May 31
No School- Memorial Day
June 4
Graduation, 7 pm
June 7
Last Day of School-Group A
Parent Council Meeting, 6 pm
June 8
Last Day of School-Group B
Board Meeting, 5:30 pm
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From the Director
Greetings Madrone Trail Community,
Well, we are almost there. The final stretch. It surely has been a unique year, one I hope we never repeat.
I want to thank everyone for their grace and patience. I know this has been frustrating as a parent and as an employee that could not work as much due to the school's closure and our decision to stay with a Hybrid model for the remainder of the year. It is our intention to be back to normal as much as possible come fall. We intend to offer 5 days of on-site instruction with no zooming or computers in sight. We do not yet know what the ODE will mandate next year in regards to masks or physical distancing. We will keep you updated as we hear things throughout the summer.
Please begin to gather all the materials, equipment, chromebooks, and hot spots you may have borrowed from the school. We would like them all returned on or before the last day of school.
I know many families are getting to see loved ones they could not this past year and I hope everyone has plans to gather as a family this summer and enjoy each other's company and see everyone's smile.
Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
~John Bissey
Director
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Board Update
Greetings Madrone Trail!
As we wrap up the school year, we wanted you all to know that we will continue to monitor state guidance and requirements for what school will look like next year. Just like last summer, guidance and thinking at the state level seems to change monthly if not weekly, so it is really not necessary to get overly anxious about things we do not know yet, and what we do know may likely change. Rest assured that we will continue to work with the administration, school district, and state, to ensure we can offer the best and safest educational model we can for our students.
Also, our board composition naturally changes over time, and we’d like to recognize Michael Flynn’s contributions to the school, as he stepped down earlier this year. He always provided a big vision for this school, and worked to make it a reality. With other expected departures in the future, we’re actively looking for additional board members. Specifically, we could use a Treasurer, and many other skills that include finance, communications, marketing, grant-writing, legal, and strategic planning. If you have any interest in board service, or know someone who might be a great addition, please feel free to contact me. While board services isn’t always the most glamorous, it is definitely the most essential volunteering need of the school, and nothing is quite as rewarding as providing a steady hand at the ship wheel, and watching this institution continue to advance toward its fullest potential.
~Erik Johnsen
Board President/Treasurer
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Roots to Rise
~Nurturing roots to support developmental growth~
Does your child struggle with learning challenges, sensory processing issues, ADHD, ADD, balance and coordination issues, anxiety, melt downs, sleep issues, social and emotional challenges, weakness, fatigue, speech delay, autism, food sensitivities, PTSD? When the brain and body are not working well together, challenges arise.
Roots to Rise utilizes a holistic approach to enhance a child’s learning through supporting a healthy development of the Central Nervous System and the foundational senses (Tactile, Vestibular and Proprioception).
Children can make positive gains in attention, emotional well being, academics, coordination and balance through neurodevelopmental movements (integration of reflexes) and sensory integration. Jane Higgins, the founder of Roots to Rise has trained with Nina Gallwey, a remedial teacher at the Siskiyou School. Jane taught at Madrone Trail, where she brought one class of students from first grade all the way to eighth grade.
Currently, Jane works with children one-on-one in her Roots to Rise Ashland office. Movement is brought in a playful and fun way specifically focusing on the integration of reflexes and sensory imbalances.
“In my 30 years of working with children, I’ve never seen anything transform a child’s success as I have since focusing on sensory integration, primitive and postural reflexes.”
I have a few summer slots still open!
541-708-1688
Ashland, OR
~Strong roots grow sturdy trees~
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Yearbook Update
Deadline to order is June 4!
Weekly reminder! We still need more pictures of online school activities, but luckily now that students have returned to school we are getting pictures of them on campus, like this one of 3rd graders Gracie, Sarai, and Nina showing off their Creative Hair during Spirit Week.
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Latest Metrics from the State
4/25-5/8 Case Count: 484 Cases Per 100,000: 216.8 Test Positivity Rate: 7.5%
5/2-5/15 Case Count: 435 Cases Per 100,000: 194.9 Test Positivity Rate: 7.5%
5/9-5/22 Case Count: 374 Cases Per 100,000: 167.5 Test Positivity Rate: 6.8%
As of May 24th, 49.2% of the eligible population of Jackson County (age 16 and up) have received one or more doses of the vaccine.
To see how other counties are doing click below.
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MADRONE TRAIL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
www.madronetrail.org
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Madrone Trail Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or age in its programs and activities. |
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