Dakota Minute
Thank you to the DMMS families for attending our Open House and Conferences before the school year began; your time is greatly appreciated. With the school year starting earlier than usual, it was wonderful to have families in the building. Special thanks to our 8th Grade WEB Leaders for assisting our incoming 6th graders, which provided valuable support for both students and teachers. We had a great first week of school and look forward to many more. Enjoy the long weekend, and remember there is no school on Monday!
Warm regards,
Aaron Hyer
Two hour early releases will take place on the following dates:
September 10th. October 8th. November 12th. December 10th. January 14th. February 11th. March 11th. April 8th. May 13th.
Your student will start their day at the normal time of 8:35 am and be released at 1:25 pm. They will receive lunch prior to the 1:25 pm dismissal when buses leave the building. Students participating in varsity co-curriculars will need to go home, then return to practice at the designated practice time. There will be no middle school co-curricular practices on early release Wednesdays. All students need to ensure they have transportation home by 1:25 pm.
- As a reminder, please use Door 1 to pick up and drop off your student during the school day. For example, if your student is arriving late or leaving early due to an appointment or an event please pick up at Door 1. Door 1 is locatated in our middle parking lot by the main office. This is where our new secure entrance is located. Students should not be dropped off or picked up at door 1 before and after school unless approved by Principal Hyer or here for a before school event.
- Please use Door 8 (the cafeteria side parking lot) for pick up and drop off before and after school. We ask that families do not pick up and drop off at Door 1 unless approved by Principal Hyer.
- Door 20 (our pond side parking lot) is used for buses to pick up and drop off students.
Hunger doesn’t end as students move to a higher grade level, and it doesn’t disappear when students move from Elementary to Middle School. When kids are in school during the day, they are able to receive a nutritious breakfast and lunch, but when school is not in session, food-insecure children do not have access to consistent, nutritious meals. As students learn and grow in Middle School, they have unique dietary needs to fuel their growth spurts and feed their minds.
If you are interested in learning more or wanting to sign up, please see our School Social Worker, Rachel McNamara or clicking THIS link.