Bear Facts
Madison Elementary - News for the week of March 4
Madison Elementary School
Email: billingsm@usd231.com
Website: http://www.usd231.com/mde/
Location: 800 W Madison St, Gardner, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 856-0400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonElementaryBears/
Twitter: @MDEBears
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What's happening at Madison Elementary the Week of March 4
Monday, March 4 - Choir Practice Part 1 and Part 2, 7:50 am
Monday, March 4 - PTA Meeting, 7 pm
Tuesday, March 5 - Choir Practice Part 1 and Part 2, 7:50 am
Tuesday, March 5 - Choir in our Schools Performance, 7:00 pm @ PRMS
Wednesday, March 6 - Gum Day
Wednesday, March 6 - Choir Practice Part 1 and Part 2, 7:50 am
Thursday, March 7 - 1st Grade Musical Dress Rehearsal, 2:00 pm
Thursday, March 7 - 1st Grade Musical, 7:00 pm
Friday, March 8 - No School, Spring Break Begins
*Spring Break runs from March 8-March 17
View our online calendar (select individual events for more details): http://www.usd231.com/MDE/Events:Month/
Next Week's Lunch Menu
Monday - (A) Grilled Cheese (B) Breaded Chicken Sandwich (C) Yogurt Cup
Tuesday - (A) Confetti Pancakes (B) Corn Dog (C) Jammy Sammy Plate
Wednesday - (A) Shrimp Poppers (B) Cheeseburger (C) Yogurt Cup
Thursday - (A) Fiestada Pizza (B) Popcorn Chicken (C) Jammy Sammy Plate
Friday - No School
View our menu online: http://usd231.nutrislice.com/menu/madison/lunch/
PTA Carnival
The PTA is collecting goods for the cake and cookie walk. If you are able to donate some goods, please see this link.
Tickets prices at the door:
TIckets - 2 for $1
Inflatable Wristbands - $8
You can also view the flyer using this link.
** We will continue to monitor the forecast. If the weather forces the district to cancel activities, we will communicate this cancellation via phone, email, Facebook, and Twitter.
We hope to see you all at the Carnival!
Major Saver Campaign
Madison Elementary will be participating in the Major Saver Cards Fundraiser. We use the funds from this to pay for classroom materials and learning experiences for all of our Bears. All Major Saver card sales are due Wednesday, March 6th.
Major Saver cards can be purchased via cash, check or online at www.majorsaver.com. The online sale can be credited back to a particular student and school. All cards purchased online will be mailed directly to the customer.
Major Saver is excited to roll out a new feature this year making online sales easier for friends and family! On the major saver homepage, you are able to enter your student’s information to create a CUSTOM LINK for your child that can be shared via social media or email. This link will automatically credit the online sale to your student when friends and family use the link to make their purchase!
Major Saver cards can also be purchased, and credited to a student, through the Major Saver App. Once the free app is downloaded to an Android or iOS device, buyers can choose a Major Saver card through the “buy cards” tab on the app. Once the buyer completes the transaction the offers will be stored in the Major Saver App. Buyers can then redeem offers directly from the app and do not need a physical card.
Thank you for your support of Madison Elementary.
Lost and Found
1st Grade Musical
We will have a dress rehearsal assembly at 2:00. Due to the limited space in the gymnasium and the number of students we have at Madison, we ask that families do not attend the dress rehearsal so that all the other grade level students can attend and experience the music performance. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Thank you,
Ms. Christina Metzger
913-856-0427
Gum Day
In order for this event to be a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone, we have two expectations. Our expectations for the gum include: the gum is to be in your mouth or in the trash (we don't want any gum to find its way to the floor, desks, or walls) and if the gum is being played with, the student's pass will be removed for the day.
Thank you for your continued support of our Paw Pals fund at Madison!
Spring Picture Day Rescheduled
March Kindness Challenge - Kindmarks
Counselor Corner
This month in our counselor lessons, your child is learning how to self-regulate emotions. This is an important skill in child social-emotional development. We are learning about how the brain works. Our amygdala controls the emotions of our brain, it does not think but only feels. Our brain stem, at the base of our brain, has the job of keeping us safe and alive. It does not think either; it triggers fight, flight, or freeze response. We are learning that we don’t want the feeling center or the reflex center in our brains to be in control. We want the cerebrum, the large upper part of our brain, to work like a blanket around our emotions.
