2016

FROM OUR PTO PRESIDENT Happy 2016! Welcome back to school! I hope you all had a wonderful

holiday and are ready for the new year. The new semester will be busy with many things such as: the annual Library Book Fair, Valentine's parties, Arts Night, field trips, and Spring Fling. Before we know it, the school year will have flown by.

I want to thank each and every one of you again for your commitment to and involvement in Madison Station. Without your help, we couldn't do what we do! We have so many more things to accomplish this year and we need your continued support. This support MAKES A DIFFERENCE! I look forward

to working with all of you this semester. Sincerely, Christie Smith

MSE PTO President

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Our MSE Teachers & Staff

January 2 Sheila Hamilton (Resource) 2 Savannah Reis (2nd) 11 Nikki Ivy (3rd) 14 Melanie Hughes (Speech) 14 Marae Rigby (3rd) 17 Heather Rogers (Resource) 18 Ree Ree Byron (4th) 22 Betty Jo Mahaffey (Gifted)

26 ShandaWalenta (Nurse)

28 Mary Katherine Segrest

(1st grade assistant)

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Dear Madison Station Families, Happy 2016! I hope your holidays were filled with fun, family, rest and that you are now ready to get back into a routine. As educators, we find that January and February are great teaching and learning months. Our students know the routines of the classroom and are not overly consumed with night sporting events and activities. I encourage you to also take advantage of these months at home to make sure homework is completed, to get in extra reading, and extra math practice. It will sure make a difference! As we get back into our routines, please make sure that your child has lunch money in his/her account. We had a large number of students that received a fruit and vegetable only tray during the last few days before the break. Remember that we do not charge in the cafeteria or in the office this year. Thank you for a great first semester! We look forward to continuing our partnership in creating learners that will one day be the leaders of our community, state, and country. Thank you for your sweet gifts during the month December. I am blessed! Mrs. Johnston Principal

JANUARY

4: Half Time Day (1st grade) 7: Report Cards sent home 8: New Orleans Field Trip

(Pathways) 13: MSE Reading Fair 15: 100th Day of School (K) 18: Student holiday Feb. 1-5: MSE Library Book Fair

Madison Station Elementary School * 459 Reunion Parkway * Madison, MS 39110

ARTS NIGHT CELEBRATION

Madison Station will host its 13th Annual Arts Night Celebration on Monday night, February 29th, at Madison Cen-tral High School’s Performing Arts Cen-ter.

The festivities will begin at 6:30 with a visual art gallery featuring selected pieces from MSE students. Mrs. Hammack’s 5th grade honor choir will perform selected works. The evening will culminate in the premier of this year’s original opera, written, produced and performed by fourth–grade mem-bers of Bows and Bros Making the Shows Opera Company. PREPARE TO BE AMAZED by all of the talented students in-volved in Arts Night.

Madison station 2015-2016 Year Book

ON Sale Now $40 through February 15th

Yearbooks are on sale now. The cost is $40. Personalization is also available for a nominal fee. The yearbook MUST be purchased online at jostens.com this year. No forms will be sent home.

Do you have a great photo?

Meet the Teacher, 1st day, Field Trips, PA, School Programs, Gingerbread Houses, Christmas Party, Fall Fest, Polar Express, Pumpkin Patch, Grinch Day, Holiday Traditions

Add the app Replayit to your smartphone to submit pictures from this year.

Or, submit your pictures from your computer. Login to: images.jostens.com

Enter login id: 402783593 ***please tag all photos with your teacher’s last name***

The MSE Reading Fair will take place on Wednesday, January 13th. This is an optional activity, but we would love for lots of MSE students to participate! Information packets were given out before the holidays. If you need another packet or if you have questions,

please contact our librarian, Mrs. Shawna Grimes (sgrimes@madison-schools.com). It is almost time for our MSE Book Fair! The fair will take place the week of February 1st-5th, and we have some exciting events planned! We will be collecting spare change for “All for Books," a program that provides books for our classrooms. In the weeks before the fair, jars will be placed in the library for Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Hanna, and Mrs. Grimes. Students will have the opportunity to bring change to put in the jar of the person they would most like to see kiss a pig! We will have a

"Family Fun Night" on Thursday, February 4th from 5:00-7:00. Come join us for some shopping, snacks, games... and also to see the "winner" kiss a live pig!

