September 18, 2015
Editor's Note:
We hope Friday Footnotes makes it easier for you to keep track of school events, volunteer opportunities and all things Madeleine-related. The main section below contains Susan's weekly column, "Five for Friday" for quick reference, and short articles about everything going on around Madeleine.
The right-hand column includes five useful sections:
1) a printable summary of upcoming events and deadlines
2) links to regularly used web pages and forms
3) deadlines and events to remember for the current week
4) a look ahead to important upcoming items that should go on your calendar
5) a list of archived issues of Friday Footnotes, so you always have access to information published previously
If you would like to contribute to Friday Footnotes, please send the copy in a Word document exactly as you would like it to appear to: fridayfootnotes@themadeleine.edu. The deadline is Wednesday at 5pm or Tuesday at 5pm if there is no school on Friday.
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It was great to see all of you last night at our Back to School Night. I heard from many people that there is such a wonderful spirit of enthusiasm, openness, and expectation for the coming year. (Maybe we should start Back to School Night at 6:00 pm so that parents can “socialize” for an hour before the meeting. The atrium was filled with such happy chatter that I felt bad about asking everyone to sit down so we could begin the evening.) I particularly enjoyed Jonas Allen’s creative presentation, complete with visual aids. His eagerness may just bring a few more folks to our monthly Parent Club meetings. Also, a big thank to Alyssa and Kristin for the Auction information via PowerPoint. Bollywood promises to be a fun, fabulous event.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to support your children and their teachers. School events, such as BTS night, serve more than just one purpose. Teachers definitely want to share their goals and objectives for the year, but we also want to build a partnership where home and school work together to nurture the growth of the whole child. That is our mission. That is why we are here—to help students grow spiritually, academically, morally, socially, and physically. Thank you for entrusting your children to The Madeleine School.
I want to thank Angela and all the staff for “holding down the fort” last week when I was immersed in wedding and family festivities. Things went so smoothly, I should take a few days off each week, right?
I hope you have a great weekend planned. I will be heading down to our vineyard for the first weekend of harvest. This season has produced an abundance of fruit, so I might need those days off anyway to help with the harvest. Enjoy these glorious days of fall.
Sincerely,
Susan
Five for Friday
The news you need really, really fast!
- Conference Sign-ups: Click here
- Flash Fundraiser Starts Today: Click here
- Hot Lunch Deadline - 9/24: Click here
- Annual Fund Deadline - 9/30: Click here
- Auction News: Click here
Parent-Teacher Online Conference Sign-up Now Available
Thanks for your patience as we move the sign-ups for Parent-Teacher conferences from clipboards into the digital world.
You can now sign up for your conferences by clicking here.
Please contact Alison Anderson at aanderson@themadeleine.edu if you have any questions.
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Called to Protect Instructions
As promised at Back to School night, following is further information on the Archdiocesan child abuse prevention program, Called To Protect. Because your child’s safety is our number one priority, we follow the directives given to us by the Office of Child Protection.
Click here for instructions if you wish to volunteer with children here at school or in the parish.
As always, please call the school office if you have any questions.
Auction Take-Aways from Back to School Night
RAFFLE: SELL your raffle tickets. Look for dates to sign up at QFC and after Mass.
FAMILY DONATION: Turn in your check of $200 or auction item with a $200 value October 1st. After October 1 the price/value goes up to $250 and is due no later than October 15th. You can put your checks in the Tuition Box outside the office, or you can hand your items to Angela Rosebrook in the office until the Parent Work Room is completed. Once completed, place your items there. Don’t forget to enter your item online by clicking here.
LIVE AUCTION PROCUREMENT: Do you or a family member have a vacation home? Premier seats at a sporting event? Air miles? We need your help to secure items for our LIVE Auction that will ignite excitement and send paddles in the air.
REGISTRATION: Opens online Oct 7th. Be ready to buy your tickets, invite family and friends to join you!
LIKE us on Facebook!
Send Us Your Photos for the Auction Slide Show
You have two options for submitting your photos:
- Upload to: https://sendtomycloud.com/MadeleineAuctionSlides2015
(you can upload more than one photo at one time!) - Email to: auction.slides.2015@gmail.com
You may have photos of the following. Please send them in!
Back to School BBQ ~ Classroom parties ~ Recess ~ Lunch ~ Student plays ~ Sports ~ Mardi Gras ~ First Communion ~ Thursday Mass ~ Field trips ~ Christmas Program ~ Art Show ~ Easter Egg Hunt ~ Youth Group ~ Blessing of the Animals ~ Bike to School Day ~ YDP ~ Student Fundraisers ~ Career Day ~ Science Night ~ Spirit Week ~ Jog-a-thon ~ Spring Musical ~Talent Show
Questions on any Auction related subject?
