Sennett Middle School • 502 Pflaum Road Madison WI 53716 • March 2015

Tremayne Clardy Ed.D., Principal Mark Dax, Asst. Principal tlclardy@madison.k12.wi.us mrdax@madison.k12.wi.us

204-1923 204-1942

Main Office 204-1920 Nurse 204-1928 Spanish BRS Office 204-1951

Safe Arrival 204-4020 FAX 204-0495 MSCR After School Office 204-4029

Sennett's Website Address: http://sennettweb.madison.k12.wi.us

Dear Sennett Families: This is the time of year that we could all use some warm weather and green grass to let us know that spring is near. I am very excited and proud of the efforts and performance of our staff and students and am looking forward to a wonderful conclusion to the school year. I would like to encourage each of you to join us at the Parent Action Team meeting on Wednesday March 4th at 6pm. We would like to communicate and receive your feedback on the following topics:

The expansion of the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) and English as a Second Language (ESL) programming and how that will impact the restructuring of our house system.

The Foundation for Madison's Public Schools, More for the Middle Campaign and how it will impact Sennett

Middle School.

The school referendum and its impact on Sennett and other Lafollette area schools.

I look forward to an engaging and thought provoking conversation with you and look forward to hearing your valuable input as we move forward. Thank you for all you do to support your school community. We appreciate you and your children! Sincerely, Dr. Tremayne Clardy Principal

Early Release Monday’s at 1:37

March 2, 16, 23

School Closed

Friday, 3/13 – Professional Development Day Monday, March 30 – Monday, April 6 – Spring Break

Join the Sennett Parent Action Team on

Wednesday, March 4th for an informational update.

We will meet in the Dowden Auditorium from 6 - 7 pm, translation services will be provided.

Learn about:

The expansion of the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) and English as a Second Language (ESL) program and how that will impact the restructuring of our Sennett house system.

The Foundation for Madison's Public Schools, More for the Middle Campaign and how it will impact Sennett Middle School.

The upcoming school referendum and its impact on Sennett and other Lafollette area schools

Spring Break

Monday, March 30 – Monday, April 6

First day back is Tuesday, April 7

ATTENTION ALL HOUSE 1 AND 2

STUDENTS AND

PARENTS/GUARDIANS!

Any medication that students will need to have along on the

Upham Woods overnight field trip must be checked into the Health

Office along with the parent and physician permission forms NO LATER than Friday,

March 27 by the end of the school day. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. Each

medication needs to be checked in, counted, med administration forms are made up as well

as a daily schedule for each student. If you have any questions or need any assistance in

regard to medications for the trip, please contact the Sennett Health Office 204-1928.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015 7:00 p.m. in La Follette’s Auditorium

Individual Admission = $3.00

Adult must accompany children under 18 Children age 2 and under are FREE if sitting on parent’s lap

Hope to see you there!

Sennett School Improvement Plan (SIP) Notes

Data (Achievement & Implementation) Summary:

Deep Dive: After our Deep Dive, it is apparent we need to narrow our focus with the large

number of initiatives in action to support our students. We need to keep in the forefront

of our minds that our practice should work on building metacognition in our students and

accelerating the learning of our African American and English Language Learners, our

two focus groups in the SIP.

PCT: Teachers continue to work during collaboration time on Mondays. Encore learned

about strategies to support English Language Learners. Language Arts and Math looked

at student work and assessment, aligned to the standards. All teams used data to support

decisions.

Structure Summary:

Our ESL redesign team continues to meet on Wednesdays to determine how we can restructure

Sennett to best meet the needs of our DLI and ESL students while maintaining the integrity and

strength that exists in the building. Sennett is looking to create a “5th

Core” option where 6th

graders will be in 6th grade reading, and 7

th and 8

th graders will be in World Language. Sennett

is restructuring to meet the needs of our students.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2015 Spelling Bee: Alex Thao from House 4! Alex will represent Sennett at the All City Bee on Saturday, February 21st @ 10:00 in MATC's theater. Henry Bull Lyon from House 1 came in 2nd place, after a lengthy championship round! Also, from House 1, the 3rd place winner was Mina Linsenmayer. Congratulations to these great spellers and all the other winners who participated in the Bee on January 27:

PARTICIPANTS Mina Linsenmayer

Adam Toseff

Giovani Zavala

Gabe McCleod

Henry Bull Lyon

Allaynah Johnson

Aurora Helms

Paulina Baker

Laila Jenkins

Ryan Shebesta

Alex Thao

Kat Brendmuehl

Chloe Hudson

Eli Dengler-Jeanblanc

Hyrym Oliphant

Ben Van Kauwenberge

Abe Ruiz

Emma Walters

Bell Vang

Deidre Danner

The following students increased their grade point average more than .5 points in the 2nd quarter of this school year. Congratulations!

