Fernwood Family Newsletter #14, 11/29/22
~Tuesday, December 13, 4:30pm, Winter Concert, Bay View High School Auditorium
~Wednesday, December 14th, 5:45pm, PTO Meeting, Library and https://meet.google.com/ytz-pznj-zqr
~Tuesday, December 20th, Fund Meeting, 6:30pm, contact Ben Stocks, benjaminstocks@gmail.com for meeting information
~December 22-January 2nd, Winter Break, No School
~Tuesday, January 3rd, School Resumes
Anodyne Coffee Sale 2022
The Fernwood PTO is excited to announce the return of our Anodyne Coffee sale.
This is our PTO’s largest fundraiser of the year. Participation in this event allows our PTO to continue to offer financial support to all of our classrooms and teachers.
Thank you to Anodyne for their generous support of Fernwood. A large percentage of each purchase goes straight back into our classrooms.
~Select whole bean (WB) or ground (GR) for each coffee ordered.
~Submit your order form with payment to the Fernwood office by November 30th.
~Submit only one check with each order. Checks should be made out to Fernwood Montessori.
~Items will be delivered to students in their classrooms before Winter Break.
~Please include the student name and room number on the order form.
~Additional order forms are available in the school office and on the Fernwood website.
Fernwood Upcoming Music Events
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December 9
The Upper Elementary Choir will perform for the Christmas on KK tree lighting ceremony at Zillman Park (2168 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207). Performers should arrive at 4:45pm and singing will be 5:15pm-5:30pm. Please dress for outside weather. Get into the holiday spirit with music and support our local businesses. There will be a charity raffle for the Bay View Community Center, who make special community events like this possible. If you are interested in volunteering for the event please sign up here: Fernwood Music Parent Volunteer Spreadsheet.
December 13
Mark your calendars! Fernwood Montessori will put on a winter concert at Bay View High School (2751 S Lenox St, Milwaukee, WI 53207)! The performance will include all lower elementary classes, the lower elementary choir, 3rd grade recorder group, the upper elementary choir, the adolescent choir, and the adolescent rock bands. Students should arrive at 4:30pm as we will plan to do a quick run-through before the show. Doors open at 5pm and the show begins at 5:30pm. Due to capacity limitations of the facility, we kindly ask that families try to limit the number of attendees to 3 per family. This will ensure that performing students have the opportunity to watch their classmates at the concert. We will have over 300 students performing. We are looking for two parent volunteers per lower elementary classroom. If you are interested in helping out, please sign up here: Fernwood Music Parent Volunteer Spreadsheet.
December 14
The Lower Elementary Kids Choir will be spreading Holiday cheer with a Mini-Concert outside in Fernwood’s outdoor amphitheater (just to the left of the main doors, by the greenhouse). Students will share their music from 3:00-3:15pm. There will be warm beverages and goodies to purchase. All proceeds will go directly back to support Fernwood students. (Rain location – inside the auditorium). Anyone is welcome to this event!
Lost and Found at Fernwood
Fernwood’s lost and found area is located on the ground floor, next to the cafeteria, under stairwell one. It is bursting at the seams with lost items. If your student is missing items, please check it out. Items labeled with names are delivered back to students in their classroom. Please label your student’s items. Items from the lost and found will be donated on Wednesday, November 30th.
Thank you PTO
“I would like to thank the PTO for the reimbursement money for my special education classroom. I used some of the money to add to my collection of “Little Spot” books and plush items. The “Little Spot” books help my students and other students to learn about emotions such as courage, determination, learning, flexible thinking and many other emotions. I have seen such growth from students with their ability to regulate their strong emotions and work on their persistence towards learning. I appreciate the support from the PTO and the Fernwood community! Thank you for all that you do for our school!” Rebecca Feider, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher.
The Montessori Advisor Committee (MAC)
The Montessori Advisory Committee (MAC) needs your thoughts, ideas, and voice. Join us to help strengthen Montessori education in Milwaukee. Be part of a committee working to make MPS a global leader in Montessori practice.
Meetings are 5:30–6:30 p.m. one Monday every month at MPS Central Services, 5225 W. Vliet Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208. Meetings are held in room 206–208 unless designated as a virtual meeting. Everyone is welcome at all meetings.
Upcoming Meetings: December 12, 2022;January 9, 2023; February 13, 2023; March 13, 2023;April 17, 2023; May 8, 2023; June 12, 2023
If you have any questions, please do hesitate to contact us at MPSMontessori@milwaukee.k12.wi.us or visit our webpage at mpsmke.com/montessori.
MPS Community Conversations
MPS will be hosting quarterly virtual community conversations to strengthen communication and collaboration across the Milwaukee community. These community conversations will all be held virtually from 5:30-6:30 PM on the following dates on topics identified.
- Wednesday January 11, 2023: Attendance and The Culture & Climate Toolkit
- Wednesday March 15, 2023: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Wednesday May 17, 2023: Pre-college and Summer Activities
Please check out the attached Community Conversations flyer Participants are encouraged to register in advance and submit any questions they would like to see addressed. MPS would like each school to have a representative at these meetings. Please register through the flyer and email Jenni if you are interested in attending. navidaj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.