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Workshop to Support Medway Middle School Student’s Study of Shakespeare

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Workshop to Support Medway Middle School Student’s Study of Shakespeare

MEDWAY –Reading Shakespeare for the first time is often a challenge, but students at Medway Middle School will get a helping hand at deciphering the Bard’s famous works this week.

On Thursday, April 25, seventh grade English Language Arts (ELA) students will participate in an interactive workshop by Shakesperience Productions, Inc., a nonprofit theater company, based out of Connecticut. The workshops will be held during ELA class times in the auditorium.

During the workshop, actors will help students familiarize themselves with the basics of reading and performing Shakespeare’s plays. Students will learn about literary devices and language as they explore the spoken word and act out famous scenes.

Students were given a packet prior to the workshop that includes excerpts from plays including “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “As You Like It.”

The interactive workshop was generously funded by the Medway Middle School Parent Teacher Organization.

“We want students to understand that while Shakespeare’s works can be challenging, they can also be fun,” said Medway Middle School Principal Craig Juelis. “This workshop will give students the tools they need not only to comfortably read and understand Shakespeare’s works, but to enjoy these plays and appreciate their literary value.”

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Fourth Graders at Medway’s Burke-Memorial School Begin Fresh Season with Medway Community Farm

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Fourth Graders at Medway’s Burke-Memorial School Begin Fresh Season with Medway Community Farm

MEDWAY — Burke-Memorial Elementary School Principal Amanda Luizzi is pleased to announce that the school’s fourth grade students will once again be visiting the Medway Community Farm this spring to help grow various vegetables and herbs, while learning about farming and agriculture.

The partnership between the school and the farm was started over 10 years ago by fourth grade teacher LeeAnn Nash, who retired last year. This year, teacher Krysten Hickman will be leading the program.

“What started off as two classrooms visiting the farm has evolved into all fourth grade students at Burke-Memorial taking part in this comprehensive and educational experience,” Principal Luizzi said. “The farmers do a fantastic job of teaching our students how a farm operates and all of the hard work and effort that goes into growing something from a seedling and later selling it at the farm stand.”

As part of the school’s community service learning project requirement, all 168 fourth graders will go to the farm four times this spring, beginning this week.

Students will learn about how a farm operates, the science behind how plants grow and the importance of such skills. They will plant several herbs and vegetables, tend to them as they grow and then harvest them. In the past, students have grown bok choy, radishes, kale, kohlrabi, beets and lettuce.

The program ends in June with the students washing their harvested veggies and herbs, preparing the food for sale and then selling their harvest at the farm stand. Students will hand out recipes for the food they’ve grown and learn about customer service and helping patrons of the farm stand.

The partnership has been so successful that the school started a satellite garden on the school’s campus. Each second grade and third grade class will plant a bed on the site so they can learn about farming and gardening basics prior to visiting the farm in the fourth grade. Teachers Danielle Witter and Nicole Ball lead the satellite garden program.

The program is generously sponsored by the Medway Elementary Parent Teacher Association.

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Medway’s Burke-Memorial Elementary School Holds Annual Heritage Day Celebration

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medway’s Burke-Memorial Elementary School Holds Annual Heritage Day Celebration

MEDWAY – Burke-Memorial Elementary School Principal Amanda Luizzi is pleased to share that second grade students recently participated in their annual Heritage Day celebration.

On Thursday and Friday, April 4-5, the second graders were able to share their heritage research projects with their families, followed by a celebration in the cafeteria. The celebration included poems and songs celebrating different heritages. The guests then gathered in “Heritage Hall” (the Burke-Memorial gymnasium) to sample food items from around the world.

“Participating in this celebration each year allows our students to learn about and appreciate their heritage and what helps makes them who they are,” Principal Luizzi said.

As a special addition to this year’s Heritage Day activities, the second grade classes partnered with the Revels organization. Revels, located in Watertown, explores and celebrates the traditions of world cultures through theater and music.

Revels hosted a six-week program with the second grade students. Each class met with Revels actors and musicians to learn about and practice a traditional Mummers play. Mummers plays are seasonal folk plays originally performed by troupes of actors from the British Isles, but later expanded to other parts of the world. Each second grade class performed a Mummers play as part of Heritage Day this year.

The Revels partnership was made possible by a Medway Foundation for Education grant, written by second grade teachers Megan Munger and Marybeth Curran.

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Medway Middle and High School Music Programs Earn Honors at Statewide Competition

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 12, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medway Middle and High School Music Programs Earn Honors at Statewide Competition

MEDWAY — Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to announce that the Medway middle and high school band and chorus programs took home several top honors at the recent Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Choral and Concert Festivals.

The statewide competitions were held on April 5-7 at various high schools across the state.

In total, there were 178 ensembles, over 8,700 student musicians who participated in the Concert Festival and over 4,000 student musicians who took part in the Choral Festival.

The results for the Medway ensembles were as follows:

  • Medway High School Concert Band – Bronze
  • Medway High School Mixed Chorus – Silver
  • Medway High School Treble Chorus – Silver
  • Medway Middle School 8th Grade Concert Band – Bronze

The 8th Grade Concert band played under the direction of Doug Dufrense. The MHS Mixed and Treble Choruses were led by Kendra Nutting. And the MHS Concert Band played under the direction of Amanda Webster.

“We saw tremendous performances by our middle and high school music programs this past weekend,” said Assistant Superintendent Gabrielle Abrams. “Our student musicians and singers practice throughout the year to hone their skills and our instructors work very hard bring out the amazing enthusiasm that we see out of our music department every year.”

MICCA encourages and supports the development of elementary, middle and high school performing ensembles. The competitions over last weekend also included marching band, solo and ensemble performances, all of which were judged by highly qualified adjudicators.

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