Friday, October 4, 2013
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our students in grade 3-8 began standardized testing this week and will continue through next week. These tests, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), are achievement tests taken by students all over the nation. The purpose of the testing is to provide us with information that can be used to improve instruction and to check each student’s year-to-year growth. We can also identify areas of strength and areas needing improvement. The results from the ITBS are not used on report cards. While they are helpful in identifying trends, growth in skills, and areas in need of remediation, they do not take the place of teacher observations and judgments. They are one piece of the puzzle that we put together to build a strong curriculum and learning environment.
We want our students to take the testing seriously and try to do their best, but it can be harmful if our children are fearful of the testing situation and anxious about their performance. You can help us by being positive about standardized testing when talking to your child. We should have the results of the testing back by November and you will receive a report of your child’s scores. If you have any questions about the testing program, please do not hesitate to give me a call.
The midway point in the first trimester is quickly approaching. Please check with your child if he/she has any missing assignments. Parents in grades 5-8 should be checking Teacherease to verify assignments and grades. If you do not know how to log on to our grading program, please email your child’s teacher.
Two other notes….Our annual Auction is just 4 weeks away. Please be sure to check out the Auction website for opportunities to donate, volunteer, buy raffle tickets, get reservations, and just get involved. It is going to be quite a gala evening, and you won’t want to miss it.
Also, a big thank you for purchasing scrip. Our sales are going up and we are trying to make it as easy as possible for you to use the program. You will find an order form in your child's Friday Folder and a link in today's newsletter. If you can't get into the school to purchase, just fill out the form and we can send it home with your child.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Susan
Auction Tickets (and more) On Sale Now!
You can not only order your auction tickets, but also Kids Kreations cards, easel items, and Centennial Books.
Potential Raffle Ticket Revenue equals $60,000!
If we sell all our raffle tickets, the school will make $60,000 on just this one auction revenue source! This is a huge chunk towards our Parents Club Annual Fundraising goal of $200,000! Remember, 1st prize is a $5,000 dream vacation OR $5,000 tuition credit.
Have any friends who go to other Catholic elementary schools or LaSalle, Central Catholic, Jesuit, St. Mary’s? Yes, the tuition credit applies to those schools as well! Going to a Central or Jesuit football game this weekend? I bet you could sell a couple to those sitting around you in the bleachers. Or, how about that CYO Football or Volleyball game or swimming practice; the other team is a Catholic school right?
Thank you in advance for doing your best to sell your tickets! Happy Selling.
Introducing The Madeleine Online Auction!
2013 is the year of firsts, and we are excited to announce that beginning October 22nd the bidding will kick off with the first ever Madeleine Online Auction. You will be sent a link to the Online Auction once the site is live. Be sure to forward it to your family and friends on October 22nd and let the bidding begin!
Class Baskets: Deadline Extended
It's not too late! Every Little Bit Helps!!!
Each one of the classrooms is proving that there is power in numbers - all these small items are adding up to big beautiful baskets for the silent auction. There is still time left! We are extending the date to finalize these through next week - so check out your theme and do some creative shopping over the weekend. Click here for the list of class themes and ideas.
Like Wine?
Volunteer to work the Wall of Wine
Two volunteers are needed to work the Wall of Wine the night of the auction. Should be a pretty easy and fun job! Contact Brian Cratsenberg bcratzy@hotmail.com or Brenda Baumgart bkbaumgart@stoel.com for more details.
Check out the entire Auction Update email
Click on http://bit.ly/1bFh17I
Scrip Office News
- Chinook Book (and app) on Sale Now (50% back)
- Just in time for Halloween: Buy Scrip for Michael's (3% back)
- Get a jump on your holiday shopping with Amazon (4% back)
- Look for your Scrip order form in the Friday Folder
Looking for a way to buy Scrip without waiting in line at the Scrip Office in the morning? Fill out this form and drop it off before Thursday, and the Scrip volunteers will have your cards waiting for you on Friday in the Garden Room.
We're looking for volunteers to sell Scrip for Sunday Mass between services. Please let Cathy Keaney know if you are interested: cathy@keaneylaw.com
We are brainstorming ideas on the use of credit cards. In the meantime, Target (2%) is only available to purchase with checks.
Thanks to Kim Hart-Baldridge for submitting this great photo of the new gang of Friday Scrip Sellers. She says Jackie Doris, Sarah Thurston-Sullivan, and Aimee Holzschuh are three of Madeleine School's finest -- and as one of the former Friday Scrip Sellers, she knows what she's talking about.
