Blue Folder – January 27, 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

School News / Save the Date

    • Friday Popcorn is Cancelled this week (the popcorn machine is sick.)
    • Spelling Bee FINAL ROUND
      Monday, January 30, 2012 | 8:30am
      (the last 2 contestants from Thursday’s spelling bee will face off to decide who represents Madera in the Contra Costa spelling bee.  Good luck!)
    • Turn in your Thousand Page Club logs (PDF) by Monday, January 30, 2012. 
      Prize day is Feb. 10      .
    • Madera Student Council Informational Meeting
      Friday, February 3rd, 2012
      8:00am – 8:25am @ Multipurpose Room
    • International Night + Talent Show (PDF)
      Thursday March 22, 2012 | 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m
      Sign your child up by Wed. Feb. 1st to participate!

Community Happenings

Posted in blue folder, events, fundraising, madera student council, reading club, save the date | Leave a comment

Community Meetings on State Budget for West County Schools (El Cerrito Patch)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Harding Elementary School
7230 Fairmont Avenue, El Cerrito

The West Contra Costa Unified School District is holding community meetings across the district on what the governor’s budget proposal means for schools and what can be done about it. The El Cerrito meeting occurs Feb. 7.

More from El Cerrito Patch >

Posted in budget, WCCUSD School Board | Leave a comment

Blue Folder – January 20, 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

School News / Save the Date

Community Happenings

Posted in art show, blue folder, events, fundraising, Madera Garden Project, save the date, sixth grade, spelling bee, volunteers | Leave a comment

Restaurant Night – IHOP

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Thursday, January 19, 2012
International House of Pancakes
11511 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito

It’s almost Restaurant Night again. Our first two events were very successful, and we hope to start 2012 off with a bang as well.

Tonight, Thursday 1/19, come on over to IHOP on San Pablo in El Cerrito, where 20% of your ticket will be donated to Madera PTA. This is good ALL DAY, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So take the kids for a fun breakfast before school, have a cup of coffee and some pancakes after you drop the kids off for school, or bring the whole family for dinner (there’s so much more than pancakes on the menu).

This month is super easy – no flyers to print or coupons to clip. At check out, there will be a box for Madera PTA for customers to deposit their receipt. 20% of the total of all the receipts will be donated to Madera PTA!

There was a slip up on the phone call Tuesday night. Barney’s will host February Restaurant Night.

Thanks!
Bethany

Posted in restaurant night | Leave a comment

Blue Folder – January 13, 2012

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

No School on Monday, January 16th
in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

School News / Save the Date

Community Happenings

Posted in art show, blue folder, events, fundraising, Madera Garden Project, save the date, scrip, sixth grade, spelling bee, volunteers | Leave a comment

Blue Folder – January 7, 2012

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

PTA Announcements

Blue FolderSchool News / Save the Date

  • Madera Market & Popcorn Sale this afternoon (Friday, January 7th @ 2:40pm) after school in the upper yard!
  • Kindergarten Registration (for Fall 2012) begins on January 9th
  • Madera Art Show (Tuesday, January 24) is happening soon!  Submit your child’s art and / or volunteer.  Download the flyer for more details!
  • If your child is participating in the Madera Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 26, here’s a list of words they can study to prepare for it!
  • Grocery Scrips for Natural Grocery and Berkeley Bowl are available, contact Crystal for questions, or to purchase them.
  • Yearbook needs class collage designers and school event photos – contact Negar if you want to help out!
  • Madera Science Fair projects are due March 27.   Contact Crystal if you have any questions.  It’s never too early to start working on those!
Posted in art show, blue folder, events, fundraising, General Meeting, madera market, popcorn fridays, save the date, scrip, spelling bee, volunteers | Leave a comment

Open Call! Enter the 2012 Madera Art Show! *updated 1/19*

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Madera Art Show
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Multipurpose Room

Hello Parents: There will be one additional day to turn-in late work for the Madera Art Show. You may drop off work outside the Multipurpose room on Friday 1/20 from 11:30-11:45 and 2:30-3:00pm. All work should be turned in with an entry form. Please do not give work to your student’s teacher or leave work on the tables in the MPR. Work left in the MPR without an entry form and not checked in by an Art Show volunteer will not be labeled for the show. If you cannot make the scheduled drop off, please contact Wrenay Charlton to coordinate off-site drop off. Thank you!

Download the flyer for more details and an entry form!

Entries Due:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Show opening:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Art work accepted in the following categories:
Visual Art • Literature • Photography • Music & Dance

Volunteers Needed!

If you can help make this event a success, please contact Wrenay or Mike Charlton asap!

Posted in art show, events, volunteers | 3 Comments

Blue Folder – December 16, 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by
Madera Garden Winter Wonderland

Madera Garden Winter Wonderland - Thanks to everyone who made the garden winter wonderland a possibility!

Blue FolderPTA Announcements

We need someone to chair the Art Festival!  If you’re interested, contact Negar.

Happy Holidays Everyone!
See you on Jan. 3, 2012.

Posted in art / science night, blue folder, events, fundraising, Kindergarten, save the date, volunteers | Leave a comment

Kindergarten Registration – NEW Requirements!

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

ATTN Incoming Kindergarten Parents,

If you plan to enroll your child in Kindergarten in the Fall of 2012, there are new requirements enforced (as of 1/3/12) by WCCUSD.

Please check out the district website for resident enrollment verification. Please read it carefully, because the policy has changed.

These documents are in addition to bringing your child’s ORIGINAL Birth Certificate and Immunization Record. To be eligible for Kindergarten your child must be 5 by November 1, 2012 (new date).

Kindergarten registration begins on January 9th.

Open Enrollment for Intradistrict Transfers for the 2012-2013 school year period will be in February 2012.  Exact day TBD.

Applications will be posted on the district website in February.

More registration information is on the district website WCCUSD.net.

All the best,
Linda

Linda Geiser
Madera PTA President

<<<<<SEE POLICY BELOW>>>>>>
Continue reading →

Posted in district, enrollment, Kindergarten | 1 Comment

Blue Folder – December 9, 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Winter sing-a-long is coming up next Thursday (Dec.15) – please come, and volunteer if you can!

Blue FolderPTA Announcements

Big Thank You to all who ordered gift cards!
Minus the shipping cost, Madera PTA received $257.30.  And this is all from just 13 families!

School News / Save the Date

Popcorn & Madera Market this afternoon (Friday, December 9th) after school in the upper yard!

Community Happenings

Posted in blue folder, events, fundraising, General Meeting, madera market, popcorn fridays, save the date | Leave a comment