Thank You
On behalf of the faculty and staff of Medway Middle School, I extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our families for the delicious soup luncheon that MSPTO sponsored for us before Thanksgiving. We truly appreciate the thoughtfulness of this gesture. Walking into a beautifully decorated faculty room to enjoy a warm home-prepared lunch was a much-needed treat. We certainly feel appreciated and lucky to be part of the Medway community. Thank you!
Winter Concerts
All Medway Middle School families are invited to join us for our Winter Concerts. These special events will take place in the High School Auditorium. Tickets are not needed. We hope you can join us to celebrate the season and enjoy the talents of our students.
Band Concert
Tuesday, December 12
5th & 8th Grade - 6:30 PM
6th & and 7th Grade - 7:30 PM
Chorus Concert
Tuesday, December 19
6:30 pm
Middle School Food Drive
Medway Middle School is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Medway Food Pantry. The drive will run from Wednesday, December 6th through Wednesday, December 13th.Please help us by donating non-perishable food items. All items will be collected during homeroom periods. Prior to donating we ask that you check the expiration date on donated items. For safety reasons, pantries can not distribute expired items. Please review additional guidelines outlined on this helpful flyer.
Grade 5 & 6 Movie and Pizza Afternoon- Wednesday, 12/13
Medway Middle is having a movie matinee on Wednesday December 13th from 2 to 4 after school. We are showing Disney Pixars Elemental. There will be a break halfway through the movie to serve pizza, please note that drinks will not be included, so we ask that the kids bring their own. The cost for this event will be $3. Also there is no late bus on a Wednesday, so students will need a ride home when the movie is over. All of this information can be found on the permission slip that will be sent home with your students.
Peer Leaders to Visit 6th Grade Classrooms
This year, we will continue the implementation of the World of Difference Peer Leader Program at Medway Middle School. One goal of this program is to further educate students on our District’s core values. We feel strongly that providing our students with additional learning experiences will provide them a valuable opportunity to learn and understand who they are as individuals and the importance of respecting, accepting, and celebrating human differences.
This fall, we identified students in grades 7 and 8 to become Peer Leaders. Peer Leaders participated in three full days of training and continued to meet after school weekly to plan lessons to share with our 6th grade students. The first of these lessons will take place on Friday, December 16th. The themes for the first lesson are self-identity and making connections with others. Peer Leaders plan to establish norms for respectful discussions and then lead sixth-graders in two activities.
We would like to thank our Peer Leaders for their dedication to this program and their willingness to share their learning with others. Special thanks are also extended to our faculty advisors Jennifer Lindsey and Julie Lafferty
Lost and Found- Please claim items by December 21st
Community Service members have been busy serving Medway Middle School by organizing our Lost and Found items. They have spent time hanging the found items in the hopes that our students will find any of their lost items. Please have your children look through our Lost and Found table before December 21st. If these items are not claimed by their rightful owners then they will be donated to a much needed organization.
Ski Club Sponsored by MSPTO- Application Deadline is 12/15!
The Medway Secondary Parent Teacher Organization (MSPTO) is once again offering the opportunity to ski/snowboard at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, MA this winter. This program will run six consecutive weeks on Friday afternoons beginning January 5, 2024.
The program is paid directly to Wachusett Mountain online. The minimum fee to Wachusett will be $179. You may add equipment rental fees and lessons. Equipment fittings will be done once we arrive the first night.
A separate check for $180 needs to be submitted to MSPTO for transportation. This includes a luxury coach bus to and from the mountain. Chaperones will be riding the bus and be available at the mountain. The buses depart for Wachusett Mountain at the end of the school day on Friday and return back to the school at approximately 9:00 PM that night.
Participation in this program and rental equipment availability will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. In the past we have been oversubscribed and forced to turn students away. So please respond quickly.
The registration must be done online through Wachusett.
Registration at Mt. Wachusett starts October 18, 2023
Parents Step ONE: Go to wachusett.com/schoolgroups
Parents Step TWO: Enter this code: MMSCH to access your program’s form
The Liability Waiver / Medical Consent Form must be returned with full payment for transportation by December 15, 2023 to the address on this flyer. Due to school policies, you MUST mail the application. It cannot be handed in at the school.
The deadline for applications is December 15, 2023
For any questions, please contact Tina Ouellette, Program Coordinator, at ouellette310@msn.com or 617-620-9764 We look forward to seeing you on the slopes!!
Wachusetts Student Ski Program Information Flyer
Family Engagement Survey
As Dr. Pires shared in a recent communication, Medway Public Schools is asking all families to participate in a Family Engagement Survey. This information is being collected as part of our continuing efforts to understand your experiences with school staff and other families at your child(ren)'s school(s). Your responses on this survey will help us develop a better understanding of your experiences and, in turn, allow us to work to establish practices to more meaningfully foster relationships between you, the teachers, the principal, and other families at your child(ren)'s school(s). You only need to complete one survey per family. Your responses are voluntary and will be confidential. You will not be individually identified. No one will know how you answered, and there will be no follow-up contact from the school. Please think about your child(ren) who attends our school(s) as you respond.
The survey link can be found here.
Medway Secondary Parent Teacher Organization
Please take a moment to review the MSPTO meeting dates for the 2023-2024 school year. We encourage all families to attend at least one MSPTO meeting this year.
- January 24, 2024 at 7pm on Zoom
- March 20, 2024 at 7pm on Zoom
- April 24, 2024 at 7pm in the MMS Library
- May 22, 2024 at 7pm in the MHS Guidance area
Say Something Anonymous Reporting System
Last week, our students participated in the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System training.
The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System training supported youth and adults to recognize warning signs -- especially within social media -- of individuals who may be in crisis and to tell a trusted adult directly or via the anonymous reporting system.
Specifically, the Say Something program educates participants to:
Recognize the warning signs of someone who may be at risk of harming themselves or others.
Take every warning sign and threat seriously; act immediately to get help by talking to a trusted adult OR reporting it through the telephone hotline, mobile app, or website that is available 24/7/365 days a year.
Sustain the curriculum and awareness via student clubs, in-school activities, call-to-action weeks, and ongoing training.
Students can report a tip in the following ways:
- Tell a trusted adult
- Report a tip through the telephone hotline that is available 24/7/ 365 days year
- 1-844-5-SAYNOW
- Utilize the mobile app
- Say Something SHP
- Report a tip through the website that is available 24/7/365 days a year
December
December 6-13 Medway Middle School Food Drive
December 12- Winter Band Concert at Medway High School
December 13- Grade 5 & 6 Movie & Pizza Afternoon 2-4pm
December 15- Peer Leaders visit Grade 6 Classrooms
December 15- Ski Club Applications Due
December 19- Winter Chorus Concert at Medway High School 6:30pm
December 22- Half Day 11:02 Dismissal
December 25-January 1- Winter Vacation
January 2- School Resumes
