Madrona Bear Facts: Week 4

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Check your ParentSquare for the latest information on the school parking lot and other back-to-school info!

📅 Upcoming Dates

🙋 Get Involved With MIT - Volunteer to Help Our School!

👂 Thank You to our Hearing Screening Volunteers

🧛🏻‍♂️ Share Your Feedback on This Year's Bear Scare

💲 MIT Grants: Call for Submissions and Readers

🏫 Curriculum Nights for all students

🧠 Madrona Enrichment Registration Postponed

🎨 Help the Middle School Art Program

📸 Picture Day

📸 Volunteers Needed for Picture Day

🏃 Fun Run

🏃 Volunteer at Fun Run!

👹 Monster Mad Dash

👟 Madrona Let Me Run

💻 New digital form for MIT Scholarships

🥪 This Week's Menu

⭐ Notes From MIT

9/22 8 AM 📝 Registration opens for Enrichment Classes

9/24 🏫 Kindergarten/Primary Curriculum Night

9/25 🏫 Intermediate/Middle School Curriculum Night

9/25 📸 Picture Day

9/26 🏃Fun Run

9/28 🔚 Deadline for registering for Enrichment Classes

10/4 👹 Monster Mad Dash 5k

10/10 👟 Deadline to register for Let Me Run

Full calendar on Madrona BearFacts

Add the MIT Google Calendar to your own

More information about volunteering may be found on our website here: https://www.madronabearfacts.com/helpful-information/volunteer-information/

Volunteer Signup Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSNMS9S_Y2ANOP7HccdhiB7Y6h8SuHqENJ5kCTUy23WvBa0Q/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110083319410728073725

Karen Wong, our Speech-Language Pathologist at Madrona, wanted to send a special Thank You to the volunteers who came out to help last week at the Hearing Screening.

Thank You to:

Lena Kleven

Kim Hensel

Kate Whetten

Sarah Shoberg

Dear Madrona Community,

Bear Scare has long been one of Madrona’s most beloved traditions—an evening where our community gathers to celebrate with games, activities, costumes, carved pumpkin contest, prizes, laughter, and plenty of memories made together.

This year, however, with the state of our school facilities and the uncertainty around parking lot completion, we want to thoughtfully assess how best to proceed. At the MIT meeting on Monday, we heard valuable feedback, and now we’d like to hear directly from you.

We’re asking for your input through a short Google survey (link below). Specifically, we want to gauge:

• Your interest in attending this year’s Bear Scare.
• Your willingness to volunteer to help make the event happen.
• Your thoughts on logistics, such as shuttle service to and from the school, since parking may not be fully available.

"Grant" is just a fancy way of saying -- write up your idea to improve the school. The way you write it doesn’t need to be perfect - we will be looking at ideas, not spelling or grammar.

What are your ideas? Something educational? Something to support the learning environment? Ways to improve the campus maybe? Something artsy? Something STEM? A new event? An assembly?

Round 1 - $2,500 Available to Support Ideas for Improving Our School

Submitting an idea is easy, just fill out this short form!

If you feel you need assistance writing up your grant application for any reason, please reach out to your friendly Grant Administrator.

We are looking for a Madrona Grants Lead. 3 times a year, one time each quarter. Go though the submitted proposals and clarify anything that needs to be clarified. Gather a team and distribute to them the proposals that meet the grant submission criteria.

If you are interested or have questions, please email mitvicechair@gmail.com.

Apply to be a reader here:

Make sure to mark your calendars for Curriculum Night! Curriculum Night is a great way to connect with your child's teacher and learn more about what they'll be focusing on in the classroom this year.

• Kindergarten/Primary Curriculum Night - September 24, Time and Location TBD
• Intermediate/Middle School Curriculum Night - September 25, Time and Location TBD

Watch ParentSquare for more information!

Due to unforeseen circumstances and a recent change in district policy regarding outside vendors, we are postponing registration for the Fall Enrichment session.

Please note:

• Registration will not open as previously planned

• Program costs may differ from what was printed on flyers that students may or may not have brought home

We’re working quickly to resolve these issues and now anticipate opening registration later this week.

In the meantime, the most accurate and up-to-date information will be posted on the MIT Enrichment website.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

👉 How to Register:
Visit 6crickets.com → go to “Parents” → “Programs at your school”
Returning users can use their existing login.

💻 Explore Classes:
Check out the full list of classes and more information on the Enrichment website.

Volunteers Needed:
Some classes require an adult volunteer in order to run — click here to volunteer if you’re available to help!

Scholarships:
Financial assistance is available. Visit the MIT Scholarship page for details.

Questions? Contact us at madronaep@gmail.com.

Middle School Art is collecting 70-80 rinsed plastic milk gallon jugs for an upcoming art project. Please send these in with students to leave in the office! Cut-off date for collection will be Friday, October 24th

School photos will be taken during school on 9/25

NOTE: Class photos will also be taken the same day

Please complete your order by 9/25 either online, or using the form sent home with your student and return to their teacher. Class photos need to be added separately to your order and are not included in the packages.

Volunteers may also have their photo taken for their badge on this day.

