Dakota Minute
Our school year has had a great start! It's hard to believe that we just had our first full week of school. I couldn't be more pleased with the progress we've made. Our dedicated teachers and staff have been working tirelessly to create a safe, engaging, and nurturing learning environment for your children.
Also, you may have seen that counstruction is wrapping up in the main portion of our building and we are excited to use our new classroom spaces and secure entrance! We thank you for your patience during this time and are grateful for these new spaces!
We appreciate your support and partnership in making this a successful start to the school year. Together, we can ensure that our middle school remains a place where students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Gratefully,
Principal Hyer
When entering our Main Door at Door 1 (in the middle parking lot). You will notice there are changes in how to enter the building due to the new secure entrance.
- Our first set of doors as you enter DMMS will have one door to enter that is marked and unlocked.
- Families and students will then need to push the doorbell and stay by the camera to speak to the office staff during school hours.
- Once you have pushed the button and connected with office staff members, the door will then be released and you can enter the new main office.
- Our second set of doors in the vestibule are always locked during school hours and families/students will not be able to enter the building unless they check in with the office.
We thank you for your patience as we have our new space set up and ready!
If you have any questions, please reach out to us!
- If you are needing to report an absence, please make sure to call or email the attendance line. You can always call or email ahead of time.
- please call (507)387-5077 Option 1 or via email at: dmmsattendance@isd77.org
- If you are needing to reach the Health Office in regards to questions or medications
- please call (507)387-5077 Option 2 or via email:Laurel Dorn, RN ldorn1@isd77.org
- If you are needing to reach either of our Counselors:
- please call (507)387-5077 Option 3 or via email: Leah Anderson Lander3@isd77.org Matt Ringhofer MRingh1@isd77.org
- If you are needing to reach the Building Secretary:
- please call (507)387-5077 Option 0 or via email at: dmms@isd77.org
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is DMMS' schoolwide systems approach to establishing positive student culture. We want school to be fun! We want DMMS to be a safe learning environment for all students.
- Please see THIS slideshow in how DMMS Shows PRIDE.
- Helps PBIS recognize DMMS students who are showing PRIDE! PBIS Team is looking for Donations for PRIDE incentives to help recognize the awesome behaviors of our students! If you are willing to donate, here is our Amazon Wish List link!
- We will have our first PBIS Wide School Activity on Friday, September 27th. We will be following a different bell schedule to allow All School Bingo at the end of the day.
Students will be allowed to carry their backpacks during the school day. PBIS lessons during the first few days of school will teach expectations.
Please see this important page in regards to cell phones at DMMS and our expectations.
At DMMS we expect that students will not have airpods and if students have cell phones during school, we will follow these school wide expectations.
Construction will continue throughout the 2024-25 school year as work on the new pool progresses. Construction fences and concrete barriers (see attachment remain in place around the parent drop-off/pick-up area.
To help reduce congestion on Howard Drive and in the DMMS parking lot, we offer the following suggestions:
Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off Areas:
School Lot: Please use both lanes and take turns merging near the pick-up/drop-off area.
Crossview Church: Please enter the parking lot and find a parking space. DO NOT stop or park in the roundabout, as this may result in a ticket.
Caswell North: Please find a place to park and wait for your student. Students may use the trail from campus to Caswell North.
Two hour early releases will take place on the following dates:
September 18th, 2024. October 9th, 2024. November 13th, 2024. December 11th, 2024. January 8th, 2025. February 12th, 2025. March 12th, 2025. April 9th, 2025. May 14th, 2025.
There are no middle school practices on early release days. ALL DMMS student athletes should be picked up or use bus transportation home on these days.There is also no activity bus to Mankato West on Early release days. Student Athletes that participate at the high school level may have practices as normal but will have to provide their own transportation or contact their coach.
The store will remain open through OCTOBER 1st.
Please use THIS LINK to order your West Football Jug Shirt.