Last Updated:
June 1, 2008

Dear Meadows Parents:

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year at Madison Meadows. The parent-teacher organization at Meadows, Parents and Teachers at Meadows (P.T.M.), is one of the most involved and active organizations of its kind in Arizona. P.T.M. is extremely proud to boast twenty-four committees and forty-one chairmen planning and organizing the many wonderful enrichment programs from which our children will benefit.

P.T.M. meets monthly and the meeting dates are listed in the P.T.M. Directory. P.T.M. has a full calendar of events and activities throughout the school year. If you have not already done so, please review the committee structure listed in the P.T.M. Directory, and find areas that tap into your interests, talents, and schedule. The strength of our parent volunteer organization lies in its diverse and talented membership. It is our hope that you will work on one or more P.T.M. committees this year. We have a multitude of jobs that can be accomplished at various times of the day and week. P.T.M. extends well beyond the school day!

Sincerely,

Kelli Butler, P.T.M. President

Kelly Jackson, P.T.M. Vice-President Communications

, P.T.M. Vice-President Fundraising

Please support Meadows by signing up for the Safeway eScrip fundraising program. eScrip will donate up to 3% of the amount you spend at Safeway and it costs you nothing. Please go to www.escrip.com and sign up. All you need to know is our group name: Madison Meadows PTM and your Safeway Club Card number. Contact Safeway Customer Service at 1-877-723-3929 if you need to find out your club card number. Please take a few minutes to sign up -- it will make a huge difference for our school! Contact Kelli Butler at lnbksb@cox.net with any questions about eScrip.

PTM PRESS

Well… it happened! Another school year is a week away from completion! Where did the time go? It feels like it flew by, but when we start to think about how much our kids changed this year, the number of projects they completed, how much stronger they are academically, all the sports and activities they did in 9 months, it seems possible that, yes, another year has passed! When I think of all that PTM has accomplished this year and how many parents have volunteered in so many ways it seems that, yes, it is possible another year has passed!
Have you all seen the new trees in the back of the school and flowers by the front office? Many, many thanks to our 2007-2008 PTM President Nancy Schriber and our new PTM President, Kelli Butler for the flowers that they planted in the planters by the front office. Many thanks to Kelli Butler for coordinating the purchase and planting of the new trees. The tree wells required major repair of the drip system. Kelli and the landscaper did all the work on a weekend! They look awesome and were much needed! Thank to all our parents and staff who supported PTM’s fundraising efforts this year to make this purchase!
Teresa Abernethy is chairing our Registration and Orientation Day this year for all Meadows students. It will be held Thursday, July 31st from 7am to 7pm in the cafeteria. This is the day kids receive their schedules and homeroom class info, parents sign up to join our Parent and Teachers at Meadows group, purchase PE uniforms, pay ahead for cafeteria accounts, check the bus schedules and bus stops, fill out emergency cards and take a tour of the school to familiarize your child with where their classrooms are. It's about a 1/2 hour process at most. Please bring your checkbook! We are also in need of volunteers to help welcome everyone back and give a hand for 2 hour shifts.
For questions or to offer to help, please e-mail Annie at anniekassenbrock@cox.net or call her at (602)678- 1766.
Many thanks to Wendy Charles, of the Teacher Appreciation Committee, for organizing the luncheon for the staff and providing the delivery of all the food. Thanks to Kelli Butler, Kelly Jackson and Nancy Schriber for their assistance!
Ramm Round-up was help on May 8th. What an enthusiastic bunch of incoming 5th graders (and their parents!) we have! Many thanks to Joan Welty for organizing this worthwhile event! The incoming 5th graders learned about student opportunities at Meadows, ate pizza and played games. The parents learned about Meadows and had their questions answered by Mrs. Doyle and Mrs. Grosso. Thank you Mrs. Grosso for all your work! Thank you to all the 5th grade teachers, Mr. Voss, and Ms. Baco for helping with the event. Several students were also involved to make this event a success. They include NJHS students: Cameron Butler, Rivian Lewin, Luke Osselaer, Mark Schillinger, Kimberly Csantos, Katie Rottman, Lily Kravetz, Becky Friedman, Tori Schriber, Meghan Hatch, Nathan Solliday, Jacqueline Vercauteren, Victoria Mullan, and Ryan Gellar. A wonderful group of parent volunteers included: Kelli Butler, Val Rottman, Lisa Loy and Lori Vercauteren. Thank You!
Mr. Johnson would like to thank all students and parents for attending the science extravaganza, which was a great success. A special thanks to Jacquie Kurth and Kelli Butler, who rented tables, and purchased prizes, food and drinks for the Extravaganza. Other valuable volunteers included Mr. Wray, Mrs. Johnson, Ben Butler and Casey Kurth! Everyone’s extra effort made everything run extremely smooth. Mr. Johnson is looking forward to planning another Extravaganza next year!
Our Judges, Ernie Davis and Amy Ashline who judged our projects:
3rd place Jessica Fox: “Land and Marine Iguanas”
2nd place Lexie Brunelle and Adrienne Sacs: “Hot Air Balloons”
1st place Justine Ridley: “Plate Tectonics and Ocean Waves”