• After you add the package to your cart on the Dorian website, go to your cart.
• There is a Bonus Section, as seen in the photo below.
• Here you may Add On Ala Carte images for $8 each instead of $16
• 1 8x10, 2 5x7, 4 3.5x5, 8 wallet
• This only shows up if you've added a $43 package or above
• Here you may add an Image Download Add On (digital download) for $9 instead of $24
• This appears for all packages
• If you have individual images or the image download in your cart already, the Bonus Section options will not appear
  

We have filled all needed volunteer slots for picture day, but we are still looking for 2 more volunteers for School Picture Retake Day on November 12th. Volunteers are welcome to have a middle school lunch of sub sandwiches or salads from the school cafeteria on MIT.

• All volunteers must be cleared by Safe Visitor Solutions before volunteering in any capacity at Madrona.
• Volunteering at Madrona information: https://www.madronabearfacts.com/helpful-information/volunteer-information/

A great start to the school year on the Madrona School track!

Awards for: Best Spirit, Most Laps, Best Dressed, Goofiest, Loudest

Mission

• Kickoff the school year
• Enhance school spirit
• Build a sense of camaraderie among centers and the entire school
• Promote themes and ideals for the upcoming year

Activities

• Opening Ceremony - all centers/classes gather on the South field in their assigned locations
• Opening announcements by Leadership
• Centers are introduced to each other while being encouraged to dance/cheer.
• The Fun Run
• Centers/classes report to their assigned stations on the track for the start of the fun run
• Each station includes a ‘gate’ where students will pass through each lap so their lap will be counted
• Closing Ceremony - all centers return to their field stations for closing announcements and awards.

• All volunteers must be cleared by Safe Visitor Solutions before volunteering in any capacity at Madrona.
• Volunteering at Madrona information: https://www.madronabearfacts.com/helpful-information/volunteer-information/
• Volunteers need to check in at the front office at 8:30am

• Once checked in, head to the check-in table on the track to find your assignment
• Parking information forthcoming

Questions? Please contact Shana Hicks, shanaehicks@gmail.com

The Monster Mad Dash 5k in support of Foundation of Edmonds School District is 9 am, Saturday, Oct 4. This year’s run will be at Lake Ballinger, Mountlake Terrace.

Everyone is welcome to join us in supporting the Foundation by donating to registering with our team, Madrona Bears!

Full Event Day Details

Madrona Bears Team Page for Donation & Registration

Some of our 2024 team:

Let Me Run is a program for 3-6th grade boys to train 2 times a week for 7 weeks, and then compete in an end-of-season 5k. You can find registration information at the button below:

The Madrona Integrated Team (MIT) understands that the costs associated with school may be a hardship for some families. The MIT community has determined that it is important to support our community during this time.

The fees covered by the Scholarship Program include:

• Supply fees (also available under Free and Reduced Lunch benefits)
• One ticket to Bear Scare
• One Enrichment class per year
• Two tickets to a Madrona Children's Theatre show
• Field trip fees (also available under Free and Reduced Lunch benefits)
• One yearbook & one pen

Anyone who thinks the cost of these items may be a hardship for their family should apply.

The new MIT Scholarship form is live. It's all digital. You should receive some information about this from your teachers as well.

Note the information received is confidential and only goes to our Office Manager, Kim Zimmerman. MIT does not have access to the information.

Subject to change

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If you or anyone you know would like to receive updates on what is happening at Madrona and how you might be able to get involved, you can sign up for the MIT Newsletter on our website.

Hi! I'm Dan Hart, your friendly neighborhood MIT Communications Coordinator. I will be responsible for sending the weekly MIT newsletter on Sundays. My goal is to continue to keep this newsletter fresh, fun to read, and informative for the whole Madrona community!

You may notice that this email is a little lighter on images than usual. After some feedback, we've decided to move away from the use of AI images as part of our newsletter theme (other than when they are used as the graphic for a specific event). Instead, we'll be coordinating with the centers and Spark! to include student artwork in the newsletter. Watch for this in the near future!

🎁 Feedback is always a gift, and I invite you to give us the gift of your feedback!

Please email me with feedback and suggestions including, but not limited to:

• What do you like
• What could improve
• Suggest a theme
• Any other feedback or suggestions!

Do you have an article you’d like included in our weekly email? Please email your blurb to Dan at MITCommCoordinator@gmail.com or submit online by Friday at noon to be included the edition going out that Sunday. Please include if you’d like the article to run for multiple weeks.

Interpretation for families is available through the school district for MIT events.

To request ASL interpretation, email aslrequests@edmonds.wednet.edu

To request other language interpretation, call or email Kelly Carlson at carlsonka@edmonds.wednet.edu | 425-431-2900

* Families that need interpretation must register in advance: We need 7 days to schedule interpreters for events.

* Familias que necesitan interpretación deben registrarse con anticipación: Necesitamos 7 días para programar intérpretes para los eventos.

*통역이 필요한 가족들은 미리 등록을 해야 합니다: 행사를 위한 통역관을 준비하는데3일이필요합니다.

* Các gia đình cần thông dịch phải đăng ký trước: Chúng tôi cần 7 ngày để sắp xếp thông dịch viên cho các sự kiện.

* Семьи, которые нуждаются в переводчике должны зарегистрироваться заранее: нам необходимо 7 дополнительных дня, чтобы заказать переводчика для мероприятия.

بالنسبة للعائلات التي بحاجة إلى مترجم يجب عليهم أن يسجلوا مسبقاً: نحن بحاجة إلى 7 أيام لتأمين جدول مواعيد للمترجمين لهذه الأحداث*