Email to auction@themadeleine.edu
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Playground Repairs Complete!
The barriers and caution tape have been removed, and the playground is now available for use! We appreciate your patience through this playground repair process.
The contractor stated that we may see bits of the material come loose in the first few weeks, which is normal. However, if you see anything at all like before (a tear in the top layer), please immediately contact James Wurzer (Madeleine Business Manager) at jwurzer@themadeleine.edu.
"Flash Sale" Fundraiser: Gift Wrap
September 18th - October 5th
For two weeks only, Parents Club is bringing back the Gift Wrap Sale fundraiser. "But wait, it's only September?!" True, but the timing ensures we'll have our orders delivered around Thanksgiving.
Today's Friday Folders contain an Innisbrook packet with a catalog of available gift wrap and gift bags, a list of sales incentives, and an order form. Families with multiple children will receive one order form per child so we can reward individual sellers (packets will be in the oldest child's Friday Folder). With everyone's sales efforts we hope to raise $5,000 in just two short weeks!
Order forms are due back at school on Oct. 5. If you have any questions, please email Jonas Allen at jonas_m_allen@hotmail.com
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Sign up Now for October Hot Lunch!
Deadline = September 24th
It couldn't be easier! Go to www.orderlunches.com where you can review the monthly menu, place your order and make your payment.
If you are a first time user of the system, you will need to register and pick a password.
One important thing to remember is that every hot lunch is accompanied by the salad bar, which includes salad fixings as well as an ever-changing variety of cut fruit and veggies. In addition, there is a condiment table to compliment the main course (such as salsa and sour cream for burritos).
You know it is nice to have a break from the task of making lunches, so go ahead right now and sign up for a hot lunch (or two or three).
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Hot Lunch Spotlight: Did you know???
Nora's kitchen is cranking out hot lunches and BIG smiles for our kids. Here are a few things you might not know…
Where is the food purchased?
Nora primarily shops at New Seasons, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Costco. She scours the sale ads in the newspaper weekly for sales and then hits the stores. Nora stands firm against ordering from wholesalers as she wants to control the quality of product coming into her kitchen. Her motto is…"If it's not good enough for my kids at home, then it's not good enough for my Madeleine kids!”
What about the meat?
Nora always buys kosher chicken. If she can find organic, hormone free chicken or beef on sale, she loads up! She loves Whole Foods hormone free ground beef sales (take note)! She makes the trip to Costco because they have the best quality all-white meat, hormone free chicken nuggets.
Housemade/Homemade…it's all delicious!
Nora makes all of the soups and sauces herself. The kids LOVE her chicken noodle soup. She says nothing warms her heart more than when the kids take the first bite, and a smile comes across their face.
Buying Fresh
You may notice on the menus a side dish may not be spelled out in detail. This is because Nora likes to wait to see what she can buy fresh that week. She has to plan the menu a month in advance due to software constraints, however she wants to keep it flexible if she can find a good organic or produce sale and work in the freshest items possible.
What is the most popular menu item?
BRUNCH FOR LUNCH! And did you know that along with waffles and sausage, Nora always adds an egg strata dish with fresh vegetables.
Menu Ideas??
If you have menu ideas that are a hit at your house…PLEASE send your idea to Nora at nbalsz@themadeleine.edu. She wants to hear what your kids love to eat. Cooking is her ministry, and she feels like this is the best way for her to reach the heart of all the kids at Madeleine.
We are SO LUCKY to have Nora in our Madeleine Family! Please stop by and say hello…it would make her day!
ORDERING FOR OCTOBER IS NOW OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24th!
It couldn't be easier! Go to www.orderlunches.com and pick the lunches your child wants for the month of October.
2015 Annual Fund Campaign Ends Soon
Donation Deadline = September 30th
Have you intended to contribute to the Annual Fund Campaign, but keep forgetting?
If received by September 30th, your tax-deductible donation will help us raise $25,000, which will then be matched with another $25,000 by the OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation.
Our Annual Fund Campaign supports our tuition assistance program and helps close the $418,185 gap between what everyone pays in tuition and the actual cost of educating our students.
Click here to make a donation to the 2015 Annual Fund Campaign.
Questions? Contact Lynn Robinson, Development Director, at 503-288-9197 or lrobinson@themadeleine.edu.
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First Youth Night for Middle and High Schoolers
Sunday, September 20th @ 7 - 8:15pm
All youth meet in the Parish Hall for Opening Prayer. High school meets in the Parish Hall/Fireside Room while the Middle School youth meet in the teen room upstairs.
Future youth nights meet on the first and third Sundays of the month, with the exception of special events. Bring your friend, and be a part of the Leadership Team that will help plan future events. Dessert will be served.
Contact Juliana at jweis@themadeleine.edu if you have any questions.
