Maddie and Daniel's blog post!

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End of the year events

Hi everyone! Here's a list of the upcoming events at Madison. Now that the school year is coming to a close, our calendar gets really full with extra events. Here's a list to help you stay on top of things:)
5/15-Madison "Pawsitive" Behavior Assembly at 11:00 and last day of math flexible grouping
5/19-Field Trip to Lincoln Marsh. Please see form that went home Thursday about packing a waste free lunch and how to prepare for the weather as we will be outside the entire day.
5/21-last day for reading flex grouping
5/22-Explore More Day!
5/25-Memorial Day, No School!
5/26 and 5/28-4th grade Local Assessments
6/3-Family Living Talk-a form will be sent home in the next few days outlining the topics of discussion.
6/4-Field Day and Madison Volunteer Tea (please let me know, if you haven't already, if you plan on coming)
6/5-STEM will be coming in to teach an exciting science-based lesson (one hour per each 4th grade class)
6/8-last day (full day of school)

Leaheey and Liam's blog entry!

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Gianna and Nick's Blog Entry

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Madison Ducklings are back! :)

Marc and Emma's awesome blog!

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Volunteer Tea is Thursday, June 4th! Please view the invitation if you are a Madison volunteer!

Dear Madison Volunteers,

In appreciation for all that you do, we would like to invite you to our annual Madison Volunteer Tea. If you have taken the time to volunteer this school year, this is our way of honoring the work you have put in to helping our school, staff, and most importantly, our students. A luncheon will be provided from 12:00-1:00 in the gym on Thursday, June 4th. Child care for younger siblings ages 3-6 will be provided. Kindly R.S.V.P. to your child’s teacher if you are attending and you plan on using the child care service. We look forward to seeing you!

Timmy and Alister's Audioboom

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Ally and Colin's Audioboom

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Biography Project Checklist

Biography Project is due Monday, May 4th! :)

Name:___________________________

Person I’m researching:______________________________

 

Biography Checklist

Check the items off as you complete them

	What they are/were famous for
	Childhood/family/background information/schooling
	Do they have any famous quotes
	Something important I learned from researching this person
	Five words (adjectives) to describe my person
	Important life events in ORDER of how they actually happened
	Physical Description-can you dress up similar to your person for your speech?

You will be graded on the following:

25 pts.  Accuracy of facts

       *life events are in order and are accurate

            *Included in your presentation information from the checklist (above)     

25 pts.  Presentation

*Delivered speech as your person

*speaking loud, clear and with expression

            *dressed like your person

            *speech was interesting to listen to               *didn’t read from your note cards the whole time-looked up and made eye contact

Link to 5 Essentials survey

Hi parents, Please take the time, if you haven't done so already, to complete this 5-essentials survey. Thank you!


https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

PARCC and Upcoming Events...

Good morning! Just a short list of what is happening in 4S and what is coming up. 3/16-3/20 PARCC tests: 4th grade will test in the morning after PE. The first three days are the ELA tests and the last two days are math. We have been doing everything we can in order to prepare for these challenging tests and ready ourselves for the format in which they are delivered. The mesage relayed to the children is to just try your best. Use the test-taking strategies that we've practiced and check work. It has also been relayed to try not to worry about it. Sometimes it's hard for our children to not understand a problem, a reading passage or a question. They are so used to working hard and doing well on assignments/tests etc..because of thier efforts. On PARCC, this simply isn't the case sometimes. There is a lot of material that is very difficult and challenging. Sometimes, the kids don't even know where to start. I'm trying to help them understand that all the fourth graders who are taking the test are having these same feelings, and it's ok. We have been exposing the children to the tests so they can have some experience with how they are set up (very different from ISAT) along with test-taking strategies and mini-lessons on math concepts not yet introduced. We are all looking forward to the completion of the test. Please keep in mind, that we have another week of testing in May as well. Here's hoping that this will be the only "Year of PARCC" and that we don't see their return next year. Please feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions you have, I'd be happy to talk with you. THIS Friday, 3/13 Report Cards go home 3/20: St Baldrick's Assembly at 2:00 3/26: 80's Day at Madison! Spring Break!!!!

Otto and Kendall's Blog Entry!

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Kira and Matthew's Audio Boo

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Kyle and Ally's Audio boo

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Class List for Valentine's Day Cards

1.  Ian Boedigheimer
2.  Maya Bose
3.  Nicholas Carvajal
4.  Gianna Chivilo
5.  Deanna Dibattista
6.  Madelyn Doherty
7.  Marc Duebener
8.  Kendall Eddington
9.  Timothy Foley
10.  Ethan Galan
11.  Karissa Garnache
12.  Allison Gochee
13.  Liam Hughes
14.  Issa Husseini
15.  Leaheey Jamen
16.  Kyle Lamberty
17.  Kira Mothershed
18.  Colin Nelson
19.  Emma Olson
20.  Kenneth Schroeder
21.  Daniel Selvey
22.  Otto Sturm
23.  Alister Torne
24.  Matthew Hyde