CUBS Chronicle

Happy Fall Break!

On Friday our teachers spent the day in a live virtual training on the research and strategies of teaching vocabulary. This training is a part of our two-year professional development in The Science of Reading. One of our priority goals for this year is the continuation of the implementation of the new knowledge we are acquiring through this training in core reading time in all classrooms. Ultimately, we know that when students become strong readers, they can better access all learning.

Vocabulary is greatly impacted by the amount a student reads or is read to. I highly encourage families to have a nightly story time. This is a great time to bring the family together, and support vocabulary development and comprehension.

I hope you grab a great book and read over fall break.

See everyone on Monday, October 14th

CJ Smith

Proud Principal of Madison Camelview

Fall Break - No School 10/7 - 10/11

Monday 10/14:

Tuesday 10/15: PTO Meeting 5:00-6:00PM

Wednesday 10/16: TCT 1:00 Dismissal; Crazy Hair Day (Crazy Hair = Dress Down Day)

Thursday 10/17: PTO Coffee Chat 7:45-8:45AM

Friday 10/18: Dollar Dress Down

Mark Your Calendar – Oct. 29

On Oct. 29th we will be holding a Family Night in Partnership with the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE)

4:00-5:00 Free Medical and Dental Services will be on-site (Information will be coming soon to sign-up)

5:00-5:30 Free Pizza Dinner provided by ACEE.

5:30-7:00 Fun Family activities and games supported by Wells Fargo.

Happy Fall Break! We hope you have a safe and enjoyable break.

Thank you to those who joined us at Sauce this week! We had a lovely evening with you!

Our final numbers came in for the Read-A-Thon! The kiddos read 59,244 minutes. How wonderful is that?! We raised $13,000 for shade structures! WOOOOO!! Thank you for your participation!

2nd grade! It’s your turn to show our teachers our appreciation! It’s a bagel bar! Use this link to sign up to donate something to the breakfast on October 15th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44A4AC23A6FEC34-50459993-october

We are doing an Altitude Fundraiser from 1-close on October 16th. Join us and a percentage will come back to the school.

Our Coffee Chat is on October 17th in the library! Hope to see you there!

October 22nd, put it on your calendar– Chipotle Dine out! Take the night off and grab Chipotle!

Daily on-time attendance is important. Last year we had 28% of our students miss more than 18 days of school. This can have a significant impact on student learning, student-learning behaviors and feeling connected to our school community.

1. The curb lanes are for individual K-3rd Grade pick-up.

2. The grass lanes are for 4th grade and multi-family pick-up.

3. If you choose to park in our parking lot, you may be stuck for a while.

4. Vehicles may not park in red curb lanes.

5. Enter through enter lanes and exit through exit lanes.

6. Be a good neighbor, please do not park in surrounding apartment drives or parking lots.

On Fridays, students may pay $1.00 to not wear their school uniform. All funds go to our PTO to support our school & teachers. The link below will allow you to pay the $1.00 online: https://checkout.square.site/buy/L356BNXJOKFVKPWBZCSVM26W

Got a Birthday Coming Up? Purchase a Birthday Box!

Our cafeteria can provide birthday boxes at a very low cost. This reduces the impact on classroom learning time (every minute counts), reduces the likelihood of ants in classrooms and creates a fun celebration during lunch times. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkA7cxvKb4gCb7RDTtE2mxsgSZzxXMui/view?usp=sharing

If you have any questions please contact Valerie, our kitchen manager at vmartinez@madisoned.org!

As a reminder, we are a uniform school. Our uniforms consist of a navy blue, white or light blue polo shirt and navy or khaki bottoms. Cubs "spirit" wear is an acceptable alternative to the uniform shirt.

We are in need of student uniforms! If your kids have outgrown any of their uniforms from first semester and they are still in good used condition, please consider donating to us! You can leave them in the front office. Thank you!