Black Hawk Weekly Wolf Newsletter |
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Grade Level Newsletters:
6th Grade: Click here for 6th grade news
7th Grade: Click here for 7th grade news
8th Grade: Click here for 8th grade news
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Dates of Importance:
Sunday, 11/15: Toys for Tots registration closes
Wednesday, 11/18: Evening Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-8pm
Thursday, 11/19: NO SCHOOL, Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, 11/19: Lunch and Learn with Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes (Zoom link below)
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Parent Teacher Conferences:
This school year, to ensure the safety of all, Black Hawk will be hosting parent teacher conferences via Zoom or Phone - whichever works best for your family. Majority of conferences will be hosted by the student's virtual mentor (otherwise a classroom teacher). Your family's virtual mentor (or classroom teacher) will be reaching out to schedule a conference with you this upcoming week. Conferences will be in 20 minute time slots taking place on November 18th (evening slots 3:00PM until 7:30PM) OR November 19th (8:00AM-3:30PM). If there is a different day that week that works better please let us know. We look forward to using conferences as a time to review progress thus far and plan for a successful continuation of the school year.
Also, you can join our Black Hawk Staff for a Virtual Open House during parent/teacher conferences! We will have two opportunities for families to hear from our leadership team, meet Black Hawk teachers and staff, and maybe even play a game or two.
Our Virtual Open House events will be held via Zoom on the following dates and times:
- Wednesday, November 18: 6:00-6:30pm
- Thursday, November 19: 11:00-11:30am
Hope to see you there!
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MSCR and ULGM Lunch and Learn:
Next week MSCR and the ULGM will be hosting a Lunch & Learn with Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes on November 19th at 12:15-12:45! Join Ms. Smith and other students to learn about Mr. Barnes's educational and professional career path through his life experiences. The Zoom link will be available on the MSCR Google Classroom as well as a school-wide email on November 19th!
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Teen Night:
Madison Parks are presenting Teen Night on the following Friday's:
11/20, 12/4 and 12/11
Teen Night will be held at the Warner Park Outdoor Shelter, 1511 Northport Dr, from
3-6pm. Teens must be between 12-19 years old. Kids are welcome to come for gaming, music, free food, leadership, sports, lawn games and more!
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Academic and Career Planning:
On Fridays in Advisory, students participate in 3CR (College, Career, and Community Readiness) lessons and activities. The attached pdf breaks down the topics for each grade level in the Madison school district for 6th through 12th grade. At Black Hawk, we are putting a heavy emphasis on Restorative Justice and the importance of Community.
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Flu Shots at the Alliant Energy Center:
Dane County adults and children over 6 months without health insurance can visit the clinic to get this year’s flu shot. The center is also open to children 6 months and older on BadgerCare and Medicaid.
The drive-thru clinic will be open Tuesdays and Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic is closed Sundays and Mondays.
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New Virtual Learning Website: |
We are pleased to share our new virtual learning resource website for families! Available in English and Spanish, this site features a variety of resources for families to access during virtual learning, including:
- current and previous Weekly Wolf newsletters
- grade level assignment checklists
- contact information for all grade levels and staff at Black Hawk
- support documents & videos for navigating technology during virtual learning
We hope this website is useful for you and your student(s) as we continue in virtual learning during Quarter 2. We welcome feedback and suggestions for how to improve the site as well. Thank you!
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Curbside Book Pickup at Black Hawk:
Students will be able to check out physical books from the Black Hawk Library. They will be receiving more information on how this works and information about how this will work will be posted to the Black Hawk Library Portal on November 9.
The dates for curbside pick up are: November 18, December 2, December 16, January 6, January 20. The pick up will be open those days 10:00am-12:00pm (during MMSD food pick up) and 3:00pm-5:00pm. Questions about book pick up should be directed to Kelli Ballwahn, kballwahn@madison.k12.wi.us.
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Toys for Tots:
Toys For Tots Registration is open until Sunday, November 15! To request toys, please fill out this form.
Toy distribution will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Hall A,
December 17-19
- Last names A-M: Dec. 17, 12 Noon to 6:30pm
- Last names N-Z: Dec. 18, 12 Noon to 6:30pm
- Make-up Date: Dec. 19, 9am to 12 Noon
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MSCR Programming:
MSCR online programming is held at 3:00 and 3:30 Monday through Friday. Here is the link to access our Google Classroom: All updated clubs can be found on the MSCR Google Classroom.
Here are the current Clubs:
Mondays: 3:00- BSU, 3:30- Art Club, Martial Arts Club (start TBD)
Tuesdays: 3:00- Yearbook Club, 3:30- Homework Club, Coding Club, GSA, Girl's Inc.
Wednesdays: 3:30- Cooking Club
Thursdays: 3:30- Games Club, Anime Club, K-Pop Club, Girl's Inc., Volleyball Club (asynchronous)
Fridays: 3:00- Beauty in Diversity Club.
There will be no programming on November 19, 24-27.
Schools of Hope tutoring program has started! Tutors will be placed in classrooms to support students and their work. We will also be offering tutoring office hours on asynchronous Wednesday from
The Urban League of Greater Madison is hosting Online Learning Support to MMSD families. If you have questions or concerns about accessing or navigating through Google Classroom, Zoom, etc, please email dmoore@ulgm.org to set up a meeting! She will also be holding office hours, Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 3:00pm-6:00pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00pm-8:00pm.
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