PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Family Update - November 21, 2022
MFE Teacher of the Year Program
It’s the time of year when the Milton Foundation for Education recognizes the extraordinary contributions made by MPS educators! The MFE is asking for nominations for Teacher of the Year in each school. Please take a moment to nominate an exceptional teacher here. All details can be found at this link.
Pierce Spring Track Season
The Pierce track and field team will begin its season the week of April 3rd. Track and field is open to all Pierce students. Click here for more information regarding registration and schedules shared by coach John O’Leary. Mr. O’Leary can be reached at joleary@miltonps.org.
Yearbook Sales
The 2022 - 2023 Pierce Yearbook is now on sale. Yearbooks typically sell out, so be sure to reserve your copy now by visiting this link.
SEPAC Updates
Please see below from information from Milton SEPAC.
Participate: We will soon be saying goodbye to the leaders of our Pupil and Personnel Services, Mark Harrison (March 31) and Susan Maselli (June 30) This is a significant leadership transition for our community, and it is happening in conjunction with central leadership transition. Please stay tuned and engaged – this is an important time for us!
Advocate: Did you know you have a SEPAC school rep who meets monthly with your school principal to discuss staffing, programming, and issues of inclusion? Find your school representative here.
Educate: Attend the next SEPAC sponsored Federation for Children with Special Needs workshop: Evaluation and Eligibility Monday, March 27th 6:30 p.m., followed by Parent Speak. This workshop is on Zoom and will be presented in the Tucker School Library, followed by a Parent Speak meeting from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Ramadan Food Drive
In partnership with Milton Muslim Neighbors and Milton Interfaith Clergy Association, MPS supports the Ramadan Food Drive.
From Thursday, March 22nd to Friday, April 21th, bring your donation of dry goods and hygiene items to any of our schools. Join your Muslim neighbor in this effort, as Ramadan is a very special time of year for Muslims to do good deeds. All details can be found here.
Congratulations to 6th Grader Nile Hennick!
The Boston Children's Museum has selected Nile as one of four area artists to create new posters for the entrance to the museum's KidStage exhibit. Nile was the only child selected to participate, and his artwork will be on display at the museum for several years. The poster will feature Nile's original characters "The Doom Shrooms," a group of chaos-creating cartoon mushrooms.
FAME Mattress Fundraiser
The FAME Mattress Fundraiser is BACK !!
WHEN: Saturday, April 9th, 10am-4pm
WHERE: Milton High School Auditorium
WHAT: Big savings on brand name mattresses, pillows, weighted blankets, sheets, massage chairs and more!! Funds raised go to supporting MPS music department programming, festivals and scholarships!
For more information text MILTON23 to (617) 553-7722, click this link or send an email to MiltonFame@gmail.org.
8th Grade Washington, DC Trip
Click HERE to access Pierce's one-stop site for all things about the 8th grade DC trip. On this site you can find trip information, links to register, the financial assistance form and all trip documents.
If you missed the registration deadline and still want to attend the trip, contact Mr. Smith or Ms. Mazzola.
Food Services
Need lunch menus? They are always posted on the MPS Food Service website linked here. As a reminder, Massachusetts has extended free school meals for all students through the 2022-2023 school year. This means that one breakfast and one lunch each day will continue to be served at no cost to all students!
Pierce Middle School
Email: wfish@miltonps.org
Website: https://www.miltonps.org/pierce/
Location: 451 Central Avenue, Milton, MA, USA
Phone: (617)696-4568