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Yearbook order forms have been sent home with students. If you prefer, you may order your yearbook online here: http://www.schoolannual.com/ and click on the Buy MyYearbook button. We are listed as Leopold Elementary (not Aldo...).
Families of 5th graders are invited to purchase a spot for a special message for your 5th grader, honoring their time at Leopold. This must be done via form and not through the online ordering process.
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Again this year, we will be offering family sponsorships. Any family that donates $100 or more will have their name on this year's Trample t-shirt. Family donations are due April 18. You can find a form to fill out HERE.
Forms can be send to school with your child in an envelope marked PFO. The Leopold PFO is a 501(c)3 and donations are tax deductible. A receipt will be provided upon request. An orientation for parents of incoming 6th graders will be held on April 30th from 6:30 - 8 pm at Cherokee Middle School. Flyers can be seen below or downloaded here. Hello Leopold Families! I think I forgot to send an email last week, which means there's a lot of news this week. Be sure to check it out.
Communication Remember, the PFO keeps you updated on PFO, school and community news mainly by email. If you want to know what's going on, we likely won't send a flyer, so be sure to read it here. We also have an active and up-to-date FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/LeopoldPFO) and a great website (leopoldpfo.org). These weekly emails are posted on our website Blog page (http://www.leopoldpfo.org/leopold-pfo-blog.html) where they are available to be read in Spanish! Recuerde, el PFO te mantiene al tanto sobre PFO, la escuela y noticias de la comunidad, principalmente por correo electrónico. Si usted quiere saber lo que está pasando, que probablemente no le enviaremos un volante, así que asegúrese de leer aquí. También tenemos una página de up-to-fecha FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/LeopoldPFO) y un gran sitio web (leopoldpfo.org) activa y. Estos correos electrónicos semanales se publican en nuestra página web Blog (http://www.leopoldpfo.org/leopold-pfo-blog.html) en que están disponibles para ser leídos en español! Leopold Garage Sale The Leopold Garage Sale is this Saturday, April 5 from 8-12. You can bring items that you would like to donate to the school for the garage sale on Friday, April 4 from 3-6:30. Tax receipts will be available for donations. You can also contact Patty Czech, 5th grade teacher, at [email protected] for additional information, or to volunteer to help at the garage sale. Money from the garage sale goes toward school field trips. http://madison.craigslist.org/gms/4400318371.html Timber Wolf Trample Events T-shirt Design Contest The first event of our 2014 Timber Wolf Trample fun run was our t-shirt design contest. The PFO is pleased to announce that 4th grader Sarah Shue is this year's winner! Many students were able to go to the cafeteria with their classes and vote. Thank you to all of the students who entered their artwork, we had some great pieces. Timber Wolf Trample t-shirts will be available to participants who collect $15 or more in donations for the event, and will also be available for purchase at the Timber Wolf Trample and after. Spirit Week Our student council has identified the following sprit days for spirit week, May 5-9. Students and staff are invited to dress up and participate. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the most "spirited" class each day of the week. Monday: Mis-match day - wear mis-matched clothing Tuesday: Sports Day - wear your favorite team Wednesday: Crazy hair day Thursday: Dress up as your favorite character in a book Friday: School Spirit Day - dress up in Leopold colors (red, black and white) Students will also be invited to bring a donation that corresponds with the theme each day. We'll send those out as the time gets closer. Sponsorships If you know of any businesses that would like to be a sponsor for this year's Timber Wolf Trample, please share them with Pam Baumgartner, our fundraising ([email protected]). This may be a business you work at, own, or frequent. As students move on from Leopold, often the connections for sponsorship do too, so we need to replenish our sponsor base with new businesses and our families are the best way to make those connections. Again this year, we will be offering family sponsorships. Any family that donates $100 or more will have their name on this year's Trample t-shirt. Family donations are due April 18. You can find a form to fill out and submit on our blog (http://www.leopoldpfo.org/leopold-pfo-blog.html). Forms can be send to school with your child in an envelope marked PFO. The Leopold PFO is a 501(c)3 and donations are tax deductible. A receipt will be provided upon request. Fun Run May 10 is the big Timber Wolf Trample fun run! This is one of Leopold's most fun events. We will have pre-race stretching, the UW marching