Friday, November 7, 2014
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Tomorrow is the big day! The Auction is finally here. The circus big top is ready to throw open its doors to all sorts of wild and wonderful characters, otherwise known as the Madeleine community.
It promises to be a great night of fun and excitement as we see who will be the highest bidders. Kudos to our Auction Chairs, Charity Adams, Karoline Ashley, Lucas Newman, and Dunetchka Otero, for their tireless efforts to make this auction the best auction ever. I can’t begin to name and thank all of the sub-chairs for their many hours of help. They are the behind the scenes workers who make sure this event goes off without a hitch. We are so fortunate for everyone who stepped forward to play a part in this undertaking.
The biggest winners, of course, are our children who will be the beneficiaries of everyone’s generosity. The Auction is our largest fundraiser and supports the programs that we are able to offer. For example, we are so blessed to have a vibrant art, music, and science curriculum in addition to our outstanding core curriculum. Our library, computer lab, counseling office, and reading team provide resources to help our students achieve to their fullest potential. We strive to live out our mission statement of nurturing the growth of the whole child, but we need your support to make it happen.
So, in advance, please accept my thanks for your help in making Auction 2014, Cirque du Soleil, the “greatest show on earth!”
Sincerely,
Susan
Five for Friday
The news you need really, really fast!
- Online Auction Check-in: Click here
- Auction Parking Info: Click Here
- Classroom Project Mini-Auction: Click here
- Middle School Tech Fair: Click here
- Hot Lunch December Signups Start Wednesday: Click here
Online Check-in Now Available!
Avoid long lines and get started with the auction fun as soon as you arrive by using our NEW Online Check-In feature.
When you check-in online, you will be asked to confirm the information we have on file for you, and enter the credit card you want to use to pay for the items you buy during the event. We will send you:
1. A confirmation e-mail
2. Your bid number, which you can print and bring with you on event night
3. Parking Information
4. A link to the catalog so you can plan your bidding strategy
Thank you for all of your support. We are looking forward to celebrating with you!
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Auction Parking Information
So, you've got your auction ticket and bidding strategy. Now you need to know where to go. Cirque du Madeleine is being held at the Left Bank Annex. The building address is 101 N. Weidler, but the main entrance to the auction festivities is on North Vancouver. Parking choices include:
- Free Parking at Compass Oncology, 265 N Broadway, about 1 block away from the venue. Space limited to 100 cars.
- Rose Quarter Parking, $8 per car. This is the closest lot.
- Limited on-street parking
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Classroom Projects Mini-Auction
Bidding starts at 6:15pm
You really don't want to be late to the auction this year. For the first time, all the awesome classroom projects will have their own mini-auction before dinner. The bidding starts at 6:15, so be sure to make your way to the silent auction area by that time or you will miss out!
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Online Auction Is Open for Bidding
www.themadeleine.edu/bidnow
The Online Auction is where you will find over 200 amazing items, trips and so much more! Congratulations to Rob Parker! He placed a bid last weekend and won the drawing for a $20 Toro Bravo gift card.
Check Out the Auction Catalog
Click here to check out the catalog & plan your bidding strategy.
Questions? Visit www.themadeleine.edu/auction or send an email to auction@themadeleine.edu.
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Kids Kreations
Order deadline = Friday, November 7th
It’s now or never for ordering Kids' Kreations cards featuring artwork by our fabulous students.
Each child creates an original piece of artwork, which is reproduced in color on high-quality notecards. A set of notecards includes 20 cards (5.5 x 4.25 inch) and envelopes for only $25.00. The inside of the cards are blank so they are appropriate for any occasion.
Click here to order your cards on the Madeleine auction website.
Cards will go home with your child the first week of December.
We Want to Hear From You!
Survey Deadline = November 14th
Each year the school is required to solicit input from all school families and parishioners regarding the Catholic identity of the school.
Please take the survey at www.themadeleine.edu/schoolsurvey . If you don’t have access at home, laptops will be available in the Parish Hall after 10:00 Mass on November 9. Thanks, in advance, for taking the time to respond to the survey questions.
Hot Lunch Is A Hit!
Sign ups begin Nov. 12th for December lunches
Our new 5-day-a-week hot lunch program officially began on Monday and has proven to be very popular with the kids.
Don't fear if you missed the sign-up period . . . starting on November 12th you will have the chance to sign your kid(s) up for December's hot lunches.
Help Make Hot Lunch a Success . . .
. . . earn some volunteer hours
Do you have 1.5 hours available next week to help with the new Hot Lunch Program? If so, your job will basically entail helping serve food to the students -- no cooking skills required! If you are available from 11am - 12:30pm any day next week, please send an email to Susan Steele to let her know you are available to help.
