SCRIP NEWS

Do you need ideas for the quickly approaching gift giving season? If so, gift cards from the Madrona Scrip program are the perfect gift. Always the right price, size and color! We carry a large selection of vendors in stock including restaurants, theaters, retail stores, grocery stores, and many others. Remember to give cards to everyone on your list including the babysitter, teachers, kids, mom, dad, grandma and grandpa.

A scrip order will be in the Wednesday mail with a few gift ideas. The scrip table will be open every morning beginning Monday, Nov. 26 until Winter Break for your holiday shopping! Or you can order on-line at the Bearfacts website! Look for a holiday drawing beginning December 3rd - more about this next week! Contact Linda Park at (425) 672-9485 if you have any questions.

INTERNET SAFETY AND CYBER-BULLYING EVENT

(*DATE CHANGE!)

Monday, December 3rd @ 1:40: Madrona Internet Safety assembly *5th-8th grade

Monday, December 3rd @ 6:30: Internet Safety parent evening with guest speaker Snohomish County Detective Lee Malkow. Sensitive material will be presented during the assembly. Parents are invited to attend both the assembly and the parent evening. Parents interested in learning more about Internet safety & responsibility can visit Madrona’s tech technology page and checkout out the Internet Safety links. (http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/madrona/tech/teacherweblinks.htm#internetsafety)

INTERNET AND YOUR CHILD CLASS

Are you interested in learning more about the Internet? If you are, please contact Ellen Ernst at eernst60@aol.com ASAP. We want to get a list of interested parents/guardians, then we will discuss possible dates. Officer Aaron Greenmun of the Edmonds PD is a certified teacher of this curriculum, and is willing to work with us to find a suitable date. This is an 8 hour class and (just in case you were wondering) it cannot be taught at Madrona due to the need for unfiltered Internet connections. The class will most likely be held on a Saturday at a local Community College.

TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNICEF A SUCCESS!!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in Madrona's Trick or Treat for UNICEF program this year. We were able to reach and BEAT our goal by raising $675.00 this year. Your contributions and compassion in giving has made a difference in the lives of children around the world. Remember how much you have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Thank you for all of your efforts. Deborah Binder and Jai Veilleux, 2007 Trick or Treat for UNICEF Delegates.

PHOTO CONTEST

Here is your chance to show off your creativity on the home page of the Madrona Bear Facts Web site. Grab your digital camera (or your parents, with permission) and compose an image that portrays December’s attribute of the month: Service. Show us what “Service” means to you and the Madrona community. There will be two levels of submissions, by classroom and by individual students. In December, we will be featuring three weekly winners and the grand prize winner will be revealed Dec. 21 and will remain on the home page through winter break for ultimate bragging rights! Submit your photo today by emailing it to contest@madronabearfacts.com. Anyone shown in your photo must NOT be covered by a "Do Not Release Information Form" as filed to Madrona K-8 School or Edmonds School District. See madronabearfacts.com for complete rules.

THANK YOU PARENT VOLUNTEERS!

I just want each of you to know how much we appreciate all your work you do here at Madrona! I want to remind everyone that you’re always welcome in the family room. There is working space available, supplies, coffee, tea, paper cutter and copier. So stop by and have a cup of Starbucks coffee! Thanks ~ Kim Magana & MIT

WINTERFEST BREAKFAST CELEBRATION @ MTHS

Dec. 8th from 8am-Noon- Live Holiday music, Holiday photos and much more. More info in the family room or go to www.madronabearfacts.com.

PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF

Please remember to wear your badge at all times when you are on school property. If you do not have a badge, you can have one made as soon as we get the equipment and supplies back from the photographer. Until then, please sign in at the office and get a Madrona visitor badge. Thanks!

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

• Nov. 22/23 No School-Thanksgiving Holiday
• Dec. 3rd- Parent Internet Safety Mtg. 6:30
• Dec. 7th- No School- Professional Dev. Day for staff
• Dec 11th- Winter Concert-MS & Adv. Band @ 7 pm
• Dec. 18th-MIT meeting @ 7 pm in the Library
• Dec. 19th- Report Cards go home
• Dec. 24th- First day of Winter Break
• Jan. 7th- School starts after winter break