Many thanks to Mr. Johnson for all your time and effort to make this event possible!
Thank you to Jacquie Kurth for this distribution of the Med-O-Gram! Jacquie has agreed to continue this job next year!
Thanks!
There is an incredible group of boys and girls who have grown up before our very eyes and they are
now off to high school. We wish them much success! Cheers to you 8th Graders! Commencement
Chairs Marti Mehagian and Tammy Sommerville along with their committees have done a spectacular job!

Commencement Reminders
Friday, May 23rd - Students received their Commencement Tickets today. Please check with your student. You will need the tickets for the ceremony.
Wednesday, May 28th, WaterWorld Field Trip, -Students attend school 8 a.m.- 3 p.m Students and Teachers, wear your t-shirts if you ordered one.
Thursday, May 29th, School in session 8 a.m.-11 a.m. for 8th graders. Rehearsal at Central High School, buses provided to/from Meadows. Release at 11:00 AM for 8th grade. Parents responsible for transportation.
Thursday, May 29th, Commencement; Students need to arrive 6 PM at Central High School. Proper dress code required, see your packets. Please allow adequate time due to rush hour. Ceremony begins at 6:30 PM. Reception outside the auditorium immediately following the ceremony.
Light Rail Construction-Driving Directions: Central High School, 4525 N. Central Avenue. South on Central, past the High School, U-turn at Glenrosa, travel north back up Central and park in the South parking lot near auditorium, just north of Steele Park.
Thursday, May 29th, 8:30-10:30 p.m. 8th Grade Commencement Dance, Meadows Cafeteria, same dress code as Commencement.

Commencement Thank-You
Because this is the last Med-O-Gram of the year, and the Commencement events are next week, we would like to extend a tremendous thank you in advance to all of the Commencement Committees, School Office Staff, Faculty, Parent Volunteers, and everyone else that helped us with Commencement this year. Our 8th graders are going to have a great time at the Commencement and Dance next week.

Thanks go to: Connie Panagiotakopoulos for getting donations to help us Underwrite the dance. Beth Hill and Carlie DiGilio for the Certificates, Invitations, and Tickets. Randie Stein for the Administration and Accounting of the packets. Lori Higgins for T-Shirts and Academic Pins. Barb Ziolko and Carolyn Mitchell for the WaterWorld Field Trip, Susan Griffin for Programs, Jody Stern for Flowers and Refreshments at the Ceremony, Dory Gosar and Melanie Brown for the Food at the Dance, Michelle Hudson for the DJ, Videogrpaher, and Photographer at the Dance, Kathy Zimmerman and John Murphy for the Slideshow, Marianne Ross for the Volunteers, and Maria Matheos and Trudy Goldman for the fantastic design and decorating job for the Dance. The dance volunteers include: Cari Clark,
Georganne Bryant, Heidi Parker, Jill Hastings, Michelle Hudson, Barb Ziolko, Tamara Richards, Michelle Rosenbaum, Pam Celley, Judy Bass, and Jody Stern. Thank you to the 7th grade parents for volunteering to help with commencement and chaperoning the dance. They are: Lori Price, Kelly Jackson, Wendy Charles, Ann Whitten, Marianne Friedman, Diana Micceci, Nancy Schriber, Jacquie Kurth, Peggy Osselaer, Cherri Wilson, Lisa Bentley, Gillian Blitch, Stacie, Bertenshaw, and Melinda Hawkins. A special thanks to all the volunteers who were not listed!