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Middle School Tech Fair
November 10th @ 2pm
High tech comes to Madeleine on Monday afternoon. Future teachers from Concordia University are coming to Madeleine to host sessions for the middle school students. Topics include:
- "Hanging With the Chromies" -- Tips and tricks about Google Apps
- "CSI: The Madeleine" -- Students become experts in forensic science
- "Attack of the Drones" -- Students fly a drone and learn about their implications for the future.
A total of 7 sessions will be offered for students to choose from. Going to be a fun time for all!
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4th Grade Tech Project
Just when you thought Election Day was over . . . the 4th grade is working to help spread the word about the Oregon Historical Society's campaign to determine if it is time to enter two new statues into Statuary Hall in Washington, DC or should we stick with the ones we have.
The 4th graders have researched each of the candidates and have written, starred and produced their own videos about each of the candidates. Check out their website at http://oregonstatues.wordpress.com, and vote for your choice before November 12th.
Calling All 6th, 7th & 8th Graders!
Sunday, November 16th @ 7pm
If you haven't yet met our awesome Middle School Youth Ministry team comprised of UP College students, come to the next youth night on November 16 from 7-8:15pm in the Parish Hall where they will lead you in prayer, fun games, food, and activities.
We will also turn in our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes that night. We will pray for the children that receive them and for the hands that prepared them. Bring a friend! You won't want to miss the fun!
The Middle School youth ministry meets the first and third Sundays of the month from 7-8:15pm in the Parish Hall, or in the soon-to-be “teen room."
Please contact Juliana Weis if you have any questions at jweis@themadeleine.edu. See you there!
St. Michael's Lunches: Kindergarten 
348 Lunches!
Congratulations to the kindergarten class for bringing in 348 beautifully made lunches this week. Many brown lunch sacks were decorated with inspirational words and drawings. Little gestures like that always put a smile on the face of our friends at St. Michaels. Thank you for taking the time and effort to makes someone’s day.
Pink Out Was a Success!
Awe! Look at those kindergartners all decked out in their pink!
Here’s one last thank you for your participation in our pink out. The $285 dollars that we raised are going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). They operate as the world’s largest voluntary center dedicated to blood cancer. Together we hope to find a cure for blood cancers, and support families and patients as they deal with a blood cancer diagnosis. Check out their website here for more information or to donate!
- Student Government
Counselor Corner
by Carolyn Ullman
How much homework should our students have each night? What are the intermediate and long-term academic benefits of homework?
Click here to read Part 2 of the great homework debate.
Study of Executive Functioning at Madeleine School -- Part 2
The Madeleine faculty is doing a book study on Fifty Tips to Help Students Succeed by Marydee Sklar. There’s a lot of interest in the Madeleine School community about what executive functioning means and what we can do to further our executive functioning skills.
Ties Still Available . . .
Ties for both girls and boys in uniform plaid are available for sale in the school office until November 10th. You have a choice of traditional, bow-tie, clip-on or a girls-only style for only $10.
After November 10th, parents may order ties directly from Dennis, either at the store on Hawthorne or online.
Help The Madeleine earn free money!
Register your Fred Meyer Rewards card today! We have already earned over $1600 for the school with 56 families signed up and know we can earn even more free money if you sign up this weekend!
Here’s how the program works:
- Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to The Madeleine School at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
- You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number: 86447 Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping The Madeleine School earn a donation!
- You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates
Keep up on the latest Madeleine News by Following @MadeleineOffice
Be one of the first to know what's going on around Madeleine! Just text ‘follow MadeleineOffice’ to 40404 to receive the tweets as text messages on your phone.
Lands’ End Sale
November 3rd - 11th
Now that it is starting to get cold, enjoy 30% off PLUS free shipping on orders over $50!
(Psst…you may see 25% off on the Lands' End web site, but for us it’s 30% off!)
Promo Code: Family
PIN: 1800
This Week’s Checklist
Click here for a quick,fridge-friendly summary
of Madeleine School events coming up this week!
In This Week's Parish Bulletin
Download yours at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
James Smirl
1949–2014
It is with sadness we inform you that James Smirl, parishioner and longtime maintenance manager at The Madeleine, died Friday morning. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Leaf Day is Saturday at The Madeleine
Please don't park on the street surrounding the parish campus on Saturday until the trucks and equipment have removed all the leaves from the street!
Honor our servicemen and servicewomen: “Blue Mass” a week from Sunday
Sunday, Nov. 16, 10:00 am
Please join us Sunday, November 16 at 10:00 am, for a special “Blue Mass”
in thanksgiving for all those who are in service to our community and our country.
ALL parishioners, family, friends and colleagues—active or retired, from
all branches of Military service, Police or Fire—are encouraged to wear their
uniform for this Mass.
We will have a special blessing and music to honor your service to our
community and to our country.
Congratulations for making it all the way to the end of Friday Footnotes!
Contributing to the Footnotes
If you have information to contribute to the 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.