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• October 16: 6:30-8:30 PTO All Parent Meeting (topic: referendum) at the Waubesa MPR
• October 23: Family Teacher Conferences
• October 24: No School and Family Teacher Conferences
• October 25: No School
• October 27: Referendum Information Session - 6 p.m. MHS Performing Arts Center
  
• November 4: 6th Grade Band/Choir/Orchestra Concert 7 p.m. MHS Performing Arts Center
• November 7: End of First Quarter
• November 8: No School PD Day
• November 11: Start 2nd Quarter

We invite you to join us for the All Parent PTO Meeting on Wednesday, October 16th at 6:30 PM in the Waubesa Intermediate School Multi-Purpose Room.

During the meeting, the PTO President will share updates on current and future PTO activities, and the building principals will provide important updates from their schools. The main topic of discussion will be the upcoming school referendum. The district superintendent, school board members, and representatives from the McFarland Federation of Teachers will be present to give a presentation and participate in a Q&A session.

Free childcare will be available during the meeting. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be live-streamed on the McFarland EC-8 PTO Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

The McFarland EC-8 PTO

During the week of October 14-18, IMMS will conduct a safety drill. To learn more about this drill, click here.

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Dear IMMS Families,

Fall conferences are coming soon! Below is important information about scheduling a conference with your scholar’s teacher(s). Thank you for your ongoing involvement. A strong home-school partnership has always been critical to student success.

Conferences will be held on October 23 after school 3:30-7:00 (in-person) and on October 24th 2:30-6:30, with virtual (Google Meet) and in-person options. Please email the teacher if these times/days do not work for you.

6th Grade Families: For conferences, you will meet with your scholar’s “cored pair” (the two teachers that teach science/math and social studies/English language arts).

7th and 8th Grade Families: To streamline and simplify the middle school conference experience, each family who signs up for conferences will meet with their scholar’s core 2 teacher. The core 2 teacher will share information about academic progress in all core classes. If you feel it is important to meet with a teacher other than your scholar’s core 2 teacher, please email the teacher you wish to meet with directly

Related Arts & other specialists: Teachers will be available for drop-in conferences (no appointments required) on October 23rd after school 3:30-7:00 (in-person) and on October 24th 2:30-6:30, If you prefer to schedule a conference with a Related Arts teacher rather than dropping in, please email them to schedule a time. Here are the emails for Related Arts Staff.

We hope that ALL families can join us for Fall conferences. To help make the conference efficient and effective, please communicate any questions and/or concerns to teachers before the conference. Sending this information in advance allows teachers to be better prepared to provide answers and/or strategies during the conference.

How to sign-up: You will receive an email from either your child’s cored pair (6th grade) or your child’s Core 2 teacher on October 14th. There will be various times (both virtual and in-person) for you to choose from. The sign-up platform will be Google Appointments.

If you have signed up for a conference and something comes up within 24 hours of the scheduled time/day and cannot attend, please contact the teacher directly.

As a reminder, we have many opportunities to communicate student progress with families throughout the year.

• Two family conferences. One is in the Fall, and the other is in the Spring. Families are encouraged to communicate with teachers beyond these scheduled conferences.
  
  

• Report cards are available on Infinite Campus after each semester (or quarterly for Related Arts classes)..
  
  

• Infinite Campus is available for families to check on student progress

• Here are Infinite Campus “How to” videos and screenshots that may be useful:

• How to log in to Infinite Campus (38-second video) or HelpDoc

• How to check your scholar’s missing assignments (2 min. video) or HelpDoc

• What are Conduct and Effort Scores? (2.5 min. video)

• How to check your scholar’s Conduct and Effort Scores (3 min. video) or HelpDoc

Timberlee 2024 is in the books! We are so grateful for our time with your children at our Outdoor Education experience. Over the two days, we witnessed students extending their boundaries, trying new things, trusting themselves and others, and conquering their fears. All of this while showing support for one another. Your children demonstrated their ability to adapt and overcome. This is how resilience is cultivated. It was a joy to witness and be a part of the creation of countless core memories.

