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Congratulations 5th Grade Grads !!!  |
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Kindergarten Graduation at Madison 2012  |
 Madison's Kindergarten Team Bids [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page] |
1st/2nd and 3rd/4th Grade Awards Program  |
Students were present with awards for honor roll, perfect attendance, BUGS (bringing up grades), and specialists awards at the 1st and 2nd Grade Awards Assembly.
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4th Grade Service Learning Project  |
Ms. Cermak-Sasfrass's 4th grade class created tiles memorializing the 9/11 tragedy and placed the tiles in the school's front garden area. Some of the tiles were shared with local families who experienced losses.  |
Students Honored At May Character Lunch  |
Incentive Drawing Held for Nooks!  |
 We have a winner! |
Students Cheer Northeast Marching Band: A Glorious Finale for Friday's Prep Rally!  |
[See more pictures of the Northeast Band on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
 Third Graders Win Math Madness Finale! Lifting students' spirits as they prepare for the End-of Grade tests was the order of the day as Ms. Walters sang her own version of "I Will Survive," Dr. Bethea gave a rousing pep talk, and Ms. Nelson led a group of grade 3-5 girls in a few cheers. Dr. Bethea conducted an "applause a meter" to determine which students showed school spirit by wearing the most blue and white. The best surprise came at the end when the Northeast High drumline made a stirring entrance down the middle of the gym, accompanied by wildly cheering students. The success of Madison's Prep Rally is already evident in the reports from staff and students that they feel much less stress this year as we enter our testing season. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
 Dr. Bethea hosted a Parent/Student EOG Breakfast to rally support and raise spirits as we enter testing season. |
 For three days, students in grades 3-5 competed in the Math Madness competition with the K-2 students cheering them on. The students in each grade level were divided into teams of 5 to 6 members with whom they collaborated to answer EOG-type math questions. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album Page] |
Dr. Bethea Kicks-Off Her EOG Incentive Program at School-Wide Assembly  |
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Students Honored at April Character Lunch  |
Eleven students were honored at the April Character Lunch for demonstrating determination in the classroom and throughout the school. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
Madison Students Honored at 3rd Quarter Awards Program  |
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Family Fun at Madison's Spring Book Fair |
 Thanks to the generous support of Madison families and friends, the Spring Book Fair was a winner with almost $2600.00 in sales. We kicked-off the sale with our Book Character Contest and Parade and ended it with a surprise visit from our mystery guest, "Lady Bethea." With a pink flip hairdo and sparkly sunglasses, the glamorous Lady Bethea sashayed through Madison's halls dazzling everyone she met!
A successful book fair requires the support of many people. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time including parents and grand-parents, Sherry Gordon, Ashley Rudd, Tonya Moore, Scarlett Arny, Jamie Christmas, Julie Spencer, Keesha Lee, Rosie Donahue, and Louise Vaughn and, also, staff members, Karen Weaver, Suzanne Kasper, and Earlene DeShields. Thank you, also, to the PTA and hospitality chairperson, Tonya Moore, for sponsoring and hosting the Doughnuts for Dad event. |
 Lady Bethea poses with her fans for the papparazzi ! |
Book Character Contest and Parade Kicks-Off Spring Book Fair  |
 Madison kicked off the spring Book Fair with a Book Character Contest and Parade on Friday, March 30, 2012. From the timeless children's classic Peter Pan to the timely bestseller The Hunger Games, Madison students covered the wide spectrum of children's literature, reminding us all of the inspiration to be found in books. The First Place Winner and recipient of a ten dollar gift certificate to the book fair was Luke from Ms. McDougle's class. Luke came as Peter Pan. Madison's students did such a terrific job with their costumes that our judges named seven runners-up, three from grades K-2 and four from grades 3-5, all of whom received a book from the fair as their prize. Grades K-2 runners-up included, from Ms. White's class, Kathryn as Dorothy; from Ms. McDougle's class, Riley as the Cat in the Hat; and from Ms. Sigmon's class, Maddie as Pippi Longstocking. Grades 3-5 runners-up included three from Ms. Summers' class, Logan as Fancy Nancy, Cassidy as Anne Frank, and Zion as the Cat in the Hat, and from Ms. Arnold's class, Bayley as Katniss from The Hunger Games. Thank you to all the students and staff members who dressed up as book characters. You contributed to the fun and spirit of the day. And, a million thanks to our illustrious judges, Tammie Gruer, GCS district media specialist, and Carolyn Swaim, retired GCS media specialist, for doing an impossible task, identifying the winners from so many wonderful candidates!
