Hello Mustang Families,

Thank you to all of our familes for your support of our APEX Mustang Mile event! This is our school wide fundraiser that supports all our extras here at Madrona - specialists in dance, art, music, and PE, as well as field trip support and all the wonderful activities run by our amazing PTA. If you missed the fundraiser but are interested in supporting Madrona, please email our PTA at

madronacapta@gmail.com. Lastly, PTA has See's Candy available to purchase...please see the flyer in the PTA News section below!

Madrona students and staff completed the final chapters of our One School, One Book - The Adventures of Humphrey! Our Mustangs enjoyed all of the activities at school and hopefully, you enjoyed the activities at home, too. Thank you to all of our readers - staff, parents, and students. We hope to bring this program back to our school next year with another book title. We continue to encourage all our Mustang families to read, read, read!

Moving forward in February, classess continue to discover the contributions Black Americans made to our nation.

This week, our school counselor, Mrs. Sabory, will visit with our upper grade classes to discuss all things communication-in person, written, and online. Please ask your Mustangs to share their new learning with you.

Just a reminder that if your student would like to be a part of our performance groups - Strings, Band, and Chorus, please see the sign up information below. We welcome both returning and new students to join these activities to become part of our talented group at Madrona.

As always, we continue to encourage all Mustangs to follow our rules: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Prepared.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mandell

Principal

2/1: Black Histoy Month

2/10: Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon

2/16: No School in Honor of President's Day

2/19: No school in Honor of President's Day

2/20: Madrona Band, Madrona Strings

2/21: 3rd Grade Field Trip - Stagecoach Inn Museum, Madrona Chorus

2/22: Earthquake Drill - classrooms and blacktop, Madrona Strings

2/23: 5th Grade Fulcrum Field Trip, Madrona Band

Please use this CVUSD School Year Calendar to help you plan throughout the school year.

For reference ~ Madrona Bell Schedule

2/16 - No School

2/19 - No School

This month we celebrate Black Americans and the contributions they have made to our nation and our world. From scientists to educators, artists, poets, musicians, and government leaders, our students will be learning about their contributions and inspiring us all to make our world better for all people.

To celebrate Black History Month, all the music classes are learning about Louis Armstrong. This past week, we watched a video about his life. In our next classes, we will be listening to Louis Armstrong sing What a Wonderful World. Thank you Mrs. Sobrino for enriching our Mustangs with the wonder of music!

What does that mean? It's a common Cantonese Chinese New Year greeting that means wishing you prosperity and good fortune. In China, Chinese New Year is known as chūnjié (春节), or Spring Festival. While it’s the coldest time of the year where we live, it marks the turn-around in seasons, when people begin to look forward to spring (and in the old days, new planting). It symbolizes new beginnings and fresh starts.

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We are excited to share our Brand New Studio. We are almost ready for our dancers...thank you to Dancing with The Future Stars and The Conejo Parks and Recreation Department.

Thank you to TOARTS Foundation and the City of Thousand Oaks for making this possibility a reality! 💜

Our studio dedication honoring our partner organizations that made our studio possible coming soon!

Thank you to Safe Passage Youth Foundation, Conejo Schools Foundation, and our Madrona PTA for supporting our science lab! 💜

It's always important to attend school! We hope that you are able to join us to learn, meet friends, and have a good time! We work hard to make Madrona a "Mustang Learning Zone" so be sure to come to school prepared to be a Mustang Learner.

A huge thank you to this very special A Team who support our students at Madrona!

Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Jackson,

and Mrs. Naumann

We are excited to announce that our Mustangs TK-3 will have an opportunity to participate in the Sight Word Superstars recognition program. Our goal is to encourage our learners to gain 100% mastery of all 300 sight words.

We are excited to announce that our Mustangs in grades 3, 4, and 5 will have the opportunity to participate in the Math Master's recognition program. Our goal is to encourage our learners to gain 100% mastery of all math facts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, to 12.

Practice your math facts!

MADRONA STRINGS, BAND, and CHORUS are busy fine tuning their skills!

A quick note: If your student is sick, please make sure students are fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. Please be considerate of the Madrona community. For the safety of our staff and students, if you feel sick, please stay home. If your student is not feeling well, be sure to call the office. We want to keep our students and staff healthy!

Student safety is important! Please see the forms below for information on Student Accident and Sickness Insurance.

Mustang Community~

We are looking for the following District advisory council representative at Madrona:

African American District Advisory (AADAC) Council Representative

Please click on the link to read more about council positions.

