December 2014 502 Pflaum Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53716 Tremayne Clardy Ed.D., Principal Mark Dax, Asst. Principal [email protected] 204-1923 Main Office Safe Arrival [email protected] 204-1942 204-1920 204-4020 Nurse FAX 204-1928 204-0495 Spanish BRS Office 204-1951 MSCR After School Office 204-4029 Sennett's Website Address: http://sennettweb.madison.k12.wi.us Dear Sennett Families, I hope all of you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving break and were able to spend time with friends and family. It was great to see so many of you at parent/teacher conferences and we look forward to increased partnerships as we continue to improve our family engagement practices. We understand that you, the Sennett families are an integral part of student success and we look forward to working with you as we strive to achieve our common goal. I am happy to report our staff and students continue to work hard as we move Sennett’s students towards college and career readiness. Sennett continues to make progress in monitoring and making adjustments to our instructional practice as outlined in our School Improvement Plan (SIP). Please keep us informed on the individual needs of your student as we focus on increasing the academic achievement of all our students. Once again, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the volunteers from the Parent Action Team for their amazing work coordinating the fundraiser effort again this year and for their role in making the Green & Gold Party a tremendous success. It is hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will be bringing 2014 to a close and celebrating the start of 2015! The beginning of a new year is a wonderful time to reflect on all of life’s blessings. Thank you all. Happy Holidays, Tremayne Clardy Parents and Guardians - The Sennett School Spelling Bee is on Tuesday, January 27th. It will start promptly at 2:50 in our Dowden Auditorium. House Bees will take place in December or early January and each House will have 4 or 5 winners, who will complete on 1/27. Ask your child if he/she is one of their House winners or alternates! Hope you can join us. Call Ms Hillyer with questions (204-1927). Just a friendly reminder – if your child is going to be absent for 3 or more consecutive days please fill out a Planned Absence Form and return to the Main Office. Forms can be found on the Sennett web page or picked up in the Main Office. Thank you. Winter Break! Schools Closed Monday, December 22, 2014 through Friday, January 2, 2015. School resumes on Monday, January 5 Why not read a book over Winter Break? Early Release Mondays – at 1:37 PM December 1 December 8 December 15 The next Parent Action Team Meeting will be: Wednesday, December 3 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the Sennett LMC Come join us! THE PARENT ACTION TEAM WISHES YOU ALL A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! LA FOLLETTE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SCHEDULING DEMONSTRATION NIGHT Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:00-8:00 PM SAVE THE DATE!!! Scheduling Demonstration Night is a valuable opportunity for incoming 9th grade students and parents/guardians to learn about scheduling, review course offerings, discover the benefits of parent/student portal, become familiar with graduation requirements, gather information for 4 year educational planning, and inquire about post-high school plans. Counselors, representatives of all high school departments, and administrators will be available to assist with this important process. The Concert Season Is Upon Us December 11th marks the first concert of the year for Sennett Middle School. We all look forward to listening to our students perform our selections, and we want to relay some tips about concert etiquette to all who will be attending: * If necessary, exit the auditorium during group switches or during courteous applause at the end of each song. * To