Madeleine Designates Space for the Monarchs
Congratulations! The Madeleine Garden and Wildlife Habitat (the strip along 24th that edges the parking lot next to the Field of Dreams) is now on the international registry of Monarch Waystations.
Once common, we have lost 90% of Monarch butterflies since the 1990s due to human development and widespread use of herbicides and pesticides. Waystations such as ours provide milkweed, nectar plants, and shelter essential to the Monarchs' survival.
How can you help the butterflies?
- Stop by and check out our healthy patch of milkweed and learn more about the role it plays - your children have.
- Consider helping with garden clean up days.
- If you are interested in welcoming Monarchs to your own garden, check out the display outside the Art Room.
Hard Work by Parents Pays Off for Our Students!
Many thanks to our school parents for all your volunteer hours last year, which helped to raise $213,000 to support art, music and other great programs at Madeleine.
Shopping Online? Your Amazon Purchases Can Benefit The Madeleine School!
The Madeleine's new program to earn money from Amazon purchases has gotten off to a solid start.
This fall as you shop for Halloween costumes and decorations, birthdays, and Prime memberships, please continue using the Madeleine's Amazon link. It doesn't cost you a single cent more, and the School earns "free money" each time you buy using the links on http://www.themadeleine.edu/amazon.
Annual Asbestos Notification
Many years ago all of the Archdiocesan properties (schools, churches, buildings, etc.) were inspected for asbestos. Any asbestos that was found was removed or encapsulated. Twice a year all buildings, including those at Madeleine, are inspected to be sure that any encapsulation is intact and there is no danger to the people in the building. In addition we are required to send out a letter each year, with details of the abatement program. Click here to read that letter.
Family Faith Sharing
September 20 ~ 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Mark 9:30-37
In the Gospel today we see Jesus and his disciples journeying through Galilee. Jesus is again telling of his coming passion and resurrection but the disciples do not understand. The disciples begin arguing about who is greatest among them. Jesus tells them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” This teaching tells us about behavior and attitude. We offer our efforts in the service of others to make life better for them in some way.
Why do you think Jesus had to tell his disciples about service? What are some ways we can offer service to others? Make a plan with your family to participate in some kind of service to others this year.
Catholic High School open house dates set
The Portland area Catholic high schools are opening their doors this fall to their Annual Open House. Each high school will host an Open House for prospective students and their families. The time for each Open House is 1:00 – 4:00pm and they will be held on the following dates:
- October 4: La Salle Catholic College Prep
- October 11: Jesuit High School
- October 18: Central Catholic High School
- October 25: Valley Catholic High School
- October 25: De La Salle North Catholic
- November 1: St. Mary’s Academy
This Week’s Checklist
Click here for a quick, fridge-friendly summary of Madeleine School events coming up this week!
Download your copy of the bulletin at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
The Madeleine Day of Service is October 3
The following groups still have openings. Contact the captain directly
to see if there is space available if you are interested in participating.
The Madeleine Parish and Sisters’ Residence—The captains are John Zimmer
and Jennifer Moore. Anyone wishing to participate in the day of service
on Oct. 3 who has not signed up and would be interested in participating
at The Madeleine or the Sisters’ residence please plan to meet at 9:00
am on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the church, where we will assign various tasks.
We have jobs for all skill levels. Bring a pair of work gloves; we will
provide garbage bags, yard debris bags and various tools. Contact Jennifer
Moore if you have additional questions. jmoore@royalmoore.com.
St. Andre Bessette—Captain is the Manthey Family. Contact them at lisadmanthey@gmail.com.
You will be providing hospitality.
Oregon Food Bank—Captain is Hugh Healey. Contact him at H2Bear@msn.com.
You will be packaging food items for distribution.
Western Farm Workers Association—Captain is Denise Mathes. Contact her
at dmathes155@gmail.com. We will likely be involved in food distribution
as the camps are closing due to early harvest of fruits and vegetables.
SOLV/Audubon Society—SOLVE Captain is Cindy Lamb USA5263@msn.com. David Fikstad is captain for Audubon, david.fikstad@gmail.com. You will be either planting trees or removing invasive plants from trails. Contact David for more information.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Cindy Lamb at USA5263@msn.com.
Registration for Sacraments is open
Registration for First Reconciliation/First Eucharist and Confirmation is now open! Classes begin in JANUARY 2016
The First Reconciliation/First Eucharist program at The Madeleine is open
to all parish children who are at least seven years of age (second grade).
Confirmation is open to all parish teens fourteen years of age or older
(freshman in high school).
This year, BOTH programs will begin on January 10, 2016. This is a change
from previous years.
A complete class schedule and class registration form are available on
our web site: themadeleine.edu/faithformation
Contact Becky Moore with any questions: bmoore@themadeleine.edu or 503-281-5777
ext. 27.
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