band, great food, raffle prizes, prize bags and more. Students and non-students alike are invited to participate. You do not have to pay to participate in the Trample, although we do award prizes for fundraising. If younger students are nervous, parents or an older sibling are welcome to run or walk with them and we also have course marshals along the way. The day is about fun, getting out and moving, and community building so please mark your calendars to attend! Information is posted on our website (http://www.leopoldpfo.org/timber-wolf-trample-fun-run.html) and we are continually updating our site as the event gets closer. Registration forms and more details will be sent out in the coming weeks. Yearbooks Yearbook order forms have been sent home with students. If you prefer, you may order your yearbook online here: http://www.schoolannual.com/ and click on the Buy MyYearbook button. We are listed as Leopold Elementary (not Aldo...). Families of 5th graders are invited to purchase a spot for a special message for your 5th grader, honoring their time at Leopold. This must be done via form and not through the online ordering process. Printable yearbook forms, as well as 5th grade sponsorship forms can be found on our blog: http://www.leopoldpfo.org/leopold-pfo-blog.html PFO Meeting Our next PFO meeting is Tuesday, April 8, at 7 pm in the Leopold Library. ALL Leopold parents, caretakers, guardians, etc. are welcome to attend. You do not have to be a member of any kind to join our PFO or family meetings. We encourage dialogue and interest in our school! This meeting will highlight our art and music programs, as well as family connections. Ryan Evenson, art teacher, will give an overview of the art program at Leopold. Caroline Moore and Cindy Kaether will talk about Leopold's music program. Jeremy Thorton, Parent Liaison, and Daniela Porro, Guidance Counselor, will also introduce themselves to parents. As always, childcare is available if you let me know ahead of time (just email [email protected]) and Spanish translation will also be available. Spring Grounds Cleanup Please mark your calendars for our spring grounds cleanup on April 26 from 9 am-12 pm. We will work on cleaning up our grounds and getting the garden ready for spring, as well as some possible playground improvements. Many hands make light work so we encourage families and neighbors to join in a fun day of taking pride in our school. More information will come about how you can play an active role in making our school and community look great! Cherokee Parent Orientation An orientation for parents of incoming 6th graders will be held on April 30th from 6:30 - 8 pm at Cherokee Middle School. A flyer is posted on our blog. http://www.leopoldpfo.org/leopold-pfo-blog.html I have not received any information from Wright Middle School, but will share that when I do. If you have questions about the transition to Cherokee, I have a 6th grader this year and would be happy to answer what I can, or at least get you pointed in the right direction. Feel free to email me. The 5th grade teachers are very helpful as well. amazon.com Occasionally we get emails from parents asking about the amazon smiles fundraising program through amazon.com. We have researched the program and have set up an amazon smiles account for the PFO. However, using the link through the PFO website to enter amazon is far more profitable for the PFO than using the amazon smiles program. If you are unable to enter amazon.com through the banner ad link on the PFO webiste (http://www.leopoldpfo.org/activities-and-fundraisers.html), you are certainly welcome and encouraged to use the amazon smiles program, but the advertising link is preferable. We are not able to get credits through both programs, so you can choose whichever program works best for you. Remember also to use your Target Red Card and designate Leopold as your school of choice! Leopold Staff Leadership Update At Leopold’s Leadership Team meeting on Monday, March 10, the team discussed the progress being made in the area of Shared Reading. Shared Reading is a component of literacy instruction and usually is what teachers use to begin reading instruction each day. Shared Reading lessons vary in length, but average about 20 minutes, are whole group, and use grade level texts. The concepts modeled by the teacher and discussed in Shared Reading lessons set the stage for guided group work that is tailored to the instructional level of students in each group. General consensus was teacher practice surrounding Shared Reading has grown considerably over the course of the school year. The team also spent abundant time at the meeting discussing a new Common Daily Classroom Schedule for the 2014-2015 school year. The current school year is the first time the school has utilized this type of schedule, thus our experience over the past six months has given us much insight to improve the schedules for next year. Some of the bigger adjustments discussed were to create a sixth lunch period so that each grade level has its own lunch time, moving the start of Specials to 8:15am Tuesday-Friday to accommodate a time for Morning Meetings in all classrooms school-wide to start the day, and clustering all intervention blocks in the morning to maximize available staff support for differentiated student support during What I Need (WIN) time. The team will continue to look at the new Common Daily Classroom Schedule at its next meeting on March 26. Thank you for reading through all of this important info and for all you do for our kids and our school. Have a great week! Kris T-shirt Design Contest Extended
