SCRIP NEWS

Spring is just around the corner! Plan for Spring yard cleanup! Don't forget to buy gift cards to get your yard in order. We carry Home Depot, Lowe's Hardware, Sky Nursery (and Pizza Hut, Applebee's, Azteca, Burger King, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Subway, just to name a few, so you don't have to cook after a long day of yard work!) Stop by the scrip table outside the office or drop your order form off in the office. It's very easy!

SUPPORT STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK MARCH 10TH- MARCH13TH

Support Staff Appreciation week is next week! Madrona has about 30 support staff members; they include our front office staff, Custodians, School Cook, Education Assistants (EA's) and DHH interpreters. Your teachers and coordinators will have all the details and there will be a flyer in this week’s mail! We encourage all families to participate in appreciating our support staff! The support staff “favorites” book is in the family room.

MADRONA’S WEBSITE

Don’t forget to visit Madrona’s very own website for all the latest school news and events, links to classroom sites and much more. You will also find these Notes from the Office posted there each week! Thanks to Allan Townsend for keeping our website running and current! Thanks Allan! www.madronabearfacts.com

MUTUAL UNDERSTANING AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION BOOK STUDY GROUP

If you’d like to join this book/study group please contact Craig Baldwin @ BaldwinC@edmonds.wednet.edu or 425-431-7981. We will be meeting at the Madrona Library on Wednesday, March 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Stop by the Main Office to pick up a copy of the book from Craig.

SEUSSICAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Tickets to see MCT's Seussical at the Mountlake Terrace High School Theater on March 20th, 21st, 22nd are on sale outside of the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:50 to 9:20 AM and Thursday afternoons. Get your tickets early! The play will be ASL interpreted on March 21st and at the 12:00 pm performance on March 22nd

MADRONA THEATER NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you have a business you'd like Madrona parents to know about, please advertise in the Seussical program AND help support the Madrona Children’s Theater. Please contact Anne Garing at agaring@gmail.com . Ads cost $35.

PARENT COFFEE HOUR WITH LYNDA AND CRAIG

• March 21 – Friday 9:00 – 10:00 Library
• April 17 – Thursday 9:00 – 10:00 Brad Proffitt’s room
• May 16 – Friday 9:00 – 10:00 Library

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES

This a call out to all parents/educators interested in facilitating an enrichment class after spring break. Current Instructors: if you are interested in teaching your class again after the break, please let us know. Anyone else interested in teaching a new class or teaching for the first time, please complete an Enrichment proposal. Submission deadline is 3/15. Contact Lisa Miller at 206 533-2341 for details.

ELEMENTARY MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION

Public Feedback Opportunity

• March 5th – Open House Exhibition District Office12:00 – 8:00 PM Publishers will be available and exhibits showcasing each company’s product.
• March 19th – Open House Exhibition Old Woodway High 4:00 – 8:00 PM Publishers will be available and exhibits showcasing each company’s product.
• March 25, 26, 27 – Open House Exhibition Old Woodway High 3:30 – 6:30 No publishers – materials only to examine.

BECOMING A LOVE AND LOGIC PARENT CLASS

Is your child’s behavior giving you headaches and hassles? Do you struggle to get them ready for school, get them to do their chores, get them to turn off electronics and come to dinner or get them to stop fighting in the car? Consider Becoming a love and logic Parent class beginning Monday, April 7th from 6:30-8:30 in the Cedar Valley Library. Pick up a flyer in the family room, download a copy by clicking here or call Annie Rueda Brown at 425-431-1194 for more info.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

All info posted at www.madronabearfacts.com

ULTIMATE FRISBEE PLAYERS WANTED

Middle School (6-8) and Elementary School (3-5) Co-Ed Ultimate Frisbee Teams are in full swing; it's not too late to check it out! Beginners through experts welcome & encouraged. Practices are 10-12 Saturdays and 3-5 Sundays at the Former Woodway High School Fields. Rain or Shine! For more info, pick up a flier in the family room!

2008 SPRING VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION

Alderwood Boys & Girls Club-Registration runs through March 28th. Pick up a flyer in the family room or visit www.bgcsc.org for more info.

SHORLINE/SOUTH COUNTY YMCA SPRING LINE-UP

School Age Bowling, Soccer, Basketball, Girls on the Run, Tae Kwon Do. Pick up a flyer in the family room or contact Mike DePeel mdepeel@seattleymca.org or 206-364-1700.

IMAGINE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE

Bring your family, friends and neighbors for some great fun. The Museum will remain open until 9:00 pm.Dates; Jan.11, Feb. 8th, March 7th, April 18th, & May 9th Pick up a flyer in the family room or visit www.imagineCM.org for more info.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB T-BALL & COACH PITCH

Registration runs through March 7th for Edmonds Boys and Girls Club T-Ball & Coach Pitch. Pick up a flyer in the family room for more info.

CAMP FIRE USA

Any child three years of age and up can become an official member of a Camp Fire USA club. Pick up a flyer in the family room or visit www.campfireusasnohomish.org.

SEUSSICAL CANDY GRAMS

$1.00 for Hershey candy bar with Seussical label

Madrona Children’s Theater presents Seussical Candy-Grams. This is a great way for students and parents to wish each other luck or to give just for fun!

Drop off your order form in the Seussical box located outside the office or in person between 8:50 & 9:30am Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from March 11th through the 18th. You can place your order in the box up until the 19th. All grams must be paid for at the time of order. The $1.00 candy bars will be delivered to your student/actor March 20th.

Please check your child’s mail for an order form or pick one up outside the office or in the family room.

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

• March 9th Daylight savings Time begins
• March 10-13 Support Staff Appreciation Week
• March 11th Sno-King MS Orchestra Festival
• March 13th Sno King MS Band Festival
• March 14th Non Student Day
• March 17th St. Patrick’s Day
• March 19th Compassionate Communication Group
• March 20th K-6 early release day
• March 20th, 21st & 22nd – Seussical
• March 21st Parent Coffee Hour w/ Lynda & Craig
• March 24-28th Scholastic Book Fair
• March 25th & 27th Primary Concerts
• March 31-April 4th- Spring Break