Earlier in October, our elementary schools hosted almost 100 of their former students for community service during the MHS SAT day. Students helped out in classrooms, read stories to kids, played at recess, and so much more! Thanks to all of our 9th grade volunteers and to our schools for welcoming them!

Big thanks to MHS Theatre's Stephen and Laura Markarian for taking 50 students to NYC last weekend to see Once Upon A Mattress on Broadway! What a fantastic opportunity for so many of our students to see a Broadway show. Word from the theater staff was that our MHS students were the best behaved group of high schoolers they’ve ever had in attendance . We say - no surprise there!

Last week, Tucker 5th graders visited the USS Constitution and museum. This was the first time visiting the ship as part of the 5th grade curriculum and it was a huge hit with both students and teachers. A huge thank you to Kevin Cook, Director of Veterans Services, for facilitating the trip for our students!

The Monster Dash is here! Join the fun on Sunday, October 27 at Cunningham Park! https://www.racewire.com/register.php?id=14297

MHS Field Hockey had a tough match last week - against their parents! The yellow cards were plentiful and lots of fun was had by all. Way to take it easy (ish) on the old folks, girls!

Boo! These Tucker Kindergarteners are getting into Spooky Season in the art room! To make these adorable pumpkins, they practiced cutting and gluing skills, and mixed red and yellow paint to make different shades of orange.

Señora Brown's Glover 4th graders put their Spanish skills to good use this week! Students performed skits about students visiting the nurse's office and practiced their Spanish while talking about what hurts. They had a lot of fun acting out those aches and pains, while a "school nurse" frantically tried to help them all.

The recent street hockey fundraiser to benefit MHS Girls and Boys Hockey was a big success! MHS players acted as coaches, refs and cheerleaders for the young players. Despite the rain, it was a really fun day!

Shoutout to our Collicot 5th Graders who raised an additional $233.82 at their Social last week, to add to Collicot’s Glow Gold contribution! As Milton Glows Gold wraps up, we'll be excited to share the total raised from Jumping Jacks, generous sponsors and so many thoughtful kids who held lemonade stands, cookie sales and events like the Collicot Social.

We had a beautiful day for Walk and Wheel to School Day last week. It was wonderful to see so many families walking, biking and scootering to school!

Collicot’s first art projects of the year have come together beautifully! 2nd grade artists created artwork inspired by Olympic events. Students created their own figure by gluing down upcycled cardstock which is called a collagraph. Students then made a print or rubbing from their design and layered the prints on top of a background of concentric circles.

Glover students enjoyed a terrific visit with author Winter Miller!

The MHS Girls Cross Country team has had a successful start to the season with improvement from every runner on the team and a great show of teamwork! That hard work has led to many recent successes: The team won the Bay State Invitational Varsity A Race on September 28 and on Wednesday, October 9 , they beat both Brookline and Natick in a tri-conference meet. Their conference record is 4-4, with all 4 losses to very competitive top 10 D1 teams. Still plenty of season to come and we can't wait to see what comes next for Girls XC!

Our 7th graders are learning about seasonal changes on Earth. As part of the curriculum, the 7th grade science team created a modeling seasons activity. And to make it even more exciting, they use black out curtains and flashlights to help them really understand this big concept. Check out Ms. Mitchell's 7th graders in action!

Milton is holding two Flu Clinics on 10/16 and 10/17. There is also a school wide clinic for students on 10/24 at Pierce from 4pm-6pm. All details can be found on the Town of Milton website: www.townofmilton.org

Come check out the new Fire Station at the MFD Open House this weekend! October 19, 12-2pm , behind Town Hall.

MHS Best Buddies had a blast at the Girls Soccer game this week! While cheering for the 'Cats, Best Buddies members hung out with the Wildcat, played soccer on the field during halftime, and enjoyed some treats donated by MHS Boosters. Keep an eye out for more Best Buddies+MHS sporting events this year!

Congratulations to Peter Cichello, Izzy D’Amato, August Tran, Giac Tran, and Bennett Wu who represented Pierce at the first Model UN Conference of the year at Suffolk University Law School. They successfully debated the topic of Protecting Refugee Children with other middle school students from the perspectives of Australia, Greece, and Pakistan. We’re looking forward to the next conference on November 16th at Northeastern University!

Students in AP African American Studies recently demonstrated their understanding of African history by creating African ceremonial masks. The course is designed to teach students about history, literature and the arts so students used their understanding of civilizations like Zimbabwe, Mali, Songhai, Ghana and Kilwa and others to create their masks. African masks are an important ritual in many of Africa's historical civilizations, as they were used in ceremonies and celebrations such as weddings and royal gatherings. Different African nations celebrated their culture through their masks, and they have become part of their history, similar to the traditional wardrobes worn by many other civilizations throughout world history. Enjoy these pictures of our talented students and their beautiful masks!

Saying thank you to all of our MPS custodians today for National Custodians Day! Pumpkin themed for Pierce!