Special thanks to office staff Annette Grosso and Diane Lynn for helping us through many months of preparation. Thanks to John Murphy for putting together the slideshow and for meeting with the Central High staff to make sure all is ready to go. Thanks to our janitorial staff for helping us in the cafeteria and with the clean up.
Thanks to all our volunteers that helped to decorate the dance for our students to “Escape to New York”, and to our 7th grade parent volunteers that helped out at the Ceremony and as Dance Chaperones. Congratulations to the Class of 2008!! From: Co-Chairs Tammy Sommerville and Marti Mehagian

Letter from the Nancy Schriber, 2007/2008 PTM President

It has been a wonderful year at Meadows and I would like to thank those of you who helped with any of our many PTM events. Whether you tabulated magazines, organized or attended an event, bought
magazines, cookie dough or a Harkins cup please know your help is appreciated by the children and staff at Madison Meadows. Our fundraising this year was very successful and through a series of smaller fundraisers we managed to raise enough money to replace 7 trees to spruce up the back campus. In the fall we plan to add some trees to the front of the school, benches, tables and a shade structure. The PTM will be working with the administration and staff at Meadows to identify capital projects that we can support over the next couple of years.

It has been a pleasure working with the Executive Board of the PTM, this group of women has worked
tirelessly to keep the traditions alive and well at Meadows. Special thanks to Kelli Butler, Kelly Jackson, Beth Hill, Wendy Charles, Marianne Friedman, Staci Bertenshaw and Rae Dewberry for always saying yes and always saying it with a smile. I would also like to thank all of the PTM Chairwomen this year who chaired committees and did so with great efficiency and positive attitudes. These amazing women include: Teresa Abernethy, Kat Magerkurth, Kendra Tollackson, Marti Mehagian, Tammy Sommerville, Amalia Gorraiz, Shannon Burke, Kari Blakely, Susan Solliday, Mari Moga, Peggy Osselaer, Sherri Kindall, Audrey Wolff, Jacquie Kurth, Stacey Parker, Lisa Gurule, Lisa Loy, Joan Welty, and Ann Whitten. Special thanks to Bonnie Rivera and Barb Cunningham who reinvented the snack shack at Meadows and created a wonderful place for families to hang out. Whether it was a Saturday morning cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito or a dinner of rice bowl, pizza, or hotdog, these ladies were always ready and waiting for us harried volleyball, basketball and softball parents. We are very lucky to have this dedicated team!

Two ladies have made the PTM's job infinitely easier: Annette Grosso and Diane Lynn. You will be missed by all the children and parents at Meadows and will always have a special place in the Meadows family. Finally I would like to thank Susan Doyle, Richard Wray and staff for supporting the PTM in all our efforts. I wish all of you a happy, relaxing and safe summer!
Sincerely,
Nancy Schriber

Thank you, Nancy Schriber for all your hard work this year as PTM President! We appreciate all the time and effort you gave to the Meadows community! We thank our retiring staff, Mr. Wray, our Assistant Vice- Principal and Mrs. Miller, 7th grade math teacher. We will miss you and wish you the best in your future endeavors. And finally, I couldn’t have done my job on the Med-O-Gram without the help and assistance of Diane Lynn and Annette Grosso. We wish you the best in your retirement!
Have a wonderful summer! See you in August!

Kelly Jackson
V/P Communications

Coming Events:
May 29th Commencement
6:30 PM
Central High School
May 30th Last Day of School
11:30 dismissal

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Are you tired of your kids constantly asking for money, after school or at a game??

WELL WE ‘VE GOT JUST THE THING FOR YOU!!!
“ SNACK SHACK PUNCH CARDS”

You can purchase a punch card at the Snack Shack for $10. We’ll keep it in the Snack Bar under your family name. Each time your child wants something; we’ll punch the card in .50-cent increments.
Another big thank you to our Med-O-Gram runner and distributor, Jacquie Kurth.
Enjoy the three-day weekend!