Join an Advisory Council!

Additionally, PTA is seeking members interested in serving on the Executive Board for the 2024-2025 school year. Contact madronacapta@gmail.com for information.

Please contact Gina Mandell, Principal, at gmandell@conejousd.org if you are interested in this position.

Campus Safety Assistants Needed

We are in need of Campus Safety Assistants. If you are interested in a part-time, flexible paid position at the school, please contact our Office Manager, Luz Bediale, at

LBediale@conejousd.org

As a reminder Mustangs, morning drop off is at 8:00AM. There is no campus supervision before that time. We want to make all of our students, staff, and parents stay safe on campus. The cafeteria opens at 8:00AM. If your TK / Kindergarten student picks up breakfast at the cafeteria, please escort them to the cafeteria door and walk them to the front TK/Kindergarten gate entrance of the school. With a separate cafeteria and MPR, we want to be certain that our TK/K students are safely escorted to the campus gate.

***Please do not park in spaces that are marked for Disabled Persons if you do not have authorization. We have two spaces marked (outlined in blue) for those cars displaying placards. The violation fines are hefty...$400 ticket! It is possible that the TOPD, Sheriff's Department, might begin issuing citations if there is a vehicle parked in the space without a placard.

Please remember to sign into our Raptor system in the front office if you are on campus volunteering or visiting during school hours.

ALL volunteers need to fill out new volunteer forms yearly. This includes volunteers for the classrooms, the Library, and PTA. You can pick up forms in the front office or click here to print them from the website. Turn all forms into the front office. We will only accept packets that are complete. Listed below you fill find the checklist for the packet:

1. Registration Form
2. Code of Conduct Form
3. Copy of your TB test with doctor's signature. (active for 4 years)
4. Copy of your Drivers License or ID

Please note: YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PAPERWORK IN 2-3 DAYS BEFORE YOU VOLUNTEER. The office needs a few days to enter it into our Raptor system.

Thank you for helping us keep our Mustangs safe!

Please note: Due to a product shortage, the Grab and Go breakfast menu entrée on Wednesday, February 7, has been changed to Chocolate Chip Muffins. The online menu has been updated.

CVUSD Child Nutrition Menus

Although all students will receive meals at no charge again this school year it is very important for parents or guardians, to complete and submit an application for free or reduced meals as soon as possible after July 1st.

Visit Free meals for all Students

If your student has a medical dietary need, dairy allergy, or other, please complete the required documents. Documents may be accessed here: Child Nutrition Services under Additional Information

Our cafeteria is open at 8:00AM. Students attending child care will go to the cafeteria at 8:00 AM. Students not attending child care should be dropped off at the cafeteria so they are able to pick up breakfast, walk through the marked crosswalk zone supervised by a campus safety assistant,

and enjoy their delicious breakfast at the tables on campus. Please note: For the health and safety of our students, the cafeteria is open for students only. When picking up food, students are to enter the front cafeteria door and walk out the exit door around the lunch table area to the crosswalk.

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If you would like to send a birthday message to your student on the Mustang Monitor outside our school office, please complete the form below. All proceeds support Madrona PTA.

The Conejo Closet seeks to assist CVUSD families in need by providing new and gently used items without charge. If you are in need of any of the following supplies, please email Ms. Amber Bowman, Coordinator.

• School supplies such as paper, pencils, crayons, etc.
• Toothbrushes/toothpaste, soap and shampoo
• Pajamas, undergarments (new)
• Water bottles
• Masks

In response to many CVUSD family and community inquiries regarding making donations to the Conejo Closet, we invite you to reach out to Ms. Bowman. While CVUSD is not soliciting any donations at this time, we sincerely appreciate any that may come in and are committed to providing them to families in need. Thank you.

Dear Madrona Families,

From time to time, individuals or groups in the community will distribute information and advertisements to Madrona parents/guardians on the public sidewalks during school arrival or dismissal. This information is not affiliated or endorsed by Madrona Elementary and CVUSD.

Any approved communications (i.e. announcements, fliers) from Madrona Elementary and CVUSD will be provided directly from the school to you via email, or given to your students to take home.

If you ever are unsure whether or not materials are from Madrona Elementary and CVUSD, please do not hesitate to contact the front office at (805)498-6102.

Madrona Elementary - where exploration meets excellence!

Email: gmandell@conejousd.org
Website: https://www.conejousd.org/madrona/
Location: 612 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: 805-498-6102
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madronamustangs/
Twitter: @madronamustangs