NOVEMBER MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL MARY JANKOVICH
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Dear Shabazz Community,
I hope everyone is staying warm with the temperatures starting to dip. I can't believe we are already heading into November and the completion of the first quarter.
As a reminder, the calendar is a bit unusual with the ending of the first quarter on Friday, November 1. There will be no school for students on Monday, November 4 so teachers can use this opportunity to write student evaluations. The evaluations provide students with individualized, detailed feedback alongside the report card of pass or no-credit. Evaluations are more intensive for the teaching staff, usually requiring a good deal more thought than traditional course grading. This process can inform students about how they mastered the course content, but also provided specific information about the demonstration of skills and strong points along with areas of growth. Our new quarter will start on Tuesday, November 5.
The Thanksgiving holiday will be here before we know it. Tuesday, November 26 will be our annual
Shabazz Day of Thanks
which will consist of students attending their academic classes periods 1-3 and then coming together as a large community for a potluck feast. The afternoon will lend itself to community-building activities and lots of fun. There will be no school for students on Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mary Jankovich
Principal of Shabazz City High School
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NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1
Last Day of Q1
Monday, November 4
Evaluation Day
NO SCHOOL
Thursday, November 14
Advisory Day
Tuesday, November 26
Wednesday, November 27
Teacher Compensation
NO SCHOOL
Thursday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Dec. 1
Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
Thursday, December 5
Advisory Day
Monday, December 9
Professional Development
NO SCHOOL
Thursday, December 19
Advisory Day
Friday, December 20
Monday, December 23-Monday, January 3
Winter Break
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HANDY QUICK LINKS
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Winter Holiday Seasonal Help for Families
There are several local organizations that are providing assistance for families during the winter holiday season. The Community Action Coalition is having its annual
Koats for Kids
drive - coats and winter accessories are available for all ages. Also the
Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot
will provide toys for children. All of this can be found on our
Seasonal Help for Families
page.
Families needing assistance with food, clothing, housing, or electricity bills could also call or email our school Social Worker, Susan Kaye at 608-204-2470,- s
kaye@madison.k12.wi.us
for referrals to resources. This will be kept confidential.
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Attendance Fun Facts: At School and Excused
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Sometimes a student is at school, but is excused to be somewhere other than their regularly scheduled class. Here is a guide to the codes you may see in the
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
:
AD
: In the school building with staff, receiving services, but not in class
TE
: Tardy Excused
FT
: Scheduled class field trip
AT
: Scheduled school athletic trip
NR
: Nurse's Office
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How You Can Help Support our Community Traditions
Here at Shabazz we often come together as a community during the year to celebrate our unique way of learning, which puts a lot of pressure on our annual budget. We definitely feel it is worth it for our students.
As we plan for our annual Day of Thanks celebration, on Tuesday, November 26, we are asking for your help to make this another successful event for our students.
There are several ways to support our Thanksgiving celebration and other community building events.
- Send a check payable to: Malcolm Shabazz City High School and mail it to: 1601 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison WI 53704.
- Click on the Donation Page to make a one-time donation or set up a monthly pledge.
- Sign up to bring a dish for our Day of Thanks Community Lunch. You can sign up through Brian Counselman the week of November 18.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another great Thanksgiving celebration.
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Day of Thanks Celebration Potluck - Tuesday, November 26
Students and staff will celebrate our Shabazz community with a Thanksgiving themed potluck lunch followed by some afternoon activities and games. Students will attend regular classes for periods 1-3, which will be followed by a Community Lunch, games, activities, and appreciation and celebration. Dismissal will be at 2:00 pm.
We welcome your contributions for our lunch
.
Read the details here
.
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Road to Pine Ridge Trip
Last month six Shabazz students along with Math teacher Grant Goettl and other friends of Shabazz, traveled to South Dakota and spent a week on the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota people. While there, the students learned about the culture of the Lakota tribes, had the opportunity to view the world from a different perspective, and provide service (like weatherizing homes, building wheelchair ramps, installing outhouses, or building a gardening program to provide fresh produce to the local population).
