January 11, 2024

Upcoming Events / Meetings

FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT 📚

TOMORROW – Friday, January 12th

6:00 – 7:30 pm

See Flyer Below

 

NO SCHOOL – MONDAY January 15th:  MLK Jr. Day 

 

January PTO Restaurant Fundraiser – JERSEY MIKE’S

Monday, January 15th

4:00 – 9:00 pm

7925 W. Layton Ave LOCATION ONLY

 

FSA ID Parent Virtual Session (needed for FAFSA application)

Tuesday, January 23rd

3:30 – 6:00 pm Open Forum

See flyer below

 

PERSONAL PROJECT SHOWCASE – presented by MacDowell 10th graders

Open to ALL

Wednesday, January 24th

12:30 – 3:00 pm

MacDowell Gymnasium

 

50 YEARS OF MONTESSORI OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, February 10th

1:00 – 4:00 pm

MacDowell Montessori

More about the event : 50 Years Montessori

 

NO SCHOOL  – 

Friday, February 16th and Monday, February 19th

 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION

Thursday, February 22nd

6:00 – 7:30 pm

 

SEC-School Engagement Council MEETING

**This will be a Budget proposal and feedback session

Please join us for this important engagement !

Wednesday, January 31st

5:00 pm 

Room 103B

OPEN TO ALL

 

PTO- Parent Teacher Organization MEETING

Wednesday, January 31st

Room 103B

5:30 – 6: 30 pm

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Winter weather has arrived! As winter conditions continue, please be alert for school closings. The decision to close school will be posted on the MPS website, MPS X and Facebook pages, and on all major television and news stations.

 

!! OPT-IN TO TEXT MESSAGING ! To receive notices 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.

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LOST AND FOUND – LAST CALL

Our Lost and Found is overflowing! HATS, GLOVES, LUNCH BOXES, HOODIES, JACKETS, T-SHIRTS. At the end of the month, and each following month, any unclaimed items in the lost and found will be donated. If your child is missing clothing, shoes, water bottles, lunch boxes- stop in the front lobby and check out our lost and found table across from the main office. Items currently in the lost and found will be boxed up and available for review until January 15th. After that time, items will be donated. Label all of your child’s items, it helps us find their homes.

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Elementary FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT- 

January 12th

6:00-7:30 pm

Family friendly crafts, story time, display/demonstration of sandpaper letters, moveable alphabet, grammar boxes and sentence analysis. 

Volunteer : https://tinyurl.com/MacDLiteracyVolunteer24

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/MacDLiteracy2024

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MYP PERSONAL PROJECT HIGHLIGHT – Teens Guide to Culinary Delights

For 10th grader Lavayah Carter’s IB MYP Personal Project she decided to create a cookbook for teenagers that gives them detailed instructions on how to cook specific recipes. The inspiration behind this cookbook was to help prepare her peers and other teenagers to cook for themselves. For her research on how to create a cookbook she visited her local library for inspiration. She also used websites for tips for the layout and used social media for trending foods to cook. During the process she came across a website called Mixbook.com that has many different book templates to choose from that allowed her to have the result she was looking for. 

See Lavayah’s project and more at MacDowell’s Personal Project Showcase on January 24th in the MacDowell Gymnasium. 

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Calling all POP TABS

TAB WARS IS ON !  

Let’s see how much money MacDowell can raise for The Ronald McDonald House

NOW until January 25th

**Send your Kindergartener, your 3rd graders, your 8th graders with pop tabs…All grade levels and families can participate – place tabs in the grade’s bottle you’d like to support**

9-12th graders compete to win a pizza party and drinks while helping support the Ronald McDonald House.

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CYBER CIVICS- LEVEL 1, UNIT 4

Our Middle Years program has just begun their fourth unit of Cyber Civics “digital citizenship” lessons. This series of lessons will teach them how to apply their emerging ethical thinking skills to a digital world. The attached letter has some suggested at-home activities that will support what they are learning in school. Remember, it takes a village to raise ethical, safe, and productive digital citizens.

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MPS Kindergarten Enrollment – Save the Date!

 

Will your child turn 3, 4, or 5 by September 1, 2024? Don’t forget to enroll them at MacDowell! 

 

Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year will begin Saturday, February 3, 2024, and will end March 4, 2024. Current MacDowell students need not reapply. We will send enrollment directions closer to the enrollment date. 

