Madison Station Elementary School * 459 Reunion Parkway * Madison, MS 39110

August 2

Meet the Teacher

Bring your supplies or pick up your pre-

ordered school supplies, find your

classroom, meet your teacher

Kindergarten - 5th grade

Come anytime between

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

August 4

First Day of School

Doors open at 7:00. Classes begin at

7:30. Dismissal is 2:30 Students need lunches or lunch money!

August 7

PTO Sponsored

Prayer Walk

Building will be open

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

for anyone wishing to come and pray

for students, teachers, and

Administration

August 9

Meet the Jags

6:00 p.m.

Join the Madison Middle, Rosa Scott, &

Madison Central athletes for Meet the

FROM OUR PTO PRESIDENT

It has been a busy start to this school year! I hope your children are settled back in a routine and are enjoying their new teachers and classmates. Thank you to the families that have joined the PTO. We have 340 memberships with more joining daily. It is not too late to join the PTO, make a PACEsetter donation or buy MSE t-shirts. Under the PTO tab on the MSE website, there are forms to print, fill out and turn into the office as well as the link to purchase online. Several of the PTO committees are in full swing and are working to prepare for upcoming events. We are very fortunate to have such hard working parents who dedicate their time to ensure a successful school year for us all to enjoy.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Courtney Dean ptomadisonstation@gmail.com

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. “

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Thank you all for a great beginning to a new school year. The students have transitioned into new grades with new teachers and new routines very well. I am so proud of all the students who completed their summer packet and were able to enjoy a snow cone as a reward. Thank you parents for encouraging your students to read and work a little throughout the summer. That little bit of practice makes the transition into a new year so much easier for our students. I am excited about the great opportunities that await us with the new year. There will be so many great opportunities to learn, build relationships, and help others. We will continue our focus on being kind and looking for opportunities to help and encourage others. There are many physical, emotional, and mental health benefits associated with kindness. As the minds and bodies of our students grow, it is clear that they require a healthy dose of warm-and-fuzzies to thrive as happy, well-rounded individuals. As we look forward to things to come during this school year, we are excited about the new playground we will be installing this fall. Plans are in the works and we are hoping to start construction in October. Thank you to our PTO for helping fund this project for us. Thank you for your commitment and support of Madison Station. Working together, we will accomplish much! If I may ever be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me at mhanna@madison-schools.com.

Fondly, Mrs. Hanna Principal

FALL FUNDRAISERS GOING ON NOW!!!

The MSE PTO Fall Fundraisers are going on now! This year, we are offering 2 great fundraisers!! Please help in supporting these fundraisers that help our great school!!!

Students in Grades K-2 are selling RAFFLE TICKETS for $10 each! Not only are your children selling chances for you and your friends to win some $$$, you also have the chance to win Gift Cards, an Apple Watch, beautiful jewelry, original artwork, and so much more. We will have a drawing for the prizes at our Fall Festival on October 13th. Check out the PTO fundraising tables for some of these amazing prizes!!

Students in Grades 3-5 are selling Charleston Wrap products. This paper is super cute, thick, and often reversible. Charleston Wrap also has many great kitchen items, gifts, monogrammed products, and much more!

The MSE PTO depends on your support of these fundraisers to provide important enhancements to our school throughout the arts programs, technology upgrades, playground upkeep, and so much more.

For selling these products your child will receive numerous great prizes. Along with these individual prizes, your child will get a cake party if they have 75% participation in their class!! Each grade will have a 1st and 2nd place seller that will get an awesome bonus prize, as well.

Please contact the office if more information is needed. Sales end, and all orders must be turned in on Wednesday morning, September 13th, so don’t wait to sell, sell, sell!! Thanks for your support!!

Sept 4: School Holiday

Sept 13: Fall fundraiser ends

Sept 18: Deadline for Reading Fair boards

Sept 19: Picture Day 3rd-5th grade

Sept 20: Picture Day K-2nd grade

Oct 13: Fall Festival

Oct 17: School picture retakes/make-ups

Oct 20: Madison Station Night at

Madison Central (Homecoming)

September Events

2017

mailto:ptomadisonstation@gmail.com

Each month, we will share with you information related to each goal:

Madison Station’s 3 Major Goals!