New Annual Fund Total
Thanks to the generosity of the Madeleine community, our Annual Fund Campaign continues to grow! Our latest total is $26,226. Pat yourselves on the back for a job well done in exceeding our goal by $1,226 in the inaugural year of the Annual Fund Campaign.
The funds raised by the Annual Fund will be applied to both the Endowment and Tuition Assistance Funds in order to keep Catholic education affordable for all Madeleine families.
What's Cool About Our School
Madeleine Wins 2nd Place in Oregon for reading minutes in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge!
This summer our school participated for the first time in Scholastic's Summer Reading Challenge. All students had the opportunity to log minutes to Read for the World Record. Thank you to everyone who logged their minutes over the summer.
At assembly these students were recognized for their specific achievement:
Top Readers, male and female:
Alex Pillsbury
Ava Trueworthy
Top Readers in their class: Owen Slaughter (1st grade) - Drew Lincoln (2nd grade) - Charlie Black (3rd grade) - Claire Krebs (4th grade) - Alex Fiedler (5th grade) - Ada Swartley (6th grade) - Brigid Hanley (7th grade) - Sophia Sherlag (8th grade)
Honorable mentions also went to students that averaged 30 minutes a day or more throughout the entire summer: Gabriella Weis - Elenor Matteri - Peyton Walker - Audrey Lincoln - Tessa Norris - Elizabeth Romero - Aine Gillen - Maggie Ovington - Delilah McCarville-Kruse - Ben Robinson
All of these students received gift certificates to spend at our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair which will be held in December. Great Job!
Grab your YDP spot for In-Service days
No School on Friday, October 11
Do you have a student who needs a fun place to hang out when school is closed? Sign up for Madeleine's Youth Development Program (YDP) for the upcoming in-service days. Hurry before all the spots are gone! Click here for more information and a registration form.
National Bike/Walk to School Day: October 9th
Get geared up with your helmets and locks and join thousands of kids and parents Wednesday, October 9th and walk or bike to school! This is a great event for the whole family, rain or shine!
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Counselor's Corner
In order to support and improve the whole school community, the School Counselor will be a regular contributor to Friday Footnotes. We are committed to collaborating with you, as primary educators of your children, to encourage their spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional growth.
Click here to read about Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Bring Your Non-Perishable Food
for St. Vincent de Paul
Record numbers of Oregonians seek emergency food.
- Since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008, food box distribution has increased 41 percent.
- 270,000 people per month ate meals from emergency food boxes.
- On average, families access emergency food boxes four times per year.
- In an average month, 92,000 children eat meals from emergency food boxes.
- 4-million emergency meals were served at soup kitchens and shelters.
The Madeleine School recently celebrated the life and mission of Saint Vincent de Paul. In fellowship with this great and good servant of God, and to assist our local St. Vincent de Paul ministry, students are encouraged to continue bringing non-perishable food items (no glass containers, please) to their classrooms from through October 16th - World Food Day. Please help The Madeleine Community “respond to the call to serve others” as indicated in our Spiritual School Wide Learning Expectation.
Click here for a suggested list of food items.
Thank you!
Campus Ministry Committee
Greetings from the Art Department!
There has been a frenzy of activity in the newly revamped Art Room. Students in all grades have been creating art with a sunset/evening/nighttime image to compliment this year's auction theme, A Night to Remember. These little treasures are receiving finishing touches, then will be scanned and made ready to be transformed into Kids Kreations, beautiful note cards featuring your child's art. Watch the bulletin board near the office for a sampling of the artwork from your child's grade.
If you haven't yet had a chance to peek into the Art Room this fall, come on by. Your generous donations during last year's Auction paddle raise helped make the renovation possible. Highlights include visible and accessible storage of supplies, sound absorbing panels (yay!) the center table can now actually be walked around (yay again!) and art from around the world, many pieces from Mrs. Galash's private collection, others purchased for the art room. There is also a flat file to store and protect the wonderful new art prints which were also purchased with paddle raise funds.
Next up: new projects for all nine grades. Stay tuned!
Mrs. Galash
igalash@themadeleine.edu
St. Michael's Lunches: 5th grade
The fifth grade delivered 94 lunches to St Michael’s this week. When the eighth graders and I arrived at the church basement, hot ginger soup was simmering away in the kitchen. Warm soup and hearty lunches are exactly what our Portland friends need during this stormy week of October.
