School of the Madeleine in Berkeley

🌞 That's a wrap on another incredible year, Panthers! From the first day jitters last August to the final bell this week, this community showed up with heart, hustle, and so much joy. Wishing our students, families, teachers and staff a summer full of rest, adventure, and all the good things. See you in August! 🐾☀️

Yesterday was our Parachute Promotion Ceremony, an annual tradition our students and families always look forward to! The Class of 2026 lifted and waved a giant parachute while each grade passed underneath, marking the move from one grade to the next. Black Shadow showed up to help students make the leap to their new classrooms, waving goodbye to this year's teachers before running to meet next year's. It's a meaningful way to mark this transition, celebrate how much our students have grown, and close out another wonderful year. Here's to all that's ahead! ✨

Congratulations to our incredible Class of 2026! 🎓 What a joy it was to celebrate you at graduation! Over the years, we've watched these Panthers grow into thoughtful, generous young people who have truly made our community a better place. Wishing you all the very best as you carry the Madeleine spirit with you into high school and beyond!

Every spring, 3rd grade trades the classroom for the frontier, and Prairie Day 2026 delivered. After spending weeks reading Little House on the Prairie, students stepped fully into the world of the Ingalls family: costumes, games, crafts, and the undisputed highlight: hand-cranked ice cream made the old-fashioned way. It's the kind of day that makes a book come alive.

Yesterday's Sports Day delivered all the fun. As part of this annual tradition, students competed, played, and cheered their way through a full afternoon of games and capped it all off with a hot dog lunch, courtesy of our First Grade families. There's nothing quite like this tradition. 🌭 ⚽🏈⚾🏀

The Class of 2026 dedicated this year's yearbook to Mr. McMillian, our technology teacher and resident artist. Presented at morning prayer today, the dedication praised him as a thoughtful, welcoming presence on campus — equally impressive for his technical know-how, his creative drawings and paintings, and his three-pointers on the basketball court. We're lucky to have him at the Madeleine.

At the start of this school year, our 8th graders chose a theme to guide their final year at Madeleine: "Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the flowers." As graduation approaches later this week, we look back on a class that lived this message every day. Deeply rooted in their Madeleine experience, they are ready to bloom. Congratulations, Class of 2026! 🎓🎉

This morning, we celebrated the incredible contributions of our student council as our graduating members head into their final week as Madeleine students. 🎉 Incoming officers honored them with heartfelt words of gratitude — a beautiful passing of the torch and a testament to the leadership and spirit that defines our community. 💙