We were a little light on entries for the Timber Wolf Trample t-shirt design contest. The PFO will extend the deadline through the end of the school day on Tuesday. If you need an entry form, they are available in the school office from Emily or you can view ideas and information, as well as print an entry form right here: http://www.leopoldpfo.org/timber-wolf-trample-fun-run.html We plan to display the entries at school so that all students will have an opportunity to vote for our winning Trample t-shirt. Leopold Night at Qdoba Tuesday is Leopold night at Qdoba from 5-9 pm. Qdoba is located at 5401 Caddis Bend. Please bring your flyer in so Leopold can receive 10% of your purchase. I will post the flyer online on the PFO blog prior to the event Tuesday night. March PFO Meeting Thank you to all of the parents who came to our March PFO family meeting. We had a nice turnout to hear Mr. Budd talk about math, Mr. Beaman talk about science, and Mr. Burkholder give a school update. We tried something new and videoed the meeting for those who might have wanted to come but weren't able. If you follow the link below, you can read the minutes or watch the video. I must point out that I wasn't sure of the best way to video, so the quality is not great, but we'll work on that. The PFO is always open to feedback as to if our meeting topics are informative. We got very positive feedback on this meeting. http://www.leopoldpfo.org/meetings-and-minutes.html Next meeting is Tuesday, April 8. Topics are music, art and family engagement. Important Upcoming Dates: March 18 - Math Night at Open Schoolhouse March 21st and March 28 - early release at 10:45 am April 5 - Leopold Rummage Sale (drop off on April 4) April 8 - PFO Meeting April 14-21 - Spring Break April 26 - Spring Grounds Cleanup May 5 - 9 - Spirit Week May 10 - Timber Wolf Trample PFO Literacy Project Over the past several weeks, Sara Dawkins and Emily Royalty from our PFO Board have been working very hard on developing ideas for a fall literacy campaign for our students for the upcoming school year. They have been writing grant proposals, making community connections and more to fulfill several goals centered around literacy for our students. The PFO works so hard behind the scenes and these ladies deserve lots of credit for the endless hours they are putting in to make Leopold an even better school. We look forward to sharing more information as we solidify the ideas and upcoming program. COMMUNITY NEWS Regent Soccer Club Kindergarten Soccer Registration deadline extended to March 22 to guarantee a spot on a team Regent Soccer Club and Madison Area Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA) are team up every spring to offer Kindergarten (Kinde) Soccer. The season starts in mid-April.The time to sign up is NOW! New teams are being organized this spring. Register by March 22 for a guaranteed spot. Registration includes a uniform and ball for each player and cones and flags for team play. Play dates for Kinde are Saturday mornings, April to June (times may vary). Practice times vary depending upon the coach. Typically there is one practice per week. We typically have parent volunteers who coach. Please let the club know when you register if you are interested in coaching. For more information and online registration, visit Regent Soccer Club (http://www.regentsoccer.org/) or MAYSA (http://www.maysa.org/). Regent Soccer Club also has a limited number of openings on existing teams from 1st grade and up. Please visit the club website (http://www.regentsoccer.org/) to register. If your child is interested in playing on a particular team please contact the Regent registrar at [email protected]. Scholarships are available to students with Free & Reduced lunch. Hope to see you out on the field. Thanks and have a great week! Kris -- Kris Aman, PresidentLeopold Parent Faculty Organization Encouraging Kids. Connecting Families. Serving Leopold. Spanish Translation on Website / Traducción español en sitio Web
