Superintendent Jette releases updates for week of May 5, 2022
This week’s highlights include MFE Celebration – Saturday, May 7, Pierce STEM and FUSE, MHS Interns in the Community, Glover Leadership Teams, Wildcat Marching Band Info, and more.
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This week is your last chance to purchase tickets to Celebration for Education, the signature fundraising and community building event of the Milton Foundation for Education. Funds raised are used to support the work of the MFE in all six of our schools.
Come watch the Kentucky Derby LIVE at Granite Links on Saturday, May 7th at 5:00 p.m.!
- The party kicks off early – starting at 5:00 p.m.!
- Arrive at 5:00 p.m. to get in on all the pre-race activities. The race starts at 6:00 p.m. and you don’t want to miss any of the fun.
- Visit this link to get the last of the Kentucky Derby Squares – very few left!
- Wear bright colors – from casual to cocktail attire, but make it bright, light and fun. In true Derby tradition, wear a festive hat or tie and win our Best Hat & Tie Contest.
- Expect traditional derby delights: fried chicken, ham & biscuits, mint juleps, a bourbon tasting and so much more!
Please visit this link to purchase tickets to what is always a terrific night out in support of our schools. With your help, we can make an enormous difference and continue to enrich the lives of the children in our community.
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Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend the MHS Prom at Gillette Stadium. I can’t overstate how wonderful this night was for our students and staff and I so enjoyed seeing almost 550 students enjoying a fabulous night together. As a community, we should all be proud of how well our students represented MPS and the Town of Milton!
Thank you to all of the MPS families and our six PTOs for your continued support and celebration of the entire MPS staff this week. It has been most appreciated!
School Committee
The next School Committee meeting is Wednesday, May 11 , 2022. As always, all information about attending School Committee meetings can be found on the Town of Milton webpage under School Committee. You can watch regular School Committee meetings live on Milton Access TV online, live on Milton Access cable channels (Comcast 22, RCN 15) or watch on-demand in the days following the meeting.
Important Upcoming Dates
- May 7 MFE Celebration for Education
- May 11 School Committee
- May 11 Getting Ready for Kindergarten
- May 13 MHS Spring Fling
- May 14 Varsity Banquet
- May 16 Town Meeting Begins
- May 17 MHS Spring Concert
- May 19 MHS Music Awards Dinner
MPS Calendars
- 21-22 one page School Year Calendar
- 2022-23 One Page School Year Calendar (Draft)
- District-Wide Calendar of Events for times and details on current events.
MHS Spring Fling: MHS Student Government is excited to be hosting a Spring Fling Dance for all freshmen and sophomores on Friday, May 13th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the MHS Courtyard. Tickets are $10 and available in school. Please see the sign up genius linked here to help out – more volunteers (just 90 minutes of set up) are needed to make this event a success!
Parent/Guardian English Class: The class will meet at MHS from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday between May 17 and June 23. This class is free for MPS parents/guardians. Interested? Email [email protected].
Milton Summer Enrichment: Registration is open and all details on classes and the program can be found at this link. Please email [email protected]
Ready, Set…Kindergarten! Please visit Ready, Set…Kindergarten! to learn about all the Kindergarten events planned that will have you and your child excited and prepared for this new chapter. We are excited to welcome the Class of 2035 to the Milton Public Schools!
Health And Safety
COVID Updates: MPS has reported 33 new student cases and 6 staff cases to DPH for previous reporting period (April 28- May 4) with the following breakdown per school. Cunningham -3; Collicot -11; Glover- 3; Tucker-9 Pierce-3 and MHS- 4. Local and Norfolk County data can be found here: CDC COVID data tracker and Milton COVID 19 Dashboard.
High School Happenings
Students in Ms. Lee’s Design Studio class learned about hand lettering and calligraphy by designing one of their favorite quotes, words or alphabet. Students developed their knowledge and skills in typography by making decisions on the alignment of their text, letter spacing, leading, and rag besides choosing a font or calligraphy hand to represent the meaning of their words or letters. Other design elements were included like drop caps, color, texture and illustrations for their final pieces.
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The MHS Internship Program is in full swing and our students are beginning their placements this week.
We have seven students at BID-Milton scheduled for rotations throughout the hospital. They will be familiarizing themselves with Radiology, Emergency, Human Resources, Rehab/EHS, Medical Records, Dietary, Pharmacy and Surgical Services. Tuesday evening they participated in a three hour orientation where they were advised of expectations and received their lab coats and badges.
