Sunday, December 12, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
News about 4 year old Kindergarten
MMSD Four Year-Old Kindergarten (4K) Program
*****Informational Sessions*****
for Families and Community Members
The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will offer 4-year old kindergarten programming beginning in the fall of 2011.
4K will be offered to all children living in the district who will be four years old on or before September 1, 2011. Registration will be on February 7, 2011 at students' resident area elementary schools.
The district is hosting two informational sessions for families and community members on the following dates.
Date(s)/Place: Thursday, December 16, 2010 – La Follette High School Auditorium
702 Pflaum Road, Madison, WI
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 – Lussier Community Center Gymnasium
55 South Gammon Road, Madison, WI
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Information is also available at http://deelweb.madison.k12.wi.us/4k or by
calling (608) 663-8428.
Ken Syke
Community Engagement and Public Information, Madison School District
608-663-1903
ksyke@madison.k12.wi.us
Friday, December 3, 2010
News from the Prez
TGIF! Looks like we're in for our first snowfall of the winter season. You may remember that December 9th has been a snow day the past two years. I'm not sure that's in the forecast but I hope everyone is ready with shovels in hand. What a great family project…at least it doesn't involve glitter!
Have you read or heard about the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery opening on the UW Campus? I received a note earlier this week about the grand opening events that start today and run through December 11th. There are free tours, science displays, demonstrations and activities happening tomorrow including the Wonders of Physics at 10am and 2pm and the Medical Magician at 12 and 4pm. A complete list of events and more can be found at this link. http://discovery.wisc.edu/home/discovery/events/grand-opening-events/ Take a peek at the 5pm offering on Wednesday December 8th…you may just see a name or two you recognize…
Speaking of recognition (and science), my sources also told me we should all tune in to Channel 3 news at 6pm on Monday, December 6th. The Channel 3 Topnotch Teacher film crew was at Leopold a couple weeks ago and the product of their activity is scheduled to air at 6pm on Monday and again during the morning show on Tuesday. I don't want to spoil the surprise…tune in and watch. If you miss the news check their website at http://www.channel3000.com/topnotchteachers/index.html.
Teacher Treat Day - Believe it or not the last day of school before Winter Break is quickly coming upon us. As a way to say thank you to our Leopold Staff for making it up to this point in the year and to send them off to Winter Break with "visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads", we'd like to provide some tasty treats for them to enjoy throughout the school day in the Teacher's Lounge on Friday, December 17th. If you are able to help out with this day by providing some wonderful treats, please contact Jolen Neumann jmneumann@gmail.com with the item(s) you can bring. Any and all treats are welcome. Please drop them off in the Teacher's Lounge downstairs before school starts on the 17th, or in the main office. If you need ideas, here are some of the things we've served up in the past:
Veggies and dip
Salsa and chips
Sub sandwiches
Cookies
Candy
Cake
Crackers and cheese
Hot cheese dip
Thanks to all of you for making our teachers last day before break a little brighter. :)
That's it for now. Have a great weekend, and don't forget to make your online shopping work for Leopold.
Amy Boutelle
Leopold PFO
GoodShop at http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx
Amazon from www.leopoldPFO.blogspot.com
BoxTops Marketplace at www.boxtops4education.com
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Helping Leopold - one online purchase at a time
yet? Me neither…but the turkey is ready for the oven and Grandma is
bringing the pie. As you page through the pile of store flyers to plan
your holiday shopping, take a minute to consider these three ways your purchases
can support Leopold students, staff and programs.
www.GoodSearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/>
– GoodShop is an online shopping mall
which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause (Leopold
Elementary!) Hundreds of great stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, ToysRUs,
and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an
order, you'll be supporting Leopold kids. Visit the GoodShop site at
http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx.
Where it asks "Who do you shop for" type Leopold Elementary. You
can browse a list of categories, search for an item or locate a store by name.
An even easier option is to download the GoodSearch – Leopold Elementary
School toolbar. Leopold will earn money every time you shop
and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch
first! Add
the Leopold Elementary
School toolbar at
http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/leopold-elementary-school.
Its quick, its easy, and its all for a good cause – our kids!
Are you an Amazon.com shopping
junkie? I know a few people who should own stock in the
company (you know who you are…). If your holiday shopping revolves
around Amazon, make sure you start every online shopping trip from
www.leopoldPFO.blogspot.com <http://www.leopoldpfo.blogspot.com/> (you
can get there by clicking the paw print on the Leopold GoodSearch toolbar –
hint hint). The Leopold PFO is part of the Amazon Affiliates program and
each purchase you make when you start your Amazon session from our site will
generate a donation to us. There's no logon necessary – just click
and shop. It's a good thing.
Shopping the BoxTops
Marketplace at www.boxtops4education.com <http://www.boxtops4education.com/>
is another way to make your online purchases work for our school. Join Box
Tops and identify Leopold as your school so the donations can pile up in the
school account. A recent change now has you earning electronic box tops
(eBoxTops) for every purchase. Each eBoxTop is worth 10 cents just like
the ones you clip off Cheerios, Pillsbury rolls, ZipLock bags, etc (I'm
just full of hints tonight…must be the weather). Click on any
store's logo at the Box Tops Marketplace, make a purchase on their website as
you normally would, and eBoxTops will be credited to Leopold's earnings. We
can earn up to 15 eBoxTops for every $10 you spend. When you do this, you'll
become a Box Tops Online Power Earner. As an Online Power Earner, you
will receive 10 Bonus Box Tops for every 100 eBoxTops you earn. Box
Tops…they're
not just for clipping anymore.