Classroom Needs: Please check with your children to make sure they have pencils, paper, scissors, glue etc. for the 2nd semester. If you would like to donate, teachers can always use tissues, paper towels and Clorox type

wipes as we aim to keep our children healthy this semester.

Thank you!! Thank You!! The Christmas parties were such fun and enjoyed by all. Thank you to the many volunteers that helped prepare for the parties and for those that attended. What a special memory for

our students!

January Artist of the Month

Hannah Grace Williams

Born in Memphis, TN and raised in the small town of Holly Springs, MS,

Hannah Grace Williams is a southern girl through and through. She currently lives in Madison, MS with her husband Chase and two dogs, Aimus and Schnook. As an artist, her goal is to project her life experiences in the south onto canvas. Her style is one that is very layered, textured and full of depth. She is known for her bright colors and rich textures. Her signature impasto-style of applying layer upon layer of acrylic paint, and finishing with a high gloss UV-protectant varnish is a technique that she developed by trial and error. Unexpected touches can always be expected. A pallet knife is her tool of choice and acrylic is her preferred medium. She uses a pallet knife to create dimension and adds layers of color to her paintings. She never has a certain color scheme in mind when she begins a new piece; the picture evolves with each added stroke of color. She paints churches, angels, landscapes, flowers, animals, barns and abstract works. Some of her smaller pieces include crosses, hearts, and mini abstract works. Each painting is unique in its own little way, but all of her work has the same theme -- true southern charm. You can find her art at the following stores and online: The Cupboard, Clinton, MS; The Pink Possum, Madison, MS; Livingston Mercantile, Livingston, MS; Simply Spaces, Madison, MS; The Gathering, Livingston, MS; The Sugar Magnolia, Oxford, MS and Facebook.com/mississippigraceart& Instagram.com/hgrace04

To Madison Station’s Teacher, Assistant and Parent of the Year

Madison Station’s 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Carrie Lyall! Mrs. Lyall teaches 4th grade. She is a creative, energetic and dedicated teacher!! She has her students reading and writing everyday. She spends time getting to know her students individually and then creates lessons based on their interests. Mrs. Lyall is married to Max, the choral music director at Madison Central, and they have 3 talented boys.

Mary Catherine Segrest, assistant with Mrs. Iupe, is Madison Station’s Assistant Teacher of the year! Mrs. Segrest can be found each day assisting students in car rider, in the cafeteria and in the classroom. What a difference she makes in the lives of students! Her sweet smile and her caring personality brightens all the days at MSE! Mrs. Segrest is married to Chad and their two sons attend Madison Station. Melissa Bell Is Madison Station's Parent of the Year. Mrs. Bell has been a Madison Station parent for the last 9 years. During this time, she has worked tireless with our PTO in just about every position! Currently, she is serving as past president. She organized this year's 1st Gift of Time Silent Auction that was a huge success. If there is a job to do, Mrs. Bell is quick to volunteer and works to completion. She is married to Chad and they have 2 children. Blake is in 4th grade and Allie Grace is in 8th. Congratulations to these deserving ladies.

Academics Congratulations!! Madison Station's 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students did an amazing job on last year's PARCC assessment. We received the results in December, and we

were in the top 5 positions STATEWIDE in almost every area! Yahoo! We are so proud of our students and teach-ers. Please be reminded that Madison Station is still following the Common Core Standards and these standards are asking our students to think and learn in new ways. This semester our students will be taking yet another new assessment—Questar. Please see below for the testing windows for each assessment. Your teacher will let you know specific weeks as testing dates are confirmed. January: Grades K-2 will take MAP assessment; 3rd students will take STAR reading March: Grades 3, 4, and 5 will take district required CASE assessments April 4-8: 3rd grade MS Reading Gate assessment (passage required for promotion) April 25-May 13: Questar assessments (grades 3-5) April 11-29: MAP assessment (grades K-2) May 9-12: 5th grade science assessment

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