El sitio web de PFO (leopoldpfo.com) ahora tiene un botón para la traducción española! The PFO website (leopoldpfo.com) now has a button for Spanish translation! PFO Meeting Our next PFO family meeting will be Tuesday, March 11 at 7 pm in the Leopold library. Everyone is welcome to attend! We will be having Mr. Beaman, our REACH science teacher talk to us about the REACH science program. Every Leopold student spends time in Mr. Beaman's class during the school year so come find out what fun and exciting things they're up to in this unique program. Mr. Budd, 3rd grade teacher, will talk about fun math activities and how parents can support math skills at home for kids of all ages. Both will be able to answer questions parents have as well. We will also have a quick PFO update as well as a principal update. If you need childcare other than Open Schoolhouse, please let me know in advance. 2014 Timber Wolf Trample T-shirt design contest The PFO is holding a t-shirt design contest for our "official" Trample t-shirts. Entry forms have been sent home with kids, are available in the office, and will be online as well. All Leopold students are welcome and encouraged to enter their design! Entries are due this Friday, March 16! Previous t-shirts for idea purposes can be found here. Timber Wolf Trample Sponsorship A major component of the Trample, as well as a significant funding source for many of our activities and events throughout the year, is the sponsorship campaign. Businesses are asked to donate toward our event, and in return, they receive advertising on our materials. If you work at, or know of, a business that might be interested in becoming a 2014 Timber Wolf Trample sponsor, please contact Pam Baumartner ([email protected]) so that we can add them to our list. You do not have to ask for the sponsorship (although you are welcome to, personal connections always work best), as Pam is also happy to add them to her contact list. This year we will again be offering family sponsorships - get your name on our Trample t-shirt and support our school too! Watch for more information soon. Spring Grounds Cleanup Please mark your calendars for our spring grounds cleanup on April 26 from 9 am-12 pm. We will work on cleaning up our grounds and getting the garden ready for spring, as well as some possible playground improvements. Many hands make light work so we encourage families and neighbors to join in a fun day of taking pride in our school. More information will come about how you can play an active role in making our school and community look great! Leopold Garage Sale Calling bargain hunters and closet cleaners! The Leopold garage sale is scheduled for April 5. Items to donate for the garage sale can be brought in on Friday, April 4 (drop-off time to be determined). Mrs. Czech is organizing the garage sale and would like a few parent volunteers to help out! If you are interested in helping (and getting a first look at the goods), you can email Mrs. Czech at [email protected]. Leopold Staff Leadership Update At Leopold’s Leadership Team meeting on Wednesday, February 26, the team discussed outcomes of a district leadership team summit that was attended by groups of staff members from all MMSD schools including Leopold. The general consensus among the Leopold Leadership Team was that we continue to make good progress toward meeting the goals of our school’s SIP plan. We have made strong gains as compared to many other MMSD schools on the implementation of Close Reading across our school. (Close Reading is the explicit use of text dependent questions to guide students’ understanding of literature, often non-fiction texts.) As the February 26 meeting continued, the Team discussed a focused leverage point that could be used to influence student academic gains for the remainder of the year across all classrooms. The Team chose Shared Reading as this leverage point. Shared Reading incorporates grade level texts, an objective aligned to the Common Core State Standards , and combines elements of Close Reading, Gradual Release of Responsibility, and informal assessment. Shared Reading sets the stage for guided practice instruction. The expectation is that Shared Reading will be used at a minimum of four out of five days each week across all classrooms. Continued professional development opportunities will be made available to teachers and staff in the area of Shared Reading. COMMUNITY NEWS Dessert, Dance and Diapers An evening of fun while supporting the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry Saturday, March 22 - 7 p.m., Madison Christian Community (Advent Lutheran and Community of Hope UCC), 7118 Old Sauk Rd. Madison Music by Chance Allies. Desserts from the congregations supporting the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry. Dancing by … you. Join us for a delightful Saturday evening of music from the stunning Chance Allies group as they perform a new selection of light jazz and pop standards. You can sample desserts as you sit at tables and get up to dance when the mood strikes you. And bring along a packet or two of children’s diapers that we can give out at the pantry. Suggested minimum $10 donation for tickets and there will be a free-will basket for the desserts, wine and soft drinks. More information about Chance Allies is here http://www.tishabrown.com/chance-allies/ More information about the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry is here http://www.gnpep.net/ Good morning Leopold families. In defiance of the weather, we are beginning to plan some exciting spring events!
