Dr. Koop's Newsletter

What a gorgeous fall day! This week was full of activities and conversations about respecting ourselves and others. We began Respect Week with a fantastic assembly about inclusion, featuring Logan Marmino and KRS parent Joy Suprano, two of the stars from the Apple+ series Best Foot Forward. By the conclusion of Respect Week, every KRS student and staff member signed the KRS No Place for Hate pledge which is displayed near the multi-purpose room. KRS is a No Place for Hate School. For information about the No Place for Hate program, check out their website.

Last night I attended a FANTASTIC PTO meeting facilitated by PTO Co-Presidents Mrs. DiPaola and Mrs. Malafronte. The meeting was productive and fun! In attendance, were amazing, supportive, KRS parents in person and on Zoom. The PTO is a critical part of what makes KRS such a special place for the students, teachers, and staff. I am deeply grateful for the support of the KRS PTO!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Sincerely,

Dr. Kathy Koop

• October 12, 2022 - Walk to School Day

• 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 Single Session - 12:45 PM Dismissal

• 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

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

Our Halloween parade will begin promptly at 1:20 PM on October 31, 2022.

• Class parties for students only will follow the parade.
• Class pictures will occur behind the school immediately after the conclusion of the parade.
• Children may bring their costumes to school and change after lunch or students may wear their costumes to school.

Halloween costumes should be school appropriate:

• Masks are allowed as long as vision is clear.

• Costumes should allow for easy walking.

• Costumes should not represent violence. (no blood or weapons)

• Please no scary clown costumes.

• We love when adults wear costumes, but please no masks.

The 2022-23 KRS COUGAR READING CHALLENGE BEGAN 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!

What a pleasure and honor it was to have Best Foot Forward stars Logan Marmino and KRS parent Joy Suprano present to the KRS students about inclusion.

Classroom Guidance Lessons focused on the following themes:

The positive and negative power of facial expressions.

The positive power of a great hello.

During the Week of Respect, students participated in a variety of activities including signing the No Place For Hate pledge and the Kindness Challenge.

The Chess Club met this week as well.

This fall, we launched the Meffie Awards, co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Madison, to celebrate innovation in teaching in our schools. Six winning MEF grants from the 2021-2022 school year were selected, one from each school plus one district-wide grant. In all, eight educators were honored with a certificate, plaque, and $250 grant to invest in their classrooms. Congratulations to our amazing educators!

We're able to fund our educators’ big ideas because of your generosity. Have you made your annual MEF donation yet? To learn more about the Meffie Awards and to make a tax-deductible donation, visit www.mefnj.org.

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