Goal 1: Academic Excellence (focusing on a child’s mind)

The mission of our school is to provide each child with a solid foundation in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. Beginning in kindergarten, the MS College and Career Readiness Standards are followed. Madison Station teachers use the standards as the basis for planning units of study. These standards can be found at www.madison-schools.com. Throughout the year, our students are given universal screeners to determine present levels as well as identify students that need additional support. Along with these, our teachers use data received from many sources to provide information to use as they instruct students. At the end of the school year, our students take the state mandated MAP (Questar) assessments. Our goal is to instruct each child on his or her level and to advance each child academically. We were thrilled to be named an A school for the 2015-2016 school year data and to be in the top 3 elementary schools in the state! Congratulations to our students and teachers! Goal 2: Arts Integration (focusing on a child’s heart/soul)

In 2000, Madison Station partnered with the Mississippi Arts Commission through a Whole Schools grant initiative. The goal of the grant was to train teachers to integrate the arts into every aspect of the curriculum. Our “Arts Create Excellence” (ACE) program was established and since 2000 over $500,000.00 has been secured and spent on arts initiatives at Madison Station.

During the 2017-2018 school year, we remain committed to the following arts goals:

1. The academic growth of Madison Station students will be enhanced through the infusion of the arts into all curriculum subjects. 2. Students will gain knowledge and skills in all art disciplines. 3. Madison Station teachers and administrators will grow professionally and personally through their involvement with the arts. 4. Madison Station’s parents and community will be engaged in enhancing and promoting student learning through the arts. From the featured artist artwork that hangs in the foyer each month, to student created artwork in the halls, to classical music played at the beginning of each day to movement and dance body breaks throughout the day, Madison Station students are truly immersed in the arts! Thanks MSE PTO for providing the funding for our 3-5 grade art teacher, for providing KidsArt instruction to 1-5th grade students, funding theater performances and guests artists and authors during the year.

Goal 3: Fitness and Wellness (focusing on a child’s body)

Madison Station has a history of excellence in the physical education classroom. Our teachers, Coach Crawford and Coach Shows, have been recognized throughout the state for their innovative approach to helping children stay fit. Our students have participated in and scored well in the Presidential Fitness Challenge program. Using brain and body research, classroom teachers are incorporating movement activities in the classrooms, encouraging students to eat healthy snacks and drink water, as well as teaching students how to care for their bodies.

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The Teacher Appreciation Committee started the school year

off with our first Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on August

7th to provide lunch for the teachers as they were working

hard to prepare for "Meet the Teacher Night" that evening.

Our theme for this luncheon was Lemonade and Lunch. We

would like to thank Chad Segrest and Beagle Bagel for their

help with this event! Our next luncheon will be on the 27th! If

you think you would like to help on our committee we would

love to have you join us! If you have questions or would like

to help with our committee, please email

ptomadisonstation@gmail.com.

MSE school pictures coming soon!

September 19th for 3rd-5th grades September 20th for K-2nd grades

Everyone will have photos made for the yearbook. Picture

order forms will be distributed mid-September.

Madison Station Policy

Our teachers and staff will not “friend” parents or students on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.

Car Rider Tips: To assist us in getting all students in the building as quickly as possible, we are asking your help in the following each morning:

1. Please pull all the way down to unload your child. Do not stop at the back or front doors.

2. Please have children on the right side of the car so that no one has to walk in front or behind cars.

3. Please have your child unbuckled, shoes on, backpacks ready, and kisses given, etc. when you stop.

4. Please do not wait for the car door to be opened. We do not have enough adults to physically open every door.

Appreciation

September Artist of the Month

Bj Weeks is a multimedia artist with a studio and gallery

showroom off of Gluckstadt Road. Her works are represented

in galleries and designer showrooms across the

Southeast. Her paintings have been exhibited and purchased

for personal collections in many cities across the country

including Manhattan, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles,

Rosemary Beach, and many others. In Mississippi, 24 cities

currently promote and display her art. In addition to these

venues, she works directly with clients on commissioned

pieces. She also shares her passion for art by teaching and

hosting fun interaction paint parties in her studio; Splatter

Paint Parties.

Bj’s love of color, as represented in her work, comes from the

lucid memories she holds living on the Beautiful Gulf of

Mexico…. The large green oaks, the gorgeous sunsets and the

images of life on the coast are all embodied in her creativity. “I am truly humbled each time my works speaks to

someone. When my musings, expressed on canvas, evoke a

feeling or emotion in another, our souls are connected. I feel

as though I am coloring the world one painting at a time.

