Hello All!

Our WIN FOR WETHERBEE events raised over $1,800 to support our MHS student Aedan! Way to go, Millis Middle School, you did a marvelous job supporting Aedan!

ELA MCAS will begin on Thursday and Friday for grades 6 and 7. Grade 8 will begin their testing on April 9 and 10. Grade eight also has their Step-Up night to learn more about Millis High School on Wednesday night, April 3rd, at 6:30PM.

We are so proud of our seventh graders and their STEAM Fair projects. Eleven of our students participated in our Regional Science Fair at Regis College last weekend and we are so excited to announce that Talitha Fuller and Emma Callahan have been selected to participate in the Massachusetts State Science Fair to be held in Worcester Technical High School in May. Great work Talitha and Emma!

Our eighth grade teachers are making arrangements for their completion festivities. Please save the date of Thursday, June 13th. More details will be shared shortly. We are excited to welcome author Mat Heagerty for a visit on Monday, April 1st- no joke!

Spring cleaning? Our Project 351 Ambassador, Erynne Sawyer is leading a Cradles to Crayon's donation drive to support children in need. Please bring in:

Clothing and coats (youth sizes 0–20 and adult sizes small & medium)

New socks and underwear

New Pajamas

Shoes, boots, sneakers, and sandals (infant/child sizes 5–13 and adult sizes 1–10)

Books, especially baby board books

New arts and crafts/school supplies

Unopened diapers and training pants

New hygiene items

OVER $1,800 WAS RAISED FOR AEDAN!!

Congratulations to 7th Graders - Lincoln, Pepper, Zoe, Emma G, Emma C, Orlando, Kallen, Ryan, Mya, Talitha, and Sophia for participating and doing an incredible job at the Massachusetts Regional Science Fair! Congratulations also to Josie for being chosen as an alternate. We are so proud of you and how well your represented our school!

Millis High School would like to welcome the parents of the rising 9th-grade students to join Principal Mark Awdycki, the School Counseling Department, teachers, and current MHS students, as they give a brief overview of the differences between Middle School and High School in Millis on Wednesday, April 3rd. Before the presentation, students and parents are welcome to attend the high school club showcase in the cafeteria from 6-6:30pm, where they can learn about the various clubs available at the high school. Following the showcase, the presentation will begin promptly at 6:30pm, where the principal and counselors will explain the course selection process, schedule, activities, clubs, credit requirements and supports available in the high school.

We look forward to seeing everyone on April 3rd, and to welcoming the CLASS of 2028 as they begin the process of transitioning to life as a Millis High School student!

Please click on the link below to read about Middle Schoolers, a very interesting and informative read.

Our ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY and TALENT SHOW were both held recently. The ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY theme for this month was INTEGRITY and we were so excited to celebrate several students for being upstanders and good citizens in our school community.

Also, we recognized our amazing staff members: Mrs. Molinari, Mrs. Maguire and Mrs. Hickey this month.

Mrs. Molinari strives to keep us all safe and healthy. She’s always there to listen to us and offer care when we are not feeling our best. She does an amazing job treating all of the Millis Middle and High School students as if they were her own kids!

Mrs. Maguire has a knack for putting things into perspective. She is a wordsmith when it comes to talking with students, parents and colleagues. Mrs. Maguire has worked very hard this year to match 6th graders with high school tutors. She stays after school many days to host tutoring sessions in her room.

Mrs. Hickey has been very busy this past month. She not only helped the 7th Graders create and celebrate impressive STEAM Fair presentations and put together today’s Talent Show with Mr. Devine, but she also helped organize fundraisers for a former student’s cancer care. For always being there to support current and former students, here’s to you Mrs. Hickey!

Congratulations to them!!

For the Talent Show, we had 3 cool acts that were performed in front of all our student body. Ryan D showed off his amazing skills with the yo-yo. WOW! Aiden S. and AJ M. rocked out with The Eagles - Hotel California. What a treat! And, Orlando S. entertained all playing his trombone. Very impressive!

A nice big THANK YOU to Ms. Hickey and Mr. Devine organizing the Talent Show and for their devotion and dedication to our kids. Their talents and hard work sure paid off, and it was a great show!

UPDATE ON THE STANDINGS!!

The finals for March Madness have been set!!

Mr. Devine’s homeroom will face off against Ms. Botelho’s!

Nick T, Naomi B, Karn N, and Kurtis C are on top of our total individual leaderboard. Final minutes are due on Friday! Happy reading!

