Madison Messenger-April 2024 |
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Happy Spring Madison Families,
I want to wish you all a safe and happy week with your amazing children. This is a great time to just spend quality family time with each other. I will be spending time with my family, and I look forward to hearing from your children about their adventures.
As a reminder, scooters, skateboards and Heely's are not safe for schools. Please keep these items along with toys and equipment at home for safety reasons. In addition, please make sure if your child has a bike to have their helmet on at all times. Students riding a bike need to walk their bike in the crosswalk and on sidewalks on schoolgrounds.
Another reminder is that all students need to be supervised in the park before school and after school by parents. ALL students need to leave school each day after school and go home. They may not be in the park unless a parent is in the park with them, or they walk home and come back to the park. This is the same for before school. Parents must be in the park with students before school. Unfortunately, there are potentially unsafe adults in the park, and I appreciate you partnering with us to keep your child safe.
Finally, please make sure you are aware of the State Testing Madison schedule. All 3-5 graders will be testing, and we hope to give them the opportunity to do their best. This can happen if we work in a partnership during the month of May. Please make sure students are at school on time with a good night's rest. Please try to schedule any appointments on Non testing days for your child. We have scheduled test make-up days for students that are out for illness. We are a school of improvement as a Title 1 School, and we have diligently worked to prepare students for this test. We appreciate your partnership as we work together to support our students to give it their very best efforts.
Happy Spring!
Mrs. Holter
Madison Principal
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- 04/01-04/05 - NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK
- 04/10 - PBIS Assembly 10:20 - COURAGE
- 04/18 - McTeacher Night 4:30-6:30PM at 4436 N Division
- 04/19 - Assembly Charlie Brown 1:30PM
- 04/22 - Skate Night @ Pattisons 6:00-8:00PM
- 04/24 - PTO Meeting @5PM
- 04/26 - Spirit Day - Black Day or Black and White Day
- 05/02 - PBIS Assembly 9:45AM
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Fun Activities for Spring Break |
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Here are some fun ideas for activities to do over spring break!
- Have a backyard picnic with friends or family
- Set up a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood or park
- Have a movie marathon with their favorite films and snacks
- Create a fun art project or craft, like painting, drawing, or building with clay
- Host a board game tournament with family or friends
- Try a new recipe and bake a treat with an adult
- Visit a local park or nature reserve for a hike or nature walk
- Organize a virtual game night with friends using a video conferencing platform
- Build a fort or tent in their living room or backyard and have a sleepover with family or friends
- Read books for fun and make a reading log or book club with friends
- Bake cookies and take them to neighbors.
- Make homemade cards and deliver them to a nursing home.
- Go through a drive-thru and pay for the car behind you.
- Try a new-to-you restaurant or cafe.
- Park the car on the main street of a nearby town and take a walk to discover hidden gems.
- Stay at a hotel in your own town. Choose one with a pool if you don’t have one at home, and ask the concierge for local activities to try.
- Have a family slumber party, complete with pizza, games, and movies at night—and chocolate chip pancakes in the morning.
- Invite grandparents over for a meal made by the kids.
- Deep-clean closets and dressers in prep for a family garage sale.
- Host a neighborhood ice cream social.
- Go to a state or national park.
- Plant seeds for a garden — veggies, herbs, and/or flowers.
- Visit a zoo or aquarium.
- Play mini golf.
- Create a music video for a favorite song and upload it to YouTube.
- See what special programs the local ski resorts and other tourist spots are offering during break time.
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Take a class as a family, in art or cooking or something else you all enjoy.
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Families who meet income eligibility requirements or have been directly certified for free and reduced-priced school meals are eligible to receive federal assistance through a program called Summer EBT.
Qualifying families can go to Spokaneschools.org/cep to fill out the Family Income Survey, check their status, and print the free and reduced-priced lunch letter. For federal assistance, surveys must be submitted before June 14. Families can visit the United States Department of Agriculture for more information.
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Join us for McTeacher Night on Thursday April 18th from 4:30-6:30 at the McDonalds at 4436 N Division St. |
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Pesticide Application Alert |
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This is to inform you that our annual dormant oil spray will be applied to trees and shrubs at our school on April 4, 2024. This spray application consists of one gallon of mineral oil mixed in 80 gallons of water to cover and kill dormant insect eggs that overwinter in our area.
Our school has taken steps to keep school children away from these areas for 24 hours following the application of spray. We would like to ask that you and your children refrain from brushing up against or playing around the trees and shrubs at our school. A variation from this schedule may occur as a result of inclement weather.
Thank You!
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Read Across America Celebration |
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Thanks for joining us for another successful Read Across America celebration at Madison! |
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Thanks for joining us for our STEM night. It was a success and we can't wait to do it again next year! Special thanks to STCU, Wendle Ford, Madison PTO and Shadle Park High School for their help. |
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Madison Spirit Wear is now available! There are 3 designs to choose from and plenty of colors and styles available! Wear your Madison spirit wear on Fridays or blue and green!
