What’s Happening in Kindergarten?

Kindergarten has been working hard on drawing detailed pictures that tell a story. We have also been working on writing our names with correct letter formation and recognizing all the letter in our names. In Math we are …

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Avoid Sickness

Make sure your students have the required immunizations for starting the school year. Also, now is a great time to get a flu shot!

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Teachers Learn Year Round

Learning does not stop because it is summer break. This is true for students and teachers. Madison Elementary staff members joined educators from across the United States at the Turnaround Arts National Conference. They learned about using the …

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Virtual Backpack Replaces Paper Flyers

No more pulling crumpled paper flyers from your student’s backpack! Opportunities in the community will now be available online, instead of jumbled up with homework and artwork. Read about child-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.

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Registration for 2017-2018

Parents, July 17th is the first day of online registration. If you need assistance in registering your child, our office will be open Mon-Thurs of the two weeks that follow. Our specific registration times will be: July 17-20 …

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Newscast at Madison

Breaking News from Madison Elementary! This just in: 3rd grade students at Madison Elementary are also newscasters! Arts Integration plays a major role in the way Northside schools operate. The arts are valued and used as a tool …

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4th Grade Visits Sculpture Park

Madison Elementary 4th graders above are given a guided tour of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. The students enjoyed a day of art visiting the Des Moines Art Center followed by the sculpture park. Students particularly enjoyed viewing the …

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Upper Elementary finished IA Assessments

Madison third, fourth, and fifth grades have just completed Iowa Assessments for the 2016-2017 school year. I am sure all of their test taking preparations and test taking skills paid off! We are anxious to get the results …

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KPMG at Madison!

Madison students were given an opportunity to spend time with KPMG guests. Madison students enjoyed several learning activities and a cookie provided by our KPMG guests. However the big surprise came at the end when each child was …

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