No Bus Service, Monday, February 24

As a reminder, there is no bus service Monday, February 24. Sorry for an inconvenience.

From the Board

Hello Madrone Trail!

As always the board has been hard at work in various ways to help ensure our school thrives. We are happy to report that our budget is looking good and balanced. The school is in good shape as a whole.

We would like to thank and welcome Michelle Coull as our newest board member! Michelle used to teach here and now returns to us in a new capacity. It will be great to have her Waldorf expertise and teaching experience to help guide us. Thanks Michelle for jumping on board.

We have three areas of focus for the board right now. First is the upcoming auction March 8th. We would love to see you all there so buy your tickets ASAP! Secondly, we are continuing to work on strategic planning for the long term future of the school. Third, we are taking a look at our discipline policy and reviewing to ensure clarity and best practices. This will be led by a a committee comprised of some board members, administration, and some faculty.

As always, we would love to hear from you if you have any questions or concerns. Reach out through email at board@madronetrail.org.

For the good of the school,

Madrone Trail Board of Directors

From the Auction Committee

Get your tickets here

LAST CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRD PRICES

Ticket Prices Increase from $60 to $75 after THIS SATURDAY February 22

If you are interested in putting time in towards your volunteer school volunteer hours, and/or would like to earn a free ticket (with 3 or more hours), please take a look at our remaining volunteer needs.

Also...We are looking forward to offering an array of delicious desserts, and we are still looking for some "EGGstra" help... with the rising price of eggs we are hoping that anyone who might have chickens and a surplus might be willing to donate eggs to be used at the auction. Please reach out to us at auction@madronetrail.org if you have access to extra eggs.

Last but not least, if you would like a free drink or 50/50 raffle ticket, be the first to name which Grimm's Fairytale this picture is associated with, email us at auction@madronetrail.org... 

Thank you to the following Auction Sponsors!

Order your Yearbook

Now is the time to make sure you get a beautiful yearbook for the 2024-25 school year. We will order a few extras for sale at the end of the year, but they usually sell out. The pre-order window will close at Spring Break.

From the May Faire Committee

It is that time again to start thinking about May Faire which will be Saturday May 3rd. For all crafty friends and families out there - please consider having a booth at the faire to sell your beautiful handmade items. Here is the link for more info and to have a booth.

8th grade Fundraiser

From the Kitchen

Seeking Volunteers for Auction Food Prep!

I am seeking volunteers to help me prepare our epic auction feast throughout the week of March 3. Three hours of work will equal one comp ticket! Please shoot me an email if you are interested (evan.wilson@madronetrail.org)! 

Our specials next week:

• Soup: Cheeseburger Soup
• Wednesday Scramble Special: Feta & Spinach
• Friday Crispy Grilled Cheese Breakfast Roll-Up: Sausage (Pork)  

Upcoming Foreign Friday Specials:

• February 28th - Hungary: Chicken Paprikash with Egg Noodles

Chef Evan

evan.wilson@madronetrail.org

From the Farm-to School Committee

Sign-ups for our spring plant start and seed drive are now live! We have quite a wish list and hope some families will be able to grow some starts to support the gardening and kitchen program as you plan your own gardens. We are also gathering seeds (if you have some extra that you would like to donate that are not on the wish list, we will gladly accept them). Find our wishlist and sign up here! Thank you in advance! Extra starts will be offered for sale at our May Faire booth.

Cold season plants can be dropped off starting in early April and warm season plants in early May (please leave them on the center table in the greenhouse).

We are still looking to bolster our farm-to-school committee ranks so we can tackle upcoming projects! Our next meeting is March 11 at 3:30 pm in Ms. Nancy’s classroom. If you are unable to attend but are still interested in joining the cause, please email Chef Evan.

Public service announcement:

Enjoy yummy, local produce while supporting our composting program!



We are still looking for monthly members for our Madrone Trail- Rogue Produce Membership.

Members can shop their Online Farmer’s Market, enjoy free delivery to Madrone Trail on Fridays, and access exclusive weekly sales. 

For each member who joins we can reduce our school compost pick-up fees. Join us in building a sustainable and healthy community and support our local farmers! 



Click here to create an account and purchase your $10 monthly subscription. You can also contact them at (541-301-3426) for questions.

From the Athletic Director

Yoga

Yoga has been extended by one week due to some missed yoga days due to the snow. The last 2 days of yoga will now be February 25th and 27th.

Track & Field

Track & Field here at Madrone Trail is fast approaching. Please remember that school sports are a big commitment before signing up. Not only are the students expected to be at all meets and practices as long as they are healthy, but we will need parent drivers to meets as well. (If you are able to help please make sure you have a vehicle transportation form on file with Ms. Sherrie. The form is attached and they are available in the office as well. Bring in your insurance card when you turn it in, so Sherrie can make a copy)

If your athlete does need to miss something, please communicate with the coaches ASAP.

Practice will begin March 3rd.

