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• Monday September 30th - Friday, October 11th - Superhero Fun Run Online Fundraiser!
• Friday, October 4th - No school for students; Staff Development Day
• Thursday, October 17th - Superhero Fun Run 2:30p on the Madison Soccer Field (Rain date Friday, October 18th at 2:30) - flyer to come in Friday folders
• Thursday, October 17th - Vision Screening at Madison

Hello Madison Families and Friends,

Madison's Online Superhero Fundraiser is in full swing! With only 28 out of our 203 students registered with an account online, we have raised a grand total of $1,117!!! Just imagine if we can get even half of our student body registered how quickly we could meet our $10,000 school-wide goal!

Please keep sharing and spreading the word to help us raise funds for family fun nights, field trips, classroom enrichment materials, family engagement activities and so much more! Everything we raise will personally benefit your student’s educational and social experience here at Madison.

Scan the QR Code to register today!

Thank you for all of the support!

Hello,

My name is Rachel Geiger and I look forward to working with your students. I am a Special Education paraprofessional. Some of my hobbies include reading, having family time, cooking, kayaking and traveling. I have a son who always keeps me on the go.

Looking forward to a great year

Hello!

I am a 1995 graduate of Sheboygan South High School. I am always exploring creative ways to learn and help with my ability to assist in teaching.

I am married with two beautiful daughters, one of them recently married and the other still in high school living at home. My family is my world and I waste no time at the chance to be with them. I enjoy being outside, spending time at our cabin, going 4 wheeling, and a peaceful cruise on my motorcycle. I have a parrot who simply loves to control "Alexa" causing me to burn multiple meals! I also have a handful of other fur-babies that if they could speak would tell you they are nothing short of spoiled!

Hello Madison Families and Friends,

Students have all had time in the library checking out books and learning how to properly care for the books they check out. Students are allowed to check out 2 books at a time. If they do not return their books by the next library time, they will not be able to check out any more. The most I will allow a student to have checked out at a time is 3. This will help with overdue and lost books.

Thank you!

Amber Bohman

Librarian

Greetings Kindergarten Families!

One of the most important parts of Kindergarten is building your child’s oral language skills. We believe that if your child can speak in clear, complete sentences with details they will be successful readers and writers in the future! At home, please ask questions and encourage your child to answer in complete sentences. Below is the rubric we use to score your Kindergarteners. Any extra practice you can provide outside of school is greatly appreciated.

Greetings Roots Families!

We hope your children come home with Shared Story books for you to read together. Your child will have practiced reading these in school and we appreciate you continuing to read and practice at home. On busy nights you can even just have your child practice the inside cover of the Shared Story books. The inside cover is a great way to practice decodable words (Green Words) and sight words (Red Words). We teach your children that they can sound out the Green Words.

Greetings Wings Families,

Students who are in our Wings curriculum can read a book of their choice at night. Graphic novels, comic books, magazines, picture books and chapter books are all great choices! An important part of our Wings program is getting students to answer questions in complete sentences using text evidence or background knowledge to justify their thinking. Below is the rubric we use to score your children daily

Thank you all for your continued support and interest in your child’s education,

Angela Schardt

Madison SFA Facilitator

schardta@mpsd.school

(920) 663-9352

Position: Kindergarten Teacher

How many years have you been in the district: 1.5 years

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite color(s): Blue

Favorite quote: Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Favorite book(s):

When Christ and His Saints Slept - Sharon Kay Penman

Hobbies: Painting

Fun fact about yourself: I have two pet snails.

Mark Your Calendars!

• Fall Fundraiser – NOW! Collect donations to make our Superhero Fundraiser a smashing success!
• Superhero Fun Run - Thursday, October 17th starting at 2:30pm - more details to come in Friday Folders
• Family Ice Skating Night at Expo Center – November 8th at 6:30-8:30pm
• Scholastic Book Fair – November 12th-14th in Madison Library
• Join us for our next meeting on Monday, October 21st at 9:00am at Madison to help plan the Scholastic Book Fair, Snowball Dance, and other fun events!

• October's birthstones are opal and pink tourmaline, both of which are multi-colored.
  
• October babies have two birth flowers: marigolds and cosmos. Marigolds are often used in healing lotions, and cosmos symbolize peace, love, and tranquility.
  
• Before the early 20th century, people usually carved turnips instead of pumpkins.
  
• Candy corn was originally called "chicken feed" when it was first marketed in 1898
• October 11 marks the start of Yom Kippur at sundown.
  
• October’s full Moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, arrives on Thursday, October 17
  
• Keep an eye out for the Draconid meteor shower in the late evening of October 9, and the Orionid meteor shower in the predawn hours of October 21–22