WHAT`S UP? - Madison School District

WHAT’S UP?
Students, Staff, and Community….Learning for All!
Madison Rose Lane Elementary
1155 East Rose Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Office: 602-664-7400
Nurse: 602-664-7420
Peter Morkert………………Principal
David Hernandez……Assistant Principal
Rose Lane’s Home Page: http://www.msd38.org
November 9, 2012
November 2012
Monday
12
VETERAN’S DAY
NO SCHOOL
19
Day 6
Visiting Author
Terri Fields
6:00-7:00pm-TEAM
General Meeting-Library
26
Day 2
Tuesday
Wednesday
13
Day 2
6:30-8:30pm-Girl
Scout Leader Meeting –
Library Conference Rm
6:30-8:30pm-Active
Parenting Class- Library
14
20
Day 1
6:00pm-Governing
Board Meeting – D/O
21
27
28
Day 3
Thursday
Day 3
Regular 2:30pm
Dismissal
16
22
23
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO SCHOOL
Day 4
Friday
15
Day 4
6:00-7:30pm-Family Dine
Out Night @ Smashburger,
1949 E. Camelback Rd.
6:30-7:30pm-Pack 41
Monthly mtg - cafeteria
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO SCHOOL
29
Day 5
Day 5
Thanksgiving
Sharing Ends
9:00am-1:30pm3rd Grade trip to
Tolmachoff Farms
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO SCHOOL
30
Day 6
School Spirit Day
TCT 1:00pm Dismissal
December 2012
Monday
3
Day 1
Tuesday
4
Day 2
6:00pm-Governing
Board Meeting – D/O
6:30-8:30pm-Girl
Scout Leader Meeting –
Library
Wednesday
5
Thursday
Day 3
TCT 1:00pm Dismissal
6
Day 4
7:00pm - 3rd Grade Music
Performance
Friday
7
Remember...School will be closed on the following days
for Veteran’s Day & Thanksgiving Break:
Monday, November 12
Wednesday, November 21
Thursday, November 22
Friday, November 23
Day 5
Dear Parents of Madison Rose Lane,
Principally
Speaking….
. ..
On November 11th of every year, we remember the men and women who have served
our country in the armed forces. Veteran’s Day was originally established by President
Woodrow Wilson in 1918 at the end of World War I. Freedom comes with a price and
on Veterans Day we acknowledge these special people who have sacrificed so much
for us. Take time with your youngster this weekend to commemorate the people who
have served and are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
The act of sacrifice is modeled by each of you as well as our staff in the support
provided for our students. Sacrifices are evident in time and allocation of resources.
Making time for your child a priority requires that other interests may temporarily take a
back seat. Providing the necessary resources also indicates the importance of helping
your child. Taking time every day to discuss learning is an essential element of success
for children.
Reading every day is a critical component that helps children.
Researchers have recommended a minimum of 20 minutes per day with eyes on text.
To the extent that this daily discipline of having your child’s eyes on text at home for 20
minutes a day, will help to ensure their improvement in reading.
In addition to supporting students in the area of reading, working with your child in
memorizing basic math facts (addition, subtraction, and multiplication) will help to equip
them for doing higher level mathematics. Reviewing simple facts while driving in the car
can help build their basic number fluency, thereby ensuring that they are ready to apply
complex skills in their work. Having your child estimate costs for items while at the store
is also a helpful skill in building the foundational math skills.
Our staff has been closely monitoring the growth and progress of every student. We
are constantly reviewing data to make decisions that will help your child reach their
potential. Sacrifices of time are given by the teacher as many of them spend hours
reviewing the data, planning, and researching ways that will benefit each child’s learning
and growth.
Rose Lane has been identified as a Rewards School as we received an ‘A’ label for our
student achievement and growth. The sacrifices that are evident have resulted in high
levels of progress for our students. We continue to maintain this unwavering focus in
helping our students learn. The level of progress has carried over to other areas as our
Cafeteria also received an ‘A’ label from the Health Department from their recent
inspection. Our cafeteria and maintenance staff continually provides an unwavering
focus in having safe and healthy conditions for our students, staff, and the community.