Our running total of lunches for the school year is 555.
CYO Highlights
Click here for more details about the following CYO Events
- Come cheer on your Madeleine Volleyball Teams this weekend!
- Basketball registration now open for 3rd – 8th grades.
- Swim registration still open.
- CYO Dance at Oaks Park for 7th and 8th graders.
- Jesuit CYO Volleyball Night on Tuesday, Oct.22 @6:30pm.
Just in time for Halloween: Central Catholic Costume Sale
Saturday, October 5th from 10am - 1pm
Get a jump on creating your Halloween Costume! The Drama Department at Central Catholic High School is having a GIGANTIC sale of costumes from past productions. Items include men’s and women’s clothing plus animal costumes, hats, shoes, band and military uniforms, and more!
All are welcome! Come and check it out!! Enter only through the PAC doors on SE Stark St. near 26th Ave.
Central Catholic Hosting Cheerleading Clinic
Saturday, October 5th from 8:30am - Noon
Click here for a flyer full of information!
Check Out La Salle Sports
In October, La Salle High School is hosting several events for elementary and middle school students who are interested in volleyball, football, and soccer. The events are a chance for youth sports players to meet the coach and players for the sports and watch the games. They also host a pizza party prior to the games. Click on each event to see a flyer with complete details.
Tuesday, October 15 – Girls' Soccer vs. Molalla (RSVP by Oct. 10)
Friday, October 18 – Football vs. Estacada (RSVP by Oct. 14)
To all donors to Moe's Miles for The Madeleine
Due to extreme weather conditions and communication problems (due to the weather), the Mountain Lakes I00 was stopped mid-race. I made it to the aid station at mile 76.25 and was (unofficially) in 5th place when the race was stopped. The race directors' decision to stop the race is one I totally agree with. I was feeling great at that point, and barring serious injury, I feel I would have easily finished the race under the 30 hour time limit, if not even under my goal of under 24 hours. The entire race was motivated by your support to the Madeleine. And that is what carried me.
If you have any concerns or questions for me or about the race, please email me at Cmcodino@msn.com. If you pledged per mile, and would like a refund, we would be happy to process a refund.
Finally, I would like to thank you all for donating to Moe's Miles for The Madeleine. It was my honor to help the school and church doing something I love, run.
Moe Codino
P.S. Your donations to date equal $5,018! This will feed many people via our outreach ministries and help put the finishing touches on our inclusive playground for children with mobility challenges.
Photo caption: Moe's Hand during the race: DRS = "Don't Run Stupid."
30 months in the making...
our Centennial Book is here
We are pleased to announce that the Centennial Book is printed and ready
for sale! This resplendent coffee-table book is rich with history, filled with
interesting and entertaining stories, and laden cover-to-cover with photos
of events, buildings and people—those you know, or wish you knew.
Hardcover, 224 pages, full-color, 9x12" coffee table book. Available after Masses, in the Parish Office and the School Office. $75
Parish Directory photo sessions set
It's
time again for our Parish photo directory! We're hoping to have every parish
family photographed this year! There's no obligation to buy—you even receive
a free 8x10" photo just for participating. And, you may purchase
additional photos. Visit www.themadeleine.edu/directory to
schedule your photo session.
In This Week's Parish Bulletin
Download yours at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
Little Church for children Ages 2 – 5
During 10 am Mass 1st & 3rd Sundays
Little Church in the Fireside Room got off to a great start last weekend; now all we need is you and your child! Drop off at 9:50. We have four trained volunteers who are delighted to train new parents. If you missed the training, we can get you caught up. We could use a donation of gently used, clean toys for Little Church. Please drop items off at the rectory to Tina Hanselman.
Children’s liturgy of the Word—behavior reminder.
We are pleased to offer Children’s Liturgy od the Word to help bring the messages of the week’s scriptures to our younger parishioners.
Remember, this program is run by volunteers. Rowdy and unruly behavior is not pleasant for our volunteers to deal with and will not be tolerated. Please remind your child to behave or you may find him/her unable to attend Children’s Liturgy any longer. Thank you.
Keep our Sacramental Prep students in your prayers
We are blessed to have 40 children preparing to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. They are working hard with frequent classes. We thank the parents for making this a priority, and for fitting this important preparation into their busy schedules.
This Week’s Checklist
Click here for a quick,fridge-friendly summary
of Madeleine events coming up this week!
Contributing to the Footnotes
If you have information to contribute to the Friday Footnotes, please email 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.