Bear Facts
Madison Elementary Newsletter April 26th
Madison Elementary School
Email: fleminge@usd231.com
Website: https://www.usd231.com/o/madison
Location: 800 W Madison St, Gardner, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 856-0400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonElementaryBears/
Twitter: @MDEBears
News from Mrs. Fleming
Bear Family,
May is almost here! This week, we will have a Penny Wars event to raise money for Gardner Gold, our community Special Olympics team. We have Madison students that participate in Gardner Gold and it is an amazing organization that we are so proud to support! So bring it on and may the best class win!!
A couple of other items you'll want to make note of in this week's Bear Facts are the book fair that takes place next week and info on our final family event of the year!
Take care!
Emily Fleming
Principal
Upcoming Events:
4/29-5/3- Spring Book Fair
4/29- Book Fair Family Night 4:00-6:00pm
4/30-State Float Parade (4th Grade)
5/1- Early Release at 1:55
5/1- Principal Appreciation Day
5/2- 4th grade musical 6:00
5/2- Respect the Rhythm in You Assembly
5/3- 1st grade field trip
5/3- School Lunch Hero Day
5/6-5/10- Teacher Appreciation Week!
5/7- 3rd grade field trip
5/8- Kindergarten field trip
5/8- School Nurse Appreciation Day
5/9-Kona Ice for Major Saver Winners
5/10- 4th grade Ma Spa
5/10- Madison Movie on the Lawn
5/13- Variety shows during specials
5/13 - 4th grade to PRMS 9:00-10:00
5/14- 4th grade field trip
5/14- EC Picnic in the Courtyard
5/16- 2nd grade 1/2 day field trip to Kauffman Center for Performing Arts
5/16 - Senior Walk through
5/17- Field Day!
5/22- Kindergarten celebrations
5/22- 4th grade graduation
5/22- Last Day of School! Early Dismissal Day @ 11:25 (Lunch will NOT be served)
Things to remember next week:
Monday, April 29th
- Book Fair Family Night!
Tuesday, April 30th
- 4th Grade State Float Parade
Wednesday, May 1st
- Early Release Day - 1:55 Dismissal
Thursday, May 2nd
- School Assembly
- 4th Grade Musical
Friday, May 3rd
- 1st Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
Specials Schedule 4/29 - 5/3
Tuesday- Day 2
Wednesday- Day 3
Thursday- Day 4
Friday- Day 5
Bear P.A.W. Ticket Winners
Congrats to our Bear P.A.W. ticket winners this week! To earn a Bear P.A.W., kids must go above and beyond to show adults in the building a Positive attitude, Act of kindness, or Work ethic. When we catch students working hard, helping others, and staying positive, they can be awarded with a ticket. At the end of each week, a ticket is drawn in each classroom. The students who get their ticket pulled, get to come to Mrs. Fleming's office, get a gumball, and write their name on the map in our front hallway...because these kids are going to change the world and put their mark on the map!
Congrats to the FABULOUS Mrs. Stoffel!!
Madison Spring Book Fair
Madison will have our spring book fair event April 29th through May 3rd. Our family night event will be on Monday, April 29th and will be open from dismissal until 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Schmuhl is also asking for parent volunteers to help while classes attend the book fair during school hours. Click here to sign up for a volunteer time. The class schedule is below so you know when your child will be attending! Please reach out if you have any questions!
Wright!
4th Grade Musical
Celebrate the beginning of flight! Join us for the epic story of The Wright Brothers and their flying machine as it comes to life in modern day rap, song, and narration.
Who: All 4th graders
What: 4th grade musical
When: May 2nd 2024, 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 and students can go directly to their classrooms. Families can join us in the gym.
Where: MDE Gym
Madison's Movie on the Lawn
On May 10th the PTA is hosting a Family Night with food trucks, first responders, and a movie on the soccer fields. The first 100 families to RSVP using this link will get a 1 free bag of kettle corn or cotton candy.
Field Day Information
Field Day will be held on Friday, May 17th. If you would like to sign up to volunteer, we have half day and all day spots are available. Lunch will be provided for our all day volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please visit the Field Day Volunteer Sign-Up.
Field Day Schedule
AM
8:45-11:45 - rotate through 12 stations:
4th Grade
3rd Grade
2nd Cortez, 2nd Armstrong
11:30-12:00 Lunch in the classrooms for Kindergarten, 1st , 2nd Noble, 2nd O’Grady, 2nd Wessel
PM
12:00-12:30 Lunch in the classrooms for 3rd , 4th , 2nd Cortez, 2nd Armstrong
12:15-3:15 - rotate through 12 stations:
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Noble, 2nd O’Grady, 2nd Wessel
2023-24 School Year Fees
Please settle all outstanding balances before the end of the 2023-2024 school year. You can contact the Madison office for any questions you may have about fees still owed or if you would like to set up a payment plan.
*USD231 will not be accepting checks for the remainder of the school year. Please pay school fees online. Library fees can be paid with cash.
All accounts must be paid in full by the last day of school!
