September 24
No Bus Service
October 4
Parent Council, 6 pm
October 8
No School-
State-wide In-service Day
October 13
Board Meeting, 4:30 pm
October 14
Parent Night, 5-7 pm
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Main Lesson Page, Wynn Johnson, 3rd grade |
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From the Director
Greetings Madrone Trail Community,
What a wonderful week of blue skies and sunshine! It is so nice to see and hear the students running around outside and having fun.
We are excited about the Dance Team getting off to a great start and are looking forward to the first meeting of the Basketball Team this weekend! Thank you to Kelli Richardson and Jeff Roberson for offering these extra-curricular activities to our students.
We mentioned it here before, but we are in great need for substitute teachers at Madrone Trail. If you possess a Bachelor’s degree and would like to help out, please register for a Charter School Substitute Restricted License through Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. You will recoup the cost of the license after your first day of subbing.
Click here and follow the prompts:
We are also looking for individuals to sub for Teaching Assistants. This does not require a license but you will need to complete the background check below and then call the office to be placed on our list of Teaching Assistant substitutes.
Click here to complete the background check. It only takes 5 minutes.
As a reminder, please do not send your child to school if they are sick. If you suspect your child has COVID-19, you can easily and quickly have them tested at the Asante COVID Testing Site located in the South Fred Meyer parking lot in Medford at 1321 Center Dr, Medford, OR 97501. Many have receive their results in the same day. Despite what the website says, no appointment or Doctor referral is needed.
I will be out for the foreseeable future as my son’s due date is fast approaching. After a few weeks I may work some from home in terms of returning phone calls and answering emails, but I will not be back on campus for quite some time. If you need a response from the admin at school regarding something occurring on campus, please reach out to our Assistant Director, Cori Royer.
I sincerely want to thank all those in our community that have wished me and my wife well as we start a family. I also want to specifically express how lucky I feel to work with such a compassionate and supportive faculty here at Madrone Trail.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions, but if you would like a response in the next few weeks, reach out to Cori, cori.royer@madronetrail.org
-John Bissey
Director
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No Bus Service- Next Friday
Friday, September 24 we will not have morning or afternoon bus service due to MSD not being in session that day. It is a regular school day for Madrone Trail. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Parent Night- New Date
We have rescheduled Parent Night to Thursday, October 14. We will keep with the same schedule we had planned for originally.
This is for parents only, please no children. We know this is difficult for some so each teacher will be recording their class meeting if you are unable to attend. There will be a chance to sign up for committees throughout the evening. As per current guidelines regarding gatherings of the public, all parents will need to wear a mask indoors and outdoors. We are planning for the All School Welcome to be outdoors.
The schedule is as follows:
5:00-5:45 pm: K-4th Class meetings
5:45-6:15 pm: All School Welcome
6:15-7:00 pm: 5th-8th Class meetings
One of the things we were going to do at Parent Night was sign up for volunteer opportunities and committees. We can still get that process started! Please click on the link below to sign up for volunteer and committee work.
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From the Athletic Director
Basketball reminder
Basketball Club info @ Madrone Trail
- Focus will be on skill development with plenty of scrimmage opportunities
- Saturdays; beginning September 18th (Co-Ed)
- 5th-6th Grades (10-11:15 am)
- 7th-8th Grades (11:15-12:30 pm)
Interested students were sent home with a participation form last week. Students must have this turned in prior to beginning practice. I will have blank forms on Saturday. Also, all clubs include a $50 participation fee. Email Cori cori.royer@madronetrail.org or myself, jeff.roberson@madronetrail.org if a scholarship is needed. Reminder: Our focus this year is Intramural sports for the purpose of fun and fitness through athletics, and skill development.
Madrone Trail Futsal opportunity!!
Madrone Trail is partnering with MUFC (Medford United Futbol Club) to offer Futsal for only $12 every Friday in the Hedrick middle school gym.
Where: Hedrick Middle School
When: Fridays 5:30-7pm Friday 9/17-Friday 11/19
Ages: 4th-6th Grade (Co-Ed)
Cost: $12 (Bring payment to the gym, not Madrone Trail. This is to cover the MUFC insurance per athlete)
You will need to click Download APP, create an account, and enter the group code when prompted. (No Madrone Trail participation form necessary)
What to bring: Water bottle and flat sneakers. (No shin guards needed)
What is Futsal
Futsal is FIFA's official indoor soccer game which is, essentially, a scaled down version of outdoor soccer played indoors. It is a small sided game (5v5) played on a smaller field (roughly basketball court sized) with a smaller (size 3-4) ball. Futsal is played with touchline boundaries. This is the game that outdoor soccer players around the globe play when they are indoors to refine and maintain their control skills and touch.
WHY FUTSAL?
Futsal is the only indoor game sanctioned by FIFA. Futsal is recognized as clearly the best form of indoor soccer. But that's not the only reason.
- Safer - Futsal eliminates the injuries associated with wall collisions
- Less Expensive - Futsal makes quality soccer more affordable
- Better Skills Development - Futsal promotes quality touches
See you on the court!
~Jeff Roberson
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New Parking Lot Drop Off Procedures
Many of you have already seen that we have some new fencing in the parking lot. We wanted to create a safer passage between the school and the field for our students. This also has a double purpose of creating a longer lane in the morning for drop off so we don't get cars backed up on the road. Ms. Cori and Ms. Nancy were out directing traffic for the first few days to get parents in the habit of dropping off in the correct locations. They will not be there next week, so please observe the following:
- Pull all the way up to the end of the new fencing to drop off your student. The second opening is for overflow only.
- Do not let your student out of the car between the rainbow crosswalk and the new fencing if there is a long line. It creates more problems than it solves.
- Ensure your student has everything they need ready to go when you pull up to the drop off spots, including backpacks, lunches, water bottles, and masks.
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Only use the inner lane if you choose to park and walk your child onto campus. We do not want unaccompanied students walking through the parking lot by themselves. Cross traffic lanes only at the rainbow crosswalk or by the far drop off spot where the fence ends.
Thank you for helping keep our parking lot running smoothly and safely for all.
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Registration Packets
Registration packets went out last week. We have received many back already, if you have yet to turn yours back in, please take the time to fill them out and update the information in there. It's very important we have current information for each student. If you need a replacement packet or have questions about it, contact Miss Sherrie in the office, sherrie.gasper@madronetrail.org
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Seeking Childcare for Faculty Children
We are looking for childcare during our faculty meetings on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-4:00 pm. They are a sweet and easy group of kids ranging from Kindergarten to 7th grade. Let Ms. Cori, cori.royer@madronetrail.org, know if you are interested in this position.
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Meet Maddy Joy Schmidt- Lilac Rose Kindergarten Assistant
Miss Maddy Joy is a first time school teacher and is very fond of early childhood development. She is currently the assistant in Miss Mary Lee's Kindergarten classroom.
Having graduated early, she found joy in furthering her education in Master Gardening, Animal Husbandry, and Permaculture Design through Oregon State University. Outside of school curriculum, she is a full time musician and performer of original music (as well as a painter & seller of her art).
She has spent time teaching outside of the school system as a children's piano teacher, as well as a gardening teacher for adults in The Oregon Food Bank's Seed-to-Supper program. She also has spent a great deal of time volunteering with The Forest Service specializing in botany and reforestation.
She enjoys sharing her love of gardening, art and music with the children- all the while learning from them at the same time.
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www.madronetrail.org
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