Ipswich Middle School

Sean Fitzgerald, Assistant Principal

Our mission is to create a nurturing community where students are encouraged to develop confidence as lifelong learners with the awareness and flexibility necessary to adapt to a changing world. We strive to bring out the best in every student and adult in our learning community.

Email: pginolfi@ipsk12.net
Website: www.ipsk12.net

Instagram: ipswichmstigers
Location: 130 High Street, Ipswich, MA
Phone: (978)356-3535

Last night, the lower gym was packed with hundreds of students, faculty, and parents for the annual Ipswich STEAM Showcase. The event brought together work from all four schools in the district, filling the space with a wide range of hands-on projects and demonstrations.

The Middle School exhibits covered a significant portion of the floor. Students operated custom-built robots through various tasks, while others displayed traditional science projects like volcanoes, molecules, and detailed 3D models of cell organelles. The integration of different subjects was clear, as visitors moved from probability games and math-based statistics projects to galleries of student artwork.

Throughout the evening, students remained at their stations to explain their processes and answer questions from the crowd. The layout of the gym allowed for a high volume of traffic, giving parents and community members a direct look at the specific curriculum goals met by each grade level this year.

The event served as a practical summary of the year's work, showcasing the technical and creative skills developed across the district. Thank you to the staff who coordinated the logistics in the lower gym and to the families who came out to support the students' efforts.

Our staff always plans a blend of hands on activities, kinesthetic lessons, as well as more traditional school work. These pictures about what is going on in a few of the classrooms recently can also be a conversation starter with your students if they answer your "What did you do at school today?" question with - "Nothing." This week's pictures include students in 6th grade who recently built and tested their solar powered electric cars in Science class; 7th graders constructing catapults after learning how they were used in Ancient Rome in Ms. Miller's Social Studies class; and 8th Graders in Sra. Harvey's Spanish class working with the verb poder (able to) and more specifically how they are able to affect their environment.

Each month the teachers in each Cluster, RAs, and Guidance nominate a student who exemplifies our TIGER acronym - Truthful, Inclusive, Gracious, Engaged, Respectful.

Front Row (L to R): Julia Wright, KK Antczak, Logan Conley, Jordan Schlundt, Penny Watt (not pictured)

Back Row (L to R): Sammie Arnold, Assistant Principal Sean Fitzgerald, May Collins, Andrew Grady, Jack Kenny, and Principal Peter Ginolfi

Tue. & Wed. May 19th & 20th - Grade 6 and 8 Math MCAS

Wednesday, May 20th - Spring Art Show, 6-8 PM in the DPAC Lobby

Thursday, May 21st - Multilingual Leaders Showcase, 6 PM in the cafeteria

Monday, May 25th - No school, Memorial Day

Monday, June 1st - Grade 8 Civics MCAS

Wed. - Fri., June 3rd - 5th - Grade 8 Washington D.C. and local trips

The Teen Center is excited to offer students the chance to make a piece of jewelry with Dierdre from De La Sol Designs.

Sign up is required to attend this workshop.

HERE is where you can fill out the form.

She is excited to meet and teach you!

This week the Appreciation Tapestry was presented to Grade 6 Special Education Teacher Ms. Crosbie, who always does a wonderful job supporting her students both accademically and socially. This year she has once again been an exceptional source of support for her students. Thank you for all that you do!

My name is Katie Mosco and I am a part of the Interact club here at Ipswich High School which is known for helping the community and putting service above self. On May 30th we are having a town wide event called Relay for Life to raise money that will go to cancer research. Alana Novello and Emma Eliot ran this event last year, and with the help of the club this year we hope to make this event a huge success. Come to Relay for Life on May 30th from 5pm-9pm at the Ipswich Highschool track! The Interact Club at IHS is running a town wide event to raise money towards cancer research. Use this link to sign up to make a team and/or donate to the cause!