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Welcome Mrs. Silk
| The Dr. Lewis S. Libby School family would like to welcome our new principal Mrs. Lynn Silk. Mrs. Silk comes to us from the Viola Rand School in Bradley where she has served as the principal for the past three years. Prior to working in Bradley, Mrs. Silk was the assistant principal here at the Libby School, so she is a familiar face to many teachers, students and parents. Mrs. Silk grew up in Orono where she continues to live with her husband and youngest son, a senior at Orono High School. Mrs. Silk has two other grown sons who are currently deployed overseas—one as an Army Blackhawk crew chief in Afghanistan, and one as an Air Force security forces airmen in Qatar. Mrs. Silk is thrilled to have the opportunity to rejoin the Libby School team |
Chaisson Field Re-Dedicaton
| On Friday, June 13th the Lewis Libby school community gathered to honor the Chaisson family, recognize the generosity of our donors and volunteers who helped make the the newly renovated Chaisson Field possible. The Student Council presented framed and autographed baseball and softball team photos to Thomas & Brenda Thorton, Julie & Randy Madden of Randall Madden Trucking, and Fernald Madden of FA Madden Inc. Tony Madden of AW Madden Inc, Joe & Sue Cyr, and Shawn Small were also recognized but were not in attendance. The ceremony culminated with the unveiling of the new Chaisson Field sign, which was purchased with funds raised from the recent faculty vs. students game and a speech by baseball team representative, Stephen Lilly and softball representative, Meagan Cousins thanking the family and donors for the opportunity to have a wonderful home spring sports season. |
Milford Gifted and Talented Program
Students in grades 3-8 have been identified and are being pulled for G/T for one fifty-minute period for enrichment. Grades 3-5 are given one period for both math and ELA. Grades 6-8 are pulled for one period for each subject., 50 minutes donated to ELA and 50 minutes to Math. Students qualifying for Gifted and Talented in math have been utilizing the ALEKS computer based program which customizes itself to the student’s ability and teaches them through tutoring sessions. The G/T Coordinator works with them on the computers and provides reinforcement when needed. Students also participate in challenges where they use their math knowledge to complete timed math puzzles. Students are encouraged to use ALEKS at home as well as at school. Since it is a web based program, it is accessible at any computer connected to the Internet. Students qualifying for Gifted and Talented in ELA are working on expanding their vocabulary by learning words that have been identified as SAT words. They stretch their minds and try to memorize flash cards with clever pictures and sayings on them. Students are frequently quizzed and review words from previous sessions. Students in grades 5-8 have been working on the production of a monthly school newspaper. They are developing their writing skills as well as their knowledge of journalism. Articles they write can vary from powerful opinion pieces to evaluating a survey conducted in the middle school. Students in grades 3 and 4 are working on reading and discussing challenging literature. They read independently and then have small group discussions with their peers, evaluating the text, identifying rich vocabulary words, and making connections to other books they may have read. We have a very active GT program at this time and next year we have plans to offer GT in the areas of Social Studies and Science too. |
National Teacher Appreciation Week
On behalf of the entire Milford School Committee and with great regard and appreciation for all you do, we would like to honor each and every employee of the Dr. Lewis S. Libby School for your dedication and service. Each of you truly make a difference in the lives of our students. Behind the success of our school stands each of you. Thank you, Scott, Julia, Michael, Bethany, and Ann Milford School Committee |
Honor Students and Parents Feast on Educational Excellence
| Honor students and their parents gathered Tuesday morning for an academic breakfast at the Dr. Lewis S. LIbby school. This special breakfast is held at the close of each semester to provide recognition and celebration for academic excellence. |
| These students have worked extremely hard to meet or exceed rigorous academic standards and have been bestowed the academic distinction of Honors or High Honors. For a student to receive Honors, they must have an 88 average in all subjects and no grade below an 85. To receive High Honors, students must have and average of 93 with no grade below 90. |
| As part of the breakfast, students and parents were provided an array of breakfast choices including meats, eggs, fruit, muffins, and cereal. As they ate Principal Leonard and Assistant Principal Cyr individually recognized each honor student with a warm congratulatory handshake and certificate of achievement. |
| As the students have come to know, Mr Leonard is not your father's Principal. He is young and as part of his exuberant youth he has developed a substantial repertoire of handshakes. Some of his finest examples were on display for this special occasion . A great time was had be all !!! |
Please visit the Honor page of the website to recognize and celebrate these fine students and their wonderful academic acheivement. This semester saw the addition of 10 new honor students which is a testament to the hard work of our students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Congratulations to all !!!!
Welcome Sarah James
We have been fortunate to find a high quality candidate such as Sarah to replace Ms. A dami. She had been working at Asa Adams as an educational technician, specifically around Title 1 and literacy instruction. She was team-teaching with several of the teachers at Asa Adams all year. They all shared that it was nice to work with a professional such as Sarah, because they knew leaving their students in her care meant that they would continue to get a high quality educational experience. Mrs. O’Roak, the principal of Asa Adams was also helpful in allowing Sarah to leave with less than two weeks notice. This past Friday, Sarah threw a party of her students and parents so they could get to know her. We have found a gem in Sarah James. She is a great addition to our team! |
Friday Feb. 8th
Family Valentine's Dance Big Success!!!
The Dr. Lewis S. Libby Family Valentine’s Dance becomes a big success. The Dance was held at the school on Friday night to raise money for the PTO and the family of Cheryl White who lost their home in a recent fire. Approximately 75 families, including the White family, attended the dance accounting for over 150 participants. The students ranged from Kindergarten age to 8th grade. The parents ranged from, well, let’s not go there. The young women were stunning in their beautiful even gowns and dresses and the gentlemen were dashing in their suit jackets and ties. Music was provided by Darin Abbot who did a wonderful entertaining all ages. The locomotion, YMCA, and the chicken dance were big hits. The young ladies and gentlemen danced with their families and with each other. Above the dance floor on the stage, families gathered with Beth Morin to have their photographs taken. After working up an appetite and thirst on the dance floor families visited the cafeteria which was filled with almost every treat one could imagine. Tables were lined with fruit, vegetables, cup cakes, brownies, cookies, fudge, popcorn and much more. Coffee, fruit punch and water was served. Refreshments were donated by Lewis S. Libby staff members, families and local merchants such as Hannaford, Governors, and MacDonald’s. Thank you to the Lewis S. Libby PTO and all the other volunteers for such a wonderful evening and family event. |
