Bear Facts
Madison Elementary - News for the week of October 15
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
Twitter: @MDEBears
Vision
Every Learner ~ Every Day ~ Every Way
Core Beliefs
At Madison Elementary,
WE BELIEVE IN A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
WE BELIEVE IN HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL
WE BELIEVE IN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
WE BELIEVE IN CREATING A POSITIVE, OPEN-MINDED LEARNING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
WE BELIEVE EVERY LEARNER SHOULD HAVE A SENSE OF PRIDE IN OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES
WE BELIEVE IN DEVELOPING THE WHOLE CHILD
What's happening at Madison Elementary the Week of Oct. 15
Monday, October 15 - Choir Practice, 7:50 am
Tuesday, October 16 - Choir Practice, 7:50 am
Tuesday, October 16 - Early Release 1:00 pm
Tuesday, October 16 - PTA Fundraiser Pickup 4-7 pm in the Madison Gym
Wednesday, October 17 - No School
Wednesday, October 17 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 12-8 pm
Thursday, October 18 - No School
Thursday, October 18 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 4-8 pm
Friday, October 19 - No School
View our online calendar (select individual events for more details): http://www.usd231.com/MDE/Events:Month/
Next Week's Lunch Menu
Monday - (A) Chicken Strips (B) Breaded Chicken Sandwich (C) Yogurt Cup with Cinnamon Twist
Tuesday - (A) Italian Sub (B) PB&J Uncrustable
View our menu online: http://usd231.nutrislice.com/menu/madison/lunch/
No School Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Tuesday: Early Release at 1:00 pm (lunch will be served)
Wednesday: No School
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School
Sensory Room Grant
Help us fund our grant for our new sensory room. Please share this with your family and friends to help us continue to meet the needs of all of our Bears. You can add the promo code RIPPLE at checkout and your donations will be doubled up to $50 for the next 7 days.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/madison-elementary-sensory-room/3616026/
Madison Spirit Day at Pizza Hut
PTA Pancake and Bingo Night
Pancake Bingo Night is Wednesday, October 24th from 5-7 pm. Join us for an evening of fun, food, and auction items.
The Madison Bear Choir performs at 5:30 pm!
Preorders for plates and raffle tickets went home this week and are due Monday, October 22nd.
All classes still need donations for silent auction baskets according to your individual class theme. Please contact you PTA Class rep for details.
Family Survey
As a way to examine our current practices and continually improve, we would like your input on this brief survey. The information collected is anonymous and will be used for the sole purpose of creating the best learning environment possible for our students. The window for the survey will close on Monday, October 22.
Thank you in advance for your input and feedback.
The Madison Elementary Staff
Halloween Costume and Party Information
- Costumes must be appropriate for school. At Madison, we serve students from three-years-old (Early Childhood) to Fourth Grade. Horror and gory costumes are not appropriate for school. A good rule of thumb is to consider if a three-year-old would be frightened by a costume. If so, then it should not be brought to school. Thank you for your help in keeping our costumes appropriate for a school setting.
- Costumes and accessories resembling weapons or weapon look-alikes are prohibited at school. This includes plastic/fake knives, swords, guns, spears, etc. and any item that resembles a weapon.
- Students should NOT wear their costumes to school on October 31.
- Students should bring their costumes to school, and they will change into costumes at 2:00 pm in preparation for the Halloween Parade and Parties.
- 2:00 pm - change into costumes
- 2:15 pm -parade (loop around the playground - weather permitting)
- 2:30 pm - parties (conclude at 3:00 for dismissal preparation)
Party Information:
Families are welcome to join us for the party. We ask that families do not arrive prior to 2:15 as we do not want to interfere with the classroom environment. Thank you for your assistance with arriving after 2:15.
Schedule:
*Early Childhood Families - Please consult your teacher's newsletter for more details on the Early Childhood Halloween parties and schedule.
Parent Teacher Conferences
At Madison, we are truly blessed to have supportive, dedicated, and committed families to ensure our goal of educating the whole child.
PTA Fundraiser Pickup
Back Snacks at Madison
Harvesters’ BackSnack program provides a weekly backpack filled with nutritious, child-friendly food for schoolchildren to take home over the weekend. More than 100,000 children in Harvesters' service area receive free and reduced-price school meals during the week, and many of those are at risk of hunger on weekends.
Back Snack is a partnership between Harvesters, a participating school, and a local community partner—usually a corporate, civic or religious organization. Harvesters provides the food and the backpacks. The local community partners help facilitate picking up the Back Snack food kits from Harvesters and distributing them to the schools. School principals and/or counselors determine which children receive Back Snacks at each school. Back Snack addresses our whole child tenant of healthy children as we know students who are hungry are not able to learn.
If you believe your child would benefit from these back snacks and would like to sign them up to participate please contact Mrs. McLeod at 913-856-0409 or mcleodt@usd231.com.
Box Tops
Save, Cut, and Play
The class that collects the MOST box tops from now until October 16, will win an EXTRA RECESS!
Box tops for education is a great way to help raise money for Madison Elementary. You can find box tops on hundreds of products you buy every day. Please save all box tops, cut them out, label them with your name, grade,and teacher, and send them to school by October 16. Your teacher will collect them and the classroom with the most box tops wins an EXTRA RECESS and the student who brings in the most individually will have lunch with Dr. Wachel!
Please put the box tops in a bag or envelope with the Student Name & the Teacher/Grade so that we can give the proper class credit.
Earning Money for Madison Elementary and having fun is as easy as 4 steps:
1. Save your box tops
2. Cut them out3. Label the bag with your name, teacher name, and grade level and bring to your teacher
4. Win an EXTRA RECESS and/or lunch with Dr. Wachel!
Watch DOGS
Blazer's Camp
Kids are out of school on October 19, so bring them in for a fun day of activities!
GEHS Career and Technical Education Students have organized a full day of activities including poster making, crafts, sidewalk art, games such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, kickball, and MORE! The day starts with small group activities during participant check-in and concludes with a GEHS pep assembly! The GEHS Boys Basketball Team along with many other volunteers will be on hand to help our future Blazers play, learn, and create.
Registration includes a free admission for the participant to the October 19 GEHS football game and post-game Light Show performed by the GEHS Marching Band immediately following the football game. Students can show off their game day poster and take in all things Friday Night Lights. What a night!