Neighborhood School Web Sites:

Falk Elementary District Web Site

Falk Elementary PTO Web Site

Toki Middle School 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

GTNA School Supply Drive to Benefit our Falk Elementary Students!

What a success!

Greentree neighbors came through and donated $1,443 in cash and many purchased backpacks and supplies for our Falk School students! Thank you! The GTNA realized this need when a sobering statistic was considered: over 70% of students at Falk School come from families who qualify for free-or-reduced-cost school lunch. Falk’s supply list for just one 1st Grade student costs over $40 - and when family finances are stretched, school supplies may not be affordable!

Special thanks to Nancy Godfrey, Chuck and Val Kime, and Diane Sullivan for being drop-off sites for donations!

Even though the formal drive is over for this year, Falk School accepts donations at any time, and your donation qualifies as a charitable donation on your taxes! Make checks out to “Falk Elementary School” and write “school supply drive” in memo line. Mail/bring to: Principal Lynn Winn, Falk Elementary School, 6323 Woodington Way, Madison, WI 53711

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteers Needed at Falk Elementary

Ever been interested in working with children? Well, here is your chance! Falk Elementary is looking for both one-on-one tutors and classroom helpers during the school day. The Schools of Hope program was developed solely to assist children in their studies. This opportunity will allow you to help a child improve his/her writing, reading, and/or math skills.

Melanie Weast is the new Schools of Hope AmeriCorps Tutor Coordinator at Falk Elementary. Originally from Durham, North Carolina, Melanie moved to Madison to work with the Schools of Hope program. She graduated this past May from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Contact Melanie at mweast@schoolsofhope.org or 204-0479. You can get a copy of the tutor application form in the Falk Office, or HERE.

Tutoring at Falk Elementary After-school Academic Clubs for Excellence (AACE)

We Need Your Help! Come work with students in grades 1-5 in an after-school setting! We need volunteers for literacy and math tutoring as well as homework help. Volunteers will work with students in small groups or one-on-one to develop their reading and writing skills, practice math facts and problem solving strategies, complete homework assignments from the school day, and more.

At Falk Elementary School, 6326 Woodington Way: Mondays between 1:00pm and 5:00pm and Tuesday-Friday between 2:30pm and 5:00pm

Even one hour per week would be very helpful! Contact Erica Dorsch, AmeriCorps Member and CLC Volunteer Coordinator at echristie@madison.k12.wi.us or 608-204-2207

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.

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!

OFFICE DEPOT www.officedepot.com	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 www.target.com/tcoe	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 www.Boxtops4Education.com	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 www.kemps.com www.foremostfarms.com	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. • Cell phones • Ink Jet Printer Cartridges • Laser Printer Cartridges • DVD Movies & Videogames • Portable DVD Players • Laptop Computers • MP3 Players • X-Boxes, Sony Playstations, Wii • Digital Cameras & Digital Video Cameras (DVRs) • Digital Picture Frames (an LCD frame with memory) • Portable Navigation & GPS Devices (Garmin, Magellan, Tom-Tom)

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.

[This information is presented as a public service and does not necessarily reflect opinions of the Greentree Neighborhood Association Board or its membership.]