December 17
Ugly Holiday Sweater Day
Friday Assembly- 5th grade
No Bus Service
December 18-January 2
Winter Break
January 3
School Resumes
Parent Council Meeting, 6 pm
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Woodworking project by Alder Triplett, 8th grade |
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No Bus Service- Friday, December 17
MSD does not have school on Friday, December 17, so there will be no bus service on that day for us. This is the last time this school year this will happen. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Update from the Director
Greetings Madrone Trail Community,
What a beautiful day to end the week!
I would like to provide some updates on the various projects happening on campus.
Library: We have all the shelves we need and a volunteer to mount them. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee is forming a Library sub-committee to ensure we have a curated book collection.
Kitchen: This was an ambitious project, but I believe we are very close. There were some permitting and space issues (the kitchen supply folks could not get the fridge in the door without coming back and removing the casters, then they got COVID which was weeks ago.) The painting is almost complete and I believe these other issues will hopefully be resolved in the next few weeks.
Water Fountains: We have allocated grant money to replace and upgrade our water fountains to have touch-free bottle fillers. Due to supply chain issues these are at least 8-10 weeks out.
Middle School Girl’s Bathroom: Over Winter Break we will be putting in new floors, toilets, a double sink vanity, mirrors, a heater, and giving it a fresh paint job. All the bathrooms could use some upgrading, but we are limited as to when we can get this done because of the daily usage. We have allocated SIA grant funds for these projects but most of them might not occur until the next break or even the Summer.
Field Irrigation: Hydroflow was out again this week to further determine what is necessary to get the well operational in the field. I’m shocked the water table is at 27 feet and the well is almost 400 feet deep. They need to test the water for Boron, which is currently happening, to determine all the equipment we will need. Once we have water out there, we can begin the landscaping projects the Site Committee has in mind.
Just a gentle reminder to send your child to school with appropriate clothing for the cold weather. If your child or know of a child that is unable to get a warm coat, please email me and I will make sure they get a new one.
I want to express that it has been one of the best chapters of my life to be part of this community and work to improve the experience of our student body with all the various projects I have initiated at Madrone Trail. I could not have done this without the support of our parent volunteers, a very patient board, and our wonderful faculty. I will readily admit I am a unique school administrator, and will also admit that that’s putting it lightly. Many schools have suffered great staffing losses and we seem to have weathered the storm and come out even stronger, though I long for the days when I could go a week without subbing. Please be sure to reach out to your child’s teacher and offer some appreciation as we head into the holiday break.
As always, please reach out if you have any concerns.
Sincerely,
John Bissey
Director
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Pizza Day
Our humble apologies for some pizza delivery mixups that may have led some students to not receive their pizza this week.
In order to minimize any future order mix ups please be sure to get your pizza order in for your student no later than 9:15am, Wednesday morning. Student’s name and grade are needed.
Our pizza order line goes from 8:15-8:45am and after that Sherrie can receive any late orders until 9:15 am.
Kind regards,
The 8th Grade
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From the Athletic Director
Madrone Trail Sports Announcements
Game time!
Basketball groups B and C will play the Rogue Valley Adventist 6th and 8th grade teams on
Thursday, Dec. 14th at the Rogue Valley Adventist gym.
3675 S. Stage Rd, Medford 97501
5th/6th plays at 4pm, 8th plays at 5pm
We will be using our Madrone Trail basketball uniforms. 5th/6th, please meet Coach Kyler in the gym lobby at 3:40 pm. 8th graders please meet Coach Mike at 4:40 pm. Uniforms will be turned in immediately after the games.
Upcoming community basketball options
Rogue Valley YMCA Basketball
Registration is now open for girls and boys and closes January 7th
Individual teams are not co-ed
Grade: K-6th
Season runs 1/10-3/12
Games begin 1/22
Cost $65 (plus $19 for a jersey at Cascade athletic supply)
Junior Comets Girls Basketball
Registration is now open for girls and closes January 7th
Grades: 1st-7th
Skill evaluation Jan. 8th at Scenic middle school any time between 9am-1pm.
(Plan on being there about 30 minutes)
Practice start Jan. 17th. Games start 2/5 and end 3/18
Cost $45
Thanks, Jeff Roberson
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Meet Sage Keene, New Board Member
Sage Keene is a parent, community organizer, herbalist, poet, and settler residing on the ancestral territory of the Takelma nation. They earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000, and later went on to become a licensed massage therapist and YA Registered Yoga Teacher. Sage is a lifelong activist for equity and decolonization; they have worked and volunteered with various nonprofit advocacy groups, education groups, and collectives, including the Southern Oregon Anti-Racist Business (SOARB) collective, Deconstructing Whiteness, Family Solutions, The Rogue Action Center policy watch team, and the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.
Parenting and family life is Sage's priority. As a parent to three MTPCS children, they answered the call for additional MTPCS board members in the spirit of service. They currently also serve on the MTPCS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
After living and working at Breitenbush Hot Springs, Sage spent five years living in Mexico, and returned to Oregon in 2020. When not working or volunteering, they love solo hiking, snowshoeing, and foraging in the wondrous, magical mountains of southern Oregon. Otherwise, they are quite a homebody, and enjoy cooking, reading, crafting, medicine-making, and gardening.
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Meet Tess Orr, Office Manager
Tess was born and raised here in the Rogue Valley. She graduated with honors from North Medford High School class of 2011. Her original career path was to be a High School Math Teacher. After she did her senior project on this exact subject, she discovered it was not the path she wanted to pursue. Even with graduating with a 3.999 GPA and honors she chose to jump right into the workforce rather than go straight to college.
She started one of her first business positions with an estate law firm. From there she always strived to move into more advanced business administration roles. She soon moved into the real estate industry getting her first job as a receptionist for John L Scott that quickly turned into her becoming the Ashland location office manager within only a year's time. She very quickly discovered her passion for running the operations of a company as well as real estate and continued to stay in the industry for eight years. One of the positions she held was the CFO/COO of Keller Williams Realty with well over a hundred agents at the time of her employment.
In her free time she likes to have a balanced work/ family balance. Tess enjoys spending time with her grandparents, FaceTiming regularly with her younger sister in Montana (who is her best friend,) doing things with close friends, and just about anything outdoors or traveling. She has a few fur babies, including two dogs (Riley, a red mini heeler and Kymber, a blue mini heeler) and two cats (Toes, a mixed polydactyl cat with 7 toes per foot and Bailey, a mixed brindle fat cat.)
As Tess enjoys spending time with family she is extremely happy to be joining such a colorful/ welcoming work environment that allows for both. This type of position is one she has looked forward to for sometime. She is very excited for what the future holds with Madrone Trail Public Charter School.
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