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Enroll Today for a Fun-Filled Summer with MPS Summer Academy!

Summer is right around the corner, which means it’s time for families to start planning fun summer activities! Milwaukee Public Schools is again offering Summer Academy, and registration is open now. Summer Academy provides Milwaukee youth with exciting adventures,...

Fernwood Family Newsletter #27, 3/11/25

  FERNWOOD FAMILY NEWSLETTER #27, 3/11/25 _________________________________________   TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Please Consider a Donation: Conference Snacks LOST AND FOUND Classroom Placements for 24-25 School Year Proposed Raised Crosswalk...

New MPS Superintendent Begins March 15

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved the contract for the next superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, Dr. Brenda Cassellius, in a special meeting Tuesday, March 4. Dr. Cassellius, who was selected by the board in February after an extensive public...

Fernwood Family Newsletter #26, 3/4/25

FERNWOOD FAMILY NEWSLETTER #26, 3/4/25 _________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Drop off and Pick Up information Announcing Our New Camp Director Meet Dr. Brenda Cassellius at the DAC Meeting on 3/6 Fernwood Summer Camp Interest...

MPS Rolls Out Bus App to Help Families Track Their Child’s Bus

MPS has an exciting announcement for families with children who ride the school bus! Families now have access to an app called WheresTheBus. This app allows families to track their child’s bus in real time. WheresTheBus lets families know precisely when their child’s...

Fernwood Family Newsletter #24, 2/18/25

`   FERNWOOD FAMILY NEWSLETTER #24, 2/18/25 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________   TABLE OF CONTENTS   SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CONFERENCE SIGN UPS Gifted and Talented Fair Celebrating...

Fernwood Family Newsletter #10, 10/29/24

October 29, 2024 | News, Newsletter

Fernwood Family Newsletter #10, 10/29/24

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Table of Contents 

Schedule of Events

Why is the Newsletter so Short this Week?

Popcorn for sale on November 1st

Art Room Update from Ms. Makula

Fernwood Fund Gifts via United Way

Last Chance to Complete the District School Engagement Survey

Our School is Cool!

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Schedule of Events

~Thursday, October 31st, 2024, 5:30pm, School Engagement Council (SEC), virtual https://meet.google.com/tir-huzv-ikc

~Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, NO SCHOOL and NO CAMP-Voting Day 

~Thursday, November 7th, 2024, 6:00pm, PTO Meeting,  Fernwood Library and virtual https://meet.google.com/xyc-wwnz-czu

~Thursday, November 14th, 2024, 6:30pm, Music Parents Meeting, virtual https://meet.google.com/fpf-rvca-uuk

~Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, 6:30pm, Fernwood Fund Meeting, Fernwood library and virtual, email brett.mytys@gmail.com for link

~Thursday, November 21st, 2024, 5:30pm, School Engagement Council (SEC), virtual https://meet.google.com/tir-huzv-ikc

~Wednesday-Sunday, November 27-December 1, 2024, NO SCHOOL 🦃

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Why is the Newsletter so Short this Week?

I don’t know!  I feel weird about it, too!

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Popcorn for sale on November 1st

Did you know that popcorn can pop up to three feet in the air?  Luckily, Fernwood adolescents will do the hard work of containing this flying popcorn and bagging it for you!  

Popcorn will be sold for $1 a bag after school on Friday, November 1st near the Falling Heath Doors.   

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Art Room Update from Ms. Makula

Please see the attached letter for an update from Ms. Makula about happenings in the art room!

Fernwood Art Room in Fall

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Fernwood Fund Gifts via United Way

You can designate a gift to the Fernwood Fund through your employer’s United Way Giving Campaign.

Please contact the Fernwood Fund at FernwoodFundInfo@gmail.com for directions on how to donate.

Donating directly to the Fernwood Fund is also an option, and a bit easier!  Learn more about the Fund and how to donate directly via its website http://www.fernwoodfund.org/donations.html 

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Last Chance to Complete the District School Engagement Survey

Please consider taking a few moments to complete the following survey!  It is open until 10/31.

The District Parent/Guardian School Engagement Survey is your opportunity to provide the school with information on how you might like to get involved and barriers to involvement.  The school is provided with the data and it helps us to plan for our year.  The survey takes just a few minutes and is available in many languages.  Survey and flyer are linked below.

mpsmke.com/spcssurvey

School Engagement Survey FLYER 24-25.pdf

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Our School is Cool!

There’s always something COOL going on at Fernwood!  This week (and every week) Fernwood students are engaged in creating COOL, BIG work!  Those carts of big rolls of paper on every floor are not just for show!  Why do Montessori students engage in creating big things?  Maria Montessori believed that big work was important for children because it fosters creativity and engages them in thinking about big ideas!  Humans also just like big things (dinosaurs, big trucks, etc)!  Please see the attached document for some big work (that took big time to create) that was done by students here at school and proudly displayed in our halls!

BIG WORKS