We also got to experience multiple other attractions during our drive including the Badlands, the Black Hills, Needles Highways, and the Crazy Horse Monument that is under construction.
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Shabazz Teacher Featured in Isthmus Article
Aaron Kaio represented Shabazz in last month's cover story,
Our Civics Duty
, in the Isthmus. Aaron's course called "Civics Through Games" provides Shabazz students with the opportunity to discuss issues with those with opposite viewpoints. "A lot of my students hadn't engaged, or only engaged with people of their own philosophies." Thank you Aaron, for all you do at Shabazz.
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Green Students Learn Through Hard Work
As students enrolled in “Green” this quarter have continued to explore themes of freshwater stream ecology and environmental sustainability, they have also taken on a number of projects in the field.
Students have worked on restoration efforts and service learning projects, have collected native seeds at Lake View Hill Park to distribute in the Dane County Park System, and have installed a bat house to help create a balanced ecosystem.
At school they are creating a more informed and sustainable waste management system by working to create education around garbage and recycling cans and rebuilding a compost bin while educating how to best utilize it.
Finally, they helped mobilize Shabazz students to bring awareness around global climate issues by attending the global climate strike in downtown Madison.
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Phenology and Photography Class
Phenology and Photography have been off to a great start this quarter, making accurate observations of the environment around them. They have been capturing those observations through photographs in order to educate, inspire and advocate around engagement with the environment.
Students have visited Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Monona to learn about Aldo Leopold’s legacy as an ecology and environmental pioneer. They have also visiting Olbrich Gardens to capture unique plant species and explore how nature can be a powerful and beautiful force in urban environments. Finally they have explored the UW-Arboretum to witness the impact of what nearly 100 years of restoration efforts can have on plant and animal species now calling this habitat home. Students thus far have been captivated by the fall flowers in bloom in addition to the insects still busily taking advantage of the fall life before winter sets in.
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A Principal Experience
Every year MMSD looks forward to welcoming Principal Partners to our schools through
A Principal Experience
. This event provides a unique opportunity to experience the rewards as well as the challenges our principals, teachers, and students face on a daily basis.
On Tuesday, October 8, we welcomed Steve Gay and Keith Reynolds of
J.H. Findorff & Son
builders. Along with Principal Mary Jankovich, they toured the school, visited various classrooms, and experienced a typical morning at Shabazz. We thank Steve and Keith for taking time to visit Shabazz.
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School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW) 2019
School Psychology Awareness Week (
SPAW
) is November 11-15, 2019. Schools throughout the country celebrate SPAW to highlight the important work school psychologists and other educators do to help all students thrive. This year's theme is "Find Your Focus." To learn more about what school psychologists do, check out this
flyer
and
infographic
(in
Spanish
)!
Shabazz’s School Psychologist Contact Information:
Melanie Salgado, Bilingual School Psychologist (English-Spanish)
(608) 204-2599
W and F (8AM-4PM)
Most of the time, conversations with Student Services staff members are confidential; there are some exceptions if the situation involves risk of harm to the student or someone else.
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Post Secondary Information
The Shabazz Connection is a monthly publication that contains information about
college prep and other options after high school.
Click on the image to access post secondary info, plus
Quarter 2 Course descriptions
, that Katy Ainslie-Wallace provides our community.
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And Speaking of Katy Ainslie-Wallace . . .
Dear Shabazz,
As some of you may know, I'm the school counselor at Shabazz, but I'm also a psychotherapist and see clients on a part time basis at a local clinic. I have decided to pursue that work full time, and have put in my notice that my last day will be in January. I came to Shabazz as a student teacher with Denise 11 years ago, and had always hoped that I would return. I was fortunate enough to have that opportunity last year. In that time, I have met some phenomenal students, adults, educators, and administrators. The decision to leave was not easy, but I am excited for this new adventure.
Thank you all for allowing me to be a part of this community, and I hope to continue to support Shabazz as a parent of a current student.
Sincerely,
Katy
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Shabazz City High School
1601 Sherman Avenue
Madison WI 53704
608-204-2440
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