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Dear Millbrook Families...
Dear Millbrook Families...
September 2026
Schedules are available!
MMS Families,
Hopefully everyone has enjoyed a relaxing and restful summer with your family. At MMS, we have been working hard to prepare for an incredible 2026-27 school year. As the summer comes to a close we wanted to share important information about the upcoming school year so that we are all prepared to hit the ground running on September 8th, 2026!
Students’ schedules are now available via Parent Portal in SchoolTool. If you have not already signed up, follow the link SCHOOL TOOL. Should you have any questions please contact your child’s school counselor, Ms. Domino/ Ms. MacDonald. We have a few reminders as we lead into our first day of school.
***ACTION REQUIRED***
Please click here to proceed to the MCSD website with all of the Annual Notifications, Technology Use, and Code of Conduct forms which MUST be completed. MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE THIS! (Any section with a "SUBMIT" button is mandatory for all students) DO NOT PUBLISH: Click here to complete form indicating you DO NOT want your child's photo, video, interview, web pages or student work published.
Technology insurance on district Chromebooks is HIGHLY recommended. Please check out the annual notifications and CLICK HERE for the School Device Protection.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the main office. We will have more new and exciting news in our September newsletter. We can't wait to welcome everyone back!
-Steven Cabello
MMS Principal
Dates to Note for the Year:
All MMS students will report for a full day on Tuesday, September 8th from 7:50 am - 2:30 pm (regular school hours)
October 1st-Back to School Night- 6pm - 8pm
October 5th-Picture Day
December 2nd- Parent Teacher Conferences early dismissal (Evening Conferences Available)
December 3rd- Parent Teacher Conferences early dismissal
April 8th- NYS Testing in Science (Grade 8 ONLY)
April 21st & 22nd- NYS Testing in ELA
May 5th & 6th- NYS Testing in Math
June 17th- Academic Awards Ceremony
June 24th- 8th Grading Moving Up Ceremony
Our Core Values
Purpose: I stay focused and strive to achieve my goals.
Ethics: I act with integrity and make responsible choices.
Acceptance: I respect differences and value diverse perspectives.
Community: I help create a supportive and inclusive environment.
Evolution: I reflect on my growth and work to become a better version of myself.
This year, you may hear more about our Core Values. Schools promote academic success in reading, writing, and math, but we also have a responsibility to help students feel a strong sense of belonging and develop the soft skills that will serve them well in the future. We build these skills through RULER, our social-emotional learning curriculum, and reinforce them by promoting and celebrating our Core Values. Together, these values give our diverse community a shared vision of what it means to learn and grow side by side. Each quarter, we’ll recognize students from each grade who demonstrate a Core Value, and we’ll proudly display their certificates in the school.
What to expect when you return...
We are so excited to welcome our students back to MMS on Wednesday; especially our newest Blazers!
***As a reminder, students DO need their chromebooks on Tuesday***
Each year it is important that we start things off on the right foot so we structure our first week in a manner to ease into the school, build positive morale, understand building expectations, foster a building community and create systems and protocols that will allow everyone to be successful. Doors open at 7:35 am which allow all students ample time to receive their breakfast in the cafeteria before heading to HomeBase. School starts promptly in HomeBase at 7:50 am. On the first two days of school we will be using a modified schedule to transition back to school. Here's what students can expect:
Day 1- Tuesday, September 8th:
Students will go to HomeBase at 7:50 am. All students will come to the gymnasium where they will be introduced to building staff and discuss why it's so great to be a Blazer. Throughout the day students will go through hour-long sessions with their grade level peers and teachers. During these sessions they will re acclimate themselves with the building, create a grade level charter, do team building activities, be reintroduced to R.U.L.E.R exercises, have lunch/recess (and review the practices and protocols to do so safely so that we can all enjoy this time together), discuss the importance of attendance with our team and meet at the end of the day to close out our first day.
***IMPORTANT: Students DO need their Chromebooks for the first day of school*** We will work with 6th graders during the week to exchange for their new chromebook.
Day 2- Wednesday, September 9th:
Students will go to HomeBase at 7:50 am. All students will complete a RULER exercise with their HomeBase and then go to the gymnasium where Mr. Cabello will lead them in a discussion about building protocols, academic offerings, school expectations, DASA regulations, the MCSD Student Code of Conduct, and what it means to be an Essential Elements Schools to Watch, a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence & a middle level student. Teachers will then present clubs and after school activities that students can get involved in. After the presentation students will go through their regular class schedule Period 1-9 on a shortened period schedule.
Day 3- Thursday, September 10th:
Students will go to HomeBase at 7:50 am and complete a RULER lesson and then go through their regular class schedule Period 1-9 on a shortened period schedule.
Friday, September 11th Students will follow a Regular Bell Schedule
Building Reminders:
-Backpacks WILL be utilized during the day on a trial basis. All students will receive an official MMS drawstring bag and folder organizer, but are permitted to use their own backpacks. Work with your child on utilizing this to the best of their ability through daily reorganization efforts.
-Cell Phones will also NOT be allowed during the day and should remain off and in students lockers.
**Parents, we NEED your help!!** Please do NOT contact your child via cell phone during the day. Should you need to speak to your child we ask that you contact the main office. Students have access to our office phone during the day should they need to contact you.
-Technology insurance on district Chromebooks is HIGHLY recommended, small price to pay should something big happen.
