Madrona Bear Facts: Week 8

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📅 Upcoming Dates

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🧠 Madrona Tips & Tidbits

💰 Madrona Kids Fund

💲 MIT Grant Program - Submit by 10/28

👕 Madrona Music Shirts

👟 Welcome to Madrona Miles Club!

📚 The Yearbook Lowdown

💵 MIT Scholarship Program

📸 School Photo Retakes

👠 MCT Poster Contest

🥪 This Week's Menu

🍽️ Free & Reduced Lunch Application

⭐ More From MIT

Check your center's email, newsletter, and with parent coordinators for additional volunteer opportunities

Last week

Congrats to last week's winner!

Theme: A windy autumn day with leaves

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10/28 - 11/22 💰 Madrona Kids Fund Drive

10/28 💲 MIT Grant Application Deadline

10/30 👁️ Vision Screening & 😁 Smile Checks

11/3 👕 Madrona Music Shirts (Jazz/Band/Orchestra) Order Deadline

11/4 🦻 Hearing Screening

11/8, 4:00-6:15pm 🦻 Madrona Vineyard

11/13 📸 Photo Retakes

11/13, 7pm 🎼 Fall Concert

11/18 👠 MCT Poster Contest Submission Deadline

11/20, 6:30pm 🏫 MIT General Meeting

11/20 ~7:30pm 🍻 MIT Community Night Out

Full calendar on Madrona BearFacts

• All volunteers must be cleared by Safe Visitor Solutions before volunteering in any capacity at Madrona. Complete your paperwork now!
• Please allow up to two weeks for notification from the district about clearance
• All volunteers must have either an ID badge or sticker from the office visible while on campus

Unsure if your volunteer status is still good? Please contact the Educational Services Center communications@edmonds.wednet.edu

Did you have your photo taken for a volunteer badge?

If not, you'll have another chance for badge photos during school picture retakes on 11/13 (this will be the last opportunity this school year).

• Badges can be picked up from Kelly in the front office
• You must be approved by Safe Visitors Solutions prior to picking up your badge from the office
• Badges will not be released to volunteers without staff seeing their Safe Visitors Approval
• Volunteers with Safe Visitors Approvals that expire in a month will not be given their badges and will have to show that approval every time they volunteer until it's renewed

The note below was submitted by one of our readers. It both resonated and touched my heart!

"At first, I felt bad because I had a younger child and was not able to volunteer in the classroom.

Soon I found a need in the music class. Next with enrichment after school.

Next thing I knew I was a class coordinator and on committees.

I wish I had not felt bad about not being able to volunteer for all the things. Instead finding where I could volunteer helped me to become more familiar with Madrona Staff, students and guardians and all the happenings."

Thank you to all the volunteers who make everything MIT does possible. Without you there is no us. Please give yourself permission to be where you are. Get involved when and how you can.

We appreciate you!

What is the Madrona Kids Fund (MKF)?

• Fundraising drive run by MIT (Madrona Integrated Team)
• Supports our school community. We don't ask kids to sell gift wrap, candy or other items to fundraise for the school, we, as a community are asked to contribute.
• Supports the MIT programs and events you love so much, like the Back to School BBQ, Bear Scare, MIT Scholarships, STEAM night, and so many more!

How to Participate

• This year's recommended donation is $65
• You can donate through PayPal
• You will be seeing a green envelope come home with your child this week which can be used to send cash or check
• You don't need to donate to participate! You can commit to attending MIT General Meetings, or to volunteer at an MIT event, even just sending back the form in the green envelope counts as participation

What if I can't donate right now?

• Use the QR code you'll be seeing all around campus (and here)
• You can donate anytime using the same PayPal link, which is also on the Madrona Bear Facts website
• You can setup recurring 12-month donation through PayPal, please choose the recurring amount on the side of the Madrona Bear Facts website then choose 'Subscribe'

Madrona Integrated Team (MIT) has allocated $15,000 in grant money to be awarded over the course of the school year. All MIT members (parents, caregivers, students, teachers, etc) may apply for a grant up to $2,500 to benefit students at Madrona.

“Grant proposal” is just a fancy way of saying “write up your idea” 💡

The way you write it doesn’t need to be perfect - we will be looking at ideas, not spelling or grammar.