dignify the performance, we ask that you not call out individual names while the students are on stage, but wait until after the performance to tell them how great they did. * Please also turn off telephones and refrain from any unnecessary talking during the performance. We look forward to seeing you on Dec. 11th! The concert will begin at 7:00; students should report to the La Follette Auditorium at 6:30. Chris Forbes, Adrianne Ledvina, Rob Schroeder Sennett Science Olympiad We are very excited to have Science Olympiad back again this year. Science Olympiad is a national science competition for middle and high school students. Sennett students are meeting after school on Wednesdays and Thursday until 5:00 PM. Interested students from all houses are invited to join the team. The team is looking to compete in an invitational in Rockford, IL on January 10 to help prepare them for the regional and state meets. A big thank you goes out to Dupont for their generous support of our team. Please contact Becky Walters at [email protected] or 204-1980 with any questions. We’re all in this together Your school’s limited edition yearbook is for sale! Place your order now to guarantee a copy next spring. The price is $10.00. Please make the check payable to Sennett MS and write student’s name on the memo line. Homeroom teachers will take cash or checks The yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school Contact Mrs. Najacht if you have any questions, 204-1929 DRESS FOR WINTER WEATHER Winter is coming! Freezing temperatures, chilly winds, and snow will be with us soon. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately with a coat, gloves/mittens, hat, and scarf. Students are expected to go out at lunch unless we have extreme weather conditions. Fundraising for Sennett 5% BACK TO SCHOOLS You are probably done buying school supplies, but remember Sennett all year round when shopping at Office Depot. Office Depot will donate 5% of qualifying purchases to Sennett for free supplies. When you shop at Office Depot, simply tell the cashier that you would like your purchase to support Sennett Middle School. Out-of-town supporters will need to give our School ID Number 70109391. TARGET REDCARD BENEFITS SENNETT Target will donate up to 1% of your REDcard purchases to Sennett. If you have a Target REDcard credit card, just visit www.target.com to enroll in Take Charge of Education® and select Sennett as your school of choice. It really adds up! Homeroom Competition: It’s simple. Cut out the Box Top coupons from containers on General Mills products and bring them to your homeroom. Sennett gets $.10 for every Box Top-what an easy way to earn $! We can get up to $20,000 each year, imagine that! All the money raised goes back to you & Sennett Middle School! The homeroom with the most Box Tops by December 19th will get a mystery prize! Use MyPaymentsPlus to make sure your student gets a hot and healthy See how much money is in your student’s cafeteria account 24/7 Deposit funds instantly via the web to ensure your student won’t lose or forget lunch money View student’s food purchases to track spending and ensure your child is making healthy choices Set reminders to notify you each time the balance is low (auto-pay also available) Free sign-up, follow the simple, onscreen instructions: o Visit www.mypaymentsplus.com o Click “Register a Free Account” Attendance Makes a Difference to These Students 1st Quarter Excellent Attendance Award Recipients Heidi Abrajan Miguel Abrajan-Gonzalez John Aleman-Mora Cristian Avila-Velazquez Andres Banuelos Gisselle Barrera Arturo Barrera Real Britney Barrera-Gonzalez Kyle Beck Brooks Beveridge Grant Borcherding Amanda Brandt Madilyn Brandt Holly Brissette Jaylend Brown Audrey Burke Armando Cadena Evan Callister-Craig Joseph Campbell Brian Camposeco Mario Canacasco Rubio William Canter Jenessa Casillas Jaqueline Chavarria Moreno Abigail Chavez Alessandra Chiriboga-Pineda Ruby Manuel Moises Eda Kai