-All students are expected to dress appropriately for school daily. Thank you parents for supporting your child
Teaching Updates
Rebeecca Sherer will be joing us as our new Dean of students! She will work to support students in their academic, social and emotional secondary journey at MMS & MHS.
Allie Ellis allows our English language learners the best environment to build on their language skills to perfect their ability to command the English Language.
Debra Derosa will bring her love of history to 8th Grade Social Studies
Cayla Craig will be using her reading specialist skills in multisensory reading to join our readers at MMS
Dan Funk will start his day with us at MMS expanding our students knowledge of physical education in grade 7 & 8 before heading to Alden to teach PE.
Attendance Matters
Regular attendance and punctuality are essential in order for your child to get the education he or she deserves! According to our Commissioner of Education, students who miss an average of two absences a month are considered to be academically at risk-students. Regular school attendance is vital to all students' success and should be uniformly encouraged by parents and school staff regularly.
Please emphasize this with your child before school starts so that positive behavior becomes a habit. Our Board of Education policy clearly supports this mission of regular attendance. We will continue to monitor attendance closely and provide interventions aimed at our students maximizing their potential.
We NEED Your Help! If you have any cool pictures of our students in action, we would LOVE to see them and promote them on Instagram, X, and our Newsletter. Please email any images to mms.attendance@millbrookcsd.org
Attendance, lateness, and student sign-outs will be handled in the main office. Call 677-4210, x3129 to report an absence as soon as possible in the morning. An email communication to MMS Attendance is an acceptable and legal form of communication: mms. attendance@millbrookcsd.org
Back-to-School Reset
September is the perfect time
for a fresh start!
After a summer of sleeping in, relaxing, and taking a break from school, getting back into a routine can sometimes feel overwhelming.
Here are some simple ways to make the transition easier:
Supply List
Grade Level Supply Lists:
All student supply lists are available below. All students will be provided with a lock for their locker. All students will receive an official Millbrook Middle School draw string bag. They will also receive an organization pocket folder that will be utilized to keep the most important student assignments throughout the year.
Get Your MMS Gear
Cell Phone Policy
Millbrook Middle School
Cell Phone Policy
We appreciate our families reinforcing these expectations at home.
Our goal is to keep phones away during the school day so students can focus on learning, connect with one another, and be fully present at MHS.
Cell Phones will also NOT be allowed during the day and should remain off and in students lockers. Check out the new NYS legislation distraction-free school law
Free Breakfast & Lunch for All
For the 2026-27 school year breakfast and lunch will be free for all students! When students arrive in the morning they will have the opportunity to get off the bus early or arrive at parent pickup and go to the cafeteria to recieve a FREE breakfast that includes a high power meal to start their day that they will eat before heading to HomeBase. If students are not eating breakfast they should remain on their bus. If you are driving your child in, plan to arrive promptly when doors open at 7:35 am so that students will have plenty of time to eat, go to their locker and arrive on time to HomeBase promptly at 7:50 am. It is so important our students have a full belly before a day of learning. All lunch meals will also be free with a la carte options as well (that must be paid separately).
Daily Student Procedures
Daily Student Procedures
Student drop-off begins at 7:35 A.M. with children entering through the auditorium entrance. This will be the single point of entry each morning for students being dropped off. For those being dropped off, parents/guardians must enter the loop in front of the auditorium ( from Alden Pl), put their car in park and students will enter through the auditorium entrance. At this time students will receive their free breakfast, eat in the cafeteria and then be dismissed to go to HomeBase at 7:45 a.m. At 7:50 am the auditorium doors will be closed and all students must be dropped off at the main entrance. These students will be marked late.
Dismissal will begin at 2:30 P.M. If you are picking up your child, you will park in the auditorium entrance pick up line (from Alden PL). We kindly ask that after your child enters your vehicle you leave in a timely manner.
Please make sure all children enter your car on the right side and that you pass with caution on the left as we want to ensure the safest entrance & exit of our students.
Safety Reminders
Safety Reminders
For the safety of our students, parents and visitors are not permitted to enter the building during the school day.
If your child is arriving late, leaving early, or you need to drop something off, please use the buzzer at the front door. A member of our main office staff will meet you at the entrance to assist.
All student sign-in and sign-out procedures will take place outside the building.
Families will receive one week’s notice prior to any scheduled safety drills.
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation Times 2026-2027.pdfSchoolTool & Parent Portal
Our Student Information System utilizes the latest version of SchoolTool which utilizes the Parent Portal interface accessible from PCs, tablets, mobile browsers, as well as our new SchoolTool mobile app. For information on downloading the SchoolTool Mobile App and creating a Parent Portal Account, click here.
If you already have a Parent Portal account you can use the link below to access your account. If you do not, please contact the main office to set one up as this is where you will receive all academic information regarding your child. To access your SchoolTool Parent Portal account, click here.
In order to keep our children's information safe you will need to provide photo id to set this up. All 6th grade students will receive schedules next Tuesday.
A note from Pupil Personnel Services
Our Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Office is excited to have the new school year underway!
As we move through the year, we would like to remind families that if you receive a consent form for an evaluation, please sign and return it to the PPS Office as soon as possible. Returning these forms promptly helps our team complete evaluations within the required timelines and ensures we can continue providing students with the appropriate support.
Thank you for your help and continued partnership!
Danielle Leonardi - Administrative Assistant
845-677-4200 ext. 1107
danielle.leonardi@millbrookcsd.org
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