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2026-02-06 -- Principal's Email

Happy Friday, MMS Families,

Happy 100 days of school!!

This week was National School Counselors week – We are grateful for the contributions counselors make to our school and to supporting individual learner academic and personal growth!

This week I also met with Superintendent Dr. Byrne, Director of Security Leon Krolikowski, Director of Transportation Dani Powers, Director of Facilities Kevin Munrett, and representatives from the town’s police and fire departments. We shared our collective learning from last Thursday’s fire alarm at MMS during dismissal, and Director Krolikowski followed up with a new District Emergency Response Protocol for Cold/Severe Weather Evacuation. Our administrative team has reviewed our practices, and at our Tuesday Faculty Meeting, we also discussed what worked and what we would do differently in light of the new protocol. Thank you to our community for your feedback and understanding, as I know we share in our commitment to ensure a safe experience for each child every day. 

Announcements:

  • Report cards for the second quarter have been published in Aspen, and eighth grade students and their parents can view high school course recommendations and DRP scores in Aspen at this time as well.
  • Next week is Kindness Week! We look forward to a school-wide activity in Flex on Monday, and the MPA invites MMS students to participate in creating centerpieces for the Mather Senior Center’s Valentine’s luncheon. The project will take place in the MMS cafeteria on Wednesday, February 11th until 3:30 pm. Please click here to sign up!
  • 8th graders will be participating in Career Day Lessons by team from February 9-13; Career Day is Friday 2/27.
  • February 10: 5th Grade Parent Orientation at 6pm in the MMS Auditorium
  • February 2: Sweet Night of Jazz
  • 2/14- 2/23: February Break (2/23: PD for Staff)
  • The fifth annual MMS Robotics Competition will be held in the MMS library on Wednesday, April 22 at 1:00. Any MMS student who has attended the Robotics Club in the past or is familiar with Scratch Programming is eligible to take part. Students can sign up to be part of a competitive team (of their choice, or one can be assigned). Students will meet after school on Mondays until 3:45 in March and April to plan missions and write code in an effort to complete as many missions as possible using a Lego Spike Bot and the CARGO CONNECT mission board. Students should use their Darien school login credentials to sign up using the google form here. There is limited space available so spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Hathaway at shathaway@darienps.org

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Kate Dimoulas (she/her/hers)
Middlesex Middle School Principal
203-655-2518 ext. 3226