From the Assistant Director

Greetings Madrone Trail Families,

Thank you to everyone who came to Parent Night last night. We had a fairly good turnout! Special thanks to the Volunteer Committee: Michelle Sanders, Megan Shaw, Rachel Cermak, Kelly Stofflet, and Sarah Bevers who came early and stayed late to set up computers and get people registered as volunteers and Al Zeller and Luke Barbee for setting up the sound system.

It's been another busy week, and even though it was another 4 day week, it felt full. We had our first Friday Assembly of the school year today. The teachers expressed a wish for each of their classes and sang "Autumn Roundelay," the song we sang at Parent Night. Next week we start with each class taking their turn to present something, and we encourage parents to be in the audience. Fourth grade is the first up, and we will go in (mostly) grades order from there. Look out for who's up next in the Friday Update or on our website.

The new drinking fountains started being installed this week and once the electrician comes next week, the bottle fill portion will work as well. These have been a dream of mine for years, so I'm super excited to see them go in. Not only are we replacing all of our current ones, we are adding more around campus.

The striping on the playground still needs to done, another thing I'm super excited about, as I get to be the one that designs the new layout. The blacktop has never been redone in all the years I have been here, so this is great news.

Look out for registration packets coming home next week. They have a lot of important information that we need from you. There will be more info about them in next week's Friday Update.

Have a great weekend everyone,

~Cori Royer

Assistant Director and Games Teacher

cori.royer@madronetrail.org

Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Thank you for being patient with us this week as we continue to get into the rhythm of our new pick up and drop off routine. Sergio has been working on making the field easier to park in, and it seemed to go a lot smoother today, so fingers crossed it continues that way. We are going to making additional adjustments to make the parking lot easier to navigate, so lookout for more updates.

Please remember:

• Drive slowly through the parking lot, and always be on the lookout for children and families that are walking through.
• Drive 20 mph through the new school zones on Ross Lane and Old Stage Rd. We have new flashing lights at drop off and pick up time. Be an example and set the precedent that this is how we want the whole community to drive near our school at these times.
• Use the inner walkway and cross at the crosswalk. Don't walk through the middle of the lanes.
• Use the drop off lane if you are not getting out of your car to walk your students in. Have students ready to exit the car when you pull up.

Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.

Michaelmas Help

Calling on crafty and artistic parent volunteers! Madrone Trail's dragon was captured in its dungeon by little creatures over the summer so we are in need of a new dragon to conquer at this year's Festival of Courage. There are varying ranges of complexity, but here is one example to offer some inspiration. Contact Mr. Tryllium at mateo.tryllium@madronetrail.org if you can help with this project.

From Parent Council

Parent Council’s goal this year is to increase not only volunteer involvement but documentation of this involvement. We know we have amazing families and volunteers at Madrone Trail. We need to show it by logging those hours. This helps show the district how amazing our school is and opens doors to grant money and other financial programs. We are hoping to better connect parents and community members to areas of need at the school. 

To log volunteer hours and to volunteer with the school you need to register through the school district and we need verification of covid vaccine or exemption. This can be done by Sherrie in the school office or by sending copies to volunteer@madronetrail.org

If you have not registered you can click on the link below and indicate which committees and activities you are interested in helping with at the school. If you have not volunteered at the school for the past two years you will need to re-register. 

For those already registered, if you are interested in volunteering with a particular committee, email volunteer@madronetrail.org and we can help get your profile updated. 

All those who have signed up with interest in helping out on a committee will receive an email in the next 2 weeks so committees can get up and running and start doing great things for the school.

Click on the link below to register to be a volunteer. You can also find the link on our website at www.madronetrail.org > For Parents > Volunteering > Register Here

Fill out the form in its entirety. The 4th step is where you put your interest in specific activities or committees. Please allow up to two weeks for the application to be processed. Thank you for your patience, and understanding. Once your application has been processed your name will appear in the Madrone Trail Volunteers list of the Volunteer LogIn/HelpCounter site. 

