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!
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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!

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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.

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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

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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

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Blue Folder – December 2, 2011

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Come to the last PTA meeting of 2011 on Dec. 12 and have dinner with us!

PTA Announcements

School News / Save the Date

New holiday gift items will be available for sale at Madera Market this afternoon (Friday, December 2nd) after school in the upper yard! Popcorn will return next week (Dec. 9th)

Community Happenings

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Giving thanks to YOU!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Hello Madera,

I first of all want to say how thankful I am for all of you. Everyone who has already given to Madera in one way or another has made an incredible impact on all of the children at Madera!

Purchase a Gift Card – Download the flyer

It’s that time of year again, when we start thinking about our holiday plans and making lists and checking them twice. Don’t forget about giving to the teachers. One nice gift is collective class gift cards. Purchase gift cards through the Madera PTA. Please have your paper order in the office by 3pm on Friday Dec. 2.

You may also e-mail Scrip Chair, Crystal Nie your order if you’d like. Check the November 18 blue folder for list of stores.

Canned Food Drive

Madera is once again collecting canned goods for the Bay Area Rescue Mission. Please send dry food items with your child to school, or drop off in the collection bin across from the office.

Direct Appeal

Get your end of the year *tax deductible* donations in to Direct Appeal. All the children of Madera benefit when you give. You can now easily donate online through PayPal! Direct Appeal Chair, Nancy Kawase is diligently working to get everyone receipts for your tax records.

On behalf of all the Madera PTA board, I would like to thank you! As a reminder we will be celebrating our Volunteer of the Year at the last PTA meeting of the year in May. If you volunteer at least 3 hours for any event at Madera, you are eligible to win our Grand Prize! (prize details coming soon). Simply fill out a “I contributed my time to Madera” slip located below the bulletin board across from the office. One winner will be drawn at the end of the year.

Best wishes now and always,
Linda

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