Friday, November 12, 2021 |
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National School Psychology Week |
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This week was National School Psychology Week (NSPW). As you know, school psychologists can empower students to grow in areas such as mental health and problem solving. They help our students thrive in school, at home, and in life. Our School Psychologists also play a major role in crisis prevention and response at East. A huge shoutout to our School Psychologists, Milia Overton and Ann Reyes, for all their hard work with our students and families this year. If you need to connect with a School Psychologist, you can email them or book an appointment at east.madison.k12.wi.us/staff-contact.
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ProStart Chef 1 Students Make Connections Through Cooking |
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“Food builds big bridges. If you can eat with someone, you can learn from them, and when you learn from someone, you can make big changes. We changed the course of America in this restaurant over bowls of gumbo. We can talk to each other and relate to each other when we eat together.” - Chef Leah Chase
This week in Emily Sonneman's ProStart Chef 1 class, students made gumbo and learned about Chef Leah Chase, who owned and ran a restaurant in New Orleans, Dooky Chase's Restaurant. This was the restaurant where civil rights leaders met to strategize and plan ways to make positive changes for social justice in this country. It was a place where people of any race, color, creed, or background felt welcomed and were able to meet even when there was no public place to meet legally to discuss their ideas. Leah Chase promoted Black artists by purchasing and showcasing their art in the restaurant and hosted Black musicians to perform in the restaurant.
The week culminated with a Gumbo Get Together where guests like local government officials, school board members, district staff, and alumni joined students to eat gumbo while having conversations about what we can learn from one another and what changes can we work toward for positive change at East High School.
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Painting Class Has Therapeutic Value For Students And Staff |
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Photos below show Flora and Maty, students in April Sopkin's third period art class, displaying some of their most recent work. Ms. Sopkin says she is grateful to be teaching art again in person. She and her colleagues went above and beyond to keep their students creating during virtual learning, holding art supply pick-ups and drop-offs, sending home drawing kits, sketch books, paints and brushes, styrofoam for printmaking, kits of tiles and wood for mosaics, pottery wheels for students in advanced ceramics, and love. Our students and educators are proof that nothing – not a global pandemic, not a hard week at school – can stop them from creating. It is in difficult times that we need art the most. It is calming, it is cathartic, healing, connecting, expressing, learning, loving, hoping. |
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East High United Purgolder Parent Group Will Resume |
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The East High Purgolder United Parent Group (East's Parent Teacher Organization) will resume meeting this month. The group will meet virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, November 16th from 6:30-7:30pm. All families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Led by Interim Principal Mikki Smith, this group will meet monthly to discuss collaboration between families, students, and staff. |
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Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences |
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Teachers have been reaching out to families this week to schedule 10 minute Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences via Zoom on Thursday, November 18th from 4:00-8:00pm and on Friday, November 19th from 8:00am-4:00pm. There is no school for students on Friday, November 19th. If parents have questions, they should reach out to their student's teachers. Student's schedules and teacher contact information are available on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal online and can be accessed on a mobile device with the "Campus Parent" app.
Parents who prefer to communicate in a language other than English can contact:
Spanish – sgomezdesori@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong – vang23@madison.k12.wi.us
Mandinka & Wolof – jbah@madison.k12.wi.us
French - sbitie@madison.k12.wi.us
Lao - dkhamphouy@madison.k12.wi.us
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Early College STEM Academy Informational Sessions |
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10th grade students interested in STEM are invited to learn more about the Early College STEM Academy in the Career Center at lunch on Thursday, November 18th, December 2nd or December 9th. |
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Building Trades Career Fair and Workshop |
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Do you know what bricklayers do other than lay brick? Did you know a journey worker makes $37.75/hour plus benefits!
WRTP | BIG STEP of South Central Wisconsin and the Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin are holding a "Getting into the Trades" Apprenticeship Career Fair at the Madison Labor Temple on Tuesday, November 16th to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
There is also an in-person Steamfitters Workshop on Thursday, November 18th from 5:00-8:00pm. During the workshop participants will learn about the apprenticeship, there will be a presentation about the trade, a hands-on workshop, and a tour of the training center.
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MMSD Guest Wifi Network Availability For Students |
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Beginning November 15th, use of guest wireless networks will be for visitors needing to gain access for presentations of professional purposes. Students will not have access to the guest network, during school hours, and are encouraged to utilize their district-issued devices, which automatically log in to the secure network. The guest wireless network will be available to students before and after school, open from 3:45-7:30pm. |
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Outdoor Free Food Pantry Grand Opening |
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On Tuesday, November 16th at lunch, the Food Equity Club will open the new Outdoor Free Food Pantry. This pantry is located on the patio in front of the cafeteria windows on North Fourth Street. It will contain canned food that anyone from East or the community can take home to eat. To make a financial donation to help support this pantry, please see Ms. White in room 2038. |
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Submit Content For East's Literary & Arts Magazine |
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Attention student writers & artists: Submit your poems, stories, essays, articles, lyrics, visual art to Ms. Milne-Carroll in LMC-Gold OR uploading via this link by December 1st to be published in the East Literary + Arts Magazine, Expressions. |
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Madison East Boys Basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, November 15th in the Field House: Varsity at 6:30am and 4:00pm, Freshmen and JV at 4:00pm. Students must have a Blue Card completed from the Athletics Office in order to try out, no exceptions. Please see Jeneene in the Athletic office if you have any questions.
Winter MSCR Intermediate and Metro Boys Basketball begins November 29th. Registration is due by Monday, November 15th. Practices are after school in the field house on Mondays after school beginning November 29th. Games are played on Saturday at MMSd high schools. Please register with Mayder in the MSCR Office, Room 1040K.
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"Keepin' It Real" Restorative Justice Discussions |
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Students can join Restorative Justice Coach, Ericka Brown, in the Theater on Mondays and Thursdays during lunch for "Keepin' It Real" restorative justice discussions. Additionally, the Restorative Justice Student Coalition will begin meeting on Tuesdays during lunch in Room 1016. |
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