Calendar Items (for athletics information, scroll to the bottom of this page.)

• Friday 2/5 - 3 Week Progress Reports went home.
• Tuesday 2/9 - 5th Grade Parent Night in the DMS cafeteria.
• Friday 2/12 - Marcus Incoming Freshman "Fish Mixer"
• Monday 2/15 - President's Day - School Holiday.
• DMS Testing and Assessment Information and Calendars
  

Important School Information

• LISD CHOICES - Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communtities Program
• Need tutoring help? Click here for the LISD Tutoring list.
• Attention Parents: If you want homework sent home for your sick child... Please email their teachers with the request early in the day.  Homework should be ready by 4pm for pick up.  The Office is open until 4:30.    Don’t forget to check School Web for each teacher for class related information.
• Bookmarks for Research - use the research database login and password your teacher told you at school to access the data bases or students may now use their network login to access the links.
• Greater Lewisville Special Education PTSA - A resource for parents and teachers of children with special needs in Lewisville ISD and surrounding areas.
  • new GLSEPTSA January-February Newsletter
  • 2009-2010 Schedule of Programs and Events
• Special Education in Texas - Options and requirements for providing assistance to students who have learning difficulties or who need or may need special education services.
• After-School programs being offered at Downing:
  • "Lego Science Explorers" - http://www.mindscalelearning.com/WorkshopsRegistration.aspx
  • "Lego Robotics" -  http://www.mindscalelearning.com/WorkshopsRegistration.aspx
• LISD Health Services Screening Notification - Acanthosis Nigricans or AN screening
• LISD Health Services Fever Policy
• Attention Parents and Guardians - Denton County Health Department H1N1 Flu Recommendations.
  • English version
  • En Espanol
• Vaccination Requirements for the 2009-2010 School Year
• LISD eCourses available to 8th grade through high school students.
• Downing PTA Website - Please Click Here
• Parent Access to Student Grades with eSembler
• Special Education in Texas - Options and requirements for providing assistance to students who have learning difficulties or who need or may need special education services.
• Downing MS Passive Fundraiser Information
• Find an error in a textbook? Click here for information on how to report textbook errors.
  
• The Legacy Garden of Downing Middle School
  • The Downing Promise path has been re-named the Legacy Garden of Downing Middle School. The Goal is the same, but the message is a much broader one: serves as a place of encouragement for new students; direction for current students; and memoriam for exiting students. The Legacy Garden will be lined with a brick that is 4”x8”. Students are to inscribe the brick with a word or phrase of advice, encouragement, and/or wisdom to fellow and future students and/or a thank you to DMS faculty/administration (Click here for more information).