Neighborhood School Web Sites:
Falk Elementary District Web Site
Jefferson Middle School Web Site
James Madison Memorial High School Web Site
You can review budget and other issues on the Madison Metropolitan School
District website:
www.madison.k12.wi.us
Provide the Board of Education with your feedback at:
comments@madison.k12.wi.us.
SCHOOL NEWS
Provide Hope - Become a Tutor
Minetta Koblings, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator at Falk & Huegel elementary schools, seeks literacy and math volunteers. AmeriCorps and the Schools of Hope Project are proud to be working for Falk and Huegel-as well as 29 other area schools and community centers-this year to provide one-on-one and one-on-two tutoring to children struggling with math and literacy. The project’s primary goal is to increase math and literacy skills in kindergarten, first, second, and third grade students while closing the achievement gap between students of color and their white peers.
The Schools of Hope Project is eager to recruit and place volunteers from our neighborhood at either of these schools. Approximately 775 children spend their time learning and growing at Falk and Huegel daily; unfortunately, more than 50% of those children come from families with limited resources. With your help, students can get the extra help they need in the form of individual attention and tutoring in two very important skill areas.
If you would like to volunteer, contact Minetta at Falk Elementary: 204-2157, Huegel Elementary: 204-3120, or at rnkoblings@madison.k12.wi.us
Recycle for Falk School
Help Falk Elementary's fundraising efforts by collecting the following items and bringing them to school.
· Ink Jet Printer Cartridges
· Laser Printer Cartridges
· Cell Phones
· Digital Cameras & Digital Video Cameras
· Portable DVD Players
· Portable Navigation & GPS Devices
· Digital Picture Frames
· DVD Movies & Videogames
· Laptop Computers
· MP3 Players
· X-Boxes, Sony Playstations, Wii
All manufacturers and models accepted whether working or not!
Printer Cartridges go to Cartridge World, a local business in Middleton that refills and remanufactures printer cartridges. Cartridge World will pay for every usable cartridge collected, so tell your friends and family and help us earn more money! (Own a business? Consider setting up an account with Cartridge World under their referral program. Under this program, a portion of every cartridge sale will be given directly to the Falk PTO!)
Electronics go to EcoPhones, a company focused on recycling and fundraising.
Pass the word and help us in our collection efforts. All proceeds benefit the students at Falk Elementary.
Questions? Contact Stephanie Ramer at 277-9665.
Madison Schools: Online Newsletter
The newest edition of MMSD Today is now up. Check it out at http://drupal.madison.k12.wi.us/today
No-Cost Fundraising Opportunities - ways to support Falk Elementary and/or Toki & Jefferson Middle Schools at no cost to you!
SIMPLIFIED SCRIP |
Purchase cash & gift cards for area businesses that you make regular purchases from, and the businesses give a percentage of your purchase to the PTO. Designate Toki Middle School on the scrip order form. |
OFFICE DEPOT |
Will give 5% of supply purchases back to the school of your choice. Tell the cashier your school designation before you pay. |
Pick 'n Sav |
Your Advantage Plus Savers Club Card not only gives you discounts on store specials it will also give 1% of your purchases to Toki PTO. Stop by the customer service desk and update your card information with charity code 834810 for Toki PTO. |
Target Stores |
If you have a Target REDcard (credit card) designate Toki Middle School to receive 1% of your purchases. Sign up online or at a kiosk in the store. Target sends checks to schools twice a year in March and September. Take charge of education. |
Education Box Tops |
Education Box Tops are on hundreds of your favorite household products. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents to our school. Please clip them and send them to school with your children or drop them off in the school office. |
Kemps and Foremost Farms |
Kemps (Nickels for Schools) and Morning Glory and Golden Guernsey (KID$, CAP$ & CA$H) milk bottle caps. Both Kemps and Foremost Farms (Morning Glory and Golden Guernsey products) will give 5 cents for each bottle cap collected. Please collect them and send them to school with your children or drop them off in the school office. |
Cartridge World and EcoPhones (for Falk Elementary) |
Save any of the following items (all manufacturers, working or not) and drop them off in the collection
bin outside of the school office. |
Invest in our neighborhood schools
The Foundation for Madison's Public Schools is an independent, community non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining and extending the excellence of Madison's public schools. The Foundation:
• raises private funds to enhance educational opportunities for students - present and future - in Madison's public schools;
• awards grants for creative and innovative projects which are not funded within the core school budget;
• develops supportive relationships between the schools and community that enrich the education of children.
Please visit www.fmps.org to donate on-line or to check endowment fund and challenge grant balances.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteers Needed at Falk Elementary
You can help our kids learn, and also help them feel cared-for by our community, by volunteering at Falk. We have a Vista volunteer this year to help coordinate volunteer work at Falk. Her name is Kaitlin Gaynor. Contact her by phone at 204-2207.
Hobbyists: The after-school program is putting together after-school activities for the remainder of this school year. Do you have an interest you might share with Falk students? Perhaps you know how to knit, or dance, or speak a foreign language. A staff member will be with you to take care of discipline and administrative duties. Call Beth in Safe Haven (our on-site after-school program) at 204-2208 to discuss the possibilities.
Tutors Needed at Toki Middle School
Strengthen your community by becoming a Schools of Hope tutor at Toki Middle School!
Tutors will work with a student one-to-one on homework and class projects, as well as practice general study and organizational skills to promote academic success. Tutors are most frequently asked to provide extra support in math and literacy, though need varies with each students.
We do our best to consider tutor strengths and student needs when creating a match. It is not necessary that tutors be math or literacy experts to provide a real service. Much of the success of a match depends on the tutor-student relationship. Knowing that someone has taken an active interest in their academic performance positively affects a student’s attitude towards school, which encourages them to think about their own school success.
Tutors are asked to make a semester long commit of at least one hour a week either during or after school. Days and times are dependent on your schedule; however possible times are between 7:30am-3:30pm Monday-Thursday, and 7:30am-2:30pm on Fridays. Tutoring will be done at Toki.
For more information or to apply, please contact Anna Weidemann (anna@chdc.us) or Ariana Hauck (ahauck@ulgm.org) at (608) 204-4763. An application can be downloaded from the Urban League website (www.ulgm.org).
Tutors Needed at Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School is always looking for tutors, mentors, etc. Their coordinator for tutors is Layne Hammond-Champion, and she can be reached at 663-6427.
[This information is presented as a public service and does not necessarily reflect opinions of the Greentree Neighborhood Association Board or its membership.]
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