Above: Eighth-grade Spanish language students were treated to a dance lesson and demonstration of styles of music that originate in Spanish-speaking cultures. Guest instructors from Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Greenfield taught some basic dance steps common in Merengue, Salsa and Bachata dance styles.
Below: Middle School Music students went on a tour of the elementary schools to spark interest in the music program and to share their skills.
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Breaking out of Ancient Egypt |
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Above: Sixth grade students who are studying ancient Egypt played Breakout EDU - an escape-room style game loaded with content from the unit. Superintendent Jim Shaw and Principal Jim Hendrickson spent some time with the students.
Left: Earlier in the week students took a Virtual Field Trip to ancient Egypt.
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For many of you, joining our middle school track team might be the first time you’ve had anything to do with the sport. Our team begins to train in mid-April, and no one is cut from the team due to their ability.
Join the track team and compete with other schools in a variety of track and field events. Your fee in-cludes a T-shirt and admission into the June 12–16 Track Camp & Meet coordinated by HS Varsity TrackCoaches Mark Hoffman and Stan Druckery.
Runners will meet in the Middle School Gym for the first practice; the coach will announce other practice locations, times, and meets. Registration is now being accepted online, by mail, or in person.
The Recreation Office is located inside door #24, and the building is labeled COMMUNITY RECREATION & FITNESS CENTER. You may also visit (www.smrecdept.org and register online.
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Middle School Engagement Survey |
Helping students do their best in school requires a team effort. Parents, students, and schools all play important roles in this process. To help all of us learn how to make your child's schooling experience as positive and beneficial as possible, SMMS and our MS Parent Advisory Council would like your honest, thoughtful feedback on a brief survey. Families can access the survey by using the link below. On behalf of our school and MS Parent Advisory Council, thank you in advance for your feedback.
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The School District of South Milwaukee is participating in a statewide grant called the Research to Practice Inclusive Communities (RPIC) Project.
A foundational belief of the RPIC project is that students belong in their learning communities, in an environment with their peers, and educators are responsible for designing high-quality teaching and learning environments for each and every student within that inclusive learning community setting.
The purpose of this survey is designed to capture the highest aspirations of educators, students, and families for the kinds of schools they would dream of for themselves or a child they love. Multiple choice tests cannot assess student characteristics like curiosity, love of learning, special expertise, or resourcefulness.
These and other skills frequently termed "21st-century skills", are characteristics beyond the scope of current standardized tests. Thus, we are using this measure that attempts to capture these essential elements of learning. We hope parents and staff participate, students are also being given a modified version of this survey appropriate for their age groups. Please join us in completing the short survey (one per family) by May 19th.
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Music teachers are exceptionally hard-working, talented and energetic people in schools full of dedicated hard-working and talented teachers.
In this podcast we're excited to share some music from our students and introduce just two of South Milwaukee’s own seriously talented music teachers to explain how we teach music and the varied and valuable benefits of a good education in music.
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The #SMWay Podcast has a new feature! A ninth grader and a 12th grader were brave enough to record the cover of a song live-to-tape to share with the South Milwaukee Podcast Community. Give it a listen.
If you know a student who would like to share a musical composition or has a spoken word piece they would like to perform for a Tiny Office Concert, contact dbader@sdsm.k12.wi.us.
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Join us for Speak Up for your Public Schools Event on Wednesday, April 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the high school.
Plans are still being finalized, but the event will include a letter-writing opportunity, an art build that enables family members to pour their creativity into artistic and powerful symbols that celebrate and stand up for public education. Your support for public education is critical as the next two years of public funding is decided in the Wisconsin Legislature.
As you may know, the School Board is grappling with a $1.6 million budget deficit due to two years of zero-percent funding increases and the rising costs due to inflation. Without more funding, the Board will have to reduce costs in an already lean budget.
Please get informed by watching a board meeting online or in person, listening to the Budget episode of this podcast, read about it on the District webpage (see next article) and come out on April 19.We need your help to tell our elected officials how important public education is and that you want them to support it so every student receives a free, appropriate education.
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