Angela Megan Anthony Elainey Tia Ryan Harry Michael Joseline Kyrstan Curran Benjamin Oscar Victoria Carlos Jenna Corona Cuamani Davila Diaz Coppernoll Dinkel Dominguez Durkin Edge Ely Engelberger Engelberger Finkelmeyer Flores Flores Fosdick Frank Galles Garcia Greer Hernandez Holmes Irving Hou Chloe Hudson Daniel Ibarra Benjamin Jaccard Ryan Jackson Trinity Jackson-Hodges Christian Jaeger Mamadou Jallow Pablo Jeffries Lonnie Jennings Michael Johnson Xuan Johnson Rosaleen Joyce Aaron Kasper Ava Kersten Aidan Lampe Jacob Larson Vincent Laubmeier Jose Leal Sarah Lee Kane Lee Savanna Lee Gabriel Lemke Mina Linsenmayer Benjamin Loshek Nyah Lues Anahi Malvaez Dija Manly Walter Marshall Mariana Martinez Alejandro Martinez Mariah Marx Dominique Mc Clinton Kaitlyn Mcclain Andrea McDonald Kristen Menge Nathan Menge Johnathon Mey Brett Meyers Zella Milfred Alejandra Miranda-Naxi Richard Mogensen Lorena Montes Jimenez Ashley Morales Montes Montserrat Malik Kevin Morales Sanchez Morrison Moua Marlena Mraz Brigid Mullen Alyssa Nedanovski Kaley Nelson Hyrum Oliphant Parker Olsen Lizbeth Pacheco Rafael Pacheco Alcantara Jessica Pacheco-Gutierrez Jessica Pacheco-Morales Kathryn Panuska Zachary Peetz Pedro Perez Avenna Pickett Raymond Ponty Videl Pov Valery Pov Jazmin Ramirez Ramirez Allison Rau Thomas Razafinanja Arnulfo Reyes Jose Reyes Murillo Jessica Rieder Citlali Rodriguez Gael Rodriguez Tapia Iker Rodriguez Tapia Luz Elena Rojas Hernandez Sharon Ruiz David Ruiz Fernandez Homero Sanchez-Hernandez Alexis Sather Jeanette Saucedo Meyo Jadyn Schensky Kelli Schlesinger Sidney Schrage Savanah Shadof Josalynn Shores Autumn-Breeze Silva Matthias Stokosa Autumn Stroede Kelsey Swingen Luis Angel Tecuanhuehue Nancy Thao Joshua Thao Attendance Awards Continued Christian Jasmin Lauren Octavio Timm Torres Trowbridge Ugalde Gonzalez Isaiah Belle Wayne Emma Estella Sierra Cole Dylan Kaylie Chloe Valdes Vang Vang Walters Waul Wayne Wedekind Wendricks Westphal Wimmer Christopher Andreanna Kou Nhia Johnson Madeline Humberto Giovanni Melia Wolfe Wright Xiong Xiong Yang Zamber Zarate Zavala Ibarra Zeaman The following students increased their grade point average more than .5 points in the first quarter of this school year. Congratulations on raising the bar! Alianna Jacklynn Kyle Holly Kemiazya Keyonta Mario Jose Jesus Cesar Nautiya Shardae Deirdre Pedro Guillermo Kayla Karah Anthony Deklynd Katelyn Autumn Irving Keviante Alarcon Bass Beck Brissette Brown Bunch Canacasco Rubio Cardenas Chavarria Chu Cook Danner Dominguez Garcia Hernandez Gehrke Gundlach Hanmer Harrison Hegge Herring Hou Hutchins Kenneth Lilly Anthony Romeo Reanna Emma Austin Gregory Khersa Icis Andrea Ja'nya Bryan Dayja Molly Pedro Stephanie Marcus Michael Taniyia Videl Jane Jackson Jefferson Lavine Lott Martin Milanich Minor Mitchell Morgan Morris Noriega Olle Pacheco Guevara Patton Peden Perez Perez Phillips Pisano Pollard Pov Riek Vindia Kessiah Devon Xanica Alicia Makayla Azure Shamari Diamond Timeya Charles Jagoda Charlie Mausum Juan Angelina Aeron Jack Jymeni Rithisak Johnson Robinson Robinson Roll-Gebert Rose Salinas Schulz Shaw Simmons Sims Smith Suggs Swallop Thao Thapa Tinajero Vang Vue Waldman Willoughby Ya Yang Alianna Gadiel John Britney Christine Zohra Bryce Katrin Maxwell Mario Dayna Colin Eduardo Abigail Caroline Alessandra Nautiya Joslyn Megan Manuel Hudson Elijah Jasmine Turner Tia Joselyn Lily Terilyn Luc Alison Erik Sarai Ana Gianni Kiara Blaine Cecelia Kayla Chloe Madigan Keeley Trinity Christian Mamadou Alarcon Alcantara Aleman-Mora Barrera-Gonzalez Becerra Benelcaid Bohn Brendemuehl Bundy Canacasco Rubio Carter Casper Castillo Chavez Chen Chiriboga-Pineda Chu Clements Cohen Cuamani DeMets Dengler-Jeanblanc Dotson Dunning Engelberger Fox Freeland Fuhrer Fuller Gale Gessner Gonzalez-Perez Graham Cook Gubbins Hairston Heimann Hogan Hollis Hudson Hueholt Jabs Jackson-Hodges Jaeger Jallow Emily Michael Amie Ariadne Grace Caleb Jacob Felicia Simon Sarah Kiara Elle Sydney