MAE Jag Blast, October 2023

Message from Principal:

Hello MAE Families, We are enjoying a wonderful fall here at MAE. We were so excited to see so many parents and grandparents here for the book fair. We were also thrilled at the amount raised in our Fall Fundraiser! Over $47,000 will be going toward our next playground update!! Our most exciting news is that we were named the highest rated school out of all of the elementary and middle schools in our state. This rating is based on the outstanding scores our students achieved last year on state assessments along with the growth our previous students showed on the assessments they took at Upper. We (the MAE/MAUE family) are #1 thanks to our amazing students, staff, and parents. We appreciate all of your continued support and want to tell you thank you for all you do for your child and for all of the students and staff members here at MAE. Report Cards are coming home October 19. Students must master assessed skills at 80% mastery to receive an M (for mastery) on the report card. Please look through all the assessed skills for this 9 weeks and the skills that will be assessed later this year. Your child's teacher will be setting up conferences soon, but please reach out with any questions concerning your child's progress and what you can do at home to support your child. Finally, I want to ask for your help. October and November are very important months for us. Our funding is determined by the attendance record for these 2 months. Missing any day of school has a negative effect on your student's learning. Missing any day of school in October and November also has a negative effect on the amount of funding we receive for instructional resources and learning materials. Please have your child here each day and on time unless they are ill, have a doctor's appointment, or you have some type of family emergency. Once again, thank you for all you do. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions, concerns, or ideas. It is our responsibility and pleasure to partner with you in your child's education. Sincerely,

Melissa Philley We’re #1!We’re #1!We’re #1!

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Holiday Heirlooms - October 16th - 25th

It's "Holiday Heirloom Ornament" time! From October 16th through October 25th, you can purchase a holiday ornament hand-painted by your very own child! These precious ornaments are the perfect accent for your family tree or gifts for family and friends!

Your children and Mrs. Ramsey will be hard at work to make sure these are ready in time to bring home soon. The cost is $5 each, and all proceeds will go toward purchasing art supplies for the MAE Art room

An order form will go home with students on October 16th, and these special heirlooms can also be ordered online at MAEPTO.com

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Donuts with Dudes - October 17th, 18th, 19th

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50th Day of School - October 20th

This day marks 50 AMAZING days of school! Kids can dress up and flaunt around in their favorite '50s fashion. Don't forget to bring 50 cents to join in the fun at the "Sock Hop" in the halls that afternoon. The Sock Hop helps to fund our Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS) events.

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Red Ribbon Week - October 23rd - 27th

In honor of Red Ribbon Week, the nation's oldest and largest drug awareness program, MAE students can celebrate their support for being Drug Free by participating in our "Drug Free Looks Like Me" effort.

There will be special dress up days and activities throughout the week. Stay tuned for more information....

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Pizza Shack Spirit Night - October 24th

Join us at PIZZA SHACK

219 Garden Park Drive, Madison

PIZZA SHACK will give our school 100% of all the profits for sales from

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm! THANK YOU, PIZZA SHACK!!!

Easy to participate:

1. Place your order.

2. Send the receipt with your child the next morning, to give to their teacher.

The teacher who has the highest class participation (number of students attend, not dollars spent) will win a gift card!

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Field Trip to Beauty and the Beast - November 3rd

Our students will attend Beauty and the Beast at Madison Central on November 3rd!

The field trip is paid for out of the activity fund. Don't forget to return your permission slips!

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Keep your eyes open for these upcoming events:

The 2nd grade performance is Friday, Nov 10

8:00 - Allen, Bacon, Arnold and Richardson - doors will open for parents and guests at 7:45

9:15 - Crawford, Henry, McAtee - doors will open for parents and guests at 9:00

The front entry with Mrs. Lynn is small now, so we wanted to make sure all knew that the doors won't open until 15 minutes before the show times.

FYI schedule changes for Kingdom meetings

The one scheduled for Nov. 6 will be held on Nov. 13 and the one scheduled for Dec. 4 will be held on Dec. 11 because Mr. Hawkins will have the gym set up for programs during the dates we originally selected. Each Monday we celebrate our kingdoms by wearing our Kingdom shirts or colors.

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Thank you to everyone who purchased a Blue Card! Our Fall Fundraiser brought in $47,000 to help update our playground! We went above and beyond on our goal, so there will be extra surprise incentives to come during October and November.

We are so excited that Phase 2A of our playground will be installed over fall break! This is possible thanks to the PTO, parents, family, local businesses and YOU!