Welcome to Dallas Middle School! In this school term, 2009-2010, for the first quarter the sixth grade students will have Study Skills, the seventh grade students will have Money Matters and the eighth grade classes will have Career Awareness. Last year Dallas Middle School introduced a new program sponsored by Junior Achievement called Finance Park for the seventh grade Money Matters classes. Beginning with second quarter the Family & Consumer Science classes will be sewing. All students will learn some basic hand sewing skills and then will progress to using the sewing machine. Each student will be responsible for completing a project: The sixth grade classes will make a pillow. The seventh grade classes will make either a drawstring gym bag or a tote bag. The eighth grade classes will make a pair of elastic waist shorts. The eighth grade students will need to purchase their own fabric for their shorts project. A letter will be sent home on the first class of the quarter with all of the details. Room #102 will be a busy site with everyone practicing their handstitches and sewing their projects. Thimbleman will be waiting to pass on some important information.