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Save the Date – 50 Years of Montessori Open House

February 10th 1:00 – 4:00 pm  at MacDowell Montessori

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Sports and Activities Update

 

ELEMENTARY: 🗣️Call For Coaches

The Spring season is right around the corner, and we are looking for coaches. The more coaches we have, the more kids can participate. Coaches are paid through Milwaukee Recreation. We are currently looking for a 5th-8th Track coach, and 1st-3rd/4th-5th Soccer coaches. Please contact Ms. Wanta if you are interested or have any questions: wantalm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.

All schedules for the winter sports season are posted on Remind.

• 🏀1-3 Basketball Team 1-Coach Glenn https://www.remind.com/join/ead63a 
• 🏀1-3 Basketball Team 2-Coach Shawn https://www.remind.com/join/b2d448 
• 🏀6-8 Boys Basketball https://www.remind.com/join/34cgf3 
• 🏐6-8 Volleyball Team 1-Coach LJ https://www.remind.com/join/ggahg8h 
• 🏐6-8 Volleyball Team 2-Coach Maiter https://www.remind.com/join/dhc274 
• 📣6-8 Cheerleading https://www.remind.com/join/ecfb6h6 
• 🏀4-5 Basketball https://www.remind.com/join/g898dbg 

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In Case You Missed It: 

MPS moves to a single, districtwide calendar, starting with the 2024-25 school year:

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted Thursday, December 21, 2023, to adopt the single calendar. The next school year will begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The move to a single calendar is expected to bring cost savings in bus transportation, lessen the impact of extreme heat on school days, and streamline district operations. The single calendar also will be more convenient for families with children in different schools that previously were on different calendars.  The 2024-25 MPS school calendar can be found HERE.

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STAR testing dates are 1/8/24 – 1/26/24.  

This involves Grades 1- 10.  Please have students get plenty of sleep and eat breakfast either at home or at school. 

~Ms. Wetzel

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FAFSA Is Moving to January!!

Help is available! Your school counselor, Ms. Bruce-Konuah, and College and Career Center staff, Julie Schneider, can help you complete your forms and upload documents.

Parents need to create an FSA ID in order for their child to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which is a graduation requirement. Please complete this form to receive the link to the zoom session on 1/23/24. Ms. Schneider will be available during this session from 3:30pm-6:00pm

https://tinyurl.com/FSAIDMAC 

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MacDowell Spotlight

ART CLUB

MacDowell Montessori School’s 4-8th gr. ART CLUB is an after school program designed for all students interested in creating art as well as creative service. In addition to providing students an extension to their studio and personal work, the Art Club can function as a service organization, making artwork for the school and community throughout the year. Last year, students decorated duffle bags provided by Ms. Ruiz and her sister.  The bags were donated to kids who experienced tragedy and needed basic supplies to get through the crisis. The art club helped design wings for the school opera and musical.  They also decorate a tree every year at Hawthorne Glen for the Winter Wonder Woods event.

   

      Hawthorne Glen ornaments

 

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MIDDLE SCHOOL – SOCIAL ISSUE POSTER PROJECT

Students in PBL (Project-Based Learning) worked on a project where they got to select and research a school-related social issue. They concluded their research by creating a poster and giving a short presentation to their class on that issue. Here is a selection of their work –

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REMINDERS: 

We are always looking for volunteers! Contact Parent Coordinator Gail Jaeger if you are interested in volunteering. There are opportunities available as classroom reading and math support, coaching, special events and library assistants. 

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 

~ Ms. Gail Jaeger 

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QUICK LINKS:

Lunch Menu – January

MPS School Calendar

MPS 2024-2025 School Calendar

School Website

MacDowell School Handbook

IB December Newsletter

Highschool Juneau Boys Basketball Schedule

Unit 4 Letter to Parents

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Resources & Events

Milwaukee Rec Dept – Daddy/Daughter Dance

Save the Date! The 2024 Daddy/Daughter Dance is right around the corner!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 17 as we celebrate fathers, daughters, and father-figures in this classic Milwaukee event.

Event Information

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
• Where: North Division HS Community Center
• When: 5-8 p.m.
• Dinner & Dance Option: $30 per adult, $10 first child, $5 each additional child
• Dance Only Option – $20 per adult, $5 each child (limit three children per adult)
• Register Here! 

Adult registration includes a complimentary photo.

Doors open at 5 p.m. for pre-registered dinner & dance guests only. Dinner will be served from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for dance guests only.

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WI FACETS – 

Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education Training and Support – Newsletter 

 

WI BPDD- Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities Newsletter