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
Prior to Thanksgiving, Ms. Harris and her Cunningham 3rd graders worked to create Wetu homes, a traditional home used by the Wompanoag. These seasonal homes provided shelter and warmth for its inhabitants, and could be found throughout this region of the country. Students learned about the homes and then worked in small groups to build their own model home in class.
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
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.
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!
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.
Mrs. Walsh's Cunningham 2nd graders enjoyed a successful trip to the DPW last week! Thank you to Tom McCarthy, Director of Consolidated Facilities, who invited the class in honor of Walshville (a year long exploration of our community) after receiving Henry Liguori’s letter about the DPW. Students toured the facility and learned about the various trucks and jobs.
The class has also had visits from representatives from Milton Police and Fire, the US Post Office, Donahue Real Estate, Animal Control, the Ice Cream Smith, the Collicot Assistant Principal, the Fruit Center and Pleasant St Market. Thank you to all who have taken the time to help our students learn more about their Milton community!
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
Once Upon a Mattress is almost here! ! A hilarious take on “The Princess and the Pea,” Once Upon A Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, reveling in Winnifred's ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends.
Don't miss out on seeing our talented MHS Theatre students during four (sure to be sell out) shows on Thursday, November 21st 7pm; Saturday, November 23rd at 2pm and 7pm and Sunday, November 24th at 2pm.
Buy your tickets now at this link! https://miltonhstheatre.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200467890
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
Some of the best days of the year are our school's Veterans Day events. Today, it was Cunningham, with honored Veteran guests, special speakers, student music and an all school flag raising. Thank you to all who have served!
Our MHS students have been on the move with recent field trips to Harvard, MIT, the Museum of Scientific Instruments, an HBCU College Fair, Hancock Hill and NYC for a Broadway Show!
These trips simply would not happen without the creativity and dedication of the MHS staff. These trips take work - planning, driving, securing funding, giving time up out of school - and our MHS staff figures it out and makes it happen!
It's time to shop for our schools!
All info at www.fruitcentermarketplace.com/schools, or scan the QR code to shop for your school.
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!
The Monster Dash is here! Join the fun on Sunday, October 27 at Cunningham Park!
https://www.racewire.com/register.php?id=14297
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!
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.
