Fernwood Family Newsletter #27, 3/7/23

~Wednesday, March 8th, 5:45pm, PTO Meeting, Library & https://meet.google.com/ukz-rtby-cbe

~Wednesday, March 8th, 6pm PAC Meeting, Fernwood Community Room & meet.google.com/edb-iaad-cag 

~Monday, March 13th & Wednesday, March 15th, 3pm-645pm, Family Teacher Conferences

~Friday, March 17th & Monday, March 20th, No School

~Friday, March 24th, 5:45pm, PTO Movie Night, School Gym, K3-3rd grade families

~Monday, March 27th, 5:30pm, SEC Meeting, https://meet.google.com/srb-wjae-xko?hs=122&authuser=0 

~Monday, March 27th, 5:00pm, Music Parents Meeting, Library & virtual

~April 3-7th, Spring Break, No school

~Monday, April 10th, School Resumes 

Family Teacher Conferences

The sign up genius for Family/Teacher Conferences (K3-6th) is now closed.  If you need to schedule a conference or change a conference time, please contact the teacher. 

Free childcare will be available in room 9 (near the cafeteria) during conferences. 

Secondary (7th-8th) Conferences: Secondary (7th/8th grade) conferences will be on a walk in basis.  No appointments will be scheduled. Families will wait in line to see the teachers with which they would like to meet. You will be able to meet with any of the four teachers your student works with for 5 minutes. The teachers and the content they teach are as follows: Mr. Ray, Sustainability; Ms.Davis, Social Studies; Ms. Zimmers, Math; Mx. Botsford, Language Arts.  

All secondary conferences on March 13 and 15 will be held in the gym.  

Ms. Davis will be attending a conference in March and therefore offering family teacher conferences at a different time.  She will be available for walk-in conferences on Monday, March 6th and Wednesday, March 8th from 3-6:45pm:  Conferences with Ms. Davis will be held in her classroom, room 151

Rainbow Book Fair During Conferences

We are excited to announce that Rainbow Books will be hosting a book fair in the Community Room Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of conference week.   There will be a great selection of books from this locally owned book seller.  Teachers will be able to create wish lists of books they would like to have for their classrooms.  A portion of the sales will help out the Fernwood PTO.  Flyer  

Book Fair Hours:  Monday 2:30-7pm

      Tuesday 2:30-5:30pm

      Wednesday 2:30-7pm

Fernwood’s Community Room is located on the same floor as the office.  The Community Room entrance is across from room 17 and room 11.  

We will need lots of family volunteers to help out with the book fair.  There are options to help with set up/ take down on Monday and Thursday mornings and to work a short shift during the sale.  Please click on the link to sign up for a shift. Rainbow Book Fair Volunteer

Spirit Wear

Spirit wear orders went home last week with students.  Thank you so much for placing your orders. If there are any problems with your order please reach out to our Dunns Sporting Goods representative, Mark Kalz.  His email is mark@dunnssuportinggoods.net. He will work to resolve any issues.   

PTO Movie Night: Sing 2

Fernwood families of K3-3rd grade students are invited to a movie night at Fernwood on Friday, March 24th. Sing 2 will be shown in the Fernwood gym.  Families can bring blankets to sit and snacks to munch on.  This event is hosted by the PTO and is free.  Fernwood secondary (7th/8th) grade students will be selling popcorn.  Adults must stay with their students for this event.  Doors open at 5:45pm and the movie starts at 6pm.

Camp Fernwood Updates

Wrap Around Camp at Fernwood currently has a few openings for any K3-K4 children. Wrap Around Camp runs from 10:20 AM until 2:20 PM Monday through Friday. If you would like to enroll your child, please contact Michelle Stehlik at stehlim@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.

Families of children in grades 5K – 6th grade should receive a Summer Camp Fernwood Interest Form in their class folders on Tuesday, Feb. 28th. Please complete the form and return it to the Main Office or Michelle Stehlik by March 15th, 2023. Forms can also be emailed to stehim@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.   Completing this form does not guarantee a spot in Summer Camp Fernwood.  Camp Fernwood will be open from June 16th through July 28th.  Summer Camp Interest Form 

Thank you to Classic Slice

Thank you to Classic Slice for hosting the Fernwood fundraiser last week.  We hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some delicious pizza.  Thank you to Marisa Lange and the Classic Slice team for your generosity toward the Fernwood community.  

Snacks for Teachers on Conference Nights

Our teachers work hard during the long conference days.  The PTO would like to provide them with some yummy snacks to fuel their brains and their hearts on the Monday and Wednesday of conferences.  Please click on the link below to sign up to bring a snack for our staff.   Donations can be dropped off in care of Jenni in the school office on the morning of Monday, March 13th.   Teacher Snack Sign Up

Order Your Yearbook 

It is time to order your 22-23 yearbook.  All yearbook sales will be online only though the Lifetouch website.  Yearbooks are $12.  Yearbook sales will be through pre order only.  We expect yearbooks to be delivered at the end of May.  

To order a yearbook, please go to ybpay.com.  Fernwood’s yearbook ID code is 14852523.   (If you have already ordered a yearbook through Lifetouch for this school year, no need to take any additional action.) 

Thank you to Amanda Lavoe, Fernwood parent, for volunteering to create our yearbook. 

 Community Conversation Sessions 

MPS will be hosting quarterly virtual community conversations to strengthen communication and collaboration across the Milwaukee community. We will spend time in breakout rooms holding a discussion with participants. All community conversations will be held virtually from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

• Wednesday March 15, 2023: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support  • Wednesday May 17, 2023: Pre-college and Summer Activities 

Community Conversation flyer.

Participants are encouraged to register in advance and submit any questions they would like to see addressed. Please also reach out to Jenni at navidaj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us if you plan to attend. 

Humboldt Park Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday, March 25th, Humboldt Park is hosting a free Easter egg hunt.  There will be opportunities to take pictures with the Easter bunny and an opportunity to purchase a pancake breakfast.  Please click on the flyer for more information.  Humboldt Park Egg Hunt

MPS READS 

Each month, MPS provides a list of recommended books for preschool through grade 12 that allows students to see themselves, explore other cultures, and discover more about the world in which they live. Help ignite a passion for reading! Access the March book list on the MPS Reads page.