T O W N O F M IL T O N

Our school calendar at Pierce is always packed with events and the 2010-11 year was no exception. We began in late August with our new Student OrientationNight, which includes providing information and a tour for studentsnew to the Milton Public Schools for 2010-11 year. We also run a Grade SixStudent Information Night where specific information is given along with atour for parents/guardians of all new incoming grade six students.In September, we participated in a National Day of Service – CommunityProject in which volunteers collected items and assembled care packages tosend to the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was to honor and rememberthose lost on September 11, 2001. We also had a student in grade eight whowon second place in the 13th Annual Quincy Artsfest in the Young Artist category.One of our teachers, Mme Safizadeh, received honorable mention in theSeventh Annual Lesson Plan Competition sponsored by the University of Arizona’sCenter for Middle Eastern Studies, and we also participated in the GrandCafe Fundraiser through our PTO.In October, our students attended the John Halligan event at which he gavetwo presentations to the entire student body – an emotional yet very informativepresentation about the ramifications of bullying. We also hosted 115 parents/guardiansfrom the Aquarius Team for a pot-luck dinner. We also held ourannual “280 Luncheon,” — a special lunch for all students who scored 280 ontheir Math and/or Science MCAS tests last spring. “La Chantrie”, an accomplishedhigh school chorus from Milton Academy also came to perform for ourFrench Immersion students in October.In November, Pierce hosted “One Goal, One Community: Moving BeyondBullying and Empowering for Life,” and event organized by Dr. Greg Hall anda group of Bentley students, along with a select group of MHS and PMS students.They conducted an assembly relating to bullying and the students (allrepresentatives from the Peer Mediation Program) gave a brief description ofthe program.In December, we hosted Author and Poet Sara Holbrook who offered an assemblyfor grade six students and held in-class writing workshops for variousclasses. Our students also took part in the Barnes and Noble Book Fair sponsoredby the PTO as well as the Student Council Toy Drive which gave students/familiesthe opportunity to donate new toys for kids in need. The toyswere given to an organization called “My Brother’s Keeper” which collected,wrapped and distributed toys around the greater Boston communities. In addition,the Pierce PTO, in conjunction with the Pierce Guidance Staff continuedwith the Families Helping Families initiative. This is a program where membersof the Pierce Community made donations (cash, gift cards, or baked goods)to help families who need additional support during the holidays. We also held214