Below are important dates for Dan mills
click here for the mnps district calendar
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Exceptional Ed Dragon Meet Up
Meet on the front Dan Mills playground for inclusive playtime and pizza!
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Dan Mills Songwriter Night!
Join other Dan Mills caregivers for great community and songwriting at the Music Makers Stage at Delgado Guitars. We will have 3 artists/bands who Dragon caretakers. Tickets are very limited and on sale now. This event is BYOB. 😃
Doors: 6:00pm
Show: 6:30pm
This was once a Dan Mills tradition and we are so excited to bring it back! 100% net proceeds go back to the Dan Mills PTO.
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
PTO Meeting - All are welcome!
TIME TBD. School wide PTO Meeting - stay tuned for details! Please make plans to come if you are interested in being on the board for 2026-27 the school year.
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Class Picture Day!
Class picture day! Student photo retakes are available as well - please discuss with your teacher
MARCH Happy Cart!
Sign up to bring a treat for our teachers & drop off in the front office by 8:00am! Sign up here!
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Spirit Event @ Vega Shawarma
Spirit Event at Vega Shawarma. ALL DAY 10% of food sales will go back to the PTO
Lend-A-Hand
Bring your ID to check in at the front desk. We will help with various projects for teachers and staff. Time commitment is flexible, so come for however long you can help!
Kindergarten Registration Starts
Learn more here: https://earlylearning.mnps.org/kindergarten
Spelling Bee sign ups close
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/DanMillsSpellingBee
Metro Nashville Public Schools is participating in the process for all students to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May 2026 and we are excited for our Dan Mills students to have an opportunity to participate.
This process begins at the school level with a grade level spelling bee followed by a schoolwide spelling bee. We are opening the grade level spelling bee to any 1st grade through 5th grade student who wishes to participate.
Here are the details for parents:
Students must be signed up by their parent to participate.
Only students who are signed up will participate in the grade level spelling bee.
Sign ups close on Tuesday, January 20 @ 3:00 pm.
After the registration ends on January 20, the parent will be emailed a list of words to study. Each grade level has a different list of words.
On January 27, during the grade level related arts time, students will be called to the library rather than attend their related arts for the day.
The grade level spelling bee will be held in a written format, similar to a “spelling test”.
The top 3 winners from each grade level will be notified by end of day on January 28.
The top 3 students from each grade level spelling bee will be invited to participate in the schoolwide spelling bee on February 4 at 5:00pm in the Dan Mills library. Parents must be able to attend with their students for the duration of the spelling bee. The schoolwide spelling bee will be held in a “traditional” spelling bee format in adherence to the guidelines provided by the Scripps Foundation.
The winner of the Dan Mills schoolwide spelling bee will then move on to participate in the Davidson County spelling bee hosted by the Tennessee Titans. This round will be virtual and more details will be provided to the Dan Mills representative.
If you are interested in your child participating in the grade level spelling bee, please use this link to sign up. Sign-ups close TUESDAY JANUARY 20 at 3:00 pm!