Millis Middle School

Wow, it's hard to believe it's May and we are so excited for all the fun things ahead. It has been a whirlwind of sports, activities, and performances since we've returned from break. We are so proud of our students for all of their amazing gifts and talents.

Good luck to our drama group this weekend! Millis Middle School is heading to the METG Festival this weekend at Walsh Middle School in Framingham. Good luck to our incredible cast and crew as they perform their play tomorrow. Friends and family are invited to come see their dress rehearsal at MS/HS Auditorium tonight from 7:00-7:30pm. A big thank you to Brandy Chetsas, Milkana Nentcheva, Meg Quilop and Deb Hickey for all of their hard work and planning to make this dream a reality for our students!

Several of our clubs are wrapping up for the year and the late bus will no longer be running. Thank you to all of our club leaders for a great year of Newspaper (Mara Robinson & Mike Carter), Art Club (Amy Radcliffe), Coding (Mr. D), Homework Clinic (Lizbeth Monaghan) and many others- THANK YOU!!

MCAS testing for Math will be next week. Please send your students to school well rested and with a nutritious breakfast to help them be the best that they can be!

The schedule is:

Grade 7 - Monday & Tuesday

Grade 6 & Grade 8 - Wednesday &Thursday

MCAS Make-ups for all: Friday.

Arriving on time and ready to go will help alleviate some stressors too! Thank you!

• 5/5 & 5/6 – MATH MCAS – Grade 7

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

• 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

• 5/19 – Millis Boosters Golf Tournament (Monday)

• 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

• 6/10- Grade 8 Whale Watching 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 transportation department will be down one bus driver beginning Wednesday, May 7th. We will have to run 5 bus routes instead of 6 for the the foreseeable future (we hope to get back to 6 drivers before the end of the year). To accommodate the new routes, we need to replace Bus 1 with Bus 8 as it is a bigger bus. All students who normally take Bus 1 be on Bus 8 starting Wednesday. The changes will impact students who normally take Bus 1, Bus 3, and Bus 21. All other bus routes remain the same. Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue.

Beginning Wednesday, May 7th

All students who normally take Bus 3 will be assigned to Bus 8 or Bus 21.

All students who normally take Bus 1 will ride Bus 8.

See below for updated routes. For students who normally take Bus 1, Bus 3 and Bus 21, please review the adjusted pickup/drop off times. These new/revised bus routes will be available on our website as well.

Schools Out Food Drive!

Help fill the Millis food pantry for the summer by bringing in non perishable food items. Bins are outside the MS office for each grade: Sixth, Seventh and Eighth. The grade that collects the most items for the food pantry will be rewarded with RECESS!!

Terpsichore is pleased to present their 16th Annual Spring Dance Recital on Friday, May 9 in the MS/HS Auditorium at 6:30 PM. This will be the last performance with Terp for seniors Bella Michaud - Huang, Annie Rollag and Kaitlyn Richards and features students in grades 5-12. The show has a run time of about 60 minutes and features original choreography by director Stephanie Copice to the music of such artists as Pachelbel, Loreena McKinnett, Tori Amos, Men Without Hats, Big Country, and Bob Crosy and his Bobcats. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and seniors. Questions can be directed to Stephanie Copice at scopice@millissschools.org.

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!!

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.

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

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

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!

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.

All current 8th Graders - You have an opportunity to travel abroad with the class to Spain/Portugal in Spring 2027. Information and Application are in the link below. Thank you!

Application/Itinerary for Spain/Portugal