Allis Student Council, Academic vocabulary and more!

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April 3, 2014
Dear families,
We are excited to announce a new partnership with UW-Madison, aimed at ensuring that new
educators in our district are fully prepared to teach students successfully. Together with the UW,
we will design and implement efforts to fully support new educators, improve workforce diversity
and encourage conƟnued professional learning. It is a cuƫng-edge collaboraƟon, and it will really
make our district stand out among the rest. I hope you'll take a moment to read more about it
below.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Cheatham
Table of Contents
Framework Focus, p. 1
Madison schools and UW
strengthen partnership, p.
1
Allis Student Council
works to meet school
goals, p. 3
Common Core, p. 4
What is academic
vocabulary?, p. 4
Superintendent Cheatham
Reads Up!, p. 4
Board Corner, p. 4
News & InformaƟon, p. 7
Madison schools and UW strengthen partnership
Cuƫng-edge collaboraƟon to help district aƩract and develop the
best educators
The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and University
of Wisconsin-Madison's School of EducaƟon recently announced
that they will strengthen their partnership to ensure that every
school has the very best educators to bolster student achievement
for all. MMSD's Board of EducaƟon voted on approval of the
partnership during their meeƟng on March 31.
"Together with our community, we are commiƩed to closing the
opportunity gaps that produce different results for our students,"
said MMSD Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham. "Central to making
our vision a reality is having talented and well-equipped educators
serving children throughout the district.
This partnership, which will help our district stand out among the
rest, will ensure that all new educators in MMSD will be fully
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School Spotlight, p. 8
prepared to teach our students successfully." This partnership
consists of a mulƟ-year effort to co-design and implement three
components of educator preparaƟon focused on skills
development and supplying a high-quality workforce to MMSD
schools - starƟng with new educator inducƟon and mentoring this
fall.
Sherman teacher travels
to AntarcƟca, p. 8
The three components of the Pathways to Professional Excellence
CollaboraƟve include:
Summer Learning
Academy, p. 7
Nominate your teacher or
mentor, p. 7
Van Hise teacher receives
award, p. 8
West student studies
abroad, p. 9
Zentangle art at Emerson,
p. 9
Olson's 3rd annual hip hop
event, p. 10
Kennedy Cares, p. 10
East Black Student Union
puts on a step-show, p. 10
Lake View celebrates
different cultures, p. 10
Huegel music concert
draws a crowd, p. 11
Madison School &
Community RecreaƟon, p.
11
Be The Best You!, p. 11
Flashlight Egg Hunt, p. 12
FascinaƟon StaƟon, p. 12
FesƟval of the Arts, p. 12
Youth Volleyball Camp, p.
12
Youth Baseball Programs,
p. 12
Community Events, p. 13
Workshops on guiding
children's behavior, p. 13
Community Events from
your local non-profit, p. 13
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New Educator InducƟon: Research clearly shows that
teachers and principals play a crucial role in student
learning, but naƟonal staƟsƟcs show that 50% of new
teachers drop out of the profession by their fiŌh year.
NaƟonal research also shows that high quality inducƟon
results in improved teacher pracƟce and lower teacher
turnover. For this reason, the School of EducaƟon and
MMSD's partnership will focus on how new educators are
prepared to thrive professionally in an urban school district.
This inducƟon program for new educators will begin for the
14-15 school year.
Explore efforts to Improve Workforce Diversity: MMSD and
the School of EducaƟon will collaboraƟvely plan and
develop a program for supporƟng MMSD high school
students who want to become teachers. This strand of our
partnership may include coursework and job shadowing
opportuniƟes during high school, as well a preliminary
exploraƟon of MMSD scholarship opportuniƟes for high
performing students to enter into higher educaƟon.
Commitment to ConƟnued Professional Learning: While
new preparaƟon and inducƟon models will help set a
standard of excellence, enhanced professional development
opportuniƟes will be vital to keeping MMSD educators on
the cuƫng edge of their profession. The School of EducaƟon
will work to implement innovaƟve programs that will lead to
professional learning communiƟes that create an
atmosphere of conƟnued professional growth for the
district employees.
"Many people offer ways to close opportunity gaps for children,
but we know that effecƟve educators are one of the most
important factors in student learning," says Julie Underwood, dean
of the School of EducaƟon. "So we believe that we will help all
children by working together to ensure that every child has a great
teacher in the classroom and a great principal in the building."