2014 Timber Wolf Trample! Planning is underway. Here are some important things to know:
Please mark your calendars for our spring grounds cleanup on April 26 from 9 am-12 pm. We will work on cleaning up our grounds and getting the garden ready for spring, as well as some possible playground improvements. Many hands make light work so we encourage families and neighbors to join in a fun day of taking pride in our school. More information will come about how you can play an active role in making our school and community look great! PFO Meeting Our next PFO family meeting will be Tuesday, March 11 at 7 pm in the Leopold library. Everyone is welcome to attend! We will be having Mr. Beaman, our REACH science teacher talk to us about the REACH science program. Every Leopold student spends time in Mr. Beaman's class during the school year so come find out what fun and exciting things they're up to in this unique program. Mr. Budd, 3rd grade teacher, will talk about fun math activities and how parents can support math skills at home for kids of all ages. Both will be able to answer questions parents have as well. We will also have a quick PFO update as well as a principal update. If you need childcare other than Open Schoolhouse, please let me know in advance. Science Night Science Night is scheduled to take place at Open Schoolhouse TOMORROW March 4th from 6pm-8pm. We hope that this event will show families how fun science is, and expose students to different areas of science. This event will include family challenges, hands-on experiments, and cool demonstrations. Science Night will also feature "MaGicEnergy," an interactive show that includes juggling, storytelling, and magic and inspires kids to engage in environmental stewardship. We are looking for volunteers to participate in Science Night by facilitating interactive exploration stations, serving food, and assisting with set up and tear down. MUCH HELP IS STILL NEEDED to support our awesome Open Schoolhouse group who is sponsoring this fun event for our kids! Please review this online sign up and see how you can participate. Any questions/comments, please contact Kao Yong Thao (608-204-4334,[email protected]) Leopold Garage Sale Calling bargain hunters and closet cleaners! The Leopold garage sale is scheduled for April 5. Items to donate for the garage sale can be brought in on Friday, April 4 (drop-off time to be determined). Mrs. Czech is organizing the garage sale and would like a few parent volunteers to help out! If you are interested in helping (and getting a first look at the goods), you can email Mrs. Czech at [email protected]. DLI Summit DLI parents are invited to attend a DLI Summit and BoE Forum. This is a summit designed for DLI parents, teachers and stakeholders who want to have conversations with other parents and stakeholders from all the MMSD DLI schools. The DLI Summit is being organized by Nuestro Mundo parents and the Latino Education Council and will be hosted at Centro Hispano on Sat. March 8th from 9 -1:30. Food and childcare provided. RSVP requested as seats are limited. The Board of Ed. candidates will be there over lunch to hear from families. Backpack flyers were sent home with DLI students. Race to Equity Project Last week, Sara Dawkins (PFO VP) and I attended a presentation on the Wisconsin Councils of Children and Families' (WCCF) Race to Equity project. This was an eye-opening presentation about a multi-year project to reduce racial disparities in Dane County. I would encourage everyone to visit the project's website at http://racetoequity.net. and review the first report issued by the project. Presentations have been given by Race to Equity throughout Dane County to various groups. The presentation we went to at Franklin Elementary School was very well attended. We are considering ways to bring this discussion to Leopold for our community and families as well. It is worth your time to look at and understand some of the powerful data that has been collected so far. COMMUNITY NEWS Madison Reads Leopold On March 1st there will be a free public reading from Aldo Leopold's work at the UW Arboretum Visitor Center from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, March 1st. Eric Liljequist, a retired teacher from Leopold, is one of the readers. Thanks everyone. Have a great week! Kris |
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