January 4, 2019
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back and happy New Year. I hope your Christmas vacation was filled with family time and perhaps some relaxation???? I enjoyed being with my 5 grandchildren (and their parents) and 3 grand dogs!
Upcoming Open House
We are getting ready for the new school year, which begins in September 2019! Our Open House for prospective families will be February 4th and February 5th, with an information night for prospective parents on Monday and school tours on Tuesday. If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining our school community, please have them come or give me a call for information. I maintain that the best marketing we can do is “word of mouth.” More details about the Open House days will be coming.
Register for Next School Year
In today’s Friday Folder is the annual re-registration form for 2019-2020. If your child will be returning to The Madeleine next year, you must fill out the form and return it to the office. We need an accurate count of how many open spots we might have in order to register new students. Please take a minute and fill out the form if you know of your plans for next year. It will make Angela’s job so much easier if she can collect the form next week. If you have a child who will be 5 before September 1st and wish to enroll him/her in Kindergarten, please include that child on the re-registration form, too. Forms are due by January 11th.
The annual book and materials fee for the coming year is also due, but not until February 1st. (Get those Christmas bills paid first!) Please note that the fee increases after the due date of Feb. 1st.
Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers for both days of our Open House--- greeters, tour guides, hospitality, etc. If you would like to help, Julie Baldwin is organizing our helpers. You will find more information on how to get involved listed in this edition of footnotes.
Sincerely,
Susan
Five for Friday
The news you need really, really fast!
- Joyful Giving: Click here
- Sock Drive Success: Click Here
- Open House: Click here
- Upcoming Easel Items: Click here
- St Stephens Update: Click here
Making Giving Joyful
We are grateful to those of you who chose to support The Madeleine School during the holiday season!
Knowing that each family has its own giving preferences, we provide many opportunities for giving to The Madeleine School throughout the year.
Our goal is to make giving to The Madeleine School a joyful experience for your family that aligns with your family’s wishes and timeline. For this reason, we’re providing you with an overview of upcoming events, drives, and appeals that will take place at The Madeleine School to help your family achieve your personal giving objectives.
Our best to you for a wonderful 2019!
Please know that you may support The Madeleine School at any time of the year by visiting The Madeleine School Giving Page at www.themadeleine.edu/schoolgiving.
Any gifts received before the end of the school year, will be matched by the Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation and count toward our $50,000 Annual Fund goal!
Sock Drive Success
Madeleine Community makes it happen!
Thank you everyone who brought in socks before Christmas. The 3rd grade class collected 792 pairs of socks (WOW!!) for children, women and men checking into the Ronald McDonald House.
The students also made gift tags to attach to the socks during their Christmas party. Chase's aunt, Jessica Jarratt Miller, who is the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & Southwest Washington, came to the class to share how these socks are a part of every guest welcome package and how they are a warm gesture to the families that stay with them.
Angels Among Us
Christmas Teacher Wish List
Thank you to the many angels who fulfilled so many of our teachers' wishes with everything from an aquarium to gift cards galore.
These items are not in the budget, but really enhance the classroom and provide hundreds of dollars in classroom extras!
Open House: Spread the Word!
It’s time to reach out to all the families who look forward to sending their kids to Madeleine next year. Word of mouth is our best marketing tool, so be sure to tell everyone you know about our Open House Events.
Parent Information Night – Monday, February 4th @ 7pm
Come hear all about the school from Principal Susan Steele, Father Mike Biewend and current parents. Visit the classrooms and enjoy conversations with current parents.
School Tours – Tuesday, February 5th from 10am - 1pm
Bring your child for a tour of the school and see the teachers and current students in action.
Volunteers Needed
2019 Open House for Prospective Families
It’s time to welcome all the families who look forward to sending their kids to Madeleine next year. We need volunteers in the classrooms to talk to prospective families and tour guides to provide school tours. Here are the details:
Information Night – Monday, February 4, 2019
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Needed: Classroom reps to greet prospective parents and answer questions about the school
School Tours – Tuesday, February 5, 2019
9:45am – 11:30am, shift 1
11:30am - 1:00 pm, shift 2
Needed: Tour guides to tour prospective parents and children around the school
Please contact Julie Baldwin at julie.juliebaldwin@gmail.com or text 503-490-7731 to sign up!
After School Spanish Sign-Up Closes Soon
Winter Trimester Grades K-5
Click here for all the information to enroll for Spanish classes. Enroll by January 8th, classes begin January 16.
Easel Items: Spaces Still Available
Upcoming easel item events include:
• Apres Ski Party: 70s Style on January 26 @ 7 pm
• Karaoke with the Teachers (all grades) on February 8 @ 3:30 pm
Click here to sign up before they sell out!
New Year's Resolutions?
A Fresh Look from Mrs. Ullman
Happy New Year!
There is so much pressure to establish resolutions and live up to them in the new year. Here is a link to a NYTimes article that takes a refreshing look at the subject. I hope you all can take something from it.
Carolyn
St. Stephens' Lunch Program
Another Huge Response!
December’s ALL SCHOOL turnout was once again phenomenal - bringing in 960 lunches and 48 extra sandwiches to help volunteer organizations feed the hungry during this holiday season. We noticed so many of the sacks were decorated and filled with so many special treats to accompany their sandwiches. Your thoughtfulness and mindfulness to each lunch truly symbolizes Madeleine’s commitment to the hungry. This year we have DOUBLED our numbers. So far our school has delivered 5116 lunches. Let’s write that again….5116…..GO BULLDOGS!
2nd grade you are up next!
Girls on the Run
10 Week Program - Grades 3-5
This spring, The Madeleine School is hosting a Girls on the Run team. Girls on the Run is a positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-5th grade. Twice per week for 10 weeks, girls will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels and learn important life skills. Trained coaches lead girls through interactive lessons and running activities.
The team will meet at Madeleine on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm to 5:30pm starting March 5 and run until May 23. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-5th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.
Learn more at the link below!
https://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/Our-Programs
Registration opens on January 10th
You're Invited!
January Events
The Scoop at St. Mary’s Academy
Calling all 8th grade girls! Come to “The Scoop” at St. Mary’s Academy on Friday, January 11 from 4:15-6:00 p.m. to enjoy an ice cream social and super fun activities with your friends and the St. Mary’s Ambassadors! This event is FREE and is open to all 8th grade girls interested in learning more about high school life at SMA. Click here to RSVP on the St. Mary’s website.
CYO Basketball Night at St. Mary’s Academy
Come watch the SMA Varsity basketball team take on West Linn for CYO Night on Friday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m.! Admission is FREE and includes free concessions, face painting, temporary tattoos, and tons of cool prizes. Wear your team jersey to show your spirit as you cheer on the Blues! No RSVP necessary. Visit the St. Mary’s website for more information.
This Week’s Checklist
Click Here for a Printable Checklist
(summary of important dates and events)
Download your copy of the bulletin at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
The Madeleine In Service, 2018
Each year in the Christmas edition of the Parish Bulletin, we publish a spread of some photos of our community in service. Click the image below to see the photos of our Madeleine Community working to make a better community and world.
Congratulations for making it all the way to the end of Friday Footnotes!
Contributing to Friday Footnotes
If you have information to contribute to Friday Footnotes, please e-mail the copy exactly as you would like it to appear in a Word document to: fridayfootnotes@themadeleine.edu. Deadline is Wednesday at 5pm, or Tuesday at 5pm if there is no school on Friday.