Brooks News
The Brooks "Rocked Their Socks" in honor of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day
Brooks Updates provided by the Brooks School PTO.
CCSR students are working together to oversee a school-wide “Coin Challenge” to mostly benefit Boston Children's Hospital. A small amount of the contributions will be used to support a project to “Keep Our Mail Carriers Safe”.
4th and 5th Grade students involved in CCSR at the Brooks have launched a community service project to clean-up trash around our city called “Lift the Litter.”
4th Grade CCSR Students Offer Dog Walking Services to benefit the Animal Rescue League of Boston
In partnership with state and local advocates, Medford Public Schools has launched the Safe Routes to School family travel survey. Please take a moment to complete it!
The responses will help us identify routes and other resources to encourage and enable more Medford students to walk, bike, and roll to school.
Today’s Memo includes:
- High School Building Committee Seeking Members
- Help the MHS Ethics Bowl Team Compete in North Carolina
- Medford Jumpstart Music Camp
- Registration is Open for Summer Fun 2024
- Become a "Swing Set Superstar" and Support the New McGlynn Playground
- Job Openings in Medford Public Schools
MHS students Gabriel Nascimento and Riz Shrestha represented Medford in the first annual Massachusetts Invention Convention. They presented the design process of their original prototypes to judges from industry and the MIT Lemelson Center at the convention, held at Hopkinton High School.
Based on the team's victories at the New England Ethics Bowl and Regional Playoffs, Medford High School's Ethics Bowl Team has qualified for the 2024 National High School Ethics Bowl.
On Wednesday, March 20, Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent hosted an Information Session for Grade 5 parents to share details and answer questions about the 2024 Middle School Lottery process. View the presentation or watch a video recording of the Zoom meeting.
Today’s Memo includes:
- Middle School Lottery Information Session
- Medford-Malden Transition Fair
- Registration is Open for Summer Fun 2024
- Become a "Swing Set Superstar" and Support the New McGlynn Playground
- Job Openings in Medford Public Schools
Last week, local author Maureen Harrington and her inspirational pup, Ivy, joined Medford elementary school students and their families for an interactive reading and discussion of Ivy the Very Determined Dog.
Thank you, Ms. Harrington, Ivy, Reading Department faculty and elementary administrators for this great event! Special thanks to the Roberts Elementary School for hosting the meet-and-greet.
On Friday, March 8, Medford High School hosted the first World Language Festival. The festival took place in the lobby of Medford High School and featured performances from Medford High World Language classes.
CCSR 4th grade students have teamed up to save cafeteria food that has been historically tossed in the trash.
From the desk of Mrs. Demos