Madison Memo

• Thursday, February 13th - No school; Parent/Teacher Conferences from 8a-7p; communication coming this week!
• Friday, February 14th - No school for students or staff
• Friday, February 28th - No school for students; Staff Development

Hello,

It is time to purchase your yearbook! Please visit the link below and enter the school code to order yours today.

Order Link: harmann.com/ordering

School Specific Code: MADMTWCYB

Best pricing for books is available until March 10th. After March 10th, prices will increase and upgrades will no longer be available.

If you are in need of alternative ordering options please have them contact Harmann Studios Customer Care Team at 1-800-236-8910.

Thank you!

Call the Madison Attendance Hotline at 920-663-9730 on days that your child will not be attending school. The hotline is automated and operates 24 hours a day. Failure to notify our main office means that your child's absence is considered unexcused and subject to truancy policies.

MPSD recognizes a maximum of 10 partial or whole days of excused absences per school year. Excused absences include illness, funerals, vacations and doctor's appointment. All absences beyond these 10 days are considered unexcused, unless a doctor's note is provided to the Madison attendance secretary.

The State of WI identifies a student as a habitually truant when they are absent from school for 5 or more days in a semester without an acceptable excuse. Students with 5 or more unexcused absences can be issued a citation totaling $439.

Breakfast is served in the gym from 7:45-8:05am. If your students plan to eat breakfast, please have them enter though the gym doors during the time listed above. If students are not eating breakfast, students can enter the building beginning at 8:00 am. At 8:10am the school day begins and attendance is taken shortly after. Arriving to school late can make children feel rushed and anxious, which is not a good way to start their day. Sometimes this increases the likelihood of students displaying behaviors. In addition, children can miss out on social interaction, community-building and core instruction.

Students have been enjoying library time by listening to stories, learning how to use Chromebooks, learning how the library works and spot light authors.

If something happens to a book at home please still return it. I can try to fix it or order a new copy. DO NOT send money to school. While it is much appreciated, we no longer fine at the elementary level for lost, damage or misplaced books

Make sure your students return their library books when they are done with them. Students can only have 3 books checked out at a time. Students who forget to bring their books back sometimes get sad or upset because they cannot check out anymore so getting in the routine of returning them is crucial to help prevent this from happening.

Thank you,

Amber Bohman

Good Morning MPSD Administrators and Leaders,

I am cordially inviting you to attend Manitowoc Public School District's annual Youth Art Series Reception on Sunday, March 2nd from 1:00pm-4:00pm at the Rahr West Art Museum.

This is a causal celebration to recognize MPSD's outstanding artistic students and participants. Since 1951, our community has celebrated Youth Art Month in March through the long-standing tradition of partnering with our local Rahr West Art Museum to showcase the artistic achievement and talent of our student artists.

The dedicated MPSD art department continues to collaborate with the Rahr West to display over 800 artworks from our K-12 students, including international Kamogawa students through our Sister-City program. We also team together with Lamar Advertising and Nicolet Bank to promote our Youth Art Series program through student designed billboards that are located throughout the community to promote and raise awareness for Youth Art Month.

Please consider celebrating with us and being a part of this unique event! The MPSD Youth Art Series exhibition is the highest attended event put on by the Rahr West! This is a great opportunity to support your school community, the talented student artists, and dedicated art department staff.

Respectfully,

Cassie LaPean-Klein

K-8 Art Department Chair

YOUTH ART SERIES ADMINISTRATOR

Elementary Visual Arts Teacher

Monroe Elementary

lapeanc@mpsd.school

(920) 663-9641

Greetings Madison Families,

We want to celebrate receiving “Exceeds Expectations” on our Governor’s Report Card. This shows that Madison Elementary School is truly a school of excellence. We want to continue this positive momentum by encouraging your families to continue reading outside of school. Our goal is for every Madison student to read for 20 minutes 4 nights a week. Please be on the hunt for our Read and Response form in your child’s backpack. Your partnership with this is much appreciated! Any questions regarding read and response or anything SFA can be directed to:

Angela Schardt

Madison SFA Facilitator

schardta@mpsd.school

(920) 663-9352

Position: Special Education Paraprofessional

How many years have you been in the district: This is my first year with the MPSD

Favorite food: Steak

Favorite color(s): Pink

Favorite quote: Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible!” -Audrey Hepburn

Favorite book(s): I enjoy a good romance book

Hobbies: Motorcycle rides, 4 wheeling, hanging out with the family and dog at the beach, and camping.

Fun fact about yourself: I will always open my home and help any injured or orphaned animal I come across!

• Our PTO is looking for help!
• Volunteers for school events
• Treasurer 25-26 school year
• Secretary 25-26 school year
• Vice President 25-26 school year

If you are able to help in any way or are interested in joining the PTO, please reach out to them at madison-pto@mpsd.school.

The next meeting will take place on Monday, March 3rd at 9:00am in the Madison Office!