Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

Click the link below for details on how you can take part in these current and upcoming events.

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Students and families can pick up packaged breakfasts and lunches plus a Winter Break Meal Bundle ahead of the scheduled holiday break at MPS Stop, Grab, and Go locations. Distribution will take place on December 21 and 22, 2020. MPS recognizes the importance of school meals for students and nutritional support during the holiday break and is working to support those needs.

On Monday, December 21, families can pick up two breakfast and two lunch packages for each student or child age 18 and younger.

On Tuesday, December 22, Winter Break Meal Bundles will be available. Every child age 18 or younger can receive a bundle, which includes recipes. Because several items are refrigerated or frozen, families are recommended to make space in the refrigerator and freezer for safe storage.

Winter Break Meal Bundles will include the following items. Items cannot be substituted in the meal bundles.

• 1 pound penne pasta
• 1 large can peaches
• Frozen items:
• 1 pound diced chicken
• 1 quart sliced carrots
• 1 quart green peas
• 1 quart blueberries
• 8 4-oz. cups orange juice
• 16 pancakes
• Refrigerated items:
• 8 8-oz. cartons 1% white milk
• 8 8-oz. cartons skim chocolate milk

The ongoing Stop, Grab, and Go meal distribution remains popular with Milwaukee families. Distribution of packaged breakfasts and lunches will resume Monday, January 4, 2021.

Baskets of Hope Information

Milwaukee Public Schools wants to hear from families about virtual learning this school year.

Your feedback is important to us! 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.

As we navigate virtual learning, family feedback is more important than ever. The best way to help us serve students is to take part in our survey as soon as possible.

Please complete our Roadmap to Readiness Survey to help us adapt and plan. The survey takes about 10 minutes and will remain open until Friday, January 8, 2021.

Access the survey at Roadmap to Readiness Survey.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

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MPS families can get a free computer, internet through state partnership with nonprofit

https://www.tmj4.com/rebound/mps-families-can-get-a-free-computer-internet-through-state-partnership-with-nonprofit

Winter Virtual Camps: 

Please spread the word about these great virtual camp opportunities for students! 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.

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music- MPS Winter Music Technology Camp

• Date: Dec. 28-30, 2020
• Time: 12:30-3:30pm
• Grades: 6-12
• Description: Join WCM faculty for 3 days of creating and composing music with digital audio workstations to sample, record, mix, and master.  This 3-day winter camp is an introduction to the rapidly growing industry of music production and technology. There is no need for any musical background to participate and software subscriptions will be provided with registration. All software is compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, Chromebook, and Android systems.
• Registration link: https://forms.gle/soHZ4ibkdn2ED8rC9

 Wisconsin Humane Society Virtual Camps 

• Date: Dec. 29, 2020 (grades 1-3) or Dec. 30, 2020 (grades 4-6)
• Time: 9am-11am & 1-3pm
• Description: Come in from the cold and warm up with furry friends! Spend a day of your winter break with this cool virtual camp for young animal enthusiasts. Live virtual programming is four hours, split into two sections.  A Zoom link will be sent to the parent email address. Exclusive WHS camp kits will be sent to the participant’s home address.
• Registration link: https://forms.gle/G5sw2YWtuAARfYoTA

For additional questions or information, contact Devin Lazo at 414-475-8394 or lazodc@milwaukee.k12.wi.us .

Milwaukee Public Schools students should get ready to enter the art, speech, and writing competitions that are part of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. The program is open to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Winners will be recognized during the virtual celebration on January 17, 2021.

Next year’s celebration will be the 36th annual event hosted in our community. Milwaukee is one of only two cities that have celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. annually since 1984.

Students should begin planning their entries to reflect the theme for 2021: Keep Moving Forward. These words were chosen from King’s address given at Spelman College on April 10, 1960. In their entries, students should reflect on this theme and how it relates to themselves or their families, schools, neighborhoods, or world.

The art, speech, and writing contests are open to students who live in the city of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, or West Bend or are enrolled in a public or private school within the city of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, or West Bend.

Entries in the writing contest must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2020.

Entries in the art and speech contests must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, November 20, 2020.

To read more about this celebration and to find the complete rules for the art, speech, and writing contests, visit the MLK Birthday Celebration page on the Marcus Performing Arts Center website.

Click below for information regarding the Salvation Army’s Winter Coat Distribution.

November 2020 Coat Distribution 

Click the link below for information on how to register with Toys for Tots

Toys for Tots 2020