Drexler Middle School

Reminder....DMS Parent Teacher Conferences are tonight! #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Thanks to all the paras at Drexler Middle School for all they do! We appreciate all the work you do to help our students learn and grow. We would like to thank you for all of the hard work and dedication you give to the school. Without you, we will not be where we are today. Keep being awesome! (written by Journalism students: Nora, Melena, and Aubrey) #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Parent Meeting for Track and Field is tonight @ 5:30

Just a reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences are tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2nd from 4pm-7pm. Please enter through the Activities Entrance. The PTO has arranged for Birds Food Truck and Beunie Bottoms to be on site so you can also grab supper when you're here!

Congratulations to Owen Paisley who competed in the Math Counts State competition on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Ankeny. It was a great day!

Our ISASP tests are coming up! The Leadership Class is getting us ready to do our best by spreading encouragement and positivity throughout our building! ISASP testing starting next week! #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Mark your calendars! Western Dubuque Youth Soccer Night is Tuesday, April 1st. All youth soccer players get in for free with a parent admission. Let's pack the stands and cheer on the Bobcat players as we take on our rival Beckman Catholic. Girl's game will start at 5:15pm and Boy's game will follow at 7pm. Go Bobcats! #drexerms #wdbqschools

Science Cloud Lab This week in science class the 8th graders conducted a lab on making clouds. Frist, we started by boiling water. Then they got two cups and put black paper around the glass jars. Then they filled the cups with hot water. After they did that, Mr. Westhoff came over to the group and lit a match and put it in one cup. With the other cup we didn’t put a match in it and just put the bag of ice over that cup and the other cup (control cup). When we did that, we watched as a cloud formed. (by Journalism students Coe & Aiden)

Here is the link for the Drexler track apparel store. The order is open until next Friday, April 4th! https://1800tshirts.chipply.com/drexlertrack/

The WDCCSD school board has approved the 2025-2026 school calendar. Visit www.tinyurl.com/wdccsd2526calendars to view the K-12 and Preschool calendars. #wdbqschools

Mrs. Gloeckner's 6th grade language arts classes took advantage of the nice weather earlier this week and took their silent reading outside! #drexlerms #wdbqschools

On March 18, some of our DMS seventh grade girls attended the John Deere Engineering field trip. It was held at John Deere in Dubuque. A bunch of other schools around the area joined them there. The groups were different girls from other schools that got paired together. While they were there, they participated in many activities about engineering. (Written by Journalism students Savannah, Laci, Evelyn, and Lucy.) #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Congratulations on our March Students of the Month! Each month a selected group of teachers, paras, and other staff members in the building nominate a student that they feel is showing qualities of that particular month's "theme". March's theme is "Accountability". Congratulations to these students for being excellent leaders and role models to their peers! #drexlerms #wdbqschoools

Today during Journalism class, we went to Farley Elementary where Josie Wulfekuhle was mentoring elementary students.  She was with the kindergarteners, and she helped them with spelling and reading. They were working on spelling their name and sounding their name out in whole group. Mentoring is a way for middle school students to help out the elementary teachers in their free time.  The elementary students enjoy having the older students helping them.  (by Journalism students: Gabrielle Frost and Andie Haun)  #drexlerms #wdbqschools

In Physical Education class last week, students got to play wheelchair basketball with Patrick O’Hea helping teach this unit. He wanted to help teach this sport because he is in a wheelchair himself and used to play. He is inspired to teach this because he wants to show kids that they can still play sports and be involved in activities, even with a disability. Students have been having a lot of fun learning how to play wheelchair basketball. We thank Mr. O’Hea for helping teach this to our students and also giving kids that do have a disability a chance to interact with other kids in a safe and fun way.! We hope kids had fun and keep teaching other kids and adults about this sport! (by Journalism students: Lainey Keppler and Markie Hefel)  #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Last week was March Madness week and kids got to dress up throughout the week. On Friday we had a Students vs Staff basketball game. There were about 12-15 students in the game vs about 10-12 teachers. Throughout the game there were prizes given away and games played in between quarters. Staff won again this year. (by Journalism students: Ethan Michels and Noah Bonert) #drexlerms #wdbqschools

Last Friday's March Madness Dress Up Day was Black Out Day!

Last week at Drexler, we had a 3-point challenge between each grade level 6th-8th grade to celebrate March Madness. We did the challenge during Bobcat Time. Each Bobcat Time chose three people to shoot as many baskets as possible in one minute. On Monday, the 6th graders from Mr. Hosch’s Bobcat time won. On Tuesday the 7th graders went, and Mr. Neiman’s Bobcat Time won. On Thursday, the 8th graders had their turn, and Mrs. Kramer's Bobcat Time won. The winners get to have donuts in their Bobcat Time.  (by Journalism students: Brooklynn and Kyndall) #drexlerms #wdbqschools

This week at Drexler, we had a 3-point challenge between each grade level 6th-8th grade to celebrate March Madness. We did the challenge during Bobcat Time. Each Bobcat Time chose three people to shoot as many baskets as possible in one minute. On Monday, the 6th graders from Mr. Hosch’s Bobcat time won. On Tuesday the 7th graders went, and Mr. Neiman’s Bobcat Time won. On Thursday, the 8th graders had their turn, and Mrs. Kramer's Bobcat Time won. The winners get to have donuts in their Bobcat Time. (by Journalism students: Brooklynn and Kyndall)

Today's March Madness Dress Up Day was Jersey Day! Tomorrow's dress up day is "Black Out" Day.