From the Assistant Director

Dear Madrone Trail Community,

We are back into the swing of things after the Winter Break. I have been kept very busy with juggling two jobs this week, but hopefully that will not be for too much longer. We have advertised for the Interim Director and Executive Director positions and are receiving applications for both positions. The Board and I met with candidates for the Interim position during the break and throughout this week and will continue to do so until we find someone to fill the position. We will keep you updated as we know more.

As a reminder, Mr. Roberts Celebration of Life is tomorrow, Saturday, January 6, at 4 pm at the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 1900 Greenwood St. in Medford. Community members are welcome to attend.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Cori Royer

Assistant Director and Games Teacher

cori.royer@madronetrail.org

Kitchen Update

Greetings from the kitchen! We hope everyone has had a great first week of the new year! 

Our new winter menu seems to be a hit! We are focusing on delicious and nutritious soups alongside some yummy comforting entrees for our students and faculty. We are also offering some breakfast options with fresh cooked eggs (back by popular demand). Here are a few updates along with our winter menu! Visit EZ App to place your orders.

Pre-Order Policy

Pre-orders are required for breakfast burritos and our daily lunch specials; our other breakfast options and daily soups do not require a pre-order. We will, however, allow pre-orders for breakfast burritos and daily lunch specials until 10 pm the day prior to service. If we do not have a pre-order for your student, they are welcome to choose from our other delicious options.

New for Grades K-2

We will be offering 2 options for grades K-2. The same pre-order policy applies here. You can pre-order the daily entree or soup and if we do not have a pre-order for your student, we will serve them our delicious scratch-made soup of the day.

Breakfast (All Grades)

• Granola & Milk w/ Fresh Fruit (gluten-free, available vegan)
• Breakfast Burrito w/ Potatoes, Egg & Cheese, optional Salsa
• Vegan Breakfast Burrito w/ Potatoes and Tofu Scramble, optional Salsa
• Brown Rice Breakfast Porridge 

Lunch (Grades 3-8)

Mondays

• Penne Pasta w/ Beef & Tomato Sauce
• Vegan Pasta w/ Lentils & Tomato Sauce
• Vegan Minestrone Soup 
• Stone Soup

Tuesdays

• Grilled Cheese w/ Tomato Soup
• Tomato Basil Soup w/ Bread, String Cheese, Celery Sticks w/ Sunflower Butter
• Stone Soup

Wednesdays

• Chicken & Rice Soup
• Stone Soup

Thursdays

• Chicken Caesar Wrap
• Lentil & Veg Soup w/ Bread
• Stone Soup

Fridays

• BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Rainbow Slaw
• Vegan Chili w/ Cornbread
• Stone Soup

Grades K-2

Mondays

• Penne Pasta w/ Beef & Tomato Sauce
• Vegan Pasta w/ Lentils & Tomato Sauce
• Vegan Minestrone Soup 

Tuesdays

• Grilled Cheese w/ Cup of Tomato Basil  Soup
• Tomato Basil Soup w/ Bread, String Cheese, Celery Sticks w/ Sunflower Butter

Wednesdays

• Chicken & Rice Soup
• Stone Soup

Thursdays

• Chicken, Cheese & Lettuce Wrap
• Lentil & Veg Soup w/ Bread

Fridays

• BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Rainbow Slaw on the side
• Vegan Chili w/ Cornbread 

From the Athletic Director

I thought the New Year would be a good time to talk about the purpose of sport in the lives of young people. Something that I tell my parents and athletes at the varsity level is that one of the true values of participating in sport is overcoming obstacles. In fact, the theme of my Girls’ varsity basketball season is “Perseverance." The true value of sport participation does not come through wins and loses. Rather it comes through the process of working hard, learning to play as a team, learning discipline, and fostering resilience. So as you watch your kids participate in sports here at Madrone Trail, Yes- cheer for the wins and encourage them to do their best, but also remember the end goal of having our students continue to develop as individuals and continue to connect to the community around them in new ways. Thank you so much to the parents, athletes, and companies that have contributed so much to make sport options here at Madrone Trail a reality for our Middle School students as they grow during this time in their lives. Sports are important and I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of them here at Madrone.     

Girls' Basketball

We have partnered once again with Sacred Heart to have a Girls’ Basketball season. The game schedules will be out next week, so look for when you can come support our Dragons in next week’s Friday Update.

Practices: 3:30-5:00 pm at Sacred Heart beginning Thursday, Jan. 4th and continuing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Wednesdays will be 2:15-4:15 pm until games start.

Community Opportunity

Well…more basketball

YMCA winter basketball registration has opened and closes January 20th.

