2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

• Judge Baker Program - a research project designed to target student’s
considered “at risk” for adolescent depression by including them in afterschool
groups to develop skills
• Pierce Holiday Craft Fair
• Pierce Food Drive – collected food for the Milton Food Pantry
• Pierce Toy Drive – Collected toys and gifts for My Brother’s Keeper, a
charitable organization in Easton, MA
• Pierce Families helping Families – Volunteer initiative where Pierce families
helped other Pierce families in need
• Cradles to Crayons
• Holiday Door Decorating Contest
• Saturday School – a 9 week program, funded by a grant to assist students
in improving their MCAS scores
• Global Celebration – Celebration of diversity where community members
were exposed to exhibits of teacher and student work, cultural foods and
entertainment
• The After-School Lego Club participated in a Lego League Robotics
Tournament
• Pierce student Percy Jackson placed in the top tier at the Mythology Bee
• Math Night was held in January 2009
• Honor Roll Breakfasts (held by grade level)
• Tim Bulman (a former Pierce student and NFL player) spoke to the 6-7-
8 grade as a motivational speaker
• March 2009 - Pierce Middle School PTO Presentation MCAS (Milton
Children Achieving Success) - Information Night on how to prepare students
for MCAS testing -March 4, 2009
• March 2009- Shakespeare Now! Theater Company performed “A Midsummer
Nights Dream” for grade 8 students
• An American Heart Association Fund Raiser “Hoops for Heart” was conducted
by the physical education teachers
• March 2009 – Karim Nagi did an assembly for grade 7 students on Arab
culture in music and dance.
• April 2009 – All 8th graders visited the Museum of Fine Arts in April
• May 2009 – The Spring Fling (an evening event for parents) was held as
a PMS fundraiser
• May 2009 – Milton Green Day – PMS students participated in a cleanup
of the Pine Tree Brook
• May 2009 – Literacy Night
• Elizabeth MacElhaney was named “Outstanding Teacher” by MFE.
• June 2009 – Ace Honors Art Show
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