The School of EducaƟon's efforts will be led by Gloria LadsonBillings, UW-Madison's Kellner Family Professor of Urban
EducaƟon. Ladson-Billings is an award-winning scholar whose work
centers on examining the pracƟces of teachers who are successful
with struggling students.
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Memorial High School
Rummage & Bake Sale
Join Memorial High School
on Saturday, April 5 from
8am-1pm.
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MMSD Planetarium Experiencing Mars
Curiosity
The next public show at the
planetarium
is
MMSD
Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30
and 7:45pm. Tickets are only
$2.50.
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MMSD text alerts
"When it comes to educaƟon reform we, as Americans, have a
short aƩenƟon span," says Ladson-Billings. "We are great thinkers
and innovators, and we have great ideas all the Ɵme. But we are
poor at implemenƟng our ideas. We need to focus -- and that's
what this partnership does."
AŌer implemenƟng this pilot iniƟaƟve with MMSD, the School of
EducaƟon will then be able to use the model for other districts and
university partners to follow or build off of in the future.
Allis Student Council works to meet school goals
The students and staff at Allis
Elementary School are working
hard to meet their school's
goals outlined in their School
Improvement Plan (SIP).
One of the goals in Allis's SIP is
to increase student leadership
opportuniƟes and student
voice. The newly created Allis Student Council works to do just
that. The group is made up of about 30 students from grades 4 and
5 and serves to help in making decisions around school assemblies
and spirit days.
The student council meets during their lunch period every other
Monday. Their first task was undergoing a very successful PR
campaign for Allis Culver's Night. Culver's Night drew in hundreds
of Allis and community families to the Culver's on CoƩage Grove
Rd to raise money for the school. Student council members also
served as greeters for this event.
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Most recently, on March 14th, the student council helped put on a
school-wide assembly to introduce the new Frank Allis mascot! The
assembly included a skit and a performance of the school dance,
led by members of the student council, and the new mascot. The
mascot is a wildcat which will be named following a school-wide
vote organized by student council. The winning name will be
announced by student council members at the next assembly in
April.
School staff hopes that increasing opportuniƟes for student
leadership through the school council will directly correlate to an
increase in posiƟve behavior and improved school climate. They
are also expecƟng that the student council will create a posiƟve
ripple effect down to the students in grades K-3, increasing
capacity for student leadership as the younger students look
forward to bringing their voice to the student council when they
enter the 4th grade. GOOOOO WILDCATS!
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What is academic vocabulary?
In a previous ediƟon of Home, School, Community - ConnecƟon,
we explained what is meant by Academic Language, which is
disƟnct from Academic Vocabulary.
What is Academic Vocabulary?
Academic vocabulary is the type of words and phrases students
and teachers use to understand and explain the concepts and
subjects taught in schools.
Why teach Academic Vocabulary?
According to researchers, teaching academic vocabulary in an
intenƟonal way is the strongest acƟon a teacher can take to build
students' background knowledge. When students understand
certain terms, it is easier for them to understand the informaƟon
they will read and hear in class. (Marzano, 2005)
The Elgin, Illinois U46 school district website offers some fun ways
to engage with children in building their academic vocabulary.
To build your child's academic vocabulary try the following:
Use precise language - starƟng when your child is very
young
Play word games
Role play people of different professions and use words that
may be used in that line of work
For older children, help them take words apart to find their
meaning. Find paƩerns in prefixes and suffixes
To figure out meaning, look at the word in context: "What
does the sentence before it say?"
Superintendent Cheatham Reads Up!
See
how
Superintendent
Jennifer
Cheatham
reads
together with her son Theo
using the Read Up strategies!
See this video and more at
mmsd.org/readup!
School Board President Ed Hughes talks about the
new principal hiring process
While we wait for spring to arrive, several of our district leaders
are already looking past the summer. When school starts again in
September, eight of our schools will be welcoming new principals 4
Memorial, West, Cherokee, O'Keeffe, Lowell, Elvehjem, Falk and
Orchard Ridge. We are currently knee-deep in the important
process of selecƟng the best leader for each of those schools.
Since January, the school district has featured a
"Lead Madison" page on its website. The page
features a short video of Superintendent
Cheatham explaining that our goal is to be a
model of a successful urban school district
serving its students beƩer than ever before.
Since our success hinges on great leadership in
each of our schools, the superintendent invites
leaders who are "passionate about changing
the face of public educaƟon" to consider coming to work in
Madison.
In January, we held an evening recepƟon at the Sheraton for those
interested in learning about becoming a principal in Madison.
More than 75 potenƟal leaders from around the state aƩended.