Bj is proud to partner with Studio 54/56 in their designs of Heirloom Reflections. These unique and one of a kind antique frames will be a keepsake which can be passed down for generations. A few samples will be on display; all pieces are custom orders. Visit the school to see these amazing pieces of work.

For more information visit: web: bjweeksfineart.com, or bjweeksart, instagram:bjweeks21, email:

bjweeks21@gmail.com , or 601.573.8786

Bj Weeks Studio Gallery address is 113 Dees Drive, Ste. E Madison, MS

(Between Relish and The Linen Shop) Hours by appointment , call or text.

Bus Driver Appreciation We are so thankful for our bus drivers who transport our children to school and back home each day. This new PTO committee will give them a snack or happy each month to let them know we appreciate them!

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JULY

4- Josalind Brown (SPED)

5- Martha Hanna (Principal)

8- Misty Pitts (2)

9- Corintha Tims (Cafeteria)

10- Lullia Winford (Cafeteria)

11- Denise Dunigan (SPED)

15- Rhonda Twitty (K Asst)

29- Lori Ragab (Art)

AUGUST

12- Sara Jordan (K),

Cindy Thornton ( SPED Asst)

14- D’Ann Adams (PA)

16- Michelle Cooper (3)

17- Shawna Grimes (Library)

19- Trina Smith (2 Asst)

22- Laticia Williams (Cafeteria)

27- Eric Washington (Main)

29- Lesley Stuart (1)

SEPTEMBER

17- Steward Crawford (PE), Vicky Goolsby (1)

21- Pamela Walker (Office)

25- Natalie Smith (K)

Cafeteria Reminders:

September 19 is the last day to turn in free/reduced

lunch forms. Forms are processed much faster

online @ Madison-schools.com

Children may not charge lunches in the cafeteria.

Please make sure they have lunch money or money

in their lunch account. You can make deposits

through myschoolbucks.com

Lunch is $3.00 this year

Stay connected with the MCS mobile app!

The “Madison County” app is currently available to download from the App Store and Google Play. To follow school(s), select Setting >Follow Schools>Select School(s) and feeds.

MADISON STATION ELEMENTARY PTO

We will earn every time you shop at Kroger. You will continue to earn discounted fuel at Kroger Gas Stations!!

All participants must enroll/re-enroll annually for the new program year. Even if you signed up in a prior year, you must sign up again!!

To re-enroll or enroll for first time if you already have a Kroger account

1. Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com 2. Click on Sign in. 3. Enter your e-mail address and password 4. You will find yourself at the “Kroger Community Rewards” page. 5. Click on Enroll Now. 6. Enter 81150 for Madison Station Elementary in the “find your organization” box. Then click Search. 7. Click on the circle left of “Madison Station Elementary” to highlight it. 8. Click on Enroll. 9. You can verify that it worked by looking at the Community Rewards section again. Enrollment Date should show the date you re-

enrolled.

10. Logout & you’re done!

To enroll for first time:

1. Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com 2. Click Create an Account, and follow the prompts. 3. You will enter your e-mail address and create a password. 4. Eventually, you will enter your choice of organization in the Kroger Community Rewards information section. 5. Enter Organization 81150 for Madison Station Elementary 6. Click on the circle left of “Madison Station Elementary” to highlight it. 7. Click on Enroll. 8. You can verify that it worked by looking at the Community Rewards section again. Enrollment Date should show the date you re-

enrolled.

9. Logout & you’re done! For a first time enrollment, it will take up to 72 hours to become active. Once active, you will see a message on the bottom of your Kroger receipt stating, “At your request, Kroger is donating to “Madison Station Elementary”

Many families at Madison Station own and operate local businesses. We would like to offer you an opportunity to sponsor this year’s Fall Festival. This will allow our school family to learn more about your business so we can support you in return. Our event sponsor will receive recognition through signage before, during and after the event. Please consider a sponsorship today!

Fall Festival Event Sponsor ($150) Business name will be prominently displayed at specific game/booth and on all printed

material sent home with students.

Please contact Heather Gibson at hcarrgibson@yahoo.com if you have any questions or would like to support our event as a sponsor.