The sacrifice we collectively provide will help determine the level of success of our
students will experience. We are most grateful for your help and support in making
these goals a reality. Thank you for helping to make this possible for our children.
Sincerely,
Dr. Peter Morkert
Principal-Madison Rose Lane
Come join us for Thanksgiving Lunch!
Our wonderful cafeteria staff will be serving a Thanksgiving meal for lunch on the
following days and times:
Thursday, November 15
3rd Grade: 10:30-10:55am
Friday, November 16
Kindergarten: 10:30-10:55am
1st Grade: 11:25-11:45am
2nd Grade: 11:50am
4th Grade: 10:55-11:15am
Atchison: 11:50am
Coughlin/Wilson: 10:45am
Preschool: 11:45am
Please join your child in the cafeteria for a delicious Thanksgiving meal on the day and time
indicated above. The meal cost for adults and siblings (non Madison-students) is $3.00.
If you have any questions, please call:
Janet Hodgson, Rose Lane Cafeteria Manager, at 602-664-7431
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What’s Happening in TCT…….
This week at TCT teachers will score writing papers of opinion writing and reflect
on the genre. They will also plan for next writing unit of informative/explanatory
writing which will be taught over the next six weeks.
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Have you paid your Student Activity Fee?
If you haven’t already paid your child’s $50.00 Student Activity Fee, please
see Jeanine or Chris in the front office to pay this fee with cash (no checks,
please!). This fee covers your child’s field trips, assemblies, and other
extracurricular programs on our campus that your child participates in for
the 2012-2013 school year, and qualifies as a Kid’s Tax Credit to be claimed
on your Arizona State tax return.
NEW THIS YEAR: You may pay this fee online with a credit card. Go to
www.msd38.org, click on “Tax Credits” and follow the instructions. You
must provide the school office with a copy of your printed receipt with your
child’s name on it in order for your child to received credit. Thank you so
much for your support!
Physical Education News
From: Mrs. Haarer
Kindergarten and 1st graders learned how to perform dozens of skills with hula
hoops and how to throw and catch using scoop & balls. They also learned how to run
around the large circle of cones on the ¾ playground without cutting the corners.
Second and third graders were challenged to run/walk a one mile distance. This was
not a race and was not timed. A mile equals five times around the playground.
Everyone who finished received a red or blue ribbon. I am very proud of them! We
also learned hula hoop and scoop & ball skills.
Fourth graders had a much bigger challenge of running/walking a marathon in just
over a month. That is 26.2 miles! They can run during recess or PE classes and
receive a punch on a mileage card for every lap they run. After completing five miles
students earn a chain and foot token (charm). They earn another foot token at 10 &
15 miles, a runner token at 20 and 25 miles and lastly a 26.2 mile token. The
challenge will end at the end of November, but most students have already earned
two tokens and two boys have already completed the marathon (Henry Koehler and
Gage Lambert). Congratulations boys! Later in the year 4th graders will also have a
chance to earn additional tokens for excelling in the pushup, curl-up or sit & reach
tests.
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Kindergarten PE News….
During our next unit, the kids will learn to throw a football in a spiral and how to
kick off a tee! PLEASE check your child’s folder and schedule to see when they
have PE! Children will not be allowed to participate in PE if they do no wear tennis
shoes. One of Rose Lane’s goals is for ALL students to be safe. Students who do
not wear tennis shoes on PE are at risk to injure themselves or others.
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V.I.P.
Rose Lane is Proud to Announce our V.I.P.’s
for the Month of November 2012:
Bryant Oriol
Ashley Brown
Manuel Wilson
Arlo Fitschen
Raiden Chubick
Geovanny Brambila
Ixchel Hernandez
The first grade through fourth grade students have been working on
Holiday cards this past month. They are doing this as a fund raiser for
the school. TEAM will be selling them soon for the holidays. They will
be sold in packages of 10 cards so keep an eye out for them.
