We hope you have been saving October 24 and 25, the dates for Parents’ Weekend, and that you plan to spend as much time as possible at school on one or both of those days. Please come and share in your children’s school lives by visiting classes, cheering on athletic teams, and meeting advisors, teachers, and fellow parents.

As well as a full day of class visits, we have prepared several special presentations on Friday afternoon and evening. At 3:00 p.m. in Straus Library, we’ll lead a discussion about the realities of drug and alcohol use among adolescents. Then at 4:00 p.m. Robin Robertson, Head of School, will speak on the topic of “Going Forward” at Milton Academy. The Parents’ Association hosts a light dinner at 5:30, followed by a performance at 7:00 p.m. in Kellner: an evening with comedian Jimmy Tingle.

Saturday morning, from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m., will provide further opportunities for you to meet with children’s advisors and teachers, as well as to hear reports on various programs offered at Milton. These sessions, organized by class, are slated to run from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

We want to emphasize the importance of meeting with your child’s advisor. Your conversation with the advisor will help him or her at this early time in the year to play a more effective role in your son or daughter’s life at school. Please urge your son or daughter to make an advisor appointment for you as soon as possible. If you are a parent of a boarding student who is not advised by a member of the House staff, you should also plan to see the House Head.

Many of you will also want to meet with teachers. Teachers will be available until 5:30 on Friday and again on Saturday morning should you wish to discuss your son or daughter’s work in a particular course. Appointments can be made throughout the day on Friday and on Saturday morning. Be sure to go to the registration desk in Wigglesworth Hall on Saturday morning to make appointments with teachers, rather than go directly to teachers’ classrooms. Registering for these appointments will help to alleviate confusion and to prevent long waits for conferences.
Rod Skinner, Rachel Klein and Leya Tseng, college counselors, have set aside a group meeting for parents of all Class I students, from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Saturday; it will be an open forum for parents to ask questions about the college process. They are eager to see as many parents of distant boarding students in Class I as possible. If you wish to make a private appointment with one of them, please contact the College Office directly at 617-898-2310.

We look forward to sharing the Milton experience with you. See you on the 24th.

Sincerely,

Hugh Silbaugh
Principal of the Upper School