Millis Middle School

School break is this next week, April 21-26, return on April 28! It's hard to believe that that week will bring us into MAY!

Arts Night was a HUGE success! Thank you so much to Mrs. Amy Radcliffe and Mr. Jim Poulos for the wonderful visual art installations in the cafeteria and the beautiful music from our students with the support of Mrs. Janice Norton!

Mini Golf night was a huge success! Thank you to our Student Council leaders and for all the participants who came out to support our recess equipment initiative!

Congratulations to our boys and girls track teams for an outstanding start to their season!

• The girls team won a tri-meet against Ashland (55–36) and Bellingham (55–14).

• The boys team defeated Ashland (66–22) and Bellingham (66–17).

Many of our athletes have already qualified for the State Championship meet in June—we’re so proud of their hard work and determination!

Good Morning,

I'd like to update you on the Millis Middle-High School MSBA building project. The School Building Committee, School Committee, and Select Board have all approved a preferred option for an Addition-Renovation that has been submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). We have now entered the Schematic Design Phase of the process. It is during this phase that our proposed building will "take form." During this phase, the district, our Owner's Project Manager (OPM), Vertex, and our Designer, Tappé Architects, in collaboration with the MSBA will develop a detailed schematic design of the proposed updated facility to establish the scope, budget, and schedule for the School Building Project. This is the exciting part of the project where we begin to make detailed decisions on the floor plans, components, and logistics of an updated Millis Middle-High School. We will be hosting a number of public forums to keep our community informed about the project. Millis residents will have opportunities at these forums to ask questions and provide feedback on the project. Our first community forum will be held on Thursday May 1 at 7:00 in the Middle-High School Auditorium. We encourage parents/guardians to attend this forum and maybe even bring a friend who may or may not have students in the schools as this is truly a community building/project.

Sincerely,

Bob Mullaney, Superintendent

• 4/21–4/25 – School Break (return to school 4/28)

• 5/1- MS/HS Building Project Community Forum 7-9 - MS/HS Auditorium

• 5/5 & 5/6 – MATH MCAS – Grade 7

• 5/7 & 5/8 – MATH MCAS – Grades 6 & 8

• 5/9 – Millis Boosters Golf Tournament (Monday)

• 5/12 – Grade 6 Ropes Course Field Trip

• 5/13 – Grade 6 Ropes Course Field Trip

• 5/13 – Grade 8 STEM MCAS Session 1 & 2

• 5/16- Music POPS concert & Awards night

• 5/23- Music Day during the school day

• 5/28 – Grade 8 Civics MCAS

• 5/28- MMS Spring Concert 6:30 student arrival

• 6/4 – Grade 8 Field Trip to State House & Red Sox Game

• 6/5 @ 6:00 PM – Millis High School Graduation

• 6/6 @ 6:30–8:30 PM – Grade 8 Dance 6:30-8:30pm, Millis Students Only!

• 6/9 – Grade 6 Camp Everwood Field Trip

• 6/12 @ 10:00–11:00 AM – Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony (4 guests max per family)

• 6/13 - Last day of School - early dismissal 10:55 am

The winners of March Madness Book Bingo are listed below! Congratulations to all the winners. Each was awarded with a prize from Mr. Carter, our Librarian.

8th grade: Haley K and Lilianna R

7th grade: Kurtis C and Logan T (both with full boards!)

6th grade: Ivana A and Amelia Gr, who started a second board!

Congrats!!

Hi Drama Club students, family and friends!

It is time for tickets! MS Festival tickets are $10 each and are good for the entire day. They will ask you to select which show you are purchasing for, but it is noted that the ticket is good for the entire day. The presale will close Friday night, May 2nd at 9:00pm. If you miss the presale, it is ok! There will still be tickets sold at the door. They will be CASH or CHECK ONLY. There will be NO credit card or Venmo option for ticket sales the day of the Festival.

Each host site will receive a Box Office List that Friday night. It will be listed by first name. All audience members who have pre-purchased tickets need to go to the box office and give their name when they arrive on Saturday or Sunday.

Here is the link to purchase tickets:

https://metg.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F17171

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Hickey

MCAS testing:

Grade 7 MATH - 5/5 & 5/6

Grade 6 & 8 MATH - 5/7 & 5/8

Grade 8 STEM - 5/13

Grade 8 CIVICS - 5/28

GRADE 7 UPDATE

Seventh graders are deep into their Expressions & Equations unit in math as they prepare for the upcoming Math MCAS on May 5 & 6. Keep up the great work!

In Spanish, students are beginning a new unit where they’ll learn how to ask and answer questions about the places they go in their free time—like the beach, the movies, or the mall. ¡Muy bien!

GRADE 8 UPDATE

In Spanish, immersion students are expanding their vocabulary related to extended family members and learning how to give affirmative commands. Meanwhile, non-immersion students are diving into vocabulary for amusement parks and practicing how to talk about upcoming plans using the near future tense.

Mark your calendars! The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM. Each student receives 4 guests.

Thank you for your input for our eighth grade celebrations. We appreciate everyone's input!

The results are in, and here are the tentative plans for June 2025:

State House & Fenway Park (Red Sox) Field Trip, Wednesday, June 4

Grade 8 Dance will be Friday, June 6, 6:30-8:30pm in the cafeteria or gym

Boston Whale Watch Field Trip, Tuesday, June 10th

Promotion Rehearsal & Luncheon, Wednesday, June 11

Promotion Ceremony will be on Thursday, June 12, 10-11AM in the auditorium

Most people shared they have no preference on the scheduling of the dance and promotion on the same day or not.

We cherish your children and want to make their graduation from middle school a memorable experience.

Thank you for your participation!

Hello Millis Middle School community members,

Please check out our first edition of our MMS newspaper, Hermes Horizon

https://sites.google.com/millisschools.org/hermeshorizon/home

*** The link has been updated to be accessible to the public beyond our Millis Public Schools Domain, so please check it out!

Vote by end of day April 19. Limit one vote per computer per day for each grade group.

Winners will receive commemorative plaques and be featured on the Artsonia homepage. In addition, Blick Art Materials has generously donated $100 gift certificates to the winning schools and $50 to the winning artists.

Three of our Millis Middle School students have had their work selected for the statewide Youth Art Month celebration show hosted virtually by the Massachusetts Art Education Association. Please use the link above to view their work. On each slide, you will also have the opportunity to leave "fan mail" for any artist. Please consider taking a moment to send a positive note to keep these students excited to continue their artistic journeys.

Congratulations!!

All students and caregivers have been provided with PowerSchool logins and passwords. PowerSchool provides realtime access to your child's academic progress, grades and comments.

Here is information regarding PowerSchool and Standards based grading and how to access the Portal details.