Creatively,
Ms. Brawley
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Cartridges For Kids
“Cartridges for Kids” is a free recycling program that provides year-round
fundraising opportunities for schools. You can donate cell phones, laser cartridges,
laptops, mp3 players, and inkjet cartridges. Just bring them to the front office or
room K-87. Please call Mrs. Lopez if you have any questions at 602-664-7487.
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2012-2013 Madison Rose Lane Yearbook
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Prices until Jan. 31.2012
o Online ordering $15.00 - ybpay.lifetouch.com, school code: 9892413
o Cash - $16.00 – fill out the form in the front office
Please contact Mrs. Coughlin or Mrs. Lopez with any questions.
We hope everyone had a blast at this year’s Fall Carnival! We saw lots of happy faces and
want to give a big shout out to everyone, parents and staff, that helped to make the night
such a great success! Congratulations to all our raffle winners- there were definitely plenty
of prizes to get excited about!
A huge thank you to everyone who heeded our call to shop at Costco on November 3rd.
Costco held a contest to see which school could send the most shoppers their way, and
guess who won! Rose Lane! We won a $100 Costco cash card AND a free ream of copy
paper for each $50 spent. Rose Lane shoppers spent a total of $3452.45!!! That means
you helped earn our staff 69 reams of paper. What amazing savings/earnings for our
school!
Thanksgiving Sharing is in full swing. The last week of this charity effort we are collecting
items for a full Thanksgiving Dinner for a family – frozen turkeys and pies (contact Becca
Gianforte to make this donation) and canned veggies, canned cranberry sauce, instant
potatoes, canned gravy, etc. TEAM is also still collecting items from previous week’s goals,
such as toiletries and household goods, and items with long-shelf lives, like canned goods,
mac & cheese and pastas, rice, etc. What a wonderful way to teach our students about
what the holiday season means – sharing and caring!
November Dine Out Night will be Thurs, November 15th at Smashburger at the
Colonnade (1949 E Camelback) Rose Lane will get a portion of sales ALL DAY, but you
must present our flyer when you order – look for flyers to come home the week of the event.
Smashburger is one of our favorite Dine-Outs, so we look forward to seeing everyone there!
We can’t wait to show you the holiday cards your children have been designing for the
upcoming season! What a fun project this has been. We are all very proud of the hard
work your kids have put forth, as well as the efforts of our awesome art teacher Sharon
Brawley. Look forward to a sneak preview soon.
Please remember – our next TEAM General Meeting will be Mon, November 19th from
6:00 – 7:00pm in the Library. As always, free childcare will be available. Our school
psychologist will be speaking about identifying your child’s style of learning.
Thank you for your support of TEAM!
Lindsey Williams
Rose Lane TEAM President
Together Everyone Achieves More
Next TEAM BOARD Meeting is Mon., Nov.19th at 4:00 pm, Rose Lane Library
Next TEAM GENERAL Meeting is Mon., Nov.19 th at 6:00 pm, Rose Lane Library
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROSE LANE’S STUDENTSOF-THE-MONTH FOR AUGUST 2012!
