Districtwide News

Milford Public Schools Families: Lunch will be served throughout the summer for children ages one to eighteen years old at Memorial Elementary School from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ending August 18. There will be fun activities and special guests throughout the summer. Lunch is free. No registration or paperwork required.

DMH Behavioral Health Hotline: The Department of Mental Health has launched a new Behavioral Health Help Line that people can call or text at 833-773-2445 or at www.masshelpline.com/. The helpline can help individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system and access treatment, including mobile crisis services. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 200 languages. For more information, visit www.masshelpline.com/faq/. Anyone with questions or concerns about the helpline, can email the helpline director at [email protected].

Save the dates:

8/28, 8/29: No school for students; full professional day for teachers

8/30: First day for students grades 1-12; PreK Open House and Kindergarten Meet and Greet (by appointment)

8/31: First day for PreK 

9/1: No school; school offices open

9/4: Labor Day: No school; school offices closed

9/5: Kindergarten Meet and Greet

9/6: First day for Kindergarten students

9/22: Early release day for K-12; PreK closed; school offices open

9/25: Yom Kippur: No school; school offices open

Milford High School

Congratulations to the Class of 2023.The Milford Public School community wishes all graduates the best as they enter their post-secondary education and/or career.

MHS initiated a MHS CARE Closet in fall of 2022. The closet houses personal hygiene items, school supplies, clothing, nonperishable food items, etc. Donations to the MHS CARE Closet can be sent to care of Caitlyn Small ([email protected]). Products will be available during school hours via the House B office.

This summer, Milford will be replacing the MHS turf field and track surrounding the turf field. There will be no access to the turf field and track through late August. 

This summer, the MHS softball field will be under construction during August and will not be available to the public. 

Stacy Middle School

On May 30 and June 1, a group of students interested in the field of automotive engineering visited MassBay Community College Automotive Engineering School. Students spent the day with an instructor and explored the engineering labs, learning about cars and the automotive engineering field. This opportunity was part of Stacy Middle School’s College and Career Exploration programming efforts. The ASA grant funded the field trip bus, and MassBay provided program materials. Students interested in exploring automotive engineering applied and were selected to attend the field trip. Mrs. Burke, grade six science teacher, organized and supervised the event.

On May 19, Stacy Middle School sent five student teams to represent middle school science classes at the One 8 Applied Learning Showcase in Boston. Students showed their work and received feedback from industry professionals. 

On May 31, a group of Waters Company engineers visited 6 Red to talk about Machining, Inspection and the Complexities of the Shapes of objects. Students got to collaborate and discuss what engineers do at work as part of SMS career exploration initiative.

On June 8, 15 Stacy Students visited the Omni Controls Inc to learn about the world of industrial robotics. Students worked with engineers onsite to make mini robots.

PTO Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month unless otherwise posted.

Woodland Elementary School (WES)

WES held grade level Field Days for students during the month of June. Students and staff enjoyed interacting during the various activities. Special thanks to PTO representatives and volunteers for making each day special for the students.

Principal Kearnan is pleased to announce WES 9th Principal’s Council recognition for 5/26/23. WES teachers nominate students from their classes that exemplify certain values that are important to us at Woodland. Respect, effort, inclusiveness, leadership, and helpfulness are examples of the types of prosocial, positive behaviors we value at Woodland and in our community. WES wants to recognize and celebrate students that demonstrate these behaviors consistently in class, in school, and in our community. WES hopes the students who have earned and deserve this nomination will be celebrated and recognized in our community and at home.

Respect Grade 3: Maddison Burke, Tanvi Asu, Trinity Rubick, Owen DiGiando, Jonathan Castro-Guaman, Evelyn Duchi, Sofia de Faria, Isabella Chagnon, Jake Caldwell, Ester Martins, Milina Pereira, Connor Nelson, Camille Lelis, Julianna Pereira, Yago Mendes

Respect Grade 4: Jullianna Villarroel, Shadeeza Duran Chapa, Mishelle Muyulema Chimborazo, Helysa Ludgerio, Mirella Oliveira, Rhyana Abdon, Anthony Gusniay Guanam, Lisbeth Tenezaca Lema, Cassidy Knapp, Yedxier Soto Colon, Livia Pereira, Matthew Nnyanzi, Owen Taylor, Jonny Tan, Jerimiah (Jay) Bembry, Lucas Santiago, Jullya De Assiss

Respect Grade 5: Nicholas Quickmire, Arya Dunham, Sophia Long, Marley Valenca, Nashwan Sayyed, John Pilamunga Cajilema, Brandon Healey, Izabella Kelly, Demos Gkalios, Lauren Santos, Evan Ballard, Esther Dos Santos, Yasmin DeAssis, Isabelle Braga

Principal Kearnan is pleased to announce the tenth Principal’s Council recognition for 6/16/23. The tenth Council has been nominated for the value of Leadership. Leadership looks all kinds of ways. There are quiet leaders that say little and lead by example and action. There are vocal leaders who lead with words. There are charismatic leaders that others gravitate towards. These students exemplify a type of leadership that our teachers admired and could depend on. They could count on these friends to show others the way to do things and move toward a common goal. We thank these leaders for making Woodland a better community.

