Infinite Campus Parent Portal

The Infinite Campus Parent Portal is now live and parents are able to check grades and attendance for students in grades 3-8.

In order to gain access to the portal please email Donna Conary dconary@milfordsd.org with the following information: your name and student(s) name. Please allow for up to one week for account creation.

Campus Portal Link: https://maine.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/milford.jsp

School News

Updated 11/20/2013

School Photo Retakes

Retakes will be done on Friday, November 22nd. If your child had photoes taken last month you will have received those photos before the 22nd. If your child missed photos and you need a picture envelope to choose your package and make payment, please let the office know.

21st Century Skills

The sixth, seventh and eighth grade students will be introduced to new challenges on November 25th when the teachers share the Meridian Stories website.

http://www.meridianstories.com/

Meridian Stories was created to engage middle and high school students with “. . . the curriculum through competitive / collaborative storytelling that capitalizes on the technological and co-creative tools of this generation’s culture.” The challenges offered will include Language Arts, History, Science, and Mathematics.

http://www.meridianstories.com/challenges/

Students will be able to see the challenges that teachers chose to mentor as they visit each classroom on November 25th. They will then complete a sheet listing their choices, 1 – 6. Students will collaborate in groups of 3 - 4 to create a digital product. After Thanksgiving break, students will be able to work on their project at least once a week.

Even though Meridian Stories is located in Maine, other middle and high schools across the United States will be competing. Brent Pierce, the founder of Meridian Stories, created an authentic learning experience. “They (students) are all evaluated by the real world: media and education professionals, including producers, scientists, writers and teachers, providing students with feedback from beyond the classroom walls.” By participating in the challenges students are preparing for future careers that will be available when students are ready to enter the workforce.

Please visit Meridian Stories site to see an example of a full Challenge. Samples of 2012 – 2013 Student Entry Highlight videos are also available to view.

Eighth Grade Fundraiser

The next fundraiser will be December 6, 2013. A Fun Afternoon for Grades 3,4 & 5 students ONLY. Admission is $3, which includes a movie, face painting and an arts and craft activity. Concessions will include homemade cookies, chips, soda for $.50 each. Check out the WikiSpace for fundraiser information. http://grade8info.wikispaces.com/

Grade 6 – News

Sixth grade students just completed a major project on the sixteen counties of Maine.

Grade 7 - News

Seventh grade students are exploring Egypt in Social Studies. They are studying hieroglyphics and communication, tombs and afterlife, the pyramids, the great leaders and pharaohs, science and technology, life as an ancient Egyptian and the secrets of a lost empire. Having the laptops this year has really helped bring history alive for the students.

Grade 8 – News

Students completed a major project, Constitution for Immigrants, in Social Studies and will be working on Westward Expansion. After viewing several examples of digital storytelling ELA students are in the process of creating their own digital stories. Students brainstormed ideas, created an outline, storyboard and script prior to creating the video. Looking at camera angles and effects of camera position will help students to create desired emotional effects within their story.

The eighth grade WikiSpace can be located to view Mr. Kidder and Mrs. Voyer’s classes at http://grade8info.wikispaces.com/