During this Ɵme, we also worked with expert consultants on
idenƟfying the skills and aƩributes we'll look for in our next
generaƟon of principals. The following skills rose to the top:
human resource leadership - able to recruit, select, develop
and evaluate a top-notch and diverse teaching
staff instrucƟonal leadership - works with the school
community to idenƟfy a broadly-shared vision of
improvement, effecƟvely employs instrucƟonal knowledge
and skills to work toward that vision, and monitors data
effecƟvely to chart progress
professional behavior - uniformly exhibits ethical and
respecƞul behavior, demonstrates iniƟaƟve and persistence
to achieve school goals and improve performance
collaboraƟve school culture - establishes a climate of trust
and collaboraƟon within the school, effecƟvely
communicates, manages conflicts and forges consensus for
improvement
school management - manages school finances and works
within policies to create a thriving environment that fosters
school improvement and student achievement
Those interested in being considered for our principal vacancies
were invited to submit leƩers of interest and structured resumes
that highlighted the skills we're looking for. We've received more
than fiŌy applicants for our four elementary openings; more than
fiŌy for our two middle school openings; and about thirty for our
two high school openings. Roughly one quarter are internal
applicants and the remaining three quarters of the applicaƟons
came from outside of the district.
AŌer the resumes were reviewed, qualified applicants were
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interviewed over the phone. The phone interviews included
quesƟons designed to elicit informaƟon on the skills we're looking
for. The applicants were also presented with a hypotheƟcal
scenario and asked how they would respond as a principal.
A siŌing and winnowing took place aŌer the phone interviews. The
top applicants were then invited to an in-person screening event
that took place this past Friday and Saturday. The parƟcipants had
opportuniƟes to demonstrate their skills in a data analysis and
planning exercise as well as a teacher observaƟon and coaching
exercise. All parƟcipants also had "debriefing" interviews where
they could provide addiƟonal feedback and reflecƟon on the
responses they had already provided and supply other informaƟon
perƟnent to their qualificaƟons.
The parƟcipants' performances in the in-person exercises will be
taken into account in idenƟfying a pool of candidates who have
demonstrated that they are qualified to lead a Madison school.
Those candidates will then be offered a formal interview with the
superintendent. The goal of the interview is to help us hone in on
the two or three candidates with the strongest potenƟal to meet
the unique needs of each of our schools with a vacancy.
How will we know the unique needs of each of the schools? Part of
the answer will come from the responses of parents and
community members to the online leadership surveys for each
school that were collected over the last few weeks. The
quesƟonnaire was designed to gather insights on the important
characterisƟcs, skills and abiliƟes needed for the parƟcular school's
next leader through the answers provided to quesƟons about the
current state of the school and the most important qualiƟes for the
new principal.
Some of our current principals may be interested in applying to
move to a school that has a vacancy. If so, they won't have to go
through the applicaƟon process described above. Instead, they'll
be automaƟcally considered for the pool of qualified applicants
from which the assistant superintendents will select the two or
three best candidates for each of the schools with vacancies.
Unlike past pracƟce in the district, current principals will not be
shuffled around to other schools - if they move, it will be because
they applied and were selected for a school with a vacancy.
Next, during April, the school-based leadership team at each of the
schools with a vacancy will assemble a community panel of staff,
parents, teachers and community members to interview the two
or three finalists for the posiƟon. The panel will then provide the
superintendent with a summary of perceived strengths and areas
for growth for each candidate.
Superintendent Cheatham has the final call. She will select the best
new leader for each of the eight schools and her recommendaƟons
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will go to the School Board for final approval. If all goes well, our
new principals will be named in early May. By the Ɵme school
starts again in September, each of our new principals will be
familiar with teachers and staff, known to the school community,
aƩuned to the school's strengths and opportuniƟes and prepared
to lead in service of student success.
Summer Learning Academy (SLA) InformaƟon
Summer Learning Academy (SLA) - Academic classes: If a student
qualifies for summer school, an invitaƟon leƩer will be mailed to the
family on April 25 with informaƟon on how to complete the enrollment
process.
RegistraƟon for summer school begins on April 26 and ends on May 13.
Students are expected to aƩend all 29 days of the summer school
program and may be un-enrolled from the summer school program if they have 3 consecuƟve or 5
non-consecuƟve excused or unexcused absences. For more informaƟon regarding SLA, including a
list of summer school sites, please visit mmsd.org/summerschool or call the Summer School
InformaƟon Line at 663-1914.