6th Grade Staff

A special note of gratitude to the Paley family for their generous donation of a Two Men and A Truck vehicle. This was definitely a first for us! We were able to haul all student luggage in the 26’ truck. We were also blessed with two incredible movers who were amazing with our group. Our community rocks!!!

We want to introduce you to a club at IMMS, Club Unified. This group promotes opportunities for peer mentors and leaders to engage in positive interactions to support inclusive activities.

• Mission: Club Unified is a group dedicated to helping & including ALL at IMMS. This group includes 6th, 7th & 8th graders whose mission is to promote & celebrate the uniqueness of ALL. This group recognizes & supports classmates of ALL abilities.

• Weekly Meetings: Thursdays 7:45-8:15 AM

• Goal: To foster relationships & to promote inclusiveness.

• We are a Unified Champion School

We are looking for students who let differences be a doorway to new opportunities. Please talk with your child about joining a great group of kids who want to make a real difference in the lives of others. Please let us know if you have any questions (Woodm@mcfsd.org or millerk2@mcfsd.org).

Respectfully,

Ms. Michelle Woodlock & Mrs. Katie Miller

Below you will find "Hubs" (aka Task-List) for each grade level and Related Arts. You can click on the "Hub" to get information on what your scholar is doing in class, assignments, and assessments.

• E.D. Locke Library Pick Up - WI Science Festival Science in a Bag Kits - October 14-20

• MadHatters A Cappella Performance at the McFarland Performing Arts Center - October 18

• McFarland EC-8 PTO Trunk or Treat - October 19

• School’s Out Days - Lussier Family Heritage Center - October 24-25

• Badger Bots School Day Off Camps - October 24-December 31

• McFarland High School Presents: Elsewhere - November 1-3

• CEPS Food Drive - November 1-7

• E.D. Locke Library Grades K-2 Magic Tree House Book Club - September-May

• Free Triple P Positive Parenting Online Program for WI Families

We will gladly accept donations of snacks that we can give to students who may not be able to provide their own. We are specifically looking for nut-free, nonperishable, healthy snacks. You can drop off donations at the IMMS Student Services office. We will also accept donations for menstrual hygiene products.

With the cold and flu season in full swing, please review our Guidelines for sending your child to school. Remember, if your child is sick please keep them home and seek medical evaluation as needed. Students will be sent home with the following symptoms:

• Temperature above 100.4°F

• Vomiting or diarrhea

• Frequent uncontrollable cough

Your child should remain at home until fever, vomiting/diarrhea has stopped for 24 hours without the use of medication. If they have been prescribed antibiotics, please see the MSD Health Services Handbook and DHS Wisconsin Childhood Communicable Disease guidelines for when they may return to school. As well, please notify the School/Health Office if your student has tested positive for a communicable disease such as: Influenza/Flu, Covid 19, Pneumonia, Strep Throat, RSV, Hand Foot & Mouth, Pertussis, etc.

Thank you for your partnership as we work to keep our students and staff healthy and safe each day!

Public Health Madison & Dane County is partnering with surrounding school districts and SSM Health in a few weeks to offer more school vaccine clinics to get students up to date on their school vaccines in time for the 2024-25 school year. These clinics will take place at multiple locations and dates. Find more information and to schedule an appointment see the attached flyer (English, Spanish), or via publichealthmdc.com/schoolclinics.

Give a “Shout out” to a staff member! Our staff members work so hard and don’t realize the positive impact they are making. Take a moment to let them know about the difference they are making through the “Staff Shout Outs” page on our website.

You can send them a Spartan Shout Out and see the shout outs from others by going to this page: https://www.mcfarland.k12.wi.us/contactus/spartan-shout-outs.cfm

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October 16th - Unity day