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Students Honored At March Character Lunch |
 Eleven students were honored at the March Character Lunch for demonstrating good judgment in the classroom and throughout the school. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
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Madison Students Compete at Elementary Battle of the Books  |
Madison's Battle of The Books team members did a great job at their Competition on Wednesday. Approximately 40 schools in Guilford County competed at UNC-G's Elliott Center to demonstrate their knowledge of twelve assigned books. Our team consisted of fifth graders Madison, Justin, Skyler, Jamie, Jeremy, Greg, Mary Ann, Hannah, Bayley; and fourth graders, Airen, Elissa, Anthony, and Litani. Elementary Battle of the books is a reading incentive program for fourth and fifth graders sponsored by the North Carolina Association of School Library Media Specialists. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.]
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Madison Honors Outstanding Students at the February Terrific Kids Program |
 [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] Students Honored at February Character Lunch |
 Eleven students were honored at the February Character Lunch for demonstrating Integrity in the classroom and throughout the school. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
Madison Honors Students at 2nd Quarter Awards Program [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.]  |
Students Learn About Guilford's Notable African-Americans |
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Students Honored at January Character Lunch |
 Eleven students were honored at the January Character Lunch for demonstrating courage in the classroom and throughout the school. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
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Polar Express Day and Winter Celebration |
 | Madison's Principal Dr. Bethea read the magical holiday favorite, "The Polar Express," to the entire school in the multi-purpose room. |
 All aboard the Polar Express! |
 Staff and students had fun wearing pajamas on Polar Express Day! |
 We even had some look-alikes! |
 Wearing P.J.'s doesn't mean you can't go to the computer lab! [See more pictures from Polar Express Day on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
Madison's Winter Music Program  |
 For the first music program of the year, the Madison community was treated to a musical production of the holiday classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The musical was directed by Madison's new music teacher, Ms. Annelise Chang. Fifth grader Hannah played the lead role of the Grinch, with other featured roles performed by third graders Haley and Hunter. The third, fourth, and fifth grade choruses each performed music from the musical play on the stage. Thank you for the marvelous turnout. Ms. Chang and the students all worked hard to make this program a rousing success! Please mark your calendars for the K-2 spring program, April 19, at 6:30 pm, in the multi-purpose room. |
Ten students were honored at the May Character Lunch for demonstrating Perservance in the classroom and throughout the school. [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
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 Principal Dr. Trina Bethea and music teacher Ms. Annalisa Chang enjoy a few moments after the program. [See more pictures from the music program on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
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1st Quarter Awards Program Honors Over 100 Madison students received certificates at the 1st Quarter Awards Program . Students received certificates for Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Specialists' Awards, and Artists in Residence. [See more pictures at the Madison Photo Album page.]  |
Students Honored at November Character Lunch  |
Eleven students were honored at the November Character Lunch for demonstrating self-discipline in the classroom and throughout the school. [ See pictures of students on the Madison Photo Album ] |
 Madison Honors Outstanding Students at the [See more pictures on the Madison Photo Album page.] |
 Scholastic Book Fair The Book Fair was a huge success thanks to the generous support of our Madison families. Sales totaled over $4300.00, and approximately 50 books were donated to Madison teachers for their classrooms. Also, a hardcover copy of “Manners Mash-up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior” was donated to the media center in honor of our new principal, Dr. Trina C. Bethea, by our bus drivers: Ms. Jo Ann-Bus 913, Ms. Annette-Bus 808 and Ms. Jasmine-Bus 208. A successful book fair requires the support of many people. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time including parents, Ashley Rudd, Tonya Moore, Veronica Parker, Terry Daye, Richard Babcock, and Louise Vaughn; staff, Karen Weaver, Suzanne Kasper, Corina Campbell, and Tressa Digiorgio; and community members, Kaitlynn Anderson and Miranda Pickerell. And, many thanks to Tonya Moore and the PTA for sponsoring and hosting Muffins for Mom and also for her volunteers, Tracey McClure and Christopher Moore. Finally, the largest measure of our fair’s success is the knowledge that approximately 450 new books were purchased and put into the hands of children. |
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PTA School Store - Grand Opening  |
 Business was booming at the grand opening of the PTA School Store on Friday, October 28, 2011. Students stood in line to enter a store jam-packed with tempting wares. Our new Positive Behavior Program allowed students the opportunity to earn Mustang Money to spend at the store. Judging by the amount of "money" spent, there has been a lot of good behavior at Madison in the past month! We hope to continue this program throughout the remainder of the school year and need parents to donate small items to the store. We're looking for fun items like games or magic tricks, as well as practical items like erasers or water bottles. Thank you, PTA parents, for all your hard work on our School Store. We appreciate your support! |
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