Important Dates:

Oct. 16 - Stacy Fright Night - Grades 6 & 7

Oct. 17 - Stacy Fright Night - Grade 8

Oct. 25 - Brookside Monster Mash

Oct. 28 - Multilingual Parent Advisory Council Meeting - 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 - Woodland Trunk or Treat

Oct. 30 - Homecoming Football Game - vs. Franklin - 6 p.m.

Nov. 11 - No School - Veterans' Day

District News:

Our Family Resource Center (FRC) is open and available (189 Main Street) to help families with changes to their contact information. Please share with your child’s school any changes to:

•   Your address

•   Phone number(s)

•   Emergency contact(s)

•   Email addresses

The Milford Public Schools would like to thank Imperial Cars and the Cram-the-Van program. They dropped off hundreds of backpacks and boxes of school supplies. We can’t thank Mr. Mike Penner and his team from Imperial Cars enough for their generosity.

We'd also like to thank our friends at NRIVA for dropping off a hundred backpacks stuffed with school supplies. We are incredibly grateful to Mr. Bharad Vajrapu and his community support organization for their donation.

Woodland Elementary School:

Woodland School and the MPS would like to express our appreciation to Burlington Stores and Adopt-a-Classroom for their generous donation of $5,000 for school supplies. This donation will help provide materials in Art, Music, Science. Social Studies, Literacy, Math, and Physical Education classes at Woodland. Thank you!

The Woodland counseling staff launched their first series of S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning) lessons with each classroom.  The first lesson focused on belonging and establishing relationships. Thank you to Ms. Albondi, Ms. D'Attilio, Ms. Dolan, and Ms. Polimeno for developing and leading these lessons. This is also a wonderful way for students to become familiar and comfortable with our counseling staff.This is the first in a series of six lessons to be delivered throughout the year with the following goals:

•  Helping students feel positive about attending school each day, and

•  Supporting students in managing their emotions in an age appropriate manner. 

Woodland Elementary School received notification that it has been designated a "2024-2025 Special Olympics Massachusetts Unified Champion School." This designation signifies that Woodland is dedicated to "embracing diversity, promoting equity, and empowering students to be change advocates." This is a great honor for the Woodland community!

Shining Star Early Childhood Center:

Shining Star would like to shine a Staff Spotlight on some of their staff members:

•  Ms. Michelle Costa. Ms. Costa was nominated because she is an invaluable help and resource to our school community. She is not only kind and supportive to our families, but also an outstanding colleague. She always has a warm smile on her face and is willing to go the extra mile to support others. Whether it's helping a student, assisting a parent, or being a team player with staff, Ms. Costa consistently shows dedication, positivity, and compassion. We truly appreciate her and feel incredibly lucky to work alongside her every day.

•  Ms. Denise Martelli. Ms. Martelli was nominated because she is truly a Shining Star team player. She is eager to help and support her colleagues whenever she can. She goes the extra mile for our students and makes their day at school a great one. We appreciate Ms. Martelli!

•  Ms. Lisa Pinette. Not only is Ms. Pinette amazing with our students with her sweet nature, she is also one of the kindest people. She is always there to listen and has a special way of making everyone feel welcome. We are so lucky to have Ms. Pinette at Shining Star!

•  Ms. Caitlyn Verdura. Ms. Verdura is the epitome of what it means to be a preschool teacher. Her patience, warmth, compassion and wonderful sense of humor, creates a classroom where her students feel at home, safe and loved. The children adore Ms. Verdura and so do the staff that work alongside her.