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4th & 5th Grade Multi-Cultural Club
Starting Wednesday 3/13 from 3-4PM. This club will meet Wednesdays in the Library after school. Permission slips coming home soon.
1-5th Grade Dance Club
Meeting on Monday's from 3-4PM. Permission slips due by 4/19. Club meets 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20.
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Fit 4 Bloomsday
Fit 4 Bloomsday starts 3/19 through 5/2 and will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:15 for K-5th grade students. Registration is closed.
4th & 5th Grade Choir Club
Tuesdays from 3-4PM starts 4/16 ends 5/7, final performance at Salk Middle School on Thursday 5/9 for the NW Choir Celebration.
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3rd - 5th grade students will begin SBA testing in May (formerly SBAC). We understand that there are times when school might need to be missed but ask that you try to schedule appointments around your students testing schedule whenever possible. Students do best on tests when they are well rested and have had a healthy breakfast. Remember students can get a free breakfast at school each day.
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Each month, our school will have a required scheduled critical incident safety drill. We do drills to help students and staff be prepared for a real emergency. We do fire drills, evacuation drills, lockdown (everyone stays in their classroom or designated area), Secure and teach, (students stay indoors with normal activities), Shelter in place (environmental or chemical danger near school, or when a student or staff member need emergency services and we want to give them privacy). Sometimes we let staff and student know when the drill will occur and sometimes it is TBA (to be announced) so students can practice what to do in a moment's notice if there is a reason to go into critical incident.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Heather Holter, Principal
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Reminder that Spokane Public Schools will start an hour late on Mondays again this school year. Elementary School will begin at 9:30AM each Monday, students can arrive for breakfast at 9:00AM |
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I WILL speak up instead of acting as a bystander.
I CHOOSE to participate in activities that don't involve teasing.
I FORGIVE others if they make poor choices.
I MODEL good behavior.
I ACCEPT others for their differences.
I INCLUDE others in group situations.
I WILL talk to an adult when there is a problem I cannot manage on my own.
I AM powerful in making a difference at Madison.
This is part of our Madison PBIS (Positive Intervention Behavior Supports) that we follow to help all students be successful at Madison.
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Hello from the Library!
April is School Library Month! We will be celebrating our right to read as well as doing activities around the importance of libraries in schools. It is also Poetry Month and we will be working on some things with poetry. We will be starting units k-5 on Media Literacy learning how to find reliable information in everything we read online and offline. It will be a jam-packed month with lots of learning!
Ms Telia
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Monthly Activity Challenge |
Each month students will have a chance to earn a chain and personalized tag by completing the Physical Activity Challenge. Check our website for more information.
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Spring brings a lot of wet and windy weather. Please make sure that kids are dressed for the weather as they do go outside if it is not pouring rain. Our playground is often wet. We are not able to provide dry socks or clothes to students who choose to get wet at recess. Please consider packing an extra pair of socks or clothes for your student if you think they would benefit from having a change of clothes at school. |
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Golden Spoon - Mrs. Nunley
Golden Plate - Ms. Guerrero
Golden Dustpan - Ms. Linda
Golden Sneaker - Mr. Torline
Golden Bookworm - Mrs. Parish
Golden Paintbrush - Mrs. Bishop
Golden Magnet - Ms. Emily
Golden Drum - Ms. Neis
Golden Whistle - Mrs. Gurash
Golden Megaphone - Mr. Torline
Golden Heart - Ms. Neis
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Late start Mondays:School starts at 9:30 AM for Teacher Collaboration!
School Day Schedule
Monday 9:30am-3:00pm
Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-3:00pm
*After 8:30 students will be considered tardy
Students can arrive for school breakfast at 8AM Tuesday-Friday, 9AM on Mondays. All kids eat free.
Please remember to report absences to our attendance line at 509-354-3616
Washington State Law the BECCA Bill requires that children attend school. Once a student has missed 15% of the school year the school can require a doctor's note for any additional absences. Kids learn best when they are in school every day. Our school has an attendance committee that meets weekly to discuss attendance. If you have a concern about your student's attendance, please reach out to our office.
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District Celebration Guidelines |
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Celebrations, Rewards, and Food in the Classroom Schools may hold up to three (3) classroom and/or school-wide celebrations that involve food each school year. SPS will provide a list of healthy non-food celebration ideas on the SPS website. Please check with your child’s classroom teacher on how you can contribute to these fun and time-honored celebrations. • Celebrations must have principal approval. • If food/beverage is offered it must be unopened, commercially pre-packaged requiring no preparation, and Smart Snack compliant. It should also adhere to all relevant allergy considerations. SPS will provide a list of Smart Snack approved foods and beverages for staff and parents/guardians on the SPS website under Meals/Food in Classroom. Please read all labels carefully before bringing to school. • The food must be served after lunch to help ensure students eat a nutritious lunch |
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Madison Student Handbook! |
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The Madison Student Handbook can now be found on the website. Click the link below to view the electronic copy. Please let the office know if you would like a paper copy and we will get one for you.
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