Madison Cross Roads Elementary
Comet News
September 3, 2018
*What's Happening This Week*
Monday-
- No School (Students)
- Labor Day
Tuesday-
- No School (Students)
Wednesday-
Thursday-
- Indian Ed. Field Trip
Friday-
- House Lunch - Wear your House Shirt !
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Upcoming Events
September
- 09/03-09/04 Labor Day Holiday- No School
- 09/07 Wear your house shirt !
- 09/10 Grandparents Day Lunch
- 09/04 - 09/21 DIBELS Math (K-2)
- 09/18 FALL PICTURES
October
- 10-01 - 10/19 Common Benchmark Assessments (1-5)
- 10/02 FAMJam 5:00- 8:00 pm
- 10/05 House Lunch: Wear your house shirt!
- 10/05 Field Trip to Tate Farms (Kindergarten)
- 10/08-10/12 FALL BREAK
- 10/18 1st Nine Weeks Report Cards
- 10/18 Fiftieth Day of School **Dress in your best 50’s outfit **
- 10/30 PTO Meeting/Curriculum Night: Book Fair and Guest Readers
- 10/30 Spooky StoriesTrunk or Treat 6:00- 8:00 pm
- 10/31 Mad Scientist Day -Dress up as a Mad Scientist Day
November
- 11/2 House Lunch: Wear your house shirt!
- 11/12 Veterans Day - No School
- 11/13 2nd Nine Weeks Progress Report
- 11/15 PTO Meeting: 5:30
- 11/15 Giving Thanks Writing on the Wall 6-7 pm
- 11/30 School Spelling Bee
- 11/30 75th Day of School -Dress in your best 70’s outfit
MXR House System
Madison Cross Roads Elementary implements a "House System" of four different teams within the school to teach soft skills, build community, teach good sportsmanship, encourage teamwork, and create a sense of school pride. We have 4 houses, but we are 1 family!
Students and teachers work together on their "House" teams to earn points through demonstrating "Essential 55" Rules from Ron Clark. When a student displays an Essential, a staff member will often give them a point.
Our four houses each have their own color, constellation, and meanings-- Centaurus, Orion, Pegasus, and Phoenix. Check them out below for each house's specific characteristics!
Throughout the year, houses are awarded house celebrations based on which team has earned the most house points. Students are encouraged to shine for their teams, all while cheering on the other houses and building each other up!
"Vincit Qui Se Vincit: He Conquers Who Conquers Himself."
All students K-5 draw a coin featuring their house color and constellation, and they receive a house t-shirt. This will be their assigned house for their entire time at Madison Cross Roads. Pre-K Houses are all in one house "In Training" to learn about "Being Essential" and what will come as they participate in house meetings later in K-5th.
Check out our photos on our Facebook page and check out the video below to see our Staff House Sorting Day and characteristics of each house.
We have house lunches, celebrations, and meetings scheduled throughout the year. Please also encourage your children to "Be Essential!"
Together, we can all work to become the best versions of ourselves!!
#WelcomeToOurHouse #MakeItHappen #4Houses1Family #AllMXR #AllMeansALLMCSS
Transportation
We promote independence at MXR and encourage students to learn how they are supposed to go home each day. If your student's mode of transportation is changing (For example if they are changing from bus to car or car to bus) our office needs to be made aware of that change. All notes should go to the teacher so they are aware and then we make a copy in the front office to file.
*All transportation changes need to be made by 2 P.M. on the day it is needed*
Resources
Community Partners
Administration
Principal : Linda Arredondo
Assistant Principal: Jessica Aguirre-Cantrell
Assistant Principal: Adam Walker
Contact us
Website: https://madisoncrossroads.mcssk12.org/
Location: 11548 Pulaski Pike, Toney, AL, USA
Phone: 256-851-4600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonCrossroadsElementary/
Twitter: @MXRComets