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FERNWOOD FAMILY NEWSLETTER #20, 1/22/25

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

ACT 20 Reading Instruction Information for Families

Robotics Opportunity

FERNWOOD PTO APPAREL SALE!

Skate Night at Bayview High School

SCHOOL Closed on 1/24-CAMP Open on 1/24

A Morning of Montessori Event

Student Well-Being Survey

Fernwood Soup & Chili Supper and Social Event!!!

Learn to Speed Skate at the Pettit

OUR SCHOOL IS COOL!

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

~Friday, January 24th, 2025, NO SCHOOL

~Thursday, January 30th, 2025, 5:30pm, SEC Meeting, In Person in the Fernwood Library 

~Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 6:00pm, PTO Meeting, Fernwood Library and virtual https://meet.google.com/xyc-wwnz-czu

~Friday, February 7th, 2025, 5:30pm, Soup and Chili Night, Fernwood Cafeteria 

~Saturday, February 8th, 2025, 9am-12pm, Morning of Montessori Event, McDowell Montessori

~Tuesday, February 11th 2025, 6:30pm, Fernwood Fund Meeting, 6:30pm, Fernwood library and virtual, email brett.mytys@gmail.com for link

~Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, 5-6:30pm, New and Returning Student Open House, Fernwood Montessori School

~Thursday, February 13th, 2025, 6:30pm, Music Parents Meeting, Virtual https://meet.google.com/fpf-rvca-uuk

~Monday and Tuesday, February 17th and 18th, 2025, NO SCHOOL

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ACT 20 Reading Instruction Information for Families

Please see the link below for information on Act 20. This is legislation that requires science based early literacy instruction in our schools.  

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGb0Y8TJFY/mjuXSmrB8w4My5nMLZp6Lw/view?utm_content=DAGb0Y8TJFY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

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Robotics Opportunity 

Students who are interested in Robotics can see details below for an opportunity to join Robotics through the YMCA.  

STEAM- WINTER.pdf

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FERNWOOD PTO APPAREL SALE!

Announcing the annual PTO Apparel Sale with a COOL NEW T-SHIRT DESIGN featuring the Fernwood class pets!  Celebrate our menagerie with your ‘fit!  

In addition to this new design, classic designs (We never go out of style!  We never go out of style!) are also available for purchase.  The PTO is also selling sweatpants, sweatshirts, tote bags, beanies, and more!  Ordering will be available starting on 1/14 and close on 1/28.  Orders will be delivered to school and sent home with students.  

A special thank you to Michelle Stehlik and Andrew Adair for their help in creating the design and drawings!  

Please see below for a flyer and a link to the site for ordering.  Please note, the site is best viewed on a computer screen rather than a phone screen.  

https://dunns-fernwood-spirit-24.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

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Skate Night at Bayview High School

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SCHOOL Closed on 1/24-CAMP Open on 1/24

There is no school on 1/24.  

Fernwood Camp will be open on 1/24 from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.  Interested families should sign up at the Camp desk.  Spots are first come, first serve.  

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A Morning of Montessori Event

A wise Montessorian once told me that we here at Fernwood are part of a long history of Montessori in Milwaukee (and really globally).  We are stewards of this tradition and a chapter of this story….. 

Please join our community at the district wide Morning of Montessori Event (formerly the Montessori Summit) at McDowell Montessori on 2/8.  Anyone and everyone is invited!  This event and celebration showcases what Montessori in MPS does through presentations, glass classrooms, and information sharing!  Childcare available!  See below for details.

MPS_MontessoriSummit Flyer_1224 Eng+Span V3 (3)-combined.pdf

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Student Well-Being Survey

Student well-being is an important part of social-emotional health. Student education improves when we pay attention to well-being. Milwaukee Public Schools wants to improve student well-being. MPS listens to student feedback to enhance our students’ learning experience.  

The Student Well-Being Survey is new this year. Students in third through twelfth grade will give feedback using this survey. The survey asks students to rate their feelings and experiences at school.  

This survey will be taken three times per year: October 7–18, 2024; January 6–17, 2025; and May 5–16, 2025. The survey will take about 15 minutes. The results will not identify your child. Your child’s individual responses will not be viewed by school staff. Student responses will be grouped to help staff choose schoolwide supports and services. 

If you do not want your child to share their feedback, please call your child’s school to inform them of your request. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fernwood Soup & Chili Supper and Social Event!!!

Soup slots are filling up quickly, so sign up soon to be part of the Fernwood annual Soup and Chili Supper and Social Event! On February 7th, the Fernwood Café will transform into an all-you-can-eat soup tasting event featuring dozens of delicious soups prepared by Fernwood families. Soups will be served from 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM, with admission costing $2 for students, $5 for adults, and free for children 3 and under. Don’t miss this fun-filled evening of community and comfort food! If you’d like to contribute by cooking and serving a soup, visit this link to sign up: https://www.mealtrain.com/potlucks/ldg1n4

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Learn to Speed Skate at the Pettit

Did you know The Pettit is one of only two indoor long-track speed skating facilities in the country? And The Petitt is only 13-minutes from Fernwood? Registration is now open for Youth Skating and Learn To Speed Skate lessons. The Learn to Speed Skate program teaches students progressively more difficult moves through six levels of skating for short-track or long-track skating. The first class is used to gauge their skill/ability and place them with the best class for the remainder of the lessons. Classes are open to all ages 3+ to adult. Speed skate rental is available, or participants can bring their own hockey or figure skates. All lessons take place on the 400m Oval which is home to an official Olympic Training Facility.

Age: 3 to Adult. 3+ Tot ‘N Me. 4+ for other programs. 6+ for Learn To Speed Skate. Coordinator: Carolyn Spiewak, Director of Speed Skating, cspiewak@thepettit.com Fernwood Parent: Ryan Lent, rlentgroup@gmail.com

Instructor: Pettit National Ice Center Staff

Cost: $99 per session

Session #3 Dates: January 7 – February 18, 2025 (Tuesdays or Thursdays at 6:15pm)

*No classes January 28 – February 2, 2025

Session #4 Dates: February 15 – March 26, 2025 (Tuesdays or Thursdays at 6:15pm)

Location: Pettit National Ice Center, 500 S. 84th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214

Pettit Learn to Speed Skate.pdf

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OUR SCHOOL IS COOL!

There’s always something COOL going on at Fernwood!  Pirates normally keep to warm Caribbean waters but the students in Mr. Nikolai’s room had a frozen (Let it goooo!) water adventure on 1/10!

The class left Bayview (very brave!) and traveled to Lapham Peak in the Kettle Moraine State Forest to learn to cross country ski with the Urban Ecology Center.  This was a very COOL lesson in how to have fun in Wisconsin in the winter and also allowed Mr. Nikolai to hone his gym teacher skills.  Thanks to the Fernwood Fund for providing funding for this and many other Urban Ecology Center field trips!  See below for pictures of some pirates conquering a new skill!

Lapham Skiing