Summer enrichment: Enrichment classes are open to all
children who reside in the Madison Metropolitan School
District and have completed any grade kindergarten (5K)
through 7th during the 2013-2014 school year. The curriculum
is designed to provide fun and interesƟng expanded learning
opportuniƟes and experiences for interested students who are commiƩed to parƟcipaƟon.
Enrichment enrollment began on March 17 and goes through May 23. Enrichment courses consist
of 2 three-week sessions. Session 1 runs from June 21 - July 11 (no class on July 4) and Session 2
runs from July 14 - August 1.
Students who qualify for SLA and only need to aƩend one core content class (either language arts
or math) are registered for an Enrichment course to provide a complete morning schedule from
8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Specific Ɵmes, locaƟons and registraƟon informaƟon can be found at
mmsd.org/summerenrichment.
Nominate your teacher or mentor
In concert with their Mission and Values, the 100 Black Men of Madison seek to recognize those
educators who have journeyed beyond the development of subject maƩer experƟse and have
demonstrated an extraordinary sense of humility and a strong commitment to conƟnual
improvement, based upon a fundamental moƟvaƟon to inspire student success.
On Saturday, 10 May 2014, 100 Black Men of Madison, Inc. will host the fourth annual Outstanding
Educators and Mentors AppreciaƟon Breakfast from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Quarles & Brady LLP, 33 E.
Main Street, 9th Floor, Madison, WI 53703. At that event, those who have made posiƟve
differences in the lives of our children will be recognized and celebrated.
Criteria for Outstanding Educator NominaƟons include:
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Demonstrates strong ability to foster excellence in educaƟon as evidenced by ongoing
contribuƟons to the improvement of African American student learning and the learning
environment for African American youth
Demonstrates leadership in educaƟonal development of African American youth, locally or
statewide and/or at a naƟonal level, both within or out of the school seƫng
Displays exemplary interpersonal skills in communicaƟng with African American students,
parents, administrators, community members, and professional colleagues
Engages African American parents/families as partners in the learning process to enhance
student achievement
If you'd like to nominate your teacher or mentor for this presƟgious award, you can do so online.
NominaƟon deadline is Thursday, May 8 at noon
Sherman teacher to travel to AntarcƟca to write bilingual curriculum
Nichole Von Haden, a bilingual resource teacher at Sherman Middle School, has
secured one of this year's twenty-five coveted spots as a NaƟonal Geographic
EducaƟon Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. She was awarded the fellowship to spend 14
days aboard the NaƟonal Geographic Explorer with a team of naturalists,
photographers and other fellows on a trip to AntarcƟca!
Nichole will be spending her winter break in AntarcƟca experiencing firsthand the
landscapes and wildlife unique to the conƟnent. She will gain a wealth of knowledge that she can
use to develop acƟviƟes and lesson plans for her own classroom as well as to share with colleagues
and with the community. Nichole is part of Sherman's Developmental Bilingual EducaƟon program,
so her focus will be developing addiƟonal bilingual curriculum for her students.
Each year, Lindblad ExpediƟons and the NaƟonal Geographic Society select twenty-five highly
respected K-12 educators from the United States and Canada for a one-of-a-kind, hands-on
experience for professional development. The mission is to inspire people to care about the planet
and help make a difference through scienƟfic research, conservaƟon and exploraƟon projects. They
offer voyages in the Galápagos, AntarcƟca, the ArcƟc, Baja California, Alaska, Australia, Costa Rica
& Panama, the Amazon, Southeast Asia & Pacific, Africa, Indian Ocean, Europe, Mediterranean and
more.
Before heading out on her expediƟon, Nichole will join the other 24 fellows in Washington, D.C. for
a workshop on planning and photography. She will also have the opportunity to meet naturalists
from Lindblad ExpediƟons and fellows from previous years. You can read Nichole's biography
here. CongratulaƟons, Nichole!
Van Hise teacher receives award for music educaƟon
On Friday, March 21 students and staff gathered in the Van Hise
Elementary School gymnasium for a special assembly to honor
their beloved music teacher Margaret Jenks. Margaret was the
recipient of the first ever Madison Symphony Orchestra Award
for Music EducaƟon. In addiƟon to teaching music at Van Hise,
Margaret is also a conductor for the Madison Youth Choirs, a
local choir organizaƟon that aims to inspire, teach and nurture
students through music. CongratulaƟons!
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West student studies abroad in Indonesia
West High School student Sarah KeƩerhagen won a geography
bee when she was in middle school, which may have been a
clue as to what her future held. Sarah has always been very
interested in other cultures and other countries.
