2025-12-12 -- Principal's Email
Dear MMS Families,
With only six and a half school days left in 2025, we are just halfway through the second quarter. This is a great time to check Aspen with your child(ren) and communicate with the school team if you have any questions as we partner for a great start to the new year ahead. This busy time of year is also filled with wonderful moments to celebrate our students’ contributions and growth: Congratulations to all of our student musicians on spectacular winter concerts, showcasing their creativity and talents! If you missed the Orchestra, Band, or Chorus performances, you can watch the recorded livestream on the DarienPS Live Events YouTube Channel. This week students also celebrated the Hour of Code, a unique opportunity to explore technology with curiosity. Thank you to our MPA for providing snacks for that event and for co-hosting Coffee with Karla yesterday. Students from Mu Alpha Theta, the Math Honors Society at DHS, joined math classes this morning for a lesson on fractals and the Koch Snowflake; thank you for communicating your love of mathematical thinking with MMS today.
Looking ahead:
Student Council is hosting 7 Days of Spirit!
- Monday, December 15 - White out or Blue Blizzard
Wear all white or all blue, or a combination of both to celebrate Darien Pride!
- Tuesday, December 16 - Sports Jersey or College Gear Day
- Wednesday, December 17 - Wacky Wednesday
Mismatched clothing & crazy hair
- Thursday, December 18 - Hat Day
- Friday, December 19 - Cozy Pajama Day
- Monday, December 22 (also 8th Grade Team Day) - Bring your stuffed animal to school day
Students are encouraged to bring in non-distracting stuffed animal to school
- Tuesday, December 23 (also 7th Grade Team Day and a half day of school) - Festive Gear Day
Wear an ugly sweater or anything festive!
Toys for Tots
Student Council and the 8th Grade Class invite all community members to participate in our Toys for Tots drive. Please bring a new and unwrapped toy to donate to a child in need. Last year, MMS donated 888 items! Sixth and Seventh graders can bring your donated item to the rotunda from Monday, December 15 to Tuesday, December 23rd! Eighth graders can drop off items in their team leaders’ classrooms.
The Lost and Found
Thank you to the parent volunteers who have been organizing the Lost and Found; any items with names on them have been returned to students. We still have quite a few items waiting to be reclaimed by their owners! Items that remain will be donated in the new year.
To our families celebrating Hannukah beginning this weekend, Chag Sameach!
Wishing you all light and happiness,
Kate Dimoulas (she/her/hers)
Middlesex Middle School Principal
203-655-2518 ext. 3226