James Reanna Daniel Alejandro Jose Andrea Erika Kristen Brett Emily Austin Esmeralda Breana Richard Montserrat Khersa Thalia Kaley Nicholas Parker Bryan Zachary Ana Pedro Lance Andrew Thomas Vindia Xanica Shauna Sharon Jimenez Johnson Kabera Kaufman Kluge Knight Larson Lawrence Lee Lee Lee Lopez Maly Manly Martin Martinez Martinez Matute Duarte McDonald Melchor Lopez Menge Meyers Mikus Minor Miranda-Naxi Mirilli Wisniewski Mogensen Morales Sanchez Morgan Murillo-Solis Nelson Noffke Olsen Pacheco Guevara Peetz Pelayo Perez Piddington Rajkovich Razafinanja Robinson Rose Rowin-Fox Ruiz Nikolai Homero Alexis Jadyn Kelli Diamond Alivia Matthias Kira Zoe Jagoda Kelsey Kareena Angie Henry Lauren Octavio Liliana Ben Wayne Alicia Andres Aeron Nitaiya Katilyn Dej'a Triona Christopher Jayda Kou Houachi Nhia Madeline Giovanni Rybin Sanchez-Hernandez Sather Schensky Schlesinger Sims Smith Stokosa Storck Svanoe Swallop Swingen Thao Thao Thies Trowbridge Ugalde Gonzalez Valdez Van Kauwenbergh Vang Vazquez Villota Vue Welhouse Wiebel Williams Witkins Wolfe Woods Xiong Xiong Xiong Zamber Zavala Ibarra A grade point average of 3.2 – 3.59 is the achievement of these Honor Roll students. High Honor Roll These students have a grade point average of 3.6 or above. Paulina Baker Andres Banuelos Nicole Bartels Brennan Beckler Brooks Beveridge Chance Blackmon Margrethe Blum Grant Borcherding Alexandra Brown Audrey Burke Lydia Burke Evan Callister-Craig William Canter Alexandra Chan Deirdre Danner Gabriel Dengler-Jeanblanc Sydney Dubois Megan Durkin Camille DuVernois Harry Finkelmeyer Brenda Florencio-Reyes Michael Flores Kyrstan Fosdick Curran Frank Benjamin Galles Victoria Greer Aurora Helms Jenna Holmes Norah Howell Benjamin Jaccard Pablo Jeffries Laila Jenkins Allaynah Ayona Rosaleen Max Brenna Aidan Gabriel Jillian Mina Nyah Sela Hillary Anahi Dija Walter Mariah Kaitlyn Natalie Nathan Emma Zella Alejandra Marlena Brigid Lillie Celia Lilian Lydia Hyrum Karl Erik Kathryn Johnson Johnson Joyce Junga Krenke Lampe Lemke Ley Linsenmayer Lues Lynk Ma Malvaez Manly Marshall Marx Mcclain McDonald Menge Milanich Milfred Miranda-Naxi Mraz Mullen Newson Nichols O'Donnell Oliphant Oliphant Olson Olson Panuska Molly Peden Raymond Ponty Haley Powell Jessica Rieder Mayty Rios Benjamin Roloff Leslie Sanchez-Hernandez Sidney Schrage Savanah Shadof Ryan Shebesta Lydia Siegler Autumn-Breeze Silva Nathaniel Soucie-Porter Parker Storck Autumn Stroede Camryn Sundbeck Luis Angel Tecuanhuehue Alexandria Thao Grace Tritle Emarion Tucker Muahua Vang Luke Vitale Emma Walters Estella Waul Dylan Wendricks Brady Wirag Briana Wirag Andreanna Wright Humberto Zarate Melia Zeaman All the students on these lists have made the effort to improve and expand their world. Their future will offer more choices because they realize it takes work to be independent and selfsufficient. Congratulations! Sennett Middle School Endowment Makes Grants Possible The Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools’ School Endowments provide each school with annual income that is used to fund creative and innovative programs and projects that are not funded within the core school budget. Recently 49 schools were awarded grants totaling $78,290. This year Sennett Middle School had $1,476.00 in endowment income available to use to make grants for imaginative programs and projects that propel student learning which can’t currently be funded through the core school budget. Our grants committee decided to fund the following projects using the available endowment income: $676 - The field of science is full of specialized content vocabulary as well as academic vocabulary terms such as analyze, compare, process, cycle, and pattern. The Common Core State Standards stress the need to provide direct and explicit instruction for academic vocabulary. Funds will be used to purchase a magnetic whiteboard, or even a corkboard, that would allow words and images to be put up and taken down easily, moved