Miguel Abrajan-Gonzalez Bryan Aguilar-Santibanez Edgar Cadena Adrian Cortes Paige Craig Alison Dominguez Hernandez Daija Dunlap Anthony Edge Ociel Flores-Gonzalez Oscar Garcia Azario Garcia-Harper

Emily Holmes Kayla Hyler Quentin Johnson Noor Lababidi Cameron Lucey Edgar Martinez Joseph Moradel Malik Morrison Trey'vion Pearson Zachary Peetz Alexis Pichon-Martinez

Antonia Ross Kailen Sanders Ariana Smith Drekwon Smith JaneQuida Smith Grace Sorenson James Steele Davin Stulgaitis Javory Willis

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These students had excellent attendance for the second quarter

Heidi Abrajan Gadiel Alcantara Tyrone Austin Riley Banks Andres Banuelos Alexandra Brown Jaylend Brown Alan Buechner Lydia Burke Jennifer Cadena Mota Evan Callister-Craig Mario Canacasco Rubio William Canter Eduardo Castillo Caroline Chen Manuel Cuamani Elijah Dengler-Jeanblanc Kai Dinkel Angela Dominguez Megan Durkin Anthony Edge Elainey Ely Tia Engelberger Ryan Engelberger Eyovila Eyobed Harry Finkelmeyer Brenda Florencio-Reyes Michael Flores Curran Frank Luc Fuller Benjamin Galles Victoria Greer

Deklynd Harrison Emily Holmes Norah Howell Chloe Hudson Keeley Jabs Benjamin Jaccard Trinity Jackson-Hodges Christian Jaeger Michael Johnson Rosaleen Joyce Aaron Kasper Ava Kersten Mina Linsenmayer Gabriel Macleod Anahi Malvaez James Manly Walter Marshall Natalie McDonald Erika Melchor Lopez Emma Milanich Alejandra Miranda-Naxi Richard Mogensen Lorena Montes Jimenez Ashley Morales Montes Marlena Mraz Javier Murillo Kaley Nelson Celia Nichols Parker Olsen Kathryn Panuska Molly Peden Zachary Peetz

Caitlin Peterson Taniyia Pollard Raymond Ponty Amy Portillo Andrew Rajkovich Jazmin Ramirez Ramirez Thomas Razafinanja Arnulfo Reyes Jessica Rieder Mason Sande Jeanette Saucedo Meyo Savannah Schultz Savanah Shadof Grace Sorenson Zoe Svanoe Nancy Thao Joshua Thao Mausum Thapa Lauren Trowbridge Ernesto Ugalde Gonzalez Ben Van Kauwenbergh Angelina Vang Muahua Vang Andres Villota Osbaldo Viramontes Jailyn Weaver Dylan Wendricks Christopher Wolfe Kou Xiong Houachi Xiong Johnson Yang Madeline Zamber

Honor Roll Students – 2nd Quarter A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.2 - 3.59 IS REQUIRED FOR HONOR ROLL

Miguel Abrajan-Gonzalez Bryan Aguilar-Santibanez Alianna Alarcon Gadiel Alcantara John Aleman-Mora Britney Barrera-Gonzalez Nicole Bartels Brooks Beveridge Bryce Bohn Madilyn Brandt Holly Brissette Maxwell Bundy Eduardo Castillo Yessenia Cervantes Abigail Chavez Caroline Chen Erin Christianson Nautiya Chu Joslyn Clements Paige Craig Deirdre Danner Menelik Diagne-Vacek Kai Dinkel Jasmine Dotson Turner Dunning Camille DuVernois Ryan Engelberger Harry Finkelmeyer Kyrstan Fosdick Joselyn Fox Lily Freeland Terilyn Fuhrer Luc Fuller Sarai Gonzalez-Perez Ana Graham Cook

