Muscatine Community School District Important Dates!
March 1st-Spring Picture Day March 3rd- End of the Third Quarter March 3rd-Perfect Attendance Luncheon March 3rd-Read With Someone You Love! 2:00-3:00 Madison School Classrooms March 6th -Begin 4th Quarter March 6th-Music Makers 3:15-4:10 March 7th-Conferences 4:00-7:30 March 7th- Hearing rechecks March 8th-Conferences 4:00-7:30 March 9th- 2 Hour Early Dismissal March 10-No School March 13th-17th –Spring Break No School
Madison School March 2017
Read with Someone You Love! We are excited to invite you to join us Friday, March 3rd from 2-3pm to read with your child! Our hope is that every child has an adult to read with - parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, friends….. We would LOVE to have our building filled with adults reading to children!
March 20th- Music Makers 3:15-4:10 March 22nd-4th and 5th Graders to Visiting Author 8:309:30 CMS March 27th- Music Makers 3:15-4:10 March 28th-Madison Night at McDonald’s-fund raiser from 5:00-8:00 March 30th-Quidditch in the Gym for the Harry Potter Club 3:15-4:30 April 3rd-Music Makers 3:15-4:10 April 6th-Kindergarten Round Up-2900 Mulberry April 7th- Perfect Attendance Luncheon th
April 7 -Madison Movie Night 3:15-4:45
Kindergarten Round Up Thursday, April 6th 2900 Mulberry Ave. 8:00 AM-6:00 PM Bring your child’s state issued birth certificate, immunization card, and the Iowa Department of Public Health dental screening form. A dental hygienist from Trinity Muscatine Public Health will be on site to perform the required dental screening.
Friday, April 28th is Kindergarten Visit,
all new kindergartners and their parents at their own home school for a visit. Parents will sign up for a visit time.
Title 1 at Madison School Madison Elementary is a Muscatine School that has a Title 1 school wide reading program. This is a federal program to help support student learning, specifically literacy in grades K-2 and meet academic standards. The Title 1 teachers at Madison are highly qualified. Mrs. Donna Godden-Alloway is a full time reading teacher at Madison. Her undergraduate degree is from Buena Vista University. She is qualified for K-8 reading and has a Masters as a professional educator from Morningside College. Her endorsements include reading and English as a Second Language. Mrs. Godden-Alloway maintains an Iowa Teaching License. Debbie Reinier is a Title teacher at Madison School. Mrs. Reinier is at Madison in the mornings and Ss. Mary Mathias School a couple of afternoons each week. She has an Iowa teacher’s license. Mrs. Reinier has a classroom teaching degree for the general classroom for grades K-6, an ESL/ELL endorsement for grades K-12, as well as a Reading Endorsement for K-8. Before completing her degree in Education, Mrs. Reinier spent her time working in an elementary library helping students find "good fit books" and help instill the love of reading in students. Muscatine Community School District Elementary Schools’ Title I teachers are highly qualified for the grade levels and content areas taught. However, if the occasion arises that there is an unqualified substitute teacher in a Title position for the period of four or more consecutive weeks, the district will notify parents as required by the state.
News from the Nurse During the months of March through May, the school nurse will be presenting updated health information to grades 2-5. Second graders will view the video, “Happy, Healthy, Drug-Free Me.” This video talks about behaviors and feelings that promote good self-esteem as well as the health consequences of alcohol and tobacco. “My Plate” will be presented to the third graders. Information will be presented to students about the Food Groups and the importance of exercise. School Nurses want students to get excited about exercising and developing healthy habits. The focus of fourth grade is “Blood Borne Pathogens and Other Traveling Germs.” This video reinforces good hand washing habits and teaches safety in situations where blood may be involved. (i.e. sports or playground injuries, nosebleeds, etc.) Fifth graders will view a brief video entitled, “Immune System: Doing Its Part.” Information will be provided to students about how our body fights off viruses and disease, and what causes allergies. Any parent/guardian desiring more information on the content of any health teaching may contact the school nurse.
Staying Healthy is the Blue Zone Way!!! Madison School is challenging all the students at Madison to get healthy. Instead of bringing sugary calorie laden drinks to school, consider the reasons for drinking more water: 1. More Energy-a major cause of fatigue and weakness is dehydration. Proper hydration helps maintain clear thinking and better concentration. 2. Healthy Skin-consuming enough water hydrates your skin and flushes the toxins out of your body! 3. Weight Loss-Staying hydrated ensures that your organs work optimally. This increases your metabolism, allowing you to burn more fat. Plus water has NO calories! 4. You Need It- Water allows nutrients and oxygen to travel to organs and cells. Water also regulates our body temperature, removes waste and protects your child’s joints and organs.
Madison is a school that continues to support healthy Blue Zone choices. As parents, you can support this endevor from home in a very easy way. Parents traditionally send snacks to school once or twice a year at Madison. Please take a look at the snack that you are sending for the class and make a healthy choice. Cookies and cupcakes, while just fine for a special occasion, are full of sugar and empty calories. Please consider sending a treat that is both fun and healthy for kids!
Madison Families, Just a reminder at midyear from the first of the school year that we do not want toys and games from home brought to school during the school day. The classrooms have games and items for students to play with during inside recess when that occurs, but students should not be bringing toys, stuffed animals, electronic games, etc. to school for use during the school day. The following is from the letter sent out during the first week of school: “Personal Property. Personal property may not be brought to school, please remember that the school’s function is student learning, toys and games should be left at home.”
