Bear Facts

Email: fleminge@usd231.com
Website: https://www.usd231.com/o/madison
Location: 800 W Madison St, Gardner, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 856-0400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonElementaryBears/
Twitter: @MDEBears

Monday, September 4th- No School! Labor Day!

Tuesday, September 5th- PTA Fundraising Deadline

Wednesday, September 6th- Red Wednesday! Get ready to cheer on those Kansas City Chiefs!

Thursday, September 7th- Kick off the football season by supporting your favorite team!

Bear Family,

We have had a pretty fantastic week at Madison! Make sure you check out the pictures in the newsletter. I hope everyone enjoys the long Labor Day weekend! We are finishing up all of our beginning of the year benchmark testing, thank goodness! This allows us to reach all of our scholars. We're all looking forward to get into all of our normal school routines!

Please call or email if you have any questions, concerns, or celebrations!

Take Care!

Emily Fleming

Principal

Last week we had the official kickoff of our annual PTA fundraiser! Your child should have come home with a packet of information and catalogs.

A few reminders:

• All fundraiser packets are due Tuesday, September 5th!
• Fundraising ordering is available online (with FREE shipping for orders over $75)
• Pickup date and times will be announced soon!

There are only 5 days left for the Madison PTA fundraiser and we are less than halfway to our goal. If you haven't already, please register your child at www.shopfund.com and share the custom link with family, friends, neighbors, everyone! Packets are due Tues, Sept 5. Monetary donations of any amount are also greatly appreciated.

Thank you all for being such an integral part of Madison Elementary! We cannot achieve our goals without the help of our amazing MDE Families.

Madison Elementary School's Site Council is made up of parents, community members, and school staff. The purpose of the school site council is to provide input to the school on such matters as student learning, education programs, and school improvement planning. The site council also plays an advocacy role for the school and provides ongoing support for the students and staff of the school. Meetings are October 2nd, December 11th, February 12th, and April 8th. We meet from 5:30-6:30 in the MDE Library.

If you would like to apply to become a member of your child's school site council, please click on the button below, complete the form and submit it by Monday, September 18th, 2023. We thank you for your support of our school community!

1st Quarter Early Release Days:

September 13th

September 20th

September 27th

Congrats to our Bear P.A.W. ticket winners this week! To earn a Bear P.A.W., kids must go above and beyond to show adults in the building a Positive attitude, Act of kindness, or Work ethic. When we catch students working hard, helping others, and staying positive, they can be awarded with a ticket. At the end of each week, a ticket is drawn in each classroom. The students who get their ticket pulled, get to come to Mrs. Fleming's office, get a gumball, and write their name on the map in our front hallway...because these kids are going to change the world and put their mark on the map!

Monday- No School!

Tuesday- Day 2

Wednesday- Day 3

Thursday- Day 4

Friday- Day 5

Over the summer, USD 231 implemented another measure to ensure the safety of our students and employees. That action is the installation of the visitor management system, Raptor. Raptor will scan a valid government ID and immediately report if there is any reason for the individual not to be in the building. Once the background is checked, the printer attached to Raptor will print out a visitor badge with the picture from the ID.

Although this might be a minor inconvenience for visitors, the safety of our students and employees is paramount.

To learn more about the Raptor system, click HERE.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

We are excited to inform you about the convenient way to add money to your student's lunch account (Available now!). All funds can be added through My School Bucks, which is available via Power School.

For step-by-step instructions on adding money to your students lunch account, please refer to the attached guide: How to Add Lunch Money

Additionally, you can set up a low balance alert at your preferred minimum balance amount or automatically fund accounts when balance reaches a desired amount.

USD 231 Nutrition Services

Thanks to our PTA, every student will receive a t-shirt on Meet the Teacher Night. We have another opportunity, though, to expand your MDE spirit wear even more!

Back-to-School Sale Info

• Dates: August 15th - September 14th
• Offer: 30% off all merchandise and free shipping over $75

New Additions
There are some exciting additions coming soon for your store, including...

• Youth and women's polos
• Ringer tees
• Pajama pants in a wide range of colors
• Camelbak water bottles
• Over 40 new designs!

To visit this store, please visit this link.

The Madison Elementary health room is available if your child becomes ill or injured while at school. Please familiarize yourself with the USD 231 Parent Handbook with details of our Health Services guidelines and procedures. Kansas law requires all students to have on file evidence of required immunizations prior to attending school. The Medication Authorization Form must be completed and signed by the parent or guardian for all medications given at school. It is recommended that medication NOT be sent to school with children. Parents should bring the medication to the health room (8:15 am to 3:45 pm).

A student will be sent home from school with any of the following:

• Temperature 100 degrees or greater, or with incidents of vomiting and/or diarrhea.
• Symptoms related to a possible communicable disease.
• Excessive drainage from eyes, ears, persistent earache, constant cough, or painful sore throat with enlarged lymph nodes.
• Students with acute infectious disease or parasite

Mrs. Angie Serrano, Madison Elementary’s Health Room Nurse, is available to answer any additional questions you might have and you may contact her directly at 856-0450.

We are writing to remind you of our employee and student recognition programs.

• The "Gardner Edgerton Students of Distinction" (GESD) program is designed to recognize students throughout the school year (approximately 3 to 4 employees a month - 30 or more a year).
• The "Great Employees Serving the District" (GESD) program is designed to recognize employees throughout the school year (approximately 3 to 4 employees a month - 30 or more a year).

Answers to a few questions you may have:

1. Nominations from previous years have been removed from the database.
2. Even if a student or staff member has been selected as a GESD in previous years, they are again eligible.
3. To learn more about the GESD - Students program, click HERE.
4. To learn more about the GESD - Employees program, click HERE.

Please see the attached for more information and start nominating!!! We will recognize our first student and staff member sometime in September. This will allow time for nominations to be submitted.

The Madison Elementary PTA Executive Board is excited about the upcoming 2023-24 school year! PTA works to enhance student experience throughout the school year including supplementing the funding for Field Day, Assemblies, Musical Refreshments, Teacher Appreciation, and purchasing additional resources to enhance the learning environment for our students. Get involved to make your child's elementary school years extra special! Joining the Madison Elementary PTA will ensure you are up to date on school events and helps you get involved in Madison Elementary activities. Check out the PTA link under Parent Info on the Madison Elementary website for more information.

Madison Elementary PTA Executive Board Officers

President: Leah Bates

Vice-President: Jessica Grimes

Treasurer: Heather Musselman

Secretary: Andrea Satterfield

Membership Chair: Trisha Perkins

Madison Elementary PTA Meeting Dates 9/11, 10/2, 11/13, 12/11, 1/22, 2/12, 3/18, 4/8, and 5/13. All meetings will occur in the Madison cafeteria at 7 p.m.

Email us at: Madisonbearpta@gmail.com Like us on Facebook "Madison Elementary PTA Gardner, KS"

Interested in the Madison PTA Happenings? Stay in the know!

We invite everyone to join the Madison PTA Facebook page. By searching Madison Elementary PTA Gardner, KS under Pages, you will be able to join the group and receive updated PTA information.

If you are interested in joining the PTA, please see the membership form.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter - @MDEBears and on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MadisonElementaryBears. We will use our twitter and facebook accounts to share information, pictures, and classroom happenings throughout the school year so you can have a window into the classrooms and experience the learning with your bear.