The vision of Milwaukee Public Schools is to provide an equitable educational environment that is child-centered, supports achievement, and respects and embraces diversity. The district is launching a community survey designed to gather input about important education topics and is seeking the input … [Read more...]

This FREE fun fair hosted by MPS will include food, games, prizes, a bounce house, brewers ticket giveaways, face painting, special, guests, music and more! FREE backpacks will be given to the first 100 attendees, on a first-come-first-serve basis while supplies last. Start the year off with a … [Read more...]

Please click on the grade level below to find each teacher's supply list.  The teachers in each grade level are organized by classroom number. Primary (K3-K5) Supply Lists Lower Elementary (1st-3rd) Supply Lists Upper Elementary (4th-6th) Supply Lists Adolescent (7th-8th) Supply Lists … [Read more...]

To respond to a heat advisory issued for Milwaukee on July 18 and 19, Milwaukee Public Schools is making important changes to the Summer Academy and Summer Recreation sites and programs. All students in Summer Academy should report to their regular summer sites. After students are served … [Read more...]

The hot summer weather took a long time to arrive, but it’s finally here! Now it’s time to cool off and have some summer fun. Milwaukee Recreation offers free Cool Spots and wading pools to give children a break from the heat. Cool Spots Cool Spots are for children ages 6 to 17. On days when … [Read more...]

​Welcome to the last week of school!  Thank you to all Fernwood families for all your contributions to making this a great school year.  I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Summer.  The link for school supply lists for the next school year are in the newsletter and on the website under … [Read more...]

Summer Running Club 2019 Summer Running Club is for entering 6th, 7th and 8th grade students – no running experience needed! We will run together from Thursday, June 20th through Thursday, August 8th. We will meet at Humboldt Park from 6p – 7p on both Thursday and Friday each week.   (meet at the … [Read more...]

Thank to all of our wonderful Fernwood community members who donated, bid, attended or helped out with Beers & Cheers in any way.  It was such a successful and fun event! Fernwood is so fortunate to have so much support from our strong community! Family Newsletter #36 … [Read more...]

Hello Fernwood Families, I hope you all had a great, long weekend.  Below is the link to our most recent newsletter.  We are looking for donations of unfrozen Icee pops for Field Day.  Please send them to the office by Friday, May 31st. Have a great week! Family Newsletter #35 Jenni … [Read more...]

MPS will be hosting a Montessori Summer Academy at Fernwood this Summer. This free program will be for students who have completed K5-8th grade. The program will be held from July 1st-July 26th (no school on July 4th or 5th.) Program hours are 7:30am until 11:30am. This free program includes … [Read more...]