Last week we welcomed MPS retirees to the MHS library for lunch and a chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues. It was wonderful to see so many of our former MPS staff members!
Thank you to the MHS and Pierce music departments for the beautiful music all through December!
Just before the winter break, our MHS Christmas Carolers entertained Unquity House residents while Advisory students delivered Holiday Treat Bags they made for the residents. The visit closed with a rousing sing-along of "Deck the Halls."
The MHS Students were grateful for the chance to spread holiday cheer! A special 'shout out' to our van drivers, Mr. Mackinaw and Mrs. Spinelli, who made the trip possible.
MPS Winter Break
December 23 - January 1, 2025
The Milton High School Robotics team competed at the Ryken Robobowl in Shrewsbury on Sunday December 15. Students have spent the last four months planning, building, coding, and testing their robot for the First Tech Challenge (FTC). Milton made it to the finals and finished 5th of 27 teams! Students will have another competition at Canton High School on February 8 and all are welcome to attend and cheer on our team!
Last week, the MHS Achieve, Launch, and Partner Programs teamed up with the Unified Art and Unified Music classes to go on their annual holiday shopping trip! Students went to the South Shore Plaza to practice budgeting and money skills and worked in groups with their buddies to buy holiday gifts for their family and friends.
And what trip to the Plaza is complete with out a trip to the food court? Our MHS crew ended their trip with a table for 40!
As the MFE Annual Appeal kicks off, they are offering a special incentive for your generosity. For every $100 you donate, you will be entered to win 4 tickets on the 50 yard line to the Patriots versus LA Chargers game in Foxboro on December 29th. The more you donate, the more chances you have to win. The drawing will be held on Sunday, December 22, and the winner will be notified by email and/or text. Your $100 donation could not only support our cause but also give you a chance to enjoy a thrilling Patriots game!
Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/TX4SR98LMDKU4
The MFE is kicking off their annual appeal with a first ever holiday movie night! Parents and guardians - take a night off and drop the kids off for some holiday movie fun. All donations are used to fund teacher grants.
Sign up here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXrwo_Kikuda1S5vQ5BNbnLJp78P6UqUszucj9LGw9f6zE4A/viewform
Join us TONIGHT, Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 PM, in the MHS Auditorium for the MHS Winter Concert!
MHS French teachers and students celebrated the week of the Francophonie early in November. Teachers created projects with their students. Each French class was part of a project related to the French-speaking world and their projects are exhibited in the MHS library.
Our students did a great job and you can read the details of the projects here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LF67dm_A2LVTY1WNTL4BUcRdTLSpPogJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111909143798207549360&rtpof=true&sd=true
Congratulations to Scott Longo, Jackson Wagner, and John Dickens, three of our MHS seniors, who recently signed to play athletics at the college level!
Scott will play baseball at Northeastern, Jackson will swim at Lafayette and John will play tennis at Lafayette. We are proud of these talented student-athletes and look forward to hearing about their successes (on and off the field/pool/court!) in the years to come.
Congratulations to our MHS students who have earned High Honors or Honors during the first quarter of the school year. We are proud of their hard work and academic success! The full list of students on the Honor Roll can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zydbl2bDPOsI21gvtJrVUdUhk8kbyh2R/view?usp=sharing
Next up for MPS concerts?
The MHS Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 PM in the MHS Auditorium!
The MHS French Club is holding a movie event for French speaking 3rd-5th graders.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFlSVA30QpM9l34FXrs0devmY4kLqukVyhUv9GqomxQ8tv-A/viewform
MPS Early Dismissal Times
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Give a listen to Collicot student Declan Conneely, who is a featured reader on the MPL's Dial-a-Story service during the month of December!
As a reminder, Dial-a-Story is a Milton Public Library service where folks can call 617-915-1915 anytime and listen to librarians read stories, tell jokes, and the like. The content changes monthly, and for a while now they've been including guest readers who read a picture book in the Dial 6 slot.
Declan is reading Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows, and December stories are posted now (they'll be live all month long). Be sure to call and hear Declan read!
Cunningham preschoolers enjoyed their first UNITY Project lesson last week. They read The Skin You Live In written by Michael Tyler and illustrated by David Lee Csicsko. The preschoolers learned that all people's bodies, hair, and skin color, and way of dress are different. All people communicate differently, learn differently, eat different foods, feel different feelings and come from different-looking families. Everyone is different and everyone is unique. The lesson was parent-led, and the preschoolers really enjoyed reading the book then drawing a picture of themselves!
The UNITY Project is a 2024 parent collaboration across Milton's PTOs to revitalize and streamline the previous Reading About Diversity/RAD (2010) and Meet the Artist/MTA (2015) programs. It combines both curricula and expands the program to Preschool through 5th grades with additional books and artists. The UNITY Project invites parents and guardians into the classroom to teach a quick lesson (approximately 45 minutes) with just a little bit of prep work. Take a look at the UNITY Project website (https://sites.google.com/miltonps.org/unityproject/about) for more info about the provided lessons, materials, and how to volunteer at your child's school.
It's concert season at MPS! Join us for the MHS Extra Curricular Ensembles Concert on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM in the MHS Auditorium.
MPS Holiday Gift Drive
MPS has partnered with My Brother’s Keeper and the Milton Residents Fund to host a gift drive to ensure all Milton Families in need have a wonderful holiday season. The gift drive needs donations of all types of items.
Examples include Legos, dolls representing a diverse array of skin tones/cultures, superhero action figures, arts and craft kits, science/STEM kits, board games, video games, books, a football or basketball, outdoor active toys, or anything with Boston sports teams. No food or violent games, please. $25 Target gift cards are also welcome! Please bring new, unwrapped item(s) to a collection box in the lobby of the elementary schools from December 2-6.
We are once again partnering with local toy shops and encourage you to check out the great toy selections at The Toy Chest in East Milton or The Toy Box in Hanover.
Thank you for helping us make the holiday season a little brighter for our neighbors!
A message from the Milton School Committee
Over the past several years, the Milton School Committee has explored how we can make our district calendar inclusive and more representative of our diverse community. We revised our calendar policy in 2022 to ensure that students celebrating holidays not acknowledged with an official day off would receive necessary accommodations. We are in the process of reviewing our calendar and need your input. We are gathering community input through a survey, a series of open conversations taking place in schools and the November 20 School Committee meeting. We hope all will share their thoughts in one of those ways.
The survey can be found here: https://forms.gle/RmLtV4T6xaFx3k658
The zoom link to speak at the November 20 SC meeting is here: https://miltonps-org.zoom.us/j/99038500535#success
