $25.00.
Complete this form - Happy Birthday - and submit it to our front office at least 24 hours before you
would like the name posted.
Help Durham when you shop at Kroger or Publix.
Click here for details
Medication Forms
Over the Counter
Prescription Medication