From the May Faire Committee

May Faire will be Saturday, May 3rd from 11-3 pm. Bring your family and friends for a fun day of music, dancing, delicious food, games and prizes! Children must arrive by 10:30 a.m. dressed in festive white and light colored attire, and adults are encouraged to dress accordingly as well.

We always need a lot of help to make this a fun and successful event. The volunteer sign-up sheet is ready to fill in. Click the button below to view it. There are multiple tabs on the sheet, so make sure to visit your child's class page sa well. Each class has a booth. Check with your parent rep to see what supplies are needed. Each class is responsible for bringing tables and canopy. We will need extra canopies as well as a few other items for the additional booths. Please fill in slots to help out at the food, Bake Sale and flower crown booths too.

Do you know someone that wants to be a vendor for this year's May Faire? You can pass on this application form: Vendor Application 

MAY FAIRE MENU

Pasta Bar with Salad & Garlic Bread

*gluten-free pasta and entrée salads also available*

Choose:

- Vegan Vegetable Marinara

- Pesto* 

- 1/2 & 1/2

*contains dairy and tree nuts

Add:

Grilled Chicken, Crumbled Italian Sausage, Seasoned Tempeh

Small plate: $10      Large plate: $15        

Beverages - $5

Strawberry Lemonade

Coconut-Cardamom Cold Brew

The white clothing lending library is now open! Feel free to visit Ms. Cori's office and borrow something before of after school. We have several dresses from sizes child 6-8 to adult 14, button up shirts, plenty of plain white shirts in sizes youth small- adult medium, and a few pairs of tan shorts and light colored sweaters. The library will also be open from 10:30-11:00 am on the day of May Faire. We would love to see all children in light or white colored clothing at the event!

Cans & Bottles Drive

The 8th grade class would like to thank everybody who has donated cans and bottles to their class throughout the year. For the next few weeks Bottle Drop will add an extra 20% to all bags turned in, so this is a great time to bring in those cans and bottles you have been meaning to drop off!

Some 8th Graders spent part of their Saturday last weekend gathering cans and bottles from a Medford neighborhood. They ended up getting 56 bags of cans and $46 in donation! 

From the Library

Please remember to return any overdue library books! Check your inboxes for emails from me and email me if you have any questions. I can provide ISBN numbers for lost books. Used replacements in good condition will be accepted. All library books need to be returned to the library by May 31st.

~Mr. Harper

saul.harper@madronetrail.org

Sprouts Program 2025-2026

We have begun accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Sprouts Preschool Program. Interested families who have not yet filled out the Sprouts Program Interest Form should fill out the form to get on the list. Once you have submitted the form, the program manager will send further details about the program, teacher bios, cost, etc., for your review so you can make the best decision for your family. Applications will be sent out to families who have submitted their form.

Your child must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:

1. Child must be 4 years of age by December 1st, 2025 to be considered for the 25-26 school year. 

2. Child must be potty trained.

3. Child must be able to be away from parents for at least a four hour period.

4. Note: Enrollment into the Sprouts program does not guarantee a spot in Kindergarten

For further questions, please contact office@madronetrail.org.

From the Kitchen

Next week’s special sandwich is a Jalapeño Popper with Turkey: green chilis and our homemade pickled jalapeños mix with cream cheese and spread onto a hoagie with deli turkey. Yum!

Our Comfort Food Friday special for May 2nd is Beef or Vegetarian Stroganoff served over whole wheat egg noodles. Double yum!

Chef Evan

evan.wilson@madronetrail.org

Farm-to-School Committee Update

Join us tomorrow on campus from 10-2 pm for a special garden stewardship day. Lunch provided from Kona Bento! Unfortunately, we were not able to secure childcare, so if you plan to bring kids please plan to supervise :) Of course, they can help in the garden where appropriate as well… Projects include planting flowers, weeding, pruning and raised bed maintenance. Hope to see you y’all there!

Flower & Vegetable Starts for Sale!

The farm-to-school committee will be sharing plant starts at May Faire! We have a wide variety of flowers, herbs and vegetables to share with you! We will also be offering a “Paint a Pot” activity, just in time for Mother’s Day. Stop by our booth with the kiddos to paint some pots and pick up starts for your spring garden!

From the Athletic Director

Track & Field

We had a great meet on April 21st. The start time for this meet changed that morning. Thank you to all the coaches, parents, and athletes for their flexibility on making this meet still happen. Several kids continued to PR and some of them broke their own school and grade level records. All regular season meets have concluded. All that is left are the district championships.

Next 2 Meets:

6th grade district championships!

(Note: 6th graders do not come to practice after this meet)

Wednesday, April 30th at Ashland Middle School

Meet starts at 3:00 pm.

7th/8th grade district championships!

Tuesday May 6th at Oakdale Middle School (Spiegelberg Stadium)

Meet starts at 4:00 pm

April 21st Notable finishes

(We set three grade level records and two school records!)

Men’s events

100M

7th Grade

Solomon Stricker 6th place tie 15.3

Caleb Guidotti 8th place 15.5

Shawn Long 9th place 15.6

8th Grade

Silas Moon 4th place 13.4

Peter Lummer 10th place 14.5

200M

7th Grade

Gray Bardsley 3rd place 31.0

Solomon Stricker 4th place 31.9

Shawn Long 5th place 32.9

400M

8th Grade

Theo Gerig 2nd place 1:03.0

Luke Walker 8th place 1:08.5

800M

7th Grade

John Richardson 7th place 3:04.9

8th Grade

Titus Stewart 6th place 2:56.5

1500M

8th Grade

Titus Stewart 4th place 5:40.8 (PR) (Madrone Trail school record!)