When: The season runs 1/20/23-3/09/23

Who: K-6th grade boys and girls

         (Kinder teams are coed, 1st-6th separate boys and girls league)

Cost: $75 (Scholarship and reduced fee options listed application process explained on the website)       *Free for volunteer coaches

Registration is open now

Register at https://rvymca.org/programs/120033?locations=13

Go Dragons!

~Jeff Roberson

Athletic Director

jeff.roberson@madronetrail.org

Library Update

Our Madrone Trail Library was an amazing hit with the kids in 2023! We added 2,490 books to our library shelves, had 85% of our student population check out books, and our top reader checked out over 30 books! If you would like to help keep our Library's pages turning, please check out our Amazon Wish List, especially the Graphic Novel section--our most popular book genre. Huge shout out to our amazing family and friends who have already donated, your generosity changes lives!! We have had 55 books donated since we posted the wishlist!

"In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might aspire to, and what I might dare to dream about my world and myself." --Anne Quindlen

Auction Update

The auction is quickly approaching and we are well underway planning a fantastic event. We are starting to get items together for decorations and wanted to put out a little wish list. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated! 

We want to make sure that this is such a fun event and what doesn't say fun like an 80s party?! We put together a list of items, most with links to purchase. Click on the google sheet and take a look! If you purchased an item, please drop them off in the office.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me directly lizcombs123@gmail.com

Bottle Drop Fundraiser

Still accepting Bottles & Can donations to support the 8th Grade Class Fundraiser!

The 8th graders are still collecting bottles and cans to raise funds for their 8th grade class budget and end of year trip. They have almost met the $600 goal! Thank you for all your donations.

We received a $40 donation from the BottleDrop matching fundraiser event. Thank you for your support!

A big THANK YOU to Sarah Bevers, parent and staff member, for her continued dedication to the coordination of collecting and dropping off donations at the BottleDrop center.

Please help them exceed their goal by dropping off donations in sealed/tied bags in plastic trash bags (please no paper or open bags). These will be placed in our special blue BottleDrop bags and taken to the center for redemption with our special coded tag that will be donated into our school account.

Parents may drop off sealed bags to the area between the dumpster and the greenhouse, at the end of the bamboo fence on the edge of the parking lot between the Kinder Yard and 7-8th grade modular.  

If you have a personal BottleDrop account, and would like to donate from your account, login into your online account and search for Madrone Trail.

Winter Weather Procedures

Madrone Trail follows the decisions made by the Medford School District regarding severe weather procedures. Please refer to social media or media announcements for guidance from MSD.

In the event school needs to be delayed, canceled, or released early (due to an unexpected weather event occurring during school hours), the following decisions are possible:

Normal school hours – snow routes: some bus routes in higher elevations change due to snow or slick road conditions. Snow routes are posted ahead of time at: www.medford.k12.or.us/snow

Cancellation:  School and district are closed.  

Two-hour delayed start – regular routes OR snow routes: School begins two hours after regularly scheduled start time. Regular bus routes or snow routes may run, depending on road conditions. 

Releasing school early – normal routes OR snow routes: School is released early due to hazardous road conditions. Buses may run regular routes or snow routes, depending on road conditions.

We will do our best to send updates to families as Special Announcement emails as well as on the homepage of our website, but just remember, is MSD closes, we do too!

State Testing

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, we are required to give parents and guardians notice regarding this assessment. Please read the attached notice.

Substitute Teacher Assistants Wanted

We are currently looking for more Substitute Teacher Assistants to be on call throughout the year. If you are interested, please check out our Indeed job post here:  Substitute Teacher Assistant

January Offerings from Nina Gallwey

Please click the link below to see all of Nina's offerings this month

Fiddle Lessons Offered

Hi, my name is Monica Smith, and I teach fiddle to all ages using the Fiddle Quest curriculum. I started playing violin at the age of 11. I participated in the school orchestra as well as the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. I have experience working with children, and I'm excited to help people discover their love for music. My studio is in Medford.

Please contact me with any questions you have. 

If you want a taste of the curriculum I use to teach by ear visit www.fiddlequest.com 

Tuition: $30/lesson (30 minutes)

Contact: 503-780-3365

rosemonicasmith@gmail.com

Free Online Offering

Former Madrone Trail parent, Satya Beneventi, is co-hosting a complimentary online event, Marriage & Motherhood: Don’t Settle for Good Enough, on Saturday, January 13th @ 9:00am 

To Learn More & Register: https://coach-satya.com/marriage-motherhood/

Quote of the Day

Handlettered by Ms. Cori

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