Students-of-the-Month are selected by their teachers because they
demonstrate good citizenship, they work to the best of their ability, and they provide
a good role model for their classmates. August’s Life Skill is: RESPONSIBILITY
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Qwinnlynn Palaster
Alfred Stevens
Ruby Martinez
Katherine Black
Isaiah Gunter
Madlyn McShane
Nikole Sanchez Baylon
Jose Vasquez Torres
Kaden Salazar
Sierra Kennedy
Connor Keogh
Luciana Koehler
Kimberly Cahoon
Donavan Hamm
Briana Vega
Devon Dominguez
Jomarron
Abby Jayme
Roman Morales
Brodi Stevens
Emma Wirth
Brooke Snyder
Marcus Heatherly
Maria Perez
Joseph Meza
3rd Grade
Spencer Russell
Lailah Oliver
Yunive Beltran
Brian Coronado
Tahlia Footracer
Ethan Wright
Mia Ramirez Mavoides
Belen Morales
Eduardo Gaytan
4th Grade
Eleanor McHugh
Ashton Yurkiw
Eddy Oriol
Liberty Spears-Passow
Hector Pineda
Serena Mendoza
Oscar Hernandez Gayosso
Claudia Fuentes Gonzalez
Nicholas Harvey
Gabriella Venegas
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ROSE LANE’S STUDENTSOF-THE-MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2012!
Students-of-the-Month are selected by their teachers because they
demonstrate good citizenship, they work to the best of their ability, and they provide
a good role model for their classmates. September’s Life Skill is: ORGANIZATION
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Kate Ambrosich
Ethan Rapps
Monroe Evans
Joseph Venegas
Rianna Maxwell
Peri West
Rosmar Ontiveros
Castro
Leonardo Leon
Marcus Pedraza
Janessa Campos
Jacob Knight
Alexandria Wang
Anna Ramirez
Angelo Sierras
Mariah Ozuna
Xavier Vega Hiralez
Lubaba Bakhet
Jason Fontenet
Amiya Jackson
Kylie Schriefer
Phoenix Burzynski
Adrian Yordanov
Juan Rodriguez
3rd Grade
Ashley Cortez
Alvaro Ruiz
Jessie Krueger
Dillon Tran
Lillian Moussallem
Leimeste
Nicole Marking
Arman Flores
Katie Acosta
Jack O’Brien
4th Grade
Hailey Johnson
Charles Wszalek
Gianna Depratti
Daniel Amaya
Owen Garfield
Josephine Reid
Riley Mansfield
Sydney Lizarraga
Luis Vega
Jacqueline Moreno
THANKSGIVING SHARING
Each year Madison Rose Lane families, teachers, and administration join together to help
others within our school community through the Thanksgiving Sharing Program. Classroom
collections will run for three weeks: October 29th – November 16th. Deliveries will take
place on Monday November 19th and Tuesday November 20th. As you do your grocery
shopping this month, please consider picking up a few extra items for those less fortunate.
Each week has a theme:
Week 1
Dates
10/29-11/2
Theme
Non-Perishable Food
Week 2
11/5-11/9
Personal & Household
Week 3
11/12-11/16
Thanksgiving Dinner
Suggestions
Canned Fruit/Vegies, Rice,
Beans, Hot/Cold Cereal, Pasta,
Sauce, Mac & Cheese, Crackers,
Canned Fish/Meat, Etc.
Toilet Paper, Paper Towels,
Toothbrushes, Toothpaste,
Shampoo, Soap, Lotion, Dish Soap,
Cleaning Supplies, etc.
FROZEN-Turkey*, Pie*, Stuffing,
Instant Potatoes, Gravy,
Cranberry Sauce, etc.
*FROZEN ITEMS MUST BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16TH
If you have any questions, are interested in volunteering or would like to donate frozen
items please contact: Becca Gianforte, 602-405-2239 or [email protected]
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News Across the District…..
Second Semester Gifted Testing Sessions
The gifted testing sessions for second semester placement will take place on the
following days:
Date
11/27/12
11/28/12
Time
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Grade
3–5
6–8
Test
CogAT
CogAT
Testing will take place at:
Madison District Office Board Room
5601 N. 16th Street
Students must be pre-registered to take the test. Parents should contact Rosalinda Cruz
at 602-664-7934 no later than November 16, 2012 to get pre-registered.
Students may only be tested once during a twelve month period on the same test.
District wide testing for Kindergarten and 2nd Grade students will be administered in late
January/early February 2013.