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Volume 5, Issue 8
eNews from Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy
MESA eNews....
From the Principal's Desk
Hello MESA Families,

A few important items to share with you!

The flu is serious and has impacted our scholars and staff health and attendance.  Please take time to talk to your scholars about the importance of washing their hands and taking care of themselves during the Wisconsin winter season including wearing coats, hats, gloves, mittens etc.  We have had lots of scholars forget to bring their coats to school and many are often reluctant to wear them when they bring them.  Washing our hands and covering our mouths when we have to cough are huge steps to helping us all remain healthy.  If your scholar shows signs of flu or flu-like symptoms we ask that you keep them home and contact their health care physician.  We have taken steps at our school to ensure that the building is sanitized and sprayed with disinfectant spray.  Each class has hand sanitizer and the bathrooms are all equipped with warm water and soap.  We want our scholars and staff to be healthy but if we are not we should not come to school.  Please notify the school via telephone if your child needs to stay home due to illness.

Winter STAR testing!!!  We made some major changes during the summer to our academic programs and our instructional delivery methods.  I am very proud to share with you all that midway through the year our school, that’s right our school, showed an overall increase of more than ½ year of positive growth in both reading and math.  This means that from August to January our average increase was more than 6 months of academic growth in the two tested subjects.  Parents, thank you for making sure that your scholars are in school every day and prepared to work hard and learn.  Thank you for making sure that you are following up with them on tough days and that you are monitoring their progress academically and socially.  Thank you for putting their education as a top priority in your homes.  It is paying off.  We take the Forward test again in the spring and I am looking forward to reporting that our school grew more than 1 year in both math and reading- this is the true meaning of closing the achievement gap.  It is not automatic and it will not be easily done but through a strong partnership between scholars, teachers, and parents, hard work, dedication, and teachers bringing rigorous lesson plans daily, we know we will succeed!  If you have questions regarding STAR testing or academic instruction, please do not hesitate to contact me or our Learning Liaison, Clarissa Calloway.  A special shout out to our 3rd grade scholars who grew ¾ of a year in only 5 months.  Another special shout out to all middle school scholars who grew 6 months or more in reading.  You guys worked hard and are deserving of recognition!  Let’s keep the momentum strong as we prepare for the spring. 

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Help MESA Fundraise!
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Mayfair Mall
4-8pm

Meet us TONIGHT for dinner!!! MESA is doing a fundraiser at Panera Bread located at 2500 North Mayfair Road (inside Mayfair Mall). We need your help to support the educational programming here at MESA.

How can you help?
  • Tell your family and friends about the event and encourage them to come out and have dinner.
  • If you are on Facebook be sure to follow the MESA page. Find the event and repost it on your page encouraging your Facebook friends to support MESA.
  • Bring the family out between 4-8pm and have dinner.
See you there!

Academic Updates

Black History Month Poster Contest

Thank you to all of the families who worked with their scholars on the Black History Month posters for our school-wide contest.

Our scholars had the opportunity to showcase their artistic talent while researching influential African Americans to honor Black History Month! The winners enjoyed lunch with the leadership team on Wednesday.
Congratulations to the following scholars:

Naveah & Zamir (2nd grade)
Devon & Austin (4th grade)
Reya & Esmeralda (6th grade)
Raven & Jeremiah (7th grade)
Brianna (8th grade)

Student Led Conferences

Wednesday, March 7 & Thursday, March 8, 2018

Please mark your calendars for your child/ren’s upcoming Spring Student Led Conference which will take place after school. More scheduling information will be forthcoming. We need 100% attendance. This is a great opportunity for your child/ren to inform you about what they have been learning, update you with test scores, and share their goals for further development.

MESA Career Fair

Do you know any teachers or educational assistants who are looking for employment for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year?

If so, please tell them all about our upcoming Career Fair.

Click here to register

Spring Sports
Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy is offering Youth Soccer and Ultimate Frisbee for Grades 1-5 and Middle School Coed Track. If you want your scholar to participate click below to download the registration form with details.

Registration Form
What's for lunch?
Wondering what's for lunch this month? Click below to download February's lunch menu and post it on your refrigerator for reference.
Download Lunch Menu
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Upcoming Calendar Events
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - MESA Panera Bread Fundraiser 
Friday, February 16, 2018 - NO SCHOOL 
Monday, February 19, 2018 - NO SCHOOL 
Friday, February 23, 2018 - Black History Program 

Download the full MESA 2017-18 Calendar
Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy is a Milwaukee Teacher Education Center Charter School (MTEC). In 2011, the MTEC Board of Directors elected to expand education programming in Milwaukee with a charter school. Building upon the MTEC foundation of the teacher certification programs and professional development services for educators, MESA emerged in 2013.
MTEC continues to Transform Learning through Effective Teaching!
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