K-5 students at Madison Elementary have been enjoying “Cup Stacking” in Mrs. Pottebaum’s Physical Education class. They have been enjoying this activity for the last few weeks. They are looking forward to next year to beat their score …
The Iowa Assessments allow growth to be measured by using vertically scaled (or articulated) scores, called standard scores. These scores plot out all students, regardless of grade level, on a continuum of student achievement. Standard scores describe a …
Last week Madison Elementary came in first place at the regional Battle of the Books competition. The Madison team challenged themselves to see how many books they could read from the list of 40 Battle books and participating …
Middle school leaders will be meeting with our current 5th graders parents to discuss the opportunities at their school. For more info, click this link. Incoming 6th Grade Orientation Night 2018
As a reminder, there is no school March 30th due to teacher in-service.
Madison Elementary just finished our spring conferences and had an amazing turnout. It was great talking to all the families about the successes we have had this year and the academics we are still working on until the …
The second graders at Madison Elementary enjoyed the performance, Air Play, at the Civic Center. Eyes were mesmerized on the enormous snow globe. The students were also amazed at the flying umbrellas, balloons of all sizes, and giant …
The Madison Kindergarteners are working hard on learning to read books. They are reading books that have a repeating pattern and are predictable. They have also been working on writing stories that a beginning, middle, and end to …
Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 7:30 AM to 2:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.
Madison Elementary school hosted a family engagement event in December. Families attended the event in clothes that related to their culture. At the event, each family designed a fabric square for a quilt. Families included images and words …
