Stay Connected!

Karen McDavitt, Principal, kmcdavitt@miltonps.org

Sara MacNeil, Assistant Principal/Curriculum Coordinator, smacneil@miltonps.org

Elizabeth Bowen, Team Chair, ebowen@miltonps.org

Maureen LeBlanc, School Nurse, mleblanc@miltonps.org

Brian Powers, Adjustment Counselor, bpowers@miltonps.org

Marti McKenna, Family Outreach Liason, mmckenna@miltonps.org

Please take a moment to watch this. This is my friend Korbyn who picked a Glover Kid quote as his “keep a quote”! https://t.co/7LpWTF1ydZ

Posted: November 16th, 2018

Check out our fifth grade student leaders helping to pack cars with Thanksgiving dinners for the Milton Food Pantry. https://t.co/tlkx0dKgih

Posted: November 16th, 2018

This is our friend J. It’s his birthday today and his preschool teachers called to wish him a happy birthday! #goosebumps https://t.co/hJqflcJWNj

Posted: November 16th, 2018

Summer Math

Did you know that the average American child loses between 1 and 3 months of learning in reading and math each summer? You can continue to love and enjoy your summer while keeping your children learning! Engaging in at least one math game or activity each day can help prevent summer learning loss.

Students entering grades 1-5 will have summer math calendars to work on. These calendars will be posted on the district website as well as your school page. The activities in our summer math calendars will review concepts and skills that have been completed during the 2018-2019 school year. We ask that your child choose at least 18 of the 24 activities listed for each month to complete. Circle each box as you complete it. A blank version of the calendar has been provided for children to show their thinking or reasoning for the activities they complete. The EM4 games listed under play are all games that your child has engaged in at school and they are easy to play at home. Directions have been provided for additional games. Spending a few minutes each day thinking and talking about math will help reinforce skills learned as well as continue to build the foundation for mathematical success in the coming school year. We hope that you have fun with the activities and make sure to have your children share their thinking and reasoning with people in your family.

Pierce Summer Reading

Click here for information on grade 6 summer reading!

Weekly Family Communication

Continuing Volunteer Opportunities

• Meet the Artist: sign up to come in and present an artist’s work, do an activity, and create a project with your child’s class. All supplies are provided. Just come to the main office to pick up the artwork, lesson, and materials.
• Reading About Diversity: sign up to come in and read a story, lead a discussion, and do a literature-based diversity activity. All supplies are provided. Just come to the main office to pick up the book and materials. There are 5 lessons per grade and lessons can be accessed online at http://www.readingaboutdiversity.org/.
• Open Gym: on Fridays, our gym is open and you can sign up to come in and play a game with your child’s class. No experience required and equipment is provided. We can share game ideas with you or you can come with your own game. Contact your child’s teacher if you are interested and they will book the gym for a time that works for you on Fridays.
• Outdoor Classroom: if you are interested in helping with the Outdoor Classroom lessons, please contact Kate Middleton at middleton.kate.l@gmail.com or reach out to your classroom parent(s).

Community Dinner Project: Building community through food and conversation

Thank you to those who have already signed up to either open their homes or participate in a Community Dinner! This is an amazing opportunity and one that I encourage you to consider. The Community Dinner Project hopes to invite Tucker & Glover parents/guardians to have a conversation, share meaningful stories, good food, and a sense of community. The Community Dinner Project provides an opportunity to meet others from the Tucker and Glover school communities, connect to learn more about each other, and share ideas for how to strengthen our community for our kids to thrive. This project is sponsored by our joint Diversity Committees and is adapted from a nation-wide model, The People’s Supper. We hope to use this opportunity to grow and build our community while celebrating our diversity.

As a kick-off event, we hope to have as many volunteers as possible to host a Community Dinner in their home. Dinners will be held on 4/25/19 and 4/27/19. Each dinner will have families from both schools. To sign up to be a host and/or to sign up to be a guest at one of the dinners, please log on to https://goo.gl/forms/bGSrB0fLkwcuZZAJ3. Please see attached invitation and FAQ.

Monday, May 27: No School- Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 28: Glover Art Show- 6:30pm at Glover

Monday, June 3: Fifth Grade Pongo Hockey Game- 1:30-3:00pm in Glover gym
Wednesday, June 5: Fifth Grade Graduation Ceremony (9:15) and Fifth Grade Day Friday, June 7: Junior Achievement in a Day (in school)

Monday, June 10: Field Day and End of Year Picnic
Tuesday, June 11: Incoming 4th & 5th Graders: instrument lesson sign-ups! Click here
Wednesday, June 12: Instrument Demonstration (in school) for 3rd & 4th grade

Thursday, June 13: 4th Grade Egg Drop, 10:15am

Thursday, June 13: Fifth Grade Tour of Milton Field Trip

Monday, June 17: Tentative Last Day of School