Support the Madison Fun Run
This year’s main fundraiser is the Madison Fun Run. It’s a two-week program that kicked off with a Pep Rally on September 10. Families will gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps) at the GlowRun, which will happen on September 19. This year our goal is to raise $24,000 for Explore More Day, Multicultural Day and other fun programming.
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, Mindspark: Wild West! Booster’s most exciting theme yet combines S.T.E.A.M. skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) with character-building. While they're teaming up with the MindSpark Kids to save Dr. Shock, our students will learn five character traits that will help strengthen themselves and our world.
Please help our school by collecting pledges from family and friends and entering them on FUNRUN.COM. Thank you so much for your support!
All families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Glow Run.
Grade level run times are as follows:
5th: 9:20 am
K: 10:10 am
4th: 11:00 am
1st: 1:00 pm
2nd: 1:50 pm
3rd: 2:40 pm
For more information, please contact Abby May (mayabby11@gmail.com).
Join Chess Club
The first Chess Club meeting of the year will be October 10 at 6:00-7:00 p.m. Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the Art and Music Room (enter door 2). All Madison students (K-5) are welcome. No prior experience needed. There will be a short informational meeting for parents of Chess Club members at the first meeting. Questions? Please contact Mash Angolkar at chess@madisonschoolpta.org
Volunteer at Madison
How can you help? Your involvement in the PTA helps make Madison a wonderful place to learn and grow. We have many committees that are looking for volunteers. If you have some time to give, please consider signing up to volunteer. A description of our committees and volunteer sign-up is available on our website www.madisonschoolpta.org. Click on “Committee Sign Up.”
Committees looking for a chair or co-chairs:
Battle of the Books
Jr. Battle of the Books
Those interested in being a chair or co-chair please contact Amy Angolkar at president@madisonschoolpta.org.
Submit your work for Reflections
Calling all artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, photographers and writers, the PTA Reflections Program is now underway. This year’s theme is “Look Within." Use your imagination to creatively express this theme through artwork, writing, dance, film, photography and/or music.
You can find the entry form and rules for each specific category at this link: https://www.cusd200.org/Page/10423
Please submit all completed projects (with entry form) by Fri., October 25 to the main office. If you have any questions, contact Christina Hull at christina.hull@cusd200.org.
LLC Volunteers Needed
The Madison Library Learning Center (LLC) is in need of your support. We are seeking volunteers in both the morning (9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and afternoon (1 - 3:30 p.m.) sessions. Mrs. Graham, our LLC director, could not run the program she has today without your help. Your time is appreciated no matter how often you can volunteer, be it every week, every other week or once a month. Volunteering in the library is a special way parents and grandparents can share in their child's school day. Some of the LLC volunteering activities include shelving, checking materials in and out, preparing displays and bulletin boards, and assisting students and faculty. If you are interested in volunteering in the Madison library, please contact Kathryn Medanic at llcvolunteers@madisonschoolpta.org.
Clean up Madison school grounds
Madison Beautification Day is Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. - noon. This is a service project sponsored by the Madison Girl Scout troops in conjunction with the Madison PTA, but ALL students and parents are welcome to join in the fun.
Our goal is to make the school a more beautiful place by weeding, trimming shrubs, planting perennials, and general clean-up of the school grounds. (Rain date: Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m.- noon.)
Parents: Do you have a pickup truck you’d be willing to bring to help haul away and dump yard waste (20 minute trip)? We'd love to have your help!
Contact Abby Richardson for more details at arich19@gmail.com or Todd Jacobson at illinicubfan@gmail.com.
Save General Mills box tops and scan your receipt
General Mills is phasing out its clipped Box Tops, but some may still be found on products throughout the store. If you have Box Tops, send them into the LLC. If you've never been one to remember to clip and send in Box Tops but have a smart phone, just download the new Box Tops app, and scan your receipt to find participating products. The app will automatically credit Madison's earnings. Madison can earn ten cents for every General Mills box top scanned. The LLC has purchased many copies of award winning books. Let's continue the effort. Download the new app.
For more information, visit https://www.boxtops4education.com/en/How%20To%20Earn
