April 30-May 2
Online Auction
May 3
NO SCHOOL
Auction Item Pick Up, 1-6 pm
May 5 & 12
I-Ready Testing at home
May 10
Parent Council, 6 pm
Jog-a-thon Forms Due, Group A
May 11
Board Meeting, 5:30 pm
May 13
Jog-a-thon Forms Due, Group B
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Closing times:
Closes Friday at 9 pm: An original oil painting by Ryan Moon and an original acrylic painting by Kalee Lagomarsino (only a few more hours to go!)
Closes Saturday at 9 pm: 2 night stay at Hummingbird Estates
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State Testing and I-Ready
I-Ready and SBAC will both be administered starting the first week of May. I-Ready will be taken at home on Wednesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 12 instead of Main Lesson those days. Look for an email from your class teacher as to when each class will be taking the SBAC.
For us to be able to administer SBAC at school we will need all students who have a school chromebook at home to bring it to school with them on the days they attend in person, even if they are not taking the test that day, or are in a grade that does not test (K-2). This will ensure we will have enough school computers for several grades to test at once. The computers will be returned for use at home on Tuesdays for Group A and Fridays for Group B. Testing students will also need to bring their own set of headphones to use during testing.
If you choose to opt your student out of testing you will need to fill out this form and return it to Ms. Cori, the School Test Coordinator, either in person (at drop off or pick up) or via email.
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Cyberbullying
Hello my fellow Madrone Trail parents,
As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented all of us as parents and educators with unique challenges. One area of particular concern has been when it comes to technology use. The need for more screen time than any of us would really like our children to have, has been a topic of much discussion. With increased screen time, as a nation, we have also seen an increase in cyberbullying. Here is a short article that highlights the problem.
I personally have been striving to teach my children to be very careful with what they post online because it lasts forever. We check in frequently with our kids to see what they are doing when they are online. We try our best to make sure our 15 year old daughter stays off social media. Just recently I found out she was in a back and forth dialogue with someone on twitter about their differences in personal belief systems (The responses to each other were getting increasingly heated.) Needless to say, I wasn’t happy about this; but it was a good learning opportunity. We had discussions about; is this person someone who you should be arguing with, does their opinion really matter with regards to your life at this time, is engaging in this manner healthy? Ultimately, the conversation was ended with no further stress.
I have heard other stories of internet exchanges, even by students at Madrone Trail, which may be less than ideal. This begs the question: What can we do as parents and educators do to help minimize the potential negative consequences surrounding peer to peer online interactions. My journey for an answer has begun and I would like to share a couple initial findings, which may be helpful.
There are apps available that have corresponding websites with good info on the topic as well. Here are some I have found.
(For your students’ phone)This app basically replaces your phones keyboard in the other apps where you type and monitors for potentially hurtful language and gives you the option to delete and send something else instead. You can send your original message if you choose. However, the founders of the app are finding that a lot of young people will change potentially harmful dialogue when forced to give it a second thought.
Created by SAMHSA (Substance abuse and mental health services administration)
(For your phone) This app offers conversation starters for you and your child on the on the topic of bullying. One nice feature is it has different topics based on various age brackets including 3-6, 7-13 and older teens. It also has a lot of resources/suggestions for parents around the topic in the “learn about bullying” section.
I believe that just discussing with our students why we are putting certain apps on their phones starts the process of opening up the dialogue surrounding cyberbullying and can make a big difference right there. If anyone else has any ideas or suggestions on this matter or a different app that does a good job addressing the topic, feel free to email me at Jeff.Roberson@madronetrail.org and I will post an update next month. After all…It takes a village!
Thanks for reading,
Jeff Roberson
Interventionist
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Yearbook Update
Online ordering is happening now! Click the link below to order yours. This year the yearbook will be delayed due to the late dates of our Picture Day and wanting to have more than a few weeks to take pictures at school. We will be sending it to the printers June 1, so they will not be ready by the end of school. They will be ready mid-summer.
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 7th graders swinging on the swings (something they don't get to do too often anymore!)
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Latest Metrics from the State
3/28-4/10 Case Count: 495 Cases Per 100,000: 223.7 Test Positivity Rate: 6.9%
4/4-4/17 Case Count: 543 Cases Per 100,000: 245.4 Test Positivity Rate: 6.9%
4/11-4/24 Case Count: 600 Cases Per 100,000: 271.1 Test Positivity Rate: 9.6%
To see how other counties are doing click below.
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MADRONE TRAIL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
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