Dr. Koop's Newsletter

Happy December! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great start to the new month. December at KRS is always a fun time full of learning, special events, joy, and celebration. Please make sure to mark your calendars for the KRS Sing-A-Longs on December 20, 2022. Details are included in this newsletter. For the fourth and fifth grade students in band, chorus, and orchestra, there is a concert on December 15, 2022 at 9:30 AM for parents/guardians in the KRS multi-purpose room. Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Kathy Koop

Please join us on December 20, 2022 in the multi-purpose room for the annual KRS Sing-A-Longs. If your child is in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, the Sing-A-Long time will be at 9:30 AM. For anyone with a child in third, fourth, or fifth grade, the Sing-A-Long time will be at 10:20 AM. For anyone with children in both Sing-A-Longs, please feel free to participate in both. The Sing-A-Longs are not performances. They are designed to be special times when we may all come together to sing holiday songs.

• December 7th and 8th, 2022 - Holiday Boutique

• December 9, 2022 - First Trimester Report Cards Available in Genesis

• December 15, 2022 - Holiday Concert for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students in Band, Chorus, and Orchestra 9:30 AM

• December 20, 2022 - Sing-A-Longs for Students and Parents - Grades K-2 9:30 AM, Grades 3-5 10:20 AM

• December 23, 2022 - Winter Recess - Single Session 12:45 PM Dismissal

• December 26 - 30, 2022 - Winter Recess - Schools Closed

Please see this link for the latest issue of the PTO PAW Print.

"The Madison SEPAG will be holding a virtual parent meeting on December 7th at 7:30pm. The Madison Special Education Parent Advisory Group represents parents of children with disabilities who are eligible for or receiving services under an IEP or 504 plan. To join and receive meeting information, please register via our directory at www.madisonsepag.com"

Students in grades 1-5 will be completing the reading and mathematics Star assessments in December. You should expect to receive your child's results in the month of January 2023.

Report cards for the first trimester will be available for parent/guardian viewing in Genesis on December 9, 2022 beginning at 3:00 PM.

Giving Tuesday may have passed, bu the Giving Season is upon us. We hope you will Give Local and make a donation to the Madison Education Foundation (MEF). Your generous contributions allow us to fund great ideas that inspire educators and energize the academic and creative lives and social emotional health of students in Madison Public Schools.

Learn more about how your donations make a positive impact in our public schools HERE, and make a tax-deductible donation to MEF to support our grant-making program HERE.

We are grateful for your support all year round and especially during this season of giving.

MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2022 - 2023 School Year

Trimester 1

August 29, 2022 First Trimester Begins

December 1, 2022 First Trimester Ends

December 9, 2022 Report Cards Available in Genesis

Trimester 2

December 2, 2022 Second Trimester Begins

March 8, 2023 Second Trimester Ends

March 17, 2023 Report Cards Available in Genesis

Trimester 3

March 9, 2023 Third Trimester Begins

June 14, 2023 Third Trimester Ends

June 14, 2023 Report Cards Available in Genesis

Conferences:

November 21 (Evening) and 22, 2022

April 3 (Evening ) and 4, 2023