To apply for benefits online, please use the Nutrition Services link https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application. The application deadline for benefits with Nutrition Services is the last day of the 23-24 school year. If you have already completed the survey but have questions regarding your benefits, please email Nutrition Services at nutrition@usd231.com.
Notes from Nurse Angie
A student will be sent home from school with any of the following:
- Temperature 100 degrees or greater, or with incidents of vomiting and/or diarrhea.
- Symptoms related to a possible communicable disease.
- Excessive drainage from eyes, ears, persistent earache, constant cough, or painful sore throat with enlarged lymph nodes.
- Students with acute infectious disease or parasite
Mrs. Angie Serrano, Madison Elementary’s Health Room Nurse, is available to answer any additional questions you might have and you may contact her directly at 856-0450.
A Message From Mrs. Sleeper
We know many families are experiencing financial challenges so we wanted to make sure everyone is aware of some of the awesome resources in our community! Please contact Mrs. Sleeper, school counselor, if you would like additional resources, more information, or to utilize any of these resources.
Joy Closet-
975 E. Lincoln Lane, Gardner
Hours: Mon 10-7, Tues 10-7, Wed 10-4, Thurs 10-7, Sat 10-2
This is a low cost thrift store in Gardner and they have generously provided us with vouchers for FREE clothing, shoes, linens, books, and small household items. Each voucher is good for 20 items of clothes, shoes, and bedding PLUS 10 books per household! If you would like a voucher, please email Mrs. Sleeper, at sleeperm@usd231.com.
BackSnacks-
Harvesters’ BackSnack program provides a weekly sack filled with nutritious, child-friendly food for school children to take home over the weekend throughout the school year. Mrs. Sleeper will deliver these to students at the end of the day on Fridays, putting them straight in their backpacks. We will start this in October so please sign up your children by emailing Mrs. Sleeper at sleeperm@usd231.com.
Hope Market-
This is an awesome food pantry in Gardner!
611 E Main St., Gardner
Hours: Tuesdays 5pm-8pm; Thursdays 9am-11am; Saturdays 9am-12pm
They don’t have any requirements other than to have a need for food.
See additional USD 231 Family Resources
ADDRESSING CONCERNS
Nutrition Services-How to Add Lunch Money
We are excited to inform you about the convenient way to add money to your student's lunch account (Available now!). All funds can be added through My School Bucks, which is available via Power School.
For step-by-step instructions on adding money to your students lunch account, please refer to the attached guide: How to Add Lunch Money
Additionally, you can set up a low balance alert at your preferred minimum balance amount or automatically fund accounts when balance reaches a desired amount.
USD 231 Nutrition Services
Students & Employees of Distinction Award
We are writing to remind you of our employee and student recognition programs.
- The "Gardner Edgerton Students of Distinction" (GESD) program is designed to recognize students throughout the school year (approximately 3 to 4 employees a month - 30 or more a year).
- The "Great Employees Serving the District" (GESD) program is designed to recognize employees throughout the school year (approximately 3 to 4 employees a month - 30 or more a year).
Answers to a few questions you may have:
- Nominations from previous years have been removed from the database.
- Even if a student or staff member has been selected as a GESD in previous years, they are again eligible.
- To learn more about the GESD - Students program, click HERE.
- To learn more about the GESD - Employees program, click HERE.
Please see the attached for more information and start nominating!!! We will recognize our first student and staff member sometime in September. This will allow time for nominations to be submitted.
Madison PTA
New Madison Elementary PTA Executive Board!!
At the last PTA board meeting, we elected the new Madison Elementary PTA Executive Board Officers! A big thank you and congratulations to the following:
President - Krystal Christensen
Vice President - Amanda Halvorsen
Treasurer - Linda Dominguez
Secretary - Jehiel Godoy
Membership Chair: Trisha Perkins
PTA works to enhance student experience throughout the school year including supplementing the funding for Field Day, Assemblies, Musical Refreshments, Teacher Appreciation, and purchasing additional resources to enhance the learning environment for our students. Get involved to make your child's elementary school years extra special! Joining the Madison Elementary PTA will ensure you are up to date on school events and helps you get involved in Madison Elementary activities. Check out the PTA link under Parent Info on the Madison Elementary website for more information.
Madison Elementary PTA Meeting Dates 9/11, 10/2, 11/13, 12/11, 1/22, 2/12, 3/18, 4/8, and 5/13. All meetings will occur in the Madison cafeteria at 7 p.m.
Email us at: Madisonbearpta@gmail.com Like us on Facebook "Madison Elementary PTA Gardner, KS"
Interested in the Madison PTA Happenings? Stay in the know!
We invite everyone to join the Madison PTA Facebook page. By searching Madison Elementary PTA Gardner, KS under Pages, you will be able to join the group and receive updated PTA information.
If you are interested in joining the PTA, please see the membership form.
Staff Appreciation Door Poster Sign-ups
If you would like to help with staff appreciation door posters, please sign up through this link.
Summer Camp Information
Summer is time for FUN and friends! Check out these opportunities to fill the summer break with opportunities to enrich and enhance the educational experiences for our kids.
Follow this link for: Summer Camp Info