Kelly Jackson
VP Communications
PTM PRESS

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CAN YOU HELP??

If you are interested in a position as a Meadows Crossing Guard, Madison Meadows is looking for you. We are looking for crossing guards for Glendale & 3rd Ave. The hours are before and after school, Monday - Friday. Please contact the district office if interested (602.664.7900). If you have questions about the scheduled times please contact Mrs. Grosso at 602.664.7601.

Attention parents/guardians…

During the day, the office staff has been requested to limit interruptions to the classroom with the exception of students being picked up for appointments. If your student forgets a lunch, PE clothes, assignments, or other items, please tell him/her to check the office before Lunch/Recess or before class for the forgotten items. If you need to leave a student a message, call the office (602) 664.7600; please do not call the teacher. Your student(s) will be called down at five minutes before school dismissal for the messages through the afternoon announcements.

Thank you for cooperation.

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CAFETERIA NEWS
A Message from the District Office

The cafeteria is experiencing an abundance of people in the hole with lunch money. Please remind students that they must pay their cafeteria bills ASAP. Eighth graders should be aware that failure to pay their cafeteria account will result in a held commencement certificate. Students leaving Meadows for other reasons will not receive transcripts unless and until these debts are resolved.

REFUNDS: Any left over account monies will be forwarded to the next school year.
CHARGES: Please make sure to pay all charges prior to the end of the school year.
ADVANCE PAYMENTS for the 2008/09 school meals can be made in the cafeteria on Thursday,
July 31, from 7:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. Money can also be deposited in your child’s account online through “mylunchmoney.com”. You will need to provide your child’s student number and birthdate in order to do this. Advance payments will make it easier for your child on the first day of school. If you do not make advance payments, please be sure your child/children has money for breakfast and lunch each day.
FREE AND REDUCED: If your child is on Free or Reduced lunches this year they will remain
at their current status for the first 30 days of school. Please remember you need to reapply every year. New applications will be sent home with all students the first week of school. Income guidelines will be on the application. Families NEW to Madison District can fill out applications on July 31st at registration.
FREE SUMMER MEALS:
Free Breakfast and Lunch will be served to all children ages 2-18 at Madison Camelview and Park during the summer. The times and dates are as follows:

CAMELVIEW..2002 E. Campbell
DATES: June 9 – July 26, 2008 MONDAY-THURSDAYS ONLY
BREAKFAST: 7:30 – 8:00
LUNCH: 11:30 – 12:00
MADISON PARK..1431 E.Campbell
DATES: June 2 – August 1, 2008 MONDAY-FRIDAYS
BREAKFAST: 7:30 – 8:00 CLOSED: June 6 & July 4, 2008
LUNCH: 11:30 -12:00
SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS..Children do not
need to be enrolled in the Madison District to receive the free meals.

HELP WANTED:
We are always in need of Part/time cafeteria workers. This is a perfect way to earn a little
extra income and still be home when your children are home. Think about it over the summer
and if you are interested, give us a call at the District Office (664-7910) or come in and
fill out an application. We will be hiring the end of July.

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Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Each year, as dates come to the Meadows’ office, we include the information from several schools and sources in our Med-O-Gram.
This information is for the benefit of all 8th grade students and their parents/guardians.
It is not meant to be an endorsement of any one particular school.
St. Mary’s High School
2525 N. 3rd Street……
Questions: 602-251-2545

Sunnyslope High School
35 W. Dunlap Ave
Questions: Ms. Susan Weedle, 623-915-8784 or Annie Hestand 623-
915-8741

Central High School
4525 N. Central Avenue
Questions: Ms. Joanna Simpson
602-764-7807

North High School International Baccalaureate
Program
1101 East Thomas Road
Questions: Ms. Julie Pallissard 602-764-6550 email address is Pallissard@phxhs.k12.az.us or Jill Parra FAX: 602 271-2780 jparra@phxhs.k12.az.us

Xavier College Prep
4710 North Fifth Street Questions: Xavier Receptionist 602-277-3772

Brophy College Preparatory
4701 N. Central Ave.
Questions: Ms. Amanda Thomson
602-264-5291 ext. 6233
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