So…as you sit down at the computer with your shopping
list and a 2nd piece of pumpkin pie, remember to make every purchase
work for you to generate support for our kids. As always, thank you for
helping! Have a great Thanksgiving weekend and we'll see you at
school!
Amy Boutelle
Leopold PFO
http://leopoldpfo.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Kindergarten Thankful Feast
Leopold! Thank you to our teachers, staff, and parent volunteers for making
this event possible!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
News You Can Use
Happy Wednesday!
We had a good turn out at the November PFO meeting last week. Thanks again to Dawn Crim for sharing details of the MMSD Parent Council and Mary Conner and Troy Dassler for sharing with us more about school library activities and kids' GMail accounts. It also wouldn't be a PFO meeting without words of wisdom from our principal Mr. Burkholder. If you missed the meeting, take a minute to read the minutes (thanks Kim and Cesar!) English - http://leopoldweb.madison.k12.wi.us/files/leopold/Leopold%20PFO%20Meeting%20Minutes%2011.10.doc
Spanish - http://leopoldweb.madison.k12.wi.us/files/leopold/Leopold_PFO_Meeting_Minutes%20Spanish%2011.10.doc
Next Tuesday, November 23rd, our kids will enjoy fresh kiwi for their Fruit/Veggie snack. We are in need of a couple more people who can help cut fruit. You would arrive between 8-8:30 am and spend about an hour in the cafeteria preparing fruit for the kids. If you are available, contact Lisa Shebesta at Shebesta@charter.net. Thanks in advance for your help!
Speaking of the Fruit and Veggie snack, did your child tell you about the yummy mango salsa they had on November 2nd? Students were treated with fresh mango salsa and multigrain tortilla chips during snack time. The salsa was provided through Leopold's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant. The PFO teamed up with Trader Joe's to provide 75 bags of healthy multigrain tortilla chips for the 700+ students at Leopold. Next time you're shopping at Trader Joe's, please let them know how much you appreciate their donation. Thanks also to Lori Zinck, Leopold's School Nurse, for coordinating this wonderful program.
Do you remember when there were railroad tracks running along the tree line by the Leopold parking lot? The tracks are gone and a new bike path is under construction. The path will begin at the east line of the UW Arboretum and continue northeast to Greenway View. The current project includes a path through Knollwood Park connecting to West View Lane and connecting path linking to the Capital City Trail to the south. At Greenway View the main path will connect to Luann Lane via a path through Leopold Park. A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 18th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm in the Leopold cafeteria where City of Madison Traffic Engineering will present preliminary lighting plans. A question/answer time will follow.
In the next few days we'll send out more details on the Box Tops collection contest as well as all the ways you can clip, shop and search the internet to support Leopold. Have a great week!
Amy Boutelle
Leopold PFO
http://leopoldpfo.blogspot.com/
http://leopoldweb.madison.k12.wi.us/node/53
http://leopoldelementary.blogspot.com/
Sunday, November 7, 2010
News from the prez.
one hour last night? I for one enjoyed the extra hour of sleep.
Remember when the fall time change meant you got to stay up an extra hour on
Saturday night? Once again I prove my kids correct – I am getting
old. Here are a few things happening next week in and around school.
I wrote them down so I wouldn't forget to share…
Monday, 11/8 – Did
our last Noodles Night leave you wanting more? You're in luck.
One of our sister schools – Cherokee Middle
School – is having their own Noodles
Night on Monday, November 8th from 4 – 8pm.
Many of our Leopold families are past, present and/or future Cherokee families.
If you find yourself craving pasta, treat yourself at Noodles on Triverton
Pike Drive in Fitchburg and help
support one of our middle schools at the same time. No flyer is needed…you
only need to mention their fundraiser.
Tuesday, 11/9 – November PFO meeting from 7 – 8pm in the Leopold
LMC. Mary Conner, Leopold's Librarian will talk to
us about how the library supports our children's learning experiences and
share ways families can support the library. Troy Dassler will return to
give us more information about student GMail accounts and the technology plan.
We'll also share information about our upcoming Box Tops contest at
school and so much more. See you there!
Wednesday, 11/10 – Vision screening takes place at school each
fall. The PFO could use a few more volunteers to help from 10:00am –
12:15 pm. If you are available,
please contact Lorelyn Mayr (lorelynmayr@yahoo.com)
Thursday,
11/11 – Parent/Teacher conferences means no school for the kids. Contact your
teacher if you can't remember your scheduled time or if plans have
changed and you need to reschedule.
Friday, 11/12 – TGIF
– school is open on Friday
so don't let the kids fool you. They DO need to wake up early and
get ready for school today!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. See you on Tuesday at
school!
Amy Boutelle
Leopold PFO
http://leopoldweb.madison.k12.wi.us/node/53