Upcoming Events / Meetings

JANUARY PUPIL COUNT DATE

All Families- please be in attendance tomorrow January 9th to be counted in the district’s mid-year attendance count for MacDowell. 

PERSONAL PROJECT SHOWCASE

Presented by MacDowell 10th graders : Open to ALL

Tuesday, January 13th

12:45 – 3:00 pm 

MacDowell Gymnasium

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2rvvsamz

COUSINS SUBS FUNDRAISER →

Tuesday, January 13th

4:00-8:00 pm

State St. Location

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER FUN FEST

Friday, January 16th

4:00 – 5:45 pm

More info below

ELEMENTARY FANCY DANCE

Friday, January 16th

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Details and RSVP below

Guardian Supervised Event !

MIDDLE SCHOOL ‘LETS GLOW CRAZY’ DANCE

Saturday, January 17th

5:00 – 7:00 pm

FLYER

NO SCHOOL

January 19th

SEC / PTO MEETING

Wednesday, January 21st

5:00 / 5:30 pm

HIGH SCHOOL FINAL EXAMS

January 21st – 23rd

*Please note these are early release days for high school students

NO SCHOOL

January 26th

MPS KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FAIR – District Event

Saturday, January 31st

9:00 – 12:00pm

South Division High School

MORNING WITH MONTESSORI – DISTRICT EVENT

Saturday, February 7th

9:00am – 12:00pm

MacDowell Montessori

February PTO Restaurant Fundraiser – PAPA JOHNS

Wednesday, February 11th

10:00am – 10:00 pm

115th & North Ave

WASHINGTON DC TRIP – HIGH SCHOOL

February 9th – 13th

NO SCHOOL

February 16th – 17th

High School Winter Fun Fest

January 16th 4:00-5:45 pm

$10

Open Gym, Open Swim (until 5:30),

Games and Karaoke in the Cafe.

Concessions for Sale

Permission slips are distributed the day before the event. 

Student must arrive with a guardian signed permission slip.

 

         

**All children MUST have a guardian present. **

 

Wear your Brewers Gear and show your Milwaukee MLB pride.

MacDowell will be holding a Brewer themed event on January 21st for our elementary students. Let’s show our support of Milwaukee’s hometown team and wear your Brewers gear on Wednesday January 21!! 

Save the Date – Morning of Montessori

Saturday, February 7th

9:00am – 12:00pm

MacDowell Montessori

General Reminders

iRready testing dates are 1/13/26 – 1/16/26  

This involves Grades 1- 8.  Please have students present, rested, and eat breakfast either at home or at school. 

~Ms. Wetzel

PRE ORDER YEARBOOKS

We are taking preorders for our school yearbooks! All students who had their photo taken will be in their classroom / grade level layout in this yearbook. We create two separate yearbooks, one for K3-6th grade students & one for 7-12th grade students. Yearbooks are delivered at the end of the school year. There are separate yearbook order links for each yearbook, please see order information below:

• K3-6th grade yearbooks will cost $15 – order online at ybpay.com code is 14324526
• 7-12th grade yearbooks will cost $25 –  order online at ybpay.com code is 15502426

Middle and High School Families 

10th GRADE PERSONAL PROJECT SHOWCASE – Tuesday January 13th, 12:45pm

The IB MYP Personal Project is the cumulative project of the IB Middle Years Program (grades 7-10). Students will display and celebrate their semester-long learning projects!

PARENTS: ** Be sure to check in with your 10th grader and see that their project is progressing and they are on track to complete their presentation in time for the showcase.

HIGH SCHOOL TAB WARS IS ON

December 8th – February 13th

7-12th graders compete to win a pizza party and drinks while helping support the Ronald McDonald House.

New this year: the staff will have a container for collecting their own tabs!!!!! Staff would get bragging rights, but the grade with the most tabs will still earn the prize of pizza party and drinks. 

 

Anyone can participate – place tabs in the grade’s bottle you’d like to support.

25-26 Semester 1 HIGH SCHOOL Exam Schedule

MPS Kindergarten Enrollment – Save the Date!

Will your child turn 3, 4, or 5 by September 1, 2026? Don’t forget to enroll them at MacDowell! 

Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will begin Saturday, January 31, 2026, and will end March 2, 2026. Current MacDowell students need not reapply. We will send enrollment directions closer to the enrollment date. 

District Enrollment Fairs will be held January 31st and February 21st.

