Fernwood Montessori 2015-2016 Parent Newsletter #17 January 12, 2016
Upcoming Events PTO Meeting Wednesday, January 13th, 6:15 pm Chess Clinic at Fernwood Saturday, January 16th, 9am-3pm Future Cities Competition Saturday, January 16th, 7:30am – 3:45pm, Kern Center Martin Luther King Day- No School Monday, January 18th Teacher PD Day- No student attendance Friday, January 22nd Montessori Summit Saturday, January 23rd, MacDowell Montessori Vision Screening (K4, K5, 5th) January 27th, 28th, 29th Enrollment Fair Saturday, January 30th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, MHSA Three-Choice Enrollment February 1-19
Leadership Circle Individuals contributing $500 or more to support Fernwood’s expansion will be acknowledged in our first ever Leadership Circle. Your name will be included on a commemorative plaque to be placed in the new southern entryway to Fernwood to symbolize your lasting support for the school.
“Lights Are On”- New Student Enrollment Fair Wednesday, February 3rd, 6-8:00pm “Hearts on Fire” Chili and Soup Tasting Friday, February 19th
Assessment Windows STAR 360 Winter Assessment January 4th- January 29th
Personalized Bricks Make your mark! You can have your name etched into Fernwood history. For just $50 you can purchase a personalized brick which will be permanently included in our school’s new courtyard space. As a special perk, all Leadership Circle donors will receive up to two bricks. Purchase your personalized brick today -
www.thatsmybrick.com/fernwoodwi.
Camp Fernwood Camp Fernwood is looking to hire 3 qualified individuals to work in the after-school camp program. The hours for the position are 2:30-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. If interested, please contact Mrs. Ceballos, Camp Director, at
[email protected] or 294-1350.
Click here!
“To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself. ~Maria Montessori
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Care Packages for the Homeless Fernwood Grounds Coffee Cart Please visit the Fernwood Grounds Coffee Cart between 7:15 and 7:45 am on the East playground. We sell our personalized blend of Anodyne Coffee hot by the cup or in one-pound bags. Cups are $1.00 and coffee by the pound is $12.00. Please help Room 26 go to overnight camp by purchasing a fabulous local coffee at a great price!
Room 37 will be collecting donations and assembling care packages for the homeless. The care packages will be available to any adults who are interested in placing them in their cars to be handed out to the homeless or will be given directly to homeless shelters. Please see page 9 for more information.
The Children's Hospital Toy Drive has so far been a great success! Thanks to everyone who has helped Room 37 in this endeavor. I dropped off 3 giant boxes of toys over winter break and we have another giant box filling up outside of our classroom.
Dear Parents and Guardians, I am looking forward to returning to teaching art at Fernwood on February 2nd, and am seeking volunteers to help out. I will need help with preparing and organizing art materials, and getting student art ready for display. Please email me at
[email protected] if you are interested in helping out. Thank you so much in advance! Sincerely, Laura Makula Zimmerman Fernwood Art Teacher
Like us on Facebook Fernwood Montessori has a NEW, *official* Facebook page. “Like” the Fernwood Montessori School page to stay up-to-date on school happenings and get additional information.
The Toy Drive is not over. We want to continue our efforts until the end of January. And, remember the Hospital also needs gift cards in small amounts, too. Thank you, Ms. Stefanie Klopp, Rm. 37
Wanted: Games Camp Fernwood is looking for donations of new or used games in good condition and containing all the pieces. If you are willing to help out, please deliver the games to the Camp Office, Room 6. Thank you.
Fernwood Montessori Website Check out our *updated* schools website at http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/fernwood/. This is a great resource to find staff contact information, see a current school calendar, learn about upcoming events, download newsletters and documents, and see highlights of our school.
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As we continue our series to aid parents’ in their understanding of Montessori Education . . . In this issue we will look at the children in the Montessori Classroom and how they work with the Montessori Materials as explained by Aline D. Wolf.
Excerpts taken from: A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom, by Aline D. Wolf, Parent
In future issues we will continue this series
Child Press, 2009.
by examining different areas and materials in the primary classroom.
