Monday Message/El mensaje del lunes

New year, same strategy for success: perfect attendance. Give us 18 days in January and your brain will be recharged and ready for a great year. Happy 2026. Let’s get it: 18!

Dear La Escuela Fratney Families,

This is Ms. Grace, your Parent Coordinator, with our weekly Monday Message. We had a wonderful first week back, and it has been great to see our students reengaged and excited to learn!

This week, students in grades 2–6 will be taking the English i-Ready Reading assessment. Please help support your child by ensuring they arrive to school on time each day by 9:15 a.m. and are well rested so they can do their very best on this important assessment.

Our K4 students are beginning an exciting new take-home reading program this week. Please check your child’s backpack for more information. All second graders will attend the Urban Ecology Center field trip on Tuesday or Wednesday, and our sixth graders will attend on Wednesday. All students are expected to attend, so please be sure permission slips are signed and returned.

We would also like to warmly invite our second-grade families to attend the SEC meeting this Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. We will be sharing ways to support literacy at home and would love to hear your ideas and feedback.

Our second theme presentation is coming up soon—please save the date and check the flyer sent home and included in the Monday Message to see if your child is presenting. Finally, Fratney clothing is available to order online this month, and we encourage students and staff to wear their Fratney shirts every Friday to show school pride.

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming field trip, SEC meeting, parent meeting, or theme presentation. Thank you for your continued partnership!

Warmly,

Ms. Grace

Parent Coordinator

Estimadas familias de La Escuela Fratney,

Les saluda Ms. Grace, la coordinadora de padres, con nuestro Mensaje Semanal de los lunes. ¡Tuvimos una excelente primera semana de regreso y ha sido maravilloso ver a nuestros estudiantes nuevamente comprometidos y entusiasmados por aprender!

Esta semana, los estudiantes de 2.º a 6.º grado estarán tomando la evaluación de lectura i-Ready en inglés. Les pedimos su apoyo para asegurarse de que sus hijos lleguen a la escuela a tiempo todos los días antes de las 9:15 a.m. y bien descansados, para que puedan dar lo mejor de sí en esta evaluación importante.

Nuestros estudiantes de K4 comenzarán esta semana un nuevo y emocionante programa de lectura para llevar a casa. Por favor revisen la mochila de su hijo/a para más información. Además, todos los estudiantes de segundo grado asistirán a la excursión al Urban Ecology Center el martes o miércoles, y nuestros estudiantes de sexto grado asistirán el miércoles. Se espera la asistencia de todos los estudiantes, así que por favor asegúrense de firmar y regresar el permiso.

También queremos extender una cordial invitación a las familias de segundo grado para que asistan a la reunión del SEC este miércoles a las 5:00 p.m. Compartiremos maneras de apoyar la alfabetización en segundo grado y nos encantaría escuchar sus ideas y comentarios.

Nuestra segunda presentación del tema se acerca pronto. Por favor reserven la fecha y revisen el volante que se envió a casa y que también está incluido en el Mensaje del lunes para ver si su hijo/a estará presentando. Finalmente, la ropa de Fratney está disponible para ordenar en línea durante este mes. Animamos a nuestros estudiantes y personal a usar camisetas de Fratney todos los viernes para mostrar su orgullo escolar.

Esperamos verlos en una próxima excursión, reunión del SEC, reunión de padres o presentación del tema. ¡Gracias por su continuo apoyo y colaboración!

Con aprecio,

Coordinadora de Padres

Remember that our La Escuela Fratney website is your go to for all information related to La Escuela Fratney or MPS. You can find:

• the lunch menus on the new MPS website
• the previous Monday Messages for the school year
• the yearly calendar with all field trips and special events
• the holiday policy created by La Escuela Fratney staff
• the SEC meetings and members
• staff information
• enrollment information

And much, much more! Check it out and bookmark it today!

The dental program, Smart Smiles, will be coming back to Fratney starting on January 27th. Permission forms (bright green) will go home this week. Also, see below for the electronic form to complete.

Are you interested in volunteering at La Escuela Fratney? We welcome volunteers to support with arrival, lunch, and recess times. Per our school policy, families are not able to volunteer in their own child's classroom on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in volunteering in classrooms, it must be a different classroom and be organized and approved through the parent coordinator Ms. Grace.

Here is the paragraph from the MPS Family manual that describes the volunteer process:

Family Volunteers

Persons interested in volunteering are encouraged to follow the appropriate volunteer application process defined by the district. MPS defines a volunteer as a person who provides services on an ongoing or one-time basis. Persons looking to serve on an ongoing basis or for more than five hours a week or for an overnight field trip must complete an online volunteer application, pass a criminal background check (for those 18 years of age or older), and receive a volunteer assignment by the school administrator or parent coordinator. Persons looking to participate in a daytime field trip or other one-time activity must complete a volunteer waiver form. The online volunteer application and the volunteer waiver form are available on the MPS website under the Families tab > Volunteer.

Here is the link for MPS volunteers

https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/en/Community/Get-Involved/Volunteer.htm

English Bullying Report Form

Spanish Bullying Report Form

There will be one calendar for the whole district again this year. Please review this calendar before making plans for trips or vacations. Students must be in school 95% of the time or more which means they can only miss 1 day a month the whole school year. Students who miss more than 10 days of school a year fall behind academically and socially. Make a plan now to be in school every day on time.

Email: 182@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Website: https://mps.school/fratney/
Location: 3255 North Fratney Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone: (414) 267-1100