MMS Newsletter February 2023
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week ending February 3, 2023

Principal's Note
Hope that all is well with everyone as we all prepare for a quick deep freeze over this weekend. Hopefully short lived but please be safe and stay warm.
Things are going well here at MMS as we are in the middle of our second tri-mester. Today, we will be sending home progress reports with your students. Please check in with them and see how they are progressing in Tri-mester II.
Please take time to review the newsletter below to see all the wonderful happenings at MMS. I am so proud of all the work that our teachers and students are doing this year, well done!
Enjoy,
Paul
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14th - **VALENTINES DAY**
20th - 24th - **FEBRUARY BREAK**
20th - President's Day

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6th & 7th Grade Dance
TONIGHT, 5:30pm - 7:30pm held in the MMS Cafeteria
6 & 7 Grade Glow in the Dark/Valentine Dance
Friday, Feb. 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm
MMS Cafeteria
There will be snacks/drinks for purchase.
There will be a DJ, dancing, games and lots of fun.
We hope to see everyone there!!
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Progress Reports Sent Home Today!!
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MCAS Dates - 2023
MMS Spring MCAS Dates:
Grade 8 ELA : April 11 and April 12
Grade 6 & 7 ELA : April 25 and April 26
Grade 8 Math : May 10 and May 11
Grade 6 & 7 Math : May 17 and May 18
Grade 8 STE : May 23 and May 24
Please place these dates somewhere to remember. It is important that we do all that we can to have students attending during these dates as we have a small window in which to complete testing. We appreciate your support in students being present during testing.
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Grade 6 News
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Grade 7 News
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Grade 8 End of Year Activities (EOY)
As it states below, grade eight teachers are hard at work planning for the end of the year for our grade 8 students. These activities include, promotion ceremony, grade 8 dance, field day and other activities. We do have tentative dates for these activities that we will share shortly. Although our winter this year has been mild we still have a few more weeks. We will send out EOY dates to families at the beginning of March. Please also stay tuned for their volunteer request. Looking forward to a great end of year with our grade eight students!
Thanks,
Paul
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Grade 8 News
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DESE Tiered Focused Monitoring Review 2023
Millis Public Schools
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February Social Emotional Corner
Community Citizenship

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Please see below some resources for parents and guardians that are available to all.
What is Active Parenting of Teens?
A comprehensive program to help parents through the often tumultuous years of 11-16. Each session also shows parents how to handle sensitive issues. Below is the covered curriculum that caregivers will engage in. They will have the opportunity to complete “Home Activities” and come back to the group the next week for support and follow up.
ALL of PPAL's programing is 100% Free.
SESSION I – The Active Parent
Teens today
Styles of parenting
Control vs. influence
Mutual respect
The method of choice
SESSION II – Winning Cooperation
Who owns the problem?
Active communication with teens
The key of encouragement
SESSION III – Responsibility & Discipline
Logical consequences and more
Problem-solving with FLAC
SESSION IV – Building Courage, Redirecting Misbehavior
The Think-Feel-Do Cycle
Courage and self-esteem
Five goals of teen behavior
Eliminating power struggles
SESSION V – Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence
Reducing the risks
Overview of the issues
Prevention strategies 1-4 (focus on sexuality)
SESSION VI – Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence (continued)
Prevention strategies 5-10 (focus on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs)




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If your family or someone else you know is in need of food assistance, know you are not alone.
The Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry is available to any Millis resident in need.
Location: Church of Christ, Bottom Floor—142 Exchange Street, Millis
Hours of Operation: Saturdays (10am-12pm), and also the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (10am-12pm).
In order to shop at the pantry, all you need is proof of Millis residency, and you will be
registered and can shop the same day.
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are struggling.
More information can be found at the following website: Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry
(millisfoodpantry.com)
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Please help support our Millis MS/HS Library and click on the link below to view books available for purchase to donate to the library. Thank you for your continued support!!
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NEW STAND WITH AN IPAD FOR ACCESS TO THE CATALOG


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Millis Middle Athletics
Please click on the link below for Millis MS/HS Sports News and Schedules!!
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Millis Middle Extracurricular Offerings



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Unified Arts

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Art Department
6th grade art students looked at traditional Chinese Scroll Paintings. They created their own images and folded them into lanterns in celebration of Lunar New Year which begins on January 22.
Follow the Millis Middle School art room on Instagram
@radartroom

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Softball and Baseball Clinic Information
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HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!! STAY WARM!!