Leadership Grade 3: Camden Walker, Ryder Rebecchi, Rian Nashawaty, Bryan Lema Mayancela, Isabella Fournier, Mia Silva, Isaac Marques, Emma Meacham, Penny Wild, Gina Asong, Lilah Kelley Vega, Connor Purtell, Alicia Lins, Shay Schadler, Samyuktha Kodali, Maria Pio

Leadership Grade 4: Jacob Day, Rhea Mendonca-Young, Donovan Voss-Leal, Cayleigh Haynes, Angelo Colesano, Maria Da SIlva, Cece Rizzo, Kaya Moussa, Lais Teles, Geethika Nallu, Elizabeth Jorge, Leah Nelson, Saadiya Sayyed, John Pesantez Namina, Ava Crawley

Leadership Grade 5: Kylie Dupre, Brandon DiGiallonardo, Nola Bullock, Alexandra Powers, Neriah Mutegyeki, Mason Fonseca, Estrella Gudiel Carias, Samuel Webster, Cam Baum, Roberto Canenguez Alfaro, Judah Garay, Maria Dos Santos, Grace Iacovelli, Liam Falk, Melissa DeOliveira, Kerollos Sifien

Memorial Elementary School

Memorial held their annual Memorial Day program in May. Students sang Patriotic songs and recited poems related to Memorial Day. In June, students enjoyed field trips, Fun Day, and a Family Math and Reading Night.

Principal Burns, Assistant Principal Ms. Hinnant, and MES staff send best wishes to MES second grade students as they prepare to move on to Woodland Elementary School.  

PTO Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise posted.

Brookside Elementary School

In June, Fun Day and Field Trip took place at Brookside Elementary School. Grade K went to Southwick's Wild Animal Farm; Grade 1 went to the Ecotarium; and Grade 2 went to Capron Park Zoo. Fun Day was full of morning field games and a magician in the afternoon. Thank you to all families and staff who supported programming.

In May, Brookside hosted “Pages, Popcorn and Pajamas” night, a famly reading event; plus its annual Memorial Day Program where students and staff sang Patriotic songs and recited poetry related to Memorial Day. The event was attended by local veterans. 

Brookside held a Grade Two Celebratory Walk to honor second graders moving to Woodland Elementary School. Grade 2 students walked the halls of Brookside. They were announced and received a certificate as they walked through the front door and paraded around the bus loop for families to acknowledge completing their K-2 years at Brookside Elementary School. 

This summer Milford will be installing six permanent classrooms at Brookside to support the space needs due to our growing student population across the district. These classrooms will provide students and teachers with modern learning spaces that will fully meet our educational needs. There will be no access to the back of the building until late August. 

PTO Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise posted.

 

Shining Star Early Childhood Center (SSECC)

SSECC students and staff wish to thank its PTO for sponsoring the June Luau, an event open to students, families and staff of SSECC. Mr. Gerry was the entertainment for the evening. 

PTO Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless otherwise posted.

Family and Community Network (MFCN)

The Milford Family & Community Network CFCE wrapped up its spring session of weekly playgroups catering to young children and their caregivers in May. The MFCN would like to thank families for a great year. The staff enjoyed getting to know families and spending time together in the children's best interest. The MFCN staff is working on fall schedules and wishes to thank Network Helpers for funding upcoming summer playgroups starting in July.

The MFCN Drop-In Summer Playgroups are for children from birth to 60 months and their caregivers. Playgroups will run for four weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 - 11 a.m. Dates include July 11 & 12, July 18 & 19, July 25 & 26, and August 1 & 2. Playgroups are limited in space and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Numbers will be put outside the door at 8:45 a.m. to reserve a space. A red stop sign will be placed outside the door when a group has reached capacity. The MFCN staff asks that you attend only one playgroup weekly to allow all families to participate. Registration is not required. 

MFCN thanks the Board of Celebrate Milford for its very generous donation to further support community youth programs at the MFCN CFCE. The MFCN is grateful to be the recipient of this year's grant. 

For more information on these programs, visit www.milfordpublicschools.com/milfordfcn, email [email protected] or call 508-277-4981. You can also find and follow MFCN on Facebook at "Milford Family & Community Network CFCE".