DMS Delivers
September 26, 2025
Dear DMS Families,
We have had a fantastic first two days welcoming our new and returning Falcons to Dighton Middle School! A special thank you to the staff and members of our Central Office Leadership Team who helped welcome our students for their first days. Our halls and classrooms have been filled with excitement, energy, and plenty of smiling faces as students reconnect with friends, meet new teachers and classmates, and begin settling into their routines.
Over these first few days, our students have been busy learning the expectations and routines that will help make DMS a safe, positive, and supportive place for everyone. They have also begun getting a glimpse of the exciting learning that lies ahead in their classrooms this year.
We are so proud of how our Falcons have started the school year! Thank you to our students, families, and staff for helping make these first days such a positive and successful experience. We are excited for all that is ahead and look forward to an incredible year of learning, growth, and success.
A friendly reminder that there is no school scheduled for tomorrow, September 4th and Monday, September 7th. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday, September 8th!
Together, we SOAR! 💚💛
With Falcon Pride,
Dr. Cheryl Leandro, Principal cleandro@drregional.org
Mr. Sean Kinney, Assistant Principal skinney@drregional.org
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. As a district, we will recognize this important anniversary with “DR Never Forgets,” a districtwide day of remembrance, unity, and gratitude. On Friday, September 11, we invite students and staff across all five schools to wear red, white, and blue as we honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost, remember the extraordinary courage of the first responders and everyday Americans who stepped forward to help others, and recognize all those whose lives were forever changed by that day. For many of our students, September 11 is history rather than memory, which makes our responsibility to teach its lessons even more important. Twenty-five years later, DR remembers—not only what our country lost, but the courage, compassion, service, and unity Americans showed in the days that followed. #DRNeverForgets #WeAreDR
School Meals and Cafeteria Information
We are pleased to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students each school day. Our goal is to ensure that every child has access to nutritious meals that support their health, well-being, and success at school.
Weekly menus will be shared in our weekly newsletter to help families plan ahead.
Although meals are provided at no cost, milk and water are available for purchase each day for students who would like an additional beverage with their lunch.
As the school year gets underway, we will gradually introduce snack sales in the cafeteria.
Families may use cash or check for snack and beverage purchases. We also encourage families to consider MySchoolBucks, a convenient way to manage meal accounts. Through the MySchoolBucks website or app, families can create or manage an account, reset passwords, view balances, and add funds directly to their child’s account.
Finally, we kindly ask all families to complete the Free & Reduced Lunch Application, even though meals are provided free of charge. The information collected through these applications plays an important role in determining school funding and eligibility for valuable grant opportunities, which directly support our students and school community.
We appreciate your partnership in helping us make sure every student has access to the meals and resources they need to have a successful school day.
The Free & Reduced Lunch Application is linked below for your convenience.