In April of 2013, Sarah received the exciƟng news that she had
been chosen as one of only 65 students naƟonwide for the US
State Department's Kennedy Luger Youth Exchange and Study
(YES) Abroad program. Sarah had the unique opportunity to
spend her enƟre junior year of high school in Indonesia aƩending a public school there.
The focus of the YES program is to increase cross-cultural understanding and communicaƟon by
placing students in a country with a significant Muslim populaƟon. So far, Sarah has had an
amazing experience and has successfully taken on the challenge of adjusƟng to a completely
different culture. She has learned the language (Bahasa) which has been promoted as the official
language of Indonesia since the Ɵme of its independence. Even Sarah's classes are taught in
Bahasa.
Indonesia is very young country; it gained its independence in 1949. There are about 300 disƟnct
naƟve ethnic groups and 742 different languages and dialects. Sarah lives in Jakarta with a
wonderful host family who has done an incredible job helping her adjust to the culture. She oŌen
travels to school on the back of a scooter (taxi). The weather is usually very hot and humid.
Sarah's new classmates have been extremely welcoming and friendly, and they are very interested
in hearing about the life in the United States. She has also spent some Ɵme volunteering with kids
at a local middle school. She has found herself in large ciƟes and remote villages surrounded by
rice terraces, and she has also been fortunate enough to make several trips across the island of
Java.
Sarah returns to Madison in July and looks forward to geƫng back to West High, reconnecƟng with
friends and rejoining her swim team. Sarah wishes to express her thanks to all of the friends,
family, host family and teachers that have helped her and supported her during this adventure.
Indonesia has truly been a once in a lifeƟme experience.
Zentangle art at Emerson
On Tuesday, March 19 students and parents aƩended another
fabulous Tuesday Night Lights at Emerson Elementary School.
What is Tuesday Night Lights (TNL) you ask? TNL is a weekly
event at Emerson where students and their families are invited
to parƟcipate in an acƟvity. Families are also encouraged to use
the school's recently renovated library. At the end of the
evening, everyone gets to take home a healthy treat and a free
book to add to their own personal collecƟon.
The week of March 19, the students created Zentangle art projects. Zentangle art uses geometric
shapes and paƩerns to create art. Check out the great student artwork!
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Olson's 3rd annual hip hop event
Olson Elementary School hosted their third annual hip hop
event with Mr. Kevin at the Wisconsin Youth and Family Center
(WYFC). Students in grades K-5 learned a variety of dances in
gym class during the week of March 10th, which they
showcased at their Friday School Dance Assembly as well as
during their Thursday evening Ice Breakers event. The event
was open to all Olson students and families and to students who aƩend the WYFC aŌer-school
program. Noodles & Co. provided free food for the event along with lemonade, and fun was had by
both parents and kids. The turnout was the best they've seen at an Ice Breakers event!
Kennedy Cares
Kennedy Cares was a huge success this year! During the week of
February 10-14, every classroom at Kennedy Elementary School worked
on ways to support their community and school.
The week ended with classes going out to various community agencies
to see what they do and to bring donaƟons. Some of the places that
they visited include: Ronald McDonald House, Dane County Humane
Society, Second Harvest Food Bank, Madison Public Library, Hospice
ReStore, Messiah Lutheran Preschool, Goodman Community Center,
East Madison Community Center, Oak Park ReƟrement and East
Madison Police Department.
Classes that did not go out into the community parƟcipated in an
assembly at the school with Ronald McDonald himself! School staff
received great feedback about the students and the work they did. They stressed the importance
of giving back to the community. Second Harvest Food Bank reported that as a school, Kennedy
collected over $60 and 598 pounds of food! The students are looking forward conƟnuing this great
tradiƟon next year.
East Black Student Union puts on a step-show
On Friday, March 7 East High School's Black Student Union held
their first Greek Step-Show featuring 4 sororiƟes and
fraterniƟes from UW-Madison, Spoken Word arƟsts, an African
Dance team, and East High's own KIOJA sorority. The night was
filled with music, poetry, dancing and fun in the Margaret
Williams Theater at East.
A big thank you to those who parƟcipated and came out to support the event! We hope to see you
there next year!
Lake View celebrates different cultures
On March 11, Lake View Elementary School hosted a Family Cultural
Night. There were five workshops for students and families, including Mr.