Isabella Harvey Aurora Helms Autumn Herring Cecelia Hogan Emily Holmes Keeley Jabs Trinity Jackson-Hodges Emily Jimenez Ayona Johnson Amie Kabera Grace Kluge Caleb Knight Aidan Lampe Jacob Larson Felicia Lawrence Savanna Lee Jillian Ley Joharys Lopez Benjamin Loshek Gabriel Macleod Bryce Macwilliams Sydney Maly James Manly Reanna Martin Alejandro Martinez Jose Matute Duarte Andrea McDonald Erika Melchor Lopez Nathan Menge Emily Mikus Otto Miller Austin Minor Alejandra Miranda-Naxi Esmeralda Miranda-Naxi Breana Mirilli Wisniewski

Kevin Moua Thalia Murillo-Solis Nicholas Noffke Parker Olsen Jennifer Ornelas Lance Piddington Raymond Ponty Andrew Rajkovich Citlali Rodriguez Homero Sanchez-Hernandez Mayra Schliem-Guzman Matthias Stokosa Autumn Stroede Nancy Thao Angie Thao Kylee Thor Adam Toseff Ernesto Ugalde Gonzalez Liliana Valdez Ben Van Kauwenbergh Ryan Vang Alicia Vazquez Guadalupe Villa Perez Osbaldo Viramontes Estella Waul Nitaiya Welhouse Dylan Wendricks Sayla Whylie Chloe Wimmer Jayda Woods Kou Xiong Nhia Xiong Humberto Zarate Giovanni Zavala Ibarra

Congratulations!

Hard Choices + Hard Work

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Paulina Baker Andres Banuelos Brennan Beckler Margrethe Blum Grant Borcherding Katrin Brendemuehl Alexandra Brown Audrey Burke Lydia Burke Evan Callister-Craig William Canter Alexandra Chan Alessandra Chiriboga-Pineda Megan Cohen Manuel Cuamani Elijah Dengler-Jeanblanc Gabriel Dengler-Jeanblanc Sydney Dubois Megan Durkin Brenda Florencio-Reyes Michael Flores Curran Frank Benjamin Galles Victoria Greer Kayla Hollis Jenna Holmes Norah Howell

Chloe Hudson Benjamin Jaccard Christian Jaeger Pablo Jeffries Laila Jenkins Michael Johnson Allaynah Johnson Rosaleen Joyce Max Junga Brenna Krenke Noor Lababidi Sarah Lee Kiara Lee Gabriel Lemke Mina Linsenmayer Cameron Lucey Nyah Lues Sela Lynk Hillary Ma Dija Manly Walter Marshall Mariah Marx Kaitlyn Mcclain Natalie McDonald Kristen Menge Emma Milanich Zella Milfred Marlena Mraz Brigid Mullen Kaley Nelson Lillie Newson Celia Nichols Lilian O'Donnell Lydia Oliphant Hyrum Oliphant Erik Olson Karl Olson Kathryn Panuska Molly Peden Zachary Peetz Ana Pelayo

Haley Powell Thomas Razafinanja Jessica Rieder Mayty Rios Vindia Robinson Benjamin Roloff Sharon Ruiz Leslie Sanchez-Hernandez Jadyn Schensky Kelli Schlesinger Sidney Schrage Savanah Shadof Ryan Shebesta Lydia Siegler Autumn-Breeze Silva Grace Sorenson Nathaniel Soucie-Porter James Steele Parker Storck Camryn Sundbeck Zoe Svanoe Luis Angel Tecuanhuehue Kareena Thao Alexandria Thao Henry Thies Grace Tritle Lauren Trowbridge Emarion Tucker Octavio Ugalde Gonzalez Muahua Vang Andres Villota Luke Vitale Emma Walters Briana Wirag Ma'iingan Wolf Garvin Andreanna Wright Houachi Xiong Madeline Zamber 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 self-sufficient.

Congratulations!

Sennett Science Olympiad!

Congratulations to the Sennett Science Olympiad teams for their job well done at the Regional Compitition in Oshgosh! Overall, Sennett placed 8th out of 39 teams! Individual awards went to: 4th in Bridge Building - Eli Dengler-Jeanblanc & CJ Knight 6th in Disease Detectives - Karl Olson & Savanah Shadof 7th in Entomology - Curran Frank & Ryan Shebesta 6th in Experimental Design - Sela Lynk, Ben Jaccard & Erik Olson 7th in Green Generation - Karl Olson & Ben Jaccard 7th in Meteorogly - Sela Lynk & Erik Olson 7th in Picture This - Hyrum Oliphant, Ryan Shebesta & Gabe Dengler-Jeanblanc 6th in Road Scholar - Hyrum Oliphant & Karl Olson 7th in Simple Machine - Emma Walters & Gabe Dengler-Jeanblanc 1st in Write it/Do it - Savanah Shadof & Emma Walters The Sennett Science Olympiad Team will be competing in the State Competition on March 14 at UW Oshkosh. Good Luck to all Olympians!