Starting this week two of our interns will be working remotely with the Milton Times attending brainstorming meetings, researching and editing procedures and the entire operational overview of running a journalistic paper.
One intern is working at the Eustis Estate, assisting in the operation of a historic house museum, including planning and running public programs, installing a special exhibition in the galleries, and working on updates to their interactive tour technology.
We also have two interns working within the town’s Consolidated Facilities department where they will rotate buildings and see what it takes to keep our many buildings operational and in good condition.
Thank you to the many supporters of this exciting program including the Milton Chamber of Commerce, Milton School Committee, MPS administration and staff and the community at large. We will be showcasing our student interns’ success at the end of May with a thank you celebration.
Pierce Pages
This year’s Pierce science fair was filled with many interesting STEM projects. Congratulations to our students who received an Outstanding designation!
- Outstanding Experimental Project -Sophie Derwinski, How Does the Brain Process Conflicting Information?
- Outstanding Design Engineering Project- Madyn Dwyer, Wind Turbines,
- Outstanding Presentation- Claudia Chambert, Light Pollution in Our Community
- Honorable Mention- Hope Sergi and Arlene Fernandez, Does Music Help Concentration?
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Seventh grade FUSE students Camilla Abboud, Maddie King, and Maya Mitchell took the skills they learned on the FUSE challenge Selfie Sticker to create sweatshirts for themselves and a few friends using heat transfer vinyl! It’s great to see students extending these challenges on their own!
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Eighth grade students in Mrs. Magill’s Advanced FUSE class recently completed a challenge creating a raft which would be pulled by a Sphero in a pool of water. They needed to design and build this raft using only certain materials which they could not have replaced if they ruined them. Completing this challenge forced them to think differently in order to problem solve. Click HERE to watch the video to see the Spheros and rafts in action!
Inside Our Elementary Schools
Members of the Glover Fundraising Student Leadership Team (SLT) have been working together to support a variety of fundraising efforts this year. Most recently, the team partnered with the Gotta Have Sole Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide homeless youth with brand new shoes to help them feel confident and comfortable. The students organized a fundraiser to buy new shoes for children living in shelters. The goal of their work aligns with the widely held belief at Glover that everyone deserves to feel seen, valued, supported and loved. The group learned that it’s common for homeless children to have to wear worn-out shoes and/or shoes that don’t fit. The Glover community rallied around this group of students to support their important work. They raised over 700 dollars and collected hundreds of pairs of socks. Additionally, all Glover students had the opportunity to make cards with messages of hope that will be delivered with the shoes.
Glover’s SLTs provide 4th and 5th grade students the opportunity to work alongside their peers in leadership roles around a topic or cause that interests them. There are currently over 10 Student Leadership Teams in place. Way to go Glover Kids!
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Thank you to all of the Cunningham and Collicot families who participated in the C&C Earth Day clean up last weekend!
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Wednesday was a terrific day for Walk and Bike to School Day! Thank you to all who participated.
MPS concerts have not disappointed this spring and the Collicot K-1 concert this week was no exception. Thank you to Mr. Good and his young singers for a wonderful concert!
Art And Music
Congratulations to the 2022-23 Captains and Drum Majors of the Wildcat Marching Band! These hard working students have been integral members of the WMB and were selected based on their outstanding musical, marching and leadership contributions to the ensemble. Our ’22-’23 leadership team members are: Cologuard Captains- Angel Leggett and Maeve Garvin; Percussion Captain- Bella Fiske; Drum Majors- Sampreeti Fitton, Sam McLaughlin, Brynne Mershon, and Claudia O’Neill.
The Wildcat Marching Band is open to any Milton High School student! Any student entering grades 9-12 who are interested in joining the Wildcat Marching Band should fill out the form found here and reach out to Mrs. Damiani with any questions at [email protected]. Come join us and be a part of our 2022-’23 show “The Sky’s the Limit”!
Food Service
To gear up for ‘School Lunch Hero’ day on May 6, we want to showcase our fabulous kitchen managers at all 6 schools. The kitchen staff certainly deserves our appreciation as they have all worked so hard this year to make sure all of our students are well fed!
Family Resources
Last week we let families know that the Milton Coalition along with their partners MPS, MPD and BID did not renew their contract with Interface Referral Service. The coalition shared some alternate family support resources including Therapy Matcher, Compass Helpline, Quincy Family Resource Center (including Milton), Aspire Health Alliance and New Directions Counseling Center which we have added to our Family Resource Newsletter. This week the coalition has provided some tips for finding a mental health professional to work with you or your child that we wanted to pass along.
