Fernwood Family Newsletter #19, 01/05/2021
Important Dates
~January 4th-8th is a B week
~Supply Distribution, January 13th 8am-7pm
~PTO Meeting, January 14th, 5:30pm https://meet.google.com/grm-dgzn-qpe
~No School, Monday January 18th
~SEC Meeting, Monday, January 25th, 5:30pm https://meet.google.com/ahm-gzgz-mzf
MPS Return to School Survey: Closes on Friday!
Your feedback is important to MPS! Please take our survey and offer input about your child’s virtual learning experience this semester, along with your thoughts about returning to face-to-face learning. The survey takes about 10 minutes and will remain open until Friday, January 8, 2021.
Access the survey at Roadmap to Readiness Survey.
January 13th Supply Pick Up
More materials have arrived to aid in Montessori lessons and virtual learning. We have 1 set of material available per student.
Pickup will take place on Wednesday, January 13th from 8:00am-7:00pm. Unlike previous pickups, this pick up will be CURBSIDE. Please stay in your car and someone will be out to help you. Please drive westbound on Falling Heath Place and proceed forward to the glass doors. (see the map below)
Those that live close to the school and will not drive can pick up their materials by the Falling Heath Place entrance to the school (glass doors).
Upon arrival, you will receive a bag of materials for the grade of your child(ren).
We ask that you please wear a mask.
If you have questions or need to make alternate arrangements, please contact Kristy Lowell, Assistant Principal, at 414-294-1306 or lowellkm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.
Sincerely,
John A. Sanchez, Principal
Congratulations Cornel Penager Davidson!
Cornel Penager Davidson, a 6th grade student in room 33, won the 5th/6th grade division of the writing component of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr speech/writing competition. Congratulations Cornel and all of the other Fernwood students who participated for your hard work and success!
MPS Special Board Meeting to Discuss Virtual Learning/Phase 2
January 21st 5:30pm
We all continue to have questions about what the rest of the year will look like in our district. The MPS school board is planning to discuss how we should move forward with this year. If you have an opinion, would like to submit as testimony or testify virtually or even just listen in, please visit this link for instructions.
Art Map For Upcoming Weeks
Please click on the link to check out the updated letter from Ms. Makula, our wonderful art teacher. The letter will let you know the plan for art lessons for the upcoming six weeks. It lists all the supplies that will be needed and gives families some insight into each lesson. Art Map
The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting, by Dr. Brenee Brown
If interested, please check out the book “The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting.” It has been suggested by Upper Elementary teacher, Ms. Kari Wellhausen. A brief description: “We all know that perfect parenting does not exist, yet we still struggle with the social expectations that teach us that being imperfect is synonymous with being inadequate. These messages are powerful and we end up spending precious time and energy managing perception and the carefully edited versions of the families we show to the world. On The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting, Dr. Brené Brown invites us on a journey to transform the lives of parents and children alike.” This book is available to listen as an audio book for free through Hoopla and in hard copy from Milwaukee Public Libraries. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12141230
Free Virtual Workshops for MPS Students
Urban Ecology Center: Science Outdoors Virtual Workshops
- Saturday, January 9th
- Grades 1-3: “Feathered Friends” from 11:00am-1:00pm
- Grades 4-6: “The Fun Forces of Physics” from 1:30-3:30 pm
- Registration links
- English: https://forms.gle/eVvJD3XHa44KmRxG7
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/M7bYpPy6zQihUDcEA
- Monday, January 18th (non-school day)
- Grades 1-2: “Mindfulness in Nature” from 8:30-10:30am
- Grades 3-4: “Ecosystem Exploration” from 11:00-1:00pm
- Grades 3-4 (bilingual English/Spanish): “Ecosystem Exploration” from 1:30-3:30pm
- This session will be in Spanish!
- Registration links
- English: https://forms.gle/Weo9rfc7zdjbL7Js6
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/Cah1EDiqXoV4c5aV6
Wisconsin Humane Society Virtual Workshops
- Date: Monday, January 18th (non-school day)
- Grades 1-3: “Learn to speak dog (and cat)!” from 9:00am-11:00am
- Grades 4-6: “So, you want to work with animals?” from 1:00–3:00 pm
- Registration links
- English: https://forms.gle/kvzxTeDYv5CjaAgD7
- Spanish: https://forms.gle/vhszFdCtYb6qUq1eA
The Extended Learning Opportunities Office is sponsoring a select number of seats in several camps so students can attend free of cost. Space is limited, and MPS students receive priority enrollment. For additional questions or information, contact Devin Lazo at 414-475-8394 or lazodc@milwaukee.k12.wi.us .