around to show relationships, and used by students to solidify their understanding of terms. $500 - Funds will be used for the establishment of an after school book club. One way to increase our students’ reading scores is to provide them with access to relevant, high-interest books and the time to read them. Students would select the books to read and funds provided through this grant would be used to purchase the books for the students to keep. Staff would donate their time to run the book club. $300 - Funds will be used to purchase Read Design Studio Pack computer software that will allow students to create READ bookmarks and posters for display. The goal of this project will be to encourage, promote, and celebrate the reading of complex literary and informational texts. Staff will help their students choose complex literary and informational texts to read independently. After completing the texts, the students will be asked to share and explain the content of the text. They will then pose for their READ poster with a copy of the text. The READ posters will be displayed throughout the LMC and hallways to promote and encourage the reading of complex literary and informational texts. If you have any questions about the School Endowments, please contact Mary Bartzen at 237-7723 or [email protected]. To donate to our school’s endowment, visit the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools’ website at www.fmps.org. 11th Annual Overture Field Trip! As you are undoubtedly aware, on Friday, October 24th, 700 Sennett staff and students attended our community-building Overture Center field trip. This year we saw an "urban circus" entitled 360 Allstars, which was immensely enjoyed by our students and staff. The performers (break dancers, a freestyle unicyclist, a BMX flatlander, a Roue Cyr artist, a basketball "juggler" and renowned musicians) were all notable world champions and their talents amazed us! Moreover, you should once again be very proud of the behavior and appropriate theatrical responses your students exhibited at this production. Although our school body filled 2/3 of the theater, it was evident that your children were especially aware of their roles in the audience. In addition, we would like to thank the Sennett families who contributed additional money to this event. Due to their generosity, all of our students were given the opportunity to attend! Mark Your Calendars for the next Latino Parent Meeting Thursday, December 18 from 6:00-7:00 in the Sennett LMC. Attention Parents…. The Sennett PE staff that is looking for some gently used fitness equipment donations for our weight room. Items which would include things like treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, etc. We cannot take free weights. If you have anything you would like to donate please contact Susie Efinger 204-1949, Ben Houseman or Scott Swanson 204-1947. Thank you!! SENNETT CALENDAR December 1 December 1 December 3 December 8 December 9 December 11 December 15 December 18 Dec. 22-Jan. 2 December Newsletter Available on Sennett Website EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Sennett Night @ Chipotle 4:00PM-8:00PM Combined Winter Concert @ 7-8:30 pm at La Follette EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37pm for PCT Latino Parent Meeting SCHOOL CLOSED – Winter Break January 5 January 5 January 7 January 12 January 15 Gym January 19 January 22 January 23 January 23 January 26 January 27 January 30 January Newsletter Available on Sennett Website SCHOOL REOPENS Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT 6th gr. Band & Orchestra Concert @ 7 pm in Sennett SCHOOL CLOSED – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Latino Parent Meeting 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:40 AM – Grade Reporting End of 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter Begins Sennett School Spelling Bee 2:50 PM NO SCHOOL – Parent/Teacher Conferences February 1 February 4 February 