Dear Middle School Families,
It was so good to see so many of you at our math department coffee and at conferences yesterday. Thank you for your engagement in our program and for partnering with our faculty—educational research is replete with studies that demonstrate the importance of the home-school partnership.
Next week, second semester begins. For our students that has little effect on their schedules with the exception of a swap of performing arts and visual arts courses in the seventh and eighth grades. More significantly, the beginning of the spring semester means the return of Debbie Simon from her fall sabbatical! We’re all looking forward to having Debbie back in the Middle School. She will continue her remarkable and influential work with our speech team, drama program and support of English courses, as well contribute to student projects. This is Debbie’s final semester at Milton before she retires at the end of the year. We’re eager to learn as much from her as we can while we still have her here.
In this week’s Middle School Newsletter, you will find two special reflections: a Faculty Voice by Middle School counselor Nicci King, and a Student Voice by eighth-grade student John H. I hope you enjoy both articles as much as I have. Today’s Newsletter also includes information about the week ahead, our newest Mustangs of the Week, an announcement for our next special ASP program, and more.
Best,
Will