Melican Middle School Informational Update: Melican Memo - November 7

Robert E. Melican Middle School Educational Excellence for All Students 145 Lincoln Street, Northborough, MA 01532 Phone: 508-351-7020 - Fax: 508-351-7006 Melican Memo | November 7, 2025   A student shares her math thinking with the class.  Students work on their painted essays in ELA.  Students in science class engage in a heated debate about the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Dear Melican Families - We hope you have a nice weekend. In honor of Veterans Day, we extend a thank-you to our veterans and our military families. We are aware of a TikTok trend involving Post-It Notes folded into "darts" sometimes equipped paper clip or staple tips. These can be dangerous and are disruptive to learning. We are connecting directly with students and their families as needed, but we would also appreciate your support in reminding students that participating in this trend is counterproductive to their learning and may result in consequences at school.  Thank you for your support in providing our students with a cell phone free school day. We are asking for your help in locating any extra Yondr pouches that may have inadvertently been removed from school. Please ask your children to check their bags for any Yondr pouches - they can return them to any of the Yondr bins or to the office.  Interscholastic Basketball for seventh and eighth graders begins soon. If your children are interested in trying out, please register here.  Please reach out with any questions. Respectfully, Michelle T. Karb, Principal Gretchen M. Bean, Assistant Principal  Important Dates November 10 - MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey; Grade 8 Fun Night @ Roller Kingdom (6-8 p.m.) November 11 - No School - Veterans Day November 14 - 7th Grade Fun Night 6-8 p.m. November 20 - Report Cards shared with families at 3:00 p.m. November 26 - Early Release - Dismissal @ 10:45; 7th grade field trip to Bowlero  November 27 and 28 - No School December 3 - School Committee December 19 - Grade 8 Students visit Algonquin - details coming December 23 - Early Release @ 10:45 December 24-January 2 - December Break