Spring Conferences are here!

February means it is time for conferences! Parent-teacher conferences are an important part of the educational process. Teachers invite the opportunity to meet with parents and share their students’ academic successes as well as discuss any areas of …

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100th Day @ Madison

Students at Madison Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school by collecting pantry items for those in need. Over 300 items were donated by students and families to the Food Bank at St. Vincent de Paul. Madison families …

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4th Graders @ Des Moines Art Center

Madison 4th grade students took a trip to the Des Moines Art Center last week. Students used visual thinking strategies to interpret both classic and contemporary works of art. Using these VTS strategies students were able to articulate …

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Using Music to Find Students’ Creativity!

Creativity is shaking the rafters as music is being made in 4th grade at Madison! We are working on a unit that uses many American folk songs to fine tune student’s comprehension skills while developing music literacy and …

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Kindergarten Kids Rock!

Kindergarten has been busy! In Reading we have been busy working on reading sight words and three letter words. We are also reading beginner level book!! In Writing we are working on making a complete sentence and adding …

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Bingo Night January 21st

Madison PTO is hosting Bingo Night from 6-7 on January 21st. Popcorn, bingo, and awards are all free. Pop can be purchased for .50.

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Fam Jam 2016

PTO is hosting a family dance on February 5 from 6-7:30. Madison students and their families are invited to come that evening to dance. Tickets will be $2 per person with all proceeds going to the Madison PTO.

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