Vang teaching how to make Hmong hats, Ms. De La Hortua Celi teaching
Cumbia dance, students decoraƟng African masks, stories in 3 languages
and students learning a Mexican game. Ms. Felton supported
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Kindergarten and 1st grade students with singing a Hmong welcome song during the mulƟcultural
dinner.
Huegel music concert draws a crowd
AŌer months of preparaƟon, students from grades 3, 4 and 5 at Huegel Elementary School
gathered together in the gym for their annual music concert on Wednesday, March 19.
This year, the theme was "Oldies But Goldies" and featured hits such as Lean On Me, What A
Wonderful World and Jailhouse Rock. They gym was overflowing with families, staff and
community members who came to experience this lively concert, which featured more talents than
just singing. During one song, the students all used sign language to tell the song's story. During
another song, a 5th grade student played bass. There were also 2 very talented pianists and a
violinist who accompanied the singers on certain songs.
One thing music teacher Rhonda Chalone emphasized was that the students learn more than just
singing in her class. They learn about all the elements that are important to a performance from
the obvious notes and lyrics to the less obvious arts of how to arƟculate and emote while singing.
The guests were very impressed with the concert and can't wait to come back next year!
Be The Best You! Family FesƟval & Resource Fair
Madison School and Community RecreaƟon (MSCR) held a free
Family FesƟval & Resource Fair on March 14 at East High School.
Nearly 400 people enjoyed acƟviƟes based on the evening's theme
"Be the Best You." Families parƟcipated in a variety of workshops
like financial planning with the UW Credit Union, drawing with Young
Rembrandts, stepping with Kioja, learning about library cards, hula
hooping, yoga, belly dancing and spoken word.
The event also featured the MSCR FIT2GO Van fitness acƟviƟes and a
free, tasty dinner provided by Milio's and MMSD Food & NutriƟon.
MSCR believes that family and community engagement creates a thriving and healthy community.
According to MSCR ExecuƟve Director Lucy Chaffin, the event's goal was "to provide community
resources to families, and promote physical and mental wellness."
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MSCR aŌerschool staff at the east side schools - Emerson, Hawthorne, Lakeview, Lindbergh, Lowell,
Mendota, Sandburg, Black Hawk, Sherman and East - coordinated the event. Milio's and Pepsi
sponsored the event and several local companies donated door prizes.
Flashlight Egg Hunt for middle school youth
Spring is coming! Start the season at MSCR's Flashlight Egg
Hunt. Youth ages 11-14: join us Saturday, April 12 at 7:30
pm. RegistraƟon deadline is April 9.
FascinaƟon StaƟon Spring Camp
Looking for something to do over spring break? Try a short version of MSCR's FascinaƟon StaƟon
summer camp. Need full day camp? Sign up for Lunch Bunch along with the morning and
aŌernoon sessions. Morning acƟviƟes include dance, yoga, tumbling, games, obstacle courses and
more. In the aŌernoon, explore painƟng, drawing, designing and creaƟng art work.
The camp is for children in grades K-5, on April 14-17 at MSCR-Hoyt. The morning session (course
#44783) takes place from 9am - 12pm, and the aŌernoon session (course #44785) takes place from
1-4pm. The fees are $72 per course and $12 for Lunch Bunch. Register at www.mscr.org or call
204-3021 for more informaƟon.
MSCR to host 3rd Annual FesƟval of the Arts
Madison School & Community RecreaƟon (MSCR) is hosƟng the 3rd Annual FesƟval of the Arts at La
FolleƩe High School, on April 10 at 6pm. For addiƟonal informaƟon, please contact Cassie Kopp at
204-3055.
Youth Volleyball Camp
MSCR's Summer 2014 Youth Volleyball Camp is now accepƟng registraƟons. Kids in grades 3rd - 8th
are eligible to parƟcipate in the youth volleyball camp this summer from 8/18/14 - 8/21/14 at
O'Keeffe Middle School. Register now at mscr.org!
Youth Baseball Programs
MSCR's Summer 2014 Youth Baseball Program is now accepƟng registraƟons.
Kids entering kindergarten and 1st grade in the fall of 2014 are eligible to play
T-Ball, and kids entering 2nd and 3rd grades in the fall of 2014 are eligible to play
Coach Pitch Baseball. Register now at mscr.org!
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Workshops on guiding children's behavior // Deepening Our Understanding of IEP
Services
Community Events from your local non-profit
The events/acƟviƟes listed below are not school-sponsored, and the Madison Metropolitan School
District does not approve, support, supervise or endorse these programs/acƟviƟes.
View all opportuniƟes and submit yours at mmsd.org/CommunityEvents!
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