What's Up?
Students, Staff, and Community....Learning for All!
November 20, 2020
Madison Rose Lane Elementary
Email: roselaneoffice@madisoned.org
Website: http://www.madisonaz.org
Location: 1155 East Rose Lane, Phoenix 85014
Phone: 602-664-7400
Letter from the Principal...
Hello Rose Lane Families and CareGivers:
There is so much to be grateful for at this time of year, and your generosity during Thanksgiving Sharing has been at the top of the list! Many thanks to Madison Baptist Church, Mrs. Wilhardt-Smith, Blue Orthodontics, and you, our generous families, for helping to raise $3,000 in monetary donations for our families. Mrs. Mersch, Coach Lawrence,and Mrs. Merrill led our staff towards this goal, with compassion and foresight. Thank you all for helping to maximize our community spirit through Thanksgiving Sharing.
We also need to give a shout out to Mrs. Weaver's class, whose class showed amazing spirit on Super Hero Day! So wonderful to see how much fun everyone had dressing out as Super Heroes in late October.
I know that this week has been very challenging for our families and staff, not only as we anticipate and prepare for returning to virtual instruction but also due to the rise COVID-19 cases in the community. The prospect of spending the holidays in this unfamiliar climate may also be difficult for us to work through. I would like to share with you some resources that Mrs. Merrill introduced me to, which will help as we navigate some of these challenges. It is an excellent source of ideas, information and support available on a website called understood.org.
I also encourage you to read through the information related to the Governing Board's decision to return to virtual instruction, with the reboot of our onsite online learning option for families. Here is the link, which includes a google form for you to indicate if your child needs to take this option. The deadline is this Sunday, November 22nd, at 11:59 PM.
Please understand that we are also developing a waiting list for families who might need accommodations related to who is eligible for onsite online learning, and that emailing the roselaneoffice@madisoned.org address will help start the process of the waiting list. We will notify wait-listed families beginning on Monday morning. We thank you for your patience as we examine every wait-list request individually and in the context of available staffing.
As we approach Thanksgiving, please know how much we appreciate each of you for selecting Rose Lane as your school of choice. We love all of our students and staff, and are so grateful to each of their families!. Best wishes to you for a safe, healthy, bountiful, and wonderful Thanksgiving break which will begin this Wednesday. See you online or on campus on November 30!
Best Regards,
Rose Devine, M.Ed
office: 602-664-7410
PE NEWS....
Sarah Lawrence
Rose Lane PE Teacher
MUSIC CLASS NEWS....
Adam Roach
Rose Lane Music Teacher
DANCE CLASS NEWS....
Students have been so positive, flexible, patient, and extremely kind during such uncertain times. I am so proud of them for doing their best and for wearing their masks. They are wonderful dancers because they practice so much. We have been working on these styles of dancing: ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. We are continuing to stretch and warm up at the beginning of class to make sure everyone is safe. No matter where we are, no matter what is happening, I hope they each find joy with dancing. I am so grateful for my Rose Lane Dancing Friends!
Stephanie Lachance
Rose Lane Dance Teacher
LIBRARY NEWS....
Recently we just wrapped up our very first virtual book fair. it was a huge success! I want to thank all of the Rose Lane families and friends that participated in our library fundraiser. We could not have done it without YOU! Our sales were a whopping $1,213.00 which earned us $242.00 in earnings for new books! Yahoo! Thank you for all your enthusiasm and support and for spreading the love of reading to our students!
Everyone that placed a book order should have their books by now. If you have not received your book order, please reach out to me so we can track it immediately.
jbuseman@madisoned.org 602 664-7423
" May Your Shelves Always Overflow With Books"
~ Mrs. Buseman, Library Associate
THANKSGIVING SHARING....
Rose Lane Team wants to express our gratitude to our community leaders for their generous donations to “Thanksgiving sharing”:
Madison Baptist Church
Blue Orthodontics
Families and Friends of Rose Lane Elementary
Thank you for being a valued community partner over the years. Your generosity enables us to bless 18 Rose Lane Families this holiday season.
CAFETERIA NEWS....
During the month of November for Farm to School, we choose to share a Carrot salad that included raisins and pineapple. It was very tasty. On Friday, the 20th, District Learning parents may pick up breakfast and lunch for their student’s needs over the weekend in addition to their Friday lunch.
Thanksgiving break is almost upon us. On November 24th, District Learning parents may join us in taking home lunch along with breakfast and lunch for November 25th – 29th.