2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
The meetings focused on academics, motivation, achievement, extracurricular<br />
activities and so much more.<br />
High School Mentoring Program – on December 18, 2008 mentors from the<br />
high school visited each <strong>of</strong> the 8th grade homerooms to speak to the entire 8th<br />
grade student body. The topic <strong>of</strong> their presentation/discussion was Citizenship,<br />
Respect, and Achievement.<br />
We were pleased at the accomplishment <strong>of</strong> Madeleine Collins, a seventhgrader<br />
who represented Pierce and the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Milton</strong> at the Regional Spelling<br />
Bee and placed fourth out <strong>of</strong> 25 finalists.<br />
Despite budget cuts, we maintained a wide variety <strong>of</strong> programs for students<br />
at all levels at the Pierce Middle School, including:<br />
• World Languages – Latin, French Immersion, Spanish<br />
• Science: Collaboration with UMass/Boston’s WISP program<br />
• Music – Band, Chorus, Strings, Music Appreciation, Electronic Keyboarding,<br />
General Music, Jazz Band<br />
• Visual Arts – General Art and ACE Program (Honors Art)<br />
• Drama — The Pierce Players did a fantastic job with, “The Secret<br />
School” in January and “Mulan” in June<br />
• Athletics – Physical Education and After School Traveling Boys and Girls<br />
Basketball Team (8th grader only)<br />
• Special Ed – Full Inclusion Model for Math and English in grades 7th and<br />
8th<br />
We are pleased to report a number <strong>of</strong> special programs we coordinated during<br />
the school year. We sponsored a French Exchange Program with students<br />
fro Ste. Marcel, France here in the fall <strong>of</strong> 2008 and our students traveled to<br />
France in April <strong>2009</strong>. In addition, a group <strong>of</strong> seventh-grade French teachers<br />
took 30 students to Quebec City in May <strong>2009</strong>. We also organized a trip with a<br />
small group <strong>of</strong> 8th grade students, who had the opportunity to travel to Washington,<br />
DC during the Memorial Day weekend. In addition, we sponsored the<br />
following programs:<br />
• New Student Orientation and Parent Tour (August 2008) – for families<br />
that are new to the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Milton</strong> and the <strong>Milton</strong> Public Schools<br />
• New student luncheon held at all grade levels for students new to the <strong>Milton</strong><br />
Public Schools<br />
• Drama Field Trip to Huntington Theater in September 2008 to see a<br />
Shakespearian Play<br />
• Urban Improvisation Program held in October 2008 for grade 6 students<br />
to assist children with strategies regarding bullying<br />
246
Change language