Millis Middle School

• Congratulations to Elena Chajon Navas, our Millis Middle School Band Student of the Week!
• Upcoming dates to note:
• February Vacation: 2/16 - 2/24 - no school for staff and students
• Grades 6 & 7 DANCE on Friday, February 28, 5:30-7:30PM
• Spring Sports Registration closes March 10th!
• Monday, 3/10 - PD day for teachers, no school for students
• STEAM FAIR- Grade 7- 3/12
• Grades close for Term 2- 3/14
• Titanic Field Trip - Grade 6- 3/14
• ELA MCAS- 3/31-4/4
• Yearbook Ordering Deadline 4/12
• Millis Arts Night- 4/16
• Math MCAS- 5/5-5/19

We are so excited and grateful to School Resource Officer Forsythe as he has been promoted to sergeant and will no longer be filling the position of SRO. We are sorry to see him go as he's been a phenomenal addition to our school and beloved by students and staff alike! We refuse to say goodbye, we will just say, "See you soon!"

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:

Trip to the State House & Fenway for a Red Sox game, 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

Grade 8 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 an unforgettable experience. Thank you for your participation!

PowerSchool has informed our district that it will be sending information to individuals whose data was accessed during the cybersecurity incident that happened last month. According to PowerSchool:

In the coming days, PowerSchool will begin providing formal legal notice of the cybersecurity incident to current and former students (or their parents / guardians as applicable) and educators whose information was determined to be involved.

A direct email notification will be distributed by Experian on behalf of PowerSchool in the coming weeks to applicable current and former students (or their parents / guardians as applicable) and educators for whom we have sufficient contact information. PowerSchool will also launch a website and distribute a media release to ensure we reach as many involved individuals as possible and provide them with resources to protect their information. Importantly, these notices will include instructions for involved individuals on how to enroll in the credit monitoring and identity protection services that are being offered by PowerSchool.

For those former students and employees whose contact information in PowerSchool may not be current, PowerSchool will have a website and reach out via traditional and social media to facilitate contact with PowerSchool. This will allow those individuals to find out if their information was accessed and provide them with credit monitoring and identity protection services.

We will continue to update you as we receive more information from PowerSchool. All communications and updates regarding the PowerSchool cybersecurity breach can be found on our webpage (https://www.millisps.org/for_staff/power_school_data_breach). You may also directly access the PowerSchool webpage regarding the cybersecurity incident (https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/).

Bob Mullaney, Superintendent

Our hearts go out to the Millis family who lost their home in a fire on Thursday afternoon. While thankfully everyone is safe, the loss of their home is undoubtedly devastating. The community has come together to offer support, and a GoFundMe page has been created to help the family begin the recovery process. We appreciate the outpouring of love and assistance from our community.

Millis athletics is switching from NFHS to HUDL starting February 4th. Watch girls and boys basketball along with other sports in the fall and spring by installing the HUDL app on Apple or Android. In addition, the app can be found on SMART TVs like Roku, Amazon Fire Stick and more. No subscriptions needed for the rest of the 24-25 school year. Many schools have gone to HUDL (might require subscription for their home contests), but some might still use NFHS, so please check both.

Click on the link below for more information.

Go Mohawks!

As we've progressed through the past few months with the School Building Committee, we have gotten closer and closer to selecting a preferred design. There will be additional meetings in early February with the School Committee, Select Board and School Building Committees to officially determine the preferred building design. If you are curious about the project and the proposed designs, please check our the project website linked here. We are committed to selecting a plan that will enhance the educational experience for all our students, both now and in the years to come. The December School Committee meeting about this project can be viewed here.

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.

From Riverside Community Behavioral Health Center:

As we welcome a new school year, we want to emphasize the importance of mental health and well-being. Returning to school can bring about a mix of emotions—excitement, anxiety, anticipation, and more. We know for some students the beginning of a new school year can come with difficulties, including depression, anxiety, school avoidance and complex emotional and behavioral issues. The team at Riverside Mobile Crisis Intervention would like to remind everyone that we are here for all students no matter the level of concern; we are available to see people 24 hours a day anywhere in the community: at home, school, or our office. Please share our information with caretakers who may need help navigating these complex situations at home, and we are available to come into the school for in-the-moment assessment to help partner with you in navigating challenging events. We’re just a phone call away at 781-769-8674 or toll-free at 800-529-5077. Thank you from the team at Mobile Crisis Intervention, a component of Riverside’s Community Behavioral Health Center.

We are pleased to announce that registration for the Bridgewater State University Winter Science Academy is now open! The Winter Science Academy is for students currently in grades 6-8.

The program offers middle school students the opportunity to participate in an exciting hands-on class, the Forensics Institute of Bridgewater. Students will work as crime scene analysts and will learn how to collect and analyze fingerprints from a simulated crime scene, perform blood type analysis and conduct DNA fingerprinting.

The class takes place on the Bridgewater campus February 18-21, 2025, from 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM. The cost is $250. Need based scholarship opportunities are available for those with significant financial need.

Additional information about the program, including discounts and need-based scholarships, can be found on the Science Academy Website and Science Academy Registration.

Register before January 1, 2025 and save $25.

Hope to see you in February!