Mark Your Calendars for the next

Latino Parent Meeting Thursday, March 19

from 6:00-7:00 in the Sennett LMC.

Where: CALLAHAN’S SPORTS PUB

1902 Bartillon Drive

(across from Madison College)

When: Sunday, March 8th

2:00 till 5:00pm

Check Out: Emcee – Dean Loumos, BOE member

Free Soda, Popcorn and Ice Cream

Student Entertainment from the Lafollette and East High Area, in-cluding: “The Accidentals",

Corinne McNight, Allis Wildcats Dance Team and Many More This is Not a school sponsored activity. The MMSD, MGPS or MPS does not approve, support or endorse the program or activity.

Sennett Night at Buffalo Wild Wings

When: Monday, March 9 Where: Monona Buffalo Wild Wings

Just let the staff know that you are from Sennett and 10% of all food sales will be donated to our Upham Woods fund to decrease the cost of our students attending this camping trip. You don't have to eat there, call ahead & get it to go. Thank you for supporting our students.

SENNETT CALENDAR 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR

March 1 March Newsletter Available on Sennett Website March 2 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT March 4 Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM March 13 SCHOOL CLOSED – Professional Development Day March 16 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT March 19 Latino Parent Meeting 6:00 PM – 7:00PM March 23 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT March 27 End of 3rd Quarter Mar. 30-Apr. 6 SCHOOL CLOSED – Spring Break

April 7 April Newsletter Available on Sennett Website April 7 School Reopens April 7 4th Quarter Begins 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 Newsletter Available on Sennett Website May 4 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT May 5 National Teacher Day May 6 Parent Action Team (PAT) Meeting, 6:00 PM May 11 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT May 14 Voices & Visions @ 2:00 May 14 Latino Parent Meeting 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM May 18 EARLY RELEASE @ 1:37 pm for PCT May 21 Band Concert @ 7-8 pm in LaFollette Auditorium May 25 SCHOOL CLOSED – Memorial Day May 28 Orchestra Concert @ 7-8 pm in La Follette

Auditorium June 1 June Newsletter Available on Sennett Website June 4 Choir Concert @ 7-8 pm at LaFollette Auditorium June 8 Mount Olympus Field Trip June 9 6th and 7th graders EARLY RELEASE @ 11:00 am June 9 8th Grade Celebration Day June 10 Last day of school for 8th graders ONLY June 11 EARLY DISMISSAL @ 9:05 M, Last Day of School June 11 End of 4th Quarter June 11 Quarter 4 Report Card available via Infinite Campus June 22 First Day of Summer School

Attention Parents: There will be no MSCR homework club or Youth Recreation Center the first Monday of each month for staff professional development purposes. Dates: 3/2, 4/6

2014-15 SENNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUBS AND SPORTS

Club Name Leader/Contact Starts Ends Day of Week Time Competitions

African Am. History Club

Quinn Craugh January April Saturday

Basketball- 7th Gr. Girls

Steve Banks January March Practice TBA 2:50-5:00 Thursday

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

Julie Beckett November March Varies Varies

Forensics Club Wuchte & Hillyer Wednesday December March 2:50-3:50

Catering Club

Holly Kanvik September May Wednesday or Thursday

2:50-3:50

Tech Club

November TBA Tuesday 2:50-3:50

Dance Team Ann Brooks November May Mon-Thurs 2:50-5:00

Downhill Ski Club Carmen Ames December March Friday 2:50-3:50

Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)

Caryl Hodgeman September May Tuesday 2:50-3:50

Homework Club

Tiyawn Walker September May Mon-Thurs 2:50-3:50

Juventud Lauren Deakman September May Monday & Tuesday

2:50-3:50

Multi-Cultural Club Caryl Hodgman September May Wednesday 2:50-3:50

Youth Recreation Center Tiyawn Walker September May Mon-Thurs 2:50-5:00

Running Club Nicky Najacht September November Wednesday & Thursday

2:50-3:50

Soccer Peter Trail April June Monday 2:50-4:00 Thursday

Tennis Club ( Spring) Nan Perschon April June Friday 2:50-3:50 Wednesday

*All Team Sports are coed for 7th and 8th graders only, except for Basketball which is listed above.

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