6 February 9 February 16 February 23 February Newsletter Available on Sennett Website Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM SCHOOL CLOSED – Professional Development Day EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT March 1 March 2 March 4 March 13 March 16 March 19 March 23 March 27 Mar. 30-Apr. 6 March Newsletter Available on Sennett Website EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM SCHOOL CLOSED – Professional Development Day EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Latino Parent Meeting 6:00 PM – 7:00PM EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT End of 3rd Quarter SCHOOL CLOSED – Spring Break Celebrate a Brand New Year!!! 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR April 7 April Newsletter Available on Sennett Website April 7 School Reopens April 7 4th Quarter Begins April 8 Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM April 9 Sennett Variety Show, 7 pm April 13 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT April 20 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT April 20-April 24 Upham Woods Trip – House 1 or 2 April 23 Take Your Child to Work Day April 27 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT May 1 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 11 May 14 May 14 May 18 May 21 May 25 May 28 May Newsletter Available on Sennett Website EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT National Teacher Day Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Voices & Visions @ 2:00 Latino Parent Meeting 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT Band Concert @ 7-8 pm in LaFollette Auditorium SCHOOL CLOSED – Memorial Day Orchestra Concert @ 7-8 pm in La Follette Auditorium June 1 June 3 June 4 June 8 June 9 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 11 June 11 June 22 June Newsletter Available on Sennett Website Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM Choir Concert @ 7-8 pm at LaFollette Auditorium Mount Olympus Field Trip 6th and 7th graders EARLY RELEASE @ 11:00 am th 8 Grade Celebration Day Last day of school for 8th graders ONLY EARLY DISMISSAL @ 9:05 M, Last Day of School End of 4th Quarter Quarter 4 Report Card available via Infinite Campus First Day of Summer School 2014-15 SENNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUBS AND SPORTS Club Name Leader/Contact Starts Ends Day of Week Time Competitions African Am. History Club TBA January April Thursday 2:50-3:50 Saturday Basketball- 7th Gr. Boys Steve Banks October December Practice TBA 2:50-5:00 Thursday Basketball- 8th Gr. Boys Steve Banks October December Practice TBA 2:50-5:00 Wednesday Basketball- 7th Gr. Girls Steve Banks January March Practice TBA 2:50-5:00 Tuesday Basketball- 8th Gr. Girls Steve Banks January March Practice TBA 2:50-5:00 Wednesday Back on Track (BOT) Carmen Ames September May Tues-Thurs 2:50-5:00 Battle of the Books TBA September April Tues-Thurs Varies Catering Club Holly Kanvik September May 2:50-3:50 Computer Club Beth Hawker October May Wednesday or Thursday Wednesday Dance Team TBA November May Tuesday 2:50-3:50 Downhill Ski Club Carmen Ames December March Friday 2:50-3:50 Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Caryl Hodgeman September May Thursday 2:50-3:50 Homework Club Tiyawn Walker September May Mon-Thurs 2:50-3:50 Juventud Lauren Deakman September May 2:50-3:50 Multi-Cultural Club Caryl Hodgman September May Monday & Tuesday Wednesday Youth Recreation Center Tiyawn Walker September May Mon-Thurs 2:50-5:00 Running Club Nicky Najacht September November 2:50-3:50 Soccer Peter Trail April June Wednesday & Thursday Monday Student Council Shawn Schroedl September June Varies 2:50-3:50 Tennis Club ( Spring) Nan Perschon April June Friday 2:50-3:50 2:50-3:50 2:50-3:50 2:50-4:00 Thursday Wednesday *All Team Sports are coed for 7th and 8th graders only, except for Basketball which is listed above. 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