You don’t have to wait until your application is processed to begin some types of volunteer work. Any activity like laundry fairy that can be done at home or committee work can be started immediately.

Anyone that is helping with at home projects should keep track of their hours on their own or email the volunteer committee until they can be logged officially.

From the Athletic Director

I am excited that so many students are interested in our clubs and sports so far this year. Here are some updates:

7th and 8th grade sports

Both Volleyball and Cross Country will start Monday, September 12th. Practice will be 3:15-5:00 pm. Cross Country will be at Madrone Trail and Volleyball will be at Sacred Heart.

For Cross Country, meet in the gym and bring running shoes.

Community Volleyball opportunity

Last week, I did not specify that the volleyball opportunity through the Madrone and Sacred team is for 7th and 8th graders only. I apologize for that, especially since several 4th-6th grade parents emailed me with interest in their student playing. I did find a community opportunity, but the registration deadline is immediate!

Junior Comets Volleyball

Who: 3rd-6th grade (Co-Ed)

Cost: $50 for one player, $90 for two

Online Registration closes today!!! https://jrcometsports.leagueapps.com/leagues

You can also register in person tomorrow, September 10th at the skills evaluation. This is at Scenic Middle School from 9am-12pm. Stop by any time during that window and have your student wear athletic shoes.

Reminder

Basketball club starts tomorrow, Sept. 10th, at the Grace Elementary School gym.

To get there; enter behind the school by turning on Business Park Drive off of Biddle. See Map below.

What to bring: Water, athletic shoes, and a favorite basketball if you would like. (Basketballs will be available if not)

9am-10am: 5th-6th(B)

10am-11:15am: 6th(A)- 8th

As always stay tuned for more details and Go Dragons!

~Jeff Roberson

Athletic Director

jeff.roberson@madronetrail.org

Meet Rachel Cermak, Little Hummingbirds Kindergarten Assistant

Ms. Rachel grew up in Northern California, in a small town among oceans and redwoods. There she started her journey working with children ages pre-K and younger at various Montessori schools around the Bay Area. From there Rachel worked as a nanny while she began her journey as a mother. Her and her family happily moved to Southern Oregon eight years ago, where they were first introduced to Madrone Trail and Waldorf education. After watching her eldest son flourish at Madrone Trail she quickly enrolled her two younger boys.

Being involved with the school reinvigorated Rachel’s love for working with children. Last year when the opportunity was made available to work in her son’s kindergarten class she excitedly accepted. She has since sought out Waldorf based training for kindergarten and is happy to be working in the Little Hummingbirds kindergarten class this year. 

In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, good music, her pup Haus, playing in the garden, and jewelry making.

Easy Ways to Support Madrone Trail

If you shop at Amazon and/or Fred Meyer there is an easy way to earn money for our school! Both options only need to be set up once, then you are good to go!

For Amazon: The Amazon Smile program donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to organizations. Go to smile.amazon.com and choose Madrone Trail Initiative as your charity of choice. Every time you shop 0.5% of eligible purchases will go to our school. Be sure to make purchases on Amazon through smile.amazon.com instead of the regular webs You can now use Amazon Smile on the Amazon App. Open the app and click on the 3 bars. Scroll down to Programs & Features, click on See All. Scroll down until you find Amazon Smile. If you have already set it up through the website, follow the directions to activate it. If you haven't picked a charity of choice, follow directions to select Madrone Trail Initiative as yours. Last quarter our school earned $96.38 from participating families.

For Fred Meyer: The Fred Meyer Community Rewards program donates to local schools, community organizations, and non-profits. Go to their website and click on the link to "Link your Rewards Card now." You will need to create a log-in if you don't have one already, or sign-in if you do. Search for Madrone Trail Public Charter School, and select us as your charity of choice. Every time you use your Fred Meyer Reward Card it will donate a small portion to our school. Last quarter our school earned $55.96 from 26 families, the more families we can get to do this the better!

Thanks for your support!