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October 2, 2018  

 

 
Happy October Everyone!
Please read each section thoroughly, as new items have been added, especially in regards to the Fall Festival.

Red Envelopes




*305 Student Planners
*15 Staples Gift Cards for Classroom Teachers
*200+ Kona Ice Truck Ices at the KRS Open House
*28 Laundry Baskets to Hold Student Lunches
*10 Scholastic Book Fair Gift Certificates used as Incentives for Students
*Spirit Shirt Subsidy for Students and Teachers
*Reading/Writing Easel for First Grade Classroom

WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?

They were paid for by the PTO!

Please help us continue to support our school by paying your dues! Upcoming spends include assemblies, in-class enrichment, classroom holiday gifts, Meet the Masters, teacher grants and more!

Red Envelopes for PTO and Classroom dues are still being collected. You can turn in your Red Envelope to your child's teacher, or you can place in the PTO mailbox in the main office. Thank you so much for your support!


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Respect Week
October 1-5

Here is Ms. Tavaglione's Respect Week agenda. Please contact her directly with any questions as this is not a PTO program. 




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Spirit Shirts

SPIRIT SHIRTS ARE ON ORDER!!!

If you do not have a spirit shirt for Friday's spirit day, please wear a Madison shirt/ shirt in your class color/ KRS shirt or any shirt you'd like! Just wear a shirt!


Kindergarten - Turquoise
First Grade - Purple
Second Grade - Red
Third Grade - Orange
Fourth Grade - Yellow
Fifth Grade - Green


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Lace up your sneakers and join the KRS community on National Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 10.

Students and caregivers are encouraged to start their days with some fresh air and exercise while spending some extra time together and doing the environment some good. Please join us!

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The Green Team is still looking for volunteers from the following classes to teach garden lessons:

1Y- One volunteer needed
1M- One volunteer needed
2G- One volunteer needed
2S- One volunteer needed
4L- Two volunteers needed
4S- Two volunteers needed
5S- One volunteer needed

 Please email Sarah Fischer at [email protected] if you can step up and volunteer to teach a class. All are welcome and no gardening experience is necessary since we follow the Meet the Masters program model. Thank you in advance for your help!

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School Picture Orders due on Tues day, October 9th!

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Madison Board of Education Meetings

Make your voice heard and get the latest Madison School District news at the Board of Education meetings. Meetings are held in the 
Alice Perlaw Library Media Center of the Madison High School located at 170 Ridgedale Avenue. The next meeting is:

Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30pm

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2018 KRS Fall Festival

Friday, October 12
4:30-7:30pm



Please help make this a great event for our kids by signing up for as many volunteer time slots as you are able. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

Click here to bake or bring a nut-free Fall pie, cake or goodie for our Fall Pie & Goodie cake walk-style game! We need 55 Fall pies/cakes/goodies so please volunteer!

For those of you wondering, there will indeed be a DUNK TANK for the Fall Festival! Yes!

Click here to purchase tickets for this super exciting, much anticipated, family friendly event! Yay!

SCARECROW DECORATIN G CONTEST
Each grade has come up with a theme for their scarecrow and we need your help to gather supplies to decorate them. Click here to donate.

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Special Adult Visitor Days
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Square 1 Art Fundraiser is Back for the 4th Year! 
Students have created and are proud of their art!  
 
All artwork will soon be shipped to Square 1 to be transformed into free  stickers for every student.   At that time you'll receive an order form for many great gifts that will arrive in time for the holidays.
More details to follow, but to get a head start in browsing, 
check out  www.Square1Art.com.  

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The Madison Education Foundation Open House



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Save the Date for the Madison Education Foundation's Adult Social!

 
Please RSVP by 10.29.18 by clicking here.

~Register for the event
~Purchase tickets for the tricky tray basket raffle and 50/50 raffle
~View and bid on silent auction items
~Donate to MEF

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Box Tops



The first deadline for submitting Box Tops for the 2018/19 school year is approaching! Each Box Top earns KRS 10 cents! Please drop them off anytime in the office or send in through your child's folder.

The first deadline is Monday, October 29th.

Start cutting those boxes!
Thank you for your support!

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We still need volunteers for the following positions:

Lunch Aide Coordinator
International Day Co-Coordinator
In-class Enrichment Lead
Green Team

Please contact Jessica or Lopa to volunteer!

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Bottle Hill Day 2018

Bottle Hill Day 2018 on Saturday, October 6th, is Madison's Annual Street Festival! The event runs from 10am to 5pm in downtown Madison. Please join our wonderful community for this family-fun event!


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High- five to everyone who read the entire Paw!  
Thank you!

 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact KRS PTO Co-Presidents, Jessica and Lopa.

If you need to send something out in a Paw or Blast please send it to Christina with a minimum of TWO DAYS NOTICE.
  If you would like your email address to be added to the Paw/Blast distribution list, please email Christina.
  
Thanks! 
Jessica, Lopa & Christina
  
Jessica Larason
Co-President  
[email protected]
  
Lopa Zielinski
Co-President 
  
Christina Hoffman
Communications Chair
 




 
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Madison, NJ  07940

973-593-3178