Dr. Koop's Newsletter

Happy October!

I am so excited about the Best Foot Forward assemblies for the students on Monday, October 3rd! I watched every episode of Best Foot Forward, and the series is amazing. The content is emotionally touching and thought provoking, with valuable lessons within the storylines about a family and middle school child navigating through life's celebrations and sometimes unique challenges. The actors within the series including KRS parent Joy Suprano as the mother, are wonderful! To learn more about the Best Foot Forward series, refer to this incredible PTO publication for information.

Within this newsletter, is information from school counselor Mr. Levine about Respect Week. Next week, schools are closed on October 5, 2022 for Yom Kippur. Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Kathy Koop

• Week of October 3 , 2022 - Respect Week

• October 5, 2022 - Yom Kippur - Schools Closed

• October 17, 2022 - In Service - Staff Only

• October 18 - 21, 2022 - Safety Week

• October 31, 2022 - KRS Halloween Parade 1:20 PM

• November 10 & 11, 2022 - NJEA Convention - Schools Closed

• November 21 & 22, 2022 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

• November 23, 2022 - Thanksgiving Recess - Single Session 12:45 PM Dismissal

• November 24 & 25, 2022 - Thanksgiving Recess - Schools Close

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

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

Monday 10/3 Best Foot Forward Assembly. Students will be treated to an assembly that brings awareness to how we treat students with special needs. We will be visited by some of the Stars of the new Apple TV Series “Best Foot Forward” including KRS parent, Joy Suprano. To learn more about the show please view the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucT7S_vomZw

Tuesday 10/4 Start with Hello!

Students will participate in a school-wide “HeyDay,” by greeting each other by name throughout the day. “HeyDay” is a fun, engaging activity that is part of the “Start with Hello” campaign. Students and staff take small but powerful actions to promote connectedness and inclusion. To learn more visit, https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/.

Wednesday: 10/5 No School

Thursday 10/6 Let’s talk about Gratitude: Today the theme throughout the school will be gratitude and being thankful.

Friday 10/7 Kindness Challenge: During lunch , students will have 7 minutes to list all the ways they can be kind in this world. The lunch period that has the biggest list wins!!! All lists will be displayed. Which lunch will win?

No Place for Hate Pledge KIngs Road School is a No Place for Hate school. The KRS students, teachers, and staff will sign the No Place for Hate pledge.

Ms. Thomas (Library), Mr Thompson (Art), and Ms. Porter (Music), will have lessons involving kindness and respect.

Please see here for the latest PTO PAW Print

Every class participated in a bus drill on Wednesday. The drills included a review of bus safety rules and exiting through the emergency door in the back of the bus. The students were wonderful! Thank you to head custodian Mr. Alfano for assisting with the bus safety drills.

Did you know KRS has a Little Free Library on its front lawn? Last year we were finally able to install our Little Free Library through a generous grant from the Madison Educational Foundation (MEF). Please stop by and see if any of the books are to your liking. It is a completely free resource within our community that extends beyond the KRS families. Donate what you are done with, and take a new book or two to enjoy! The library is located just below the parking lot to the left of the driveway. Look for the little red schoolhouse design!

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Enjoy this weekend’s poem from, Sing A Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year.

“The Leaves are Green”

Anonymous

The leaves are green

The nuts are brown,

They hang so high

They will not come down.

Leave them alone

Till frosty weather,

Then they will all

Come down together.

The 2022-23 KRS COUGAR READING CHALLENGE BEGINS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1!

• This year-long reading challenge is completely optional and a fun way to get our students reading at home!

• Each month, students should keep track of how many minutes they are reading at home on this calendar.

• Those minutes can include reading you are doing for reading logs, homework, minutes spent listening to an audiobook or read aloud on the computer (such as bookflix), or minutes spent being read to by an adult. This is not an extra assignment- If you are reading for homework, include that reading here too!

• Each month, there are different challenges to complete that can earn you an extra 100 minutes to add to your total!

• At the end of the month, add up all of your minutes!

Visit the MEF booth at Bottle Hill Day on Saturday, October 15, 2022! Learn about the MEF, enter our 50/50 raffle and see some of our grants in action. We’d love to talk to you about what we do and how you can help. We hope to see you there.

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