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Win Tickets to the Madera Auction
+ 4 Raffle Tickets!
BY DONATING $100 TO ANNUAL GIVING IN FEBRUARY
Celebrate Madera’s 100th day by making a $100 donation to Annual Giving in Feb. You’ll be entered in a drawing to win 2 tickets to the Madera Auction on May 6th and 4 raffle tickets at the auction (worth $100 total).
Help keep our enrichment programs going - AND - have a chance for free auction tickets!
This year’s auction theme is Madera’s 60th Diamond Anniversary and it promises to be a great time! We’ll announce the winner at the March 13 PTA Meeting.
Here are the rules: Anyone who donates $100 or more to Annual Giving Campaign in Feb will be included. This includes recurring donations of $100 per month or more. You can pay by check, (made payable to Madera Foundation) or via PayPal. You do not need to be present to win, but this PTA meeting will be a great one to attend.
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A Taste of The Conscious Kitchen
January 30 - February 3
Freshly-Made Organic Meals at Madera
Schedule:
Breakfast: 7:50 – 8:30 am
Lunch:
PM Kindergarten: 11:15 am
AM Kindergarten & Grades 1, 2: 11:30 - 11:55 am
Grades 3, 4: 12:00–12:25 pm
Grades 5, 6: 12:30–1:00 pm
Food Allergies
Our hope is that every child can participate in the Conscious Kitchen program. However, during A Taste of the Conscious Kitchen demonstration week, participating chefs will be cooking meals in their professional kitchens, meaning we cannot guarantee that there will be no cross contamination during the food preparation process. If your child has severe food allergies, we recommend that you do not have your child participate in the lunch program this week.
This is what we can guarantee:
Vegetarian options will be available every day.
Gluten free options will be available Monday (burritos w/o tortillas), Thursday (chicken) and Friday (hamburgers w/o buns).
No nuts, or nut oils, with the exception of coconut oil, will be used in the preparation of any of the food.
Our goal is to transition to a full on-site Conscious Kitchen for the 2017/18 school year. This will mean having an on-site kitchen. As we move forward with that process, we will work with parents to ensure that all children can participate in the lunch program safely.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Spelling Bee Congratulations
No Spell Check Needed for These Stellar Spellers
The Madera Spelling Bee was about the quietest the MPR has ever been with 7 classrooms of kids present. You could hear a pin drop!
The event started at 9:00 on Friday and ended about 11:00. It took 14 rounds to get down to the final two spellers. In the 16th round Dipaam Hotho correctly spelled "symbol". Dipaam moves on to the West Contra Costa District Spelling Bee which will match the best spellers district-wide while also serving as the stepping stone to the Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition
Here are the top spellers for 2017:
Tied for 3rd
Abigail Manila- 6th grade
Anna Du - 6th grade
2nd place
Kate Chu -5th grade
1st place
Dipaam Hotho - 4th grade
Congratulations to ALL the participants this year!! You are all winners to us.
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We Brought Back The BOOT!
Congratulations to Madera for Winning the 5th Annual Boot Classic
Way to go team! In a nail biting championship game vs Harding, Madera came out victorious with the final score of 5-2. The recipient of the Silver Sneaker award for best sportsmanship was Fairmont Elementary. Congratulations to all the players and all the teams. Every year its a great community event that brings kids together from all of the local elementary schools. It was great to see so much support from all the teachers at all the schools.
BIG THANKS to Christian Matthews who worked for weeks prior, coordinating with the other school and teams and making sure that the day ran smoothly! This event was conceived by the kids, but it couldn't have happened without the many parent volunteers who make it all happen; Sacha Matthews, Linda Geiser, Craig Danby, Guy Fong, Paul Normington, and Matt Reed. And thanks to Parent Alum, Aaron Lewis who emceed the day, giving the play-by-play. We also had Student Alum, Adam Geiser, come back and referee the games to keep the games fair and for the kids.
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Garden Work Party
Saturday, February 4th 2017 10:00 - 1:00 - Madera Garden
Do you and your children love being outside and in the Garden? Please come join us in getting your hands dirty Sat with some general maintenance and weeding in the Madera Garden Sat Feb 4 10-1. If you know you’l attend ahead of time please RSVP Ms. Leah at Localidesigns@gmail.com or just show up. Looking forward to seeing you in the Garden.
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February PTA Meeting
Monday, February 13th, 2017 7:00 p.m. Library
We hope you can join us at our February PTA meeting as we enter the second half of the school year. We're on the downhill run, but we still have a lot of ground to cover!
We want to hear from you. Please come and be a part of our strong PTA.
PTA Meeting Agenda:
- Approve Minutes
- President Report
- Treasurer Report
- Principal/Teacher Report
- Foundation Report
- Approve Revised PTA Bylaws
- Announce PTA 2017-18 Board Nominations
- Special speaker - to be announced!
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Officers Needed for PTA Board
Join the 2017 - 2018 PTA Executive Board
In March, Madera’s PTA Membership will be voting to fill positions for next year’s PTA Board. These positions are elected and any parent who would like to run is welcome and encouraged to do so. If you have ideas on how to build community, improve extracurricular programs, and generally make Madera even better than it already is, this is the best way to get involved! “New” Madera parents, you are particularly invited to contribute your skills and ideas, as you are the future of Madera and it’s your participation that will keep Madera thriving in years to come. If you know someone who has an incoming kindergartner who might be interested, feel free to pass this information along.
The PTA has a nominating committee which will submit its nominees for next year’s Board to the Membership by mid-February. They would love to hear from you if you are interested in being nominated for one of the Board positions.
The committee is currently seeking nominees for the following positions:
- Executive Vice President
- VP of Communications
- Volunteer Coordinator
For more information on job descriptions or to be considered for nomination by the committee, please contact Kati Oliver (koliver910@gmail.com) by February 6, 2017.
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Art Show Call for Entries
Art Work Due: Thursday, February 9 between 8:00-9:00
Viewing: Thursday, February 16, 2017 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the MPR
Drawing, painting, print, collage, sculpture, ceramic, clay or photography
NO FRAMED ARTWORK – any work under glass will not be accepted
All entries must be a student's own original artwork produced during this school year (whether it be here at school, at home or another art class). ONE ENTRY PER STUDENT
Entry Forms will be in the January 27 Blue Folder or downloaded here. An entry form must accompany all artwork. Please allow time to complete the form at home before submitting your artwork. Tell us what the name of the piece is, what medium you used to make it (pastel, watercolor, found objects, etc) and what inspired you to create it. Please write legibly, this will be used as your title plaque in the show.
Volunteers Needed! 4-6 adult volunteers needed to help collect, sort and organize artwork on Thursday February 9th, 8:00-9:00 am, please contact Cristina if you can help – thank you! Questions – contact Cristina Lichauco at lichauco@gmail.com.
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Community Corner:
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The Ultimate Crab Feed - Saturday, February 25th. Benefiting ECHS and Korematsu Ultimate Frisbee Club
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