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Thank you to our
December Volunteers Tyson Alexander
Theresa Flynn
Susie Madden
Maria Penager
Wendy Sobczyk
Tony Aquila
Gretchen Foltz
Eric Maher
Rosa Perez
Becky Storma
Julie Attermeier
Ira Garcia
Nesh Malinovic
Melissa Piaskoski
Roy Suarez
Derek Beyer
Andi Getz
Hannah Malison
Kara Pitt-D’Andrea
Elaina Sullivan
Eileen Blom
Annie Goodrum
Mike Martin
Mary Anne Pitt
Bridget Taylor
Jenny Buendia
Tony Gutowski
Nicole Martin
Sue Powell
Jean Verban
Kristin Buschmann
Mandy Herriges
Roger Masarik
Chris Quinn
Karen Wake
Jennifer Collins
Rich Hoppens
Lavender Mateos
Jan Rach
Eric Waukau
Carrie Collins Patzke
Judy Jasper
Jordan Mendez
Cookie Roang
Terry Weingrod
Teresa Connell
Amy Joyce
Gaby Mihelich
Isaac Roang
Nikoll Wencka
Lara Couture
Margery Kane
Eric Miller
Sonya Rodriguez
Gina Williams
Nina Darling-Simmerman Jim Kleinfeldt
Megan Mitchell
Maria Sagala
Diane Wilson
Darryl Davidson
Sarah Kraco
Valerie Nelson
Candace Salfer
Troy Wohlt
Jennifer Dominguez
Karen Kubacki
Jodi Nowak
Keith Salfer
Aimee Wozniak
Michelle Douglas-
Adrian Langhus
Carolyn O’Connell
John Saller
Jordan Wright
Meyer
Nevin Langhus
Roberta Odenburg
Kristin Schurk
Michelle Wright
Tamie Dudor
Jill LaSalle
Jill Ortiz
Beth Scott
Katie Zacharias
Abby Drabant
Amanda Lavoe
Anne Ovans
Meghan Sedlar
Tom Duffy
Josh Lemke
Elaine Palmer
Aphisak Senboutaraj
Robin Ferrari
Anita Liebl
Jason Parry
Sarah Sepulveda
Angee Fisher
Mel Limas
Sue Peck
Lori Smith
Sonya Fitak *We try our best to include all volunteers on this list. Please accept our apology if you volunteered and don’t appear on this list. Please know that we sincerely thank you for your time.
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Three Choice Process Three-Choice Enrollment is Feb. 1-19, 2016 Milwaukee Public Schools has the greatest variety of high-performing programs in the city, from strong traditional neighborhood schools to arts, Career and Technical Education (CTE),International Baccalaureate, language immersion and Montessori specialty schools to charter schools.
Important Dates for 2016-17 The Three-Choice Enrollment period is for families who are new to MPS, did not receive a high school placement during early admissions or who are selecting a new school for their children. February 1-19, 2016 Three-Choice Enrollment: The offi-cial Three-Choice Enrollment period gives families their best chance for enrollment in their first-choice school for their children. Families can Enroll online, or at the MPS school of your choice. After February 19, 2016 Enrollment continues on a first-come, first-served basis. March 14-18, 2016 Three-Choice letters mailed: Families who participate in the Three-Choice Enrollment period should expect to receive letters during this time indicating the school(s) in which their child/children are enrolled for 2016–17.
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Care Packages for the Homeless Room 37 will be collecting donations and assembling care packages for the homeless. The care packages will be available to any adults who are interested in placing them in their cars to be handed out to the homeless or will be given directly to homeless shelters. I am not encouraging children to approach homeless adults for obvious potential safety concerns. Details are below: Help the Homeless: Care Packages for the Homeless A person is a person, no matter where they live. Many people are living only one paycheck away from homelessness, and this includes families in every area of every state. Do you want to help the homeless in the Milwaukee area? Fernwood Students will be collecting donations to create care packages for the homeless. The following list of individual items are high need and have been recommended to us to be included in care packages for the homeless: · 1 gallon, clear plastic Ziploc bags · clear plastic Ziploc sandwich bags · gloves (adult sized) · socks (adult sized) · deodorant · band-Aids · chewable multivitamins · cough drops · tissues · female sanitary napkins · toothpaste and toothbrush
· Small bottles of lotion · sun screen · chap stick/lip balm · wet wipes · cans of tuna (with tab) · cans of fruit (easy open or with tab) · peanut butter crackers · small bottles of water · M•CARDs (Bus Passes) with 2-3 rides preloaded · maps of Milwaukee (*resource centers highlighted)
In addition, students are writing inspirational notes to accompany these items in the packages. The notes are darling! Making care packages can be a mindfulness exercise. It is a way to practice gratitude, talk about appreciating what we have and of course a way to be kind to others! I am personally very pleased that the students have taken a great interest in this project as I care very deeply about the issues of hunger and homelessness and have been volunteering and donating to these causes for many years. For these reasons, I am very grateful. If you would like to donate any of the above items or if you are interested in having assembled care packages for handouts in your car, please let us know. Thank you, Ms. Stefanie and the Incredibly Awesome Students of Room 37
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Please be sure Fernwood has your UP-TO-DATE EMAIL ADDRESS so we can send you the weekly newsletter. ALL newsletters are being sent home electronically, no more paper copies. Thank you for your cooperation. Fernwood Parent Newsletter Delivery We have a weekly Parent Newsletter; in order for us to save on the cost of paper we would like to send all our parents the newsletter electronically. Please provide us with your email (please print legibly): Parent’s name: ______________________ Email: _________________________ Parent’s name: ______________________ Email: _________________________ Child’s name: ______________________ Room: _________ Note: The newsletter will also be found on our website: http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/fernwood/ Return this form to Ms. Burns in the office.
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