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MCAS TESTING SPRING 2024

Next week starts MCAS!

Please make sure that students bring a fully charged device and a book to read for after the test.

MCAS TESTING for Spring 2024 are listed below. It is important that students come to school on these testing dates. Please consider this when making appointments for your students. Thank you.

ELA MCAS:

Grade 6 & 7th - April 4 and 5

Grade 8th - April 9 and 10

Math MCAS

Grade 6 & 7 May 13 and 14

Grade 8 May 15 and 16

Grade 8 only:

Science May 23

Civics May 29

Here are some tips that are geared to Middle Schoolers, to help your student achieve their very best! Each week we will share a tip. We hope you can incorporate these tips into your daily routines with your child or children:

WEEKLY TIP #10 - COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD

Be available to listen when your child wants to talk. Find times when they are most likely to be open to conversation - like right after school or while they are getting ready for bed.

Common Sense Media has so many wonderful resources to support parents with their teens and their digital lives. Please check them out here!

Helping your child have a successful year doesn't require doing extraordinary things. It's the little things you do each day that provide the guidance and support your child needs.

APRIL

1st- Author Visit, Mr. Mat Heagerty, Grades 5-8

3rd- Grade 8 Step Up Night- 6PM

4th & 5th - Grade 6 & Grade 7 ELA MCAS Testing

4th - Millis SEPAC Spring Membership Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 pm

9th & 10th - Grade 8th ELA MCAS Testing

11th & 12th - MCAS MAKE UP Testing for ELA

12th - Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:55 am

15 - 19th - April Vacation - no school this week

MAY

2nd - 8th grade State House Trip

13th - Grade 6 & 7 MATH MCAS Testing

14th - Grade 6 & 7 MATH MCAS Testing

15th - & 16th - Grade 8 MCAS Testing

17th - Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:55 am

20th & 21st - MCAS MAKE UP Testing for MATH

23rd - Grade 8 STE MCAS Testing (MAKE UP on May 24th)

29th - Grade 8 CIVICS MCAS Testing (MAKE UP on May 30th)

27th - Memorial Day, no school

June-

6th- MHS Graduation

13th- Grade 8 Promotion & Dance

14th- Anticipated last day of school (early release)

CRADLES TO CRAYONS DONATION DRIVE

Clean out your closets and fill some hearts! Please bring in gently used clothes and toys in addition to books and new underwear and diapers for Erynne's Cradles to Crayons donation drive!

Spring Membership Meeting

Holliston/Millis DI had 15 teams participate in the Massachusetts Destination Imagination Tournament. Millis had 6 teams compete. We are excited to announce we have one Millis team that is eligible to advance to the Global Finals stage! This team competed in the Fine Arts challenge at the middle level. For this challenge they had to bring a work of visual art to life and create a piece of kinetic art. CONGRATULATIONS to:

Enzo DeSimone
John Gavaghan
Parker Hemingway
Maxwell Kepple
Charlie Randa
Joan Schneider
William Vaccaro

Please see the attachment of the other Millis teams and the challenges they participated in. Feel free to check out the challenge previews for more information about what teams did.

To learn more about DI in general visit the Massachusetts Destination Imagination website and the National DI website.

Holliston/Millis DI is a parent volunteer program. Without the commitment of our volunteers and school support this program would not be possible.

Artwork by several Millis Middle School students is currently on display in this virtual exhibit. Explore the website to see amazing art from around the state. Be sure to leave some fan mail for our MMS artists. Click on the link below to view this virtual exhibit.

Be sure to swing by our Art Show as part of our Night of the Arts on Wednesday, April 10. Details below.

why?? because you're IN IT!

Millis Middle School sports schedules - click on link below

Millis Boosters - click on link below

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Some of our students participated in the production of The Wizard of Oz last weekend. There is a performance this weekend as well! Check out the flyer at the bottom of this newsletter.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation will host Park Serve Day, its annual day of stewardship and service, on Saturday, April 20 at 34 different sites across the Commonwealth. More than 60 projects will help parks get ready for the busy spring and summer seasons. It is an opportunity to volunteer and give back to the great outdoor spaces we have in Massachusetts. More information and a link to registration is available on the Park Serve Day website.

Senior Projects

Cultural Concert April 4th, 6 - 9 pm

Proceeds to help fund the next Cultural Concert

click on the link below to pull up the Spring Summer 2024 Millis Recreation Brochure