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The Madison Mustang

February Newsletter

Hello!

I can’t believe that our mid-winter break is almost here. School will not be in session on March 11-15 due to the break, and we expect all students to return to school on Monday, March 18th.

The MCA’s for math and reading will be given in April and teachers are preparing students for this type of assessment format as well as the content. Our School Improvement Plan goal is to increase our reading and math scores by 10%. Below is a link to MCA test preparation suggestions from the Minnesota Department of Education. More information will be coming home soon regarding specific dates for testing.

Here is a link to the MCA item samples

http://minnesota.pearsonaccessnext.com/

Thank you for all you do to help your child be successful in their education!

Springing Ahead,

Kate Flynn, Principal

Upcoming Events

March 11-15: No School Mid Winter Break
March 18: PTA Meeting, Madison Media Center, 6:00 PM

MCA Testing

Minnesota state testing for math and reading start on April 4th for all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Please do your best to not schedule appointments during the day for the month of April.

It is important to your child's success to be well rested, and ready for school on time each morning.

School Lunch Menus

Here is a link to the school lunch menu for March, this link includes color pictures of lunch for each day. On the menu you may see that each day there are two options for the main item. Students are able to make their lunch choice each morning.
https://isd742.nutrislice.com/menu/madison/lunch/2019-03-05

WISH LIST ITEMS
The season of cold weather and colds is upon us, Madison staff would greatly appreciate donations of:
*Kleenex
*Disinfecting wipes
*New or gently used clean boys and girls pants (especially sweat pants) sizes 5-8

Donations can be dropped off at the Madison Office.

Third Grade News

With all the snow days and inside recess our students have been busy exploring teamwork! We got to experience teamwork and STEM activities through our school wide enrichment. 5^th grade students challenged our students to build unique towers using only cups, cubes, and sticks. They had a blast! With I Love to Read month coming to an end our students buddied up with our buddy classrooms to read. They were excellent role models to our younger students and encouraged reading within our grade level.

Skyward Family Access

Skyward is a great way to stay informed about your child at school. Skyward allows you to check your child's lunch balance, report an absence, update your phone contact information and email as well as be in contact with your child's teacher.

Click the link below if you need help with your password:
https://www.isd742.org/cms/lib/MN01909691/Centricity/Domain/633/Skyward%20Family%20Access%20Forgot%20Login.pdf

Click the link below if you need help setting up your account
https://www.isd742.org/cms/lib/MN01909691/Centricity/Domain/633/Skyward%20Family%20Access-new%20families.pdf

PAKRAT Reading

Round four of Madison PAKRAT starts this week. Please be sure you are reading with your child each night and signing their agenda or PAKRAT sheets. Last month kindergarten had the highest participation of students in PAKRAT and won a grade level pizza party. Way to go Kindergarten.

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