Milton Public Schools' Superintendent Weekly Update For March 31

Milton MA

03 April, 2022

1:29 AM

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Press release from the Milton Public Schools: March 31, 2022 To: Parents/Guardians and StaffFrom: James F. Jette Re: Superintendent's Weekly Update Date: March 31, 2022 FROM THE DESK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT to me The next School Committee meeting is Wednesday, April 6, 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. ______ The Milton School Committee invites all to participate in the Open Public Hearing to discuss all matters relating to the proposed 2022-2023 Fiscal Budget. Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30pm Via Zoom; Passcode: 168556; Webinar ID: 811 8269 8756 
If you are unable to participate, please feel free to email comments/questions to the Milton School Committee at [email protected]. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Apr 5 Spring Jazz Night Apr 6 Milton School Committee (Budget Hearing) Apr 7 Early Release Grades K-12 PD Day Apr 7 Milton ELPAC Meeting Apr 8 Wildcat Fun Night Apr 9 Milton Music Mattress Fundraiser Apr 12 MHS Cabaret Apr 15 Good Friday – No School Apr 18-22 April Recess Apr 26 Town Elections May 2-6 Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week 2022-23 One Page School Year Calendar (Draft) The 2022-23 One Page School Year Calendar (Draft) linked here has been approved by the School Committee. Please note that this calendar is intended as a guide ONLY. It may be necessary to change this schedule to better serve instructional purposes. Please refer to the District-Wide Calendar of Events for times and details on current events. In addition, the 21-22 one page School Year Calendar can be found here. (Updated to reflect the February 4 snow day) ______ From The Milton Coalition: We are thrilled to have best-selling author Jessica Lahey speaking at Milton High School on Thurs. April 7, 7pm. If you can't make the in-person event, you can now live-stream it from your laptop or phone. Register here and you will receive a link for the presentation. If you would like to come to the in-person event, but need childcare, the young people of Milton Youth Advocates for Change will be providing childcare at the high school. Click here to find out more and to register. Books will be available in the lobby from The Frugal Bookstore. Frugal Bookstore Inc. ______ Wildcat Fun Night! The MHS Softball Team is hosting a night of organized activities on April 8, 6:30-8:30pm for all Milton children grades K-5 in the MHS Fieldhouse. $10 per child, come join the fun! Raffles will be available and you can also support the team on their online store. ______ The Music Department's Mattress Sale is just one week away, on April 9 from 10am-4pm in the MHS Auditorium! The pandemic has had a major impact on fundraising the last 2 years, and we are counting on this event to fund music programming, scholarships, awards, festival fees and more! Even if you aren't in the market at this time, PLEASE spread the word to friends, family, and neighbors. Students will earn money for each referral, and it all goes towards Milton Music Programming. This is our 7th Mattress Fundraiser, and everyone has had great things to say about the prices and quality of the items. Demo mattresses will be available to test, and orders will be delivered right to your home. In addition, there will be Nest chairs, body massage products, pillows, weighted blankets, sheets and more. These manufacturers will all be 30-50% off retail: Simmons, Therapedic, Comfortaire (Sleep Number), Wellsville Gel, Infinity Body Massage Products, CordaRoy Convertible chairs, NEST chairs, and footstools, BlanQuil Weighted Blankets, Malouf adjustable bases, PureCare sheets, protectors, and duvets. ______ Save the date for the Milton Foundation for Education Celebration on May 7 at 5pm! Join the fun with the Kentucky Derby Squares Raffle, on sale now. Each square cost $25. Individuals can purchase as many squares as they wish. Individuals' names are randomly assigned to squares when purchased. Horse numbers will be assigned to the grid randomly before the start of the race. The winner will receive $1000 when the board is full. If the board is not full it will become a 50/50 raffle. How to buy a square: Fill out the Google Form linked here with your name, email, phone and number of squares requested. An email will be sent with details on how to pay and the squares will be assigned. Good luck and thank you for your support of the MFE! HEALTH AND SAFETY We will continue to provide a weekly summary of COVID cases affecting our schools as reported to DESE in the Superintendent's blog. This week's report was from 3/24-3/31 and MPS reported 5 staff and 28 students as COVID positive (PMS-2, MHS- 5, Cunn- 1, Col- 8, Glover-6, Tucker-6). For families or faculty/staff who wish to opt-in for rapid antigen testing kits, please submit this Opt-In Form for each student to your school nurse. HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS Students in Ms. Redding's chemistry classes are currently studying electron structure and the periodic table. In the pictures below, students are engaging in the flame test lab where they burn various chemicals in order to analyze the colors of the wavelengths of light produced. ______ There are some terrific part time job opportunities this spring and summer at MPS for students! School year: Work after school at K-5 After School Enrichment! ASE is looking for Counselors 16 and up to join our team. We are looking for candidates that enjoy working with children, are responsible and are willing to learn and follow the program expectations. All details can be found here. Interested? Please Contact Angie Van Allen, CIT Coordinator at [email protected]. Summer: Work at MSE this summer! Spend July working as Red Shirt at MSE, all details are here. ALL applications are due by April 12th at 3 pm. Late applications will not be considered. Please note the following guidelines for qualification and process of acceptance as a Red Shirt Volunteer or Paid staff member. All guidelines and the link to apply are here. You must use your student email address to apply. ______ MHS volunteer opportunity: Brookwood Community Farm is getting the season started with some cleanup! 2-4 people are needed Saturday, April 2 from 9-11 am to move 30 wooden pallets and do other chores to get the farm ready for planting. All interested students should send an email to [email protected] and get a confirmation email in return. More needs will be posted in the coming weeks including working at the Seedling Sale May 7 & 8. Please bring your volunteer sheets to be signed on the day of your volunteering. Thank you for volunteering at Brookwood Community Farm! PIERCE PAGES Throughout the month of March, connection time groups at Pierce participated in a door decorating contest to celebrate Women's History Month. Throughout the month, students learned about Women's History Month, conducted research on the accomplishments of women in history, science, sports, and pop culture, and then decorated classroom doors to show and celebrate what they learned. INSIDE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Join the Elementary Digital Citizenship Team: The saying goes that it takes a village to raise a child, but when that saying was first said, that village probably didn't have WiFi. There's also a good chance the people in that village weren't too concerned with Instagram captions and when too much screen time is becoming a problem. Join the Elementary Digital Citizenship Team: Milton Public Schools is looking to bring together elementary family members who are passionate about digital citizenship to discuss how we, the Milton community, can support each other to raise healthy digital citizens. Topics of discussion may include but will not be limited to: the pitfalls of social media, ways to monitor social media accounts and internet use at home, and identify strategies on how families can help raise healthy students who live in this constantly changing digital world. If you are interested in joining the Elementary Digital Citizenship Team, please complete this short Google Form. ______ During Women's History Month, Cunningham 5th graders researched women activists, learning about their lives, accomplishments, and challenges. Students made posters celebrating the activists' lives, and they included biographical information, life lessons they learned, important quotes, and more. These projects prompted terrific discussions among our students generating more questions and research. ART AND MUSIC MPS Music Faculty attending All State Conference MHS Students participating in All State Festival Strings concert (Watch the video here) Band concert (Watch the video here) Chorus concert (Watch the video here) Students participating in SEMSBA Tri-M Instrument Drive – Ongoing Upcoming events – Jazz Night and FAME Mattress Fundraiser This press release was produced by the Milton Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.