If you feel you need assistance writing up your grant application for any reason, please reach out to your friendly Grant Administrator.

We will be accepting submissions 3 times yearly. The first deadline is October 28, 2024, and we plan to announce awards November 11, 2024.

Full information and application

We are also looking for Grant Readers to read and score grant submissions to help determine recipients. We are expecting the time commitment to be a few hours 3 times yearly - how much time will depend on the number of applications. Apply here to be a Grant Reader

1. Come up with an idea that you believe would benefit Madrona School, our students, and / or the Madrona community
2. Make a plan - How will you make this idea a reality? What supplies, etc do you need to make this idea a reality? What steps will you take to make it a reality? What is the timeline for your plan?
3. Write up your idea using the MIT Grant application
4. Submit your completed application to MITGrants@gmail.com
5. If your application is selected the funds will be made available so you can go make your idea a reality!
6. Keep the grant committee updated. Be sure to send a follow up report to the Grant Committee within 6 months of receiving the funds.

The applications are anonymized, and the grant readers on the committee scores them based on five criteria:

Value—cost seems appropriate / other resources have been accessed if applicable.

Scope—number of students / percentage of school served.

Benefit—proven potential to improve learning.

Timeline—funds must be used within 6 months or as deemed appropriate.

Thought—thoroughness, time and consideration evident.

Have questions about the MIT Grant program? Reach out with questions: MITGrants@gmail.com

Order by 10/3

Madrona Music Shirts for Jazz/Band/Orchestra are not mandatory but are nice to have for the concerts.

Order and pay here, and they will be given to your student by Mr. Edwards or Mr. Seeberger around the end of November.

Mr. Edwards has extras in the band room for those who need a scholarship. Just let him know.

Reach out with any questions

Meet at the Madrona K-8 Track

• Bring your running/walking shoes
• Wear clothes to participate in
• Bring your own water bottle
• Have a good attitude!

The goal of the Madrona Miles Club is to provide a free, fun, and inclusive program where students can exercise with friends, improve their fitness, and learn about the importance of healthy living.

The club aims to foster a positive attitude toward physical activity, encourage regular exercise, and promote lifelong healthy habits in a supportive and social environment.

Students need to be registered for Madrona Miles Club this year so our school nurse can cross check for any health concerns. Register now

Madrona Miles Club is a DROP IN program, once you are registered, come when you can.

Care givers and family members are welcome (and encouraged!) to stay and walk/jog with their kids, but you can also drop them off and go.

Questions? Email Mr. Barnes at barnesju@edmonds.wednet.edu

Order your yearbook

• $30 per yearbook (+ any addons)
• This is the one and only time to order yearbooks for the 2024-2025 school year
• At the end of the school year there is a giant all school yearbook signing party.
• Students pick up their yearbooks and join the party!
• Pens are usually available for ~$1 in case kids don't have one handy

MIT understands that the costs associated with school may be a hardship for some families. The MIT community has determined that it is important to support our community during this time.

MIT has updated our scholarship program, so it is no longer dependent on qualifying for Free & Reduced Lunch

The fees covered by the Scholarship Program include:

• Supply fees (also available under Free and Reduced Lunch benefits)

• One ticket to Bear Scare

• One Enrichment class per year

• Field trip fees (also available under Free and Reduced Lunch benefits)

• One yearbook & one pen

Anyone who thinks the cost of these items may be a hardship for their family should apply.

Full information and application

Photo retakes will be during school on 11/13

NOTE: This will be your last opportunity to get a photo for a volunteer badge this school year

Calling all student artists! MCT needs you! Enter your original art for a chance to win a place in our program’s history. If your piece is chosen, it will become the art for our Wizard of Oz promotional materials including the poster, playbill, t-shirt and tote bags.

Submission requirements:

• Submissions due 11/18
• Winer announced 11/25
• Any Madrona student may enter
• One entry per student
• Must be hand-drawn original art
• Must be black and white with two colors (relating to the show)

Submit art to the main office with:

• Name
• Your center or homeroom

For questions reach out to the MCT Team

The November menu was not posted at the time this edition was authored.

Once available we'll get the menus below updated in the online version of the newsletter.

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Subject to change

See the menu any time at MySchoolMenus.com

If you need to check on your application status or have questions regarding your eligibility, call the Food & Nutrition Department at 425-431-7078.

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