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MSE BOXTOPS BULLETIN

It’s time to start clipping and saving Box Tops! Box Tops for Education is a fun and easy way to support MSE. All you have to do is clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of family products from brands like Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ziploc, Kleenex, and more! Ways to earn Box Tops points:

Clipping and sending them to school

Bonus Box Tops found on store receipts

Entering daily sweepstakes

Entering special codes on the BT4E website To create a free account, go to http://www.boxtops4education.com Log in daily to enter all current sweepstakes’, print product coupons, and check out our progress. Twice a year classes will compete in 2 divisions (K-2 and 3-5) to collect the most Box Tops. There will be 3 winning classrooms from each division. The winning classes will receive prizes! Watch the Box Tops bulletin for classroom standings. What can you do to help? Neatly cut Box Tops and turn them in to your teacher. Please make sure the teacher’s name is included so your child’s class earns the proper credit. Each room will collect Box Tops and deposit them in the library collection bucket. Parents can also join in to help sort, clip, and count their child’s classroom Box Tops each week. If you want to get involved, please email leeannewatson833@gmail.com Contest Deadline: October 28 Leading Classes will be announced weekly in the month of October.

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MSE Fall Festival Sponsor 2017

Thank you for sponsoring Madison Station’s Fall Festival. The event will be

held Friday, October 13, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We truly appreciate

your support!

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Gibson at

(601) 983-7220 or hcarrgibson@yahoo.com

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Please return the bottom portion with your sponsorship check made out to

MSE PTO by Wednesday, October 4th

. You can send it two ways:

1) Drop off at MSE’s office in an envelope labeled “Heather Gibson Fall

Festival”

2) Mail it to Heather Gibson at 102 Northridge Madison,

MS 39110

___ Event Sponsor ($150)

Sponsor Name: ____________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

Email: ___________________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________________________________

Join the PACEsetters (Parents for Arts Create Excellence)

Allison and Rush Agent Mary and Ken Ball Julie and Tim Basel Rebecca and Harrison Bauer Rachael and Jimbo Bearden Laura Lea and Nathan Beavers Ashley Becher or Carole Richardson Lynie and Dave Berkenpas Kathleen and Trey Biggs Christy and Chip Boutwell Brook and Austin Brown Cari and Bryan Brown Angie and Johnny Brunini Kami and Brad Bumgarner Susan and Steven Burnham Kristen A. Campbell Kimberly and Drew Cleland Ashley Collins Mindy and Joe Collins Kelli and Tim Cook Shana and Kevin Cook Tiffni Corban Lakeisha and Shane Corley Robin and Mike Covington Kelly and Tanny Crawford Kara and Brady Davis Courtney and Jason Dean Leigh and Ben Edwards Robin and Jason Ellis Courtney and Bob Filgo Karen and Keith Fitzgerald Katie and Jason Fuller

Heather and Brian Gibson Kacey and Matt Ginn Brittany and Jon Hammett Mara Hanson Olivia and Jas Henry Brandi Hester Melissa and Wright Hill Summer and W. Ashley Hood Natalie and Jeremy Hutto Timony and Kevin Ingram Sara and Drew Jackson Sheila and Tony Jeff Judy and Arthur Jernigan Jennifer Jewett Hallie Jones Allison and Adam Jones Chase and Phillip King Hanna Kovalenko Annelise and Chad Ladner Sarah Langston Sarah and Tim Largen Casey Lee Bill Lowe Chih Yung Lu and Tzu Yi Yeh Laura and Matt Miller Katie and Michael Mitchell Mary Katherine and Clay Neely Jessica and Joel Neely Harry Nelson Jill and Rob Nichols Beth and Matt Noland Kristi and Hans Pettit

Heather Pierce Emily and Chris Poole Robyn and Alan Potts Bethany and Jason Powers Charlie and Steve Price John David Robertson Laura and John Rounsaville Allison Ruhl Dawn and Dale Russell Robyn and Jared Shaw Stephanie and Brian Shaw Debra Shoemake Natalie and Frank Smith Jessica and Morgan Springfield Amanda K. Stegall Kathryn and Brady Stewart Laura Stronach Saundra and Jason Strong Reese Suruvka Molly and Ryan Swindell Michelle and Billy Taylor Angela and Gary Teasley Stephanie and Derrick Tesseneer Rebecca and Will Thomas Jerrie Ann and Neal Thomas Allison and Jason Walker Lee Anne and Scott Watson Ali and Blake Webber Suzanne and Jeremy Westfall Melanie Williams Sarah and Kevin Yearick