Ask your child grades 1-4 to show you our hand demonstration of the brain!
So when our emotions are triggered, how can we get the thinking part of our brain back in control? Our students are learning three steps from our Second Step curriculum:
STOP - students develop a word to say to themselves (ie. stop, freeze, chill out…)
NAME YOUR FEELING - What are you feeling? Why? (I feel mad, because he cut in front of me.)
CALM DOWN - deep breathing techniques, count, positive self-talk
Now our brains are ready to think and make a good choice. We all have emotions both big and small. We can learn to control those emotions and make decisions that will help us instead of hurt us.
Young Rembandts Camp
2018-19 Yearbooks (repeat)
Health Information (updated)
We wanted to provide some clarification regarding medicines at school. The safety of our students is our number one priority. Listed below are the key points of interest. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Effective May 2018, in accordance to K.A.R 28-1-6 an individual with a physician diagnosed case of influenza shall remain in home isolation for seven days following onset of symptoms or for the duration of illness if the individual is immune-compromised, except when seeking medical care.
For isolation purposes, a case of influenza is defined as a person who has tested positive for influenza via any testing method and is experiencing symptoms of influenza-like illness (fever of 100°F and a cough and/or sore throat). Persons with influenza who received this year's influenza vaccine and persons with influenza who receive antiviral treatment are not exempt from isolation requirements.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most healthy adults with influenza are infectious beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven days after becoming sick; children and those with immunocompromising conditions may be infectious even longer.
Based upon the scientific information from the Centers for Disease regarding the infectious period for influenza, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is enforcing this policy as written. No exceptions will be made to the isolation requirements regardless of receiving this year's flu vaccine or antiviral treatment (including Tamiflu).
All types of medicine should be brought to the nurse by a parent or guardian. Medicine cannot be sent to school with the student.
All prescription medicines must have a doctor’s order to be given to the nurse. The label on the bottle from the pharmacy is not considered the doctor’s order.
All over-the-counter medicines that are NOT on the District pre-approved list must have a doctor’s order to be given to the nurse. Some examples are cold and cough medicine, eye drops and homeopathic medicines.
The pre-approved list in Skyward is the following:
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil)
Lotions, Creams, Ointment
Antacids (Tums)
Cough Drops
Winter, colds, flu, and other viruses often come hand-in-hand and this year is no exception. Germs from colds and other illnesses make their way into our workplaces, schools, and homes, but healthy habits can help protect everyone from getting germs or spreading germs. While school staff will continue to stress preventative measures, we also appreciate you encouraging these healthy habits with your children.
- If you have a child who is sick, we ask for your support by keeping them at home. District protocol requires students to stay home until they are fever free and symptom-free for a period of 24 hours
- Remind your child of important preventative measures for any illness, such as coughing into the sleeve, frequently washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and getting plenty of rest and fluids.
Our custodial staff is also helping with prevention by following appropriate cleaning procedures, paying special attention to contact surfaces and by increasing the number of times per day these common areas shared by students are disinfected. As you know, the health of our students is important to us. Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to keep our kids healthy.
Occasionally we receive questions about head lice management in our schools, and below is information regarding lice management.
As needed, we will inform parents when we see an increase in illnesses in our school population with the potential for rapid spread among students and staff (such as influenza) or in the rare instance we have a mandatory reportable disease occur in our population, like Mumps. General head lice notifications are not recommended as they have been found to cause harm and lead to unnecessary treatment. Instead, the school nurse will assess the need for notification on an individual basis.
Thank you for reinforcing healthy habits with our students. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Nurse Amy at (913) 856-0450.
Colder Weather and Recess (repeat)
USD 231 provides playground activity areas at each elementary school site. It is important that safety and courtesy rules be followed. Rules will be regularly reviewed with your child by the staff. Students are not to remain on the playground before or after school. For safety reasons, the public is prohibited from the use of the playground activity areas during school hours. All students are expected to participate in recess.
Generally, if a child is too sick to go out to recess, he/she is too sick to be in school. There are exceptions to this rule, but it is a reasonable guideline.
There will be no outside recess when:
The temperature is 20 degrees or below
The wind chill index is 20 degrees or below
The heat index indicates a high risk
There is significant precipitation
Teachers may take their class out briefly for fresh air at their discretion. Students should be prepared for sudden changes in Kansas weather.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please let your child's teacher or Dr. Wachel know.