Reminder: If your athlete does not have a completed sport physical on file with Madrone within the last 2 years, please get in to see their primary care provider ASAP. The form is attached at the bottom of the athletic section. (You cannot participate in practices until this step is completed)

Please email me directly if you are having trouble getting in. I have some contacts through my wife’s work that can help get this done if needed. (4 Madrone Trail students have contacted me so far and we have Sport Physicals set up for them.)

Who: 6th-8th graders                               

Practice Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 3:30-5:00 pm.

Please pick your students up promptly at 5:00 on practice days

No practice on Wednesdays or the first week of Spring Break.

2nd week of spring break practice: Monday, Wednesday (Only Wednesday practice), and Thursday 3:30-5:00 pm

Tentative meet schedule: March 17th, April 7th, April 21st, April 30th (6th grade district championships) and May 6th (7th-8th grade districts)

(I will try to add one in a couple of weeks as well)

Registration deadline: February 28th, 2025 

Registration forms have gone home with around 45 interested 6th-8th graders last week. 

Soccer Club

We will once again be having Soccer Club this Spring here at Madrone. Please turn in a participation form turned to Ms. Sherrie along with payments or payment arrangements. (Scholarship and payment request forms are in the office.)

Who: 3rd-5th graders

When: Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 pm at the Madrone Trail field on the following dates:

March 5th, March 12th, March 19th, April 9th, April 16th, April 23rd, April 30th, May 7th, and May 21st, May 28th

(Note: May 14th was on previous Friday updates, but has been removed due to a prior engagement by coach Jonathon. May 28th has been added.)

Cost: $75

Athletic shoes required. Cleats and shin guards are optional (No Football cleats)

We would love to have a couple of volunteers available to help Coach Jonathan, please email me if you are interested.

Registration deadline: March 3rd, 2025 

Registration went home with interested 3rd-5th graders last Friday

Meet our Track Coach

This is my third year coaching middle school boys basketball and track & field at Madrone Trail. For the last four years, I have also been the Assistant Coach at Logos Public Charter for the high school trap shooting team. I graduated high school in Montana, where I played numerous sports...basketball, football, track, and hockey. I also placed in weight lifting competition, a 1st place in deadlift and 1st place in squat and held the class C school state record for squat, lightweight division for many years. I competed in extemporaneous speaking for BPOA both my junior and senior years. Junior year, I achieved 1st place districts, 2nd place state and placed 13th at the national BPOA event. Senior year I again achieved 1st place districts and state for BPOA. I was in band all through junior high and high school. I held two superior ratings as a timpanist and received scholarships for music.

I moved to Oregon in 1998 to be with my family. I met and married my wife Lydia soon after and we have two awesome boys. This is our 13th year as a Madrone Trail family. Our oldest attended Madrone Trail K-8th and is graduating high school this year. Our youngest is graduating 8th grade from Madrone this year. For over 20 years, I ran a successful construction business in the Rogue Valley, specializing in paint and drywall. We enjoy the outdoors as a family, with many days spent fishing, hunting, swimming and scuba diving.

I look forward to coaching this Spring's Track & Field team and boys basketball again next winter!

-Tim Stewart

Go Dragons!

Jeff Roberson

jeff.roberson@madronetrail.org

Spotlight on 1st grade

It has been an exciting few months in the Ladybug classroom. We have been continuing to pull our letters and sounds from our class story. Our story started the second week of school and has been following the tale of three adventurous gnomes who are on a long and magical journey to fix little gnomes’ baskets and to return spring to the island of fire and ice. We are almost done with our alphabet and have begun forming our starting words and sentences.  We have also been moving through our four processes: Miss Minus, Positive Plus, Magician division, and Multiplication Milly. These four friends live together in a big elf house. We have gotten to know them through stories, movement exercises, verses, and working in our main lesson notebooks. So far, we have met all of our processes except for Multiplication Milly, who is still on her journey and will be joining her fact family house soon. 

The Ladybugs have been spending a great deal of time working with watercolor (wet-on-wet) and clay. We practice building patience and purpose by warming our clay and getting it ready to work with. We have been creating candles, small bowls, creatures, and more. First grade is a magical time of exploring the world around us and inside us. We have been spending time out by the maze and working in our nature journals (drawing what we notice, leaf tracing) visiting our class oak tree and engaging in songs and class activities that honor the seasons around us and our connection with one another. It has been such a gift to witness the deepening of student’s relationships with each other and to our strong class community. In 1st grade, we are deeply within the world of fairytales, nature, imagination, and connection. I am eager for spring and the discoveries, songs, paintings, characters, nature blocks, and stories that will arrive with it. I am so grateful to be able to learn and grow alongside these incredibly creative, goofy and compassionate people. 

~Ms. B

Spotlight on Spanish

In 1st-3rd grade we are continuing learning our colors, animals, numbers and simple memorized phrases. We draw in 100% Spanish, and are finishing up our opening verse. Here is a drawing of 2nd grader Delia Cannon's koala bear, "Good morning little animals." In 4th grade we are learning infinitive verbs, activities and adjectives to describe family and friends. Click here to hear 4th grader Charlie Town describing his family.

~Profe

Lost & Found

Everything will be taken Friday, February 28.

Quote of the Day

Handlettered by Ms. Cori

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