PACEsetter

GOLD

Sarah and Eddie Carlisle Tiffany C. Chambers Bridgett and Richard Chisolm Tamara Clark Catherine and Mike Cliburn Meta Copeland Katy and Clint Farrar Tanya Graves Jennifer and Jamie Hankins Collin and Chad Hutchinson Nashandra and Steven James Luing Hkum and Lum Hkawng Lahpyaw Lacie and Lance Lee Maren Lee Angel and Ian MacDonald Lindsey and Stan Martin Olivia and Jim McCay Rachel and John McHann Sherry and Ben McIntyre

Lea Miller Alyce S. Nash and Maudria Nash Jennifer and Coy Neal Amy and John Nisbett Andrea and Andy Notbohm Tracy and Russ Ogburn Alisha Pace Crissie and Michael Parker Kelly Parker Angie Redding LaToya and James Reed Beth Reinmiller Michelle and Mark Reza Sara and John Rippel Shannon and Mike Rives Page Robertson Robin and Matt Smith Stephanie and Richard Stevens Lynda and Bucky Stewart

Anne and Jonathan Stockett Heather and Dave Thomasson Amanda Tillman Ashley Tupman Leslie and Jim Turner Abbey and Daniel Wright

PACEsetter

PLUS

Join the PACEsetters (Parents for Arts Create Excellence)

Bindiya Anand Sarah and Jay Barrett Lacey Bates Tomeka and Scott Bayliss Thea and Terrence Black Laura Blackmon Victoria Bradly Sheena Brooks Christi Brown Elisabeth and Jay Carney LaShonda S. Catchings Serena Clark Leigh Anne Coleman Tricia and Trey Copeland Tara and Andy Cote Tisha and Adam Cox Gayathri Dharmalingam Karli Dilback Angie and Burton Doss Krissa and Derek Easley Tara and Brad Engels Stacy and Brian Estes Leslie and Travis Ezelle Kim and Lee Ferguson Joly and Erik Fields Kellie and Gary Fox Jennifer and Karl Gager Joanny and Brad Garrison Nikki and Ben Gladd Druhan Goff Lindsey Goolsby Michelle and Kraig Goreth Greg Gussio Rebecca and Brock Haas Britton and Brad Hathorn Meredith and John Hegi Lori Held Bonney and Tom Henderson Mackenzie Henry Hannah Henson

Beth Herzig Jennifer and Todd Hinman Jamie Hoerman Angie Holliday Ashley and Stuart Hollingsworth Ashley and Brad Holly Deren Johnston Lindsay Killebrew Cynthia and Randall Kovach Angie and Phillip Ladner Ann and Philip LeRoux Courtney and Alan Loving Kim and Dusty Majure Kim Tolbert Mastro Christie McFadder Alison and Rod McMinn Jodi and Mike McNeese Erin Meyer Courtney Milan Candee Milling Sharie and Daniel Mims Takishaya and Hosea Minnieweather Valerie and Glen Morris Jynger and Isaac Morris Deepthi Mundra Robika Mylroie Grace and Loren Parmley Tejal Patel Suzanne and Doug Pierce Hope Poole Ginger and Justin Pullen Ashley Pullen Whitney and Martin Quick Angela Qureshi Mekala Rajendran Nikki and Jamie Ramsey Heather and Andy Reeves Tanya and Eric Robertson Bridget and Lyle Robinson Suzanne Sanders

PACEsetter

PARENT Mary Katherine and Chad Segrest Sneh Dhannawat and Anup Sultania Glen and Sharon Silverman Susannah Silvia Sharon Stinson Skye St John Robin and Michael Suggs Kelly and Todd Therrell Elizabeth and Jason Thigpen Kris and Ramsay Thomas Lindsey and Rusty Thoms Kelly and Stanton Toler Allison Tupman Lisa Usry Maria and Victor Valdez Heather Walker Sara and Wade Watts Jenny and Tony Weaver Shelly and Richard Webb Changhong Wen Bonnie Wester Kimberly and Drew Williams Shay and Kenny Williamson Kelly and Andy Williamson Jenny and Cory Winders Paige Wolfe Xu Xu Shan Yang and Maggie Wei Eryn and Geoffrey Yoste

If you have any questions or changes, please email them to

ptomadisonstation@gmail.com