3000M

7th Grade

John Richardson 3rd place 13:07.3 (PR)

100M Hurdles

6th Grade

Silas Gerig 3rd place 21.3 (PR)

4 x 100M

7th Grade

(Mason Goldey, Solomon Stricker, Gray Bardsley, Caleb Guidotti) 2nd place 1:07.5 (PR)

8th Grade

(Theo Gerig, Roman Roberson, Titus Stewart, Silas Moon) 3rd place 57.5

Sprint Medley Relay

(Peter Lummer, Lincoln Stegall, Shawn Long, Luke Walker) 1st place 2:11.4 (PR)

Shot Put

6th Grade

Ari Emptage 4th place 17’9.5” (PR)

7th Grade

Gray Bardsley 1st place 28’2”

8th Grade

Roman Roberson 1st place 36’2” (PR) (Madrone Trail school record!)

Discus

6th Grade

Ari Emptage 3rd place 48’9”

7th Grade

Gray Bardsley 3rd place 62’7”

Caleb Guidotti 8th place 52’10”

8th Grade

Roman Roberson 4th place 74’10” (PR)

Silas Moon 6th place 74’1”

Javelin

6th Grade

Ari Emptage 2nd place 46’8” (PR)

7th Grade

Mason Goldey 4th place 84’4”

Tyson Jensen 6th place 71’10” (PR)

John Richardson 8th place 65’4”

8th Grade

Luke Walker 5th place 96’4”

Roman Roberson 10th place 84’6” (PR)

High Jump

7th Grade

Solomon Stricker 1st place 4’5”

Long Jump

7th Grade

Caleb Guidotti 1st place 14’2”

Cavan Johnsen 4th place 11’0” (PR)

Shawn Long 6th place 10’4”

8th Grade

Silas Moon 1st place 16’2”

Theo Gerig 5th place 13’4”

Women’s events

100M

6th Grade

Lily Bevers 1st place 14.6

Malaya Sigalove 2nd place 15.3 (PR)

7th Grade

Bailey Briggs 4th place 14.1 (PR)

200M

6th Grade

Malaya Sigalove 3rd place 32.4 (PR)

7th Grade

Bailey Briggs 2nd place 29.5 (PR)

Jazelle Santos Ward 7th place 32.4

8th Grade

Bella Waterman 9th place 33.7

3000M

6th Grade

Juno Battisti 1st place 13:06.8 (PR) (Madrone Trail 6th grade record)

100M Hurdles

6th Grade

Malaya Sigalove 3rd place 20.8 (PR)

Juno Battisti 4th place 22.4

4 x 100M

6th Grade

Malaya Sigalove, Juno Battisti, Aiza Caran, Lily Bevers 6th place 1:04.0

7th Grade

Bailey Briggs, Jazelle Santos Ward, Gracie Walker, Kaydence Garvin 5th place 1:01.6 (PR)

Sprint Medley Relay

Bella Waterman, Chloe Royer, Willow Deame-Pezzano, Lyla Emptage 1st place 2:47.5

Shot Put

6th Grade

Lily Bevers 1st place 20’7.5”

Madelyn Musselwhite 2nd place 20’7” (PR)

Charlie Miller 3rd place 15’8”

8th Grade

Bella Waterman 8th place 23’5” (PR)

Discus

6th Grade

Mary Twylla Kemple 1st place 30’6”

7th Grade

Willow Deame-Pezzano 2nd place 46’1” (PR)

8th Grade

Lyla Emptage 6th place 40’8”

Javelin

6th Grade

Malaya Sigalove 1st place 38’7” (PR)

7th Grade

Gracie Walker 1st place 47’9” (2nd overall) (PR) (7th grade Madrone Trail school record)

Long Jump

6th Grade

Lily Bevers 1st place 12’4” (PR) (6th grade Madrone Trail school record)

Juno Battisti 2nd place 11’2”

Madelyn Musselwhite 4th place 10’5”

7th Grade

Jazelle Santos Ward 4th place 12’4” (PR)

Gracie Walker 6th place 11’10”

Kaydence Garvin 7th place 11’7” (PR)

Soccer Club

Soccer Club participants that I have chatted with are having a great time and we had some great weather this week as well.

Remaining soccer club dates: April 30th, May 7th, and May 21st, May 28th

(Reminder: No soccer club on May 14th)

Go Dragons!

Jeff Roberson

jeff.roberson@madronetrail.org

Insight into Waldorf Education

Guiding Young Minds: A developmental picture of the Waldorf approach to freedom in thinking

By Gesine Abraham 

"Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings, who are able of themselves, to impart purpose and direction to their life." Rudolf Steiner

We generally think of freedom as freedom to think for oneself, to summon initiative, and to make decisions independently. One of the ways that Waldorf education approaches this desirable outcome is by examining the connection between freedom and teaching mobile concepts, or by characterizing rather than defining, which are foundational principles in the elementary school years. 

Continue reading here

Lost & Found

Lost & Found has an abundance of items. Everything will go Friday, May 2

State Testing

The window for taking our state-wide assessment, the SBAC, is now open. Students in 3rd-8th grade are tested annually in Language Arts and Math, and 5th and 8th graders are tested in Science as well. As per Oregon law, parents and guardians have the right to opt their children out of this assessment. In order to do this, you will need to meet in person with our School Test Coordinator, Ms. Cori, to sign the opt-out form. Please email her to set-up a time to meet if you wish to opt your child out of state testing, cori.royer@madronetrail.org. As a reminder, 3rd, 5th, and 8th graders do not have to take the Spring I-ready assessment so they can focus all of their attention on the SBAC.

Community Offering

Quote of the Day

Handlettered by Ms. Cori

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