Sports and Activities Update

2nd-6th Grade Winter CHESS CLUB , 2 Club Levels each meeting for 8 weeks

Beginner Chess Club: will meet on Tuesdays 3:00-4:15

JAN 20, 27, FEB 3, 10, 24, MAR 3, 10, 17

Experienced Chess Club: will meet on Thursdays 3:00-4:00

JAN 22, 29, FEB 5, 12, 19, 26, MAR 5, 12

• Sign up will be a lottery. Students interested in participating should have this form filled out by 10 AM TUESDAY JAN 13TH
• Students selected in the lottery will be given a form to complete. The registration fee of $45 will be due at this time.
• Parents are responsible for transportation of students after chess club and to/from any tournaments that you choose to participate in.
• Any questions? Please contact Ms Wanta at wantalm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us 

There are a number of families that have not joined their students’ team Remind group. Remind is the way that any team updates will be communicated. 

Winter Sports: Join Remind!

Questions about your students’ sports teams? Join the Remind group where all practice and game information is updated regularly, or email Ms Wanta at wantalm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us 

Youth Sports Remind Links

• 🏀1-3 Basketball Team 1: https://www.remind.com/join/ha9843a 
• 🏀1-3 Basketball Team 2: https://www.remind.com/join/36f428 
• 🏀4-5 Basketball: https://www.remind.com/join/82h96g 
• 🏀6-8 Boys Basketball: https://www.remind.com/join/ce2kk4 
• 🏐6-8 Girls Volleyball: https://www.remind.com/join/cghdh6 
• 🏐6-8 Coed Volleyball: https://www.remind.com/join/7fdfcgg 
• 📣6-8 Cheerleading: https://www.remind.com/join/29f846 

Elementary Chess Clubs Remind Links

• ♟️Tuesday Chess Club: https://www.remind.com/join/c68gd4 
• ♟️Thursday Chess Club: https://www.remind.com/join/g7b2kf2 

High School Winter Sports

Athletic Schedules:  https://www.mccathletics.org/public/genie/1190/school/64/

Purchase Online Tickets:   https://gofan.co/app/school/WI19445 

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

The next PTO meeting of the year is January 21 at 5:30pm. After the 5:00pm SEC Meeting

December PTO minutes : HERE 

The PTO would like to plan a new event for this spring: the Fun Run! But we need a few people to help. We’re looking for fresh ideas to make this event great!  We anticipate a few virtual meetings and email to organize. If you are interested in joining the committee please email ptomacdowell@gmail.com 

 Save the Date:

VALENTINE COFFEE SALE Fundraiser –

January 29th to February 11th

SAVE THE DATE: Upcoming Restaurant Fundraisers

Cousin’s Subs (State St) – January 13

Papa John’s (115th & North) – February 11

Saz’s State House – March 11

In Case You Missed It

Our drumline is playing at a Milwaukee Bucks Game!!!!!! 

The game is February 3rd at 7:00pm

MPS and the team at the Milwaukee Bucks have generously put together a discounted group ticket order form for any parents who want to attend the games where students from your schools will be performing. Come enjoy a Bucks game at a discounted rate and see MacDowell students drumline, lead by instructor Omar Colin.

LOST AND FOUND: Please check the lost and found when you are in the building. Please label items! Jackets and hoodies are often a large part of our lost and found – labeling these items will help us return lost items to their owner. At the end of the month and each subsequent month we will box up all items to prepare for donation. November items have been bagged and will be donated January 6th. 

COLDER WEATHER: As the season begins to turn colder, please remember that younger students should have spare clothing for colder weather in their backpack/bookbag. If you have not already done so, now is the time to replace their clothing with colder weather attire. 

!!! PLEASE LABEL ITEMS !!!

~Students have outdoor recess unless the temperature is below a feels like temp of 11°~ 

!! OPT-IN TO TEXT MESSAGING ! To receive a newsletter link via text message be sure to OPT-IN to text messaging from MPS. Text “Y” to 67587 to receive school notifications, transportation updates, newsletters and important messaging.

How To Reach Me
If you need to reach me, my phone number is 414-935-1339 and my email is: mossergj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

QUICK LINKS:

MPS School Calendar

School Website

Lunch Menu – K-8th January

Lunch Menu – High School January

November IB Newsletter

Staff Preferences 25-26

MacDowell  Spotlight

NUTCRACKER

A selection of elementary students from Ms. Emily and Ms. Kiki’s class performed an abridged version of the Nutcracker Ballet on Friday, December 19th.  For many of our students, this was their first attempt at ballet, and students were highly engaged and excited to learn and participate.  Providing students high quality opportunities for Music, Dance, Visual Arts, and Drama is so important!  A huge thank you to our staff for putting together this amazing opportunity!