In addition to the Family Resource Newsletter please visit Milton Public School Resource Guide. If you need additional assistance please don’t hesitate to reach out to Marti O’Keefe McKenna, MPS Family Outreach Liaison at 617-980-7343 or by email at [email protected]. All calls and emails are confidential.
Athletics
Please see below from MPS Athletic Director Ryan Madden.
Unified Track will travel to Needham tomorrow for their penultimate meet. They host Weymouth next week on Thursday, May 12th for their last meet of the season and we want to pack the stands!!
Rugby will host Hanover on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. Milton and Hanover have battled back and forth over the last five years for Rugby supremacy in the South Shore, so it should be a great game!
Baseball responded from their loss to Natick with a comeback win over #9 ranked Walpole 7-3. Charlie Walker earned his fourth win of the year.
The Varsity Athletic Outdoor Celebration will take place on Saturday, May 14th at 10:00 a.m. at Brooks Field! All student-athletes receiving a Varsity Letter are invited! See attached for the flyer.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is organizing “Cats Clean the Cage” on Saturday, May 7th at 12:00 p.m. All spring student-athletes will help clean Brooks Field of trash and old equipment. Thank you to the members of SAAC for organizing this event!
Community News
The Milton Public Library’s calendar of May programs for kids can be found here. Join MPL in two very special upcoming events:
On Saturday May 7th at 2:30 p.m., join Ms. Tory for Create-A-Story: Kamishibai. Kamishibai, (kah-mee-she-bye) or “paper-theater,” is a form of Japanese street theater that was popular during the 1930s. During this program we will learn all about this visual form of storytelling, and you will get a chance to create your own Kamishibai play!
Then, put your building skills to the test at LEGO Club (ages 6-12) on Wednesday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. Construct a themed LEGO scene, and find your finished creations on display in the Children’s Room for the rest of the month!
Sign up today for these programs here. To learn more and to register for programs for kids, teens, and adults, please visit the MPL website.
Join the community at “Let’s Celebrate our Kevin”, a fundraiser in memory of Milton resident Kevin Moore. Kevin was the son of Elaine Moore, who is a beloved member of the MHS Cafeteria staff and the family is holding a fundraiser to raise money for a Scholarship in Kevin’s name. Kevin died tragically in 2016 and a Scholarship was set up in his name shortly thereafter. Kevin was a kind-hearted, fun loving young man who enjoyed his family, his friends, and working with his hands. Kevin was a graduate of Blue Hills Tech and a budding electrician. Please join us as we raise money to support another student’s desire to work in the Trades. All details can be found here.
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On May 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Glover PTO invites the entire Milton community to a new road race, Katie’s Grace+Grit 5K.
Katie Crowell was a dedicated member of our Milton community who gave 100% of herself in service to others. She was an advocate, a runner, a volunteer, a fundraiser, a mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. This amazing woman was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in 2015 while 32 weeks pregnant.
Please join us in a very special 5k so we may honor Katie and continue raising funds to support cancer charities. Come show us your Grace + GRIT! All details and registration info can be found at this link.
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Brookwood Community Farm’s annual Seedling Sale is Saturday May 7, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Sunday May 8 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Please bring your own containers to carry your purchases. Cash, credit card and EBT is accepted. Our parking lot is limited so extra parking is available at Meditech next door on Saturday and at Trinity Church on Sunday. A farm shuttle can bring your purchases to those off site lots.
In addition to shopping, we welcome volunteers for the sale. Sign up to help out here. This is open to HS students, needing volunteer hours or not, and adults.
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Save the date for the Milton Pride Car Parade on June 11 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Milton Academy is offering a Summer Camp for students in grades 1-6. All details can be found here.
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The Milton Early Childhood Association shares their spring newsletter here. There are many programs for young children and their families offered.
Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Will your child be attending kindergarten in the fall? This parent workshop is for you and is open to all parents/caregivers; your child will not need to attend Milton Public Schools to participate. We will be sharing many tips and helpful hints to make your child’s transition to kindergarten a smooth one. This workshop will be held virtually, via Zoom, from the comfort of your home on May 11th at 7:00 P.M. Registration is required. Register and obtain the Zoom link and passcode here.
Literacy Fun Through STEAM with the Easton Children’s Museum: Calling all future Scientists, Technologists, Engineers, Artists, and Mathematicians! Activities will be age appropriate for children 3 to 7 years old with a parent or guardian. We will be holding two sessions in person at Discovery Schoolhouse, 101 Blue Hills Parkway. Feel free to attend one or both! Registration is required and can be completed here.
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